EP3012042B1 - Stranggussvorrichtung und verfahren zur verwendung davon - Google Patents

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EP3012042B1
EP3012042B1 EP13887269.2A EP13887269A EP3012042B1 EP 3012042 B1 EP3012042 B1 EP 3012042B1 EP 13887269 A EP13887269 A EP 13887269A EP 3012042 B1 EP3012042 B1 EP 3012042B1
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  • the present invention relates to a continuous casting machine having a cast-piece path curved at a uniform curvature radius, and a method of using the same. More specifically, the present invention relates to a continuous casting machine, in which a dummy bar is also curved at a uniform curvature radius, and a method of using the same.
  • the molten steel transferred from a converter by a ladle is temporarily transferred to a tundish by pouring the molten steel into the tundish through the bottom of the ladle, and is continuously poured from the tundish into a rectangular or cylindrical mold.
  • a dummy bar is inserted into the mold from below and the molten steel poured into the mold is brought into contact with the inner surface of the dummy bar and the mold and is thus cooled.
  • the periphery of the molten steel is cooled by the inner surface of the mold and is thus solidified.
  • a cast piece is drawn from the mold downward by drawing the dummy bar downward in a state where part of the molten steel not yet solidified remains in the cast piece.
  • the cast piece is guided by pinch rolls arranged below the mold and is drawn downward along a curved path formed by the pinch rolls, in the course of which the cast piece is completely solidified.
  • the dummy bar at the leading end is separated from the cast piece at the bottom of the curved movement path.
  • the cast piece is straightened from the curved shape into a flat shape and then, the cast piece is cut to predetermined dimensions and sent to a downstream process.
  • FIGS. 7(a) and 7(b) are diagrams showing an operation of a conventional continuous casting machine described in Patent Document 1.
  • a dummy bar 1 having a uniform curvature radius is inserted into a mold 8 from below the mold 8 and molten steel is poured from a tundish (not shown) into the mold for casting so as to cover the trailing end of the dummy bar 1. Thereafter, the dummy bar 1 is drawn downward, so that the cast piece 2, part of which is in contact with the mold 8 and is therefore solidified in the mold 8, is drawn downward through the bottom of the mold 8.
  • Straightening rolls 3 and 4 are disposed at a bottom portion of the movement range of the dummy bar 1 and the cast piece 2.
  • the straightening rolls 4 move upward and wait, so that the dummy bar 1 can move along the guide rolls 7 and move upward along the same circular path.
  • the straightening rolls 4 descend and press the leading end portion of the cast piece 2, so that the leading end of the cast piece 2 is separated from the trailing end of the dummy bar 1.
  • the cast piece 2 is pressed downward by the straightening rolls 3 and 4 and thereby straightened from a curved shape into a flat, straight shape.
  • the cast piece 2 is then cut to appropriate dimensions and discharged from the continuous casting machine.
  • the dummy bar 1 waits at a higher position.
  • the dummy bar 1 is reversed along the circular path and the trailing end thereof (the leading end in the reversing direction) is inserted into the mold 8 through the bottom of the mold 8. The next casting operation is then started. Similar continuous casting machines are also described in Patent Documents 2 to 4.
  • Patent Document 5 describes a continuous casting machine, in which the curvature of the course for drawing the cast piece is not uniform and the cast piece receives straightening force so that the curvature radius gradually increases in the course of drawing the cast piece from the mold by the pinch rolls.
  • the dummy bar is formed by connecting a plurality of units in the form of a chain. The dummy bar moves downward between the pinch rolls while relative angles between the units are gradually changed, which causes the dummy bar to change its form so that the curvature radius is gradually increased.
  • the dummy bar is separated from the leading end of the cast piece and is then inserted into the mold from above the mold to be used in the next casting operation.
