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EP0461743B1
EP0461743B1 EP19910301592 EP91301592A EP0461743B1 EP 0461743 B1 EP0461743 B1 EP 0461743B1 EP 19910301592 EP19910301592 EP 19910301592 EP 91301592 A EP91301592 A EP 91301592A EP 0461743 B1 EP0461743 B1 EP 0461743B1
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Nobuhiro Tazoe
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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
    • 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
    • B21B1/02—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 heavy work, e.g. ingots, slabs, blooms, or billets, in which the cross-sectional form is unimportant ; Rolling combined with forging or pressing
    • 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
    • B21B1/02—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 heavy work, e.g. ingots, slabs, blooms, or billets, in which the cross-sectional form is unimportant ; Rolling combined with forging or pressing
    • B21B1/024—Forging or pressing
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B21—MECHANICAL METAL-WORKING WITHOUT ESSENTIALLY REMOVING MATERIAL; PUNCHING METAL
    • B21B—ROLLING OF METAL
    • B21B15/00—Arrangements for performing additional metal-working operations specially combined with or arranged in, or specially adapted for use in connection with, metal-rolling mills
    • B21B2015/0057—Coiling the rolled product

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  • the present invention relates to a hot roughing mill installation.
  • Known hot roughing mill installations are described for example in the JP-A-53-26759 or the JP-B-61-3561.
  • the former is directed to a large-scale production facility according to the pre-characterising of claim 1 part of claim 1 having a sizing press for achieving higher production efficiency and the latter to a medium-scale production facility having a coil box, i.e. a coiling device, for winding up the roughed metal strip to reduce the length of the roughing mill line.
  • a coil box i.e. a coiling device
  • the installation described in the former publication has a very long roughing mill line, whilst the latter installation does not achieve good production efficiency.
  • the object of the present invention is therefore, amongst other things, to provide an installation with a short roughing mill line and which operates at a high production efficiency.
  • a hot roughing mill installation which, in use, receives from a furnace a slab of hot metal which passes through the installation in a working direction, comprises a first reversing roughing mill and a sizing press upstream of the roughing mill and is characterised by a coil box downstream of the roughing mill which, in use, receives and coils a metal strip from the roughing mill and further characterised by edgers upstream and downstream of the first roughing mill, which edges, in use, form a thickened portion on each side of the slab.
  • the sizing press drafts the slab to a desired width before it passes through the roughing mill.
  • the thickened portion or "dog bone” on each side of the slab ensures that portions of reduced thickness, or "edge drops” are not created during roughing in the roughing mill.
  • a second reversing roughing mill may be included in the installation, downstream of the first.
  • further edgers may be incorporated immediately upstream and/or immediately downstream of the second roughing mill.
  • a rolling mill which may be two-high, may be included in the installation, in order to flatten the thickened portions produced by the edgers, should these portions be to pronounced.
  • Figure 1 shows a first embodiment of the present invention in which reference numeral 1 represents a furnace for heating a slab S; and 2, a sizing press for drafting, or reducing the width of, the slab S when it has been taken out from the furnace 1.
  • Numeral 3 represents edgers upstream and downstream of the roughing mill for forming a "dog bone", or thickened portion, on each side of the slab S. Because edgers are situated upstream and downstream of the roughing mill, the sides of the metal strip P can be drafted by the edger 3 immediately prior to entering the roughing mill 4, regardless of the actual direction of travel of the strip P at that time.
  • a two-high rolling mill 6 is arranged between the sizing press 2 and the upstream edger 3 so that, even if the thickened portions generated on each side of the slab S or metal strip P when it is drafted by the sizing press 2 or by the edger 3 are too big, they can be crushed by the two-high rolling mill 6.
  • Downstream of the roughing mill 4 is a coiling device, 5, specifically a coil box for winding up the roughed strip P.
  • the two-high rolling mill 6, sizing press 2, upstream edger 3, roughing mill 4 and coil box 5 are arranged on the exit side of the furnace 1 in that order in the direction D of travel of the slab.
  • the direction D is the working direction in which the slab moves; that is to say it is the direction in which the slab progresses through the installation, although it may in fact also have a reciprocating motion, and the direction of travel at any instant may not be the same as the working direction D.
  • a mill (not shown) for finishing the metal strip P is arranged downstream of the coil box 5 with respect to the direction of travel D.
