Transfer vessel for molten metal pumping device
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1. A transportable vessel for transporting molten metal from one location to another, the transportable vessel being a ladle that is not being part of a reverbatory furnace, the transportable vessel including:
- an upper perimeter;
a cavity for retaining molten metal;
a transfer conduit in communication with the cavity;
the transfer conduit having an opening in communication with the cavity, a first section having a first cross-sectional area and a second section above the first section, the second section having a second cross-sectional area that is greater than the first cross-sectional area, and an outlet in fluid communication with the second section and leading out of the transfer conduit;
wherein the first section is configured to receive a molten metal pump rotor;
a transfer conduit upper perimeter having a frame, the frame configured to at least partially support a molten metal pump; and
a molten metal pump including;
a motor, a rotor, and a shaft, the shaft having a first end connected to the motor and a second end connected to the rotor, wherein at least part of the shaft is positioned in the second section and the rotor is positioned in the first section.
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Abstract
A transportable vessel for use in transporting molten metal, wherein the transportable vessel is not part of a reverbatory furnace and can be moved to different locations. The vessel includes a transfer conduit in communication with a cavity of the vessel. A molten metal pump can be positioned in the transfer conduit to move molten metal out of an outlet, where the molten metal can move into another structure without the need to tip or tilt the transportable vessel.
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35 Claims
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1. A transportable vessel for transporting molten metal from one location to another, the transportable vessel being a ladle that is not being part of a reverbatory furnace, the transportable vessel including:
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an upper perimeter; a cavity for retaining molten metal; a transfer conduit in communication with the cavity;
the transfer conduit having an opening in communication with the cavity, a first section having a first cross-sectional area and a second section above the first section, the second section having a second cross-sectional area that is greater than the first cross-sectional area, and an outlet in fluid communication with the second section and leading out of the transfer conduit;
wherein the first section is configured to receive a molten metal pump rotor;a transfer conduit upper perimeter having a frame, the frame configured to at least partially support a molten metal pump; and a molten metal pump including;
a motor, a rotor, and a shaft, the shaft having a first end connected to the motor and a second end connected to the rotor, wherein at least part of the shaft is positioned in the second section and the rotor is positioned in the first section. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A transportable vessel for transporting molten metal from one location to another, the transportable vessel being a ladle that is not being part of a reverbatory furnace, the transportable vessel including:
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an upper perimeter; a cavity for retaining molten metal; a transfer conduit in communication with the cavity;
the transfer conduit having an opening in communication with the cavity, a first section having a circular first cross-sectional area having a diameter, and a second section above the first section, the second section having a second cross-sectional area that is greater than the first cross-sectional area, and an outlet in fluid communication with the second section and leading out of the transfer conduit;
wherein the first section is configured to receive a molten metal pump rotor, the rotor having a diameter that is at least 1/16″
less than the diameter of the first cross-sectional area; anda transfer conduit upper perimeter having a frame, the frame configured to at least partially support a molten metal pump. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A transportable vessel for transporting molten metal from one location to another, the transportable vessel being a ladle that is not being part of a reverbatory furnace, the transportable vessel including:
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an upper perimeter; a cavity for retaining molten metal; a transfer conduit in communication with the cavity;
the transfer conduit having an opening in communication with the cavity, a first section having a first cross-sectional area and a second section above the first section, the second section having a second cross-sectional area that is greater than the first cross-sectional area, and an outlet in fluid communication with the second section and leading out of the transfer conduit;
wherein the first section is configured to receive a molten metal pump rotor; anda transfer conduit upper perimeter having a frame, the frame configured to at least partially support a molten metal pump; and the transfer conduit further including a first wall having a first outer surface and a second wall having a second outer surface, and the platform has a first side that includes a first centering bracket and a second side that includes a second centering bracket;
the first centering bracket being juxtaposed the first outer surface and the second centering bracket being juxtaposed the second outer surface to help center a rotor shaft and the rotor in the transfer conduit. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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