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EP0035077B1
EP0035077B1 EP80300637A EP80300637A EP0035077B1 EP 0035077 B1 EP0035077 B1 EP 0035077B1 EP 80300637 A EP80300637 A EP 80300637A EP 80300637 A EP80300637 A EP 80300637A EP 0035077 B1 EP0035077 B1 EP 0035077B1
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B21—MECHANICAL METAL-WORKING WITHOUT ESSENTIALLY REMOVING MATERIAL; PUNCHING METAL
    • B21B—ROLLING OF METAL
    • B21B1/00—Metal-rolling methods or mills for making semi-finished products of solid or profiled cross-section; Sequence of operations in milling trains; Layout of rolling-mill plant, e.g. grouping of stands; Succession of passes or of sectional pass alternations
    • B21B1/22—Metal-rolling methods or mills for making semi-finished products of solid or profiled cross-section; Sequence of operations in milling trains; Layout of rolling-mill plant, e.g. grouping of stands; Succession of passes or of sectional pass alternations for rolling plates, strips, bands or sheets of indefinite length
    • B21B1/30—Metal-rolling methods or mills for making semi-finished products of solid or profiled cross-section; Sequence of operations in milling trains; Layout of rolling-mill plant, e.g. grouping of stands; Succession of passes or of sectional pass alternations for rolling plates, strips, bands or sheets of indefinite length in a non-continuous process
    • B21B1/32—Metal-rolling methods or mills for making semi-finished products of solid or profiled cross-section; Sequence of operations in milling trains; Layout of rolling-mill plant, e.g. grouping of stands; Succession of passes or of sectional pass alternations for rolling plates, strips, bands or sheets of indefinite length in a non-continuous process in reversing single stand mills, e.g. with intermediate storage reels for accumulating work
    • B21B1/34—Metal-rolling methods or mills for making semi-finished products of solid or profiled cross-section; Sequence of operations in milling trains; Layout of rolling-mill plant, e.g. grouping of stands; Succession of passes or of sectional pass alternations for rolling plates, strips, bands or sheets of indefinite length in a non-continuous process in reversing single stand mills, e.g. with intermediate storage reels for accumulating work by hot-rolling

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  • This invention relates to the rolling of hot metal workpieces, e.g. strip or plate, in rolling mill plant comprising a reversing roughing mill and a continuous finishing mill.
  • GB-A-1373375 describes the rolling of workpieces in such rolling mill plant employing in addition a coiler located between the roughing and finishing mills. According to that specification, on the third last pass of the hot metal workpiece through the roughing mill (the penultimate pass in the forward direction towards the finishing mill), the workpiece is rolled towards the coiler to a length less than the spacing between the roughing mill and the coiler, and, on the last pass, the workpiece is rolled to a length greater than that spacing and is first coiled in the coiler, and then uncoiled and delivered to the finishing mill.
  • the restrictions of the above-mentioned specification are avoided or mitigated by arranging that the workpiece can pass from the roughing mill towards the finishing mill without being obstructed by the coiler. Then, the workpiece can be rolled in the penultimate forward roughing pass to a length exceeding the roughing mill-coiler spacing, the coiler being at that time inoperative and the leading end of the workpiece extending to the finishing mill side of the coiler location. For the final roughing pass, the coiler is rendered operative and the workpiece coiled in the coiler as it is rolled out by the roughing mill.
  • DE-C-969231 shows in Figure 2 a three-stand reversing mill having at one side a coiler mounted in a furnace and provided with a diverter by which strip from the mill can be either directed into the coiler or allowed to pass beneath it.
  • the purpose of the coiler furnace is to make it possible to heat the strip to high temperature for a finishing pass and thereby to enable the same mill to be used for roughing and finishing; the strip is first rolled down to an intermediate thickness with the coiler inoperative and is then coiled and heated in the coiler furnace before being passed through the mill in a single final finishing pass.
  • the coiler of the German specification is thus used for a purpose different from that of the present invention, where the coiler is employed to increase the strip'length that can be rolled for a given spacing between separate roughing and finishing mills, or conversely to reduce that spacing without reducing the strip length.
