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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 18, 2012
Filed:
Dec. 09, 2010
Applicants:
Philip Eichenberger, Küsnacht, CH;
Thomas Meier, Schaffhausen, CH;
Inventors:
Philip Eichenberger, Küsnacht, CH;
Thomas Meier, Schaffhausen, CH;
Assignee:
SMS Concast AG, Zurich, CH;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B22D 11/08 (2006.01); B22D 11/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An apparatus for starting the casting of a continuous casting system has a mold () and a strand guide () comprising drive and guide rollers (). Moreover, a dummy bar () that can be introduced into the mold () by the strand guide () and be withdrawn from said mold is provided. A safety device () for the dummy bar () has an element () that can be engaged, with form fit, with the dummy bar () and limiting the speed of the cold bar (). It is thus guaranteed that a predetermined maximum strand speed can not be exceeded and that the dummy bar does not slide through.