Patent ID: 8863819

Claim:
A continuous casting device, comprising: a crystallizer for casting a metal product, said metal product having opposed first and second sides, and a plurality of guide and containing segments with rolls for accompanying the cast product exiting from the crystallizer, in extension of or in an intermediate position to one or more of said guide and containing segments with rolls, at least one guide and containing segment of a mixed type with panels and rolls comprising one or more guide rolls for being disposed on a first side of the product and at least one panel selected from the group consisting of insulated, reflecting and heated panels for being disposed on the second side of the product while the one or more guide rolls are being disposed on the first side of the product, to reduce the loss of temperature of the cast product in transit, said guide and containing segment of mixed type defining a path, having opposed first and second sides, for passing the metal product therethrough, the first side of the path for the first side of the product to travel therethrough, the second side of the path for the second side of the product to travel therethrough, a number of said guide rolls on the first side of the path directly opposed to the panels on the second side of the path.