Method of and apparatus for measuring planarity of metal strip
US6164104A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 23, 1999 |
| Grant date | Dec 26, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 23, 2019 |
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- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB21B38/02
- WIPO fieldMachine tools
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
The planarity of a strip, especially metal strip is measured in a measurement zone in which the tension of the strip has been reduced in a targeted way by braking the strip. The braking force should be practically equal to the strip tension.
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