Patent ID: 6615904
Filing Date: 2003-09-09
Classification: B22D

Abstract:
Method for detecting a misaligned roller portion of a roller in a continuous casting machine, the continuous casting machine comprising a plurality of rollers arranged in a row after each other with the rollers being divided into at least two roller portions each rotatably mounted in a supporting member and arranged for transporting material produced in the machine, the method comprising:measuring a radial load value exerted by the material on each supporting member of the roller portions of a roller; comparing the radial load values of the supporting members arranged at outer ends of the roller with each other; comparing the radial load values of the supporting members arranged at inner ends of the roller with each other; and establishing a presence of a misaligned roller portion where a divergence between the radial load values of the supporting members at the outer ends of the roller and/or where a divergence between the radial load values of the supporting members of the inner ends of the roller exceed a predetermined value.