Patent ID: 9211585
Filing Date: 2015-12-15
Classification: B22D

Abstract:
1. A plate-fixing structure for fixing a plate to a plate-receiving metal frame in a sliding nozzle device, the plate-fixing structure comprising: a plate having a fitting convex or concave portion in a back surface region thereof, a first engagement portion extending outwardly from one end thereof in a sliding direction, and a second engagement portion extending outwardly from an opposite end thereof; and a plate-receiving metal frame having a corresponding fitting convex or concave portion, a first support portion for engaging with the first engagement portion, and a second support portion for engaging with the second engagement portion; wherein when the first engagement portion is engaged with and supported by the first support portion, the fitting convex or concave portion of the plate and the corresponding fitting convex or concave portion of the plate-receiving metal frame fit together and positionally conform to each other in the sliding direction, and when the second engagement portion is engaged with and supported by the second support portion, the fitting convex or concave portion of the plate and the corresponding fitting convex or concave portion of the plate-receiving metal frame fit together and positionally conform to each other in a direction perpendicular to the sliding direction.