Method and apparatus for temporarily interrupting the passage of long products between upstream and downstream paths in a rolling mill
AssigneeSiemens Industry, Inc.
InventorsT. Shore, Melicher Puchovsky
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Abstract
A method and apparatus is disclosed for temporarily interrupting the passage of a long product between upstream and downstream paths in a rolling mill. Product passing along the upstream path is delivered onto a cylindrical drum. The drum is rotated in one direction to accumulate the product thereon in a series of windings. The direction of drum rotation is then reversed to unwind and deliver the accumulated product to the downstream path.
Claims12
A method of temporarily interrupting the passage of a long product between upstream and downstream paths in a rolling mill, comprising:
- delivering product passing along said upstream path onto a cylindrical drum;
- rotating said drum in one direction to accumulate said product thereon in a series of windings;
- reversing the direction of rotation of said drum to unwind the accumulated product therefrom;
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- delivering the product unwinding from said drum to said downstream path.
An apparatus for temporarily interrupting the passage of a long product between upstream and downstream paths, said apparatus comprising:
- a cylindrical drum positioned between said paths;
- means for delivering said product to said drum;
- means for rotating said drum in one direction to accumulate said product thereon in a series of windings, and for reversing the direction of rotation of said drum to unwind the accumulated product therefrom;
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- means for delivering the product unwinding from said drum to said downstream path.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.