Tandem rolling mill
US4599883A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 5, 1985 |
| Grant date | Jul 15, 1986 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 5, 2005 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB21B13/14
- WIPO fieldMachine tools
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A tandem rolling mill having a plurality of stands with each stand having a pair of work rolls and a pair of backup rolls. A downstream roll stand has work rolls of reduced diameter and backup rolls of increased diameter with respect to an upstream stand preferably at least a major number of downstream stands have reduced diameter work rolls and enlarged diameter work rolls with respect to an upstream stand. The center-to-center spacing between work rolls and backup rolls decreases in a downstream direction and the length of the rolls increases from stand-to-stand in a downstream direction.
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