Patent ID: 6910523
Filing Date: 2005-06-28
Classification: B22D

Abstract:
1. Apparatus for casting metal strip comprising: (a) a pair of casting rolls forming a nip therebetween; (b) a pair of confining plates adjacent the ends of the casting rolls; (c) an elongated metal delivery nozzle having a plurality of discrete nozzle pieces disposed along the nip and capable of discharging molten metal to form a casting pool supported on the casting rolls above the nip confined by the confining plates; (d) nozzle supports capable of supporting the nozzle pieces defining outer nozzle ends the delivery nozzle nearest the confining plates; and (e) delivery nozzle drives capable of moving the nozzle pieces defining the outer nozzle ends, nearest the confining plates to control the distance between the outer nozzle ends and the confining plates.