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US 4,735,399 AGranted
Method of operating a continuous casting apparatus and a casting flame cutting machine for carrying out the method
AssigneeAute Gesellschaft fuer autogene Technik mbH
InventorHorst K. Lotz
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Abstract
A continuous casting apparatus providing high precision in the weight of workpieces cut from a continuous casting, includes a track disposed parallel to the casting, and a flame cutting machine movably mounted on the track by a machine carriage and a traveller clampable to the continuous casting. A multiple measuring device is provided at or near the cutting machine to detect data relating to the gross physical characteristics of the continuous casting, which is then used to control operation of the appartaus.
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A continuous casting apparatus comprising:
- means for forming a continuous casting;
- a flame cutting machine for cutting off portions of said continuous casting;
- means for measuring data such as at least one of the width, the thickness and the cross-sectional shape of the casting, the casting temperature, the longitudinal speed of the casting, the homogeneity over the continuous length of the casting, surface defects of the casting, and the specific weight of the casting material;
- and computing and control means for evaluating said data for optimizing immediate and long term operation of said apparatus;
- said apparatus further comprising a track disposed parallel to said continuous casting, on which said machine is movable by means of a machine carriage and a travelling device for clamping said cutting machine to or on the casting by hydraulic, pneumatic or motorized means;
- wherein in the region of or at the flame cutting machine there is provided a multiple measuring device for detecting said data.
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A continuous casting apparatus comprising:
- means for forming a continuous casting;
- a flame cutting machine for cutting off portions of said continuous casting;
- means for measuring data such as at least one of said width, thickness and cross-sectional shape of the cast portion, the casting temperature, the longitudinal speed of said casting, the homogeneity over the continuous length of said casting, surface defects of the casting, and the specific weight of the casting material;
- and computing and control means for evaluating said data for optimizing immediate and long term operation of said apparatus;
- and further wherein beneath a cylindrical or box-like machine body having three or four runner wheels is mounted a lever which can be raised or lowered by a pneumatic cylinder unit in said machine body, said lever carrying a plate at its front end and extending forwardly of said machine body, having a pressure member for abutting said cutting machine against said continuous casting for synchronization purposes.
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A continuous casting apparatus comprising:
- means for forming a continuous casting;
- a flame cutting machine for cutting off portions of said continuous casting;
- means for measuring data such as at least one of the width, thickness and cross-sectional shape of the cast portion, the casting temperature, the longitudinal speed of said casting, the homogeneity over the continuous length of said casting, surface defects of the casting, and the specific weight of the material of said casting;
- and computing and control means for evaluating said data for optimizing immediate and long term operation of said apparatus;
- wherein said apparatus further comprises a frame made up of two projecting longitudinal and two transverse carriers each comprising hollow members, wherein said longitudinal members carry thereon runner and guide wheel mountings, said rearward transverse carrier carries thereon a railed platform adapted to be walked upon, and said front transverse carrier carries thereon two pivotal arms and a compressed air cylinder unit;
- and wherein said apparatus also comprises a water-cooled burner track secured to said pivotal arm in such a way as to be raised and lowered and which carries thereon at least one burner carriage and a pipe construction through which water flows, as a contact pressure member, and further carries a heat protection plate disposed beneath the burner track of an angular configuration to provide protection from radiant heat from below and from the front, said plate having a slot in its front portion, wherein a plurality of burner cantilever arms on said burner carriages extend through said slot and carry burners thereon.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.