Abstract:
A heat treatment furnace for fiber for heat-treating a fiber bundle (yarn) formed of many continuous filaments in hot gas while running the yarn. The heat treatment furnace has a plurality of heat treatment chambers provided in a furnace body. The temperature in each individual heat treatment chamber is independently adjusted to a temperature which is different from the temperatures in the other heat treatment chambers. Thereby, the heat treatment furnace can be made small and is able to heat-treat fiber efficiently.This heat treatment furnace is useful, particularly, as a heat treatment furnace (an oxidizing heat treatment furnace, or a oxidizing furnace) for producing an oxidized fiber needed to produce a carbon fiber. A polyacrylonitrile-based fiber bundle (yarn), that is a precursor fiber bundle for producing an oxidized fiber, passes through a zigzag yarn path, and passes through the heat treatment furnaces, in each of which temperature is independently adjusted to a temperature that is different from the temperatures in the other furnaces. An oxidized fiber bundle (yarn) is thereby produced.The zigzag yarn path in the heat treatment chambers for the oxidizing heat treatment is established by a combination of a plurality of yarn guide rollers provided outside the furnace body. Each yarn guide roller has, on its peripheral surface, a yarn guide groove for guiding a yarn. The yarn guide grooves have a specific cross-sectional shape whereby the cross-sectional shape of the yarn to be supplied into the heat treatment chambers for the oxidizing heat treatment is adjusted into a flat generally rectangular shape. Heat accumulation in the yarn being heat-treated is thereby reduced.
Abstract:
A roll forming machine includes side roll stands which are changed by use of a cart and set up fixture which are movable parallel to the pass line through the stands. When a side roll stand is to be changed, a changing cart is moved into position such that rails on the cart are aligned with rails on the fixed support supporting the side roll stand. The side roll stand is moved off of the fixed support and onto the cart, and then moved from the cart into an empty station on a set up fixture. A retooled stand is moved from another station on the set up fixture onto the cart and then from the cart back onto the fixed support. Accordingly, time to effect changeover of a stand is reduced substantially from prior art methods, and no heavy equipment, such as a crane, is required.
Abstract:
A high-capacity wire rolling mill including a wire train and/or rod steel train for concrete reinforcing steel and simple carbon steels, further including a continuous casting plant or a continuous casting wheel for high production, a direct interconnection of the continuous casting plant or casting wheel to the rolling mill, a buffer furnace between the continuous casting plant or the casting wheel and the rolling mill for compensating production differences and smaller rolling mill interruptions, a compact roughing train and intermediate train I, a unit calibration for the train sections, looping by 180.degree. behind the intermediate train I, an intermediate train II for producing thick finished dimensions or preliminary cross-sections with the possibility of quick stand exchanges, a finishing train also with the possibility of quick stand exchanges, the arrangement of the finishing train extending parallel to the intermediate train II, a common water cooling stretch for and displaceable between the two parallel finishing lines, and a winding reel arrangement displaceable between the two finishing lines instead of a subsequently arranged equalizing stretch.
Abstract:
A rolling train, particularly tandem stand group, includes roll stands, particularly two universal stands and an edging stand arranged between the universal stands, wherein the roll stands are each equipped with guide fittings, and wherein the rolling train further includes a shifting platform arranged on the operator side and an exchange carriage moveable for changing rolls. The guide fittings are connected to the roll sets and can be moved out of the rolling line as a unit together with the roll housings on the operator side of the three roll stands.
Abstract:
A roll former line for forming different shapes including a first roll stand attached to a bed which provides vertical adjustable movement. The roll stand includes three spindles in vertical alignment with each other, the forming rolls on the top and bottom spindles working against opposite sides of the middle forming roll, so as to provide reverse shapes between the top and middle forming roll and the middle and bottom forming roll. Linear actuators are connected to the bed of the first roll stand for moving the first roll stand vertically on the bed. Opposite the first roll stand on the line is a second roll stand attached to a second bed including two spindles in vertical alignment and corresponding forming rolls thereon. The first roll stand can be raised or lowered by the linear actuators so as to use reverse forming rolls on the first roll stand in conjunction with the forming rolls on the second roll stand to form a reverse shape on one edge of the sheet being formed.
