An apparatus for producing hot-rolled products in a combined casting-rolling installation designed to bridge a planned or unplanned interruption in production downstream of the cutting-up and delivering device. The installation cuts off a strand portion of the continuously produced preliminary material using first shears; raises the tail part of the strand portion from the roller table using a raising device; breaks up the preliminary material passing the first shears into pieces of scrap using the first shears into pieces of scrap using the first shears; delivers the pieces of scrap and removes the strand portion unit the operational readiness of the combined casting-rolling installation is restored.

Claims

11 · 1 independent · depth 3

11 granted claims

›1.independentA combined casting and rolling installation for producing hot-rolled products from a continuously cast precursor material, the installation comprising…+10

›2.↳ 1The installation as claimed in claim 1, further comprising:nsecond shears situated upstream from the first shears; anda discharging apparatus between …d2+2

›5.↳ 1The installation as claimed in claim 1, further comprising:na single-stand or multi-stand rough-rolling mill train between the continuous casting inst…d2

›6.↳ 1The installation as claimed in claim 1, further comprising:na heating section and a de-scaling installation for the cast precursor material located up…d2

›7.↳ 1The installation as claimed in claim 1, wherein the raising apparatus comprises a hydraulically driven jib.d2

›8.↳ 1The installation as claimed in claim 1, further comprising:na housing assigned to the discharging apparatus.d2

›9.↳ 1The installation as claimed in claim 1, wherein the first shears comprise drum shears.d2

›10.↳ 1The installation as claimed in claim 1, wherein the heating section comprises a tunnel heating section with induction heating.d2

›11.↳ 1The installation as claimed in claim 1, wherein the raising apparatus is countersunk in the lowerable roller table.d2

Classifications

4 codes

IPC · International Patent Classification

Section B — Performing operations; transporting

B22D11/12
B22D11/126

USPC · US Patent Classification

164/263164/417

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Kevin P Kerns

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Type	Document	Date
related publication	US 20120291248 A1	22 Nov 2012

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