EP0249543A2 - Method and system for feeding a coil of metal strip to an un-coiler and un-coiling the metal strip - Google Patents
Method and system for feeding a coil of metal strip to an un-coiler and un-coiling the metal strip Download PDFInfo
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- the present invention relates generally to a method and system for feeding a coil, such as a metal strip coil, to an un-coiller. More specifically, the invention relates to a method and system applicable for un-coiling of a metal strip for supplying it to a continuous treatment line, such as pickling line or plant, a mill or so forth.
- a continuous treatment line such as pickling line or plant, a mill or so forth.
- the coil-opening operation performed by the coil opener takes a relatively long time which increases the overall process time. For example, in a conventional line, it takes about 180 sec. from the time the previous coil becomes spent to the time a new coil is opened and strip from the new coil is fed to the process line. In comparison to this, the overall process time required for treatment of the metal strip is about 300 sec.
- the un-coiling operation time generally becomes as "loss-time" in the metal strip treatment process. Therefore, the ratio of loss-time to process time is about 37.5%. This can be improved by providing a plurality of un-coilers.
- the efficiency of un-coiling operations can be improved by arranging by performing coil-opening operation for one un-coiler while the other un-coiler is un-coiling.
- loss-time can be shorted to about 110 sec. and the loss-time ratio can be reduced at about 26.8%.
- Chizeru magnet system coil-opner may be utilized for opening the coil.
- the Chizeru magnet coil-opener comprises means for driving the coil to rotate, a knife for peeling the end of the metal strip from the coil and a magnetic chuck for chucking the peeled end and feeding it to the entrance of the treatment line.
- the magnetic chuck may feed the end of the metal strip into a pinch roller of a tandem mill.
- Another and more specific object of the invention is to provide a more efficient metal strip supply system for a metal strip treatment process.
- a metal strip supply system comprises a combination of an uncoiler and a coil-opener which are arranged in series with .respect to the transporting line.
- a metal strip coil is transported through the coil-opener. to the uncoiler.
- the uncoiled end of the metal strip coil is held open so that the uncoiler may be able to uncoil without performing coil-opening operation.
- a method for uncoiling and supplying a metal strip to a metal strip treatment line comprises the steps of:
- the coil opening operation is performed on one coil while uncoiling operation is performed on another coil.
- the coil of metal strip is held with its centeral axis substantially parallel to the rotation axis of the uncoiler.
- the coil of metal strip is transported to the coil-opener and to the uncoiler by means of a common coil transporting means.
- a system for uncoiling and feeding a metal strip to a metal strip treatment line comprises an uncoiler for uncoiling the coil of metal strip for feeding the uncoiled metal strip to the metal strip treatment line, the uncoiler having a mandrel, the axis of which is perpendicular to the feeding direction of supply of the uncoiling metal strip, first means for transporting the coil of metal strip from a supply station to a coil-opening station, the first means holding the central axis of the coil of metal strip essentially parallel to the axis of the mandrel; second means, provided in the coil-opening station, for opening the coil, third means, associated with the second means, for holding the strip end released from the coil by means of the second means away from the coil, and fourth means for transporting the opened coil of metal strip, while third means holds the strip end away from the ' coil, from the coil-opening station to an uncoiling station where the uncoiler is provided, the fourth means holding the
- the second means and fourth means are symultaneously operable so that the second means can perform coil opening operation on one coil while the uncoiler performs uncoiling operation on another coil.
- the first means and fourth means transports the metal strip coil by means of a common coil transporting means.
- the common coil transporting means comprises a coil car movable along a transporting path extending in a direction that is essentially parallel to the axis of the mandrel.
- the coil car may have means for setting the metal strip coil onto the second means and to the uncoiler.
- the second means may comprise a driving means for supporting the coil of metal strip and rotatingly driving the coil in a predetermined direction, a guide means movable toward and away from the coil of metal strip to contact the coil while the coil is rotating to release the strip end from the coil.
- the second means further comprises actuator means associated with the guide means for moving the guide means toward and away from the coil of metal strip.
- the third means comprises a holding means for holding the strip end and transfer means supporting the holding means for movement along the transporting path so that the holding means moves therealong according to movement of the metal strip coil by means of the fourth means.
