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Roller hearth furnace for healing and/or temperature equalisation of steel or steel alloy continuous cast products and arrangement thereof before a hot strip final rolling mill

US8376734B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

SMS SIEMAG AG · DE

Inventors

Christoph Klein · Darmstadt, DE
Dieter Hofmann · Augsburg, DE
Frank Benfer · Bad Laasphe, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Dec 18, 2006
Grant date	Feb 19, 2013
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Oct 2, 2029

Classification

Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
CPC primaryB21B45/004
WIPO fieldMaterials, metallurgy
WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

The invention relates to a roller hearth furnace (1) for heating and/or temperature equilibration of continuous cast products (2), comprising a first series of rollers (13) running in the longitudinal direction (12) and a second parallel series of rollers (15) on the outlet side (14), wherein a buffer zone (16) with lifting elements (17) for the perpendicular transport of the continuous cast product (2) is arranged between the series of rollers (13, 15). Furthermore, alternative arrangements for a further process route (28) are provided.

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