A slide closure for a vessel containing molten metal has a slider housing (12), a slide unit guided longitudinally therein, with a slide rod (13), a holder (15) on the slider housing (12) as well as a linear actuator (20) which can be fastened in this holder (15) with a drive rod (20) which can be coupled to the slide rod (13). The linear actuator (20) can be slid into the holder (15) on the slider housing (12), preferably transverse to its direction of adjustment, and can be removed from same and can be locked in the holder (15). At least one locking means (25, 30) is fastened to each of the linear actuator (20) and the holder (15), which locking means are developed to interact such that the linear actuator (20) locks automatically after or during being pushed into the holder (15). A permanently secure fastening of the linear actuator in the holder thus results.

A slide closure for a vessel containing molten metal has a slider housing (12), a slide unit guided longitudinally therein, with a slide rod (13), a holder (15) on the slider housing (12) as well as a linear actuator (20) which can be fastened in this holder (15) with a drive rod (20) which can be coupled to the slide rod (13). The linear actuator (20) can be slid into the holder (15) on the slider housing (12), preferably transverse to its direction of adjustment, and can be removed from same and can be locked in the holder (15). At least one locking means (25, 30) is fastened to each of the linear actuator (20) and the holder (15), which locking means are developed to interact such that the linear actuator (20) locks automatically after or during being pushed into the holder (15). A permanently secure fastening of the linear actuator in the holder thus results.