- the preferred embodiment of a metal strip uncoiling and supplying system is generally provided upstream of a metal strip processing line, such as that of a pickling plant, or rolling mill or so forth.
- the preferred embodiment of the metal strip uncoiling and supplying system includes an uncoiler 20 with a mandrel 21.
- the axis of the mandrel 21 is perpendicular to the direction toward which the uncoiled metal strip is supplied.
- Coils of metal strip 22 are transported by means of a coil transporting means which is generally represented by the reference numeral 24.
- the coil 22 is comprised of a metal strip wound in a per se well known manner and has a central essentially circular hole.
- the transporting means 24 a path for the metal strip coils 22, which extends substantially parallel to the axis of the mandrel 21 is defined.
- the transporting means aligns the axes of the central holes of the coils of metal strip with the axis of the mandrel 21 of.the uncoiler 20.
- a coil-opener 26 is provided in the transporting path defined by the transporting means at a position unstream of the uncoiler 20.
- the coil-opener 26 is designed to slightly uncoil or free the end of the coiled metal strip so that the uncoiler 20 can easily perform uncoiling operation.
- the coil-opener 26 has a device 28 for holding the free end of the metal strip.
- the device 28 will be hereafter referred to as "coil end holder device”.
- the aforementioned transporting means comprises a pair of stationary skids 30 which define the aforementioned transporting path, and a plurality of coil cars 32.
- the stationary skids 30 extend substantially parallel to each other from a coil storage area (not shown) to the uncoiler 20 so that the coil cars 32 may move there along to supply the coils of metal strip 22 to the uncoiler.
- each coil of metal strip 22 is lifted by means of . a crane from the coil storage area and mounted on the coil car 32.
- the coil car 32 is then driven along the stationary skids in per se well known manner.
- the coil car 32 has a lifter 34 for lifting the coil of metal strip 22 mounted thereon.
- the lifter 34 is driven to set the coil of metal strip 22 on cradle rollers 36 at a position opposing the coil opener 26 and onto the mandrel 21 of the uncoiler 20.
- the coil-opener 26 incorporates the aforementioned cradle rollers 36.
- the cradle rollers 36 are mounted on the stationary skids 30 with their rotational axes extending , essentially parallel to the stationary skids.
- Each of the cradle rollers 36 is associated with a driving motor (not shown) to be rotatingly driven by the latter in order to rotate the metal strip coil 22 set thereon.
- a guide table 38 is provided facing the periphery of the metal strip coil 22 on the cradle rollers 36.
- the guide table 38 is pivotably connected to a pivotal arm 39 which is, in turn, pivotably connected to a base 43.
- the guide table 38 is pivotable about a pivot 38a which is supported at the free end of the pivotal arm 39.
- the pivotal arm 39 is pivotable about a pivot 39a which is supported by means of a mounting bracket 41 of the base 43.
- the pivotal arm 39 is also connected to an actuator 40.
- the actuator 40 comprises an air cylinder having a cylinder rod 40a pivotably connected to the pivotal arm 39 in order to allow relative angular displacement between the pivotal arm 39 and the cylinder rod 40a about a pivot 40b.
- the guide table 38 is associated with an actuator 42.
- the actuator 42 preferably comprises an air cylinder having a cylinder rod 41a pivotably connected to the guide table 38 in order to allow relative angular displacement between the guide table 38 and the cylinder rod 41a. about a pivot 41b.
- the air cylinders 40 and 42 operate the pivotal arm 39 and the guide table 38 so that the free end edge of the guide table may contact with the periphery of coil of the metal strip 22 for releasing the end of the metal strip from the coil.
- the guide table 38, the pivotal arm 39 and the air cylinders 40 and 42 constitute a coil-opening mechanism in the coil-opener 26.
- the coil end holding device 28 is provided above the cradle rollers 36.
- the coil end holding device comprises a magnetic chuck. 44.
- the magnetic chuck 44 is suspended from a guide mechanism 46.
- the guide mechanism 46 includes a transfer beam 48 extending along a section of transporting path of the coils of metal strip between the coil-opener 26 and the uncoiler 20.
- a guide carridge 50 having rollers 50a engages with the transfer beam 48 for movement along the latter.
- the guide carridge 50 supports a vertical guide 53.
