Device and method by which the process control, in particular temperature control, of a metal product passed through along a single running-through line is flexibly influenced by means of at least two adjacent segments
AssigneeSMS group GmbH
InventorsJoachim Hafer, Matthias Peters, Kilian Kaupper
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Abstract
A device and a method are described by which the process control, in particular temperature control, of a metal product passed through along a single running-through line is flexibly influenced by means of at least two adjacent segments. By exchanging segments, the process control can be adapted quickly and flexibly to a wide variety of metal products.
Claims22
A device by which a process control, in particular a temperature control, of a metal product, in particular a slab, thin slab or pre-rolled hot strip, which is passed through along a single running-through line (L) is flexibly influenced, comprising:
- at least two segments(S) arranged one behind the other in the running-through direction (L),
- wherein at least one segment(S) is designed as a furnace (S2, S3), an enclosed transport section (S4), an open transport section (S1) and/or a cooling section (S8),
- wherein a further furnace segment (S2, S3) can be positioned next to a first furnace segment (S2, S3),
- wherein at least one segment(S) can be exchanged by a transport device (T) comprising at least one drive unit,
- wherein one segment(S) can be exchanged for another segment(S) by the transport device (T) by means of a transport operation in one continuous operation,
- wherein the segments(S) exchangeable with one another are arranged on a common support structure (7, 8), and
- wherein the support structure (7, 8) has at least one coupling (K) and/or at least one support plate (P) for connecting a plurality of segments(S) to one another.
A device by which a process control, in particular a temperature control, of a metal product, in particular a slab, thin slab or pre-rolled hot strip, which is passed through along a single running-through line (L) is flexibly influenced, comprising:
- at least two segments(S) arranged one behind the other in the running-through direction (L),
- wherein at least one segment(S) is designed as a furnace (S2, S3), an enclosed transport section (S4), an open transport section (S1) and/or a cooling section (S8),
- wherein a further furnace segment (S2, S3) can be positioned next to a first furnace segment (S2, S3),
- wherein at least one segment(S) can be exchanged by a transport device (T) comprising at least one drive unit,
- wherein one segment(S) can be exchanged for another segment(S) by the transport device (T) by means of a transport operation in one continuous operation,
- wherein the segments(S) exchangeable with one another are arranged on a common support structure (7, 8), and
- wherein adjacent segments(S) have complementary coupling components (K) for detachably connecting the segments(S) to one another.
A method for influencing a process control, in particular a temperature control, of a metal product (A, B), in particular a slab, thin slab or a pre-rolled hot strip, which is passed through along a running-through line, by at least two segments(S) arranged one behind the other in the running-through line (L),
- wherein the process control, in particular temperature control, is changed along the running-through direction (L) of the metal product (A, B) by exchanging one segment(S), and
- wherein the exchange of a segment(S) for another segment(S) by a transport operation is carried out in one continuous operation by a transport device (T), and
- wherein the segments(S) arranged on a common support structure (7, 8) are moved while being connected to one another with a coupling (K) and/or arranged on a support plate (P).
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.