A device for the continuous casting of metals, especially steel material, to
elongated
products in a multistrand casting apparatus with a plurality of continuous casting
molds which are oscillatingly driven in an oscillating frame (2) by means
of leaf springs (4) whereby the leaf springs (4) extend transversely
to the casting direction (1) and serve for guide and weight compensation.
The smallest possible strand spacing "A" is provided for that on a longitudinal
foundation frame (5) to housings (6a) in the form of compact
flat cassettes (6) are secured one behind the other in the strand travel
direction. In the housings upper and lower leaf spring pairs (4a;
4b) run transversely to the cast strands (3) and the oscillating
strands (11) engage the leaf spring pairs (4a; 4b),
whereby a front oscillating drive (11a) works synchronously with
the rear oscillating drive (11b).