EP0958867A2 - Dispositif d'enroulement d'une bande - Google Patents

Dispositif d'enroulement d'une bande Download PDF

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Publication number: EP0958867A2
Authority: EP; European Patent Office
Prior art keywords: tape; winding; guide; mandrel; flap
Prior art date: 1998-05-19
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.): Granted

Application number

EP99109588A

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German (de)

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EP0958867A3 (fr

EP0958867B1 (fr

Inventor

Julio Manuel Munoz-Baca

Klaus Bäumer

Erhard Bald

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SMS Siemag AG

Hylsa SA de CV

Original Assignee

SMS Schloemann Siemag AG

SMS Demag AG

Schloemann Siemag AG

Hylsa SA de CV

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1998-05-19

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1999-05-14

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1999-11-24

1999-05-14 Application filed by SMS Schloemann Siemag AG, SMS Demag AG, Schloemann Siemag AG, Hylsa SA de CV filed Critical SMS Schloemann Siemag AG

1999-11-24 Publication of EP0958867A2 publication Critical patent/EP0958867A2/fr

2001-05-02 Publication of EP0958867A3 publication Critical patent/EP0958867A3/fr

2007-06-27 Application granted granted Critical

2007-06-27 Publication of EP0958867B1 publication Critical patent/EP0958867B1/fr

2019-05-14 Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical

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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B21—MECHANICAL METAL-WORKING WITHOUT ESSENTIALLY REMOVING MATERIAL; PUNCHING METAL
- B21C—MANUFACTURE OF METAL SHEETS, WIRE, RODS, TUBES, PROFILES OR LIKE SEMI-MANUFACTURED PRODUCTS OTHERWISE THAN BY ROLLING; AUXILIARY OPERATIONS USED IN CONNECTION WITH METAL-WORKING WITHOUT ESSENTIALLY REMOVING MATERIAL
- B21C47/00—Winding-up, coiling or winding-off metal wire, metal band or other flexible metal material characterised by features relevant to metal processing only
- B21C47/34—Feeding or guiding devices not specially adapted to a particular type of apparatus
- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
- B65H—HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
- B65H2301/00—Handling processes for sheets or webs
- B65H2301/40—Type of handling process
- B65H2301/44—Moving, forwarding, guiding material
- B65H2301/448—Diverting