  • a method of hot rolling a metal workpiece in a reversing roughing mill followed by a continuous finishing mill with a coiler between these mills comprises the steps of rolling the workpiece in the roughing mill in a series of passes to a gauge for entry to the finishing mill; prior to the penultimate forward pass bringing the coiler into an inoperative condition in which the workpiece can pass the coiler position without obstruction; in the penultimate forward pass rolling the workpiece in the roughing mill to a length exceeding the spacing of the coiler from the roughing mill but less than the spacing of the finishing mill from the roughing mill; after the workpiece has been reversed to clear the coiler position, bringing the coiler into an operative condition for coiling; in the last forward pass coiling the workpiece by the coiler; and then uncoiling the workpiece to the finishing mill.
  • a "forward pass” means a pass in the direction of the finishing mill.
  • the invention also provides a rolling mill plant for performing the method of claim 3 comprising a reversing roughing mill, a con- tinous finishing mill spaced from the roughing mill, conveying means for conveying workpieces rolled by the roughing mill towards and away from the finishing mill; a coiler located between the roughing mill and the finishing mill for coiling workpieces from the roughing mill and uncoiling the workpieces to the finishing mill, the coiler being movable upwardly and downwardly between an operative position in which a workpiece fed thereto is coiled and an inoperative position in which a workpiece can pass the coiler unobstructed thereby whereby a workpiece can be rolled with the coiler in its inoperative position, in the penultimate forward pass in the roughing mill to a length exceeding the spacing of the coiler from the roughing mill, but less than the spacing of the finishing mill from the roughing mill, and in the final forward pass coiled in the coiler in its operative position.
  • the workpiece is rolled in the third last forward pass of the roughing mill to a length which is less than the spacing between the roughing mill and the position of the coiler when in its operative condition.
  • the rolling mill plant comprises basically a reversing roughing mill 12 illustrated by work rolls 13 and back-up rolls 14 and a continuous finishing mill 15 represented by the rolls of the first three stands 15A, 15B and 15C.
  • the roughing mill 12 and the finishing mill 15 are spaced apart in the direction of the common pass-line, and between them is a sequence of driven table rollers 16 forming conveying means by which a workpiece rolled out by the roughing mill 12 towards the finishing mill 15 can be traversed in either direction.
  • a mandrel-less coiler 17 which is generally as described and illustrated in GB-A-1373375 except as hereinafter described.
  • the arrangement of roughing mill, coiler and finishing mill is thus as shown in Figure 4 of the specification.
  • the coiler 17 shown in Figures 1 to 4 differs from that of the above mentioned specification by being carried by a frame 18 which is mounted in slideways 20 at each side.
  • Piston and cylinder assemblies one of which is illustrated at 21, are effective to move the coiler 17 between an inoperative position shown in Figures 1 and 2, in which the coiler is raised above the pass-line of the table rollers 16, and an operative position shown in Figures 3 and 4, in which the coiler is on that pass-line and can coil hot rolled slab conveyed on the rollers 16.
  • the coiler 17 is as shown in Figure 6 of GB-A-1373375 to which reference should be made for a detailed explanation of its construction and operation.
  • the coiler has a set of bending rolls 22, a driven cradle roll 23 which cooperates with two further driven cradle rolls 24 on the pass-line, a pinch-roll 25 which is carried on a pivotable lever 26 and which cooperates with a second pinch roll 27 on the pass-line, and deflection or guide plates 28.
  • Each new slab is hot rolled in roughing mill 12 in a series of reversing passes, such that after the fifth last pass (the third last pass in the forward direction towards the coiler), the resulting rolled workpiece occupies most of the roller table between the mill 12 and the coiler 17, but has a length less than the separation of the coiler from the mill 12; the workpiece 8, after that pass is shown in Figure 1.
  • the coiler is raised to its inoperative position as shown.
  • the coiler 17 In the penultimate forward pass of the workpiece, the coiler 17 is still in its inoperative position and the rolled workpiece S 2 has been rolled down to a length which exceeds the separation of the coiler 17 from the roughing mill 12, but is less than the separation of the first stand 15A of the finishing mill from the roughing mill 12. As the workpiece is run out from the roughing mill its leading end passes unobstructed under the coiler, being supported beneath the coiler by the rollers 16A ( Figure 2).
  • the workpiece S 2 is next reversed for the final rearward pass.