- the . vertical guide 53 comprises a cylindrical outer guide 53a and a cylindrical or.rod form inner guide 53b which is arranged coaxially within the outer guide.
- the outer guide 53a is fixed to the guide carridge 50 at its top end.
- the inner guide 53b is thrustingly movable up or down.
- the inner guide 53b has its lower end connected to the aforementioned magnetic chuck 44 through a mounting bracket 53c.
- the mounting bracket 53c has an extention 53d, to which the lower end of a cylinder rod 52a of an actuator 52 is connected.
- the actuator 52 also comprises an air cylinder.
- the air cylinder 52 drives the inner guide 53b of the vertical guide bearing the magnetic chuck 44 up and down.
- the metal strip coils 22 are continuously supplied to the coil transporting means,
- the coil cars 32 of the coil transporting means receive respective coils of metal strip coil 22 to transport them along the transporting path defined by the stationary skids 30.
- the coil of metal strip 22 on the coil car 32 is arranged so that the feed direction of the metal strip uncoiled therefrom matches with the supply direction of the metal strip treatment line at the position of the uncoiler 20. Therefore, in the example of Fig. 2, the coil of metal strip 22 is placed on the coil car so as to be unwound in a clockwise direction.
- the lifter 34 of the coil car 32 is actuated to lift up the coil of metal strip 22 and set it onto the cradle rollers 36. Then, as shown in Fig. 2 the cradle rollers 36 are driven in a counterclockwise direction by means of the driving motor. By driving the cradle rollers 36 in counterclockwise direction, the metal strip coil 22 on the cradle rollers 36 is driven to rotate in clockwise direction.
- the air cylinders 40 and 42 are actuated to pivotally move the pivotal arm 39 and the guide table 38 so that the edge of the guide table comes into contact with the periphery of the coil of metal strip from the left side.
- the angular positions of the pivotal arm 39 and the guide table 38 are adjusted depending upon the diameter of the metal strip coil 22, as shown by phantom lines in Fig. 2.
- the air cylinder 52 is actuated to drive the inner guide 53b of the vertical guide 53 downwards to bring the magnetic chuck into contact with the freed end of the metal strip, thereby allowing the magnetic chuck 44 to magnetically hold the strip coil end.
- the lifter 34 of the coil car 32 is again actuated to carry the coil of metal strip coil 22 toward the uncoiler 20.
- the guide carriage 50 with the vertical guide 53 moves together with the coil of metal strip 22 while holding the end of the strip by means of the magnetic chuck 44.
- the lifter 34 of the coil car 32 is again actuated to bring , the center hole of the coil of metal strip 22 into alignment with the the mandrel 21.
- the metal strip coil 22 is then set on the mandrel of the uncoiler 20. Then, uncoiling operation is carried out by the uncoiler 20 in a per se well known manner.
- the next coil 22 is set on the coil-opener 26 to be opened.
- a controller which may comprise a computer-based control unit.
- the coil cars 32 may be controlled to stop at the position, at which the coil cars receive the coils of metal strip supplied from the coil storage area.
- the controller may monitor the position of respective coil cars for stopping a coil cars when it reaches the position of the coil-opener. After stopping the coil car 32 at the coil-opening position, the controller feeds a drive signal to the lifter 34 for setting the coil 22 onto the cradle rollers 36.
- Setting of the coil of metal strip 22 onto the cradle roller 36 may be detected by means of a coil sensor (not shown). Then, the controller feeds a drive signal to the driving motor to rotatingly drive the cradle rollers 36 to rotate the coil of metal strip 22 thereon. After starting rotation of the metal strip coil 22 on the cradle rollers 36, the controller feeds acutation signals to a pressure control unit (not shown) for the air cylinders 40 and 42 to move the pivotal arm 39 and the guide table 38. During this movement, the angular positions of the pivotal arm 39 and the guide table 38 may be feedback controlled utilizing sensors (not shown) which directly detect the angular position of the pivotal arm and.
- the guide table or, detect pressure in the air cylinders for indirectly detecting the the angular position or the pivotal arm and the guide table.
- the controller detects this and stops .the rotation of the coil of metal strip.
- an actuation signal is fed to a pressure control unit (not shown) for the air cylinder 52 to lower the magnetic chuck 44.
