Outlet valve of melt vessel, method for controlling molten metal flow using it and melt vessel equipped with this valve

摘要

The invention provides an outlet valve for a melt-containing vessel comprising a lower insert piece mounted in the base of the vessel having an outlet bore passing therethrough from the inside to the outside of the vessel, an elongate shaft located above and pressed down upon the lower insert piece, the shaft having a lower face mating with an upper face of the lower insert piece, the shaft being rotatable relative to the lower insert piece about a generally vertical axis, the bore through the lower insert piece being offset, at least at its upper end, from the axis of rotation, and the shaft having a side opening at the lower end thereof capable of aligning with the top of the bore through the lower insert piece in at least one rotational position.