Horizontal strip accumulator with telescoping of strip support roll carriages and passive location systems thereof
US9371206B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 20, 2011 |
| Grant date | Jun 21, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 18, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65H2701/173
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
The present invention relates to a horizontal strip accumulator in a continuous processing strip line, comprising a looping carriage riding on a pair of external rails (6) and a plurality of adjacent strip supporting roll carriages (1) riding on the same external rails (6) to support the strip (10) between the looping carriage and a strip feeding location, wherein the strip supporting carriages (1) have a horizontal triangular lower part (2) and a vertical framework (3), the triangular lower part (2) having an open transverse base (15) opposite to an apex (14), to allow the telescoping of the strip supporting carriages (1) in the internal triangular space between the open base (15) and the two other triangular sides rejoining at the opposite apex (14).
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