Patent ID: 6202735
Filing Date: 2001-03-20
Classification: B22D

Abstract:
A tundish carriage for a double-strand continuous caster having a pair of parallel rails straddling at least two continuous casting molds, said tundish carriage comprising:a carriage frame having longitudinal beams extending in a direction of displacement of said carriage along said rails and of different lengths, said longitudinal beams being asymmetrical with respect to a longitudinal axis of said carriage, and transverse beams interconnecting ends of said longitudinal beams at respective vertices to form a trapezoid with said longitudinal beams, wherein said transverse beams intersect angles of 30.degree. to 60.degree. with the longer of the longitudinal beams;respective bolsters at said vertices supporting said frame movably on said rails;a distributor trough on said frame for receiving molten metal and having a pair of casting tubes each arranged to register with one of said molds; andadjustment drives on the bolsters at the longer of said longitudinal beams for aligning one of said casting tubes in a respective one of said molds for one of said strands without altering a position of the other casting tube in the other mold for the other of said strands and vice versa.