Arrangement for heat treatment of steel wire
US5665303A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 13, 1995 |
| Grant date | Sep 9, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 13, 2015 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC21D9/5732
- WIPO fieldMaterials, metallurgy
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
In an arrangement for heat treatment of steel wire, the wire, after emerging from a continuous wire rolling mill, is placed by a laying head onto a horizontal conveyor and is transported on the horizontal conveyor in the form of a row of successive and overlapping loops. The wire is subjected to surface treatment during the transport and is collected at the end of the conveyor by a loop collecting unit to form a wire coil and is transferred to a coil conveying unit. Behind the laying head, a second loop collecting unit which can be moved into and out of the conveying path of the horizontal conveyor is provided. The second loop collecting unit includes a coil conveyor with transfer units which can be operated as selected for transferring the wire coils to coil heating units or to coil cooling units.
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