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Description
Band plate winding system
Technical Field
This invention relates to a band plate winding system
in rolling equipment.
Background Art
On a line delivery side of hot rolling equipment or
the like, a down toiler or carrousel type (double-drum type)
winder is generally disposed as a band plate winding system
for continuously winding a rolled band plate.
A conventional band plate winding system using a down
toiler is shown, for example, in Fig. 36.
As illustrated, a roller table 600 is placed on a
rolling equipment line, and a pinch roll (or a deflector
roll) 601 is placed near a delivery side of the rolling
equipment line. A band plate 602 that has been rolled is
guided to mandrels (winding drums) 603 of a plurality of
down toilers placed at spaced apart locations on the
delivery side of the rolling equipment line.
Around each mandrel 603, plural pairs (3 pairs in
the drawing) of arm-shaped frames 604a, 604b, 604c axe each
provided so as to be supported at one end on a fixing base
605 via a shaft 606. Each frame is pivotable such that its
front end is brought toward or away from each mandrel 603
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from three directions.
On the pairs of frames 604a, 604b, 604c, unit rolls
607 are supported so as to come into contact with the mandrel
603, and presser plates 608 are also supported integrally
to face an outer surface of the mandrel 603. To these frames
604a, 604b, 604c, driving cylinders 609 are connected for
driving the frames 604a, 604b,, 604c so as to be brought
toward or away from the outer surface of the mandrel 603.
Thus, the rolled band plate 602 is moved from the
pinch roll 601 along a guide (not shown) , and its front end
is guided to one of the mandrels 603. Then, with the band
plate 602 being pressed against the outer surface of the
mandrel 603 by the three unit rolls 607 upon driving by the
driving cylinders 609, the mandrel 603 is rotationally
driven in a winding direction. In this manner, winding of
the band plate 602 is performed.
After a predetermined length of the band plate 602
is taken up, the band plate 602 is cut with a cutter (not
shown) disposed on the line. .A front end of the remaining
band plate 602 is guided from the other pinch roll 601 to
the ,other mandrel 603, and the band plate 602 is similarly
wound. During this period, a coil of the band plate 602
is removed from the outer surface of the mandrel 603, which
has finished winding, onto a r_arrier trolley or the like.
In this manner, winding into a coil is continued.
A conventional band plate winding system using a
carrousel type winder is exemplified in Fig. 37.
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As illustrated therein, a circular support frame 610
is installed at a delivery-side side portion of a rolling
equipment line so as to be rotationally driven in a vertical
plane. At symmetrical positions of the support frame 610,
a plurality of mandrels 611 are supported horizontally via
bearings . The drawing shows a case in which there are two
mandrels 611.
The support frame 610 is turned, as necessary, by
an inherent driving system. The mandrels 611 on the support
frame 610 are driven in a winding or unwinding manner by
individual driving systems when a band plate is wound into
or unwound from a coil C.
At the rolling equipment line side on the support
frame 610, a wrapping device 612 for a band plate 602 is
provided which moves so as to surround or expose the mandrel
611.
The wrapping device 612 is composed of a pair of
arm-shaped frames 614 and a pair of arm-shaped frames 615
having one end rotatably mounted on a fixing base 613 via
shafts and spreading around the mandrel 611, a belt or chain
member 617 passed in an endless form over four guide rolls
616 supported on the pairs of arm-shaped frames 614 and 615
so as to contact the mandrel 6:11, and two cylinders 618 and
619 for driving both frames 614 and 615 to open and close.
The cylinders 618 and 619 have cylinder portions
rotatably supported on a fixing base 620 via shafts, and
have driving ends rotatably attached to side portions of
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the frames 614 and 615 via shafts.
The band plate coil C wound onto the other mandrel
611 is withdrawn from the mandrel 611, and carried by a
trolley 621.
Thus, the band plate 602 that has run on a roller
table 600 of the rolling equipment line and has left a pinch
roll 601 is guided to the mandrel 611 within the wrapping
device 612. Then, the band plate 602 is pressed against
an outer surface of the mandrel 611 under tension of the
belt or chain member 617. During this action, the band
plate 602 is formed into a band plate coil C by the winding
action of the mandrel 611.
When the diameter of the band plate coil C has become
large, the cylinders 618 and 619 are driven in a contracted
manner to release the belt or chain member 617 . The support
frame 610 is turned 180° clockwise, and brought to a halt.
Then, the belt or chain member 617 is delivered to
the surroundings of an unloaded mandrel 611. The band plate
602, which enters the band plate coil C supported on the
mandrel 611 at the symmetrical position, is cut with a shear
(not shown) disposed on the line. A front end of the cut
!band plate 602 is guided to the empty mandrel 611 inside
the belt or chain member 617 to continue similar winding
for forming a band plate coil C.
A tail end of the cut band plate 602 on the band plate
coil C side, on the other hand, is taken up into the band
plate coil C, and then, the winding action of the mandrel
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611 is stopped. The band plate coil C on the mandrel 611
is extracted by a hoisting/lowering and traveling operation
of the trolley 621, and carried to a next step.
With the band plate winding system using a down
toiler shown in Fig. 36, a high-temperature band plate 602
that has been hot rolled can be wound at a high rate expressed
as "a plate speed of about 1,000 m/min".
However, there may be a case in which a trailing end
of a preceding band plate and a leading end of a succeeding
band plate on the rolling line are weld bonded, while being
continuously rolled, and are continuously wound. In this
case, 2 to 3 down toilers need to be arranged in tandem on
the delivery side of the rolling equipment line.
This has posed the problem that the length of the
rolling equipment line becomes large, and the installation
of the plural down toilers inevitably increases the
equipment cost.
With the band plate winding system using a carrousel
type winder shown in Fig. 37, the provision of plural
mandrels 611 on a single circular support frame 610 reduces
the length of the line and the scale of equipment.
However, even when the rotational driving force of
the mandrel 6I1 is increased, the belt or chain driven by
this rotational force cannot be moved at a high speed. Thus,
as high speed a run as made by the down toiler shown in Fig.
36 is impossible with the carrousel type winding of the band
plate 602.
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When a chain wrapper is used for hot rolling, for
example, "a plate speed of about 250 m/min" is the maximum
allowable running speed. This device cannot be used in
equipment with a plate speed higher than that.
Hence, an object of the present invention is to
provide a band plate winding system capable of high speed
winding at a low cost.
Disclosure of the Invention
To attain the above object, a band plate winding
system according to the present invention comprises a
carrousel type winder having a plurality of individually
driven mandrels on a circular support frame provided so as
to be rotationally drivable in a vertical plane; and a roll
type wrapping device for supporting a plurality of unit
rolls each provided so as to be movable forward and backward
between a position surrounding the mandrel located at a
winding start position of the winder and a retreat position.
Thus, a band plate can be wound under high speed
rolling to a degree comparable to that using a conventional
down coiler even during hot rolling. Also, the scale of
equipment, the size of an installation space, and the cost
of equipment can be markedly decreased because of the
concomitant use of the carrousel type winder.
The winding start position for winding by the mandrel
of the winder is at the same level as a pass line height
of the band plate. Thus, the band plate delivered from a
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delivery side of a rolling equipment line can be smoothly
fed to an empty mandrel located at the winding start
position.
The roll type wrapping device that supports the
plurality of unit rolls is provided on a common shaft of
a support base. Thus, the wrapping device can be placed
appropriately so as to surround the mandrel.