- the controller may monitor the position of the magnetic chuck and detect when the magnetic chuck is holding the freed end of the coil. Thereafter, the controller again feeds a drive signal for the lifter 34 to release the opened coil of metal strip 22 from the cradle rollers 36.
- the controller When the controller has confirmed complete release of the coil of metal strip from the cradle rollers 36 its drives the coil car toward the uncoiler.
- the controller detects the coil car reaching the uncoiler 20 to feed an actuation signal to the pressure control unit for the air cylinder 52 for adjusting the position of the coil so that it may be acurately set on the mandrel. Setting of the mandrel is confirmed. After this, a drive signal is fed to the uncoiler for starting uncoiling operation.
- the driving timing of each component of the metal strip supply system may optimized.
- a metal strip supply system is effective for continuously and efficiently uncoiling coils of metal strip for allowing continuous operation of a metal strip treatment line, such as a pickling line, a rolling mill line or so forth with substantially loss-time. Furthermore, according to the shown embodiment, since the same transporting means, i.e. coil car, can be used before and after opening the coil, the construction of the metal strip supply system is simplifier and less expensive. Furthermore, since the metal strip supply system has less components, it can be made more compact.
- Figs. 3 and 4 show another embodiment of a metal strip supply system, according to the invention.
- the coils of metal strip supplied from the coil yard are transported to the coil-opening position by means of a walking beam 56 mounted on a stationary skids 52.
- the walking beam 56 comprises a movable carriage 60 associated with a drive cylinder 58.
- a walking beam body 66 is mounted on the movable carriage 60 through lifting links 64.
- a lifting cylinder 62 is connected to at least one of the lifting links 64 for adjusting the position of the walking beam body 66 relative to the movable carriage.
- the metal strip coil 22 is transferred with the coil end holding device 28 by means of the walking beam 56, to the coil car 32.
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- The present invention relates generally to a method and system for feeding a coil, such as a metal strip coil, to an un-coiller. More specifically, the invention relates to a method and system applicable for un-coiling of a metal strip for supplying it to a continuous treatment line, such as pickling line or plant, a mill or so forth.
- In recent years, there have been developed and proposed a plurality of types of system for continuous processing of metal strip, or sheet. In order to supply a metal strip to a continuous processing line to be treated, a metal strip coil has to be un-coiled or unwound as the metal strip therefrom is fed into the treatment line. In order to do this an un-coiler is provided at upstream end of the treatment line. The un-coiler first frees the end of the metal strip from the coil or in other words "opens the coil" and thereafter performs the un-coiling operation.
- In such a conventional system, the coil-opening operation performed by the coil opener takes a relatively long time which increases the overall process time. For example, in a conventional line, it takes about 180 sec. from the time the previous coil becomes spent to the time a new coil is opened and strip from the new coil is fed to the process line. In comparison to this, the overall process time required for treatment of the metal strip is about 300 sec. The un-coiling operation time generally becomes as "loss-time" in the metal strip treatment process. Therefore, the ratio of loss-time to process time is about 37.5%. This can be improved by providing a plurality of un-coilers. When two or more un-coilers are provided, the efficiency of un-coiling operations can be improved by arranging by performing coil-opening operation for one un-coiler while the other un-coiler is un-coiling. Thus by providing two un-coilers in the line, loss-time can be shorted to about 110 sec. and the loss-time ratio can be reduced at about 26.8%.
- However, providing two or more un-coilers requires more space and cost move. Additionally, the un-coiling line contruction becomes more complecated requiring additional facilities for selectively feeding the coils the un-coilers.
- In order to solve the aforementioned problem, An improved system for continuously treating the metal strip has been discussed in "Recent Cold Strip Plant and Development of Manufacturing Techniques in This Country" published by Japan Metal Association, on August 20, 1977. It discloses system for supplying a coil of metal strip, which comprises means for transporting coil of metal strip, a coil opener which releases the end of the metal strip from the coil for un-coiling, and an un-coiler.
- As a typical coil-opener, Chizeru magnet system coil-opner may be utilized for opening the coil. The Chizeru magnet coil-opener comprises means for driving the coil to rotate, a knife for peeling the end of the metal strip from the coil and a magnetic chuck for chucking the peeled end and feeding it to the entrance of the treatment line. For example, the magnetic chuck may feed the end of the metal strip into a pinch roller of a tandem mill.
