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US 4,694,886 AGranted
Horizontal continuous casting apparatus
AssigneeHitachi Zosen Corporation
InventorHaruo Sakaguchi
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Abstract
An horizontal continuous casting apparatus comprising a tundish 3 for receiving molten metal 32, horizontally reciprocally movable oscillating nozzle 12 communicating with a nozzle opening 7a of the tundish 3, a mold 24 into which one end of the nozzle 12 is slidably inserted, and a vibrator 22 for horizontally vibrating the nozzle 12.
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A horizontal continuous casting apparatus comprising:
- a tundish for receiving molten metal, the tundish having a discharge opening;
- oscillating nozzle means adapted to move horizontally reciprocally and having an interior molten metal passage;
- upper and lower slide guides for guiding the nozzle means to move horizontally reciprocally, one end of the oscillating nozzle means being interposed between said slide guides, and the upper slide guide having a communication hole connecting the discharge opening of the tundish with the interior passage of the oscillating nozzle means;
- mold means into which the other end of the oscillating nozzle means is slidably inserted;
- and vibrator means for horizontally oscillating the oscillating nozzle means relative to said tundish and to said mold means.
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A horizontal continuous casting apparatus comprising:
- a tundish for receiving molten metal and having a discharge opening;
- oscillatable nozzle means having an interior molten metal passage, said passage having an inlet end communicating with said discharge opening and having a discharge end;
- guide means mounted below the tundish for slidably supporting the nozzle means for horizontal reciprocating movement;
- mold means slidably receiving the discharge end portion of said nozzle means;
- and,
- vibrator means for horizontally oscillating said nozzle means relative to said tundish and to said mold means.
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