A unit roll driving device for rotationally driving
each of the plurality of unit rolls comprises transmission
means which transmits a rotational force of a driving motor
in a direction nearly perpendicular to an axis of the unit
roll and which pivots integrally with a frame for supporting
the unit roll; one of connector portions of the transmission
means is connected by a transmission shaft to an end of the
unit roll opposed to the one connector portion; and the
driving motor is connected to the other connector portion
of the transmission means. Thus, the driving motor and the
other connector portion of the transmission means can be
connected together via a short transmission shaft or
directly. Furthermore, the transmission shaft that
connects the one connector portion of the transmission
means to the end of the unit roll opposed to the one connector
portion may be short in length, and can be held at a slight
angle. Hence, a system which can be operated safely at a
high speed, with vibrations being decreased, can be
constructed in a compact size.
The unit roll driving device for rotationally
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driving each of the plurality of unit rolls comprises a
parallel plate provided, outside and apart from a frame for
supporting the unit roll, so as to turn integrally with the
frame; at least two bevel gear boxes provided on the parallel
plate; a transmission shaft for connecting these bevel gear
boxes together; a transmission shaft for connecting one of
the bevel gear boxes to an end of the unit roll opposed to
the one bevel gear box; and a transmission shaft for
connecting the other bevel gear box to a driving motor via
universal joints. Thus, the transmission shaft that
connects the other bevel gear box to the driving motor via
the universal joints can be shortened. Furthermore, the
transmission shaft that connects the one bevel gear box to
the end of the unit roll opposed to the one bevel gear box
may be short in length, and can be held at a slight angle.
Hence, a system which can be operated safely at a high speed,
with vibrations being decreased, can be constructed in a
compact size.
A pair of bevel gears in the bevel gear box are
constituted at a speed increasing gear ratio. Thus, the
transmission shaft that connects the other bevel gear box
to the driving motor via the universal joints is rotated
at a relatively low speed. As a result, vibrations
occurring in thistransmission shaft are furthersuppressed
to promote safety. Since the transmission shaft can be
rotated at a low speed, moreover, a large allowable
inclination angle can be taken for the transmission shaft,
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and the entire length of the transmission shaft can be
shortened further.
The unit roll driving device for rotationally
driving the plurality of unit rolls comprises a gear support
panel provided, outside and apart from a frame for
supporting the unit rolls, so as to pivot integrally with
the frame; multi-stage gears placed at a pivot center
position on the gear support panel, at positions on nearly
the same axes as the unit rolls, and between both of the
positions, and mounted and supported on the gear support
panel so as to mesh with each other; a driving motor
connected to a shaft of the gear placed at the pivot center
position among the multi-stage gears, thereby rotationally
driving this gear; and transmission shafts for connecting
shafts of the gears, placed at the positions on nearly the
same axes as the unit rolls among the multi-stage gears,
to ends of the unit rolls corresponding to the shafts of
the gears. Thus, long transmission shafts are not required
for driving the unit rolls. Short transmission shafts
which connect the shafts of the gears, placed at the
positions on nearly the same axes as the unit rolls, to the
ends of the unit rolls corresponding to the shafts of the
gears can be used at a small inclination angle. Hence, a
system which can be operated safely at a high speed can be
constructed in a compact size.
A deflector device for guiding the band plate to the
winder comprises an upper deflector roll disposed above a
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pass line of the band plate upstream of the winder: and upper
guide means which is disposed forwardly and backwardly
movably so as to be located above the pass Iine of the band
plate between the winder and the upper deflector roll, and
which has a lower surface whose upper deflector roll side
can be positioned above a horizontal line in contact with
a lower portion of the upper deflector roll, the lower
surface of the upper guide means being an inclined surface
sloping downward toward the winder. Thus, even when the
spacing between the upper deflector roll and the upper guide
means is great, the front end of the band plate does not
enter this spacing, but is positioned below the lower
surface of the upper guide means and guided to the winder
by this lower surface. Hence, even if the front end of the
band plate warps upward, the front end of the band plate
can be guided to the winder reliably.
An auxiliary deflector roll is provided which is
disposed so as to be movable forward and backward integrally
with the upper guide means, and which increases an angle
of deflection of the band plate from the upper deflector
roll. Thus, the spacing between the upper deflector roll
and the upper guide means is set to be slightly greater than
the thickness of the band plate. Even if the upper
deflector roll side of the lower surface of the upper guide
means is set at an even larger height, the auxiliary
deflector roll increases the angle of deflection of the band
plate from the upper deflector. roll so that the upper guide
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means, etc. do not impede the traveling movement of the band
plate. Hence, even if the front end of the band plate warps
upward, the front end of the band plate can be guided to
the winder more reliably.
The roll type wrapping device for supporting the
plurality of unit rolls is constituted such that of the
plural unit rolls provided so as to be movable toward and
away from the.mandrel, the unit roll located above the
mandrel is supported by an upper frame which moves toward
and away from the mandrel from above the mandrel, while the
other unit roll is supported by a lower frame which moves
toward and away from the mandrel from below the pass line
of the band plate. Thus, the unit roll positioned above
the mandrel need not be supported by the lower frame . Hence,
the length of the lower frame can be decreased to minimize
a space necessary for forward and backward movement, so that
the entire system can be downsized.
First guide means for guiding a front end of the band
plate to a wrapping entrance of the mandrel is provided on
the upper frame . Thus, the band plate can be guided to the
mandrel reliably by the first guide means. Whereas the
upper frame is moved to a retracted position, a position
at which the upper frame does not hinder the movement of
the band plate. Hence, the upper frame does not contact
the band plate being wound, so 'that damage to the band plate
can be prevented. Furthermore, when the upper frame is
pushed outward to the operating position to guide the front
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end of a cut band plate toward the mandrel located at the
winding start position, this front end is delivered to a
suitable inclined or parallel posture relative to the pass
line of the band plate. By this measure, the front end of
the band plate can be guided reliably to the wrapping
entrance of the mandrel.
Second guide means facing the pass line of the band
plate from above is provided p:ivotably between a rolling
equipment side and the first guide means. Thus, the band
plate can be guided to the mandi:el further reliably by the
second guide means. Whereas the second guide means is
pivoted to an inclined state, whereby the second guide means
can be brought to a position at which it does not hinder
the movement of the band plate toward the mandrel. Hence,
the second guide means does not contact the band plate being
wound, so that damage to the band plate can be prevented.
Furthermore, the second guide means is positioned below the
first guide means, whereby the front end of a cut band plate
can be guided to the wrapping entrance of the mandrel further
reliably and safely.
Interlocking means is provided for moving wrapping
guide means backward in association with a backward
movement of the unit roll supported by the lower frame, the
wrapping guide means being provided, on a front end side
of the lower frame opposed to a front end of the upper frame,
so as to be movable toward and away from the mandrel . There
may be a case in which after the front end of the band plate
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passes along the wrapping guide means, the wrapping guide
means cannot recede when it is attempted to move the wrapping
guide means backward. Even in this case, the interlocking
means enables the wrapping guide means to recede in
association with the backward movement of the unit roll
supported by the lower frame. Hence, the front end of the
band plate can be prevented from jamming between the
wrapping guide means and the mandrel.
The unit roll supported by the upper frame is larger
in diameter than the unit roll supported by the lower frame.
Thus, the band plate contacts the mandrel at the first
entrance with a large roll curved surface, so that the front
end of the band plate can be drawn in more reliably along
an outer peripheral surface of the mandrel, and the front
end of the band plate can be reliably brought upward or
downward in an assorted manner . Furthermore, even when the
gap between the wrapping guide means and the mandrel is
rendered large, the front end of the band plate can be
reliably brought upward or downward in an assorted mariner.
Hence, jamming of the front end of the band plate can be
prevented further reliably.
