COUPLING DEVICE FOR REVERSIBLY COUPLING A LADLE SHROUD TO A COLLECTOR NOZZLE, SELF-SUPPORTED LADLE SHROUD, KIT THEREOF AND METHOD FOR COUPLING A LADLE SHROUD TO A COLLECTOR NOZZLE
A coupling device is fixed to a ladle shroud for reversibly coupling an inlet orifice of said ladle shroud to a collector nozzle fixed to the outside of a bottom floor of a ladle in a metal casting installation, by means of at least a first and second elongated latch pivotally mounted on a hinge, such that the latch can pivot from a fixing position to an idle position. The idle position of the latches allows the engagement of the ladle shroud into its casting configuration about the collector nozzle, and the fixing position of the latches engages catches provided on said latches into matching fasteners located on the gate frame holding the collector nozzle.
