US3570586A - Machine with caterpillar mold for casting strips from nonferrous metals, especially aluminum and aluminum alloys - Google Patents

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US3570586A
US3570586A US758367A US3570586DA US3570586A US 3570586 A US3570586 A US 3570586A US 758367 A US758367 A US 758367A US 3570586D A US3570586D A US 3570586DA US 3570586 A US3570586 A US 3570586A
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  • a caterpillar mold machine for casting strips of v metal has mold blocks, guide and drive means for the mold blocks, and supporting and fastening means between the mold blocks and the guide and drive means connecting the mold blocks to the guide and drive means and having a low total heat conductivity.
  • the present invention relates to a machine with caterpillar mold for casting strips of nonferrous metals such as zinc, copper and their alloys, but especially of aluminum and aluminum alloys.
  • the mold cavity is defined by a cooperating pair of endless chains of articulated mold blocks, and means are provided for revolving each of said chains about its own center.
  • the chains are mounted so that over a part of their own length they engage with each other and define between them a mold cavity having walls which move continuously as the respective chains are revolved together at the same linear speed.
  • Machines of this kind have been named machines with caterpillar mold.” in one of the said machines the mold blocks of one row are not connected but are moved separately in a guide system and maintained in circuit in such a way that they meet again at the pouring end of the mold cavity to form, with the blocks of the other row, a closed mold.
  • a feed spout is provided through which, during operation, the melt flows continuously into the mold, closing back the mold at the inlet.
  • the other end of the mold is closed at the beginning of the casting by a dummy bar and thereafter by the casting. It is possible to make a lateral closing of the mold by means of side dams.
  • the Hunter-Douglas machine is substantially characterized by the fact that coolant passages are formed in each of the cooling thus obtained renders possible to maintain the temperature of the mold blocks at a relatively low level so that they will be distorted only within tolerable limits.
  • the newest and widest machine of this kind is designed for.
  • the mold blocks must be accurately guided and without the influence of heat in the section where they form the mold. Deviation from the theoretically determined path may not be permitted to exceed, at most, a few tenths of 1 mm.
  • the contact surfaces between the adjacent mold blocks must assure an efficient closing of the parting lines in order to obtain a strip with a substantially finless surface.
  • the present invention is based on strict adherence to the above-mentioned conditions and the avoidance, on the one hand, of any direct contact of the mold blocks with the guide and drive members, and on the other hand, that the mold blocks have such a shape and are held in such a manner that they may dilate freely but are notdistorted to any undue extent. ln this manner the accurate functioning of the guide and drive members is not impaired by thermal influences in the mold blocks and one obtains a substantially uniform thickness of the cast strip.
  • the machine with caterpillar mold according to the invention is generally characterized by the fact that the mold blocks are not in direct contact with the guide and drive members but are connected to them by supporting and fastening means of low heat conductivity in such a way that the heat transfer from the mold blocks to the guide and drive members by conduction is substantially precluded.
  • the mold blocks are not substantially distorted.
  • FIG. 1 is a fragmentary elevational view, partly in section, of a caterpillar mold machine inaccordance with the invention
  • FIG. 2 is a large scale fragmentary plan view, partly in section, showing a mold block, its guide means and portions of its drive means, as well as the supporting and fastening means for the mold block connecting it to the guide and drive means;
  • FIG. 3 is a fragmentary side elevational view of some of the parts shown in H6. 2;
  • FIG. 4 is an elevational view, the mold blocks having been removed for simplicity of presentation
  • FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a mold block
  • FIG. 6 is an elevational view of the mold block of FIG. 5, showing the underside thereof in relation to the position of the mold block in FIG. 5;
  • FIG. 7 is a plan view of the mold block of FIG. 5;
  • FIG. 8 is a fragmentary end elevational view of a modified mold block
  • FIG. 9 is a large scale fragmentary sectional view of the mold block of FIG. 8.
  • FIG. 10 is a fragmentary plan view, partly in section, similar to FIG. 2, but embodying the modification of FIGS. 8 and 9.