- By employing the coil-opener, efficiency with which the metal strip can be fed to the treatment line is increased. However, on the other hand, in order to facilitate the coil-opener and to make the coil-opener cooperative with the uncoiler, additional facilities, such as a walking-beam type conveyer for transporting the metal strip coil, a.coil transporting means and a coil lifting means or the combination thereof are necessary. This makes the metal strip supply system for the treatment line bulky.
- Therefore, it is an object of the present invention to provide a metal strip supply system for an uncoiler, which avoids the abovementioned drawbacks of the conventional art set forth above.
- Another and more specific object of the invention is to provide a more efficient metal strip supply system for a metal strip treatment process.
- Further, it is an object of the invention to provide a more compact metal strip supply system for a metal strip treatment process.
- In order to accomplish the aforementioned and other objects, a metal strip supply system, according to the present invention, comprises a combination of an uncoiler and a coil-opener which are arranged in series with .respect to the transporting line. A metal strip coil is transported through the coil-opener. to the uncoiler. During travel from the coil-opener to the uncoiler, the uncoiled end of the metal strip coil is held open so that the uncoiler may be able to uncoil without performing coil-opening operation.
- According to one aspect of the invention, a method for uncoiling and supplying a metal strip to a metal strip treatment line, comprises the steps of:
- supplying a coil of metal strip from a direction perpendicular to feeding direction of the uncoiling metal strip;
- transporting the coil of metal strip to a position facing a coil-opener, disposed adjacent a coil transporting path for opening the coil;
- performing coil opening operation;
- holding the strip end released from the coil by means of the coil-opener, away from the coil;
- transporting the opened metal strip coil while holding the coil end away from the coil to an uncoiler, setting it on the uncoiller; and
- performing an uncoiling operation for supplying the uncoiled metal strip to the metal strip treatment line.
- In the preferred process. the coil opening operation is performed on one coil while uncoiling operation is performed on another coil. The coil of metal strip is held with its centeral axis substantially parallel to the rotation axis of the uncoiler.
- Furthermore, in the preferred process, the coil of metal strip is transported to the coil-opener and to the uncoiler by means of a common coil transporting means.
- According to another aspect of the invention, a system for uncoiling and feeding a metal strip to a metal strip treatment line, comprises an uncoiler for uncoiling the coil of metal strip for feeding the uncoiled metal strip to the metal strip treatment line, the uncoiler having a mandrel, the axis of which is perpendicular to the feeding direction of supply of the uncoiling metal strip, first means for transporting the coil of metal strip from a supply station to a coil-opening station, the first means holding the central axis of the coil of metal strip essentially parallel to the axis of the mandrel; second means, provided in the coil-opening station, for opening the coil, third means, associated with the second means, for holding the strip end released from the coil by means of the second means away from the coil, and fourth means for transporting the opened coil of metal strip, while third means holds the strip end away from the ' coil, from the coil-opening station to an uncoiling station where the uncoiler is provided, the fourth means holding the axis of the coil of metal strip essentially parallel to the axis of the mandrel.
- In the preferred construction, the second means and fourth means are symultaneously operable so that the second means can perform coil opening operation on one coil while the uncoiler performs uncoiling operation on another coil. The first means and fourth means transports the metal strip coil by means of a common coil transporting means.
- On the other hand, the common coil transporting means comprises a coil car movable along a transporting path extending in a direction that is essentially parallel to the axis of the mandrel.
- The coil car may have means for setting the metal strip coil onto the second means and to the uncoiler. On the other hand, the second means may comprise a driving means for supporting the coil of metal strip and rotatingly driving the coil in a predetermined direction, a guide means movable toward and away from the coil of metal strip to contact the coil while the coil is rotating to release the strip end from the coil. The second means further comprises actuator means associated with the guide means for moving the guide means toward and away from the coil of metal strip. On the other hand, the third means comprises a holding means for holding the strip end and transfer means supporting the holding means for movement along the transporting path so that the holding means moves therealong according to movement of the metal strip coil by means of the fourth means.
- The present invention will be understood more fully from the detailed description given herebelow and from the accompanying drawings of the preferred embodiment of the invention, which, however, should not be taken to limit the invention to the specific embodiment but are for explanation and understanding only.
