Device for oscillating a continuous casting mold

Claim 2

Apparatus for oscillating a mold in a continuous casting plant comprising a rigid support frame, means for supporting the mold, means for oscillating the mold mounted on said support frame and articulated to said means for supporting the mold, spaced guide members attached to said means for supporting the mold and pivotally secured to said support frame for guiding the oscillating movement of the mold, said means for oscillating the mold comprises a drive member mounted on said support frame and spaced from said means for supporting the mold, a power transmission rod attached on said drive member and extending therefrom toward said means for supporting the mold, a bell crank pivotally mounted on said support frame intermediate its ends and one end of said bell crank attached to said power transmission rod at a position remote from said drive member, and the other end of said bell crank attached to said means for supporting the mold.

Claim 3

Apparatus, as set forth in claim 1, characterized in that said support frame comprises a plurality of elongated frame members extending outwardly from said means for supporting the mold and at least one other frame member extending transversely of said elongated frame member and located intermediate the ends of said elongated frame members.

Claim 4

Apparatus, as set forth in claim 2, characterized in that one of said elongated frame members forming a bottom support for said frame, and said drive member being mounted on said elongated frame member forming the bottom support and being located on the side of the transversely extending other said frame member remote from said means for supporting the mold.

Claim 5

Apparatus, as set forth in claim 3, characterized in that the transversely extending other said frame member having an opening therein through which said power transmission rod extends from said drive member to said bell crank.

Claim 6

Apparatus, as set forth in claim 2, characterized therein that two pair of said guide members being arranged with each pair disposed on and spaced symmetrically from an opposite side of said power transmission rod and said guide members forming the corners of a parallelogram enclosing said power transmission rod, one end of each guide member of the two pairs of said guide members being secured to said means for supporting the mold and the opposite ends of said guide members being pivotally secured to the transversely extending other said frame member.

Claim 7

Apparatus for oscillating a mold in a continuous casting plant comprising a single rigid support frame for the mold, means for rigidly supporting the mold, means for oscillating the mold mounted on said support frame and articulated to said means for supporting the mold and to said support frame, said means for oscillating the mold extends transversely from the mold, spaced guide members for supporting said means for supporting the mold from said support frame extending transversely from the mold, said guide members articulated to said means for rigidly supporting the mold and to said support frame so that said guide members guide the oscillating movement of the mold, whereby the mold is completely articulatedly guided, supported and oscillated from said single rigid support frame.

Claim 8

Apparatus for oscillating a mold in a continuous casting plant comprising a single rigid support frame for the mold, means for rigidly supporting the mold, means for oscillating the mold mounted on said support frame and articulated to said means for supporting the mold and to said support frame, said means for oscillating the mold extends transversely from the mold, spaced guide members for supporting said means for supporting the mold from said support frame extending transversely from the mold, said guide members articulated to said means for rigidly supporting the mold and to said support frame so that said guide members guide the oscillating movement of the mold, whereby the mold is completely articulatedly guided, supported and oscillated from said single rigid support frame.

Claim 9

Apparatus, as set forth in claim 6, characterized therein that said means for supporting the mold comprising a mold table having an opening therein to receive the mold, a bracket secured to said mold table and extending therefrom in the direction of passage of the continuous casting issuing from the mold, and a fitting on said bracket for receiving said means for oscillating the mold.

Claim 10

Apparatus for oscillating a mold in a continuous casting plant comprising a rigid support frame, means for supporting the mold, means for oscillAting the mold mounted on said support frame and articulated to said means for supporting the mold, spaced guide members attached to said means for supporting the mold and pivotally secured to said support frame for guiding the oscillating movement of the mold, said means for supporting the mold comprising a mold table having an opening therein to receive the mold, a bracket secured to said mold table and extending therefrom in the direction of passage of the continuous casting issuing from the mold, a fitting on said bracket for receiving said means for oscillating the mold, said means for oscillating the mold includes a drive member, a power transmission rod attached to said drive member, a bell crank pivotally mounted on said support frame intermediate its ends and having one end attached to said power transmission rod and the other end connected to said means for supporting the mold, and a link secured at one end to said fitting on said bracket and at its opposite end to the end of said bell crank connected to said means for supporting the mold, said link extending in the direction of the passage of the continuous casting issuing from the mold.

Claim 11

Apparatus for oscillating a mold in a continuous casting plant comprising a rigid support frame, means for supporting the mold, means for oscillAting the mold mounted on said support frame and articulated to said means for supporting the mold, spaced guide members attached to said means for supporting the mold and pivotally secured to said support frame for guiding the oscillating movement of the mold, said means for supporting the mold comprising a mold table having an opening therein to receive the mold, a bracket secured to said mold table and extending therefrom in the direction of passage of the continuous casting issuing from the mold, a fitting on said bracket for receiving said means for oscillating the mold, said means for oscillating the mold includes a drive member, a power transmission rod attached to said drive member, a bell crank pivotally mounted on said support frame intermediate its ends and having one end attached to said power transmission rod and the other end connected to said means for supporting the mold, and a link secured at one end to said fitting on said bracket and at its opposite end to the end of said bell crank connected to said means for supporting the mold, said link extending in the direction of the passage of the continuous casting issuing from the mold.

Claim 12

Apparatus, as set forth in claim 7, characterized in that said mold table, said frame, said means for oscillating the mold, and said guide member along with the mold being arranged as a replaceable assembly.

Claim 13

Apparatus, as set forth in claim 2, characterized in that a pedestal being mounted on each of the opposite elongated side frame members of said support frame, a shaft secured within said pedestal at its opposite ends, and said bell crank being pivotally positioned on said shaft.

Claim 14

Apparatus, as set forth in claim 10, characterized in that a plurality of reinforcing ribs being secured to each said pedestal and extending along the surface of said pedestal to said support to which said pedestal is attached.