Apparatus and method for sizing a galvanized tube
AssigneeWestern Tube & Conduit Corporation
InventorKevin Carroll
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for sizing a galvanized tube, in which two sizing stations are used. A first sizing station having at least one sizing roll is used for sizing the tube prior to the galvanizing process. A second sizing station is then used, the station having at least one resilient sizing roll which is used for sizing the tube after the galvanizing process. By using a first sizing stand, which does most of the sizing work, the rolls in the second sizing stand need not pull the galvanized tubes with as much force. The advantage of the present invention is that cooler temperatures, faster mill speeds, and less cosmetic flaws in the finished galvanized product are seen, due to the lower force applied by the second sizing stand rolls to the galvanized product.
Claims14
A method of sizing a galvanized tube comprising the steps:
- a) providing a first sizing station having at least one sizing roll, whereby the roll sizes the tube;
- b) galvanizing the tube;
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- c) providing a second sizing station having at least one resilient sizing roll, whereby the resilient roll sizes the galvanized tube.
A tube sizing production line comprising:
- a) a supply station for continuously supplying a metal strip;
- b) a forming station for forming said metal strip into a tube having a predetermined shape;
- c) a welding station for joining the edges of the tube;
- d) a first sizing station having at least one roll for sizing the tube
- e) a galvanization station for galvanizing the tube;
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- f) a second sizing station having at least one resilient roll for sizing the galvanized tube.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.