Adjustable sliding mold for continuous casting installations
AssigneeBenteler-Werke AG
InventorsGert Vaubel, Heinz Beier
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Abstract
Disclosed is an adjustable sliding mold assembled of two angular mold pieces slidably engaging each other at two mating surfaces. Adjusting means, preferably in the form of a spindle, is hinged to an outer side of a mold part to move the same transversely to the extrusion channel. The movable mold part is formed with an arcuate guide surface extending transversely to the extrusion channel and cooperating with a stationary complementary bearing surface so that during adjustment of the width of the extrusion channel the guiding surface automatically adjusts the taper of the channel.
Claims9
An adjustable sliding mold for use in extrusion installations producing continuous castings, comprising two L-shaped mold parts each defining a short arm and a long arm, said mold parts slidably engaging each other at two contact surfaces and forming together an extrusion channel of a substantially rectangular cross section, means for slidable adjusting the mutual position of the two mold parts in a direction transverse to the extrusion channel, at least one of the mold parts being hinged to adjusting means which moves the parts in direction transverse to the extrusion channel, and guiding means for adjusting the angular position of the movable one part relative to the other part proportionally to its transverse displacement so that in increasing the width of the extrusion channel its taper is increased, and vice versa.
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