EP1590105B1 - Inspection system for rolled products of a milling station - Google Patents

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EP1590105B1
EP1590105B1 EP04706633A EP04706633A EP1590105B1 EP 1590105 B1 EP1590105 B1 EP 1590105B1 EP 04706633 A EP04706633 A EP 04706633A EP 04706633 A EP04706633 A EP 04706633A EP 1590105 B1 EP1590105 B1 EP 1590105B1
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    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B21MECHANICAL METAL-WORKING WITHOUT ESSENTIALLY REMOVING MATERIAL; PUNCHING METAL
    • B21BROLLING OF METAL
    • B21B38/00Methods or devices for measuring, detecting or monitoring specially adapted for metal-rolling mills, e.g. position detection, inspection of the product
    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B21MECHANICAL METAL-WORKING WITHOUT ESSENTIALLY REMOVING MATERIAL; PUNCHING METAL
    • B21BROLLING OF METAL
    • B21B39/00Arrangements for moving, supporting, or positioning work, or controlling its movement, combined with or arranged in, or specially adapted for use in connection with, metal-rolling mills
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    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B21MECHANICAL METAL-WORKING WITHOUT ESSENTIALLY REMOVING MATERIAL; PUNCHING METAL
    • B21BROLLING OF METAL
    • B21B39/00Arrangements for moving, supporting, or positioning work, or controlling its movement, combined with or arranged in, or specially adapted for use in connection with, metal-rolling mills
    • B21B39/14Guiding, positioning or aligning work
    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B21MECHANICAL METAL-WORKING WITHOUT ESSENTIALLY REMOVING MATERIAL; PUNCHING METAL
    • B21BROLLING OF METAL
    • B21B41/00Guiding, conveying, or accumulating easily-flexible work, e.g. wire, sheet metal bands, in loops or curves; Loop lifters
    • B21B41/12Arrangements of interest only with respect to provision for indicating or controlling operations
    • YGENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10TTECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
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  • the invention relates to an inspection system for rolling products of a rolling mill (see for example NL - C 1 016 660).
  • the surface of the rolled products is usually inspected by a test person following a rolling process.
  • a technique may be used in which the surface of a rolled product is ground, for example by means of a stone, in order to visualize irregularities in the surface structure through this process.
  • this processing of resting for example on a conveyor roll product there may be the risk that the texture of the substrate on the underside of the rolled product is depressed or even pressed through the rolled product and thus becomes recognizable on the top.
  • errors that have arisen during the rolling process can not be properly recognized and thus not assigned to the correct source of error.
  • the invention is therefore based on the object to provide an inspection system for rolled products of a rolling mill of the type mentioned above, which reliably prevents a subscript and / or pressure of the texture of the substrate during processing of the rolled product, especially when grinding.
  • This object is achieved according to the invention by arranging a number of height-adjustable rolled product clamps on a conveyor belt for rolled products in the inspection system.
  • the invention is based on the consideration that during processing of the rolled product, in particular during grinding, by applying pressure to its surface, a reduction or underpressure of the texture of the substrate on the rolled product to be tested is almost unavoidable.
  • the inspection system should be designed to decouple the rolled product to be inspected from its substrate during grinding , This can be achieved by a device that allows lifting of the rolled product from the ground.
  • a number of height-adjustable rolled product clamps are arranged in the inspection system on a conveyor belt for rolled products.
  • the rolled product is expediently in the stressed state.
  • a height-adjustable tensioning station is advantageously provided between two rolled product clamps.
  • the inspection system 1 for rolled products 2 of a rolling mill is used to test the surfaces of a rolled product 2, for example sheet metal plates, on defects possibly occurring during the rolling process.
  • the rolled product 2 is usually located on a substrate, such as on a conveyor belt 4.