  • the dummy bar separated from the cast piece at the cast piece separation position which is a bottom portion of the continuous casting machine, is raised to the casting floor by a dummy bar-hoisting winch. Thereafter, the dummy bar is placed on a mover frame that runs on guide rails installed on the casting floor, and is carried to the vicinity of the mold. The mover frame is tilted at the vicinity of the mold, so that the dummy bar is slid and inserted into the mold from the lower end of the tilted mover frame.
  • US 4 150 710 A describes a continuous casting installation having a generally vertical open-ended mold supported on a casting platform, a flexible dummy bar for sealing the lower end of the mold prior to the start of a cast, a curved guide below the casting platform for the strand formed in the mold and a mechanism for handling the dummy bar.
  • This mechanism includes a carriage which is provided with a semi-circular, downwardly concave roller bed having a length at least equal to that of the dummy bar.
  • the carriage is located on the casting platform and is movable between the mold and a location above that at which the dummy bar emerges from the strand guide.
  • a rotatably driven, telescopic arm on the carriage pivots on the axis of the semi-circular roller bed.
  • the arm is capable of engaging the dummy bar.
  • the carriage In operation, the carriage is positioned above the location at which the dummy bar emerges from the strand guide. The leading end of the dummy bar is engaged by a hoist as it emerges from the strand guide and is lifted to the level of the casting platform. The arm on the carriage is extended and engages the leading end of the dummy bar. Thereafter, the arm is rotated thereby pulling the entire dummy bar onto the semi-circular roller fed. The dummy bar is then clamped on the roller bed and the arm is disconnected from the leading end of the dummy bar and rotated back to engage the trailing end of the dummy bar. The carriage is moved to a position adjacent the mold.
  • the clamping force on the dummy bar is released and the arm is rotated towards the mold thereby lowering the dummy bar into the strand guide via the top of the mold and positioning the dummy bar to seal the lower end of the mold in readiness for another cast
  • US 3 800 849 A describes a method of introducing a dummy bar into a continuous casting mold which comprises withdrawing at least one of two mold walls on opposite sides of the continuous casting mold in a direction substantially normal to the longitudinal axis of the continuous casting mold.
  • the dummy bar is introduced into the opened continuous casting mold and is subjected to the action of guide means so that the dummy bar is guided through the continuous casting mold at a given distance from the walls of the mold until the stopping and withdrawing head of the dummy bar assumes a prescribed position within the continuous casting mold.
  • the guide means is removed from the continuous casting mold, and the previously displaced mold wall is returned into its casting position.
  • Patent Document 5 describes a continuous casting machine, in which the dummy bar is inserted into the mold from the top of the mold.
  • the dummy bar In order to insert the dummy bar into the mold from the top of this mold, it is necessary that the dummy bar be made up of a plurality of units connected like a chain and be able to be bent at the connections between the units so that the shape of the dummy bar is changeable.
  • a largescale casting machine is required.
  • the present invention has been made in consideration of the above problem and an object of the present invention is to provide a continuous casting machine and a method of using the same, with which it is possible to achieve a high operation rate and improve productivity by reducing the waiting time between a preceding casting operation and the next casting operation, without increase in size and complication of the machine.
  • a continuous casting machine according to the present invention is defined in claim 1 and includes:
  • the second pinch roll portion may have at least two pairs of pinch rolls.
  • first pinch roll portion may be provided at the delivery portion, and the second pinch roll portion may be provided at each of two or more locations on the circular path.
  • the second pinch roll portion may be provided at each of two or more locations on the circular path that include locations positioned on both sides of a top of the circular path, and the guide mechanism may have a support roll disposed above the second pinch roll portions and configured to roll on an inner surface of the dummy bar with respect to a radial direction of the circular path to support the dummy bar.
  • the guide mechanism may have:
  • a method of using the continuous casting machine according to the present invention includes the steps of:
  • the continuous casting machine according to the present invention achieves a high operation rate and therefore achieves very high productivity.
  • the present invention can be carried out merely by additionally installing a simple guide mechanism for guiding a dummy bar and a second pinch roll portion for driving the dummy bar, increase in size and complication of the machine are avoided and a large space for installation is not required.