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the present invention relates to a method and an apparatus for the Guiding thin steel strip in a continuous rolling mill is wound up in order to prevent the said steel strip from being wrapped around others Rolls as the intended winding mandrel.
the invention is special suitable for applications where hot rolled steel strip is made of continuously cast slabs or bars is produced.
the typical application of the subject of the invention is, for example necessary if the thickness of the strip is less than 2 mm for metal strip rolling mills is and especially for steel if the thickness is less than 1.5 mm.
Thin hot rolled steel strip is generally made by the Cast slab thickness reduced in successive rolling steps until the desired tape thickness is reached. At the end of the rolling mill there is usually a winding machine on which the tape for Transport is wound up into a bundle.
the winding machine comprises several support rollers and at least one pair Pinch rollers that pull the tape at the desired speed and with the desired tension before engaging a mandrel brought and wound on this.
the pinch rollers are usually in a higher position relative to Roll of the winding machine arranged, and a number of guide plates forces the tape to the winding mandrel.
State-of-the-art winding machines include a pivoting flap guide that positions it so can change that in works that increase the productivity of the Rolling mill are equipped with several mandrels, the front end of the strip deflected towards one of a plurality of mandrels.
a gap of at least 1 to 2 mm between the leading end and the upper pinch roller which is chosen according to the expected band strength.
a smaller gap was created So far not useful because of the normal game and tolerance variables considered.
the thickness of the tape is more than about 2.0 mm to 1.5 mm, Normally there are no problems when transporting the belt, but if the thickness is less than about 1.5 mm, the tape can be replaced by the above Run gap and wrap around the pinch roller, which leads to delays and Committee caused. The thinner the tape, the more flexible it is and the higher is the resulting speed (usually more than 10m / sec at a band thickness of 1.5 mm or less).
the high belt speed leads sometimes to the fact that the front end of the tape in the passage through the Cooling equipment of the factory lifts up, and when the bend of the front end of the tape roughly corresponds to the bend of the pinch roller, it is very likely that the tape will wrap around the pinch roller.
the invention is therefore particularly useful in winding systems in the production of thin steel band.
One of the preferred materials for this application is a fiber reinforced composite material known as "Micarta” (trademark Westinghouse Electric Corporation), which is considered hard, non - abrasive and material to be machined finds many uses; but also others Materials can be used for this as long as they are not too substantial Wear or scoring on the pinch rollers.
the Priestley patent discloses a tape winder for winding continuous tape of relatively high strength, whose job is to to prevent unwanted scoring on the tape caused by pressure build-up caused when the rollers of the winding machine overlap or hit the tape at the point of increased coil diameter, and the also aims at curved guides and liquid jets to be provided, which impinge on the front end of the tape to achieve that the tape as it enters the winder towards the Circumferential surface of a rotating coil bends and is pressed against it.
This patent does not provide the solution to the present invention is provided to solve the winding problems occurring with thin tape and also does not indicate such a solution.
the Johnson patent discloses a device for unwinding and straightening Tape material of considerable strength and for guiding the front end of the developed material in a directional and feed mechanism disclosed. However, this patent does not disclose the problem of winding thin Edge solved by the present invention.
Ginzburg et al. are a method and an apparatus for the Winding material onto a winding drum along a belt running plane in a reverse hot rolling mill described.
the device includes an apron 34, which is pivotally moved by a hydraulic cylinder, but will not used to prevent tape material from wrapping around pinch rollers.
the Moser patent discloses a winding furnace for a hot-rolled strip, comprising a tape-receiving guide with one end that is in tape-receiving position is arranged next to the winding drum. This However, leadership is not meant to prevent the tape from wrapping around Pinch rolls wraps or touches the roles mentioned.
An object of the present invention is therefore an improved winding system for use in the production of thin steel strips, for example at Winding systems in connection with hot strip mills in continuous casting plants.
Another object of the invention is an improved device for the Guiding a thin steel band to the mandrel of a winding machine without interference normal operation and impairment of high Speed of movement of the pinch rollers in the mentioned winding machine.
a winding system according to the invention has several Features) that the mentioned winding system reliable operation enable and reduce the operating costs of steelworks Reduce downtimes and output losses.
the objects of the present invention are generally achieved by the Applicant's winding system for the transport of a thin belt (as before generally described) and in particular comprising: (a) at least one pair of pinch rollers and at least one winding mandrel; (b) a guide that goes along is arranged along the path that said thin band of said Clamping rollers to the winding mandrel described, this guide can be moved in at least two positions: a first position in which one End of said guide abuts one of the pinch rollers mentioned, so that the thin tape cannot wrap up around the pinch roller and is also forced to follow a predetermined path towards the to describe the winding mandrel, and a second position in which the said guide does not abut the said pinch roller, whereby during of the winding process after the tape is engaged with the winding mandrel was and is wound around the winding mandrel, unnecessary wear of the Pinch roller or scoring on the surface of the pinch roller is prevented.
the winding system according to the invention comprises a plurality of mandrels, with the guide moving to a third position in which the said guide enables the tape to be another Way to describe another mandrel while a finished bundle is on Another mandrel is removed, reducing the productivity of the whole Winding system is increased.
the guide includes a tip made of a non-abrasive, low-friction Material such as micarta so that it does not cover the surface of the pinch roller damaged.
the leadership is responding to a signal from a first, im upstream rolling mill arranged sensor that a new slab is rolled and that the front end of the strip approaches the pinch rollers, automatically brought into its first position in which it lies against the pinch roller, and in response to a signal from a second winding mandrel located downstream arranged sensor that the tape is wrapped around said mandrel, automatically into its second position at a distance from the pinch roller brought.
Figures 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 are different views of the winding system pictured, the same elements in its structure with the same digits be designated.
Number 10 indicates an upper pinch roller, which with a lower pinch roller 12 cooperates to form a thin steel band 14 move on (e.g. to a mandrel 16).
the tape runs on one Drain roller table or a cooling roller table 18.
the front end 28 of the belt 14 is pressed down by the flap guide 20, which rests on the roller 10, so that the band 14 is prevented from being drawn due to the high Speed up around the pinch roller 10.
the section 22 of the Flap guide 20, which rests on the pinch roller 10, preferably consists of a low-friction, durable material to prevent wear and scoring prevent the surface of the roller 10, and is on the flap guide 20th by suitable conventional fasteners according to the prior art attached. Suitable materials for this part 22 are for this purpose "Micarta" -like phenolic or melamine resin textile composites.
the Flap guide 20 is by suitable actuating means 26 around the Swivel axis 24 movable, wherein it is in the actuating means 26 z. B. around a hydraulic or pneumatic cylinder or a cam cam roller mechanism etc. can act.
the flap guide 20 by actuating means 26 in a second position moves, as shown in Fig. 2, in which the section 22 of the mentioned guide no longer abuts the roller 10.
This second position is the normal operating position of the guide during the actual winding (on the one hand to excessive wear of the roller and the guide avoid and on the other hand reduce the force required to drive the upper Pinch roller is required while the tape is being wound).
the mandrel 16 is provided with winding rollers 34, which form a regular contribute helical collar 36 around mandrel 16.
a winding system is shown, the two arranged one behind the other Includes winding devices.
the flap guide 20 is adapted so that it is a can assume the third position, in which it is close to the lower pinch roller 12th (after the formation of the collar on the mandrel 16 is completed and by cutting the tape 14 creates a new front end 28 so that the mandrel 48 can be loaded alternately next).
the low-friction Tip 22 prevents the new front end 28 from around the pinch roller 12 wraps.
the flap guide enables the belt 14 to further passage towards the pinch rollers 38 and 40 while the Pinch roller 10 was raised to free passage of the belt 14 too enable.
the tip 22 is off the surface the roller 12 raised and moved back to the released second position.
the Flap guide 44 functions in the same way as flap guide 20, to ensure that the new front end 28 between the guide plates 64 and 66 is deflected and led to the corresponding second mandrel 48 becomes. Thereafter, the flap guide 44 (by the action of the cylinder 68) in the second position moves (as shown in Fig. 4) while the belt 14 turns the mandrel 48 is wound up and in connection with the winding rollers 60 a bundle 50 is wound.
Fig. 5 is a control for the automatic positioning of the Flap guide 20 shown.
the sensor 52 arranged upstream transmits a signal 53 to a programmable controller 54 that is a leading end 28 of the belt 14 in the direction of the pinch rollers 10 and 12 moves.
the Actuator 56 which is controlled by the controller 54, responds to the called signal 53 and causes the hydraulic cylinder 26, the guide 20 in their move first position in which it rests on the roller 10.
the sensor 58 sends a signal 62 to the Controller 54 which then controls actuator 56 to close cylinder 26 causing the flap guide 20 to move to the second position (thereby an unnecessarily long contact of the edge portion 22 of the flap guide 20 with the Pinch roller 10 is avoided).

