Patents by Inventor Wolfgang SCHÖNBRENNER

Wolfgang SCHÖNBRENNER has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Slide gate with compensation device for the contact pressure
    Patent number: 11331719
    Abstract: Slide gate for a metallurgical vessel, in particular a ladle, including a slide gate housing attachable to a metallurgical vessel, a head plate accommodated in the slide gate housing and having a passage opening for a metallic melt, a slide frame mounted in the slide gate housing so as to be displaceable in a direction relative to the head plate, and a slide plate accommodated in the slide frame and having a passage opening, characterized in that a device for compensating the contact pressure of the slide plate against the head plate is arranged between the slide gate housing and the slide frame, wherein the compensating device includes at least one carrier body mounted in the slide gate housing so as to be rotatable about at least one axis of rotation, and at least one spring element, via which the carrier body is coupled to the slide frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    Assignee: KNÖLLINGER FLO-TEC GMBH
    Inventor: Wolfgang Schönbrenner
  • SLIDE GATE WITH COMPENSATION DEVICE FOR THE CONTACT PRESSURE
    Publication number: 20210268580
    Abstract: Slide gate for a metallurgical vessel, in particular a ladle, including a slide gate housing attachable to a metallurgical vessel, a head plate accommodated in the slide gate housing and having a passage opening for a metallic melt, a slide frame mounted in the slide gate housing so as to be displaceable in a direction relative to the head plate, and a slide plate accommodated in the slide frame and having a passage opening, characterized in that a device for compensating the contact pressure of the slide plate against the head plate is arranged between the slide gate housing and the slide frame, wherein the compensating device includes at least one carrier body mounted in the slide gate housing so as to be rotatable about at least one axis of rotation, and at least one spring element, via which the carrier body is coupled to the slide frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2020
    Publication date: September 2, 2021
    Applicant: KNÖLLINGER FLO-TEC GMBH
    Inventor: Wolfgang SCHÖNBRENNER