  • the casting mold 100 is formed by a double row of mold halves 101, each of which forms two endless chains.
  • the mold halves 101 which lie opposite one another come to lie next to one another and move in this position for a certain distance, along which the caterpillar mold halves 100 form.
  • the casting metal flows from a trough 104 through a nozzle 105 into the closed casting mold 100.
  • the solidified strip 106 emerges from the bottom of the casting mold 100 and is transported away by means of conveyor roller pairs 107 and 108.
  • the mold blocks are supported on guide members by one or more intermediate parts of small section. In this way the guide and drive members remain substantially cold.
  • FIG. 2 shows schematically the connection of a mold block 10 (FIG. 5) to a supporting guide member 11 made of steel.
  • the mold block 10 rests on this guide member 11 by four supports, namely steel bolts 12, having a diameter of 10 mm. and a length of 45 mm. with hardened, rounded ends of a radius of 22.5 mm. which rest on backings 13 made of hardened steel. These backings 13 are sunk with one end in the mold block 10 and with the other end in the guide member 11.
  • the fastening is done by means of a steel bolt of mm. diameter, screwed into a bored hole 14 in the middle of the mold block 10.
  • the said bolt 15 is tightly pulled against the guide member 11 by means of a nut 16 with interposed cup springs 17.
  • the backings 13 are in the form of plane discs having a raised rim; normally the rounded ends of the steel bolts 12 come only into substantially punctiform contact with the plane part of the backings 13 so that the heat transmission is negligible.
  • the steel bolts 12 will assume a slightly sloping position; this change of position is, however, frictionless so that no strains occur in the mold block 10 and the guide member 11.
  • the said slight sloping position of the steel bolts 12 does not effect any diminution of the distance between the mold block 10 and the guide member 111, as the ends of the steel bolts 12 are formed as sectors of a sphere, the radius of which (22.5 mm.) amounts to one-half of the bolt length (45 mm.).
  • the mold block 10 is maintained in the central position relative to the guide member ll by means of three guide pieces 21, 22 and 23 screwed on to the guide member 11 and slide in grooves 18, 19 and 20 (FIGS. 6 and 7), without being hindered in its change in length as a consequence of temperature changes.
  • the guide piece 23 prevents any lateral displacement and the guide pieces 21 and 22 prevent any displacement in the direction of movement of the mold.
  • the contact length of the guide pieces 21, 22 and 23 with the walls of the grooves 18, 19 and 20 amounts to about 35 mm. and the engagement depth to about 10 mm.
  • an interspace which very substantially prevents the heat flow from the mold block 10 to the guide member 11.
  • a reflective metal sheet 24 (FIG. 2) for instance of stainless steel or anodized aluminum, is disposed between each mold block 10 and each guide member 11 and serves to reflect the thermal radiation.
  • This metal sheet is provided with holes having preferably a clearance of one or more millimeters for the passage of the. supports 12, the steel bolt 15 and the guide pieces 21, 22 and 23.
  • the sheet 24 is pressed by means of four compression springs 25 made for instance from 2 mm. steel wire against bearing spacers 26 which determine the distance from the strip block 10.
  • Heat-insulating material may be used in place of the reflective metal sheet 24.
  • the mold blocks 10, according to the invention as explained hereinbefore, are not directly bound to the guide member 11 (the mold block 10 and the guide member 11 are not in actual contact), but by means of four supports 12 of 10 mm. diameter and the steel bolt 15 of 20 mm. diameter.
  • the total heat conductivity of the connecting pieces between the mold block 10 and the guide member 11 should, in the order of magnitude, be preferably 200 times smaller than the heat conductivity of the mold block 10.
  • the connecting pieces 12, 15 are made from ordinary steel.
  • stainless chromenickel steel for instance which has a much lower heat conductivity than that of the ordinary steel which is generally used for screws, bolts and the like.
  • normal steel is quite adequate to maintain a substantially cold condition of the guide and drive members.