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Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
Winding, Rewinding, Material Storage Devices (AREA)
Replacement Of Web Rolls (AREA)
Fixed Capacitors And Capacitor Manufacturing Machines (AREA)
Continuous Casting (AREA)
Registering, Tensioning, Guiding Webs, And Rollers Therefor (AREA)

EP99109588A 1998-05-19 1999-05-14 Dispositif d'enroulement d'une bande Expired - Lifetime EP0958867B1 (fr)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
US09/082,123 US6039283A (en)	1998-05-19	1998-05-19	Thin strip coiling system
US82123		1998-05-19

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EP0958867A2 true EP0958867A2 (fr)	1999-11-24
EP0958867A3 EP0958867A3 (fr)	2001-05-02
EP0958867B1 EP0958867B1 (fr)	2007-06-27

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US (1)	US6039283A (fr)
EP (1)	EP0958867B1 (fr)
AT (1)	ATE365593T1 (fr)
DE (1)	DE59914389D1 (fr)
ES (1)	ES2293703T3 (fr)

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EP0958867A3 (fr)	2001-05-02
DE59914389D1 (de)	2007-08-09
ES2293703T3 (es)	2008-03-16
EP0958867B1 (fr)	2007-06-27
ATE365593T1 (de)	2007-07-15
US6039283A (en)	2000-03-21

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