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EP2188080B1
EP2188080B1 EP08801593.8A EP08801593A EP2188080B1 EP 2188080 B1 EP2188080 B1 EP 2188080B1 EP 08801593 A EP08801593 A EP 08801593A EP 2188080 B1 EP2188080 B1 EP 2188080B1
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B22—CASTING; POWDER METALLURGY
    • B22D—CASTING OF METALS; CASTING OF OTHER SUBSTANCES BY THE SAME PROCESSES OR DEVICES
    • B22D11/00—Continuous casting of metals, i.e. casting in indefinite lengths
    • B22D11/04—Continuous casting of metals, i.e. casting in indefinite lengths into open-ended moulds
    • B22D11/045—Continuous casting of metals, i.e. casting in indefinite lengths into open-ended moulds for horizontal casting
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B22—CASTING; POWDER METALLURGY
    • B22D—CASTING OF METALS; CASTING OF OTHER SUBSTANCES BY THE SAME PROCESSES OR DEVICES
    • B22D11/00—Continuous casting of metals, i.e. casting in indefinite lengths
    • B22D11/04—Continuous casting of metals, i.e. casting in indefinite lengths into open-ended moulds
    • B22D11/055—Cooling the moulds
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B22—CASTING; POWDER METALLURGY
    • B22D—CASTING OF METALS; CASTING OF OTHER SUBSTANCES BY THE SAME PROCESSES OR DEVICES
    • B22D11/00—Continuous casting of metals, i.e. casting in indefinite lengths
    • B22D11/06—Continuous casting of metals, i.e. casting in indefinite lengths into moulds with travelling walls, e.g. with rolls, plates, belts, caterpillars
    • B22D11/0631—Continuous casting of metals, i.e. casting in indefinite lengths into moulds with travelling walls, e.g. with rolls, plates, belts, caterpillars formed by a travelling straight surface, e.g. through-like moulds, a belt
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B22—CASTING; POWDER METALLURGY
    • B22D—CASTING OF METALS; CASTING OF OTHER SUBSTANCES BY THE SAME PROCESSES OR DEVICES
    • B22D11/00—Continuous casting of metals, i.e. casting in indefinite lengths
    • B22D11/06—Continuous casting of metals, i.e. casting in indefinite lengths into moulds with travelling walls, e.g. with rolls, plates, belts, caterpillars
    • B22D11/0637—Accessories therefor
    • B22D11/064—Accessories therefor for supplying molten metal
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B22—CASTING; POWDER METALLURGY
    • B22D—CASTING OF METALS; CASTING OF OTHER SUBSTANCES BY THE SAME PROCESSES OR DEVICES
    • B22D11/00—Continuous casting of metals, i.e. casting in indefinite lengths
    • B22D11/06—Continuous casting of metals, i.e. casting in indefinite lengths into moulds with travelling walls, e.g. with rolls, plates, belts, caterpillars
    • B22D11/0637—Accessories therefor
    • B22D11/0648—Casting surfaces
    • B22D11/066—Side dams
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B22—CASTING; POWDER METALLURGY
    • B22D—CASTING OF METALS; CASTING OF OTHER SUBSTANCES BY THE SAME PROCESSES OR DEVICES
    • B22D11/00—Continuous casting of metals, i.e. casting in indefinite lengths
    • B22D11/06—Continuous casting of metals, i.e. casting in indefinite lengths into moulds with travelling walls, e.g. with rolls, plates, belts, caterpillars
    • B22D11/0637—Accessories therefor
    • B22D11/068—Accessories therefor for cooling the cast product during its passage through the mould surfaces
    • B22D11/0685—Accessories therefor for cooling the cast product during its passage through the mould surfaces by cooling the casting belts
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B22—CASTING; POWDER METALLURGY
    • B22D—CASTING OF METALS; CASTING OF OTHER SUBSTANCES BY THE SAME PROCESSES OR DEVICES
    • B22D11/00—Continuous casting of metals, i.e. casting in indefinite lengths
    • B22D11/10—Supplying or treating molten metal
    • B22D11/103—Distributing the molten metal, e.g. using runners, floats, distributors
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B22—CASTING; POWDER METALLURGY
    • B22D—CASTING OF METALS; CASTING OF OTHER SUBSTANCES BY THE SAME PROCESSES OR DEVICES
    • B22D41/00—Casting melt-holding vessels, e.g. ladles, tundishes, cups or the like
    • B22D41/08—Casting melt-holding vessels, e.g. ladles, tundishes, cups or the like for bottom pouring

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  • the invention relates to a casting device with a ladle, a distributor and a horizontal movable conveyor belt with side boundaries according to the preamble of claim 1 and a method for operating a casting apparatus according to the preamble of claim 2.
