Roller assembly in the guide path of a continuous casting machine for beam blanks

A roller assembly for use in a continuous casting machine for casting sections, especially beam blanks having a web portion and to each side thereof an outer flange having an outer flange face and flange tips, comprising:

• first roller means embodying a pair of rollers for rotationally abutting against the outer flange faces of the beam blank;
• second roller means embodying a pair of roller located on opposite sides of the beam blank for rotationally abutting against each pair of flange tips at the opposite sides of the beam blank;
• said first roller means and said second roller means having rotational axes which extend substantially perpendicular to one another;
• third roller means embodying a pair of rollers located on opposite sides of the web portion for rotationally abutting against the opposite sides of the web portion of the beam blank;
• the rotational axes of the rollers of said third roller means extending substantially coaxially with respect to the corresponding rotational axes of the rollers of said second roller means;
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• means for mounting a second roller means and a third roller means on at least one side of the beam blank to rotate relative to one another.

A roller assembly for use in a continuous casting machine for casting sections, especially beam blanks having a web portion and to each side thereof an outer flange having an outer flange face and flange tips comprising:

• first roller means embodying a pair of rollers for rotationally contacting against the outer flange faces of the beam blank;
• second roller means including at least one roller for rotationally contacting against a pair of flange tips at a given side of the beam blank;
• said first roller means and said second roller means having rotational axes which extend substantially perpendicular to one another;
• third roller means including at least one roller for rotationally contacting against the web portion of the beam blank at said given side thereof;
• the rotational axis of said at least one roller of said third roller means extending substantially coaxially with respect to the rotational axis of said at least one roller of said second roller means;
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• means for mounting said at least one roller of said second roller means and said at least one roller of said third roller means at said given side of the beam blank for relative rotational movement with respect to one another.