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A lever of the second class is employed to prise a mold cap free of an ingot mold by tipping the cap about a point on its periphery which is in engagement with the mold mouth. The lifting lever is operated by a power cylinder. A carrier for the lever and its power cylinder is provided to transfer th

A lever of the second class is employed to prise a mold cap free of an ingot mold by tipping the cap about a point on its periphery which is in engagement with the mold mouth. The lifting lever is operated by a power cylinder. A carrier for the lever and its power cylinder is provided to transfer the mold cap from the mold to the pouring platform and back to the mold.

대표청구항 ▼

Apparatus for removing, handling and replacing ingot mold caps having lifting eyes, said apparatus comprising a lever member adapted to extend transversely across the top of a mold cap and to extend beneath the lifting eye of a cap in connected, lifting relation thereto, fulcrum means for the lever

Apparatus for removing, handling and replacing ingot mold caps having lifting eyes, said apparatus comprising a lever member adapted to extend transversely across the top of a mold cap and to extend beneath the lifting eye of a cap in connected, lifting relation thereto, fulcrum means for the lever member adapted to be disposed to one side of a cap at the top of an ingot mold, and power means to move the lever member upwardly about the fulcrum means and thereby tip the cap upwardly and progressively break it free of engagement with a mold, the power means comprising a power cylinder connected to the lever member and operable when energized to bear against the top of the mold at the opposite side of the cap and move the lever member about the fulcrum means, the power cylinder being pivotally connected to the lever member, the spring means positioning the power cylinder in an upright position relative to the lever member as the lever member is brought into connected lifting relation to the cap.