Weld Splatter Containment Device for Use in Rolling Mills
AssigneeSiemens Vai Metals Technologies GmbH
InventorsGianfranco Mantovan, Teresio Colombo, Roberto Bianchi
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Abstract
A weld splatter containment device for use in rolling mills includes a lower cover and an upper cover, both controllable in approaching and moving away from a welding zone so as to substantially surround the welding zone when the lower and upper covers are situated in a position close to the welding zone. The lower cover is controlled in approaching and moving away from the welding zone along a first circular trajectory portion and the upper cover is controlled in approaching and moving away from the welding zone along a second circular trajectory portion.
Claims16
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A weld splatter containment device for use in rolling mills, comprising:
- a lower cover and an upper cover, each movably mounted and controlled for approaching towards and moving away from a welding zone;
- wherein said lower cover and said upper cover substantially surround the welding zone when said lower cover and upper cover are disposed in a position close to the welding zone;
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- wherein said lower cover is controlled to approach towards and move away from the welding zone along a first circular trajectory portion and said upper cover is controlled to approach towards and move away from the welding zone along a second circular trajectory portion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.