Patent ID: 8176970

Claim:
A twin-belt casting machine for casting continuously a slab from a molten metal, comprising: a pair of rotating belt units arranged vertically and disposed opposite each other, each rotating belt unit including an endless belt; a cavity formed between the pair of rotating belt units, the cavity into which the molten metal is supplied; a cooling component arranged inside each rotating belt unit, wherein the cooling component is disposed in a casing and includes a plurality of nozzles, each of the plurality of nozzles including a support part having an aperture defined therein orientated toward an associated endless belt, and wherein a coolant flowing through the aperture supports the associated endless belt; and a distance adjustment component including a lift component that actuates the plurality of nozzles up and down, disposed inside at least one of the pair of rotating belt units, for lifting up and down the endless belt relative to the slab in accordance with a part where the slab and the endless belt become separated from each other.