Patent · US Expired

Tube rolling method and apparatus

US5533370A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateNov 29, 1993
Grant dateJul 9, 1996
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Expiry dateNov 29, 2013

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB21B2015/0028
  • WIPO fieldMachine tools
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

According to the rolling method and the apparatus to be used for its execution of the invention, by rolling a tube to be rolled by using four rolls possessing roll grooves for forming a caliber in a shape of having a relief portion, cold reducing or cold stretch reducing is done continuously without causing wall thickness deviation, and by sizing the rolled tube material by a die disposed at the exit side, the dimensional precision and yield of rolled tubes may be enhanced by a small number of stands.

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