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US 4,635,702 AGranted
Mold for continuous casting of steel strip
AssigneeSMS Schloemann-Siemag Aktiengesellschaft
InventorsManfred Kolakowski, Hans Streubel
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Abstract
A mold has two broad side walls opposing each other at a distance and being connected to two narrow walls which oppose each other and are arranged between the side walls. The upper portion of the side walls defines a funnel-shaped casting area whereby the narrow walls are arranged beyond the casting area so that the side walls extend parallel towards the narrow walls at the distance which corresponds to the width of the cast steel.
Claims10
A mold for continuously casting steel strip comprising:
- a pair of broad side walls juxtaposed spacedly with one another and formed with upper portions expanding outwardly to provide a downwardly converging funnel-shaped casting area;
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- a pair of narrow walls opposing each other and arranged between said broad side walls laterally outwardly of said funnel-shaped casting area, said mold possessing a pair of extension portions, said extension portions being spaces between the narrow walls and the funnel-shaped casting area and the pair of broad side walls, wherein the distance between the narrow walls and the funnel-shaped area is at least equal to the distance between the two broad side walls in the area of the extension portions, said broad side walls being further formed with lower portions extending parallel to one another at a spacing corresponding to the width of an outlet slot of said mold, from said downwardly converging funnel-shaped casting area to said outlet slot.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.