Patent ID: 6488075
Filing Date: 2002-12-03
Classification: B22D

Abstract:
A side wall for closing off a casting space of a caster for continuously casting a thin metal strip between two moving cooled walls, especially a â€œtwin-roll casterâ€  or a â€œtwin-belt casterâ€ , of a type comprising a support plate, on a rear face of which plate thrust members exert their action, for the purpose of applying said side wall against end faces of said cooled walls, optionally via a metal baseplate fastened to the rear face of the support plate, and an active face placed against a front face of the support plate, lateral portions of which are intended to be worn away on contact with said end faces of said cooled walls to a maximum depth â€œeâ€  and over a width â€œ1â€ , the support plate and the active part being brought into contact with each other in a manner allowing them to be separated non-destructively, wherein the front face of the support plate has, in a central part, a recess, the depth of which is greater than â€œeâ€ , and in that external edges of said front face have a general shape which matches that of external edges of the active part and have a width of less than â€œ1â€ .