Steel section rolling mill
US11724295B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 19, 2018 |
| Grant date | Aug 15, 2023 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 26, 2039 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB21B2045/0221
- WIPO fieldMachine tools
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A section mill (10) for the rolling of steel sections is disclosed. The section mill includes a universal mill stand (12) and an edger mill stand (14) for rolling a workpiece (18) in a plurality of back-and-forth passes into a steel section having a web and one or more flanges. The section mill further includes a cooling arrangement (16) for cooling the workpiece while it undergoes rolling during one or more of the passes. The cooling arrangement includes a cooling box (20) having a spray head (21) with spray openings (22) for spraying jets of pressurized cooling liquid against the workpiece. The cooling arrangement further includes an actuator (38, 34) configured to move the cooling box relative to the stand frame (58) of the universal mill stand and/or of the edger mill stand for adjusting a distance between the spray openings and the workpiece.
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