The roll type wrapping device for supporting the
plurality of unit rolls is constituted such that a small
cylinder for backup of the unit roll supported on a large
frame via a panel-like arm among the plurality of unit rolls
provided so as to be movable toward and away from a
circumferential surface of the mandrel located at the
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winding start position has a built-in pressure oil chamber
containing an amount of a pressure oil enough to absorb and
cushion maximum impact force which the unit roll undergoes .
Thus, failure of the system and the occurrence of a defective
product due to impact force during band plate winding can
be resolved, and productivity increased.
The small cylinder for backup of the unit roll
comprises an oil chamber for piston stroke having a rod side
connected to the panel-like arm and a cylinder side
connected to a large frame side, and having a required length
for extending and contracting a piston rod; and an oil
chamber forimpact force cushioning provided to communicate
with a head side of the oil chamber for piston stroke. Thus,
failure of the system and occurrence of a defective product
due to impact force during band plate winding can be resolved,
and productivity increased.
The oil chamber for piston stroke and the oil chamber
for impact force cushioning are connected together via an
intermediate cover portion, and communicate with each other
through a flow path inside the intermediate cover portion.
Thus, an intermediate part of the long cylinder can be
reinforced, and the cylinder can be mounted safely on the
large frame by the intermediate cover portion.
The roll type wrapping device for supporting the
plurality of unit rolls comprises two unit roll support
frames provided so as to derrick and pivot from an upstream
side of a rolling equipment line about lower support shafts
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as centers of rotation until facing the mandrel at a wrapping
start position, the two unit roll support frames being each
in the form of a frame individually movable between a set
mandrel facing position and a set retreat position without
interference by each other. Thus, at the time of the
switching movement of the two unit roll support frames to
a band plate wrapping position and the retreat position,
collision and interference between both of the frames are
resolved. Hence, damage to the machine and interruption
of operation due to their collision or interruption can be
eliminated.
Of the two unit roll support frames, the support
frame for the upper unit roll is placed externally, while
the support frame for the lower unit roll is placed
internally, and a shape of the external support frame and
a shape of the internal support frame are combined such that
the internal support frame is movable to the retreat
position when the external support frame has been brought
to a band plate wrapping position at which the external
support frame faces the mandrel. Thus, at the time of the
switching movement of the two unit roll support frames to
the band plate wrapping position and the retreat position,
collision and interference between both of the frames are
resolved. Hence, damage to the machine and interruption
of operation due to their collision or interruption can be
eliminated.
Of the two unit roll support frames, at least the
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internally placed support frame for the lower unit roll is
mounted detachably on the support shaft by a semi-arcuate
divided type boss portion. Thus, mounting and dismounting
of the internal frame become markedly easy for maintenance
and so forth.
The roll type wrapping device for supporting the
plurality of unit rolls supports the unit rolls on a
plurality of pivoting frames which pivot so as to be movable
toward and away from a circumferential surface of the
mandrel located at the winding start position; a first
panel-like arm and a second panel-like arm are pivotably
provided on at least one of the plurality of pivoting frames,
the first panel-like arm having a band plate wrapping guide
at a front end thereof, and the second panel-like arm having
a band plate wrapping guide at a front end thereof and being
provided with the unit roll; and a pivot shaft of the second
panel-like arm is placed in a plane of lateral projection
of the first panel-like arm at the winding start position.
Thus, the distance between the shafts of the shaft-attached
portion of the second panel-li~Ce arm and the unit roll can
be enlarged. Hence, when a reaction force of the band plate
is imposed on the unit roll, the panel-like arm can pivot
smoothly, so that concentration of stress on the shaft-
attached portion is resolved.
A driving shaft for each of the unit rolls is provided
on a work side of a rolling equipment line, and a detachable
mandrel front end support device is provided opposite a
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front end of the mandrel located at the winding start
position, the mandrel front end support device having a
sectional shape passing between the unit rolls facing a
circumferential surface of the mandrel at the winding start
position, and between unit roll driving systems, and the
mandrel front end support device being movable parallel to
an axis of the mandrel. Thus, even when the unit roll
driving system of the roll type wrapping device is provided
on the work side of the rolling equipment line, the mandrel
front end support device does not interfere with the driving
system for the unit roll. Hence, the mandrel front end
support device can be installed safely at the winding start
position, and failure of band plate winding by the winder
can be resolved.
The detachable mandrel front end support device is
adapted to be movably engaged on track elements fixedly
placed on a support base in parallel with the axis of the
mandrel, and to be moved to a position, at which the
detachable mandrel front end support device is attached to
or detached from the front end of the mandrel, by driving
means placed on the support base. Thus, movement of the
detachable mandrel front end support device can be
performed easily.
A parallel partition wall is provided, with the
mandrel front end support device being sandwiched between
the partition wall and a support frame for the unit roll,
and pivots integrally with, but apart from, the support
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frame; and the unit roll driving system is provided, with
the partition wal l serving as an intermediate support point .
Thus, the spacing between the unit roll driving system and
the detachable mandrel front end support device becomes
easy to maintain, and the unit roll driving system can be
downsized.
Brief Description of the Drawings
Fig. 1 is a schematic side view of a band plate
winding system showing a first embodiment of the present
invention;
Fig. 2 is an enlarged side view of an essential part
of Fig. 1;
Fig. 3 is a schematic side view of a unit roll driving
device showing a second embodiment of the present
invention;
Fig. 4 is a development sectional view taken along
line I-I of Fig. 3;
Fig. 5 is a side view of the constitution of bevel
gears of a unit roll driving device showing a third
embodiment of the present invention;
Fig. 6 is a schematic side view of a unit roll driving
device showing a fourth embodiment of the present
invention;
Fig. 7 is an enlarged side view of a multi-stage gear
transmission mechanism in Fig. 6;
Fig. 8 is a front view taken on line II-II of Fig.
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7;
Fig. 9 is a schematic side view of a deflector device
showing a fifth embodiment of the present invention;
Fig. 10 is a schematic side view of a deflector device
showing a sixth embodiment of the present invention;
Fig. 11 is an explanation view of the operation of
the deflector device;
Fig. 12 is an explanation view of the operation of
the deflector device subsequent to the operation of Fig.
11;
Fig. 13 is an explanation view of the operation of
the deflector device subsequent to the operation of Fig.
12;
Fig. 14 is an explanation view of the operation of
the deflector device subsequent to the operation of Fig.
13;
Fig. 15 is a schematic side view of a band plate
winding system showing a seventh embodiment of the present
invention;
Fig. 16 is a side view of an essential part of a band
plate winding system showing an eighth embodiment of the
present invention;
Fig. 17 is a side view of an essential part of a band
plate winding system showing a ninth embodiment of the
present invention;
Fig. 18 is a side view of an essential part of a band
plate winding system showing a tenth embodiment of the
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present invention;
Fig. 19 is a side view of an essential part of a band
plate winding system showing an eleventh embodiment of the
present invention;
Fig. 20 is a sectional view of a small cylinder for
a unit roll support arm showing a twelfth embodiment of the
present invention;
Fig. 21 is a side view showing a state of mounting
of the small cylinder;
Fig. 22 is a side view of two frame portions on an
upstream side of a rolling equipment line showing a
thirteenth embodiment of the present invention;
Fig. 23 is a front view of the frame portions in Fig.
22;
Fig. 24 is an enlarged side view of the III portion
in Fig. 22;
Fig. 25 is a front view taken on line IV-IV of Fig.
24;
Fig. 26 is an explanation view of the operation of
the frame portions in Fig. 22;
Fig. 27 is another explanation view of the operation
of the frame portions in Fig. 22;
Fig. 28 is a side view of an essential part of a band
plate winding system showing a fourteenth embodiment of the
present invention;
Fig. 29 is a front view taken on line V-V of Fig.
