Apparatus for continuous casting of thin metallic plate
US4694885A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 30, 1986 |
| Grant date | Sep 22, 1987 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 30, 2006 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB22D11/0631
- WIPO fieldMaterials, metallurgy
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
An apparatus for continuous casting of a thin metallic plate which includes a movable mold 2 arranged for movement in a specified direction, and a melt receiver 5 disposed on the movable mold 2 for storing molten metal in coopertion therewith, whereby molten metal within the melt receiver 5, through its contact with the surface of the movable mold 2, will be cooled and formed into a casting shell, the casting shell being drawn by the movable mold 2 in the form of a thin metallic plate, wherein at least the lower end portion of the melt receiver 5 is movable along the withdrawal path of the casting shell, and wherein a mover mechanism 7 is provided for moving the lower end portion of the melt receiver 5.
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