Patent ID: 8486326

Claim:
An apparatus for induction stirring of molten metal, the apparatus comprising a module comprising: an inductor of a running magnetic field having a frequency of 50 to 60 Hz, the inductor having a shape of a flat rectangular box; a channel made of a material that is resistant against molten metal; a frame with a unit placed therein; a chamber along the longitudinal axis of the unit; a flange and components for fastening the module to a side wall of a furnace; wherein the inductor is placed horizontally under the bottom of the chamber, the longitudinal axis of the chamber and the axle of the inductor are located in one vertical plane, a length of the chamber along the longitudinal axis of the chamber is confined by an end wall of the unit, and the frame has weight capturing devices; wherein the apparatus further comprises a unit-adaptor in a wall of the chamber, the unit-adaptor having a window, wherein the dimensions and profile of the window from the outside of the wall are identical with a window of the chamber at an end of the unit, the bottom of the window in the unit-adaptor is realized edgewise the chamber with the inclination to the side of the bottom of the vessel of the furnace, and the window at the bottom of the chamber expands to the side of the vessel of the furnace.