28;
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Fig. 30 is a side view of the band plate winding
system in Fig. 28;
Fig. 31 is a front view of a band plate winding system
showing a fifteenth embodiment of the present invention;
Fig. 32 is a side view taken on line VI-VI of Fig.
31;
Fig. 33 is a side view taken on line VII-VII of Fig.
31;
Fig. 34 is a front view of a band plate winding system
showing a sixteenth embodiment of the present invention;
Fig. 35 is a side view taken on line VIII-VIII of
Fig. 34;
Fig. 36 is a schematic side view showing an example
of a conventional band plate winding system; and
Fig. 37 is a schematic side view showing another
example of a conventional band plate winding system.
Best Mode for Carrying Out the Invention
A band plate winding system according to the present
invention will now be described in detail by way of the
following embodiments with reference to the accompanying
drawings.
[First Embodiment]
Fig. 1 is a schematic side view of a band plate
winding system showing a first embodiment of the present
invention. Fig. 2 is an enlarged side view of an essential
part of Fig. 1.
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As shown in Fig. 1, a carrousel type double-drum
winder 5 is placed on a delivery side of a rolling equipment
line. This winder 5 is composed of a circular support frame
6 to be rotationally driven in a vertical plane, and two
individually drivable mandrels 7, 7 provided at symmetrical
positions of the circular support frame 6. The two mandrels
7, 7 on the circular support frame 6 have a winding start
position which is a pass line height position of a band plate
3 close to the delivery side of the rolling equipment line.
A roll type wrapping device 10 is placed so as to
be movable between a position, at which the wrapping device
surrounds the mandrel 7 stopped at the winding start
position, and a retreat position at which the wrapping
device 10 does not interfere with the turning of the circular
support frame 6.
The wrapping device 10 has three pairs of large and
small arm-shaped frames ( i . a . , a pair of arm-shaped frames
13, a pair of arm-shaped frames 19 and a pair of arm-shaped
frames 15) extending so as to surround the mandrel 7, with
one end of each frame being supported by a common shaft 12
on a support base 11 placed below the mandrel 7 located at
the winding start position and near the delivery side of
the rolling equipment line; and three pairs of frame opening
and closing cylinders ( i . e. , a pair of opening and closing
cylinders 17, a pair of opening and closing cylinders 18,
and a pair of opening and closing cylinders 19) each having
a rod end connected to an outer portion of each of the frames
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13 to 15, and having a cylinder portion connected onto the
support base 11 by a shaft 16 in a configuration in which
the cylinders pivot the frames 13 to 15 to the retreat
position.
The pair of frames 13, as shown in Fig. 2, extend
from below toward a rear surface of the mandrel 7 in a
-shape, and have at a front end portion and an intermediate
portion thereof two panel-like arms 20, 21 connected at one
end onto the frames 13 by shafts 20a and 21a. The two
panel-like arms 20, 21 are provided, respectively, with a
unit roll 22a and a presser plate 23a, and a unit roll 22b
and a presser plate 23b, which come into contact with the
band plate 3 wound onto the mandrel 7. Between an
intermediate portion of each of the panel-like arms 20 and
21 and the frame 13, small cylinders 24a, 24b are provided
for pressing the unit rolls and the presser plates against
a surface of the mandrel 7.
The pair of frames 14 are in a size comparable to
that of the panel-like arms 20, 21, extend to an outer lower
half surface of the mandrel 7. Like the panel-like arms
20, 21, the frame 14 is provided with a unit roll 22c and
a presser plate 23c, which are to be pushed against the
surface of the mandrel 7 by the opening and closing cylinder
18.
The pair of frames 15 extend to pass above the frame
14 and face an upper outer surface of the mandrel 7.
Similarly, the frame 15 is provided with a unit roll 22d
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and a presser plate 23d, which are to be pushed against the
surface of the mandrel 7 by the opening and closing cylinder
19.
The four unit rolls 22a to 22d and presser plates
23a to 23d are adapted to press the band plate 3 being wound
by the mandrel 7 against the surface of the mandrel 7 at
four circumferentially spaced locations with an adjusted
force, thereby shaping it.
Furthermore, a trolley 25 is provided for taking a
coil C, wound onto the other mandrel 7 on the circular
support frame 6, out of the mandrel 7 and carrying the coil
C.
The band plate winding system of the present
invention constituted as above is used in the following
manner:
During rolling operatian, the winder 5 turns the
circular support frame 6 clockwise to send an empty mandrel
7 sequentially to the winding start position, and stops.
At this time, the wrapping device 10 contracts the
cylinders 17 to 19 to move the frames 13 to 15 to the retreat
position indicated by dashed lines, and enters a wait state.
After the empty mandrel 7 moves to and stops at the winding
start position, the cylinders 17 to 19 are extended to bring
the frames 13 to 15 to positions indicated by solid lines
in the surroundings of the empty mandrel 7.
The band plate 3, which runs on a roller table 1 and
is delivered from a pinch roll 2 on the delivery side of
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the rolling equipment line, is guided by guide rollers onto
the empty mandrel 7 located at the winding start position.
The band plate 3 begins to be pressed by the unit
rolls 22a to 22d of the wrapping device 10, and wound by
the mandrel 7 at the same time, whereby a coil C of the band
plate 3 is formed on the mandrel 7.
At this time, bulges of the band plate 3 between the
unit rolls 22a to 22d are prevented by the presser plates
23a to 23d.
At a time when a predetermined length of the band
plate 3 has been wound, the wrapping device 10 is released
and moved to the retreat position shown by the dashed line.
The circular support frame 6 of the winder 5 is turned a
half turn clockwise to move an empty mandrel 7 to the winding
start position and stop it there.
The wrapping device 10 is sent to the solid-line
position to make it ready for winding of a next band plate
3.
The band plate 3 is cut with a shear on the delivery
side of the rolling equipment line. A tail end side of the
cut band plate 3 is guided by guide means, whereupon winding
of the band plate 3 onto the mandrel 7 moved to an upper
right position of the circular support frame 6 is completed.
At this time, winding of this mandrel 7 is stopped.
A front end of the cut band plate 3 is guided by guide
rollers onto an empty mandrel 7 located at the winding start
position, and the same winding of the band plate 3 as
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described above is repeated.
The coil C on the upper right mandrel 7 that has
finished winding is taken out by the trolley 25 from the
mandrel 7, and carried to a subsequent step.
On this occasion, the wrapping device 10 is
constituted to be of a roll type having the plurality of
unit rolls 22a to 22d. Thus, even during hot rolling,
winding of the band plate 3 under high speed rolling at a
speed as fast as "a plate speed of 1,000 m/min" can be
performed as with a conventional down coiler (Fig. 36).
Also, the carrousel type (double-drum type) winder
can be used concomitantly, so that the scale of equipment,
the size of an installation space, and the cost of equipment
can be markedly decreased.
The foregoing embodiment shows an example in which
the four unit rolls are present, but three or more unit rolls
may be used.
[Second Embodiment]
Fig. 3 is a schematic side view of a unit roll driving
device showing a second embodiment of the present invention.
Fig. 4 is a development sectional view taken along line I-I
of Fig. 3.
In Figs . 3 and 4, the reference numeral 51 denotes
a parallel plate. This parallel plate 51 is fixedly
supported via a binding material 60 on an outside of a large
frame 41 on a front end side of a mandrel 35, and is provided
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parallel at a distance from the large frame 41. The
parallel plate 51 is also constituted to have a shape
spreading along loci 37a, 37b ranging from positions at
which it faces ends of two unit rolls 37, 37 on the large
frame 41, to retracted positions 37' , 37' to which the unit
rolls 37, 37 on the large frame 41 move.
