Adjustable sliding mold for continuous casting installations

US4480976A · kind A · utility

Assignee

• Benteler-Werke AG · DE

Inventors

• Gert Vaubel · Warburg, DE
• Heinz Beier · Paderborn, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Mar 1, 1983
• Grant date: Nov 6, 1984
• Expiry date: Mar 1, 2003

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B22D11/043
• WIPO field: Materials, metallurgy
• WIPO sector: Chemistry

Abstract

Disclosed is an adjustable sliding mold assembled of two angular mold pieces slidably engaging each other at two mating surfaces. Adjusting means, preferably in the form of a spindle, is hinged to an outer side of a mold part to move the same transversely to the extrusion channel. The movable mold part is formed with an arcuate guide surface extending transversely to the extrusion channel and cooperating with a stationary complementary bearing surface so that during adjustment of the width of the extrusion channel the guiding surface automatically adjusts the taper of the channel.