SIDE SEAL PLATE TRANSFER DEVICE

A side seal plate transfer device comprises: a pair of side seal plate preheating apparatuses (16) for accommodating side seal plates (12) for end surfaces of a pair of cooling rollers (11); a pair of side seal plate pressing and attachment apparatuses (13); a base (110), a melting pool (10), the cooling rollers, the side seal plate pressing and attachment apparatuses and the side seal plate preheating apparatuses being disposed at positions closer to the lower side relative to the base; a pair of guide rails (111) disposed on the base and linearly extending at outer sides relative to the two end surfaces of the cooling rollers; a pair of side seal plate transfer apparatuses (121), travelling on the respective guide rails, and transferring the side seal plates; a first opening (131) formed in the base above the melting pool portion; a pair of second openings (133), serving as paths for transferring side seal plates and formed on the base; and a pair of third openings (132), serving as paths for transferring side seal plates and formed on the base. The side seal plate transfer device allows an operator to easily recognize a safe operation area, and can fast transfer side seal plates from the preheating apparatuses to the melting pool portion.