On an outer surface of the parallel plate 51, four
bevel gear boxes 52 are fixed. Of them, the upper two bevel
gear boxes 52 are placed at positions opposed to the ends
of the unit rolls 37, 37 on the large frame 41, while the
lower two bevel gear boxes 52 are placed at the other end
and an obliquely lower portion of the parallel plate 51 along
the loci 37a, 37b of the unit rolls 37, 37 on the large frame
41 moving to their retracted positions 37', 37'.
In Fig. 4, the reference numeral 53 denotes a pair
of perpendicularly intersecting bidirectional bevel gears
rotatably supported in each bevel gear box 52 via bearings .
The reference numeral 54 denotes a transmission shaft
connected via universal joints 55 between an end portion
of each of the unit rolls 37, 37 on the large frame 41 and
a shaft end of the bevel gear 53 of the bevel gear box 52
corresponding to the end portion. The reference numeral
56 denotes a transmission shaft fixedly connected between
shaft ends of each pair of bevel gear boxes 52 along the
movement loci 37a, 37b. The reference numeral 57 denotes
a unit roll driving motor installed near the height of the
parallel plate 51 when retracted. The reference numeral
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58 denotes an output shaft of the driving motor 57. The
reference numera159denotes a transmissionshaft connected
via universal joints 55 between the end of a horizontal shaft
of the lower bevel gear box 52 on the parallel plate 51 and
the end of the motor output shaft 58.
That is, the upper bevel gear box 52 and the lower
bevel gear box 52 are connected together by the transmission
shaft 56. The upper bevel gear box 52 and the end of the
unit roll 37 opposed to the upper bevel gear box 52 are
connected together by the transmission shaft 54 via the
universal joints 55. The lower bevel gear box 52 and the
driving motor 57 are connected together by the transmission
shaft 59 via the universal joints 55. The driving motor
57 is placed at a position at which the angle of inclination
of the transmission shaft 59 is kept within 15°.
Fig. 4 shows only the unit roll 37 located at the
front end side of the large frame 41, and the driving system
therefor. However, the same driving system as this one is
constituted for the unit roll 37 on the intermediate portion
side of the large frame 41. The other constitution is the
same as in the first embodiment, and a detailed explanation
will be omitted herein by reference to the first embodiment.
According to the system of the above constitution,
the large frame 41 of a wrapping device 36 is moved between
an operating position, which is opposed to a mandrel 35 moved
to a winding start position 35a, and a retracted position
41' (see Fig. 6) upon extension and contraction of a driving
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cylinder 4 6 . Other frames, i . a . , a medium frame 42 and a
small frame 43, are also moved between the operating
position and the retracted position simultaneously upon
extension and contraction of driving cylinders 47, 48. The
parallel plate 51 is moved between the operating position
and the retracted position integrally with the large frame
41.
In a state in which the large frame 41 and the
parallel plate 51 have been brought to the operating
position indicated by a solid line in Figs. 3 and 4, the
mandrel 35 and the unit roll 37 are rotationally driven to
wrap a band plate 33 delivered from a rolling line around
the mandrel 35.
At this time, the unit roll 37 is rotationally driven
by the driving motor 57. That is, a rotational force of
the driving motor 57 is transmitted to the bevel gear box
52 via the transmission shaft 59. Then, this force is
transmitted by the bevel gear box 52 and the transmission
shaft 56 in a direction perpendicular to the axis of the
unit roll 37. The force is further transmitted to the unit
roll 37 by the transmission shaft 54.
At the completion of winding of the band plate 33
onto the mandrel 35, driving by the driving motor 57 is
stopped. Upon contraction of the driving cylinders 46 to
48, the frames 41 to 43 and the parallel plate 51 are moved
to retracted positions indicated by one-dot chain lines in
the drawing. At this time, the transmission shaft 59 keeps
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a constant angle of inclination (e.g., 15°), with the
universal joint 5S at the end of the motor output shaft 58
as a fixed point, and with the universal joint 55 at the
end of the lower bevel gear box 52 as a moving point. In
this manner, the transmission shaft 59 pivots between the
operating position and the retracted position. A radius
of pivoting, r, of the universal joint 55 on the lower bevel
gear box 52 side about the axis of the motor output shaft
58 is about r = 1.3 m on an actual machine basis. Thus,
the radius of pivoting, r, can be reduced by a little more
than 20~ compared with conventional systems.
Under these conditions (angle of inclination: 15
°, radius of pivoting: 1.3 m), the transmission shaft 59
is connected between the lower bevel gear box 52 and the
driving motor 57. By so doing, the length, l, of the
transmission shaft 59 is halved to a little more than about
m, as shown in Fig. 4.
The transmission shaft 54 between the upper bevel
gear box 52 and the unit roll 37 may be short, and can be
held at a slight angle of inclination, even if a gap
allowance by the driving cylinder for the panel-like arm
is included.
According to the unit roll driving device of the
present embodiment, therefore, there can be provided a
system of a compact size in which the length of the
transmission shaft 59 for driving of the unit roll can be
shortened to decrease vibrations, and which can be operated
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safely at a high speed with a large angle of inclination.
[Third Embodiment]
Fig. 5 is a side view of the constitution of bevel
gears of a unit roll driving device showing a third
embodiment of the present invention.
The driving device of this embodiment is the unit
roll driving device of the second embodiment constituted
with a change in the gear ratio of the pair of bevel gears
53 inside the bevel gear box 52.
In Fig. 5, the reference 52 denotes a bevel gear box
corresponding to the two unit rolls 37 on the large frame
41. Within the bevel gear box 52, bevel gears 61, 63 are
provided as a pair of bevel gears 53. The bevel gear 61
is supported by a bearing 62 of the bevel gear box 52, and
connected to a transmission shaft 54. Whereas the bevel
gear 63 is supported by a bearing 62', and connected to a
transmission shaft 56.
Fig. 5 shows a case in which the gear ratio between
the bevel gears 61 and 63 is set at 1/2, so that revolutions
on the part of the transmission shaft 56 are doubled and
transmitted to the transmission shaft 54 on the part of the
unit roll 37. This gear ratio is not restricted to 1/2,
but may be set as necessary. A speed increasing gear ratio
may also be applied to the bevel gears of the lower bevel
gear box 52 to increase the speed progressively.
When such a speed increasing gear ratio is used, for
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instance, when the gear ratio between the bevel gears 61
and 63 is set at 1/2, driving the output shaft 58 of the
driving motor 57 and the transmission shaft 59 in Fig. 4
at 700 revolutions per minute enables the unit roll 37 side
to be driven at predetermined 1400 revolutions per minute.
Thus, according to the unit roll driving device of
the present embodiment, the transmission shaft 59 is
rotated at a relatively low speed. Consequently,
vibrations occurring in the transmission shaft 59 are
further suppressed, and safety is enhanced. Since the
transmission shaft 59 can be rotated at a low speed, the
allowable angle of inclination of the transmission shaft
59 can be made large, and the entire length of the
transmission shaft 59 can be shortened further.
[Fourth Embodiment]
Fig. 6 is a schematic side view of a unit roll driving
device showing a fourth embodiment of the present invention.
Fig. 7 is an enlarged side view of a multi-stage gear
transmission mechanism in Fig. 6. Fig. a is a front view
taken on line II-II of Fig. 7.
