EP2473295B1 - Verfahren zur einstellung der walzen eines walzgerüsts und walzgerüst - Google Patents

Verfahren zur einstellung der walzen eines walzgerüsts und walzgerüst Download PDF

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EP2473295B1
EP2473295B1 EP10752302.9A EP10752302A EP2473295B1 EP 2473295 B1 EP2473295 B1 EP 2473295B1 EP 10752302 A EP10752302 A EP 10752302A EP 2473295 B1 EP2473295 B1 EP 2473295B1
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B21—MECHANICAL METAL-WORKING WITHOUT ESSENTIALLY REMOVING MATERIAL; PUNCHING METAL
    • B21B—ROLLING OF METAL
    • B21B38/00—Methods or devices for measuring, detecting or monitoring specially adapted for metal-rolling mills, e.g. position detection, inspection of the product
    • B21B38/10—Methods or devices for measuring, detecting or monitoring specially adapted for metal-rolling mills, e.g. position detection, inspection of the product for measuring roll-gap, e.g. pass indicators
    • 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
    • B21B31/22—Adjusting or positioning rolls by moving rolls perpendicularly to roll axis mechanically, e.g. by thrust blocks, inserts for removal
    • B21B31/24—Adjusting or positioning rolls by moving rolls perpendicularly to roll axis mechanically, e.g. by thrust blocks, inserts for removal by screws
    • 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
    • B21B37/60—Roll-force control; Roll-gap control by control of a motor which drives an adjusting screw
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B21—MECHANICAL METAL-WORKING WITHOUT ESSENTIALLY REMOVING MATERIAL; PUNCHING METAL
    • B21B—ROLLING OF METAL
    • B21B13/00—Metal-rolling stands, i.e. an assembly composed of a stand frame, rolls, and accessories
    • B21B13/14—Metal-rolling stands, i.e. an assembly composed of a stand frame, rolls, and accessories having counter-pressure devices acting on rolls to inhibit deflection of same under load; Back-up rolls
    • B21B13/147—Cluster mills, e.g. Sendzimir mills, Rohn mills, i.e. each work roll being supported by two rolls only arranged symmetrically with respect to the plane passing through the working rolls
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B21—MECHANICAL METAL-WORKING WITHOUT ESSENTIALLY REMOVING MATERIAL; PUNCHING METAL
    • B21B—ROLLING OF METAL
    • B21B13/00—Metal-rolling stands, i.e. an assembly composed of a stand frame, rolls, and accessories
    • B21B13/02—Metal-rolling stands, i.e. an assembly composed of a stand frame, rolls, and accessories with axes of rolls arranged horizontally
    • B21B2013/028—Sixto, six-high stands
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B21—MECHANICAL METAL-WORKING WITHOUT ESSENTIALLY REMOVING MATERIAL; PUNCHING METAL
    • B21B—ROLLING OF METAL
    • B21B2267/00—Roll parameters
    • B21B2267/24—Roll wear
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B21—MECHANICAL METAL-WORKING WITHOUT ESSENTIALLY REMOVING MATERIAL; PUNCHING METAL
    • B21B—ROLLING OF METAL
    • B21B2271/00—Mill stand parameters
    • B21B2271/02—Roll gap, screw-down position, draft position
    • 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
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B21—MECHANICAL METAL-WORKING WITHOUT ESSENTIALLY REMOVING MATERIAL; PUNCHING METAL
    • B21B—ROLLING OF METAL
    • B21B38/00—Methods or devices for measuring, detecting or monitoring specially adapted for metal-rolling mills, e.g. position detection, inspection of the product
    • B21B38/10—Methods or devices for measuring, detecting or monitoring specially adapted for metal-rolling mills, e.g. position detection, inspection of the product for measuring roll-gap, e.g. pass indicators
    • B21B38/105—Calibrating or presetting roll-gap
    • Y—GENERAL 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
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10T—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
    • Y10T29/00—Metal working
    • Y10T29/49—Method of mechanical manufacture
    • Y10T29/49718—Repairing

