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Installation for levelling a metal strip

US4898013A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJul 7, 1988
Grant dateFeb 6, 1990
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Expiry dateJul 7, 2008

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB21D1/05
  • WIPO fieldMachine tools
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

An installation for levelling a metal strip (3) by advancing it along an undulating path in a levelling stand (10) associated with a plurality of rolls (2, 15, 16, 18) with narrowed ends which may be displaced axially in opposite directions. Narrowed sections (25) are provided at opposite ends of two active levelling rolls (23) (24), and the levelling unit (4) (5) formed by each active roll and associated carrying rollers is mounted on two horizontal beams sliding vertically and associated with jacks (39) (64) for adjusting the axial and vertical position of each levelling unit (4) (5).

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