In Figs. 6 and 8, the reference numeral 71 denotes
a gear support panel. The gear support panel 71 is fixedly
supported via a binding material 72 on an outside of a large
frame 41 at a front end side of a mandrel 35, and is provided
in parallel with and apart from the large frame 41. The
gear support panel 71 is formed in a
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~ -shape in a range extending from a position at which it
covers end portions of two unit rolls 37, 37 on the large
frame 41, to a position at which it covers a support shaft
40 for the large frame 41. As shown in Fig. 8, the gear
support panel 71 contains six gears 73, 74, 75, 76, 77 and
78 meshing in multiple stages. These gears 73 to 78 are
each supported via a bearing (not shown) on the gear support
panel 71, and are arranged in the ~ -shape as a whole. In
Figs . 6 and 7, these built-in gears 73 to 78 are illustrated
in an exposed state.
The first-stage gear 73 is supported by the gear
support panel 71 coaxially with the support shaft 40 for
the large frame 41. The shaft of this first-stage gear 73
is coupled via a coupling 81 to an output shaft 80 of a
driving motor 79 provided on and adjacent a base 38. The
shaft of this first-stage gear 73 is also supported by a
bearing 82 on the base 38 together with the gear support
panel 71.
The fourth-stage gear 76 and the sixth-stage gear
78 have the same diameter, and are rotatably provided on
the gear support panel 71 at positions nearly coaxial with
the intermediate and upper unit rolls 37, 37 on the large
frame 41. The second-stage gear 74 and the third-stage gear
75 are placed linearly between the first-stage gear 73 and
the fourth-stage gear 76 to transmit a rotational force of
the first-stage gear 73 to the fourth-stage gear 76. The
fifth-stage gear 77 is placed linearly between the
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fourth-stage gear 76 and the sixth-stage gear 78 to transmit
the rotational force.
These multi-stage gears 73 to 78 may be arranged on
a ~ -shaped line as stated above, or may be arranged zigzag
with the second-, third- and fifth-stage gears. being
displaced right and left. In Figs. 6 to 8, the first-stage
gear 73 to the fourth-stage gear 76 are shown to have the
same diameter. However, these gears, from ?3 to 76, may
be gears having a speed increasing ratio.
In Fig. 8, the reference numerals 83 and 84 denote
extendable transmission shafts connected via universal
joints 85 between the shafts of the fourth-stage gear 76
and the sixth-stage gear 78 and end portions of the unit
rolls 37, 37 corresponding to these shafts. That is, the
shafts of the gears 76, 78 at positions nearly coaxial with
the unit rolls 37, 37 on the large frame 41, and the ends
of the unit rolls 37, 37 corresponding to these gear shafts,
are interconnected by the transmission shafts 83, 84. The
reference numeral 86 in Fig. 8 denotes a moving bearing which
attaches to or detaches from the front end of a mandrel 35.
The other constitutions are the same as in the first
embodiment, and a detailed explanation for them will be
omitted by referring to the first embodiment.
According to the system of the above constitution,
the large frame 41 of a wrapping device 36 is conveyed
between an operating position, which is opposed to the
mandrel 35 moved to a winding start position 35a, and a
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retracted position 41', by the extension and contraction
of a driving cylinder 46. Simultaneously, a medium frame
42 and a small frame 43 are also conveyed between an
operating position and a retracted position by the
extension and contraction of driving cylinders 47, 48. The
gear support panel 71 is moved between an operating position
and a retracted position integrally with the large frame
41.
In a state in which the large frame 41 and the gear
support panel 71 have been fed to the operating position
indicated by solid lines in Figs. 6 to 8, the mandrel 35
and the unit rolls 37 are rotationally driven to wrap a band
plate 33 delivered from the rolling line around the mandrel
35.
When, on this occasion, the output shaft 80 is driven
at 1, 400 rpm by the driving motor 79, the first-stage gear
73 is rotated at the same revolution speed. These
revolutions are sequentially transmitted to the multi-
stage gears 74 to 78, whereby the fourth-stage gear 76 and
the sixth-stage gear 78 are rotated at the same speed in
the same direction. That is, the rotational force of the
driving motor 79 is transmitted by the multi-stage gears
73 to 78 in a direction perpendicular to the axis of the
unit roll 37. Revolutions of the fourth-stage gear 76 and
the sixth-stage gear 78 are transmitted to the unit rolls
37 via the transmission shafts 83, 84, respectively,
whereupon the unit rolls 37 are rotated in the same direction
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at the same speed.
When the multi-stage gears 73 to 76 are constituted
to have a constant speed increasing gear ratio, the motor
output shaft 80 is rotated at a low speed (e.g., 700 rpm),
and the fourth-stage gear 76 and the sixth-stage gear 78
(accordingly, the unit rolls 37) can be rotated at a high
speed (1,400 rpm).
At this time, the gear support panel 71 may be
provided at a position relatively close to the end of the
mandrel 35. Thus, the transmission shafts 83, 84
interconnecting the unit rolls 37 to the fourth-stage gear
7 6 and the sixth-stage gear 78 may be used with a short length
and a gentle angle of inclination. Upon driving by the
driving motor 79 located at a very near position, the
transmission shafts 83, 84 can transmit a rotational force,
necessary for winding of the band plate 33, to the two unit
rolls 37, 37 in the same direction at the same speed.
Moreover, the entire system can be constituted in a very
compact size.
Arrangement of the multi-stage gears 73 to 78 on the
"~ -shaped" line facilitates the placement of the binding
material 72 between the large frame 41 and the gear support
panel 71.
At the completion of winding of the band plate 33
onto the mandrel 35, driving by the driving motor 79 is
stopped. Upon contraction of the driving cylinders 46 to
48, the frames 41 to 43 are moved to retracted positions.
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The large frame 41 and the gear support panel 71 are turned
integrally about the support shaft 40, and the unit rolls
37, 37 are moved to retracted positions 37' shown in Figs.
7 and 8.
Then, a circular support frame 34 is turned in a
direction of an arrow A, whereupon the mandrel 35 at the
winding start position 35a moves to a winding completion
position 35b. An empty mandrel 35 at the winding completion
position 35b moves to the winding start position 35a. The
winding unit roll 37 is sent to the operating position again,
and similar winding of the band plate 33 is repeated.
According to the unit roll driving device of the
present embodiment, therefore, a long transmission shaft
is not required for the driving of the unit roll 37, and
the short transmission shafts 83, 84 can be used with a small
angle of inclination. Thus, a compact system which can be
operated safely at a high speed can be provided.
[Fifth Embodiment]
Fig. 9 is a schematic side view of a deflector device
showing a fifth embodiment of the present invention.
As shown in Fig. 9, a lower deflector roll 91 is
disposed below a pass line of a band plate 98 beside a pinch
roll 99 between the pinch roll 99 and a wrapping device 104 .
Above a pass line of the band plate 98 on the wrapping device
104 side (upstream of a winder 100) between the pinch roll
99 and the wrapping device 104, an upper deflector roll 92
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is disposed. Below a pass line of the band plate 98 between
the lower deflector roll 91 and the wrapping device 104,
entrance guide means 93 is disposed. To a front end of a
medium frame 105c of the wrapping device 104, lower guide
means 94 is attached. To a front end of a large frame 105a
of the wrapping device 104, upper guide means 95 is attached.
In the upper guide means 95, a front end of its
downward guide surface 95a is positioned at a necessary and
sufficient height, h,, from a horizontal line Ll in contact
with a lower part of the upper deflector roll 92.
Furthermore, the downward guide surface 95a forms an
inclined surface as a gently curved surface or a flat surface
sloping downward toward mandrels 101, 102 of the winder 100.
