Method of and arrangement for cooling of hot rolled sections in particular rails
AssigneeSMS Schloemann-Siemag Aktiengesellschaft
InventorsEgon Sippel, Meinert Meyer, Manfred Albedyhl, Friedrich Hollmann
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Abstract
A method for cooling of profiled rolled material hot rolled in roll stands, especially rails on a cooling bed by natural convection or by forced air cooling, which includes conveying the rails across the cooling bed with the rail heads oriented downwards. The apparatus for effecting the method includes a cooling bed having support elements which support the rails in a suspended state with the rail heads oriented downwards.
Claims5
An apparatus for cooling hot rolled rails, comprising a cooling bed, means for transporting the hot rolled rails along the cooling bed, and a plurality of support elements provided on the transporting means for supporting the hot rolled rails in a suspended state with rail heads of the hot rolled rails oriented downwardly.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.