Caster

a caster and caster body technology, applied in the field of casters, can solve the problems of increasing idle time, affecting the effect of idle time, and changing the width of the installation in any event,

Inactive Publication Date: 2016-07-14
SMS GRP GMBH
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Benefits of technology

Enables quick and cost-effective changes in cast strip width, improving operational flexibility and reducing production losses by allowing on-line adjustments to the conveyor belt and cooling device widths, enhancing the casting process's adaptability and efficiency.

Problems solved by technology

The casters for a horizontal casting described above have a drawback that consists in that their width is fixed, and that a substantial modification of the installation is required in order to change the cast width of the horizontal conveyor belt and, thus, of the pre-strip, in case such modification is economically justified at all.
To this end, typically a very extensive assembly and disassembly is necessary, and expensive components are needed, so that such change of an installation in width in any event, has little appeal.
This drawback results in that a change in an installation is relatively expensive and idle time is increased, or requires producing a second, third, or several installations, with an increased costs factor.
All in all, these solutions up to now are associated with increased costs and loss of time, which leads to an inflexible operation or to production losses of such casting installations.

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[0030]FIG. 1 shows a schematic cross-sectional view of a caster 1 in which the liquid steel or a liquid metal is poured from a casting ladle 2 into a tundish 3 and runs therefrom via a distribution device 4 onto a horizontal conveyor belt 5. The horizontal conveyor belt 5 is a driven belt that conveys further the metal solidified on the conveyor belt, such as a pre-strip 7, with a predetermined speed. To this end, there are provided rollers 6 about which the driven belt 5 circulate as a continuous belt.

[0031]Preferably, beneath the conveyor belt 5 and / or also above the conveyor belt 5 there are provided cooling devices 9 which serve for controlled and precise cooling of a cooled and solidified pre-strip 7 displaceable on the conveyor belt 5 with a certain speed. The cooling devices 9 are formed as, e.g., spray devices for spraying a cooling medium such as, e.g., water that is sprayed on or is applied to the conveyor belt and / or the pre-strip. The cooling device 9 can, e.g., can cool...

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Abstract

The invention relates to a caster (1) having a casting ladle (2), a distribution device (4), and a horizontally moveable transport belt (5) having side limitation elements (13, 14), wherein liquid metal, preferably steel, can flow out of the casting ladle (2) onto the distribution device (4), and from there can be applied to the horizontal transport belt (5), the side limitation elements (13, 14) of the horizontal transport belt (5) being adjustable over the width of the horizontal transport belt. The invention further relates to a corresponding method.

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RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001]This application is a continuation of application Ser. No. 12 / 733,062 filed Feb. 3, 2010 which is a national stage application of PCT application PCT / EP2008 / 006731 filed Aug. 13, 2008 which claims priority of German applications DE 10 2007 038 621.6 filed Aug. 16, 2007 and DE 10 2008 031 476.5 filed Jul. 3, 2008, all of the above-mentioned applications are incorporated herein by reference thereto.DESCRIPTION[0002]1. Technical Field[0003]The invention relates to a caster for casting, in particular, a liquid steel on a horizontal conveyor belt according to preamble of claim 1 and to a method of operating a caster according to preamble of claim 8.[0004]2. State-of-the-Art[0005]In state-of-the art, known are casters in which liquid steel flows from a casting ladle in a distribution device and therefrom on a horizontal conveyor belt on which the liquid metal solidifies to a pre-strip and simultaneously is carried away and is cooled. This method is also known as ...

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Patent Type & AuthorityApplications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): B22D11/045B22D11/103B22D41/08B22D11/055
CPCB22D11/045B22D41/08B22D11/103B22D11/055B22D11/0631B22D11/064B22D11/066B22D11/0685
InventorBAUSCH, JOERGWANS, JOCHEN
OwnerSMS GRP GMBH