SLIDING CLOSURE FOR A CONTAINER CONTAINING MOLTEN METAL

A slide closure (10) for a container containing molten metal is provided with a housing part (1) that can be fastened to the latter and a slider unit (2) that can be displaced longitudinally relative to it, into which a fireproof plate (4, 5) can respectively be inserted. The slider unit is held by a number of holding means (6a, 6b; 7a, 7b) fastened to the housing part perpendicular to the slider unit such that it can be displaced longitudinally. The holding means are individually fastened releaseably to the housing part such that in the braced state of the slide closure they can be released from the housing part in almost every position of the slider unit. In the event of a breakdown opening of the latter is thus made possible without the holding means and/or other parts having to be destroyed. In addition, the housing part has walls (8, 9) running close to the plate in the longitudinal direction and with projections (10a, 10b; 11a, 11b) that protrude to the side, in which walls bearings (12) of the individual holding means can be accommodated. Figure 3