  • Such devices for horizontal casting have the disadvantage that they are defined in their width and it requires a significant conversion of the system to change the casting width, or the width of the Vorbandes, if such a conversion is even economically reasonable. For this typically very extensive disassembly and assembly steps are necessary and expensive components are needed, so that such changes to a plant in the broad offer rather little. Accordingly, different horizontal casting plants are also constructed for different casting widths, which can then be utilized to their capacity,
  • the side walls in the casting apparatus after the JP 05329586 A also, viewed in the width of the conveyor belt, adjustable.
  • each of the conveyor belt associated cooling chambers can be adapted in the direction Bretencardi to other G manformate.
  • the object is achieved with respect to the device by a pouring device with a ladle, a distributor and a horizontal movable conveyor belt with side boundaries, in which liquid metal, preferably liquid steel, from the ladle to the distribution device and from there to the horizontal conveyor belt can be applied, the side boundaries of the horizontal conveyor belt in the width of the horizontal conveyor belt are considered adjustable.
  • the distribution device is viewed in width in the direction of the width of the conveyor belt adjustable.
  • At least one cooling device is arranged, which serves to run on the conveyor belt with casting speed Metal to be cooled, wherein the at least one cooling device in the width in the direction of the width of the conveyor belt is variably controllable, such that the at least one cooling device viewed in width in the direction of the width of the conveyor belt is divisible into cooling zones, wherein at least two edge zones are present, which can be switched on or off depending on the width to be cooled. Furthermore, a nertgaschaube is provided above the conveyor belt to protect the Vorbandes.
  • the pre-strip can be generated variably in width.
  • the adjustment can advantageously be done mechanically or hydraulically by means of appropriate actuators.
  • the adjustment is reversible.
  • the application behavior and distribution behavior of the liquid metal on the conveyor belt can advantageously be controlled.
  • the inventive construction cooling zones can be switched off when they are not needed due to the set casting width.
  • the object is achieved with respect to the method, by a method for operating a casting device, such as in particular a casting device with a distributor and in particular a horizontal movable conveyor belt with side boundaries, wherein the width of the cast product by in the width at an angle of 90 ° to the casting direction adjustable side limits are determined and set.
  • a casting device such as in particular a casting device with a distributor and in particular a horizontal movable conveyor belt with side boundaries, wherein the width of the cast product by in the width at an angle of 90 ° to the casting direction adjustable side limits are determined and set.
  • the distributor is arranged between the side boundaries.
  • the distribution device is viewed in the casting direction is arranged in front of the side boundaries and liquid metal head side flows against the side boundaries and is limited by the side boundaries to the casting width.
  • the FIG. 1 schematically shows a casting apparatus 1 in cross-sectional view, in which the liquid steel or a liquid metal flows from a ladle 2 to an intermediate vessel 3 and from there via a distributor 4 on a horizontal conveyor belt 5 runs.
  • the horizontal conveyor belt 5 is a driven conveyor belt, which removes the solidified on the moving conveyor belt metal, such as the pre-strip 7, with casting speed.
  • rollers 6 are provided, around which the driven conveyor belt 5 rotates as an endless belt.
  • cooling devices 9 are preferably arranged below the conveyor belt 5 and / or also above the conveyor belt, which serve to be controlled on the conveyor belt 5 with casting speed solidified Vorband 7 and to cool down specifically.
  • the cooling devices 9 are, for example, spray devices spraying coolant, from which a coolant, for example water, is sprayed or applied onto the conveyor belt and / or onto the pre-strip.
