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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 25, 2012
Filed:
Aug. 01, 2008
Jörg Bausch, Düsseldorf, DE;
Hans Jürgen Hecken, Schuld, DE;
Jörg Bausch, Düsseldorf, DE;
Hans Jürgen Hecken, Schuld, DE;
SMS Siemag AG, Duesseldorf, DE;
Abstract
An apparatus for casting near-net-shape, rectangular metal strands includes a horizontally circulating metal conveyor belt () with a cooled bottom a melt feeder (') for casting the metal onto the conveyor belt(), and an arrangement for feeding the solidified pre-strip under mechanical tension to a driver (). A cooled pressure device () is arranged above the cast product () in a region of the deflection roller () of the metal conveyor belt () which is located downstream in a casting direction, for applying an adjustable pressure from above to the cast product () solidifying into the pre-strip (); and immediately behind the metal conveyor belt () a cooling device (′)for cooling the bottom of the pre-strip () over its entire width.