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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8096159 | Apparatus and method for supplying lubricant in endless hot rolling equipment A lubricant supply apparatus for endless hot rolling equipment includes a width-detecting sensor for detecting widths of steel sheets continuously supplied toward a roller, a controller connected to the width-detecting sensor, a lubricant pump connected to and contr... | 01/17/2012 |
| 7954350 | Method of supplying lubrication oil in cold rolling The present invention provides a method of supplying lubrication oil in cold rolling for stable rolling without heat scratches or slip and achieving high productivity and improvement of the unit consumption of lubrication oil, that is, a method of supplying lubricat... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7882719 | Roll stand with back-up rolls and/or work rolls for rolling sheet metal or strips The invention concerns a rolling stand (1) with backup rolls and/or work rolls (2, 3, 4, 5) for rolling plate (6) or strip, with at least one rest bar (8), which is arranged between the work roll chocks (7) and preferably is assign... | 02/08/2011 |
| 7874192 | Arrangement for cooling a roll The present invention discloses an arrangement for cooling a roll (5). The arrangement comprises a housing (2) to be secured to the roll (5), a hollow shaft (8) mounted for rotational movement within the housing (2) and a cooling m... | 01/25/2011 |
| 7779661 | Cooling apparatus for a hot rolled steel strip and methods for cooling a hot rolled steel strip A cooling apparatus for a hot rolled steel strip including a top surface cooling means provided above a hot rolled steel strip which is transferred with transfer rollers; and a bottom surface cooling means provided below the hot rolled steel strip, each of the top s... | 08/24/2010 |
| 7690235 | Method of and device for cooling and or lubrication In a method of cooling and/or lubricating of rolls and/or rolling stock according to which a cooling medium is applied to the rolls from a plurality of nozzles/nozzle rows, on one hand, and for lubrication, on the other hand, base oil is applied to the rolling stock... | 04/06/2010 |
| 7523631 | Cooling device, manufacturing method, and manufacturing line for hot rolled steel band A cooling apparatus for a hot rolled steel strip comprising: top surface cooling means provided above a hot rolled steel strip which is transferred with transfer rollers; and a bottom surface cooling means provided below the hot rolled steel strip, each of the top s... | 04/28/2009 |
| 7472574 | Method of and rolling mill stand for cold rolling mill stand for cold rolling of metallic rolling stock in particular rolling strip with nozzles for gaseous or liquid treatment media A method of and a rolling mill stand for cold rolling of a metallic rolling stock (1), in particular rolling strip (1b) with nozzles for gaseous or liquid treatment media, with which the rolling stock (1) is displaced under a processing t... | 01/06/2009 |
| 7448244 | Process for producing hot-rolled steel strip and apparatus therefor The present invention relates to a production method for a hot rolled strip in a hot rolling line. An object of the present invention is to ensure stable running of a hot rolled strip on a hot runout table, and to prevent excessive displacement of the hot rolled str... | 11/11/2008 |
| 7434435 | Method and device for applying an adjustable tensile-stress distribution, in particular in the edge regions of cold-rolled metal strips The invention relates to a method and a device for applying an adjustable tensile-stress distribution, in particular in the edge regions during the cold-rolling of metal strips (16), in particular metal foil, in order to reduce the risk of an excessive build-... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7434439 | Cryofluid assisted forming method Method of forming a workpiece comprising (a) providing a tool and a workpiece, wherein the workpiece has an initial shape; (b) placing the workpiece and the tool in contact, applying force to the tool and/or the workpiece, and moving the tool and/or the workpiece to... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7413780 | High strength galvannealed steel sheet excellent in workability and a method of production of the same Galvannealed steel sheet simultaneously able to achieve excellent workability and high strength and a method of production of the same are provided as an objective, in particular high strength galvannealed steel sheet excellent in workability, comprising high streng... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7406850 | Hot rolled strip cooling device with coolant header The present invention discloses a coolant header for hot rolled strip cooling devices, which cools a hot rolled strip fed from a finish rolling mill. The header includes a body provided with a plurality of discharging holes formed through the lower surface of the bo... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7367208 | Coil winding method for metal in bars Coil winding method for steel bars providing, at the outlet of the rolling mill (2), cooling stages by means of WB (4′, 4″, 4′″) and equallsation in air so as to perform “soft” hardening on the bar which generates a microstructure consistin... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7363792 | Apparatus for manufacturing metal material by rolling The invention relates to a device for producing a metallic product (1) by rolling, comprising: a first area (2) inside of which slabs are produced by primary shaping; a second area (3), which is located downstream from the first area (2) ... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7347073 | Rolling mill stand for the rolling of different rolled stocks which require different rolling forces A rolling mill frame for the rolling of different rolled stock which requires different rolling forces and which has working rolls, back-up rolls, optionally a roll being device for the working rolls and optionally a device for adjusting and balancing the back-up ro... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7340932 | Wire-rolling apparatus A rolling-mill cooling unit has a cooling-unit conveyor transporting fanned-out loops of wire in a transport direction toward a coiler spaced downstream from the cooling-unit conveyor and serving to organize the fanned-out loops of wire into coils or bundles. A feed... