US 6,082,659 A · High speed transfer of strip in a continuous strip processing application

Abstract

Apparatus and a process for the high-speed coiling of an aluminum strip. The high speed coiling can be accomplished throughout a continuous casting process without slowing the coiling as the present invention enables the transfer of the moving strip from one coil to an empty mandrel without slowing the line speed. Since line speeds can be approximately 3600 feet per minute, this represents an advance in process technology. Generally, the transfer of the moving strip is accomplished using a very high speed knife, and a belt wrapper. The moving strip is accumulated on one mandrel to form a coil, the coil is moved away from the knife and a second mandrel is brought into position. The knife is positioned at the moving aluminum strip and accelerated to cut the strip and deflect it to a tucking roll with a moving belt. The moving strip is forced around the second mandrel and starts to wind to form a coil. The completed coil is removed and the process is repeated.

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Dependent claims

An apparatus for high speed coiling a moving metal strip, comprising:

first mandrel and second mandrel means, each mandrel means for winding a moving metal strip into a coil;
and
knife means having an operative position proximate to the moving metal strip, in which position the knife means to cut the strip while the strip is moving and being wound into a coil by the first mandrel means, the knife means deflecting the moving metal strip, after cutting the strip, so that the moving metal strip can then be wound into a coil by the second mandrel means.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

High speed transfer of strip in a continuous strip processing application

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High speed transfer of strip in a continuous strip processing application

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Abstract

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