  • grinding the surface of the rolled product 2 may be useful to make even the finest bumps visible on the surface.
  • rolled product 2 can be imaged by the direct contact with the conveyor belt 4 a down and / or pressure of its texture on the rolled product 2 at the inspection may at least interfere with errors in the rolling process.
  • the inspection system 1 in the exemplary embodiment according to FIGS. 1a to 1f on the conveyor belt 4 in the conveyor belt direction X comprises two height-adjustable rolled product clamps 6, 8. These can lift the rolled product 2 off the conveyor belt 4 as required, so that the surface of the rolled product 2 during processing has no contact with it, which can lead to impairments for a reliable surface inspection.
  • the inspection system 1 also has a clamping station 10 arranged between the two rolling product clamps 6, 8 for improved grinding of the rolled products 2.
  • the rolled product clamps 6, 8 and the tensioning station 10 are lowered in their initial position at a height below the conveyor belt 4. In this initial position, the rolled product 2 conventional be inspected and fed to a device for further processing.
  • FIGS. 1 b and 1 c show the rolled product clamps 6, 8 after both have raised accordingly in an intermediate position raised from the starting position, which serves as a receiving position for the rolled product 2.
  • this raised intermediate position of the rolled product clamps 6, 8 the rolled product 2 to be ground is retracted into the rolled product clamps 6, 8 and clamped firmly in the embodiment of these in the edge regions 12 of the rolled product, for example by means of so-called clamping jaws 14.
  • This clamped state of the rolled product 2 with the mutually rotated drawn jaws 14 is shown in Fig. 1c.
  • the illustration in Figure 1d shows the inspection position of the rolled product clamps 6, 8 with the rolled product 2 clamped by means of the clamping jaws 14.
  • the rolled product clamps 6, 8 are at an ergonomically favorable height, e.g. Table height, started up.
  • the tensioning station 10 is also configured to be adjustable in height in order to tension the rolled product 2 clamped in the rolled product clamps 6, 8 in the elevated inspection position in the exemplary embodiment for uniformly grinding the upper side of the relevant rolled product 2.
  • the clamping station 10 which in the exemplary embodiment has a shape in the manner of a punch, with a molding 16 which is optically similar to an ink pad, the rolled product 2 on the underside up to a suitable Anschleifposition of the rolled product 2 upwards. Then, the detached from the conveyor belt 4 and tensioned top of the rolled product 2 can be sanded for inspection purposes, without the surface image of the rolled product 2 can be falsified or disturbed by the texture of the conveyor belt 2.
  • the tensioning station 10 is lowered again to the height of the starting position described for Fig. 1a. While the two rolling product clamps 6, 8 with the clamped rolled product 2 first on the Height of the intermediate position described for Fig. 1b are brought. Then, the clamping mechanism of the rolling product clamps 6, 8 is unlocked, so that in the embodiment release their jaws 14 the inspected rolled product 2. The jaws 14 are therefore no longer drawn mutually rotated in Fig. 1e, but parallel to each other. The rolled product 2 is then moved out in the embodiment in the conveying direction X from the first in the conveying direction X roll product clamp 6, and the thus free rolling product clamp 6 is lowered back into the starting position.
  • FIG. 1e thus shows the tensioning station 10 and the rolled product clamp 6 below the conveyor belt 4. Subsequently, the rolled product 2 is driven counter to the conveying direction X in the exemplary embodiment until the rolling product clamp 8 following in the conveying direction X is free and the now free rolled product clamp 8 in FIG lowered the starting position.
  • the illustration in FIG. 1f therefore shows the tensioning station 10 and the rolled product clamps 6 and 8 again below the conveyor belt 4.
  • the rolled product 2 is again moved in the embodiment in the conveying direction X until it assumes its original position, as shown in Figure 1a.
  • the rolled product 2 can also first be moved out of the rolled product clamp 8 and then lowered in front of the rolling product clamp 6 into the starting position.
  • the signs of the conveying direction X of the rolled product 2 are to be changed accordingly.

