CONTINUOUS CASTING DUMMY BAR HEAD CASTING CONVEYOR

摘要

An apparatus for driving and guiding a continuous cast strand from an initial position at an open-ended mold to a second position within a withdrawal roll unit. The apparatus comprises external conveyor means which extend from the mold into the withdrawal unit to drive a dummy bar head from the mold through a predetermined path into the withdrawal unit. The dummy bar head acts as the bottom of the mold at cast startup and becomes integral with the cast strand at pouring. The head is driven by pivot pins extending from the head into coupling engagement with the conveyor means and is automatically released from the conveyor when driving of the cast strand is assumed by the withdrawal unit pinch rolls.