EP0914217A4 - Apparatus and method for reducing consumption of alcohol used in cleaning oxidized hot metal surfaces - Google Patents

Apparatus and method for reducing consumption of alcohol used in cleaning oxidized hot metal surfaces

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EP0914217A4
EP0914217A4 EP98913270A EP98913270A EP0914217A4 EP 0914217 A4 EP0914217 A4 EP 0914217A4 EP 98913270 A EP98913270 A EP 98913270A EP 98913270 A EP98913270 A EP 98913270A EP 0914217 A4 EP0914217 A4 EP 0914217A4
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Prior art keywords
hot metal
metal surfaces
alcohol used
reducing consumption
oxidized hot
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EP98913270A
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German (de)
French (fr)
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EP0914217B1 (en
EP0914217A1 (en
Inventor
Milton Edward Berry
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Southwire Co LLC
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Southwire Co LLC
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B21—MECHANICAL METAL-WORKING WITHOUT ESSENTIALLY REMOVING MATERIAL; PUNCHING METAL
    • B21B—ROLLING OF METAL
    • B21B45/00—Devices for surface or other treatment of work, specially combined with or arranged in, or specially adapted for use in connection with, metal-rolling mills
    • B21B45/02—Devices for surface or other treatment of work, specially combined with or arranged in, or specially adapted for use in connection with, metal-rolling mills for lubricating, cooling, or cleaning
    • B21B45/0269—Cleaning
    • B21B45/0275—Cleaning devices
    • B21B45/0278—Cleaning devices removing liquids
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B08—CLEANING
    • B08B—CLEANING IN GENERAL; PREVENTION OF FOULING IN GENERAL
    • B08B5/00—Cleaning by methods involving the use of air flow or gas flow
    • B08B5/02—Cleaning by the force of jets, e.g. blowing-out cavities
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B21—MECHANICAL METAL-WORKING WITHOUT ESSENTIALLY REMOVING MATERIAL; PUNCHING METAL
    • B21B—ROLLING OF METAL
    • B21B3/00—Rolling materials of special alloys so far as the composition of the alloy requires or permits special rolling methods or sequences ; Rolling of aluminium, copper, zinc or other non-ferrous metals
    • B21B2003/005—Copper or its alloys

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Cleaning And De-Greasing Of Metallic Materials By Chemical Methods (AREA)
EP98913270A 1997-03-27 1998-03-26 Apparatus and method for reducing consumption of alcohol used in cleaning oxidized hot metal surfaces Expired - Lifetime EP0914217B1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (3)

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US82624597A 1997-03-27 1997-03-27
US826245 1997-03-27
PCT/US1998/006206 WO1998042456A1 (en) 1997-03-27 1998-03-26 Apparatus and method for reducing consumption of alcohol used in cleaning oxidized hot metal surfaces

Publications (3)

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EP0914217A1 EP0914217A1 (en) 1999-05-12
EP0914217A4 true EP0914217A4 (en) 2000-07-12
EP0914217B1 EP0914217B1 (en) 2003-10-22

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EP (1) EP0914217B1 (en)
DE (1) DE69819108T2 (en)
WO (1) WO1998042456A1 (en)

Citations (10)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US3433683A (en) * 1967-01-06 1969-03-18 Ohio Crankshaft Co Heat treating method
US3620853A (en) * 1969-11-25 1971-11-16 Anaconda Wire & Cable Co Descaling copper rods
GB1323308A (en) * 1970-11-19 1973-07-11 Z Tashkent Kabel Method of reduction of an oxidized surface of copper or its alloys
GB1424325A (en) * 1972-06-20 1976-02-11 Bicc Ltd Manufacture of copper rod
DE2627800A1 (en) * 1975-06-24 1977-01-20 Southwire Co PROCESS FOR CLEANING OXIDIZED, ROLLED COPPER BAR AND DEVICE FOR CARRYING OUT THE PROCESS
JPS5474232A (en) * 1977-11-25 1979-06-14 Furukawa Electric Co Ltd:The Surface cleaning of copper material
JPS5773189A (en) * 1980-10-27 1982-05-07 Furukawa Electric Co Ltd:The Method for continuous descaling of copper type rolled and roughly drawn wire
JPS5825482A (en) * 1981-08-05 1983-02-15 Hitachi Seisen Kk Washing method for roughly drawn wire
US4899798A (en) * 1988-11-28 1990-02-13 Southwire Company Method of and apparatus for recovering and reusing organic pickling vapors
JPH03240982A (en) * 1990-02-19 1991-10-28 Showa Electric Wire & Cable Co Ltd Production of extruded part made of copper

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US2194565A (en) * 1938-03-05 1940-03-26 Kennecott Wire And Cable Compa Device and method for cleaning or drying wire and other strand material
US3270364A (en) * 1964-08-12 1966-09-06 Maurice G Steele Air wipe device for wire
US4391016A (en) * 1980-10-14 1983-07-05 Kabushiki Kaisha Kobe Seiko Sho Degreasing apparatus for elongated materials
US4591390A (en) * 1981-03-25 1986-05-27 Shell Internationale Research Maatschappij B. V. Cable cleaning system
US4461654A (en) * 1982-03-09 1984-07-24 Wire Lab Company Method for removing scale dust from steel rod after mechanical descaling

Patent Citations (10)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US3433683A (en) * 1967-01-06 1969-03-18 Ohio Crankshaft Co Heat treating method
US3620853A (en) * 1969-11-25 1971-11-16 Anaconda Wire & Cable Co Descaling copper rods
GB1323308A (en) * 1970-11-19 1973-07-11 Z Tashkent Kabel Method of reduction of an oxidized surface of copper or its alloys
GB1424325A (en) * 1972-06-20 1976-02-11 Bicc Ltd Manufacture of copper rod
DE2627800A1 (en) * 1975-06-24 1977-01-20 Southwire Co PROCESS FOR CLEANING OXIDIZED, ROLLED COPPER BAR AND DEVICE FOR CARRYING OUT THE PROCESS
JPS5474232A (en) * 1977-11-25 1979-06-14 Furukawa Electric Co Ltd:The Surface cleaning of copper material
JPS5773189A (en) * 1980-10-27 1982-05-07 Furukawa Electric Co Ltd:The Method for continuous descaling of copper type rolled and roughly drawn wire
JPS5825482A (en) * 1981-08-05 1983-02-15 Hitachi Seisen Kk Washing method for roughly drawn wire
US4899798A (en) * 1988-11-28 1990-02-13 Southwire Company Method of and apparatus for recovering and reusing organic pickling vapors
JPH03240982A (en) * 1990-02-19 1991-10-28 Showa Electric Wire & Cable Co Ltd Production of extruded part made of copper

Non-Patent Citations (6)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Title
FURUYAMA S.: "Cleaning copper wire", METAL FINISHING ABSTRACTS., vol. 2, no. 5, September 1960 (1960-09-01), FINISHING PUBLICATIONS LTD. HAMPTON HILL., GB, pages 163, XP000892078 *
PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN vol. 003, no. 095 (C - 055) 11 August 1979 (1979-08-11) *
PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN vol. 006, no. 154 (C - 119) 14 August 1982 (1982-08-14) *
PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN vol. 007, no. 100 (C - 164) 28 April 1983 (1983-04-28) *
PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN vol. 016, no. 029 (C - 0904) 24 January 1992 (1992-01-24) *
See also references of WO9842456A1 *

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DE69819108D1 (en) 2003-11-27
EP0914217B1 (en) 2003-10-22
DE69819108T2 (en) 2004-07-15
WO1998042456A1 (en) 1998-10-01
EP0914217A1 (en) 1999-05-12

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