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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 02, 2001
Filed:
Sep. 16, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
John Andrew Fish, Woonona, AU;
Heiji Kato, Yokosuka, JP;
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B22D 1/106 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B22D 1/106 ;
Abstract
Twin roll caster for continuously casting metal strip comprises a pair of parallel casting rolls (,) to which molten metal is supplied through a delivery nozzle (,). The rolls are mounted on roll carriers (,) moveable on a frame (,) to allow rolls (,) to move toward and away from one another. Biasing units (,) allow inward biasing forces to be applied to the roll carriers (,) so as to bias one of the rolls (,) toward the other. The biasing units (,) incorporate biasing springs and means to adjust the thrust exerted by the springs.