  • tiltable supports 12 instead of tiltable supports 12, one can also use yielding supports which securely connect the mold block to the guide member 11 and which, by change of length of the former, are only elasticmly defonned.-'
  • the mold block can also be spaced from the guide member ll without any special supports; this can be done by means of a heat-insulated plate made of one or several pieces, on which plate the mold block 10 slides away from the fixed point l-I, during changes in length of the mold block it).
  • the guide member ll is provided on both sides with a length of toothed rack 27 (FIG. 3) corresponding to the length E (FIG. 5) of the mold block 10.
  • a driving gear 28 (FIG. 2) engages said toothed rack 27 on both sides in order to move the mold.
  • the axle 29 is supported in bores 31 (FIG. 1).
  • Opposite said axle 29 forked guides 32 (FIG. 3) are provided that grip the articulated pieces 33 of the neighboring guide member 11.
  • the rolls 30 run in the high-precision machined guides 34 of a machine body 35 (FIG. 1). As the guide member ll remains cold, a very precise guidance is warranted independently from the temperature variations in the mold blocks 10.
  • the mold blocks 10 When in contact with the melt, the mold blocks 10 become 1 unevenly heated, and consequently compression stresses appear in the warmer zones and tensile stresses in the colder ones. These stresses become relatively higher with a given temperature distribution, the more so when the warmer zones are prevented from dilating freely. The said stresses cause the distortion of the mold blocks 10 and moreover lead to fatigue phenomena and fissures in the mold surface which very disadvantageously influence the working life of the mold blocks 10.
  • a further development of the machine according to the invention fulfills the second requirement when casting wide strips in the caterpillar mold.
  • the mold blocks ill have such a thickness G F (see H6. 5) that even the greatest amount of heat supplied by the metal melt does not reach the rear surface 40 of the mold blocks 110, and during subsequent cooling of the molding wall 36, after leaving the casting section, becomes withdrawn through the said molding wall by the coolant.
  • the mold blocks 10 of this embodiment are so constructed that during the casting operation the heat flow takes place substantially in the zone which is turned towards the molding wall 36, whereas there is only an insignificant variation in temperature in the zone adjacent to the surface 40 averted from the molding wall 36.
  • the mold blocks 10 should comprise a warm and a cold zone.
  • the warm zone 37 of the mold block it acts as a part of the mold which makes contact with the melt or cast strip thereby taking over the heat transfer, while the purpose of the cold zone 33 is for the constant maintenance of the desired determined position so that the mold surface which is in contact with the cast strip during the operation remains always in accurate alignment and constantly retains its shape.
  • the warm zone 37 has such a volume that it can store the heat withdrawn from the melt or cast strip at least during one passage through the casting section.
  • the thickness G F (FIG. 5) is suitably 8 to times, but preferably 10 to l5 times greater than the dimension of the mold cavity which determines the thickness of the strip to be cast, which is about 16 to 40 times, but preferably 20 to 30 times greater than the depth C of the mold recess, as the thickness of the strip to be cast is equal to twice the depth C.
  • the warm zone of the mold blocks 10 becomes cooled to the desired temperature by dipping into, or spraying with, a liquid coolant.
  • the temperature of the mold block it) in greater depth remains substantiallyuninfluenced during the passage through the casting section and also through the cooling section as soon as a detennined operating temperature is attained.
  • the zone of the mold block 10in which the substantial heat exchange. takes place is named the warm zone 37 and the other the cold zone" 38.
  • the adequate size of the cold zone 38 insures the necessary stiffness.
  • the part of the mold block 10 which lies under the layer participating in the heat exchange, that is to say, the cold zone 38, has the purpose of keeping the distortion of the mold block 10 within safe limits. If the cross section or the surface moment of inertia of the mold block it) is sufficiently large, it is possible to maintain the bending of the cooling face 36 (forming surface) within a few tenths of 1 mm. during the cycle of operation. If one has to cast a 600 mm. wide aluminum strip, it results in a mold block thickness D (FIG.