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7328598 | Device for cooling rolling stock within the cooling stretch of a rolling mill The invention relates to a device for cooling rolling stock within the cooling stretch of a rolling mil, especially a hat-strip mill, whereby water spray devices are stationarily mounted below the rolling stock between rollers (10) of a roller train (1... | 02/12/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7305859 | Rolling mill The rolling mill comprises a pair of work rolls for rolling a plate material in the thickness direction, a guide for guiding the leading end of the plate material between the work rolls, and a rolling oil supply member for supplying rolling oil between the work roll... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7294215 | Method and device for cooling steel sheet The present invention relates to a method for cooling a steel plate comprising the steps of: forming a water pool with jets of cooling water being injected to impinge on one another by using one slit-nozzle and a plurality of induced laminar flow nozzles, the slit n... | 11/13/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7257976 | Spiral cooling of steel workpiece in a rolling process A hollow cooling box for a steel mill to be used to cool a hot steel work piece as it passes through the cooling box; the box having an interior plenum formed by the members forming the cooling box. The plenum is supplied with coolant under pressure, and the coolant... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7254977 | Coolant delivery system and continuous fabrication apparatus which includes the system A system for delivering a coolant fluid to a workpiece has a reservoir for retaining the fluid, a pump for delivering fluid from the reservoir, a supply line in communication with the workpiece and a diverter valve. A bypass line is in communication with the diverte... | 08/14/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7219521 | Rolling mill product handling system A product handling system comprises a support structure defining a pair of stationary inverted first channels with downwardly facing open sides. At least one cylindrical drum is interposed between each of the first channels and an underlying receiver. The drums are ... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7213432 | Hot rolling installation A hot rolling installation should be constructed and able to be operated so that strips of materials, which can be shaped with different levels of difficulty and have a thickness of less than 1 mm, can be rolled. According to the invention, strip speeds of 15 m/sec ... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7207202 | Method of subdividing and decelerating hot rolled long products A method is disclosed for subdividing and decelerating a hot rolled long product advancing along a delivery path from a rolling mill to a cooling bed. The method comprises: (a) arranging a shear and a decelerator in succession alon... | 04/24/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7185522 | Side supported 6-high rolling mill A 6-high rolling mill has work rolls which have offsets, relative to the intermediate rolls, such that during operation there is a net horizontal force acting to urge the work rolls into engagement with the support rolls whereby substantially all horizontal support ... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7181822 | Method and apparatus for controlling strip shape in hot rolling mills A hot rolling mill and method for operating the hot rolling mill where the shape of the strip is controlled by localized cooling devices positioned at intervals along work rolls in at least three lateral zones, a central and two edge zones, and capable of separately... | 02/27/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7165824 | Dead nozzle compensation A printer controller for supplying dot data to a printhead in a predetermined order, the printhead comprising at least first and second printhead modules, each of which comprises a plurality of printing nozzles and being disposed adjacent each other such that a prin... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7159433 | Method and device for cooling and lubricating rollers on a rolling stand The invention relates to a method and a device for cooling and/or lubricating rollers, in particular the working rollers (2, 3) on a rolling stand and a rolled strip (1), rolled between the above rollers and transported onwards, using water in the form... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7137342 | Carrier moving system for a painting process A carrier moving system for a painting process of a vehicle includes a loaded section, an unloaded section, and a plurality of multi-joint type carriers. The multi-joint carriers include a driving part and a driven part. A guiding monorail is disposed through both t... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7093355 | Method and device for producing flat metal ribbon cables A round wire is cold formed in a first pair of forming rolls to produce a flat metal ribbon cable having a specified width, followed by cold forming the flat metal ribbon cable in a second pair of forming rolls to produce a flat metal ribbon cable having a specified... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7076983 | Apparatus and method for hot rolling The hot rolling apparatus of the present invention has a mill arranged on the preceding stage, mills of a plurality of stands arranged on the later stage which are different-diameter roll mills including a pair of different-diameter work rolls having an equivalent r... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7069759 | Bar delivery system and method A method and system are disclosed for receiving a hot rolled bar product from a rolling mill, and for delivering the bar product to a cooling bed. A shear subdivides the bar product into bar segments and alternately directs the bar segments to one or the other of tw... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7056390 | Vehicle wash apparatus with an adjustable boom An automatic vehicle washing system is described. The vehicle washing system incorporates an elongated overhead cleaning platform for cleaning the front, top and rear surfaces of a vehicle. The overhead cleaning platform is attached to a single lift mechanism at a f... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7047621 | Method for casting and immediate rolling, and device for the support, guidance and deformation of a metal strand, especially in steel strand A method for casting and rolling preliminary sections, especially H-sections, and a device for the support, guidance and deformation of a metal strand, especially a steel cast strand (1), in a continuous casting installation for preliminary sections with soft... | 05/23/2006 |