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  • the invention relates to a method for adjusting the rolls of a roll stand, wherein the roll stand has at least two cooperating work rolls, wherein one of the work rolls in the rolling stand for adjusting a roll gap is slidably disposed and wherein the other work roll in the rolling stand in a working position rotatable, but to define a Pass line in the direction normal to the surface of the rolling stock is determined immovable. Furthermore, the invention relates to a rolling mill with at least two cooperating work rolls.
  • the rolling stand according to the invention may in particular be a 6-high, a 20-roll or a Z-high rolling stand.
  • the US 5,479,809 or the EP 0 513 946 A2 describe an apparatus for leveling the upper edge of the lower work roll in rolling stands by means of a staircase stepped pair of wedges beneath each lower roll chock.
  • the JP 08-229605 describes a rolling mill with an upper and a lower work roll, which are each formed at their ends with eccentric bushings which are mounted in worm wheels, which are rotated to adjust the roll gap by means of adjusting motors.
  • the upper support roller including work roll for thickness control (adjustment of the roll gap) is moved vertically.
  • the lower support roller remains together with work roll in the once set before rolling start position.
  • the lower work roll is thus firmly on and is underlined for the purpose of accurate positioning with shims or with a movable auxiliary position (wedge or spindle adjustment).
  • tolerance addition imbalances of the rolls of up to 0.5 mm / m can occur by tolerance addition imbalances of the rolls of up to 0.5 mm / m.
  • Such imbalances influence the rolling process with respect to other control circuits, such as the flatness control, since these depend on measured values of the tension distribution over the strip cross section.
  • the present invention is therefore based on the object to provide a method by which it is possible to ensure in a precise manner, the parallelism of the rolls, the manufacturing tolerances and imbalances by different wear, which determines the horizontal position of the rolls can be compensated , which makes the rolling process easier to control.
  • the process is preferably carried out before rolling the rolling stock. It is also recommended after a roll change.
  • the position determination according to step a) above takes place at a reference point of the roll chock of the lower work roll fixedly arranged in the roll stand.
  • step a) above is preferably carried out in both axial end regions of the work roll fixedly arranged in the roll stand.
  • the work rolls are preferably each supported by at least one back-up roll, wherein the adjustment after the above step c) takes place on the back-up roll of the work roll fixedly arranged in the roll stand.
  • the adjustment is preferably carried out on the roll chock of the support roller.
  • step c) The adjustment after the above step c) is further preferably carried out by using a tension or pressure spindle with combined right-left thread. It is also possible, however, the use of shims or Unterlegetechn.
  • the rolling stand with at least two cooperating work rolls, wherein one of the work rolls in the rolling stand for adjusting a roll gap is slidably disposed and wherein the other work roll in the rolling stand in a working position rotatable, but is set immovable to define a pass line in the direction normal to the surface of the rolling characterized in that measuring means are provided for determining the position of the lower work roll fixedly arranged in the roll stand, that comparison means are provided for comparing the determined value of the layer with a desired value and that at least one adjusting element is provided for adjusting the lower work roll fixedly arranged in the roll stand as a function of the difference value between the determined value and the desired value determined by the comparison means.
  • the roll chock has according to the invention a reference point for the measurement by the measuring means.
  • the measuring means can be arranged permanently in the rolling stand or can be arranged exchangeably in the rolling stand for temporary measurement.
  • the adjusting element is preferably a tension or pressure spindle with combined right-left thread.
  • the invention is based on the idea to determine the position of the roll fixedly positioned in the roll stand, to compare this value with a target value and to compensate for the deviation between the actual and target value by an actuator before the rolling stock is rolled.
  • the method is carried out after a roll change.
  • the position of the roll can ideally be tapped on the roll bale, alternatively also at measuring points on the roll chocks.
  • movable or stationary sensors can be used.
  • the actuators can in the simplest form consist of inserts but also from individually adjustable auxiliary positions or from pairwise rotatable right-left threads, which are incorporated in printing or drawing spindles.
  • Such spindles are for rolling mills from the EP 1 601 475 B1 known.
  • the drive or operating side of the rolling stand is moved or underlaid in such a way that the "fixed" roller exactly reaches the setpoint.
  • a rolling stand 5 is outlined, in which a total of four rollers are installed, namely two cooperating work rolls 1 and 2 and two support rollers 3, 4.
  • Each roller 1, 2, 3, 4 is mounted in a chock and fixed in the rolling stand 5 , namely the lower work roll 2 in the chock 7, the lower support roll 4 in the chock 12, the upper work roll 1 in the chock 10 and the upper support roll 3 in the chock 11th
  • the two lower rollers 2 and 4 are arranged "fixed", ie they are set in such a height in the rolling stand 5, that the uppermost point of the work roll 2 forms a pass line P for the (not shown) rolling stock.
  • the lower work roll 2 In order to set a nip between the work rolls 1, 2, consequently, the lower work roll 2 remains in its height position; meanwhile, the upper work roll 1 together with the support roll 3 is moved vertically in the roll stand 5.
  • the determination of the position S Ist is the work roll 2 fixedly arranged in the roll stand 5.
  • a measuring means 8 is arranged in the roll stand 5. More precisely, there are two measuring means 8, which in the region of the two axial ends (s. Fig. 2 ) are provided.
  • a reference point 13 reference point which is measured on the chock 7 (see FIG. Fig. 1 ) is arranged.
  • the measured actual values S actual (or S actual and S actual 2 ) of the position are then compared with a stored nominal value S Soll .
  • a comparison means 9 is used.
  • an adjustment of the work roll 2 in the roll stand 5 then takes place in the vertical direction.
  • at least one, preferably two adjusting elements 6 are used, which are used for height adjustment of the chock 7 of the work roll.
  • Tensioning or pressure spindles 6, which are provided with a combined right and left hand thread, so that upon rotation of the spindle, the two axial end portions of the spindle are moved together or apart.
  • the adjustment is chosen so that the position S of the fixed in the roll stand 5 arranged work roll 2 assumes the target value S Soll .

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