Patent ID: 6883586
Filing Date: 2005-04-26
Classification: B22D

Abstract:
1. A strand guide of a continuous casting plant, which comprises: at least two segments ( 1 - 4 ), each of which has a strand run-in end ( 2 . 1 ) and a strand run-out end ( 3 . 1 ) and a pair of roll supports; a number of containment rolls ( 5 ) supported by the roll supports so as to extend over a containment zone; adjusting units having cylinders ( 8 ) arranged to adjust the containment rolls; and a mechanical coupling ( 9 ) between the two segments of each set of adjacent segments, wherein a pair of the cylinders ( 8 . 1 - 8 . 4 ) is installed at the strand run-in end ( 2 . 1 ) of a segment ( 1 - 4 ), adjustment movement occurs both at the run-in end ( 2 . 1 ) of the segment and simultaneously at the strand run-out end ( 3 . 1 ) of a preceding segment to which the run-in end is connected, whereas, when a pair of cylinders ( 8 . 1 - 8 . 4 ) is installed at the strand run-out end ( 3 . 1 ) of a segment ( 1 - 4 ), adjustment movement occurs both at the run-out end ( 3 . 1 ) of the segment and simultaneously at the strand run-in end ( 2 . 1 ) of the following segment to which the run-out end is connected, each of the segments between the first segment ( 1 ) and the last segment ( 4 ) has only one pair of cylinders ( 8 ), which is positioned either at the strand run-in end ( 2 . 1 ) or at the strand run-out end ( 3 . 4 ).