Patent ID: 7905271

Claim:
A device ( 100 ) for carrying cooling water away from the narrow sides ( 210 ) of a slab ( 200 ), which is guided essentially vertically through a secondary cooling system after it has been cast in a continuous casting installation, where the device comprises on at least one of the narrow sides ( 210 ): at least one water drainage device ( 110 - n ) adjusted to the narrow side for draining the cooling water that is flowing off on the narrow side ( 210 ) and a water pipe downstream of the water drainage device for carrying away the cooling water received by the water drainage device, wherein a plurality of water drainage devices ( 110 - n ) is vertically distributed over the length of the narrow side ( 210 ), and the water pipe is designed as a collecting downpipe ( 120 ), which supports the plurality of water drainage devices ( 100 - n ) and connects them with one another for the collection and central removal of the cooling water drained by the plurality of water drainage devices ( 110 - n ).