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AssigneeNovelis Inc.
InventorsWade Lee Bowles, James Borman, Jack Hamby, Michael Kosmicki, John Steven Tingey, John David Treffry
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The invention relates to an apparatus for continuous casting of metal billets comprising a horizontal casting mold having and inlet end and an outlet end. It includes a feed trough for feeding molten metal to the mold inlet end and a horizontal conveyor for receiving a cast billet from the mold outlet end. A moveable cutting saw is operable to move synchronously with the conveyor for cutting a continuous billet into lengths while supported on the conveyor. The billet is resiliently supported and the saw mechanism is isolated so as to minimize transmission of low and high frequency vibrations from the cutting and conveying operations to the mold.
An apparatus for continuous casting of metal billets comprising a horizontal casting mould having an inlet end and an outlet end, a feed trough for feeding molten metal to the mould inlet end, a horizontal conveyor for receiving a cast billet from the mould outlet end and a moveable cutting saw operable to move synchronously with the conveyor for cutting a continuous billet into lengths while traveling on said conveyor, wherein the horizontal conveyor comprises at least one resilient continuous V-shaped support positioned between the casting mould and the cutting saw.
An apparatus for continuous casting of metal billets comprising a horizontal casting mould, having an inlet end and an outlet end, a feed trough for feeding molten metal to the mould inlet end, a horizontal conveyor for receiving a cast billet from the mould outlet end and a moveable cutting saw operable to move synchronously with the conveyor for cutting a continuous billet into lengths while traveling on said conveyor, wherein the saw is a flying saw has a active drive means for advancing the rotating saw through the cast billet and a resistance load means adapted to provide a load counter to the direction of movement of the saw through the billet.
A method for controlling the cut of a flying saw associated with a continuous casting machine, wherein the casting machine comprises a metal casting mould for casting a metal billet, an upstream billet conveying means between the mould and the saw, said saw being a rotary saw mounted on a frame, and a downstream billet conveying means downstream of the saw, the downstream conveying means moving at a speed synchronized to the speed of the upstream conveying means, said method for controlling the cut comprising the steps of:
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