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Method of oxygen cutting continususly cast billets, and apparatus for implementing the method

US6334906B1 · kind B1 · utility

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14Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateMar 24, 2000
Grant dateJan 1, 2002
Priority date
Expiry dateMar 24, 2020

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB23K7/105
  • WIPO fieldMachine tools
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

The invention provides a method and apparatus for oxygen cutting continuously cast billets, in which a cutting member (8) and a trimming member (9) are positioned relative to the billet to be cut (1) by taking a reference directly on the billet (1) by means of a moving clamp (7), after which the cutting member (8) and the trimming member (9) are lowered parallel to the side faces of the billet so as to cut the billet progressively downwards by attacking one of its side faces horizontally, while simultaneously trimming the cutting bead that forms on the other side face by attacking said other side face continuously in a downward direction.

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