EP1121208A1 - Procede et dispositif permettant de produire une bande metallique destinee a des flans sur mesure a decouper - Google Patents

Procede et dispositif permettant de produire une bande metallique destinee a des flans sur mesure a decouper

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EP1121208A1
EP1121208A1 EP99948880A EP99948880A EP1121208A1 EP 1121208 A1 EP1121208 A1 EP 1121208A1 EP 99948880 A EP99948880 A EP 99948880A EP 99948880 A EP99948880 A EP 99948880A EP 1121208 A1 EP1121208 A1 EP 1121208A1
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Prior art keywords
rolling
sections
strip
metal strip
temperature
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EP99948880A
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German (de)
English (en)
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EP1121208B1 (fr
Inventor
Rudolf Kawalla
Friedrich Behr
Hans-Peter Schmitz
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ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe AG
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ThyssenKrupp Stahl AG
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B21—MECHANICAL METAL-WORKING WITHOUT ESSENTIALLY REMOVING MATERIAL; PUNCHING METAL
    • B21B—ROLLING OF METAL
    • B21B37/00—Control devices or methods specially adapted for metal-rolling mills or the work produced thereby
    • B21B37/74—Temperature control, e.g. by cooling or heating the rolls or the product
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B21—MECHANICAL METAL-WORKING WITHOUT ESSENTIALLY REMOVING MATERIAL; PUNCHING METAL
    • B21B—ROLLING OF METAL
    • B21B37/00—Control devices or methods specially adapted for metal-rolling mills or the work produced thereby
    • B21B37/16—Control of thickness, width, diameter or other transverse dimensions
    • B21B37/24—Automatic variation of thickness according to a predetermined programme
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B21—MECHANICAL METAL-WORKING WITHOUT ESSENTIALLY REMOVING MATERIAL; PUNCHING METAL
    • B21B—ROLLING OF METAL
    • B21B37/00—Control devices or methods specially adapted for metal-rolling mills or the work produced thereby
    • B21B37/58—Roll-force control; Roll-gap control
    • B21B37/62—Roll-force control; Roll-gap control by control of a hydraulic adjusting device
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B21—MECHANICAL METAL-WORKING WITHOUT ESSENTIALLY REMOVING MATERIAL; PUNCHING METAL
    • B21B—ROLLING OF METAL
    • B21B2201/00—Special rolling modes
    • B21B2201/02—Austenitic rolling
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B21—MECHANICAL METAL-WORKING WITHOUT ESSENTIALLY REMOVING MATERIAL; PUNCHING METAL
    • B21B—ROLLING OF METAL
    • B21B2201/00—Special rolling modes
    • B21B2201/04—Ferritic rolling
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B21—MECHANICAL METAL-WORKING WITHOUT ESSENTIALLY REMOVING MATERIAL; PUNCHING METAL
    • B21B—ROLLING OF METAL
    • B21B2205/00—Particular shaped rolled products
    • B21B2205/02—Tailored blanks
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B21—MECHANICAL METAL-WORKING WITHOUT ESSENTIALLY REMOVING MATERIAL; PUNCHING METAL
    • B21B—ROLLING OF METAL
    • B21B31/00—Rolling stand structures; Mounting, adjusting, or interchanging rolls, roll mountings, or stand frames
    • B21B31/16—Adjusting or positioning rolls
    • B21B31/20—Adjusting or positioning rolls by moving rolls perpendicularly to roll axis
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B21—MECHANICAL METAL-WORKING WITHOUT ESSENTIALLY REMOVING MATERIAL; PUNCHING METAL
    • B21B—ROLLING OF METAL
    • B21B31/00—Rolling stand structures; Mounting, adjusting, or interchanging rolls, roll mountings, or stand frames
    • B21B31/16—Adjusting or positioning rolls
    • B21B31/20—Adjusting or positioning rolls by moving rolls perpendicularly to roll axis
    • B21B31/32—Adjusting or positioning rolls by moving rolls perpendicularly to roll axis by liquid pressure, e.g. hydromechanical adjusting
    • 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
    • B21B45/0203—Cooling
    • B21B45/0209—Cooling devices, e.g. using gaseous coolants
    • B21B45/0215—Cooling devices, e.g. using gaseous coolants using liquid coolants, e.g. for sections, for tubes
    • B21B45/0233—Spray nozzles, Nozzle headers; Spray systems

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Metal Rolling (AREA)
  • Shearing Machines (AREA)
EP99948880A 1998-10-12 1999-09-28 Procede et dispositif permettant de produire une bande metallique destinee a des flans sur mesure a decouper Expired - Lifetime EP1121208B1 (fr)

Applications Claiming Priority (3)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
DE19846900 1998-10-12
DE19846900A DE19846900C2 (de) 1998-10-12 1998-10-12 Verfahren und Vorrichtung zum Herstellen eines Metallbandes für abzulängende Tailored Blanks
PCT/EP1999/007178 WO2000021695A1 (fr) 1998-10-12 1999-09-28 Procede et dispositif permettant de produire une bande metallique destinee a des flans sur mesure a decouper

Publications (2)

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EP1121208A1 true EP1121208A1 (fr) 2001-08-08
EP1121208B1 EP1121208B1 (fr) 2003-01-22

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EP99948880A Expired - Lifetime EP1121208B1 (fr) 1998-10-12 1999-09-28 Procede et dispositif permettant de produire une bande metallique destinee a des flans sur mesure a decouper

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US (1) US6536254B1 (fr)
EP (1) EP1121208B1 (fr)
AT (1) ATE231423T1 (fr)
DE (2) DE19846900C2 (fr)
ES (1) ES2190255T3 (fr)
WO (1) WO2000021695A1 (fr)

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ATE231423T1 (de) 2003-02-15
DE19846900C2 (de) 2000-08-10
EP1121208B1 (fr) 2003-01-22
US6536254B1 (en) 2003-03-25
WO2000021695A1 (fr) 2000-04-20
DE19846900A1 (de) 2000-04-27
ES2190255T3 (es) 2003-07-16
DE59904111D1 (de) 2003-02-27

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