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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 04, 2008
Filed:
Jun. 25, 2004
Heinrich Marti, Forch, CH;
Jacques Barbé, Tarantaise, FR;
Hans Streubel, Erkrath, DE;
SMS Demag AG, Duesseldorf, DE;
Main Management Inspiration AG, Hergiswil, CH;
Abstract
The invention relates to a method of operating a strip casting machine for producing a metal strip, during which molten metal is continuously poured between two casting rolls () that form a casting gap. Lateral seals () having sealing plates () are provided for laterally delimiting the casting gap, whereby the sealing plates () are placed or pressed with a preset placement or pressing force, whose magnitude can be set, against the end surfaces of the casting rolls (). The sealing plates () are, in repeatable stop-and-go steps, placed with a preset force and time against the end surfaces of the casting rolls () and are held in the placing position for a preset time. This enables a distinct reduction in the wear of the sealing plates and of the casting roll end surfaces.