Sumitomo Heavy Industries, Ltd.

Sumitomo Metal Industries, Inc.

Toshio Kanamori

Takashi Yamaguchi

Hiroshi Tomono

Satoshi Satake

Tsuyoshi Andoh

A plurality of sets of three rolls are disposed around the periphery of the round continuously drawn from a mold and movable to the direction for or counter to the rounds, the sets being disposed along the drawing direction of the rounds. It is not necessary to replace the apparatus even when the size of the round is changed due to the replacement of molds, as the roll position are adjustable to the rounds.

Supporting and guiding apparatus continuous rounds casting

A metal supporting structure is disposed just beneath the mold of a continuous casting machine for supporting and cooling hot metal coming down from the mold. The structure comprises a backing frame which is disposed just beneath the mold of the continuous casting machine for defining a cavity leading from the exit of the mold. The backing frame is formed therein with a number of through openings. A number of spray nozzles are arranged at the back of the backing frame and which are directed to spray cooling water through the openings onto the skin of the metal being continuously drawn from the mold into the cavity of the backing frame. A wear lining is disposed to line the inner wall of the backing frame.

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Niihama, Japan

Toshio Kanamori