- In the drawings:
- Fig. 1 is a plan view of the preferred embodiment of the metal strip uncoiling and supplying system according to the invention;
- Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the preferred embodiment of the metal strip uncoiling and supplying system of Fig. 1, as viewed along the arrow II;
- Fig. 3 is a plan view showing arrangement according to another embodiment of the metal strip uncoiling and supplying system; and
- Fig. 4 is a side elevation of the metal strip uncoiling and supplying system of Fig. 3.
- Referring now to the drawings, particularly to Figs, 1 and 2, the preferred embodiment of a metal strip uncoiling and supplying system, according to the present invention, is generally provided upstream of a metal strip processing line, such as that of a pickling plant, or rolling mill or so forth. The preferred embodiment of the metal strip uncoiling and supplying system includes an
uncoiler 20 with amandrel 21. The axis of themandrel 21 is perpendicular to the direction toward which the uncoiled metal strip is supplied. - Coils of
metal strip 22 are transported by means of a coil transporting means which is generally represented by thereference numeral 24. Thecoil 22 is comprised of a metal strip wound in a per se well known manner and has a central essentially circular hole. By the transporting means 24 a path for the metal strip coils 22, which extends substantially parallel to the axis of themandrel 21 is defined. During transportation of the coils of metal strip to the 'uncoiler 20, the transporting means aligns the axes of the central holes of the coils of metal strip with the axis of themandrel 21 of.theuncoiler 20. - A coil-
opener 26 is provided in the transporting path defined by the transporting means at a position unstream of theuncoiler 20. The coil-opener 26 is designed to slightly uncoil or free the end of the coiled metal strip so that theuncoiler 20 can easily perform uncoiling operation. The coil-opener 26 has adevice 28 for holding the free end of the metal strip. Thedevice 28 will be hereafter referred to as "coil end holder device". - The aforementioned transporting means comprises a pair of
stationary skids 30 which define the aforementioned transporting path, and a plurality ofcoil cars 32. The stationary skids 30 extend substantially parallel to each other from a coil storage area (not shown) to theuncoiler 20 so that thecoil cars 32 may move there along to supply the coils ofmetal strip 22 to the uncoiler. As is well known, each coil ofmetal strip 22 is lifted by means of . a crane from the coil storage area and mounted on thecoil car 32. Thecoil car 32 is then driven along the stationary skids in per se well known manner. - The
coil car 32 has alifter 34 for lifting the coil ofmetal strip 22 mounted thereon. Thelifter 34 is driven to set the coil ofmetal strip 22 oncradle rollers 36 at a position opposing thecoil opener 26 and onto themandrel 21 of theuncoiler 20. - As shown in Fig. 2, the coil-
opener 26 incorporates theaforementioned cradle rollers 36. Thecradle rollers 36 are mounted on thestationary skids 30 with their rotational axes extending , essentially parallel to the stationary skids. Each of thecradle rollers 36 is associated with a driving motor (not shown) to be rotatingly driven by the latter in order to rotate themetal strip coil 22 set thereon. - A guide table 38 is provided facing the periphery of the
metal strip coil 22 on thecradle rollers 36. The guide table 38 is pivotably connected to apivotal arm 39 which is, in turn, pivotably connected to abase 43. In other words, the guide table 38 is pivotable about a pivot 38a which is supported at the free end of thepivotal arm 39. On the other hand, thepivotal arm 39 is pivotable about a pivot 39a which is supported by means of a mountingbracket 41 of thebase 43. Thepivotal arm 39 is also connected to anactuator 40. In the preferred embodiment, theactuator 40 comprises an air cylinder having a cylinder rod 40a pivotably connected to thepivotal arm 39 in order to allow relative angular displacement between thepivotal arm 39 and the cylinder rod 40a about apivot 40b. On the other hand, the guide table 38 is associated with anactuator 42. Theactuator 42 preferably comprises an air cylinder having a cylinder rod 41a pivotably connected to the guide table 38 in order to allow relative angular displacement between the guide table 38 and the cylinder rod 41a. about a pivot 41b. Theair cylinders pivotal arm 39 and the guide table 38 so that the free end edge of the guide table may contact with the periphery of coil of themetal strip 22 for releasing the end of the metal strip from the coil. The guide table 38, thepivotal arm 39 and theair cylinders opener 26. - The coil
