ZA200403732B - Segmented ring guide for rolling mill laying head. - Google Patents
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Description
SEGMENTED RING GUIDE FOR ROLLING MILL LAYING HEAD
4 CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
This application claims priority of U.S. provisional patent application Serial No. 60/340,180 filed on December 14, 2001 and U.S. Utility patent application Serial No. 10/313,938 filed December 6, 2002.
BACKGROUND OF DISCUSSION
1. Field of the Invention
This invention relates to high speed rod rolling mills, and is concerned in particular with an improvement to the laying heads employed in such mills to form the hot rolled product into a series of rings. 2. Description of the Prior Art
With reference to Figure 1, a typical laying head includes a housing 10 containing a rotatably driven hollow quill 12. A three dimensionally curved laying pipe 14 is carried by the quill 12. The laying pipe has an entry end 14a aligned with the - rotational axis X of the quill, and a curved intermediate section 14b leading to a delivery end 14c spaced radially from axis X. . Hot rolled steel rod is delivered to the entry end 14a of the delivery pipe along axis X, and exits from the delivery end 14c as a helical formation of rings.
Upon exiting from the delivery end 14c of the laying pipe, the rings are additionally confined and moved forward by a helical trough 16 surrounded by a
BE cylindrical shroud 18.
The guide trough 16 is configured and dimensioned to coact with the shroud 18 ’ in providing an axially and radially confined helical extension of the guide path defined : by the laying pipe. Although this extended confinement has proven to be highly beneficial in resisting distortion and kinking of the tail ends of products passing through } the laying head, the unitary instruction of the guide trough has given rise to certain difficulties. For example, the materials that can be readily formed or machined into a helical configuration are relatively soft and thus prone to accelerated wear caused by
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frictional contact with the hot rolled product. Although accelerated frictional wear typically occurs only locally along short sections of the guide path, the entire trough must be replaced when the affected sections are no longer serviceable. Also, since the dimensions of the guide trough are selected to closely confine a particular ) 5 product size, a change in the rolling schedule to a different product size will usually ' require replacing the entire guide trough with another trough properly dimensioned to handle the new product.
In accordance with the present invention, the known unitary guide trough is replaced by a plurality of channel-shaped guide sections carried on the periphery of a helical support plate. The guide sections are preferably identical, spaced one from the other, and removably secured to the support plate. With this arrangement, the support plate may be fabricated from one material selected for it strength and formability, e.g.,
ASTM A502, and the guide sections may be cast or machined from a different material selected for its resistance to frictional wear, e.g., ASTM 4140. Guide sections that undergo accelerated wear can be replaced while allowing the others to remain in place for continued extended use. A change in product size can be readily accommodated by simply changing only the guide sections without having to also replace the helical support plate.
These and other features and advantages of the present invention will now be described in greater detail with reference to the accompanying drawings, wherein:
Figure 1 is a partially sectioned side view of a typical laying head;
Figure 2 is a perspective view of the laying head quill and laying pipe equipped with a helical outport plate and segmented guide trough in accordance with a preferred ' 30 embodiment of the present invention; ‘q Figure 3 is a perspective view of the segmented guide trough and helical support plate;
B Figure 4 is an exploded perspective view of the components shown in Figure 3;
Figure 5 is a perspective view of the helical support plate; and,
Figure 6 is an end view of one of the trough segments. :
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. It will be seen by additional reference to Figure 2 that a helical trough 16’ in accordance with the present invention is made up of channel-shaped guide segments 20 u supported end-to-end on a helical support plate 22 having a hub 24 removably secured to the end of the quill 12.
Figure 3 shows the assembly of the helical support plate 22 and guide segments 20 removed from’ the quill, Figure 4 is an exploded view of the components of the assembly, Figure 5 shows the helical support plate 22 by itself, and Figure 6 shows and end view of a typical guide segment. The individual guide segments 20 have generally
U-shaped guide channels with mounting flanges 26. The mounting flanges 26 are angularly offset with respect to their respective guide channels, and are advantageously provided with laterally projecting shoulders 28 configured and dimensioned to be seated : 15 in locating grooves 30 in flat recessed mounting surfaces 31 located around the flank of the helical support plate 22. The guide segments are removably attached centrally by } bolts 32 or the like, and are preferably spaced one from the other as shown in Figures 2 and 3 at 34 in order to accommodate thermal expansion.
The guide segments 20 may comprise dimensionally accurate investment castings, cast from light weight materials, e.g., titanium, The guide segments may also be provided with wear and heat resistant ceramic liners. i : When individual guide segments experience accelerated wear, they may be : replaced without replacing those that experience lesser Wear. Also, when a different product size is being rolled, only the guide — need to be changed. ) 25 We claim: ,
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Claims (1)
1 1. In a laying head for forming an axially moving elongated product into a w 2 helical series of rings, said laying head having a quill rotatable about an axis, and a pipe 3 carried on said quill, said pipe having an entry end aligned with said axis and arranged to 4 receive said product, and having an intermediate portion defining a curved guide path leading from said entry and to a delivery end spaced radially from said axis and from : 6 which said product is discharged as said helical series of rings, a guide defining a helical 7 extension of said guide path, said guide comprising: 8 a helical support plate projecting outwardly from said quill; 9 a plurality of channel-shaped guide sections supported end to end on said guide plate, said guide sections forming a segmented radially outwardly facing helical trough; 11 and Co 12 a cylindrical shroud surrounding and cooperating with said guide sections to define 13 aradially and axially confined helical extension of said guide path.
1 2. The guide of claim 1 wherein said guide sections are removably secured to 2 said helical support plate.
1 3. The guide of claim 1 wherein said guide sections are spaced one from the 2 other along the periphery of said support plate. : 1 4. The guide of claim 3 wherein said guide sections are provided with flanges 2 protruding radially inwardly along a flank of said guide plates, and wherein said flanges 3 are secured centrally to said flank.
1 5. The guide of claim 4 wherein said flank has flat mounting surfaces against 2 which said flanges are secured.
1 6. The guide of claim 5 wherein said flanges are provided with bosses 2 projecting laterally into grooves in said flat mounting surfaces.
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1 7. The guide of claim 1 wherein said guide segments are identical and , 2 interchangeable one for the other.
1 8. The guide of claim 1 wherein said guide segments are formed from a 2 material which has a greater resistance to frictional wear as compared to the resistance to 3 frictional wear of the material of said support plate. SUBSTITUTE SHEET (RULE 26)
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1 9.. The guide of claim 1 wherein said support plate is removably secured to 2 said quill. ’ ® - - . a - h t 1 10. The guide of claim 4 wherein said flanges are angularly offset with respec 2 to the respective guide sections. 1) SUBSTITUTE SHEET (RULE 26)
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