Device for guiding a metal strip immersed in a liquid metal bath
US8635969B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 14, 2007 |
| Grant date | Jan 28, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 28, 2029 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC23C2/0038
- WIPO fieldSurface technology, coating
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A device for guiding a strip through a liquid contained in a tank, includes an immersed diverting roller, in particular a roller immersed in a bath of liquid metal such as zinc, mounted rotatably about an axis on two aligned supporting shafts extending through two respective side walls of the tank, and each rotating in a centering bearing positioned outside of the tank. Each bearing of one shaft of the roller includes two rotary supporting members mounted in a fixed housing and spaced apart from each other, namely an outer supporting member and an inner supporting member. The housing of the bearing is held against a support plane formed on the wall and perpendicular to the axis of a hole through which the shaft passes. The wall has measures for centering the housing on the axis.
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