end holding device 28 is provided above thecradle rollers 36. The coil end holding device comprises a magnetic chuck. 44. Themagnetic chuck 44 is suspended from aguide mechanism 46. Theguide mechanism 46 includes atransfer beam 48 extending along a section of transporting path of the coils of metal strip between the coil-opener 26 and theuncoiler 20. Aguide carridge 50 having rollers 50a engages with thetransfer beam 48 for movement along the latter. Theguide carridge 50 supports avertical guide 53. The .vertical guide 53 comprises a cylindrical outer guide 53a and a cylindrical or.rod forminner guide 53b which is arranged coaxially within the outer guide. The outer guide 53a is fixed to theguide carridge 50 at its top end. On the other hand, theinner guide 53b is thrustingly movable up or down. Theinner guide 53b has its lower end connected to the aforementionedmagnetic chuck 44 through a mountingbracket 53c. The mountingbracket 53c has anextention 53d, to which the lower end of a cylinder rod 52a of anactuator 52 is connected. In the preferred construction, theactuator 52 also comprises an air cylinder. Theair cylinder 52 drives theinner guide 53b of the vertical guide bearing themagnetic chuck 44 up and down. - It should be appreciated that, though the shown embodiment employs a magnetic chuck for holding the coil end, it would be possible to use a clamp or a suction holder for holding the strip end released from the
coil 22. - In the operation of the above-mentioned preferred embodiment of the metal strip supply system, the metal strip coils 22 are continuously supplied to the coil transporting means, The
coil cars 32 of the coil transporting means receive respective coils ofmetal strip coil 22 to transport them along the transporting path defined by the stationary skids 30. At this time, the coil ofmetal strip 22 on thecoil car 32 is arranged so that the feed direction of the metal strip uncoiled therefrom matches with the supply direction of the metal strip treatment line at the position of theuncoiler 20. Therefore, in the example of Fig. 2, the coil ofmetal strip 22 is placed on the coil car so as to be unwound in a clockwise direction. - At the position of the transporting path opposite the coil-
opener 26, thelifter 34 of thecoil car 32 is actuated to lift up the coil ofmetal strip 22 and set it onto thecradle rollers 36. Then, as shown in Fig. 2 thecradle rollers 36 are driven in a counterclockwise direction by means of the driving motor. By driving thecradle rollers 36 in counterclockwise direction, themetal strip coil 22 on thecradle rollers 36 is driven to rotate in clockwise direction. - As coil of the
metal strip 22 driven to rotate by thecradle rollers 36, theair cylinders pivotal arm 39 and the guide table 38 so that the edge of the guide table comes into contact with the periphery of the coil of metal strip from the left side. The angular positions of thepivotal arm 39 and the guide table 38 are adjusted depending upon the diameter of themetal strip coil 22, as shown by phantom lines in Fig. 2. - By contacting the edge of the guide table from the left to the periphery of the coil of
metal strip 22 which is rotating in clockwise direction, the edge of the metal strip comes into contact with the edge of the guide table thus separating it from the coil. Therefore, the end of the metal strip can be freed. - Then, the
air cylinder 52 is actuated to drive theinner guide 53b of thevertical guide 53 downwards to bring the magnetic chuck into contact with the freed end of the metal strip, thereby allowing themagnetic chuck 44 to magnetically hold the strip coil end. - After the magnetic chuck has grasped .the coil end, the
lifter 34 of thecoil car 32 is again actuated to carry the coil ofmetal strip coil 22 toward theuncoiler 20. At the same time, theguide carriage 50 with thevertical guide 53 moves together with the coil ofmetal strip 22 while holding the end of the strip by means of themagnetic chuck 44. - At the position opposite the
uncoiler 20, thelifter 34 of thecoil car 32 is again actuated to bring , the center hole of the coil ofmetal strip 22 into alignment with the themandrel 21. Themetal strip coil 22 is then set on the mandrel of theuncoiler 20. Then, uncoiling operation is carried out by theuncoiler 20 in a per se well known manner. - As one coil of metal strip coil is uncoiled by the
uncoiler 20, thenext coil 22 is set on the coil-opener 26 to be opened. - It would be desirable to control operation performed by the system such as driving of the coil cars, and drive timing of the
