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Method of manufacturing modified cross-section material

US5890389A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateOct 31, 1997
Grant dateApr 6, 1999
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Expiry dateOct 31, 2017

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB21B1/0805
  • WIPO fieldMachine tools
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A modified cross-section material having a thin part and a thick part in its widthwise direction is manufactured through a plurality of roll stages. Each rolling stage comprises of a set of a convex roll and a flat roll, wherein the convex roll has a convex part. The thin part is formed in accordance with the lengthwise expansion by the convex part of the convex roll, and the thick part is formed in accordance with the lengthwise expansion by a part other than the convex part of the convex roll.

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