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The aim of the invention is to create an inspection system (1) for rolled products (2) of a milling station, which is to reliably prevent the texture of the substrate from being impressed and/or pressing through during processing of the rolled product (2), especially during grinding. Said aim is achieved by disposing a number of vertically adjustable rolled product clamps (6, 8) on a conveyor belt (4) for rolled products (2) in the inspection system (1).

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Die Erfindung bezieht sich auf ein Inspektionssystem für Walzprodukte einer Walzanlage (siehe z.B. NL - C 1 016 660).The invention relates to an inspection system for rolling products of a rolling mill (see for example NL - C 1 016 660).

Um die Walzprodukte einer Überprüfung auf mögliche beim Walzbetrieb entstandene Fehler zu unterziehen, wird im Anschluss an einen Walzprozess üblicherweise die Oberfläche der Walzprodukte von einer Prüfperson inspiziert. Dabei kann eine Technik zum Einsatz kommen, bei der die Oberfläche eines Walzprodukts beispielsweise mittels eines Steins angeschliffen wird, um Unregelmäßigkeiten der Oberflächenstruktur durch diesen Prozess sichtbar zu machen. Bei dieser Bearbeitung des beispielsweise auf einem Förderband aufliegenden Walzprodukts kann die Gefahr bestehen, dass sich die Textur des Untergrundes auf der Unterseite des Walzprodukts abdrückt oder sogar durch das Walzprodukt hindurch drückt und somit auf der Oberseite erkennbar wird. Somit können möglicherweise Fehler, die beim Walzprozess entstanden sind, nicht einwandfrei erkannt werden und somit nicht der richtigen Fehlerquelle zugeordnet werden.In order to check the rolled products for possible errors during rolling operation, the surface of the rolled products is usually inspected by a test person following a rolling process. In this case, a technique may be used in which the surface of a rolled product is ground, for example by means of a stone, in order to visualize irregularities in the surface structure through this process. In this processing of resting for example on a conveyor roll product, there may be the risk that the texture of the substrate on the underside of the rolled product is depressed or even pressed through the rolled product and thus becomes recognizable on the top. Thus, errors that have arisen during the rolling process, can not be properly recognized and thus not assigned to the correct source of error.

Der Erfindung liegt daher die Aufgabe zugrunde, ein Inspektionssystem für Walzprodukte einer Walzanlage der oben genannten Art anzugeben, das einen Ab- und/oder Durchdruck der Textur des Untergrundes beim Bearbeiten des Walzprodukts, insbesondere beim Anschleifen, zuverlässig verhindert.The invention is therefore based on the object to provide an inspection system for rolled products of a rolling mill of the type mentioned above, which reliably prevents a subscript and / or pressure of the texture of the substrate during processing of the rolled product, especially when grinding.

Diese Aufgabe wird erfindungsgemäß gelöst, indem im Inspektionssystem an einem Förderband für Walzprodukte eine Anzahl von höhenverstellbaren Walzproduktklemmen angeordnet ist.This object is achieved according to the invention by arranging a number of height-adjustable rolled product clamps on a conveyor belt for rolled products in the inspection system.

Die Erfindung geht dabei von der Überlegung aus, dass beim Bearbeiten des Walzprodukts, insbesondere beim Anschleifen, durch eine Druckausübung auf seine Oberfläche ein Ab- oder Durchdruck der Textur des Untergrundes auf das zu prüfende Walzprodukt nahezu unvermeidbar ist. Um damit möglicherweise einhergehende Schwierigkeiten hinsichtlich des Auffindens der Fehler auf einer Oberfläche des Walzprodukts und ihrer Zuordnung zu dem Walzprozess oder zu dem Untergrund für die Prüfperson zu vermeiden, sollte das Inspektionssystem dafür ausgelegt sein, dass das zu inspizierende Walzprodukt beim Anschleifen von seinem Untergrund zu entkoppeln. Dies ist durch eine Vorrichtung erreichbar, die ein Abheben des Walzprodukts vom Untergrund erlaubt. Dafür sind im Inspektionssystem an einem Förderband für Walzprodukte eine Anzahl von höhenverstellbaren Walzproduktklemmen angeordnet. Durch diese Walzproduktklemmen ist es möglich, das betreffende Walzprodukt zu fixieren und für den Anschleifprozess sicher in eine vom Förderband erhöhte Position zu bringen und diese Position beim Bearbeiten beizubehalten.The invention is based on the consideration that during processing of the rolled product, in particular during grinding, by applying pressure to its surface, a reduction or underpressure of the texture of the substrate on the rolled product to be tested is almost unavoidable. In order to avoid the potential difficulties associated with locating the defects on a surface of the rolled product and associating it with the rolling process or the tester's substrate, the inspection system should be designed to decouple the rolled product to be inspected from its substrate during grinding , This can be achieved by a device that allows lifting of the rolled product from the ground. For this purpose, a number of height-adjustable rolled product clamps are arranged in the inspection system on a conveyor belt for rolled products. By means of these rolled product clamps, it is possible to fix the respective rolled product and bring it safely into a position raised by the conveyor belt for the grinding process and to maintain this position during processing.