  • the piston and cylinder assemblies 21 are operated to bring the coiler into its operative position, and at the same time the lever 26 is operated to bring the upper pinch roll 25 into its working position adjacent the lower pinch roll 27, but slightly displaced from it in the direction of the roughing mill ( Figure 3).
  • the workpiece In the final forward pass, the workpiece is rolled out at length exceeding the finishing mill-roughing mill spacing. As the leading end in that pass approaches the coiler 17, it is gripped between, and deflected upwards by, the pinch rolls 25, 27 and is directed between guide plates 28 and to the bending rolls which form the rolled workpiece S 3 into a coil C on the driven cradle rolls 24 as described in the said patent specification. As soon as the leading end reaches the bending rolls, pinch roll 25 can be raised away from pinch roll 27 a small extent and then acts to guide the rolled workpiece. When the tail of the workpiece is detected, the cradle rolls are decelerated and come to rest with the tail end above the cradle rolls.
  • the cradle rolls 24 are subsequently driven in the opposite direction to pay out the rolled workpiece, as indicated at S 4 in Figure 4, towards the finishing stand 15 which rolls the workpiece down to strip.
  • the coiler 17 can be retracted into its inoperative position to allow the next workpiece to pass under it when the coil C has been exhausted.
  • the length of the workpiece rolled out in that pass is limited only by the separation between the roughing mill and the first stand of the finishing mill.
  • the length of workpiece rolled out in the final pass, and hence the slab weight can be increased with the same spacing of roughing mill and finishing mill; or, with the same slab weight, the roughing mill-finishing mill spacing can be decreased.
  • the coiler 17 instead of being mounted for movement in the slideways 20 is supported on wheels 30 which run on a pair of rails 31 extending at right angles to the pass-line but below its level, i.e. as illustrated in Figure 6 of the above-mentioned British patent specification.
  • the coiler is shown in its operative position in which the workpiece 5 1 is led to, and formed into a coil by the bending rolls 22; to bring it into its inoperative position, the coiler 17 with roller 25, the guide plates 28 and a guide 32 which assists in the formation of the coil is moved on the rails 31 to one side of the pass-line, so that the workpiece can pass the coiler location on the rollers 16A.
  • the coiler 17 is in inoperative position to one side of the pass-line up to and including the penultimate forward pass. As soon as the workpiece clears the coiler position in its final rearward pass, the coiler 17 is moved into its operative position on the pass-line and is effective to form the workpiece into a coil in the final forward pass. Then, as before, the coil is paid out to the finishing stand.
  • the coiler 17 although again shown as mounted on the wheels 30 and rails 31 is intended to remain in position over the pass-line throughout the entire rolling operation, the rail mounting being used only to enable the coiler to be brought out of line for servicing.
  • the coiler is rendered inoperative by moving the guide plates 28 and the upper roller 25 of the pinch rolls out of potential engagement with the workpiece S.
  • the guide plates 28 are supported on lugs 35 mounted on a transverse shaft 36.
  • Figure 6 shows the coiler in operative disposition; to render it inoperative, the roller 25 is raised away from roller 27, the guide plates 28 are pivoted about shaft 36, and the coiling guide 32 is similarly pivoted out of the pass-line below the coiler.
  • the inoperative disposition shown in Figure 7, there is nothing to obstruct the passage of the workpiece along the path defined by the rollers 16, 27, 16A and 24, since the coiler is supported on its wheels 30 at each side of the pass-line.
  • the guide plates may be pivotably mounted as in Figures 6 and 7. Instead, the guide plates may be fixed in relation to the coiler 17.
  • the upper guide plates, indicated in Figure 8 at 40 is similar to the corresponding plate of Figure 5, but the lower guide plate 41 is shorter and terminates at its lower end well above the workpiece pass-line. Transfer from operative to inoperative position and vice versa is then effected solely by pivoting of the lever 26 carrying the upper roller 25 of the pinch rolls 25, 27.
  • Figure 8 shows the operative disposition with the rollers 25, 27 closely adjacent; because, in that position, the roller 25 is offset from the roller 27 towards the roughing mill, the workpiece as it enters the pinch works is bent upwards so that its leading end enters the throat between the guide plates 40, 41 and the workpiece is guided to the bending rolls 22.