  • the width A is 600 mm. and the width B of the molding wall recess 36 is 550 mm.
  • the depth C of its recess 36 (which is the molding wall) is about 9 mm.
  • the mold block 10 has a thickness D of 255 mm. and a length E of 188 mm. in the casting direction. The ratio of the thickness D to the length E is therefore 255/188 1.36 the mold block 10 is thicker than it is long.
  • the casting machine (see FIG. 1 comprises 24 mold blocks 10 in each caterpillar track. On each side lie six mold blocks 10 which are either pressed against or lying over each other to form the mold; thus the mold has a length of 6 X 188 mm. l 128 mm.
  • the mold blocks 10 can EXAMPLE With a casting speed of 2.5 m./min. (casting metal: aluminum) the depth F of the thermal limit 39 amounts to about 50 to 60 mm. and the thickness G of the cold zone (supporting part) to about 205 to mm. On the separating mold blocks it) the following temperatures were measured:
  • the mold block must therefore comprise a supporting part 38 (cold zone) which is mechanically very resistant and which, in equilibrium, does not undergo any substantial variations during the casting operation and can also hold the warm part 37 so strongly that the latter cannot undergo any undue distortion during the casting operation.
  • the cold part 38 (cold zone) is about four times as thick as the warm part 37 (warm zone).
  • Mold wall 41 in the neighborhood of the corner 42 60 to At the thermal limit the temperatures were, as above, 80 to 100 C. After cooling with water sprays, the following temperatures were measured at the pouring side of the mold blocks 10:
  • Mold wall 41 in the neighborhood of the corner 42 60 to One can see that the temperature does not substantially vary in the cold part.
  • the mold blocks 10 are made preferably of steel which has a low coefficient of thermal expansion, it is possible, by choice of a sufficient thickness, to give them a stiffness which enables the satisfactory casting of for instance 600 mm. to 800 mm. wide aluminum strips.
  • the embodiment according to FIGS. 8 to 10 is especially adapted for the casting of very wide strips, for instance of 700 to 1,500 mm. or more.
  • mold blocks 43 composed of plates 44 instead of the massive blocks 10, the plates being disposed perpendicularly to and in the longitudinal direction of the casting.
  • the plates 44 which compose the mold block 43 are pressed together by means of two or more tie rods 45. In this way an elastic body of relatively small resistance to bending is formed, said body being connected to the guide member 46 in the same way as the massive mold blocks 10 and by this means is kept in position. With composed mold blocks 42 it is necessary to make the guide member 46 much stronger than is necessary with massive mold blocks 10.
  • the stiffening cold part 38 of the massive mold blocks 10 would be inefficient in mold blocks 43 composed of plates 44, so that the part 38 is dispensed with. Moreover, it would be unsuitable to choose the same thickness D as with the massive mold blocks 10.
  • the total thickness of the mold blocks 43 composed of plates 44 which is most suitable for the purpose is for instance I00 to 150 mm. but may exceed or fall below these sizes.
  • the stiffness provided by the cold part 38 with massive mold blocks 10 must be guaranteed here in another way, for instance by increasing the number of supports 12 and steel bolts'15 and by making the guide member 46 stronger,
  • the steel block 47 has grooves 48, 49 on the side which is turned towards the composed mold block 43, said grooves corresponding to the grooves 18, 19 and 20 of the mold block 10 (FIG. 6) and having a similar function.
  • the groove 48 corresponds to the previous groove 18 and the groove 49 to the previous groove 20; the groove corresponding to the groove 19 is not visible on FIG. 10.
  • the composed mold block 43 (FIG. 10) has grooves 50, 51 similar to the massive mold block 10, (FIGS. 6 and 7); the groove 50 corresponds to the previous groove 18, and the groove 51 to the groove 20; the groove corresponding to the groove 19 is not visible in FIG. 10.
