US3208112A
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Metal casting method and apparatus
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1963-10-30
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Granted: 1965-09-28
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Expires: 1983-10-30
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Albert W Scribner
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-28 01:53
CPC Classifications
B; B22; B22D; B22D11/00; B22D11/06; B22D11/0622; B22D11/0625
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 4
Claim 1
Independent Claim
146 words
A METHOD OF CONTINUOUSLY CASTING METAL; COMPRISING THE STEPS OF PROVIDING A SOURCE OF WORK METAL; ESTABLISHING AN OPEN ENDED CASTING PASSAGE THROUGH WHICH SAID WORK METAL MAY PASS IN BEING PROGRESSIVELY CAST; POSITIONING AT LEAST ONE CASTING ROLL SO AS TO EFFECTIVELY DEFINE A PORTION OF SAID CASTING PASSAGE; PROGRESSIVELY ADMITTING WORK METAL TO SAID CASTING PASSAGE; RAPIDLY TRANSLATING SAID CASTING ROLL RELATIVE TO SAID WORK METAL SO THAT SAID CASTING ROLL SUCCESSIVELY ROLLS OVER THE SIDE OF THE WORK METAL IN SAID CASTING PASSAGE WHEREBY RAPID SUCCESSIVE ROLLING WORK STROKES ARE APPLIED TO THE WORK METAL THAT IS PROGRESSIVELY PASSING THROUGH SAID CASTING PASSAGE, THE ROLLING ADVANCE OF SAID CASTING ROLL DURING SAID ROLLING WORK STROKES THUS BEING SUBSTANTIALLY INDEPENDENT OF ANY BODILY ADVANCING MOVEMENT OF THE WORK METAL THEN IN SAID CASTING PASSAGE; AND PROGRESSIVELY WITHDRAWING CAST WORK METAL FROM SAID CASTING PASSAGE.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
146 words
A METHOD OF CONTINUOUSLY CASTING METAL; COMPRISING THE STEPS OF PROVIDING A SOURCE OF WORK METAL; ESTABLISHING AN OPEN ENDED CASTING PASSAGE THROUGH WHICH SAID WORK METAL MAY PASS IN BEING PROGRESSIVELY CAST; POSITIONING AT LEAST ONE CASTING ROLL SO AS TO EFFECTIVELY DEFINE A PORTION OF SAID CASTING PASSAGE; PROGRESSIVELY ADMITTING WORK METAL TO SAID CASTING PASSAGE; RAPIDLY TRANSLATING SAID CASTING ROLL RELATIVE TO SAID WORK METAL SO THAT SAID CASTING ROLL SUCCESSIVELY ROLLS OVER THE SIDE OF THE WORK METAL IN SAID CASTING PASSAGE WHEREBY RAPID SUCCESSIVE ROLLING WORK STROKES ARE APPLIED TO THE WORK METAL THAT IS PROGRESSIVELY PASSING THROUGH SAID CASTING PASSAGE, THE ROLLING ADVANCE OF SAID CASTING ROLL DURING SAID ROLLING WORK STROKES THUS BEING SUBSTANTIALLY INDEPENDENT OF ANY BODILY ADVANCING MOVEMENT OF THE WORK METAL THEN IN SAID CASTING PASSAGE; AND PROGRESSIVELY WITHDRAWING CAST WORK METAL FROM SAID CASTING PASSAGE.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
158 words
IN AN APPARATUS FOR CONTINUOUSLY CASTING METAL; A FRAME; A PAIR OF CASTING MEMBERS OPERATIVELY SUPPORTED BY SAID FRAME IN OPPOSED AND COOPERATING RELATION SO AS TO DEFINE AT LEAST A PORTION OF AN OPEN ENDED CASTING PASSAGE, AT LEAST ONE OF SAID CASTING MEMBERS COMPRISING A CASTING ROLL; THE SUPPORTING MEANS FOR SAID CASTING ROLL INCLUDING, BEARING MEANS FOR SUPPORTING SAID CASTING ROLL FOR ROTATIONAL MOVEMENT ABOUT THE ROLL AXIS, AND MOUNTING MEANS CARRIED BY SAID FRAME FOR SUPPORTING SAID BEARING MEANS SO THAT SAID CASTING ROLL MAY PARTAKE OF A PLANETARY MOVEMENT; DRIVE MEANS FOR SWINGING SAID CASTING ROLL THROUGH ITS PLANETARY MOVEMENT SO THAT ROLLING WORK STROKES MAY TORQUE APPLYING MEANS FOR APPLYING A SUPERIMPOSED ROTATIONAL TORQUE TO SAID CASTING ROLL DURING THE SAID PLANETARY MOVEMENT THEREOF WHEREBY LONGITUDINAL FORCES MAY BE APPLIED BY SAID CASTING ROLL DURING SAID ROLLING WIRK STROKES TO THE SIDE OF THE WORK METAL THAT IS IN SAID CASTING PASSAGE.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
158 words
IN AN APPARATUS FOR CONTINUOUSLY CASTING METAL; A FRAME; A PAIR OF CASTING MEMBERS OPERATIVELY SUPPORTED BY SAID FRAME IN OPPOSED AND COOPERATING RELATION SO AS TO DEFINE AT LEAST A PORTION OF AN OPEN ENDED CASTING PASSAGE, AT LEAST ONE OF SAID CASTING MEMBERS COMPRISING A CASTING ROLL; THE SUPPORTING MEANS FOR SAID CASTING ROLL INCLUDING, BEARING MEANS FOR SUPPORTING SAID CASTING ROLL FOR ROTATIONAL MOVEMENT ABOUT THE ROLL AXIS, AND MOUNTING MEANS CARRIED BY SAID FRAME FOR SUPPORTING SAID BEARING MEANS SO THAT SAID CASTING ROLL MAY PARTAKE OF A PLANETARY MOVEMENT; DRIVE MEANS FOR SWINGING SAID CASTING ROLL THROUGH ITS PLANETARY MOVEMENT SO THAT ROLLING WORK STROKES MAY TORQUE APPLYING MEANS FOR APPLYING A SUPERIMPOSED ROTATIONAL TORQUE TO SAID CASTING ROLL DURING THE SAID PLANETARY MOVEMENT THEREOF WHEREBY LONGITUDINAL FORCES MAY BE APPLIED BY SAID CASTING ROLL DURING SAID ROLLING WIRK STROKES TO THE SIDE OF THE WORK METAL THAT IS IN SAID CASTING PASSAGE.
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