Für ein sorgfältiges gleichmäßiges Anschleifen der Oberfläche des Walzprodukts im Hinblick auf eine nachfolgende zuverlässige Fehleranalyse ist das Walzprodukt zweckmäßigerweise im gespannten Zustand. Um das Walzprodukt in diesen Bearbeitungszustand zu versetzen, ist vorteilhafterweise zwischen zwei Walzproduktklemmen eine höhenverstellbare Spannstation vorgesehen.For a thorough uniform grinding of the surface of the rolled product with a view to a subsequent reliable failure analysis, the rolled product is expediently in the stressed state. In order to put the rolled product in this processing state, a height-adjustable tensioning station is advantageously provided between two rolled product clamps.

Ein Ausführungsbeispiel der Erfindung wird anhand einer Zeichnung näher erläutert.An embodiment of the invention will be explained in more detail with reference to a drawing.

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Gleiche Teile sind in allen Figuren mit denselben Bezugszeichen versehen.Identical parts are provided with the same reference numerals in all figures.

Das Inspektionssystem 1 für Walzprodukte 2 einer nicht dargestellten Walzanlage dient der Prüfung der Oberflächen eines Walzprodukts 2, beispielsweise von Blechtafeln, auf beim Walzprozess möglicherweise entstandene Fehler. Dabei liegt das Walzprodukt 2 üblicherweise auf einem Untergrund, wie beispielsweise auf einem Förderband 4. Für eine Inspektion kann ein Anschleifen der Oberfläche des Walzprodukts 2 sinnvoll sein, um auch feinste Unebenheiten auf der Oberfläche sichtbar zu machen. Bei der Durchführung des Anschleifens oder einer anderen Art von Druckausübung auf die Oberfläche des auf dem Förderband 4 aufliegenden Walzprodukts 2 kann durch den direkten Kontakt mit dem Förderband 4 einen Ab- und/oder Durchdruck von dessen Textur auf dem Walzprodukt 2 abgebildet werden, der bei der Inspektion auf Fehler hinsichtlich des Walzprozesses zumindest stören kann.The inspection system 1 for rolled products 2 of a rolling mill, not shown, is used to test the surfaces of a rolled product 2, for example sheet metal plates, on defects possibly occurring during the rolling process. In this case, the rolled product 2 is usually located on a substrate, such as on a conveyor belt 4. For an inspection, grinding the surface of the rolled product 2 may be useful to make even the finest bumps visible on the surface. In carrying out the grinding or other type of pressure on the surface of the resting on the conveyor belt 4 rolled product 2 can be imaged by the direct contact with the conveyor belt 4 a down and / or pressure of its texture on the rolled product 2 at the inspection may at least interfere with errors in the rolling process.

Aus diesem Grund umfasst das Inspektionssystem 1 im Ausführungsbeispiel gemäß den Figuren 1a bis 1f an dem Förderband 4 in Förderbandrichtung X zwei höhenverstellbare Walzproduktklemmen 6, 8. Diese können das Walzprodukt 2 bei Bedarf vom Förderband 4 abheben, so dass die Oberfläche des Walzprodukts 2 beim Bearbeiten keinen Kontakt zu ihr hat, der zu Beeinträchtigungen für eine zuverlässige Oberflächenprüfung führen kann. Das Inspektionssystem 1 weist ferner eine zwischen beiden Walzproduktklemmen 6, 8 angeordnete Spannstation 10 für ein verbessertes Anschleifen der Walzprodukte 2 auf.For this reason, the inspection system 1 in the exemplary embodiment according to FIGS. 1a to 1f on the conveyor belt 4 in the conveyor belt direction X comprises two height-adjustable rolled product clamps 6, 8. These can lift the rolled product 2 off the conveyor belt 4 as required, so that the surface of the rolled product 2 during processing has no contact with it, which can lead to impairments for a reliable surface inspection. The inspection system 1 also has a clamping station 10 arranged between the two rolling product clamps 6, 8 for improved grinding of the rolled products 2.

Die einzelnen Einstellungen der Walzproduktklemmen 6, 8 und der Spannstation 10 im Bezug auf das Förderband 4 und das anzuschleifende Walzprodukt 2 werden nachfolgend beschrieben.The individual settings of the rolling product clamps 6, 8 and the tensioning station 10 with respect to the conveyor belt 4 and the rolled product 2 to be ground are described below.