  • a coolant for example water
  • the heat-conducting conveyor belt 5 can be cooled as such itself, so that the solidified metal applied on the conveyor belt 5 is cooled as a pre-strip 7.
  • the heat of the Vorbandes 7 is transported by the sprayed or sprayed coolant, such as cooling water, from the opening band.
  • an inert gas hood 8 is provided, which protects the Vorband from the external air atmosphere.
  • the inert gas hood 8 may well rest on the two side boundaries 13, 14 in order to avoid heat losses.
  • FIGS. 2 to 7 show schematic representations of a plan view of a casting apparatus 10, in which substantially only the cooling device 11 above and / or below the horizontally moving conveyor belt, the distributor 12 and two respective side boundaries 13,14 are visible.
  • the conveyor belt and the side boundaries are shown only schematically.
  • the distribution device 12 has a width at the outlet, which corresponds approximately to the distance between the two side boundaries 13,14.
  • the device of FIG. 2 thus represents an arrangement for a low bandwidth, in which the outlet of the distributor 12 corresponds approximately to the width of the conveyor belt.
  • the device is the FIG. 3 adjusted in width to a greater width, so that the width of the Vorbandes to be generated, ie the distance of the side boundaries 13,14 is wider than the width of the distribution device 12 of the liquid metal at the outlet.
  • the width of the distributor 12 at the outlet of the distributor 12 is in the FIGS. 2 and 3 unchanged.
  • the distribution device 12 has a width that is greater than the distance between the two side boundaries 13,14.
  • the device of FIG. 4 thus represents one Arrangement for a low bandwidth.
  • the device is the FIG. 5 adjusted in width to a greater width, so that the width of the Vorbandes to be produced, so the distance of the side boundaries 13,14 is about as wide or narrower than the width of the distributor 12 of the liquid metal at the outlet.
  • the width of the distributor 12 at the outlet of the distributor 12 is in the FIGS. 4 and 5 unchanged.
  • the width of the distributor 12 may alternatively be made variable in another embodiment.
  • the distribution device 12 for distributing the liquid metal on the conveyor belt of the casting device can also be made adjustable in the width of the outlet.
  • the width of the pre-strip between the side boundaries 13,14 narrower, be the same width or wider than the distribution device 12 in the outlet.
  • the leaking liquid metal flows in the width direction on the conveyor belt and is distributed there to the bandwidth of the Vorbandes, by the width of the side boundaries 13, 14 is given.
  • the leaking liquid metal also flows in the width direction against the side boundaries 13,14 on the conveyor belt and is also distributed from there to the entire bandwidth, through the Width of the side boundaries 13,14 is given.
  • the width of the distance of the side boundaries 13,14 is substantially equal to the width of the distribution device 12, the leaking liquid metal flows substantially parallel to the band width on the conveyor belt and there is also distributed over the entire bandwidth, by the width of the side boundaries 13, 14 is given.
  • the cooling device 11 can also be variably controlled in terms of their width, so that the cooling device 11 can be made variable in width in terms of its cooling capacity or cooling temperature.
  • the cooling device 11 can be divided into different cooling zones across the width of the belt of the casting device, so that, for example, edge cooling zones 15 can be switched on or off at the edge of the cooling device 11, if they are needed due to the selected width of the pre-strip to be cast or Not.
  • FIGS. 6 and 7 show such a configuration in which the cooling device 11 is driven with a different active width. In FIG. 6 the edge zones 15 are each turned off and in FIG.
  • edge zones of the cooling device 12 is activated, that is, they are used for strip cooling of the pre-strip.
  • the activation or deactivation of the edge cooling zones 15 preferably takes place as a function of the set bandwidth of the pre-strip, that is, as a function of the distance of the side boundaries 13, 14.
  • the adjustment of the width of the material to be cast is made reversibly adjustable.
  • the adjustment of the width of the distance of the side boundaries 13,14 is reversibly adjustable.
  • the cooling by the cooling device with its cooling zones adjustable to the required width.
  • the adjustment of the width of the distribution device 12 is configured reversible.
  • both the width of the distance of the side boundaries 13,14 and the width of the distribution devices 12 and the width of the Cooling 11,15 reversibly adjustable.
  • this reversible setting during operation so online, set and changed.

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