US 6,883,586 B2 · Strip guide for a strip-casting unit and adjusting device for the roller segments thereof

Abstract

The invention relates to a strip guide for a strip casting unit, comprising at least two segments, in particular roller segments (1-4), each with a strip input side (2.1) and a strip output side (3.1) and a pair of roller supports, each with a number of support rollers (5), running along a support region. The roller supports are adjustable by means of, in particular, hydraulic adjuster units (8). According to the invention, the strip guide can be more flexibly embodied and the assembly and disassembly times reduced, whereby a mechanical connection (9) is provided between neighbouring segments (1-4) and, on fitting a cylinder pair (8.1-8.4) to the strip input side (2.1) of a segment (1-4), the adjustment movement occurs both on said side (2.1), as well as simultaneously on the strip output side (3.1) of a previous segment connected thereto. On fitting a cylinder pair (8.1-8.4) to the strip output side (3.1) of a segment (1 4), the adjustment movement thereof affects said side (3.1), and simultaneously the strip input side (2.1) of a subsequent section connected thereto.

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Dependent claims

A strand guide of a continuous casting plant, which comprises:

at least two segments (1-4), each of which has a strand run-in end (2.1) and a strand run-out end (3.1) and a pair of roll supports;
a number of containment rolls (5) supported by the roll supports so as to extend over a containment zone;
adjusting units having cylinders (8) arranged to adjust the containment rolls;
and a mechanical coupling (9) between the two segments of each set of adjacent segments, wherein a pair of the cylinders (8.1-8.4) is installed at the strand run-in end (2.1) of a segment (1-4), adjustment movement occurs both at the run-in end (2.1) of the segment and simultaneously at the strand run-out end (3.1) of a preceding segment to which the run-in end is connected, whereas, when a pair of cylinders (8.1-8.4) is installed at the strand run-out end (3.1) of a segment (1-4), adjustment movement occurs both at the run-out end (3.1) of the segment and simultaneously at the strand run-in end (2.1) of the following segment to which the run-out end is connected, each of the segments between the first segment (1) and the last segment (4) has only one pair of cylinders (8), which is positioned either at the strand run-in end (2.1) or at the strand run-out end (3.4).

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Strip guide for a strip-casting unit and adjusting device for the roller segments thereof

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Strip guide for a strip-casting unit and adjusting device for the roller segments thereof

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