Abstract: The invention refers to a slide-gate shut-off device made of refractory material, of the type having a fixed holed refractory plate (30), a sliding holed refractory plate (40) and underneath the latter solidly joined to it (50), above the fixed refractory plate (30) a fixed refractory sleeve (20), also known as the internal pouring appliance, around which a pouring-appliance holder (11-12) is arranged.According to the invention, these refractory plates (30, 40) are holed in the center and have a double symmetry; furthermore, said internal pouring appliance (20) becomes gradually thinner towards the top, and at its lower base has a radial thickness approximately double that of the lower sliding refractory sleeve (50), known as the external pouring appliance, the radial thickness of which is approximately equal to the radius R of the casting holes in the refractory plates (30, 40).

Abstract: A discharge gate clamping device for clamping a lower plate of a discharge gate. A pair of torsion bars are mounted on the side of the lower plate each having a respective first end connected to a crank arm, and each torsion bar has a second end carrying a cam. When the crank arm is rotated the torsion bars rotate for rotating the cams which press against a surface for lifting the lower plate upward. Because each cam is mounted on an independent torsion bar, a uniform pressure is applied to the lower plate of the discharge gate.

Abstract: The present invention has for its object a discharge gate for a container holding liquid metal, comprising two refractory members which are in face-to-face contact and are slidable one with respect to the other to open and close the gate, each of the members having a central aperture, which apertures are in register when the gate is open, and the gate being arranged such that the members can be moved with respect to one another in two, opposite directions away from the open position, for closing the gate, the gate thereby having two, different closed positions.

Abstract: A box discharger particularly suitable for ladles and the like, of the type comprising reloadable refractory plates and with a wedge locking system, which reduces the operation for positioning the tilting plate with respect to the stationary plate to the adjustment of a single element instead of several elements as required by the present art.