Wie in Figur 1a dargestellt, sind die Walzproduktklemmen 6, 8 und die Spannstation 10 in ihrer Ausgangsstellung in einer Höhe unterhalb des Förderbands 4 abgesenkt. In dieser Ausgangsstellung kann das Walzprodukt 2 herkömmlich inspiziert werden und einer Vorrichtung zur weiteren Verarbeitung zugeführt werden.As shown in Figure 1a, the rolled product clamps 6, 8 and the tensioning station 10 are lowered in their initial position at a height below the conveyor belt 4. In this initial position, the rolled product 2 conventional be inspected and fed to a device for further processing.

Die Darstellungen in Fig. 1 b und 1 c zeigen die Walzproduktklemmen 6, 8 nachdem beide entsprechend hochgefahren sind in einer von der Ausgangsstellung erhöhten Zwischenstellung, die als Aufnahmeposition für das Walzprodukt 2 dient. Somit wird in dieser angehobenen Zwischenstellung der Walzproduktklemmen 6, 8 das anzuschleifende Walzprodukt 2 in die Walzproduktklemmen 6, 8 eingefahren und im Ausführungsbeispiel von diesen in den Randbereichen 12 des Walzprodukts beispielsweise mittels sogenannter Klemmbacken 14 fest geklemmt. Dieser fest geklemmte Zustand des Walzprodukts 2 mit den gegenseitig gedreht gezeichneten Klemmbacken 14 ist in Fig. 1c dargestellt.The representations in FIGS. 1 b and 1 c show the rolled product clamps 6, 8 after both have raised accordingly in an intermediate position raised from the starting position, which serves as a receiving position for the rolled product 2. Thus, in this raised intermediate position of the rolled product clamps 6, 8 the rolled product 2 to be ground is retracted into the rolled product clamps 6, 8 and clamped firmly in the embodiment of these in the edge regions 12 of the rolled product, for example by means of so-called clamping jaws 14. This clamped state of the rolled product 2 with the mutually rotated drawn jaws 14 is shown in Fig. 1c.

Die Darstellung in Fig. 1d zeigt die Inspektionsstellung der Walzproduktklemmen 6, 8 mit dem mittels der Klemmbacken 14 eingeklemmten Walzprodukt 2. Dabei sind die Walzproduktklemmen 6, 8 auf eine ergonomisch günstige Höhe, z.B. Tischhöhe, hochgefahren. Die Spannstation 10 ist ebenfalls höhenverstellbar ausgestaltet, um das in den Walzproduktklemmen 6, 8 eingeklemmte Walzprodukt 2 in der erhöhten Inspektionsstellung im Ausführungsbeispiel für ein gleichmäßiges Anschleifen der Oberseite des betreffenden Walzprodukts 2 zu spannen. Dafür drückt die Spannstation 10, die im Ausführungsbeispiel eine Form in der Art eines Stempels aufweist, mit einem Formteil 16, das optisch einem Stempelkissen ähnlich ist, das Walzprodukt 2 über dessen Unterseite bis zu einer geeigneten Anschleifspannung des Walzprodukts 2 nach oben. Daraufhin kann die vom Förderband 4 losgelöste und gespannte Oberseite des Walzprodukts 2 zu Inspektionszwecken angeschliffen werden, ohne dass das Oberflächenbild des Walzprodukts 2 durch die Textur des Förderbands 2 verfälscht oder gestört werden kann.The illustration in Figure 1d shows the inspection position of the rolled product clamps 6, 8 with the rolled product 2 clamped by means of the clamping jaws 14. The rolled product clamps 6, 8 are at an ergonomically favorable height, e.g. Table height, started up. The tensioning station 10 is also configured to be adjustable in height in order to tension the rolled product 2 clamped in the rolled product clamps 6, 8 in the elevated inspection position in the exemplary embodiment for uniformly grinding the upper side of the relevant rolled product 2. For this purpose, the clamping station 10, which in the exemplary embodiment has a shape in the manner of a punch, with a molding 16 which is optically similar to an ink pad, the rolled product 2 on the underside up to a suitable Anschleifspannung of the rolled product 2 upwards. Then, the detached from the conveyor belt 4 and tensioned top of the rolled product 2 can be sanded for inspection purposes, without the surface image of the rolled product 2 can be falsified or disturbed by the texture of the conveyor belt 2.

