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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 14, 2012
Filed:
Jun. 18, 2008
Applicants:
Hiroyuki Otsuka, Tokyo, JP;
Katsumi Nakayama, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Hiroyuki Otsuka, Tokyo, JP;
Katsumi Nakayama, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
IHI Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B22D 11/06 (2006.01); B22D 11/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Provided is a twin-roll casting machine capable of suppressing irregularities in crosswise thickness distribution of a strip. The twin-roll casting machine comprises chilled rolls, side weirs, and nozzle pieces. A plurality of openings for supply of molten metal to between the chilled rolls are formed alternately on portions of each of the nozzle pieces adjacent to the one and the other rolls, respectively, and are spaced apart from each other axially of the rolls.