Cooling device for continuous casting molds

Abstract

Abstract THE DISCLOSURE RELATES TO A DEVICE FOR COOLING MOLDS FOR THE CONTINUOUS CASTING OF BARS, STRIPS AND SECTIONS WITH EDGES. THE MOLD IS ELONGATED AND MADE UP OF ELONGATED MOLD PARTS ABUTTING EACH OTHER, SUCH AS FOR A RECTANGULAR MOLD CORNER MEMBERS AND MID-SECTIONS THEREBETWEEN. TWO OPPOSITE SIDES OF THE MOLD HAVE COOLING PLATES ABUTTING THE OUTSIDE OF THE MOLD PARTS. THESE PLATES HAVE SPACED RIBS EXTENDING OUTWARD THEREFROM AND A CLOSURE PLATE RESTS UPON THE RIBS SO THAT COOLANT CHANNELWAYS ARE FORMED. STRAP MEMBERS HAVING ADJUSTING SCREWS RIGHT AGAINST THE OUTSIDE OF THESE CLOSURE PLATES AND TENSION RODS SECURE THE OPPOSITE STRAP MEMBERS AGAINST THE OUTSIDE OF THE CLOSURE PLATES AND FORCE THE OPPOSITE COOLING PLATES INTO CLOSER ABUTTING CONTACT WITH THE OUTSIDE OF THE ADJACENT MOLD MEMBERS. THE OTHER OPPOSITE TWO OUTSIDES OF THE MOLE MEMBERS EACH HAVE AN ELONGATED U-SHAPED PLATE MEMBER WITH ITS LEGS RESTING AGAINST THE OUTSIDE OF THE ADJACENT OPPOSITE MOLD MEMBERS. A SLEEVE IS RECEIVED ON EACH TENSION ROD ADJACENT THE OUTSIDE OF THE U-SHAPED COOLING PLATES AND A SCREW IS THREADEDLY RECEIVED IN A THREADED APERTURE IN EACH SLEEVE AND PRESSES AGAINST THE OUTSIDE OF THE BIGHT PORTION OF THE U-SHAPED COOLANT PLATE TO URGE THE LEGS THEREOF INTO ENGAGEMENT WITH THE ADJACENT MOLD MEMBERS. THE ELONGATED SPACE FORMED BETWEEN THE U-SHAPED MEMBER AND THE OUTSIDE OF THE ADJACENT MOLD MEMBER SERVES AS A PASSAGEWAY FOR COOLANT. THE FIRST TWO MENTIONED COOLING PLATES HAVE IN LINE TRANSVERSE FLANGES THAT SERVE AS MOUNTING MEANS FOR MOUNTING THE ASSEMBLY ONTO AN INTERMEDIATE PLATE ATTACHED TO THE FURNACE AT ITS DISCHARGE OPENING. THE INTERMEDIATE PLATE HAS AN APERTURE THEREIN IN ALIGNMENT WITH THE ADJACENT OPEN END OF THE MOLD ASSEMBLY.

Inventors

• 👤 Heribert Krall
• 👤 Hans Adalbert Koch

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