Nach erfolgter Inspektion wird die Spannstation 10 wieder auf die Höhe der zu Fig. 1a beschriebenen Ausgangsstellung abgesenkt. Während die beiden Walzproduktklemmen 6, 8 mit dem eingeklemmten Walzprodukt 2 zunächst auf die Höhe der zu Fig. 1b beschriebenen Zwischenstellung gebracht werden. Daraufhin wird der Klemmmechanismus der Walzproduktklemmen 6, 8 entriegelt, so dass im Ausführungsbeispiel ihre Klemmbacken 14 das inspizierte Walzprodukt 2 freigeben. Die Klemmbacken 14 sind daher in Fig. 1e nicht mehr gegenseitig gedreht gezeichnet, sondern parallel zueinander. Das Walzprodukt 2 wird daraufhin im Ausführungsbeispiel in Förderrichtung X aus der in Förderrichtung X zunächst liegenden Walzproduktklemme 6 herausgefahren, und die damit freie Walzproduktklemme 6 wird wieder in die Ausgangsstellung abgesenkt. Die Darstellung in Fig. 1e zeigt also die Spannstation 10 und die Walzproduktklemme 6 unterhalb des Förderbandes 4. Anschließend wird das Walzprodukt 2 im Ausführungsbeispiel entgegen der Förderrichtung X gefahren bis auch die in Förderrichtung X nachfolgende Walzproduktklemme 8 frei ist und die nun freie Walzproduktklemme 8 in die Ausgangsstellung abgesenkt. Die Darstellung in Fig. 1f zeigt demnach die Spannstation 10 und die Walzproduktklemmen 6 und 8 wieder unterhalb des Förderbandes 4.After inspection, the tensioning station 10 is lowered again to the height of the starting position described for Fig. 1a. While the two rolling product clamps 6, 8 with the clamped rolled product 2 first on the Height of the intermediate position described for Fig. 1b are brought. Then, the clamping mechanism of the rolling product clamps 6, 8 is unlocked, so that in the embodiment release their jaws 14 the inspected rolled product 2. The jaws 14 are therefore no longer drawn mutually rotated in Fig. 1e, but parallel to each other. The rolled product 2 is then moved out in the embodiment in the conveying direction X from the first in the conveying direction X roll product clamp 6, and the thus free rolling product clamp 6 is lowered back into the starting position. The representation in FIG. 1e thus shows the tensioning station 10 and the rolled product clamp 6 below the conveyor belt 4. Subsequently, the rolled product 2 is driven counter to the conveying direction X in the exemplary embodiment until the rolling product clamp 8 following in the conveying direction X is free and the now free rolled product clamp 8 in FIG lowered the starting position. The illustration in FIG. 1f therefore shows the tensioning station 10 and the rolled product clamps 6 and 8 again below the conveyor belt 4.

Für die nachfolgende Verwendung, wie beispielsweise die Zuführung zu einer Wendevorrichtung, um auch die Bandunterseite inspizieren zu können, wird das Walzprodukt 2 wiederum im Ausführungsbeispiel in Förderrichtung X verschoben bis es wieder seine Ausgangsposition einnimmt, wie in Figur 1a gezeigt.For the subsequent use, such as the supply to a turning device to inspect the lower side of the belt, the rolled product 2 is again moved in the embodiment in the conveying direction X until it assumes its original position, as shown in Figure 1a.

Selbstverständlich kann das Walzprodukt 2 auch zuerst aus der Walzproduktklemme 8 herausgefahren und diese daraufhin vor der Walzproduktklemme 6 in die Ausgangsstellung abgesenkt werden. Dafür sind die Vorzeichen der Förderrichtung X des Walzprodukts 2 entsprechend zu ändern.Of course, the rolled product 2 can also first be moved out of the rolled product clamp 8 and then lowered in front of the rolling product clamp 6 into the starting position. For this purpose, the signs of the conveying direction X of the rolled product 2 are to be changed accordingly.

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Inspektionssysteminspection system
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Walzproduktrolled products
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Förderbandconveyor belt
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WalzproduktklemmeRolled product clamp
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WalzproduktklemmeRolled product clamp
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Spannstationtension station
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Randbereicheborder areas
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Formteilmolding
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  1. Inspection system (1) for rolled products (2) of a rolling plant, characterised in that a plurality of rolled product clamps (6, 8), which are adjustable in height, is arranged at a conveyor belt (4) for rolled products (2).
  2. Inspection system (1) for a rolling plant according to claim 1, in which a tensioning station (10), which is adjustable in height, is arranged between two rolled product clamps (6, 8).
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