Apparatus For Hot-Dip Coating Of A Metal Strand

1 - 8 . (canceled)

9 . An apparatus according to claim 12 ,

characterized in that

the increased volume is produced by sidewise feeding of an additional coating metal 2 ′″).

10 . An apparatus according to claim 9 ,

characterized in that

for the sidewise feeding at least two tubes ( 11 ) are provided.

11 . An apparatus according to claim 10 ,

characterized in that

the guide channel ( 4 ′″) has a rectangular cross-section, and at least one tube ( 11 ) opens on each narrow side.

12 . An apparatus for hot-dip coating of a metal strand ( 1 , 1 ′, 1 ″, 1 ′″), in particular a steel strip, in which the metal strand ( 1 , 1 ′, 1 ″, 1 ′″) passes vertically through a vessel ( 3 , 3 ′, 3 ″, 3 ′″) containing a melted coating metal ( 2 , 2 ′, 2 ″, 2 ′″) and an upstream guide channel ( 4 , 4 ′, 4 ″, 4 ′″) in a region of which at least two inductors ( 5 ) for producing an electromagnetic field are arranged on both sides of the metal strand ( 1 , 1 ′, 1 ″, 1 ′″) for retaining the coating metal ( 2 , 2 ′, 2 ″, 2 ′″) in the vessel ( 3 , 3 ′, 3 ″, 3 ′″), and an increased volume of the coating metal ( 2 , 2 ′, 2 ″, 2 ′″) is available in a region of an upper half (H/ 2 ) to an upper third (H/ 3 ) of the inductors ( 5 ) and their magnetic field,

characterized in that

the increased volume is produced by a sidewise swelling of the wall ( 6 ″) of the guide channel ( 4 ′).