  • the slab S is heated in the furnace 1 to a predetermined temperature and is then taken out of the furnace 1 and drafted to a predetermined width in the sizing press 2. Then, the slab S is reverse rolled several times in the reversing roughing mill 4 and is thereby formed into a metal strip P with the desired thickness.
  • the strip P is then wound up into a coil in the coil box 5.
  • the metal strip P is thereafter uncoiled to be sent to the finishing mill (not shown) for finishing.
  • edge drops, or portions of reduced thickness, on each side of the slab S can be created during the reverse rolling process in the roughing mill 4. This is prevented, in an installation according to the invention, by initially drafting the slab S in the edger 3 to generate dog bones, or portions of increased thickness, on the sides of the slab. Accordingly, no edge drops may be observed on the metal strip P after rtoughing in an installation according to the present invention.
  • the sizing press 2 is used to width-draft the slab S so that the amount of width drafting of the slab S which may be carried out can be increased in comparison with an installation not including a sizing press. Therefore, the range of widths of slab which may be cast by a continuous casting machine upstream of the installation and fed to the furnace 1 may be large. The number of different types of slab which the casting machine must produce is accordingly lowered, and as a result, the frequency with which the moulds on the casting machine must be changed is also reduced, resulting in an enhancement of the production efficiency.
  • the length of the production line from the roughing mill 4 to the finishing mill can be shortened, which leads to the installation being smaller than if the coil box were not included.
  • Figure 2 shows a second embodiment of the present invention in which two reversing roughing mills 4, with edgers 3 in front of and behind each of them, are arranged in front of and behind each of them, are arranged between the sizing press 2 and the coil box 5.
  • reverse rolling can be performed respectively by each of the roughing mills 4.
  • the second embodiment provides good production efficiency due to the inclusion of the sizing press 2 and the reversing roughing mill or mills 4, and a short roughing mil line due to the presence of the coil box 5.

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Description

  • The present invention relates to a hot roughing mill installation. Known hot roughing mill installations are described for example in the JP-A-53-26759 or the JP-B-61-3561. The former is directed to a large-scale production facility according to the pre-characterising of claim 1 part of claim 1 having a sizing press for achieving higher production efficiency and the latter to a medium-scale production facility having a coil box, i.e. a coiling device, for winding up the roughed metal strip to reduce the length of the roughing mill line.
  • The installation described in the former publication has a very long roughing mill line, whilst the latter installation does not achieve good production efficiency. There is at present no hot roughing mill installation which has both high production efficiency and a relatively short roughing mill line. The object of the present invention is therefore, amongst other things, to provide an installation with a short roughing mill line and which operates at a high production efficiency.
  • According to the present invention, a hot roughing mill installation which, in use, receives from a furnace a slab of hot metal which passes through the installation in a working direction, comprises a first reversing roughing mill and a sizing press upstream of the roughing mill and is characterised by a coil box downstream of the roughing mill which, in use, receives and coils a metal strip from the roughing mill and further characterised by edgers upstream and downstream of the first roughing mill, which edges, in use, form a thickened portion on each side of the slab.
  • The sizing press drafts the slab to a desired width before it passes through the roughing mill.
  • The thickened portion or "dog bone" on each side of the slab ensures that portions of reduced thickness, or "edge drops" are not created during roughing in the roughing mill.
  • It is possible for a second reversing roughing mill to be included in the installation, downstream of the first. In this case, further edgers may be incorporated immediately upstream and/or immediately downstream of the second roughing mill.
  • A rolling mill, which may be two-high, may be included in the installation, in order to flatten the thickened portions produced by the edgers, should these portions be to pronounced.
