Device for Accommodating a Continuous Casting Mold on an Elevating Table

Abstract

A device for accommodating a continuous casting mold ( 1 ) on an elevating table for casting molten metals, in particular molten steel materials, which is set in an oscillatory motion with several hydraulic oscillation drives, is modified from having two separate elevating table sides so that the elevating table ( 8 ) is formed as one-piece frame-shaped table with an inner space ( 8 a ) for passing through the cast strand ( 4 ) and correspondingly dimensioned, and in that the oscillation drives ( 3 ) are arranged in corners ( 8 b ) inside a frame surface ( 8 c ) and are controlled in a fully synchronized manner with a lateral pairwise offset with regard to an arched, or together, for a perpendicular straight, draw-out movement.

1 . A device for accommodating a continuous casting mold ( 1 ) on an elevating table ( 2 ) for casting molten metals, in particular molten steel materials, which is set in an oscillatory motion with several hydraulic oscillation drives ( 3 ) during drawing out of a partially solidified cast strand ( 4 ), wherein frequency and amplitude are adapted to a respective cross-section ( 5 ), e.g., of slab, thin strand, bloom, beam blank or billet strand cross-section ( 5 ), and to a respective cast material and/or cast parameter such as, e.g., cast speed, guide member ( 6 ) are connected with stationary articulated means ( 7 ) for an optimal oscillation curve of the elevating table, 
 characterized in that    the elevating table ( 8 ) is formed as one-piece frame-shaped table with an inner space ( 8   a ) for passing through the cast strand ( 4 ) and correspondingly dimensioned, and in that the oscillation drives ( 3 ) are arranged in corners ( 8   b ) inside a frame surface ( 8   c ) and are controlled in a fully synchronized manner with a lateral pairwise offset with regard to an arched, or together, for a perpendicular straight draw-out movement.    
   
   
       2 . A device according to  claim 1 , 
 characterized in that    the continuous casting mold ( 1 ) with its cooling units ( 1   a ) is directly placed on the frame-shaped elevating table ( 8 ).    
   
   
       3 . A device according to  claim 1 , 
 characterized in that    the frame-shaped elevating table ( 8 ) is provided with cooling channels connected with a cooling medium network.    
   
   
       4 . A device according to  claim 1 , 
 characterized in that    the stationary articulation means ( 7 ) of the guide members ( 6 ) consists of leaf springs ( 7   a ) in form of an assembly ( 7   b ) hingedly supported on the elevating table ( 8 ) and a stationary base frame ( 11 ).