  • FIG. 1 is a front view showing a continuous casting machine according to this embodiment.
  • FIG. 2 is a front view showing part of the same continuous casting machine.
  • a movement path 20 of a dummy bar DB (movement path of the outer surface of the dummy bar DB in actuality) is a circle.
  • the dummy bar DB is curved at a uniform curvature radius D and moves on a circular path extending along the movement path 20. It is preferable that the dummy bar DB have a length equal to or greater than one third of the circumference of the circular path.
  • a mold 10 is disposed at a middle position of the movement path 20 in the vertical direction.
  • the mold 10 is curved at the curvature radius D along the movement path 20.
  • Guide rolls 11 that guide the dummy bar DB and a cast piece C downward along the curved track are disposed below the mold 10.
  • Five pairs of pinch rolls 12 (first pinch roll portion), for example, are disposed at an end portion (lower end portion) of the guide rolls 11.
  • Second pinch roll portions 21 and 22 that roll on and deliver the dummy bar DB while supporting the dummy bar DB from both sides of the dummy bar DB are provided at two upper locations on the movement path 20.
  • a support roll 23 that supports a lower surface of the dummy bar DB (inner surface of the arch) from below is disposed at a top portion on the movement path 20.
  • the mold 10, the guide rolls 11, the first pinch roll portion 12, the second pinch roll portion 21, the support roll 23, and the second pinch roll portion 22 are arranged along the movement path 20 of the dummy bar DB.
  • the second pinch roll portions 21 and 22 are disposed at the two locations on the circular movement path 20.
  • Each of the second pinch roll portions 21 and 22 includes two pairs of rolls.
  • the dummy bar DB and the cast piece C are separated from each other and the cast piece C deviates from the movement path 20.
  • the cast 10 piece C is delivered in a horizontal direction by the first pinch roll portion 12.
  • the cast piece C is conveyed on conveyor rollers 17, cut to predetermined dimensions by a shear 13, and then sent to a downstream process.
  • the upper limit of the length of the dummy bar DB is determined based on the length such that the leading end of the dummy bar DB in the movement direction thereof does not reach the mold 10 when the trailing end of the dummy bar DB in the movement direction thereof passes the delivery portion 30.
  • the length of the dummy bar DB be sufficiently less than this upper limit and slightly greater than one third of the circumference.
  • the dummy bar DB has a length such that the dummy bar DB is always caught by at least two pairs of the pinch rolls 20 included in the first pinch roll portion 12 and the second pinch roll portions 21 and 22.
  • a tundish 14 is positioned above the mold 10 and a ladle 16 is positioned above the tundish 14.
  • the tundish 14 is placed on a tundish car (not shown) that moves on an operation floor, so that the tundish 14 is moved between a position over the mold 10 and a position away from the position over the mold 10.
  • the ladle 16 receives, from a converter (not shown), molten steel refined in the converter and is carried by a suitable crane to a turning machine 15.
  • the ladle 16 is turned or pivoted by the turning machine 15 and positioned over the tundish 14 that is positioned over the mold 10.
  • the molten steel in the ladle 16 is poured into and stored in the tundish 14 and then, the molten steel is poured from the tundish 14 into the mold 10.
  • One casting operation is completed when all the molten steel in the ladle 16 is supplied to the mold 10 via the tundish 14 and solidified in the mold 10, and the trailing end of the cast piece is drawn out of the mold 10.
  • the tundish 14 is then moved from the position over the mold 10 to a standby position by the tundish car and the inner refractory lining of the tundish 14 is restored at the standby position.
  • the molten steel poured into the mold 10 is cooled in the mold 10, a peripheral portion of the molten steel that is in contact with the mold 10 is solidified to form a solidified shell, and the cast piece C is drawn out of the mold 10 downward in a state where the molten steel not yet solidified remains in the cast piece C.
  • the dummy bar DB is joined to a leading end portion of the cast piece C. The dummy bar DB and the cast piece C are moved downward while the same curvature radius thereof is kept by the guide rolls 11.
