Compression rolling mill having a drive unit
AssigneeSMS Siemag Aktiengesellschaft
InventorsStefan Wendt, Frank Möllering
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Abstract
The invention relates to a compression rolling mill for compressing a metal strand sideways, having a pair of mutually engaging rollers (9, 10), arranged perpendicular to the center axes, connected to a rotary drive (31, 32; 34) by means of articulated shafts (29, 30), characterized in that the two rollers (9, 10) are connected to the rotary drive (31, 32; 34) by means of a gearbox (27, 28) adjustable together with the rollers (9, 10) and by means of articulated shafts (29, 30) each connected to one of the two gearboxes (27, 28), wherein the articulated shafts (29, 30) are inclined at an acute angle to the horizontal.
Claims18
A compression rolling mill for laterally compressing a metal strand with a pair of compression rolls (9, 10) that are arranged with their center axes vertical, that can be adjusted relative to each other, and that are connected to a rotary drive (31, 32;
- 34) by two cardan shafts (29, 30), wherein the two compression rolls (9, 10) are connected with the rotary drive (31, 32;
- 34) by two gearboxes (27, 28) that are connected to bottom ends of the compression rolls so that the gearboxes can each be adjusted horizontally together with a respective one of the compression rolls (9, 10) and by the cardan shafts (29, 30) connected respectively with one of the two gearboxes (27, 28), where the cardan shafts (29, 30) are inclined at an acute angle to the horizontal.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.