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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 19, 2013
Filed:
Apr. 03, 2012
Applicants:
Katsumi Nakayama, Tokyo, JP;
Atsushi Hirata, Tokyo, JP;
Kiroyuki Otsuka, Tokyo, JP;
Hisahiko Fukase, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Katsumi Nakayama, Tokyo, JP;
Atsushi Hirata, Tokyo, JP;
Kiroyuki Otsuka, Tokyo, JP;
Hisahiko Fukase, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
Castrip, LLC, Charlotte, NC (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B22D 11/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Described herein is a twin roll caster including a pair of casting rolls arranged parallel to one another with a gap between the casting rolls and side dams parallel to one another forming a pool between the casting rolls and side dams. A side dam support is provided that applies a compression force on at least one of the side dams at a compression angle relative to the axis of the casting rolls.