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Furnace for heating metal strips, and device and method for producing metal strips by continuous casting and rolling

US12186788B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

SMS group GmbH · DE

Inventors

Cosimo Andreas Cecere · Langenfeld, DE
Matthias Peters · Halstenbek, DE
Thomas Runkel · Siegen, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Nov 10, 2017
Grant date	Jan 7, 2025
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Mar 18, 2039

Classification

Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
CPC primaryF27B9/30
WIPO fieldMachine tools
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A furnace for heating metal strips, and to a device and a method for producing metal strips by continuous casting and rolling. The device includes a casting machine, a furnace through which a metal strip can be transported in a conveying direction, a first external cutting apparatus and a second external cutting apparatus, the first external cutting apparatus being upstream of the furnace and the second external cutting apparatus being downstream of the furnace, in the conveying direction of the metal strip, and at least one rolling mill. A first internal cutting apparatus and a second internal cutting apparatus are provided inside the furnace. A segment of the metal strip between said internal cutting apparatuses can be separated by actuating the latter.

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