Slit nozzle and method for manufacturing high-silicon steel strip

US12403489B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-12403489-B2
Application numberUS-201917288811-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateAug 13, 2019
Priority dateOct 26, 2018
Publication dateSep 2, 2025
Grant dateSep 2, 2025

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A slit nozzle having a double-tube structure and a method for manufacturing a high-silicon steel strip having a small variation in Si concentration depending on the position in the width direction of the steel strip. The slit nozzle has a double-tube structure, in which a flow-control plate which closes a gap between an inner tube and an outer tube is disposed between an open end of the inner tube and an end of a delivery port, and in which an opening is formed in a plane in which the flow-control plate is disposed only in a range of the flow-control plate of 27.5° or more and 332.5° or less in terms of a central angle with respect to a reference line L 1 passing through the axis of the outer tube and the central position in the width direction of the delivery port.

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The invention claimed is: 1. A slit nozzle having a double-tube structure, the slit nozzle comprising: an outer tube having a delivery port for a treatment gas in an axial direction and a closed end; an inner tube having a feeding port for the treatment gas on one end and an open end that is another end inside the closed end of the outer tube, the treatment gas configured to be fed through the feeding port and blown through the delivery port; and a flow-control plate disposed between the open end of the inner tube and an end of the delivery port, the flow-control plate closing a gap between the inner tube and the outer tube, wherein an opening is formed in a plane in which the flow-control plate is disposed only in a range of the flow-control plate of 27.5° or more and 332.5° or less in terms of a central angle with respect to a reference line passing through an axis of the outer tube and a central position in a width direction of the delivery port, wherein an area fraction, which is an area of the opening divided by an area of the range of the flow-control plate of 27.5° or more and 332.5° or less in terms of the central angle with respect to the reference line, is 55% or more and 75% or less, and wherein a width of the delivery port, in a direction perpendicular to the axis of the outer tube, is 5 mm or more and 20 mm or less and is 15% or less of an outer diameter of the outer tube. 2. The slit nozzle according to claim 1 , wherein the flow-control plate is disposed at the open end of the inner tube. 3. The slit nozzle according to claim 2 , wherein the opening is formed symmetrically with respect to the reference line in the plane in which the flow-control plate is disposed. 4. A method for manufacturing a high-silicon steel strip including a siliconizing treating method using a plurality of slit nozzles according to claim 3 , the method comprising: arranging the slit nozzles in a threading direction of a steel strip in a siliconizing treating furnace such that adjacent slit nozzles or adjacent groups of slit nozzles adjacent to each other in the threading direction are arranged so that feeding ports for the treatment gas of the slit nozzles face opposite directions from each other; and feeding the treatment gas through the feeding ports for the treatment gas into the slit nozzles and blowing the treatment gas through the delivery ports for the treatment gas of the slit nozzles onto the steel strip during transport, wherein the treatment gas contains silicon tetrachloride. 5. A method for manufacturing a high-silicon steel strip including a siliconizing treating method using a plurality of slit nozzles according to claim 2 , the method comprising: arranging the slit nozzles in a threading direction of a steel strip in a siliconizing treating furnace such that adjacent slit nozzles or adjacent groups of slit nozzles adjacent to each other in the threading direction are arranged so that feeding ports for the treatment gas of the slit nozzles face opposite directions from each other; and feeding the treatment gas through the feeding ports for the treatment gas into the slit nozzles and blowing the treatment gas through the delivery ports for the treatment gas of the slit nozzles onto the steel strip during transport, wherein the treatment gas contains silicon tetrachloride. 6. The slit nozzle according to claim 1 , wherein the opening is formed symmetrically with respect to the reference line in the plane in which the flow-control plate is disposed. 7. A method for manufacturing a high-silicon steel strip including a siliconizing treating method using a plurality of slit nozzles according to claim 6 , the method comprising: arranging the slit nozzles in a threading direction of a steel strip in a siliconizing treating furnace such that adjacent slit nozzles or adjacent groups of slit nozzles adjacent to each other in the threading direction are arranged so that feeding ports for the treatment gas of the slit nozzles face opposite directions from each other; and feeding the treatment gas through the feeding ports for the treatment gas into the slit nozzles and blowing the treatment gas through the delivery ports for the treatment gas of the slit nozzles onto the steel strip during transport, wherein the treatment gas contains silicon tetrachloride. 8. A method for manufacturing a high-silicon steel strip including a siliconizing treating method using a plurality of slit nozzles according to claim 1 , the method comprising: arranging the slit nozzles in a threading direction of a steel strip in a siliconizing treating furnace such that adjacent slit nozzles or adjacent groups of slit nozzles adjacent to each other in the threading direction are arranged so that feeding ports for the treatment gas of the slit nozzles face opposite directions from each other; and feeding the treatment gas through the feeding ports for the treatment gas into the slit nozzles and blowing the treatment gas through the delivery ports for the treatment gas of the slit nozzles onto the steel strip during transport, wherein the treatment gas contains silicon tetrachloride.

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  • Slits, e.g. narrow openings defined by two straight and parallel lips; Elongated outlets for producing very wide discharges, e.g. fluid curtains (B05B1/046 takes precedence) · CPC title

  • Nozzles or other outlets specially adapted for discharging one or more gases · CPC title

  • C23C10/08Primary

    only one element being diffused · CPC title

  • Solid state diffusion of only metal elements or silicon into metallic material surfaces · CPC title

  • B05B1/30Primary

    designed to control volume of flow, e.g. with adjustable passages {(B05B11/0094 takes precedence)} · CPC title

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What does patent US12403489B2 cover?
A slit nozzle having a double-tube structure and a method for manufacturing a high-silicon steel strip having a small variation in Si concentration depending on the position in the width direction of the steel strip. The slit nozzle has a double-tube structure, in which a flow-control plate which closes a gap between an inner tube and an outer tube is disposed between an open end of the inner t…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Jfe Steel Corp
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification C23C10/08. Mapped technology areas include Chemistry & Metallurgy.
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Publication date Tue Sep 02 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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