Metal founding – Means to shape metallic material – Continuous or semicontinuous casting
Reexamination Certificate
2007-03-20
2007-03-20
Tran, Len (Department: 1725)
Metal founding
Means to shape metallic material
Continuous or semicontinuous casting
C164S480000
Reexamination Certificate
active
11005722
ABSTRACT:
Thin cast strip is produced in a twin roll caster by delivering molten steel between the rolls to form a casting pool. The casting pool is confined between the rolls by a pair of side dams adjacent the ends of the casting rolls. Steel strip is delivered downwardly to the nip through a metal delivery system having a tundish and core nozzles. One or more of the refractory components, including without limitation the tundish, core nozzles and side dams, or portions thereof, are replaced by first preheating the refractory component(s) to be replaced at a removed location, and then rapidly transferring the preheated component(s) from the preheating position and installing the same in the operating position by a transfer device. The desired refractory component is rapidly removed and the preheated replacement refractory component rapidly transferred and installed in the operating position in an amount of time that avoids thermal shock to the refractories that are not replaced. This replacement can be accomplished in less than 15 minutes or less than 5 or 2 minutes.
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Cooper W. Kent
Gage Steven R.
Hahn Loeser & Parks LLP
Nucor Corporation
Stein Arland T.
Tran Len
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