  • the lever 26 is lifted to bring the roller 25 well above the workpiece pass-line and similarly the guide 32 is raised to the position shown in Figure 7.
  • the workpiece is then.able to pass the coiler location without obstruction moving over the roller 27, under the guide plate 41, and over the rollers 16A to the finishing mill side of the coiler.

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1. Procédé de laminage à chaud d'une pièce metallique dans un laminoir dégrossisseur réversible (12) auquel fait suite un laminoir finisseur continu (15) avec un enrouleur (17) entre ces deux laminoirs, ce procédé consistant à laminer la pièce dans le laminoir dégrossisseur (12) en une série de passes de façon à l'amincir pour qu'elle puisse entrer dans le laminoir finisseur (15) en la dirigeant, au cours de la passe finale dans le laminoir dégrossisseur (12) ver l'enrouleur (17) et en enroulant ladite pièce dans celui-ci, pour la dérouler ensuite et la diriger vers le laminoir finisseur (15) caractérisé en ce que, avant la pénultième passe en avant dans le laminoir dégrossisseur (12), l'enrouleur (17) est amené dans une position dans laquelle la pièce peut passer devant la position de l'enrouleur sans être gênée, la pièce étant laminée, au cours de la pénultième passe en avent dans le laminoir dégrossisseur (12) à une longueur supérieure à l'espacement entre l'enrouleur (17) et le laminoir dégrossisseur (12), mais cependant inférieure à l'espacement entre le laminoir finisseur (15) et le laminoir dégrossisseur (12), et en ce que, après que le mouvement de la pièce a été inversé pour la passe arrière finale et après que la pièce s'est éloignée de la position de l'enrouleur, l'enrouler (17) est amené à. sa position inactive afin d'enrouler la pièce au cours de la passe avant finale.
2. Procédé de laminage à chaud selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce qu'on rétracte l'enrouleur (17) de la ligne de passage des pièces laminées de manière à l'amener dans une position inactive et on le ramène à la ligne de passage pour le remettre en action (figures 1 à 4 et 5).
3. Procédé de laminage à chaud selon la revendication 2, caractérisé en ce qu'on déplace l'enrouleur (17) vers le haut entre ses positions actives et inactives (figures 1 à 4).
4. Procédé de laminage à chaud selon la revendication 2, caractérisé en ce qu'on déplace l'enrouleur (17) horizontalement entre ses positions actives et inactives (fig. 5).
5. Procédé de laminage à chaud selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que l'enrouler
(17) reste dans la même position aussi bien dans l'état actif qu'inactif et des moyens de déviation sont transférés à une première position afin de diriger la pièce vers l'enrouleur pour amener cette dernière à son état actif et sont déplacés à une seconde position, dans laquelle la pièce peut passer librement devant l'enrouleur (17) sans être enroulée, afin d'amener l'enrouleur (17) à sa position inactive (figures 6, 7 et 8).
6. Installation de laminage à chaud pour la mise en oeuvre du procédé spécifié dans la revendication 3 qui comprend un laminoir dégrossisseur réversible (12), un laminoir finisseur continu (15) espacé du laminoir dégrossisseur (12), des moyens (16) pour transporter les pièces laminées par le laminoir dégrossisseur (12) vers et à l'opposé du laminoir finisseur (15) et un enrouler (17) placé entre le laminoir dégrossisseur (12) et le laminoir finisseur (15) pour enrouler les pièces sortant du laminoir dégrossisseur (12) et pour les dérouler en direction de laminoir finisseur (15) caractérisée en ce que l'enrouleur (17) peut être déplacé vers le haut et vers le bas entre une position active dans laquelle il enroule la pièce qui lui est fournie et une position inactive dans laquelle ladite pièce peut passer devant l'enrouleur (17) sans être gênée par celui-ci, ce qui fait qu'une pièce peut être laminée avec l'enrouleur (17) dans sa position inactive, au cours de la pénultième passe en avant du laminoir dégrossisseur (12) à une longueur supérieure à l'espacement entre l'enrouler (17) et le laminoir dégrossisseur (12), mais cependant inférieure à l'espacement entre le laminoir finisseur (15) et le laminoir dégrossisseur (12) cette pièce étant, au cours de leur passe en avant finale bobinée dans l'enrouleur (17) occupant sa position active.
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