  • The following description of two specific embodiments of the present invention is given by way of example only, with reference to the accompanying drawings in which:-
    • Figure 1 is a highly schematic side view of a first embodiment of hot roughing mill installation in accordance with the invention;
    • Figure 2 is a view similar to Figure I of a second embodiment;
  • Figure 1 shows a first embodiment of the present invention in which reference numeral 1 represents a furnace for heating a slab S; and 2, a sizing press for drafting, or reducing the width of, the slab S when it has been taken out from the furnace 1. Numeral 3 represents edgers upstream and downstream of the roughing mill for forming a "dog bone", or thickened portion, on each side of the slab S. Because edgers are situated upstream and downstream of the roughing mill, the sides of the metal strip P can be drafted by the edger 3 immediately prior to entering the roughing mill 4, regardless of the actual direction of travel of the strip P at that time. A two-high rolling mill 6 is arranged between the sizing press 2 and the upstream edger 3 so that, even if the thickened portions generated on each side of the slab S or metal strip P when it is drafted by the sizing press 2 or by the edger 3 are too big, they can be crushed by the two-high rolling mill 6. Downstream of the roughing mill 4 is a coiling device, 5, specifically a coil box for winding up the roughed strip P. The two-high rolling mill 6, sizing press 2, upstream edger 3, roughing mill 4 and coil box 5 are arranged on the exit side of the furnace 1 in that order in the direction D of travel of the slab. The direction D is the working direction in which the slab moves; that is to say it is the direction in which the slab progresses through the installation, although it may in fact also have a reciprocating motion, and the direction of travel at any instant may not be the same as the working direction D. A mill (not shown) for finishing the metal strip P is arranged downstream of the coil box 5 with respect to the direction of travel D.
  • The slab S is heated in the furnace 1 to a predetermined temperature and is then taken out of the furnace 1 and drafted to a predetermined width in the sizing press 2. Then, the slab S is reverse rolled several times in the reversing roughing mill 4 and is thereby formed into a metal strip P with the desired thickness.
  • The strip P is then wound up into a coil in the coil box 5. The metal strip P is thereafter uncoiled to be sent to the finishing mill (not shown) for finishing.
  • It is possible that edge drops, or portions of reduced thickness, on each side of the slab S can be created during the reverse rolling process in the roughing mill 4. This is prevented, in an installation according to the invention, by initially drafting the slab S in the edger 3 to generate dog bones, or portions of increased thickness, on the sides of the slab. Accordingly, no edge drops may be observed on the metal strip P after rtoughing in an installation according to the present invention.
  • As described above, the sizing press 2 is used to width-draft the slab S so that the amount of width drafting of the slab S which may be carried out can be increased in comparison with an installation not including a sizing press. Therefore, the range of widths of slab which may be cast by a continuous casting machine upstream of the installation and fed to the furnace 1 may be large. The number of different types of slab which the casting machine must produce is accordingly lowered, and as a result, the frequency with which the moulds on the casting machine must be changed is also reduced, resulting in an enhancement of the production efficiency.
  • Since the metal strip P, after roughing, is wound up in the coil box 5, the length of the production line from the roughing mill 4 to the finishing mill can be shortened, which leads to the installation being smaller than if the coil box were not included.
  • Figure 2 shows a second embodiment of the present invention in which two reversing roughing mills 4, with edgers 3 in front of and behind each of them, are arranged in front of and behind each of them, are arranged between the sizing press 2 and the coil box 5. In this case, reverse rolling can be performed respectively by each of the roughing mills 4.
  • In a similar manner to the first embodiment, the second embodiment provides good production efficiency due to the inclusion of the sizing press 2 and the reversing roughing mill or mills 4, and a short roughing mil line due to the presence of the coil box 5.
  • It is to be understood that the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments and that various modifications may be made within the scope of the invention, as defined in the appended claims.

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1. A hot roughing mill installation which, in use, receives from a furnace (1) a slab (S) of hot metal which passes through the installation in a working direction (D), the installation comprising a first reversing roughing mill (4) and a sizing press (2) upstream of the roughing mill (4), characterised by a coil box (5) downstream of the roughing mill (4) which, in use, receives and coils a metal strip (P) from the roughing mill (4) and further characterised by edgers (3) upstream and downstream of the first roughing mill (4), which edgers, in use, form a thickened portion on each side of the slab.
2. An installation as claimed in Claim 1 characterised by a second roughing mill (4) located downstream of the first roughing mill (4).
3. An installation as claimed in Claim 2 characterised by an edger (3) immediately upstream of the second roughing mill (4).
4. An installation as claimed in Claim 3 characterised by a further edger (3) immediately downstream of the second roughing mill (4).
5. An installation as claimed in any preceding claim characterised by a rolling mill (6) located between the sizing press (2) and the roughing mill(s).
6. An installation as claimed in Claim 5 characterised in that the rolling mill (6) is two-high.
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