Patent ID: 6036916
Filing Date: 2000-03-14
Classification: B22D

Abstract:
A metallurgical vessel for transporting molten metals, comprising:a metal casing formed of a plurality of individual tubular shells, and having a bottom, an edge and an outer side;a heat-resisting lining attached to the casing;two circumferentially extending stiffening rings provided as an integrated component part of the metal casing in dependence upon axial dimensioning of the vessel;a plate having upper and lower edge areas and a middle area, the plate being connected to each stiffening ring, the upper and lower edge areas of the plate being configured as rims and welded to the stiffening rings located adjacent thereto and the middle area of the plate being spaced apart by a distance from the metal casing; andtwo vessel carrying trunnions arranged opposite one another at the outer side of the metal casing, the trunnions being supported by the plate and configured so as to extend only outwardly from the plate.