  • Upward stress at the trailing end of the dummy bar DB separates the dummy bar DB from the cast piece C and downward stress at the leading end of the cast piece C straightens the cast piece C into a flat shape.
  • Nozzles (not shown) for spraying cooling water are disposed between the guide rolls 11.
  • the cast piece C is cooled by spraying cooling water onto the cast piece C.
  • the mold 10 and the guide rolls 11 are arranged so as to be curved at the curvature radius the same as that of the uniform curvature radius D of the movement path 20 of the dummy bar. For this reason, the dummy bar DB curved at the same uniform curvature radius D can smoothly move through the mold 10 and the guide rolls 11.
  • FIG. 3 shows part of the dummy bar DB, where FIG. 3(a) is a front view and FIG. 3(b) is a right side view.
  • the dummy bar DB is formed by connecting a plurality of units DB1, DB2, DB3, DB4, ...
  • the units DB1, ... are connected by connection shafts 19 so as to be able to adjust the angles relative to each other. After the relative angles are adjusted, connections of the units are fixed with respect to each other.
  • the relative angles of the units DB1, ... are adjusted so that the curvature radius D of the dummy bar DB formed by connecting the units DB1, ... becomes equal to the curvature radius of the movement path 20 of the continuous casting machine.
  • FIG. 4 is a front view showing part of a guide mechanism for separating the dummy bar DB from the cast piece and returning the dummy bar DB to the mold in a step of drawing the cast piece in the continuous casting machine shown in FIG. 2
  • FIG. 5 is a side view thereof
  • FIG. 6 is an enlarged front view of the second pinch roll portion 21. Of two pairs of rolls 12a and 12b on the downstream side of the first pinch roll portion 12, the rolls 12b on the downstream side are configured so that upper one of the rolls 12b is shifted upward.
  • the dummy bar DB having the uniform curvature radius leaves the guide rolls 11 and travels upward.
  • the upper one of these rolls 12b is lowered to press down the cast piece C, so that the trailing end of the dummy bar DB that travels upward is separated from the leading end of the cast piece C.
  • the cast piece C is then delivered forward and conveyed on the conveyor rollers 17 by the rotating rolls of the first pinch roll portion 12 while being straightened into a flat shape by being sandwiched between the lowered upper roll 12b and the lower roll 12b on the lower side and at the same time sandwiched between the adjacent rolls 12a to keep the the vertical position of the cast piece C.
  • the dummy bar DB is constrained and supported by the guide mechanism installed on supports 31 and 35 that are installed in a standing manner on the floor, so that the dummy bar DB is moved upward while the curvature radius D of the dummy bar DB is maintained.
  • a horizontal base 32 is installed on the top of the supports 31 and a vertically extending support 33 is installed in a standing manner on the base 32.
  • the guide mechanism includes: side rolls 25 and underside rolls 24 provided on the support 35 near the first pinch roll portion 12; and side rolls 25, an outside roll 42, and side rolls 44 provided on the supports 31 to 33 for installing the second pinch roll portion 21.
  • the side rolls 25 roll on the side surfaces of the dummy bar DB to restrict the horizontal position of the dummy bar so as to prevent the dummy bar DB from deviating from the predetermined movement path 20.
  • the underside rolls 24 roll on the lower side of the dummy bar DB to bear the weight of the dummy bar DB and restrict the position of the dummy bar DB so as to prevent the dummy bar DB from deviating outward from the circle of the predetermined movement path 20.
  • the outside roll 42 rolls on the outer side of the dummy bar DB and also restricts the position of the dummy bar DB so as to prevent the dummy bar DB from deviating outward (in the horizontal direction) from the circle of the predetermined movement path 20.
  • the side rolls 44 that roll on the lateral sides of the dummy bar DB are disposed near the outside roll 42 to restrict the positions of the side surfaces of the dummy bar DB so as to prevent the dummy bar DB from deviating laterally from the movement path 20.
