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EP 1 025 931 A3 |
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EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION |
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Date of publication A3: |
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17.01.2001 Bulletin 2001/03 |
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Date of publication A2: |
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09.08.2000 Bulletin 2000/32 |
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Date of filing: 01.02.2000 |
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Designated Contracting States: |
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AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE |
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Designated Extension States: |
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AL LT LV MK RO SI |
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Priority: |
05.02.1999 AU PP852699
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Applicants: |
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- Ishikawajima-Harima Heavy Industries Co., Ltd.
Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100 (JP)
- BHP STEEL (JLA) PTY. LTD.
Sydney, NSW 2000 (AU)
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Inventors: |
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- Nikolovski, Nikolco S.
Figtree, NSW 2525 (AU)
- Kaul, Harold Roland
Mt Ousley, NSW 2519 (AU)
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Representative: Gill, Ian Stephen et al |
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A.A. Thornton & Co. 235 High Holborn GB-London WC1V 7LE GB-London WC1V 7LE (GB) |
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Twin roll strip casting apparatus |
(57) Twin roll strip caster comprising parallel casting rolls one of which is mounted
on moveable roll supports which allow it to move bodily toward and away from the other
roll. A pair of roll biasing units comprising compression act on roll supports to
bias the moving roll toward the other roll. Biasing units comprise compression springs
acting on roll supports through thrust transmission structures and thrust reaction
structures. The positions of thrust reaction structures are set by hydraulic cylinder
units operable vary the position of each reaction structure to replicate movements
of the respective thrust transmission structure so as to maintain a constant compression
of the biasing springs regardless of lateral movements of the roll supports.