Patent ID: 11958107
Assignee: CLEVELAND-CLIFFS STEEL PROPERTIES INC.
Field: Materials, metallurgy (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 11:
12. A continuous casting machine comprising:
(a) a ladle;
(b) a collector coupled to a bottom portion of the ladle, wherein the collector comprises a collector opening extending therethrough;
(c) a tundish funnel positioned underneath the collector, wherein the tundish funnel comprises first opening extending therethrough, wherein a first ring is positioned about the tundish funnel, wherein the first ring is rigid, wherein a second ring is positioned above and adjacent to the first ring and extends to a bottom portion of the ladle about the collector, wherein a second opening is formed through the first and second rings such that an inner diameter of the second opening is continuous through the first and second rings, wherein the second ring is resilient such that the second ring is configured to compress when the ladle is lowered onto the second ring; and
(d) a tundish, wherein the tundish funnel is coupled to a lid of the tundish such that the tundish funnel extends through the tundish lid and into the tundish.