  • the second pinch roll portion 21 is provided on the horizontal base 32 and the support 33 provided on the base 32 in a standing manner.
  • the second pinch roll portion 21 includes two pairs of rolls, which are a pinch roll 21a having rolls 41a and 42a and a pinch roll 21b having rolls 41b and 42b.
  • the rolls 41a and 41b roll on the inner side of the curved dummy bar DB and the rolls 42a and 42b roll on the outer side of the dummy bar DB.
  • the rolls 42a and 42b are provided on the support and move with the outer surface of the dummy bar DB to bear the lateral stress caused by the dummy bar DB.
  • the rolls 41a and 41b are driven by a motor 43 and sandwich the dummy bar DB between the rolls 41a and 41b and the opposing rolls 42a and 42b while pressing the inner side of the dummy bar DB, so that the dummy bar DB is moved along the circular movement path 20 by the driving force of the motor 43.
  • the rolls 41a and 41b and the motor 43 are disposed on the base 32 so that the whole of the rolls 21a and 21b and the motor 43 is pivotable about a horizontal rotation shaft 45.
  • the second pinch roll portion 22 is similar in structure to the second pinch roll portion 21. As described above, the second pinch roll portions 21 and 22 are disposed at two locations on the movement path 20 of the dummy bar DB in this embodiment.
  • the second pinch roll portion 21 has the two pairs of rolls 21a and 21b and the dummy bar DB moves while being sandwiched between the rolls 41a and 42a of the roll pair 21a and between the rolls 41b and 42b of the roll pair 21b.
  • This also applies to the second pinch roll portion 22.
  • each of the second pinch roll portions 21 and 22 may include one roll pair instead of providing two roll pairs for each of the second pinch roll portions 21 and 22.
  • the second pinch roll portion 22 similar in structure to the second pinch roll portion 21 is disposed at the position opposite to the position of the second pinch roll portion 21 in the upper part of the circular movement path 20. Also in the second pinch roll portion 22, the dummy bar DB is drawn and moved forward along the predetermined movement path 20 by the roll pairs.
  • the dummy bar DB is curved so that the curvature radius D of the dummy bar DB is the same as the curvature radius of the predetermined movement path 20 as described above.
  • the dummy bar DB is rigid as a whole.
  • the curvature radius of the dummy bar DB is adjustable by adjusting the relative angles between the units DB1,... as described above.
  • the length of the dummy bar DB is greater than the length of the section of the circumference from the mold 10 to the first pinch roll portion 12.
  • the length of the dummy bar DB be greater than the length of the section of the circumference between the first pinch roll portion 12 and the second pinch roll portion 21 and greater than the length of the section of the circumference between the second pinch roll portion 21 and the second pinch roll portion 22.
  • the second pinch roll portion 21 and the second pinch roll portion 22 are then driven to advance the dummy bar DB in the direction indicated by the arrow in FIG. 1 to insert the dummy bar DB into 20 the mold 10 from above the mold 10.
  • the leading end of the dummy bar DB first enters the mold 10.
  • the dummy bar DB passes through the mold downward and is stopped while the trailing end of the dummy bar DB remains in a lower part of the mold 10.
  • a casting space is formed, which is formed by the side walls of the mold 10 and the top surface of the dummy bar DB.
  • the dummy bar DB is moved forward by the rotating rolls of the second pinch roll portion 22 while being guided by the mold 10 and the guide rolls 11, with the dummy bar DB being sandwiched by the second pinch roll portion 22.
  • the trailing end of the dummy bar DB is positioned in the mold 10, the leading end of the dummy bar DB is already sandwiched by the rolls of the first pinch roll portion 12 and the dummy bar DB is thereafter drawn by the first pinch roll portion 12.
  • the tundish car is then driven to position the restored tundish 14 over the mold 10.
  • the ladle 16 by which molten steel is transferred from the converter, is positioned over the tundish 14 by driving the turning machine 15, the molten steel is poured from the ladle 16 into the tundish 14, and the molten steel is then poured into the mold 10 through a tundish nozzle.
