US 12,427,567 B2
Continuous caster to cast a metal product
Thomas Brullot, Rombas (FR); Thomas Lavalard, Metz (FR); Jean-Marc Hemmen, Verny (FR); and Jean-Noël Fouligny, Norroy-les-pont-à-Mousson (FR)
Assigned to ArcelorMittal, Luxembourg (LU)
Filed by ArcelorMittal, Luxembourg (LU)
Filed on Dec. 18, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/543,940.
Application 18/543,940 is a division of application No. 17/299,387, granted, now 11,883,877, previously published as PCT/IB2018/060031, filed on Dec. 13, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2024/0149333 A1, May 9, 2024
Int. Cl. B22D 11/20 (2006.01); B22D 11/16 (2006.01); B22D 11/22 (2006.01)
CPC B22D 11/207 (2013.01) [B22D 11/16 (2013.01); B22D 11/22 (2013.01); B21B 2201/14 (2013.01)] 6 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A continuous caster to cast a metal product, the continuous caster comprising:
a plurality of upper and lower segment frames bearing rolls, the upper and lower segment frames being located respectively above and below the cast metal product;
at least one bending measurer located on at least one of the upper segment frames and able to emit a bending measurement signal indicative of a bending of the at least one of the upper segment frames;
a processor disposed to receive the bending measurement signal and to calculate a location Pmes of the crater end based on the measured bending signal, the crater end location being the location where the cast metal product becomes fully solidified.