Rolling mill laying head pipe having modular construction
AssigneeSiemens Industry, Inc.
InventorKeith Fiorucci
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Abstract
A rolling mill coil-forming apparatus includes a rotating quill that supports an elongated path hollow structure, such as a laying head pipe, for receiving elongated material after it has been rolled. A portion or the entire elongated structure is formed from modular, selectively replaceable components. The fabricated modular structures facilitate formation of zones within the component, such as including by way of example wear-resistant zones, material transport guide structures and friction reducing zones.
Claims20
A modular replaceable segment apparatus for a rolling mill coil-forming apparatus elongated path hollow structure, comprising:
- a replacement element defining an elongated material transport path therein;
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- a coupling structure adapted for selectively coupling and aligning the replacement element material transport path with a corresponding mating transport path in an elongated path hollow structure of a coil-forming apparatus.
A rolling mill coil-forming laying head system comprising:
- a driven rotating quill;
- an elongated path hollow structure having an elongated material transport path therein;
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- a modular replaceable segment coupled to the elongated path hollow structure, having:
- a replacement element defining at least a portion of the elongated material transport path therein;
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- a coupling structure adapted for selectively coupling and aligning the portion of the material transport path defined by replacement element with an adjoining portion of the material transport path defined by the elongated path hollow structure.
A method for installing a modular cartridge of a rolling mill coil-forming laying head system elongated path hollow structure that has an elongated material transport path therein and an access compartment adapted for receiving the cartridge, the cartridge having a replacement element defining a portion of the laying head system elongated path hollow structure elongated material transport path and a coupling structure adapted for selectively coupling the replacement element to the access compartment, the method comprising:
- uncoupling the coupling structure and removing any cartridge already occupying the access compartment;
- inserting a cartridge into the access compartment;
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- coupling the cartridge to the access compartment with the coupling structure.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.