Method for producing a metal strip and device for reducing the risk of such a strip breaking
US6273975A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 27, 2000 |
| Grant date | Aug 14, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 27, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T83/0385
- WIPO fieldMachine tools
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A method for producing a metal strip which reduces the risk of the strip breaking over the course of a path, the strip being conveyed under stress in the strip direction and in which, in an upstream feed path of the metal strip, defects in the edges of the strip are detected and then measures are taken to reduce the risk of these defects causing the strip to break, in which method the strip is provided, in the region of the detected defect, with at least one notch in the strip direction, at a distance which is further away from the edge of the strip than the maximum dimension of the defect transversely with respect to the strip direction.
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