(19)
(11) EP 0 947 261 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
10.01.2001 Bulletin 2001/02

(43) Date of publication A2:
06.10.1999 Bulletin 1999/40

(21) Application number: 98307305.7

(22) Date of filing: 09.09.1998
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: B22D 11/06
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE
Designated Extension States:
AL LT LV MK RO SI

(30) Priority: 18.09.1997 AU PO925397
28.05.1998 AU PP375298

(71) Applicants:
  • Ishikawajima-Harima Heavy Industries Co., Ltd.
    Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100 (JP)
  • BHP STEEL (JLA) PTY. Ltd.
    Melbourne, Victoria 3000 (AU)

(72) Inventors:
  • Fish, John Andrew
    Woonona 2517 NSW (AU)
  • Kato, Heiji
    Yokosuka-shi, Kanagawa-ken (JP)

(74) Representative: Lerwill, John et al
A.A. Thornton & Co. 235 High Holborn
London, WC1V 7LE
London, WC1V 7LE (GB)

   


(54) Strip casting apparatus


(57) Apparatus for continuously casting metal strip comprises a pair of parallel casting rolls (16). In use of the apparatus molten metal is delivered between the casting rolls which are rotated to deliver cast strip product downwardly from the rolls. casting rolls (16) are mounted on a roll module (13) installed in and removable from the caster as a unit. Module (13) is movable horizontally from a stand-by position to an intermediate position beneath a casting position of the rolls and can be hoisted from the intermediate position by operation of hoists (71) to lift the rolls (16) into their casting position.






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