A gap, g, between the band plate 98, which runs sloping
upward, beginning at the upper deflector roll 92, and the
upper guide means 95 is set to be slightly greater than the
thickness, t, of the band plate 98 (i.e., t + several
millimeters).
That is, the upper guide means 95 is disposed
forwardly and backwardly movably so that the upper guide
means 95 can be located above the pass line of the band plate
98 between the winder 100 and the upper deflector roll 92.
The upper deflector roll 92 side (front end) of its downward
guide surface 95a (lower surface) can be positioned above
the horizontal line Ll, and the downward guide surface 95a
forms an inclined surface sloping downward toward the
winder 100.
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The above-mentioned lower deflector roll 91, upper
deflector roll 92, entrance guide means 93, lower guide
means 94, and upper guide means 95 together constitute a
deflector device 90 of the present embodiment. The other
constitutions are the same as in the first embodiment, and
a detailed explanation for them will be omitted by reference
to the first embodiment.
According to such a deflector device 90, the upper
deflector roll 92 side of its downward guide surface 95a
can be positioned above the horizontal line L1. Thus, even
when a spacing wl in the horizontal direction between the
upper deflector roll 92 and the front end of the upper guide
means 95 is large, the front end of the band plate 98 being
fed at a high speed from the rolling equipment is not allowed
to enter this spacing wl, but can be positioned below the
downward guide surface 95a of the upper guide means 95. In
addition, the downward guide surface 95a of the upper guide
means 95 forms an inclined surface sloping downward toward
the winder 100. Thus, the front end of the band plate 98
can be guided to a wrapping entrance of the mandrels 101,
102 at a winding start position 100a.
According to the above deflector device 90,
therefore, even if the front end of the band plate 98 warps
upward, the front end of the band plate 98 can be guided
reliably to the wrapping entrance of the mandrels 101, 102
at the winding start position 100a. Hence, the band plate
98 can be continuously wound.
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[Sixth Embodiment]
Fig. 10 is a schematic side view of a deflector device
showing a sixth embodiment of the present invention. Fig.
11 is an explanation view of the operation of the deflector
device. Fig. 12 is an explanation view of the operation
of the deflector device subsequent to the operation of Fig.
11. Fig. 13 is an explanation view of the operation of the
deflector device subsequent to the operation of Fig. 12.
Fig. 14 is an explanation view of the operation of the
deflector device subsequent to the operation of Fig. 13.
As shown in Fig. 10, a large frame 105a of a wrapping
device 104 according to the present embodiment is extended
as follows: When unit rolls 106a, 106b (see Fig. 11) of
the large frame 105a are stopped with a predetermined
spacing from and around a mandrel 101 or 102 at a winding
start position 100a (i.e., in the operating state), a front
end of the large frame 105a is located nearer to an upper
deflector roll 92 than in the case of the large frame 105a
of the preceding embodiment.
At the front end of the large frame 105a, upper guide
means 96 is provided. The upper guide means 96 is
constituted such that a horizontal spacing w2 between its
front end and the upper deflector roll 92 is set to be smaller
than the horizontal spacing wl between the upper deflector
roll 92 and the upper guide means 95 in the preceding
embodiment so that it will be slightly greater than the
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thickness, t, of a band plate 98 (i.e., t + several
millimeters) . Besides, the front end of its downward guide
surface 96a is positioned at a height, h2, greater than the
height hl in the preceding embodiment.
Above the upper guide means 96 at the front end of
the large frame lOSa, an auxiliary deflector roll 9'~ is
provided rotatably, The auxiliary deflector roll 97 is
held at such a position that its center makes a predetermined
deflection angle a (e.g., 60°) for upward deflection from
the center of the upper deflector roll 92, in a state in
which the unit rolls 106a, 106b of the large frame lOSa are
stopped with a predetermined spacing from and around the
mandrel 101 or 102 at the winding start position 100a (i.e.,
in the operating state).
That is, the auxiliary deflector roll 97 is disposed
so as to be movable forward and backward integrally with
the upper guide means 96, and increases the angle of
deflection of the band plate 98 from the upper deflector
roll 92.
The above-mentioned lower deflector roll 91, upper
deflector roll 92, entrance guide means 93, lower guide
means 94, upper guide means 96, and auxiliary deflector roll
97 together constitute a deflector device 90 according to
the present embodiment. The other constitutions are the
same as in the first embodiment, and a detailed explanation
for them will be omitted by reference to the first
embodiment.
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According to such a deflector device 90, as explained
earlier, the horizontal spacing w2 between the front end
of the upper guide means 96 and the upper deflector roll
92 is set to be slightly greater than the thickness, t, of
the band plate 98 ( i . a . , t + several millimeters ) , and the
front end of the downward guide surface 96a of the upper
guide means 96 is positioned at the height h2 which is larger
than the aforementioned height hl. Thus, as shown in Fig.
10, even if the front end of the band plate 98 being fed
at a high speed from the rolling equipment warps upward,
it becomes more difficult, than in the aforementioned
embodiment, for this front end to enter the horizontal
spacing w2 between the front end of the upper guide means
96 and the upper deflector roll 92. Instead, the front end
can be positioned more reliably below the downward guide
surface 96a of the upper guide means 96. Consequently, the
front end of the band plate 98 can be guided further reliably
to the wrapping entrance of the mandrel 101 or 102 at the
winding start position 100a.
Once the band plate 98 begins to be wound by the
mandrel 101, a wrapping device 104 is retreated as shown
in Fig. 11. With the mandrel 101 being driven to wind the
band plate 98, a circular support frame 103 (see Fig. 14)
is turned to move the mandrel 101 to a winding completion
position 100b (see Fig. 12). At the same time, an empty
mandrel 102 at the winding completion position 100b is moved
to the winding start position 100a. As shown in Fig. 12,
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the band plate 98 is wound onto the mandrel 101 while being
caused to run in a deflected manner in an upwardly inclined
direction under the action of the upper deflector roll 92.
As shown in Fig. 13, on the other hand, the wrapping device
104 is advanced to the original operating position, and set
again. In this condition, the auxiliary deflector roll 97
of the deflector device 90 contacts a lower surface of the
band plate 98 being wound, pushing the band plate 98 upward.
Thus, the band plate 98 is deflected so that the large frame
105a and the upper guide means 96 do not impede the travel
of the band plate 98.
Then, upon sensing of a predetermined winding length
of the band plate 98 on the mandrel 101 at the winding
completion position 100b, the band plate 98 is cut with a
cutter (shear) which is not shown. A preceding band plate
98 is wound onto the mandrel 101 at the winding completion
position 100b, while the front end of a succeeding band plate
98 is guided by the deflector device 90 to a wrapping
entrance of the mandrel 102 at the winding start position
100a, and wound onto the mandrel 102 (see Fig. 14).
Subsequently, the same action as above is repeated.
As stated earlier, the horizontal spacing wz between
the front end of the upper guide means 96 and the upper
deflector roll 92 is set to be slightly greater than the
thickness, t, of the band plate 98 (i.e., t + several
millimeters), and the front end of the downward guide
surface 96a of the upper guide means 96 is positioned at
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the height hz which is greater than the aforementioned
height hl. In so setting, the auxiliary deflector roll 97
is provided so that the large frame 105a and the upper guide
means 96 do not impede the travel of the band plate 98. By
this measure, the angle of deflection of the band plate 98
from the upper deflector roll 92 is increased.
According to the above deflector device 90,
therefore, even if the front end of the band plate 98 warps
upward, the front end of the band plate 98 can be guided
more reliably, than in the aforementioned embodiment, to
the wrapping entrance of the mandrel 101 or 102 at the
winding start position 100a. Hence, the band plate 98 can
be continuously wound more reliably.
