Tundish Carriage With a Lifting Device for a Tundish
AssigneeSMS Siemag Aktiengesellschaft
InventorsRichard Theis, Hans Juergen Hecken
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Abstract
A tundish carriage with a lifting device (1) for a tundish (2) for liquid steel materials, in particular in a multi-strand caster, wherein the tundish (2) is supported, with a possibility to be lifted or lowered, by controlled electromechanical or hydraulic lifting devices (1a, 1b) on a carriage frame (7), prevents a quadruple arrangement of piston-cylinder units and a complicated synchronization control, with security for personnel and a noticeable simplification of construction, by providing a single vertical support (9) and only two lifting devices (1a, 1b).
Claims14
Tundish carriage with a lifting device (1) for a tundish (2) which is displaceable on a teeming platform (3) that is located above a continuous casting mold (4) of a continuous casting machine (5) for a liquid cast metal such as, e.g., a liquid steel material, on a pair of rails (6a, 6b) and is adjustable, in particular for a multi-strand casters, wherein the tundish (2) is supported, with a possibility of being lifted or lowered, by controllable electromechanical or hydraulic lifting devices (1a, 1b) on a carriage frame (7),
- characterized in that
- the carriage frame (7), which is provided with displacement drives (8) and running wheels (8a) on one or both sides and is formed of longitudinal and cross-beams (7a, 7b), contains only one vertical support (9) for the tundish (2) between only two cross-beams (7b), which is supported with respective pairs of arms (9a, 9b) on arranged in pairs side supports (10a, 10b) on only two lifting devices (1a, 1b) which are arranged and secured on respective longitudinal beams (7a, 7a) of the carriage frame (7).
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