Claims
- 1. A tundish cover engagable with a treating ladle to control the emission of exhaust gases from the treating ladle during operation thereof comprising:
- a lid portion engagable with said treating ladle;
- a receiving box mounted on said lid portion to form a generally open-topped basin receptacle, said receiving box having an orifice therein and extending through said lid portion to permit the introduction of molten iron into said treating ladle and the removal of treated iron from within said treating ladle;
- a pressure exhaust port formed in said lid portion to permit a controlled escape of exhaust gases from said treating ladle through said lid portion; and
- a charging tube forming a passageway through said lid portion for the introduction of a treatment alloy into the treating ladle without effecting a removal of said lid portion from said treating ladle, said charging tube having a removable cover to prevent the escape of exhaust gases from said charging tube, yet permit the selective introduction of treatment alloy into the treating ladle.
- 2. The tundish cover of claim 1 wherein said pressure exhaust port includes a floating cover operably associated therewith to provide a host for the condensation of oxides during the treatment process.
- 3. The tundish cover of claim 2 wherein said receiving box is provided with spout to facilitate the pouring of material from said treating ladle through said orifice.
- 4. The tundish cover of claim 3 wherein said lid portion is provided with mounting tabs alignable with corresponding mounting tabs on said treating ladle to permit said tundish cover to be removably connected to said treating ladle by fasteners interengaging aligned corresponding mounting tabs.
- 5. The tundish cover of claim 4 further comprising a slag removal port extending through said lid portion to facilitate the removal of slag from said treating ladle through said lid portion without requiring the disconnection of said tundish cover from said treating ladle.
- 6. The tundish cover of claim 5 wherein said slag removal port is provided with a removable cover to prevent the escape of exhaust gases from said slag removal port, yet permit the selective use of said slag removal port to remove slag from within said treating ladle.
- 7. The tundish cover of claim 5 wherein said treating ladle includes a first pocket for receiving said treatment alloy, said charging tube being aligned with said first pocket to permit the deposit of said treatment alloy within said first pocket.
- 8. The tundish cover of claim 7 wherein said treating ladle includes a second pocket separated from said first pocket by a refractory dam, said orifice being aligned with said second pocket to direct the introduction of molten iron into said second pocket.
- 9. The tundish cover of claim 5 wherein said lid portion and said receiving box are provided with an outer shell and an inner refractory lining.
- 10. The tundish cover of claim 5 wherein said floating cover is connected to said lid portion and is removable from said pressure exhaust port.
- 11. The tundish cover of claim 5 wherein said orifice is provided with a ceramic sleeve extending through said lid portion to facilitate maintainance of the orifice diameter.
- 12. A tundish cover engageable with a treating ladle to control the emission of exhaust gases from the treating ladle during operation thereof comprising:
- a lid portion engageable with said treating ladle;
- a receiving box mounted on said lid portion to form a generally open-topped basin receptacle, said receiving box having an orifice therein and extending through said lid portion to permit the introduction of molten iron into said treating ladle and the removal of treated iron from within said treating ladle; and
- a charging tube forming a passageway through said lid portion for the introduction of a treatment alloy into the treating ladle without effecting a removal of said lid portion from said treating ladle.
- 13. The tundish cover of claim 12 further comprising a pressure exhaust port formed in said lid portion to permit a release of exhaust gases from said treating ladle through said lid portion.
- 14. The tundish cover of claim 13 wherein said charging tube is provided with a removable cover to prevent the escape of exhaust gases from said charging tube, yet permit the selective introduction of treatment alloy into the treating ladle.
- 15. The tundish cover of claim 14 further comprising a slag removal port extending through said lid portion to facilitate the removal of slag from said treating ladle through said lid portion without requiring the removal of said tundish cover from said treating ladle.
- 16. The tundish cover of claim 15 wherein said pressure exhaust port includes a floating cover operably associated therewith to provide a host for the condensation of oxides during the treatment process.
- 17. The tundish cover of claim 15 wherein said slag removal port is provided with a removable cover.
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
This is a division of U.S. application Ser. No. 478,383, filed Mar. 24, 1983 granted as U.S. Pat. No. 4,488,711.
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