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US 12,427,563 B2Granted
High production quality round wire rod using a slit rolling process
AssigneePrimetals Technologies USA LLC
InventorsSteven Morgan, Matthew D. Palfreman
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Abstract
Disclosed within is a slit section pass formation unit having a pair of rolls and a de-ribbing means, where the pair of rolls has a roll profile configured to produce a pair of slit rods with symmetrical dimensions, the pair of slit rods connected via a rib, and the de-ribbing means to remove the rib in its entirety forming a first slit rod and a second slit rod.
Claims7
A slit section pass formation unit comprising:
- a pair of rolls, the pair of rolls having a roll profile configured to produce a pair of slit rods with symmetrical dimensions as part of a slitting process, the pair of slit rods connected via a rib;
- and
- a de-ribbing means to remove entirety of the rib forming a first slit rod and a second slit rod,
- wherein the de-ribbing means comprises:
- at least one upper die, at least one lower die, and a track,
- wherein the at least one upper die and the at least one lower die are shaped to correspond to a symmetrical cross-section of the slit rods,
- wherein the at least one upper die and the at least one lower die are configured to interface with each other to remove entirety of the rib, thereby ensuring the symmetrical cross-section of the slit rods, and
- wherein the de-ribbing means is configured to operate as a separate step from the slitting process to ensure removal of entirety of the rib.
5 more elements
A slit section pass formation unit comprising:
- a pair of rolls, the pair of rolls having a roll profile configured to produce a pair of slit rods with symmetrical dimensions as part of a slitting process, the pair of slit rods connected via a rib;
- and
- a de-ribbing means to remove entirety of the rib forming a first slit rod and a second slit rod,
- wherein the de-ribbing means comprises an abrasive wheel or cutting wheel configured to completely remove entirety of the rib, thereby ensuring a symmetrical cross-section of the slit rods, and
- wherein the de-ribbing means is configured to operate as a separate step from the slitting process to ensure removal of entirety of the rib.
2 more elements
A slit section pass formation unit comprising:
- a pair of rolls, the pair of rolls having a roll profile configured to produce a pair of slit rods with symmetrical dimensions, the pair of slit rods connected via a rib;
- and
- a de-ribbing means to remove the rib forming a first slit rod and a second slit rod,
- wherein the de-ribbing means comprises an interlocking slit roll arrangement mounted on a track,
- wherein, given a speed of the pair of slit rods, Vs, the track is configured to be driven at a speed, Vr, wherein Vr is greater than Vs by up to 3%, and
- wherein the interlocking slit roll arrangement is either directly incorporated into each of the pair of rolls in a rolling stand or into another pair of rolls of a guide following a rolling stand associated with the pair of rolls,
- wherein the interlocking slit roll arrangement is configured to remove an entirety of the rib, thereby ensuring a symmetrical cross-section of the slit rods.
4 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.