Patent ID: 7086449
Filing Date: 2006-08-08
Classification: B22D

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for the continuous casting of metal, comprising: a base frame; a continuous casting mold mounted on the base frame; an oscillating unit disposed on the base frame and interposed between the base frame and the continuous casting mold, said oscillating unit comprising an oscillating frame and an oscillating drive engaged with the oscillating frame; an upwardly and laterally closed housing surrounding in common said continuous casting mold, said oscillating frame and said oscillating drive; a foot roller frame fastened on a bottom of the continuous casting mold; and a lower housing laterally shielding said foot roller frame, said first roller frame extending through said laterally shielding lower housing, said laterally closed housing including a housing cover plate having an opening for an upper part of the continuous casting mold and respective lateral housing walls fastened on the base frame and extending from the cover plate to the base frame, the lower housing being fixed on a bottom plate of the base frame and forming a labyrinth seal which surrounds a foot of the mold with clearance.