| 摘要 |
APPARATUS FOR CONTINUOUS VERTICAL CASTING OF METAL STRIPS, COMPRISING: A MOULD (10) HAVING TOP AND BOTTOM ENDS AN OPEN-ENDED MOULD CAVITY (C), A TUNDISH (11) HAVING A DISCHARGE OPENING (HA) IN DIRECT COMMUNICATION WITH THE MOULD CAVITY (C) TO FEED MOLTEN METAL INTO A MOULD ENTRANCE OPENING (E) PAST AN INTERFACE BETWEEN THE TUNDISH (11) AND THE MOULD (10); A SEALING DEVICE (14) FORMING A SEAL AT SAID TUNDISH-MOULD INTERFACE TO PREVENT MOLTEN METAL FROM ENTERING SAID INTERFACE, AND A DEVICE (12) FOR SUPPLYING MOLTEN METAL TO THE TUNDISH (11) AND MAINTAINING A LEVEL OF MOLTEN METAL THEREIN. THE SEALING DEVICE (14) COMPRISES A PAIR OF FLAT HORIZONTAL SURFACES (10A, 11B), ONE ON THE MOULD AROUND THE ENTRANCE OPENING (E) AND ONE ON THE TUNDISH (10) AROUND THE DISCHARGE OPENING (11A), AND A SEALING ELEMENT (14A) FORMED OF A SHEET OF GRAPHITE AND BEING IN CONSTANT SEALING ENGAGEMENT WITH BOTH SAID SURFACES (10A, 11B). (FIG. 1) |
