PURPOSE: To prevent changing mistake by measuring wt. of a ladle under condition of setting the ladle after changing the ladle waiting a pouring carriage and the ladle on the carriage.
CONSTITUTION: The ladles 5A, 5B having different capacities, are waited at ladle change waiting parts 7A, 7B. The pouring carriage 3 runs a traverse line 6 and comes to the desired waiting part 7, and the ladle 5 on the carriage 3 is automatically changed to the desired ladle 5 with a ladle changing means. Under condition of setting the ladle 5 on the carriage 3, the wt. of ladle 5 is measured, and it is desired whether this is the desired ladle 5 or not with the wt. While confirming the capacity of ladle 5, as the ladle change is executed, the changing mistake can be prevented.
MIURA SHOJI
IKEDA TAKAYUKI