  • the molten steel contacts the mold 10 and is thus cooled, so that the peripheral portion and the bottom portion of the molten steel are solidified and form a solidified shell, and a cast piece C is formed, in which molten steel not yet solidified remains.
  • the dummy bar DB is then drawn by the first pinch roll portion 12 to draw the cast piece C joined to the dummy bar DB out of the mold 10 downward, and the cast piece C is guided downward along the guide rolls 11.
  • the cast piece C is cooled by the cooling water sprayed from spray nozzles and the cast piece C, including the inner part thereof, is completely solidified while the cast piece moves downward, guided by the guide rolls arranged below the mold 10.
  • the leading end of the dummy bar DB passes the pairs of rolls 12a and 12b of the first pinch roll portion 12 and moves upward with the outer surface of the dummy bar DB supported by the underside rolls 24 and the outside roll 42, because the dummy bar DB is rigid. Since the side surfaces of the dummy bar DB are supported by the side rolls 25, the dummy bar DB is prevented from deviating from the predetermined movement path 20.
  • the upper roll 12b is lowered to press down the cast piece C joined to the trailing end of the dummy bar DB and separate the cast piece C from the dummy bar DB immediately after the trailing end of the dummy bar DB passes the upper roll 12b. Since the cast piece C is sandwiched between the lowered upper roll 12b and the lower roll 12b and at the same time sandwiched between the adjacent pair of rolls 12a, the cast piece C is flattened by the roll pairs in the first pinch roll portion 12, transported on the conveyor rollers 17, and cut to predetermined dimensions by the shear 13 during transportation.
  • the dummy bar DB is further advanced by the first pinch roll portion 12.
  • the front portion of the dummy bar DB is guided by the guide mechanism, moves upward, and is caught between the rolls 21a and between the rolls 21b of the second pinch roll portion 21.
  • the dummy bar DB is then driven and advanced by the second pinch roll portion 21.
  • the dummy bar DB then leaves the first pinch roll portion 12 and is driven only by the second pinch roll portion 21, so that the dummy bar DB moves toward the second pinch roll portion 22 along the movement path 20.
  • the dummy bar DB is supported by the support roll 23 in the course.
  • the leading end of the dummy bar DB is then caught by the second pinch roll portion 22, so that the dummy bar DB is driven by the second pinch roll portions 21 and 22.
  • the trailing end of the dummy bar DB leaves the second pinch roll portion 21 and is then driven by the second pinch roll portion 22 only.
  • the movement of the dummy bar DB is stopped in a state where the leading end of the dummy bar DB is caught by the second pinch roll portion 22.
  • the first pinch roll portion 12 continues delivering the cast piece C onto the conveyor rollers 17. After the molten steel in the ladle 16 runs out and substantially all of the molten steel in the tundish 14 is poured into the mold 10, the surface level of the molten steel in the mold 10 descends, and the trailing end of the cast piece C is drawn out of the mold 10.
  • the tundish 14 used is then moved from the position over the mold 10 to the standby position by the tundish car.
  • the second pinch roll portion 22 then drives the dummy bar DB and delivers the dummy bar DB into the mold 10.
  • the first pinch roll portion 12 stops driving the dummy bar DB in a state where the trailing end of the dummy bar DB is positioned at the bottom of the mold 10.
  • a restored, new tundish 14 is then moved to the position over the mold 10 by the tundish car.
  • Refined molten steel is then transferred from the converter by the ladle 16.
  • the ladle 16 is mounted on the turning machine 15 and positioned over the tundish 14 by driving the turning machine 15. The next casting operation is then started.
  • the dummy bar DB moves in one direction along the circular movement path 20 having the uniform curvature radius D in this embodiment. Since the placement of the dummy bar DB in the mold and the casting operations 20 are performed by moving the dummy bar DB along the movement path 20 in this way, it is possible to replace the tundish 14 with a new one and start the next casting operation as soon as possible, that is, with substantially no waiting time, after the completion of pouring of molten steel from the tundish 14 into the mold 10. For this reason, the continuous casting machine of this embodiment achieves a high operation rate and therefore achieves a very high productivity.
