Horizontal strip accumulator
US6516987B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 23, 2001 |
| Grant date | Feb 11, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 23, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB21B41/00
- WIPO fieldMachine tools
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A horizontal strip accumulator for metal strip includes a looper car which is moveable along a travel path at at least one swivel gate which is moveable, when the looper car is moved, by the looper car between a starting position and an end position. For moving the swivel gate, the looper car acts on an actuating element which is connected with the swivel gate through a four-gear mechanism with two swivels. The swivel gate is rotatably arranged on one swivel and the actuating element is rotatably arranged on the other swivel. The actuating element has spoke-shaped projections and the looper car has counter projections which engage between the spoke-shaped projections.
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