Patent ID: 7096923
Filing Date: 2006-08-29
Classification: B22D

Abstract:
1. A segment roll for use in a continuous casting machine, and comprising a number of roll segments axially spaced apart and supported in bearings on a non-rotating shaft, each roll segment being a self-contained unit including a sleeve-shaped outer mantle, an internal sleeve disposed coaxially within the outer mantle, and a bearing assembly disposed radially between the outer mantle and the inner sleeve within an annular recess disposed at each end of the roll segment, each bearing assembly being spaced from an inner envelope surface of the internal sleeve and including a bearing and a seal, wherein the internal sleeve is in non-rotatable contact with the non-rotating shaft, wherein the bearing located at one end of at least one of the roll segments comprises a locating roller bearing, and the bearing located at an opposite end of the at least one roll segment comprises a non-locating roller bearing, the non-locating roller bearing comprising a toroidal roller bearing.