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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7310981 | Method for regulating the temperature of strip metal The invention relates to a method for controlling and regulating the temperature of a metal strip in a finishing train of a hot rolling mill. A target function is formed by comparing a desired temperature gradient with an actual temperature gradient. The target func... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7290420 | Rolling apparatus and rolling method A rolling apparatus includes a pair of a small rolling roller and a large rolling roller which hold a ring with the ring being sandwiched therebetween, and which roll the ring, and a tension roller; a temperature sensor which measures a temperature of the ring befor... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7260968 | Combined use of oil and emulsion for the cold rolling of strip An installation for cold-rolling strip composed of special steel and/or nonferrous metals, which includes a multi-stand tandem rolling mill and essentially two independent coolant and lubricant systems. The installation further includes an emulsion system with tanks... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7251971 | Method for regulating the temperature of strip metal The invention relates to a method for controlling or regulating the temperature of a metal strip in a cooling path of a hot rolling system. A desired temperature gradient is compared to an actual temperature gradient in order to determine adjusting signals for the c... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7197802 | Control method for a finishing train and a finishing train According to a method, initial temperatures (T1) of strip points (101) are detected when the hot-rolled strip (6) is fed to the production line. The strip points (101) are monitored on their way through the production line. The hot-rolled... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7181943 | Descaling method for strip-rolling mill Strip is descaled in a rolling line having a scale scrubber and a finishing line downstream of the scale scrubber. The strip is sprayed with water on its upper and under sides at a descaling pressure in the scale scrubber. In the scrubber the strip is treated with w... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7140218 | Rolling apparatus and rolling method A rolling apparatus includes a pair of small rolling roller and a large rolling roller which hold a ring with the ring being sandwiched therebetween, and which roll the ring, and a tension roller; a temperature sensor which measures a temperature of the ring before ... | 11/28/2006 |
| 6948346 | Method for specifically adjusting the surface structure of rolling stock during cold rolling in skin pass mills The invention relates to a method for specifically adjusting the surface structure of rolling stock (3) during cold rolling in skin pass mills. The aim of the invention is to partially transfer the surface structure of the working roll (2) onto the rol... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6523383 | Monitoring and controlling system with connectorless quick-change components A monitoring and controlling system for monitoring and controlling various operating characteristics of machine components. The monitoring and controlling system includes a primary transceiver, with sensors and control devices, mounted integrally with the... | 02/25/2003 |
| 6327883 | Method of flattening metal strip Strip tension in metal strip subjected to a plastic deformation such as skin or dressing rolling, stretch bend leveling or stretching is adjusted by local variation of the temperature to establish a temperature profile which minimizes waviness and camber ... | 12/11/2001 |
| 6314776 | Sixth order actuator and mill set-up system for rolling mill profile and flatness control A rolling mill stand having a pair of side shiftable rolls defining a roll gap profile therebetween varying along the length of the rolls according to a sixth order polynomial equation. The flatness of the strip exiting the rolling mill stand is controlle... | 11/13/2001 |
| 6225609 | Coiling temperature control method and system To cool a strip rolled by a hot rolling mill using cooling banks installed on the run out table at the delivery side of the hot rolling mill, and to control the strip temperature in front of coiler to a preset target temperature, the strip is conceptually... | 05/01/2001 |
| 6220067 | Rolled material temperature control method and rolled material temperature control equipment of delivery side of rolling mill Inter-rolling stand cooling devices are provided. When determining rolling speed and cooling water flows based upon the material temperature measured further upstream than the rolling mill, material positions detected by sensors on the mill line and infor... | 04/24/2001 |
| 6097012 | Induction-heating bender Disclosed is an improved induction-heating bender comprising: conveyor means for feeding a workpiece to be bent; a pivot arm having a gripper rotatably fixed at its free end for gripping the workpiece, permitting the gripper to be set at a selected angle ... | 08/01/2000 |
| 5927118 | Method for making hot-rolled steel sheet and apparatus therefor Making method of hot-rolled steel sheet comprises rough rolling a slab into a rough bar, heating the rough bar, guiding the rough bar with side guides and finish rolling the rough bar. The apparatus comprises a rough rolling mill, a heating device for hea... | 07/27/1999 |
| 5787746 | Multi-stand hot rolling mill tension and strip temperature multivariable controller A multivariable controller for a hot rolling mill which uses rolling stand speeds to control exit strip temperature and interstand tension, wherein the controller considers the inherent multivariable nature of the tension and temperature processes relativ... | 08/04/1998 |
| 5755128 | Method and apparatus for isothermally rolling strip product The present invention provides a hot reversing rolling mill for isothermally reducing a metal strip product. The mill includes a hot reversing mill stand with a pair of coilers positioned on opposite sides of the mill stand. At least one heater is positio... | 05/26/1998 |
| 5740686 | Method and apparatus for rolling a metal strip In rolling a metal strip in a roughing line and a finishing line, the rolling process in the roughing line is adjusted as a function of a predicted value for the change in width of the metal strip in the finishing line such that the metal strip has a give... | 04/21/1998 |
| 5724842 | Rolling of metal strip A rolling mill (1) for rolling metal strip has provision for applying discrete levels of liquid coolant to the strip and the temperature (te) of the strip leaving the mill is compared with a target temperature (ts) and the temperature (Te) the incoming wo... | 03/10/1998 |
