Vessel transfer insert and system
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1. A device for use in transferring molten metal, the device comprising:
- (a) a housing with one or more exterior walls, an outer surface, and an upper surface;
(b) a cavity defined within the housing;
(c) an opening in one of the one or more exterior walls, the opening in communication with the cavity and configured to be aligned with a pump outlet of a molten metal pump;
(d) one or more device brackets on the upper surface, at least one of the one or more device brackets including one or more extensions, the one or more extensions for lifting the device and placing it into or out of a vessel for retaining molten metal;
(e) an outlet; and
(f) a launder attached to the device, wherein the outlet is in fluid communication with the launder.
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Abstract
A system for removing molten metal from a vessel is disclosed. The system includes a pump and a refractory casing that houses the pump. As the pump operates it moves molten metal upward through an uptake section of the casing until it reaches an outlet wherein it exits the vessel. The outlet may be attached to a launder. Another system uses a wall to divide a cavity of the chamber into two portions. The wall has an opening and a pump pumps molten metal from a first portion into a second portion until the level in the second portion reaches an outlet and exits the vessel.
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1. A device for use in transferring molten metal, the device comprising:
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(a) a housing with one or more exterior walls, an outer surface, and an upper surface; (b) a cavity defined within the housing; (c) an opening in one of the one or more exterior walls, the opening in communication with the cavity and configured to be aligned with a pump outlet of a molten metal pump; (d) one or more device brackets on the upper surface, at least one of the one or more device brackets including one or more extensions, the one or more extensions for lifting the device and placing it into or out of a vessel for retaining molten metal; (e) an outlet; and (f) a launder attached to the device, wherein the outlet is in fluid communication with the launder. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A device for use in transferring molten metal, the device comprising:
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(a) a housing with one or more exterior walls, an outer surface, and an upper surface; (b) a cavity defined within the housing; (c) an opening in one of the one or more exterior walls the opening in communication with the cavity and configured to be aligned with a pump outlet of a molten metal pump; (d) one or more device brackets on the upper surface; (e) a launder attached to the device, wherein the outlet is in fluid communication with the launder; and (f) a front side with one or more front flanges on the front side, and the launder has a first end proximal the device and a second end distal the device, the first end of the launder having one or more launder flanges, wherein each of the one or more launder flanges aligns with one of the one or more front flanges on the device for connecting the launder to the device. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39)
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