Segment of a soft reduction device for carrying out a soft reduction of slabs

A soft reduction segment of a continuous casting machine, said segment being suitable for carrying out a soft reduction of a slab exiting from said continuous casting machine, the segment comprising

• an upper support for supporting upper rollers;
• a lower support for supporting lower rollers;
• adjustment units consisting of pairs of actuators arranged to adjust a relative inclination between the upper support and the lower support;
• wherein the upper support is divided into a first part, which is proximal to the a slab run-in end of the segment, and a second part, which is proximal to the a slab run-out end of the segment, said first part and said second part being connected to each other by at least one first hinge, allowing said first part and said second part to be movable angularly about an axis defined by said at least one first hinge;
• wherein at least one pair of first actuators, one pair of second actuators and one pair of third actuators are configured to adjust the a position of said first part and said second part with respect to each other and with respect to the lower support;
• wherein the pair of first actuators, the pair of second actuators and the pair of third actuators are all arranged on said upper support or said lower support, or some are arranged on said upper support and others on said lower support;
• wherein connection elements of the pair of first actuators, which is proximal to said run-in end, are connected by a respective second hinge to a respective further connection element constrained to the lower support or to the first part of the upper support by a respective third hinge,
• wherein connection elements of the pair of second actuators, which is proximal to said at least one first hinge, are constrained, preferably directly, to the lower support, or to the first part or to the second part of the upper support, by a respective fourth hinge, and wherein connection elements of the pair of third actuators, which is proximal to the slab run-out end, are connected by a respective fifth hinge to a respective further connection element constrained to the lower support or to the second part of the upper support by a respective sixth hinge.