| 5711175 | Heat shields for roller tables A roller table provides a hot material path and heat insulating panels are disposed below that path, between successive rollers of the table. The panels are displaceable between a raised, operative position close to the hot material path and a lower, inop... | 01/27/1998 |
| 5544513 | Method for controlling the stretching of rolling stock A method for controlling the stretching of rolling stock, particularly of pipes, by way of a pilot control system for the rolling stock taking into consideration measured physical values of the rolling stock. In order to be able to adjust the pilot contro... | 08/13/1996 |
| 5463886 | Method and apparatus for manufacturing of soldering rod containing copper The invention concerns a process and an apparatus for manufacturing soldering rods with a copper percentage of at least 60 weight-%. An extruder serves to convert a block of the alloy at a temperature between 540° and 680° C. into an individual wire of ... | 11/07/1995 |
| 5377515 | Process for cold pilger rolling of thin-walled pipes A process for cold pilger rolling of thin-walled pipes having small outer diameters in which calibrated rolls are moved along the intermittently stationary pipe, inside of which a roll mandrel which is likewise calibrated assists in the shaping of the inn... | 01/03/1995 |
| 5191778 | Process for producing thin-webbed H-beam steel A thin-webbed H-beam steel having a web thinner that flanges is produced by forcibly water cooling the outer surface of the flanges during an intermediate hot rolling prior to a final hot rolling by cooling to less than 700° C., interrupting the cooling ... | 03/09/1993 |
| 5047964 | Material deformation processes A method for measuring temperature in a rolling operation, including measuring mechanical parameters of the rolling operation and calculating friction and temperature from the mechanical parameters.... | 09/10/1991 |
| 4964289 | Process and device for regulating the flatness of a cold rolled metal strip In a cold rolling mill an infra-red detector is situated a distance from the metal strip and, with respect to the direction of strip throughput, behind the roll gap formed between two work rolls. The detector determines local temperature differences linea... | 10/23/1990 |
| 4936124 | Roll forging machine and method A roll forging machine includes an automatic stock feed which receives the stock in a receptacle from a conveyor and then swings the stock to a horizontal feed position after sensing the temperature of the stock. If the stock temperature is insufficient f... | 06/26/1990 |
| 4899547 | Hot strip mill cooling system An apparatus and method for cooling a strip of moving metal in a hot strip mill, or the like, is disclosed. The apparatus utilizes an infrared sensor for measuring a temperature profile across a transverse section of the strip. A coolant manifold is utili... | 02/13/1990 |
| 4872923 | Die-less drawing method and apparatus Method and apparatus for heating, cooling and stretching a metal specimen as it is being elongated, according to a temperature curve selected to provide a finished product having a predetermined microstructive, ultimate tensile strength, yield point and c... | 10/10/1989 |
| 4869089 | Coil box apparatus A coil box apparatus provided between a roughing roll and a finishing mill at a hot rolling mill so as to coil a rolled material transported from the roughing mill in order to make the temperature distribution of the rolled material more uniform, which is... | 09/26/1989 |
| 4765169 | Method of tension leveling nonhomogeneous metal sheet A method of tension leveling a continuous strip of nonhomogeneous metal sheet in which the yield strength of the strip edges is less than the yield strength of the center. The method includes the steps of unwinding the strip from a coil supported on an un... | 08/23/1988 |
| 4745786 | Hot rolling method and apparatus for hot rolling A hot rolling method, wherein portions of a hot-rolled steel material having suffered a temperature fall below Ar3 transformation temperature thereof during hot rolling are subjected to an intermediate heating to have a temperature not less tha... | 05/24/1988 |
| 4569023 | Apparatus for controlling the temperature of rods in a continuous rolling mill An apparatus for controlling the temperature of a material being rolled into a rod in a rod rolling line having a continuous rolling mill with a first thermometer located at an inlet thereof, a plurality of water cooling units located at an outlet thereof... | 02/04/1986 |
| 4559819 | Selecting the cut-off end portion of rolled sheet stock The method as described is an attempt to minimize the length of the sheet stock to be cut off at the end of rolled stock as waste. This minimizing should be carried out on-line, and it is suggested that immediately following straightening the rolled sheet... | 12/24/1985 |
| 4497192 | Process for cropping the head of self-luminous rolled material, especially metal strips and system for cropping the head The invention relates to a process for cropping the head of self-luminous rolled material, especially metal strips when it passes a rolling train. A line scanning camera is used for detecting the shape of the head by repeatedly generating optical images o... | 02/05/1985 |
| 4463585 | Heat shield arrangement for a rolling mill A heat shield arrangement for strip material employs insulating panels of thin-walled composite construction. The panels include an upper series displaceable upwardly by power actuation means to avoid damage by buckled or lifting material. Protective memb... | 08/07/1984 |
| 4439049 | Temperature scanner A temperature scanner for use in a hot strip rolling mill to enable ready determination and analysis of the temperature distribution over a hot strip of material passing through the mill. The temperature scanner comprises a photocell scanner unit 1, situa... | 03/27/1984 |
| 4408903 | Method of and apparatus for radiation pyrometric temperature measurement of a continuous cast metal bar Disclosed are a method of and apparatus for radiation pyrometric temperature measurement of a continuous cast metal bar. Cast bar advancing from a continuous casting machine is continuously monitored for temperature without contacting the cast bar with an... | 10/11/1983 |
| 4063076 | Method of automatic width control of hot rolled strips This invention relates generically to an automatic strip width control method in a hot rolling mill. More specifically, the present invention relates to a method for controlling a strip width to a predetermined width in a rolling mill equipped with edging... | 12/13/1977 |