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US 4,049,042 AGranted
Apparatus for continuous casting
AssigneeGTE Laboratories Incorporated
InventorRobert E. Maringer
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Abstract
A continuous casting process is disclosed wherein a plurality of endless flexible belts converge and travel proximate to each other in a common vertical direction to define a travelling mold cavity between the belt faces. Bar shaped products are cast if molten material is poured into the top of a downward moving cavity. Tube shaped products are cast by injection of molten material into the bottom of an upwardly moving cavity.
Claims12
A continuous casting assembly comprising:
- a plurality of flexible belts;
- means defining a continuous path for each belt including a common region of proximate travel wherein the paths are generally parallel and radially disposed about a central axis;
- means conducting the belts along their respective paths and in a common direction through the proximately travelled region, the paths being spaced therethrough to define a travelling open-ended axially-extending mold channel between the opposing surfaces of the belts,
- each of the belts including an inner face for defining a portion of the channel wall during the period of proximate travel, an outer face, and a pair of oblique edges therebetween,
- the edges of each belt being contiguous with a complimentary edge of an adjacent belt during the period of proximate travel to supportably contact the adjacent edge through the proximately travelled region;
- means for continuously injecting a quantity of molten material into one end of the channel;
- means for cooling the molten material to a solid form while within the channel;
- and
- means for collecting the solidified material at the other end of the channel.
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A continuous casting assembly comprising:
- a plurality of flexible belts;
- means defining a continuous path for each belt including a common region of proximate travel wherein the paths are generally parallel and radially disposed about a central axis;
- means conducting the belts along their respective paths and in a generally upward direction through the proximately travelled region, the paths being spaced therein to define a travelling open-ended axially-extending mold channel between opposing surfaces of the belts;
- means for continuously injecting a quantity of molten material into the bottom channel portion;
- means for cooling the molten material to a solid form while within the channel;
- and
- means for collecting the solidified material at the top portion of the channel, whereby the solidified material is ejected in the form of a continuous tube having an outer cross-section defined by the channel cross-section.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.