  • the continuous casting machine for making cast pieces having small, rectangular or circular cross sections, such as blooms and billets, or the continuous casting machine for making beam blanks, such as H-beam having an H-shaped cross section is provided with a mold and guide rolls for guiding the cast pieces, the mold and the guide rolls being arranged so as to be curved at a uniform curvature radius.
  • a mold and guide rolls for guiding the cast pieces the mold and the guide rolls being arranged so as to be curved at a uniform curvature radius.
  • Such a configuration is adopted in order to smoothly draw the cast piece, of which the peripheral portion of the molten steel is solidified in the mold, by guiding the cast piece until the cast piece reaches the end of the guide rolls with the curvature radius kept unchanged.
  • the dummy bar is also curved at a uniform curvature radius similarly to the mold and the guide rolls, so that the dummy bar moves and passes the guide rolls without deformation while the dummy bar moves, guided by the guide rolls, with the curved form kept unchanged.
  • the second pinch roll portion to be used solely for driving the dummy bar is installed at one location (a top portion of the movement path) opposite to the position of the first pinch roll portion to be used basically for driving the cast piece.
  • the length of the dummy bar DB is not so long, it is required to provide two or more second pinch roll portions at two or more locations.
  • the guide mechanism may include the underside rolls that bear the weight of the dummy bar DB, the side rolls that support the dummy bar DB so as to prevent the dummy bar from deviating in the lateral direction, etc.
  • the first pinch roll portion 12 and the second pinch roll portions 21 and 22 are configured to move the dummy bar DB in one direction along the circular movement path and drive the dummy bar DB so that the dummy bar DB is inserted into the mold 10 from above the mold 10.
  • the present invention significantly improves the operation rate and the productivity of the continuous casting machine while reducing the manufacturing costs.

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  1. Stranggussmaschine, umfassend:
    eine Form (10);
    einen Anfahrstrang (DB), der mit einem einheitlichen Krümmungsradius in einer Längsrichtung gekrümmt ist und dafür eingerichtet ist, in die Form (10) eingeführt zu werden, um geschmolzenen Stahl aufzunehmen, wenn das Gießen begonnen wird;
    Führungswalzen (11), die dafür eingerichtet sind, den Anfahrstrang (DB) und ein Gussteil, die aus der Form (10) herausgezogen worden sind, abwärts entlang einer kreisförmigen Bahn zu führen, wobei die kreisförmige Bahn durch die Form (10) hindurch verläuft und den einheitlichen Krümmungsradius aufweist;
    einen Abgabeabschnitt (30), der dafür eingerichtet ist, das von dem Anfahrstrang (DB) getrennte Gussteil in einer tangentialen Richtung der kreisförmigen Bahn an einem Bodenabschnitt der kreisförmigen Bahn auszuliefern; und
    einen Führungsmechanismus (12, 21, 22), der dafür eingerichtet ist, dem von dem Gussteil getrennten Anfahrstrang (DB) zu erlauben, sich entlang der kreisförmigen Bahn zu bewegen, und der dafür eingerichtet ist, den Anfahrstrang (DB) in die Form (10) von oberhalb der Form (10) einzuführen, wobei
    der Führungsmechanismus (12, 21, 22) enthält:
    einen ersten Quetschwalzenabschnitt (12), der auf der kreisförmigen Bahn angeordnet und dafür eingerichtet ist, eine Zugkraft auf den Anfahrstrang (DB) und das Gussteil auszuüben, wobei der erste Quetschwalzenabschnitt (12) mindestens zwei Paare von Quetschwalzen aufweist; und
    einen zweiten Quetschwalzenabschnitt (21, 22), der auf der kreisförmigen Bahn angeordnet und dafür eingerichtet ist, eine Antriebskraft auf den Anfahrstrang (DB) auszuüben, um den Anfahrstrang (DB) entlang der kreisförmigen Bahn zu bewegen, wobei der zweite Quetschwalzenabschnitt (21, 22) mindestens ein Paar von Quetschwalzen aufweist.
