Patent ID: 8413711

Claim:
A device for continuous or semi-continuous casting of metal, the device comprising: a metal reservoir; a metal lifting container having an inlet that is connected to the metal reservoir via a first supply channel; at least one mold provided with an inlet and an outlet; a distribution chamber for distributing metal to the mold, wherein the inlet of the mold is connected to the metal lifting container via the distribution chamber and a second supply channel; and a movable support and at least one metal cooling device arranged at the outlet of the mold, wherein the metal reservoir, the metal lifting container, and the distribution chamber are interconnected in series one after the other, and wherein the metal lifting container is sealed from the surroundings and has a connection socket for connection to a vacuum source so that, when a casting operation starts, metal can be sucked into the metal lifting container and lifted to a level that is higher than a level of the distribution chamber above the mold.