DUMMY BAR HANDLING SYSTEM

摘要

The disclosure of the present invention relates to a dummy bar handling system for use in a single or multistrand continuous casting machine. It includes a traversable support beam on one side of the run-out table and movable to and from a position over the table by a piston cylinder assembly. The beam carries one or more pivotal arms, the lower end of which is designed to carry a dummy bar assembly. The lowering of the arm places the dummy bar on the rollers of the run-out table from where the bar is advanced by the rollers to the pinch rolls of the casting machine. When the bar has served its purpose and is returned to the run-out table, the arm will pick up the bar and carry it to a storage station.