  2. Stranggussmaschine nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass der zweite Quetschwalzenabschnitt (21, 22) mindestens zwei Paare von Quetschwalzen aufweist.
  3. Stranggussmaschine nach Anspruch 1 oder 2, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass
    der erste Quetschwalzenabschnitt (12) an dem Abgabeabschnitt (30) bereitgestellt ist und der zweite Quetschwalzenabschnitt (21, 22) an jedem von zwei oder mehr Stellen auf der kreisförmigen Bahn bereitgestellt ist.
  4. Stranggussmaschine nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 3, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass
    der zweite Quetschwalzenabschnitt (21, 22) an jedem von zwei oder mehr Stellen auf der kreisförmigen Bahn bereitgestellt ist, die Stellen enthalten, die auf beiden Seiten einer Oberseite der kreisförmigen Bahn positioniert sind, und
    der Führungsmechanismus eine Stützwalze enthält, die oberhalb der zweiten Quetschwalzenabschnitte (21, 22) angeordnet und dafür eingerichtet ist, auf einer Innenoberfläche des Anfahrstrangs (DB), in Bezug auf eine radiale Richtung der kreisförmigen Bahn, zu walzen, um den Anfahrstrang (DB) zu stützen.
  5. Stranggussmaschine nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 4, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass
    der Führungsmechanismus enthält:
    eine Unterseitenwalze (24), die dafür eingerichtet ist, auf einer Außenoberfläche des Anfahrstrangs (DB), in Bezug auf die radiale Richtung der kreisförmigen Bahn, zu walzen, um den Anfahrstrang (DB) zu stützen; und
    eine Seitenwalze, die dafür eingerichtet ist (25, 44), auf einer Seitenoberfläche des Anfahrstrangs (DB) zu walzen, um den Anfahrstrang (DB) zu stützen.
  6. Verfahren zum Verwenden der Stranggussmaschine nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 5, das Verfahren umfassend die Schritte:
    Vorbereiten für einen Gießvorgang durch Einführen des Anfahrstrangs (DB) in die Form (10) von oberhalb der Form (10) und Platzieren des Anfahrstrangs (DB) an einem Bodenabschnitt der Form (10);
    Herausziehen des mit dem Anfahrstrang (DB) verbundenen Gussteils aus der Form (10) durch Beginnen eines Ziehens des Anfahrstrangs (DB), nachdem der geschmolzene Stahl aus einem über der Form (10) positionierten Stahlverteiler in die Form (10) geschüttet wurde und eine gefestigte Hülle in der Form (10) gebildet ist;
    Fortsetzen des Schüttens des geschmolzenen Stahls aus dem Stahlverteiler in die Form (10) und des Ziehens des Anfahrstrangs (DB) und des Gussteils;
    nachdem ein vorlaufendes Ende des Gussteils eine Position des Abgabeabschnitts (30) erreicht und der Anfahrstrang (DB) und das Gussteil voneinander getrennt sind, Bewirken, dass der Führungsmechanismus (12, 21, 22) den Anfahrstrang (DB) führt und antreibt, sodass sich der Anfahrstrang (DB) entlang der kreisförmigen Bahn bewegt, und Senden des getrennten Gussteils zu einem nachgeschalteten Prozess; und
    Vorbereiten für einen nächsten Gießvorgang durch Entfernen des Stahlverteilers von einer Position über der Form (10), nachdem das Schütten des geschmolzenen Stahls von dem Stahlverteiler in die Form (10) abgeschlossen ist, und Einführen des Anfahrstrangs (DB) in die Form (10) von oberhalb der Form (10), bevor das Gussteil, das durch den von dem Stahlverteiler zugeführten geschmolzenen Stahl gebildet ist, den Abgabeabschnitt (30) erreicht.
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