Abstract:
A device for changing a roll disk arranged in a free-floating fashion on a roll shaft and braced against a shoulder of the roll shaft, the device including a roll shaft piece connectable to an end face of the roll shaft and having radially projecting claws. An installation-and-removal unit is placeable on and coaxially turnable to the roll shaft. The unit has radially extending first, second and third claws that form perimeter segments. The first claws correspond to and engage with the claws of the roll shaft piece. A taper bushing is slidably provided between the roll disk and the roll shaft to hold the roll disk on the roll shaft, and has radially extending claws. The second claws correspond to and engage with the taper bushing claws, and are also moveable axially to the roll shaft. A ring is coaxially mounted on a side of the roll disk facing the unit, and has radially extending claws that correspond to and engage behind the third claws. All the claws have a perimeter extension whereby the corresponding claws lie perimetrically next to one another in a plane seen in the axial direction when the unit is placed on the roll shaft. The unit is turnable between a first position in which the claws of the roll shaft piece and the taper bushing respectively engage with the first and second claws, and a second position in which only the claws of the ring engage with the third claws.
Abstract:
The apparatus comprises a pair of rotatable devices each holding a plurality of metal shaping and/or cutting rollers, the rollers of one device meshing with rollers of the other device to produce specific designs or widths of material. This is made possible by merely selecting suitable rollers of both sets and when production of a specific metallic section of desired widths are terminated, other rollers are selected by rotating the rotatable devices. When suitable rollers have been selected they are locked in operating position and when another design or widths are required, the devices are unlocked, a selection is made, and the devices are again locked to produce the new metallic section or widths of material. The present quick automated tool changer, i.e. QATC, roll forming apparatus is characterized by a novel indexing device for the two forming rolls to be used in a roll forming operation; by the use of Brushless-type motors for individually driving the shafts carrying the forming rolls in use, these motors being of the constant torque type; by quick-changing supports carrying the rolls for allowing the rolls which are not in use to be changed; by sensors on the cylinders providing the force on the forming rolls for giving feedback to the operator on changes in this force; and by a pair of gears selectively engageable with the gearing mechanism linking the Brushless motors to the forming rolls in use for providing a larger range of operating speeds of the forming rolls.
Abstract:
Cantilever shafts (34, 40) support bearing assemblies (54, 56) over which is mounted a tuned compliance or constraint member (92) including flexure members (102, 104, 106) which minimize deflection of the shafts and improve operation of associated rotary tools (18, 20). An improved lock nut (70-86) permits precise installation of the bearing assemblies.
Abstract:
A rolling stand with tie-rods, having extremely high strength to axial stresses, which includes a stand base supporting at least two rolling rolls supported by carriers which can be vertically moved in order to be approached or moved away from each other by means of four vertical tie-rods having screw-threaded portions. The screw-threaded portions are provided on opposite sides of at least one pair of support feet arranged between the stand base and the carriers which support and contain a central smooth portion of the tie-rods. A contoured portion extends from at least one of the support feet upwards and downwards in a parallel direction to the tie-rods. The contoured portion houses and guides a vertical rib protruding outwards from the carriers. Both contoured portion and the vertical rib engage, on mutually opposite surfaces, freely removable adjustment/sliding elements.
Abstract:
The invention focuses on improvements to cantilevered roughing, intermediate and finishing rolling mill stands, primarily for long products. A basic improvement to 2-high and cluster mill stands includes mounting of the rolling bearings upon a stationary cantilevered arbor directly under the roll ring, eliminating heavily-loaded main reaction bearings within the stand housing in limited radial space. Individual drive motor assemblies for each shaft, rigidly coupled and directly supported by the drive shafts, are also advocated, in preference to floor-mounted drives via pinion stands to spindles and couplings. This eliminates drive reaction forces acting against the stand assembly, allowing direct measurement and control of interstand tension/compression, for which appropriate hardware is outlined. A cluster mill assembly features work roll cartridge assemblies adapted for off-line set-up and ultra-fast roll and guide changes, which is particularly adapted to intermediate and finishing pass applications. The work rolls are neckless, with the cartridge frame and bearings serving only to maintain roll position, rather than carry rolling loads. Roll size and material can then be governed entirely by stock size and reduction requirements, rather than by load carrying capacity. Included are means for axial adjustment of roll position, and roll parting adjustment symmetrically about the pass line. Mountings having quickly-interchangeable horizontal, vertical or angular transverse orientation are additional features, as are applications to tandem mill trains incorporating direct, automatic cascade tension-free rolling.