Sliding nozzle plate

FIG. 1 is a front view of a sliding nozzle plate, showing the new design. A back view appears symmetrically to the front view;

FIG. 2 is a right side view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a left side view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a top view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a bottom view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a perspective view thereof; and,

FIG. 7 is a sectional view thereof, taken along line 7 - 7 in FIG. 4 .

The design relates to a sliding nozzle plate for use in a sliding nozzle apparatus for controlling a flow rate of molten steel in continuous casting of steel, wherein a back surface and a side surface of a refractory plate with a nozzle hole are covered by a metal plate.

The broken lines in the drawings depict unclaimed environmental subject matter.