Patent ID: 6419004
Filing Date: 2002-07-16
Classification: B22D

Abstract:
A mold of wide cross section for the hot-top vertical continuous casting of metals, comprising:a metal tubular element cooled by the circulation of a coolant, said tubular element being formed by a plurality of metal plates defining a internal passage for a cast metal; a feed head made of a thermally insulating refractory material, said feed head surmounting and being internally aligned with said tubular element; a reinforcing backplate rigidly fastened to at least one of said plates of said tubular element; a clamp including a plurality of jaws, wherein an upper part of said at least one of said plates has a shoulder set back with respect to the internal passage for the cast metal so as to be able to engage with one of the jaws of the clamp, said jaws of said clamp clamping together said shoulder of said at least one of said plates and said reinforcing backplate; and means for adjusting the clamping together of said shoulder of said at least one of said plates and said backplate being provided on said clamp, wherein said shoulder provides a space which is occupied by the feed head.