Continuous casting installations.

摘要

A continuous casting installation comprises a plurality of mould blocks (1) arranged in two endless movable tracks. The two tracks have respective runs (7) which extend parallel to one another and together define a mould cavity along which the mould blocks (1) of the two tracks move in the same direction. At the downstream end of the two runs (7) the paths (9) of the mould blocks (1) of the two tracks extend in diverging straight lines (9a) from the points (P) at which the two tracks begin to diverge. A support device (6) for the casting (5) is positioned adjacent the two tracks in the gap between the downstream ends of the two tracks whereby the length of the casting (5) which is unsupported is minimised.