Apparatus for continuously leveling thin metal strip
US5704237A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 13, 1996 |
| Grant date | Jan 6, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 13, 2016 |
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- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB21D1/05
- WIPO fieldMachine tools
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
The stretch leveling or stretch-bend leveling of aluminum or stainless steel strip of a thickness of 0.1 to 0.5 mm is carried out following a measurement of strip nonplanarity or strip profile by regulating the stretch in the stretch leveler or the contour of a roller thereof or both and/or by regulating the depth of penetration or degree of bending by the stretch-bend rollers. The tension in the strip just before coiling is varied in response to measurement of the thickness of the strip across the width, thereby optimizing the leveling and surface qualities of the strip.
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