Patent ID: 6095383
Filing Date: 2000-08-01
Classification: B22D

Abstract:
A feed system for use in continuous casting of a molten metal, the feed system comprising:a distributor box having a flow length and a width, the distributor box having an insulative liner along at least one inner surface to reduce heat loss;a flow distributor board housed within the distributor box between an upstream and a downstream edge to define an upper and a lower section of the distributor box, the flow distributor board including at least one perforation communicating between the upper and lower sections;a feed tip nozzle downstream from the distributor box, the nozzle including a pair of feed tip nozzle members spaced apart to define a feed tip opening at a downstream edge of the feed system;at least one flow divider, substantially transverse to the flow distributor board, within the upper section of the distributor box for compartmentalizing and defining an effective width of the distributor box; andwherein, during casting, a flow of the molten metal fills substantially the width of the lower section of the distributor box before flowing upward through the perforation in the distributor board and into the feed tip nozzle.