Patent ID: 6145580
Filing Date: 2000-11-14
Classification: B22D

Abstract:
A continuous-casting mold assembly comprising:a pair of mutually juxtaposed spaced-apart coolable broad side walls carrying respective broad-side mold plates;respective members on opposite ends of said assembly defining narrow side walls received between said mold plates and clampable therebetween, said members being movable toward and away from one another for adjustment of a width of a cast strand;a shape-stable outer frame receiving said broad side walls with said broad side mold plates thereon and said members;force-generating means between said outer frame and said broad side walls for displacing said broad side walls toward and away from one another and for clamping said plates against said members; andmeans on said outer frame for shifting said members toward and away from one another, said outer frame receiving reaction forces of said force-generating means and said means for shifting in a closed force system, said force-generating means including a plurality of hydraulic cylinders braced against said outer frame and acting upon each of said broad side walls, said outer frame comprising respective rigid rectangular frame elements juxtaposed with outer sides of said broad side walls and each composed of a pair of longitudinal bars interconnected by transverse bars, said hydraulic cylinders being mounted on said transverse bars.