Modular tripper for rolling mill laying head
AssigneeSiemens Industry, Inc.
InventorsKeith Fiorucci, Christopher Lashua
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Abstract
A laying head tripper has a ramp with a lip detachably secured to its forward edge. The ramp and/or the lip are contoured to match the curvature of the rings being formed by the laying head.
Claims12
A tripper for use in a rolling mill in which a laying head forms a hot rolled product into a continuous series of rings, and the rings exit from the laying head onto a conveyor for transport in an overlapping pattern, said tripper comprising:
- a ramp on which the exiting rings are carried towards the conveyor;
- and
- a lip projecting upwardly from said ramp, said lip being positioned to engage and topple the rings onto the conveyor, at least one of said ramp or a top edge of said lip being contoured to conform to the curvature of the rings.
A tripper for use in a rolling mill in which a laying head forms a hot rolled product into a continuous series of rings, and the rings exit from the laying head onto a conveyor for transport in an overlapping pattern, said tripper comprising:
- an upwardly inclined ramp on which the exiting rings are carried towards the conveyor;
- and
- a lip projecting upwardly from and detachably connected to a forward edge of said ramp, said lip being positioned to engage and topple the rings onto the conveyor, said ramp and a top edge of said lip being contoured to conform to the curvature of the rings.
A tripper assembly comprising:
- a ramp;
- a lip projecting upwardly from one end of the ramp, the lip positioned to trip a moving product, and at least one of the ramp or a top edge of said lip being slightly contoured.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.