cradle rollers 36,air cylinders lifter 34 of the coil car by means of a controller which may comprise a computer-based control unit. Thecoil cars 32 may be controlled to stop at the position, at which the coil cars receive the coils of metal strip supplied from the coil storage area. On the other hand, the controller may monitor the position of respective coil cars for stopping a coil cars when it reaches the position of the coil-opener. After stopping thecoil car 32 at the coil-opening position, the controller feeds a drive signal to thelifter 34 for setting thecoil 22 onto thecradle rollers 36. Setting of the coil ofmetal strip 22 onto thecradle roller 36 may be detected by means of a coil sensor (not shown). Then, the controller feeds a drive signal to the driving motor to rotatingly drive thecradle rollers 36 to rotate the coil ofmetal strip 22 thereon. After starting rotation of themetal strip coil 22 on thecradle rollers 36, the controller feeds acutation signals to a pressure control unit (not shown) for theair cylinders pivotal arm 39 and the guide table 38. During this movement, the angular positions of thepivotal arm 39 and the guide table 38 may be feedback controlled utilizing sensors (not shown) which directly detect the angular position of the pivotal arm and. the guide table, or, detect pressure in the air cylinders for indirectly detecting the the angular position or the pivotal arm and the guide table. When the end of the coil ofmetal strip 22 is opened by means of the coil opening mechansim set forth above, the controller detects this and stops .the rotation of the coil of metal strip. At the same time, an actuation signal is fed to a pressure control unit (not shown) for theair cylinder 52 to lower themagnetic chuck 44. During this movement, the controller may monitor the position of the magnetic chuck and detect when the magnetic chuck is holding the freed end of the coil. Thereafter, the controller again feeds a drive signal for thelifter 34 to release the opened coil ofmetal strip 22 from thecradle rollers 36. When the controller has confirmed complete release of the coil of metal strip from thecradle rollers 36 its drives the coil car toward the uncoiler. The controller detects the coil car reaching theuncoiler 20 to feed an actuation signal to the pressure control unit for theair cylinder 52 for adjusting the position of the coil so that it may be acurately set on the mandrel. Setting of the mandrel is confirmed. After this, a drive signal is fed to the uncoiler for starting uncoiling operation. - With the controller set forth above, the driving timing of each component of the metal strip supply system may optimized.
- As will be appreciated herefrom, a metal strip supply system according to the present invention is effective for continuously and efficiently uncoiling coils of metal strip for allowing continuous operation of a metal strip treatment line, such as a pickling line, a rolling mill line or so forth with substantially loss-time. Furthermore, according to the shown embodiment, since the same transporting means, i.e. coil car, can be used before and after opening the coil, the construction of the metal strip supply system is simplifier and less expensive. Furthermore, since the metal strip supply system has less components, it can be made more compact.
- Figs. 3 and 4 show another embodiment of a metal strip supply system, according to the invention. In this embodiment, the coils of metal strip supplied from the coil yard are transported to the coil-opening position by means of a
walking beam 56 mounted on a stationary skids 52. As shown in Fig. 4, thewalking beam 56 comprises amovable carriage 60 associated with adrive cylinder 58. Awalking beam body 66 is mounted on themovable carriage 60 through liftinglinks 64. A liftingcylinder 62 is connected to at least one of the lifting links 64 for adjusting the position of thewalking beam body 66 relative to the movable carriage. - The coil-
opener 26 and the stripend holding device 28, which have the identical construction as set out with respect to the former embodiment, are provided at the coil-opening position. Therefore, at the coil-opneing position, the coil ofmetal strip 22 transported by thewalking beam 56 is set on thecradle rollers 54 supported by thestationary skids 52 for performing the coil opening operation set forth above. - After the coil-opening operation, the
metal strip coil 22 is transferred with the coilend holding device 28 by means of thewalking beam 56, to thecoil car 32. - While the present invention has been disclosed in terms of the preferred embodiment in order to facilitate better understanding of the invention, it should be appreciated that the invention can be embodied in various ways without departing from the principle of the invention. Therefore, the invention should be understood to include all possible embodiments and modifications to the shown embodiments which can be embodied without departing from the principle of the invention set out in the appended claims.
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