  • grooves 52, 53 and 54 on the side of the steel block 47 turned towards the guide member 46, said grooves 52, 53, 54 being disposed in the same manner as the previous grooves l8, l9 and 20 of FIG. 6; for guiding, the grooves 52, 53 and 54 cooperate with wedges 55, 56 and 57 which are inserted in grooves 58, 59 and 60.
  • the end plates 61 of a composed mold block 43 are made especially strong. Their thickness is preferably from 40 mm. to 80 mm.; their stiffness can be further increased by a rib in order to prevent any undue distortion which may occur during operation in consequence of the nonuniform heating.
  • the plates 44 are made from metal sheet of a few millimeters thickness, for instance of from 2 to 5 mm., certain though irregular statistically distributed interstices of a few hundredths of 1 mm. will normally occur in consequence of the natural unevenness of the plates. These interstices allow an unhindered dilation of the plates 44 in the direction of the strip width when the temperature rises.
  • the thickness d of the intermediate layers 63 will be at least 0.1 1 mm., for example:
  • the casting capacity depends on the heat conductivity of the mold material. For instance, one may expect about a six times as great a casting capacity when using copper molds instead of steel molds. Because of the relatively great weight of the mold blocks, the use of copper can only be considered in exceptional cases, as copper is very expensive as compared to steel.
  • the mold block 43 is made from thin plates 44 of for instance from 2 to 5 mm. thickness, one can dispose at intervals copper or aluminum plates 44 of good heat conductivity. In this way the heat withdrawal may be improved and the casting capacity increased accordingly.
  • the plates 44 made from different materials must, to be of advantage, amount to less than 40 percent of the thickness of the strip to be cast. : The thickness of the plates made from different materials need not necessarily be the same; for instance, one may dispose alternatively copper plates 44 of 2 mm. thickness and steel plates 44 of 5 mm. thickness or vice versa. The thicknesses of the plates 44 are chosen according to the desired heat conduction of the mold block 43.
  • the mold blocks or 43 are cooled by spraying a cooling liquid against their molding face 36 or 62 averted from the cast strip in a case where reduced air pressure is maintained, the rarefied pressure being such that the outflow of cooling liquid out of the case between the same and the mold blocks is prevented by the inflow of air into the case.
  • one utilizes a case opening towards and reaching, within a clearance of several tenths of one millimeter, the mold blocks to be cooled.
  • the said case contains spraying nozzles directed to the molding walls 36 or 62 and is connected to a device producing the rarefied pressure.
  • a caterpillar mold machine for casting strips of aluminum and aluminum alloys comprising a series of mold blocks which interact to form a mold for casting strips, guide means and drive means for said mold blocks free from direct contact with said mold blocks for heat transfer restraint, and supportand fastening means are metallic and have a total heat transfer cross section area the ratio of which relative to the area of the face of the mold blocks averted from the molding wall is less than 1:200.
  • a machine according to claim 1 and a reflecting metallic sheet disposed between the mold blocks and the guide and drive means.
  • each mold block having a molding wall, said block having a recess in said molding wall to accommodate said casting strips, said block having a thickness measured from the interior of said recess to the rear surface of said block which equals about 16 to 40 times the depth of said recess, said mold block being arranged sufficiently voluminous that in operation a heat flow takes lace substantially in the zone which Is turned towards the mo ding wall, the part adjacent the rear averted from the molding wall being subject only to anegligible temperature change and sufficiently thick so that it maintains the other zone of the mold blocks free from appreciable thermal expansion or distortion.
  • each mold block comprises plates
  • the guide means includes guide members having reinforcing steel blocks maintaining the mold blocks in alignment over said supporting and fastening means.
  • said guide means including guide members, and guide pieces disposed in grooves in a sliding manner, maintaining the mold blocks during operation in a predetermined central position in relation to the corresponding guide members irrespective of any change of length due to any change of temperature.
  • said steel blocks have first grooves on the side turned towards the mold block and guide pieces are disposedin said first grooves in .sliding manner and maintain, during operation, the mold blocks in a predetermined central position in relation to the corresponding guide member, second grooves, and wedges inserted in said second grooves.

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