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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 13, 1997
Filed:
Nov. 30, 1995
Hugues Legrand, Molinghem, FR;
Pierre Delassus, Bethune, FR;
Usinor Sacilor, Puteaux, FR;
Thyssen Stahl Aktiengesellschaft, Duisburg, DE;
Abstract
The invention relates to a device for supporting a sidewall of a plant for the continuous twin-roll casting of thin metal products, of the type including two cooled rolls having horizontal axes, and a sidewall applied against the ends of the rolls. The support device further includes a carriage which can be controllably moved in a direction parallel to the axes of the rolls, a thrust device carried by said carriage, and a mounting plate connected to the thrust device and solidly attached to the sidewall. The mounting plate includes at least two pads which can be controllably moved in a direction parallel to the axes of the rolls by devices which can apply each of the pads against an end of one of the rolls.