Line for continuously annealing and pickling stainless steel strip

#1. Field of the Invention

#The present invention relates to a line for continuously annealing and pickling a stainless steel strip.

#2. Description of the Related Arts

#These and other objects and features of the present invention will become apparent from the following description taken in conjunction with the preferred embodiments thereof with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which:

#FIG. 1 is a front view showing a principal portion of a line for continuously annealing and pickling a stainless steel strip according to the present invention;

#FIG. 2 is a sectional view taken along a line II--II of FIG. 1;

#Before the description of the present invention proceeds, it is to be noted that like parts are designated by like reference numerals throughout the accompanying drawings.

#An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. 1, 2, and 3.

#As apparent from FIG. 1, in the line for continuously annealing and pickling a stainless steel strip (S), a drying/temperature adjusting zone 10 is provided between the spray type water cooling zone 1 and the tank 6 containing a neutral salt electrolytic solution.