Tube weld mill
US5016806A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 1, 1990 |
| Grant date | May 21, 1991 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 1, 2010 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB21C37/08
- WIPO fieldMachine tools
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A tube weld mill comprising a plurality of successively disposed roll stands to form a strip to a desired generally tubular configuration and a weld means to weld together the adjacent edges of the thus formed strip, each roll stand having a pair of co-operating rolls, a drive transmission to transmit a rotary drive from a driving means to each of said rolls, means removably to secure at least one of said roll stands to a base, means to disconnect said drive from the roll stand to permit of removal of a roll stand from the base and replacement by the same or another roll stand and the drive transmission permitting said disconnection to be performed at a fixed location independent of variation in the separation of the axes of rotation of the rolls of the roll stand.
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