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US 2013/0087300 A1Published application
Twin roll caster and method of control thereof
AssigneeCastrip, LLC
InventorsKatsumi NAKAYAMA, Atsushi HIRATA, Kiroyuki OTSUKA, Hisahiko FUKASE
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Abstract
Described herein is a twin roll caster including a pair of casting rolls arranged parallel to one another with a gap between the casting rolls and side dams parallel to one another forming a pool between the casting rolls and side dams. A side dam support is provided that applies a compression force on at least one of the side dams at a compression angle relative to the axis of the casting rolls.
Claims14
A twin roll caster comprising:
- a pair of counter-rotatable casting rolls having casting surfaces laterally positioned to form a nip there between through which thin cast strip can be cast, and supporting a casting pool of molten metal on the casting surfaces above the nip;
- a pair of side dams positioned to engage end portions of the casting rolls adjacent the nip to laterally confine said casting pool;
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- a side dam support applying a compression force against at least one of said side dams at an upward angle between 15° and 45° relative to an axis of said casting rolls.
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A twin roll caster comprising:
- a pair of counter-rotatable casting rolls having casting surfaces laterally positioned to form a nip there between through which thin cast strip can be cast, and supporting a casting pool of molten metal on the casting surfaces above the nip;
- a pair of side dams positioned to engage end portions of the casting rolls adjacent the nip to laterally confine said casting pool;
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- a side dam support applying an angular compression force against each of said side dams at an upward angle between 15° and 45° relative to an axis of said casting rolls.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.