Patent ID: 7694716

Claim:
A continuous casting mold comprising: a mold tube ( 12 ) forming a casting channel ( 18 ) along a casting axis ( 20 ), said mold tube ( 12 ) having an upper end and a lower end; a mold jacket ( 24 ) surrounding said mold tube ( 12 ), said mold jacket ( 24 ) having a top end and a bottom end; a cooling system ( 26 ) within said mold jacket ( 24 ) for cooling said mold tube ( 12 ); an oscillating mold cover ( 30 ) associated with said top end of said mold jacket ( 24 ), said mold tube ( 12 ) being supported with its upper end by said oscillating mold cover ( 30 ); and a sealing element ( 90 , 130 ) providing sealing between said oscillating mold cover ( 30 ) and said top end of said mold jacket ( 24 ); characterized in that said oscillating mold cover ( 30 ) is pivotably supported by an oscillating lever ( 40 ) outside of said mold jacket ( 24 ), the casting mold comprises a pivoting axis ( 70 ) that is substantially parallel to a pivoting axis ( 45 ) of said oscillating lever ( 40 ), said oscillating mold cover ( 30 ) is located above said mold jacket ( 24 ) and said oscillating lever ( 40 ) has a central ring-shaped part ( 41 ) in which said oscillating mold cover ( 30 ) is pivotably supported.