Patent ID: 6199621
Filing Date: 2001-03-13
Classification: B22D

Abstract:
A method for producing slabs in a continuous casting plant including a strand guiding means arranged following a casting mold and divided into segments, each segment being composed of a two-part segment frame, rollers, and hydraulic cylinders for bracing the frame parts relative to each other, wherein the rollers are arranged in pairs opposite each other and being mounted in the frame parts for supporting and conveying the solidifying cast strand, wherein at least one of the rollers is a drive roller located at a segment edge of the segment and being pressed with a defined adjusting force against the cast strand for transmitting strand conveying forces, the method comprising: supporting the cast strand by bracing the segment frame parts in an infinitely variable manner by means of position-controlled and force-controlled segment adjusting cylinders; and conveying the cast strand, wherein the segment adjusting cylinders also apply an adjusting force required for the drive roller for transmitting the strand conveying forces to the cast strand.