[Seventh Embodiment]
Fig. 15 is a schematic side view of a band plate
winding system showing a seventh embodiment of the present
invention.
In Fig. 15, the reference numeral 110 denotes a roll
type wrapping device disposed in combination with a
carrousel type winder 210. The wrapping device 110
comprises a pair of arcuate lower large frames 113, a pair
of arcuate lower medium frames 114 and a pair of arcuate
lower small frames 115 having one end pivotably supported
on a support shaft 111 so as to be movable toward and away
from a mandrel 212 at a winding start position 210a below
a pass line of a band plate 200; an upper frame 116 having
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one end pivotably supported on a support shaft 112 so as
to be movable toward and away from the mandrel 212 at the
winding start position 210a above the pass line of the band
plate 200; a unit roll 117, a unit roll 118, a unit roll
119 and a unit roll 120 supported on the frames 113 to 116,
respectively; cylinders 121 to 124 for moving the frames
113 to 116 back and forth about the support shafts 111 and
112, namely, for moving the frames 113 to 116 to an operating
position indicated by a solid line and a retracted position
indicated by a chain line; an arm 125 pivotably supported
by the lower large frame 113 to pivotably support the unit
roll 117; a small cylinder 126 for pivoting the arm 125 to
finely adjust the position of the unit roll 117; a wrapping
guide arm 127 pivotably supported by a front end side of
the lower large frame 113; a small cylinder 128 for pivoting
the wrapping guide arm 127 to finely adjust its position;
an arm 129 pivotably supported by the upper frame 116 to
pivotably support the unit roll 120; and a small cylinder
130 for pivoting the arm 129 to finely adjust the position
of the unit roll 120.
At a front end of the lower medium frame 114, lower
guide means 131 is provided. At a band plate 200 entry side
of the lower guide means 131, entrance guide means 132 is
independently disposed. According to the present
embodiment, the wrapping guide arm 127, small cylinder 128,
etc. constitute winding guide means.
The band plate 200 winding action of the carrousel
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type winder 210 combined with the roll type wrapping device
110 is described below.
The frames 113 to 116 and unit rolls 117 to 120 of
the wrapping device 110 are each set at a solid line position
opposed to the mandrel 212 of the winder 210. Then, when
the band plate 200 is fed from rolling equipment, the mandrel
212 and the unit rolls 117 to 120 are driven and rotated
in a winding direction to wind the band plate 200 around
the mandrel 212.
Along with the winding of the band plate 200 around
the mandrel 212, the frames 113 to 116 move to positions
outside a locus of revolution of the mandrel 212 (i.e., to
positions indicated by chain lines) according to the
turning of a circular support frame 211. In accordance with
the turning of the circular support frame 211 in a direction
of an arrow A, the mandrel 212 moves to a winding completion
position 210b while being driven to perform winding.
During this action, an empty mandrel 213 at the winding
completion position 210b moves to the winding start
position 210a.
At this time, the upper frame 116 moves to an upper
retracted position (indicated by a chain line) . The band
plate 200 from the rolling equipment is deflected in an
upwardly inclinedmanner at a pinch roll 203, and wound round
the mandrel 212 at the winding completion position 210b.
Then, the frames 113 to 116 are each set again at
the original operating position (indicated by a solid line)
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opposed to the mandrel 213. Simultaneously, the unit roll
120 on the upper frame 116 contacts an upper surface of the
band plate 200, and is set at the original operating position
(indicated by a solid line) while pushing the band plate
200 downward.
Upon sensing of a predetermined winding length of
the band plate 200, the band plate 200 is cut with a cutter
202. A preceding band plate 200 is wound onto the mandrel
212 at the winding completion position 210b. Whereas the
small cylinder 128 of the wrapping guide arm I27 and the
small cylinder 130 of the arm 129 are actuated synchronously,
whereupon the unit roll 120 and the wrapping guide arm 127
act cooperatively, thereby winding a succeeding band plate
200 round the mandrel 213.
That is, the unit roll 120 on the upper frame 116
enables the band plate 200 to be deflected in an upwardly
inclined direction, and also the band plate 200 to be
directed in a different direction.
Thus, even when the band plate 200 is wound round
the mandrel 212 of the winder 210, while the wrapping device
110 is reset around the other empty mandrel 213, the band
plate 200 is no more damaged. Besides, it becomes possible
to wind the rear end of the preceding band plate 200 on the
winding completion position 210b side, and the front end
of the succeeding band plate 200 on the winding start
position 210a side, reliably in a divided manner.
Furthermore, the unit roll 120 to be located at the
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upper winding entrance of the mandrel 213 is supported by
the upper frame 116. Thus, the length of the lower large
frame 113 can be shortened, so that the range of movement
of the lower large frame 113 during retraction can be
decreased. Hence, the diameter of revolution of the
mandrel 212 or 213 according to the turn of the circular
support frame 211 can also be decreased, so that the diameter
of the circular support frame 211 can be reduced.
If the maximum diameter of a coil taken up by the
mandrel 212 or 213 is a constant value of 2.1 m, for example,
the diameter of revolution of the mandrel 212 or 213
according to the turn of the circular support frame 211 needs
to be set at about 2.7 m in the case of the conventional
system. According to the present embodiment, on the other
hand, the diameter of revolution of the mandrel 212 or 213
according to the turn of the circular support frame 211 may
be about 2.3 m. Thus, the circular support frame 211 of
the carrousel type winder 210 can be reduced by about 15~
compared with the conventional system.
[Eighth Embodiment]
Fig. 16 is a side view of an essential part of a band
plate winding system showing an eighth embodiment of the
present invention.
As shown in Fig. 16, first guide means 140 for guiding
a front end of a band plate 200 from rolling equipment to
a wrapping entrance of a mandrel 212 or 213 is provided at
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a front end portion of the upper frame I16 indicated in the
preceding embodiment.
The first guide means 140 comprises a moving guide
plate 141 having one end attached pivotably to a front end
of the upper frame 116 and extending toward the rolling
equipment; a tilting small cylinder 142 connected by a shaft
between the other end side of the moving guide plate 141
and the upper frame 116; and a fixed guide plate 143 fixed
to the upper frame 116 in a manner continued from a base
end of the moving guide plate 141.
With the above-described wrapping device, the band
plate 200 can be reliably guided to the mandrel 212 by the
moving guide plate 141 and fixed guide plate 143 of the first
guide means 140. Furthermore, the small cylinder 142 is
actuated to lift the moving guide plate 141 (to a chain line
position in Fig. 16) and move the upper frame 116 to a
retracted position. By so doing, the first guide means 140
can be held at a position at which it does not impede the
movement of the band plate 200 from a pinch roller 203 toward
the mandrel 212 at a winding completion position 210b. When
the mandrel 212 has moved to the winding completion position
210b, therefore, the first guide means 140 does not contact
the band plate 200 being wound, and damage to the band plate
200 can be prevented.
The upper frame 116 is pushed outward to an operating
position (indicated by a solid line) to guide a front end
of a cut band plate 200 toward the mandrel 213 located at
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a winding start position 210a. At this time, the moving
guide plate 141 is brought to a suitable inclined or parallel
posture relative to a pass line of the band plate 200. By
this measure, the front end of the band plate 200 can be
guided reliably to a wrapping entrance of the mandrel 213.
[Ninth Embodiment]
Fig. 17 is a side view of an essential part of a band
plate winding system showing a ninth embodiment of the
present invention.
As shown in Fig. 17, second guide means 150 opposed
from above to a pass line of a band plate 200 is pivotably
disposed on an entry side of the first guide means 140 in
the preceding embodiment, i.e., between a rolling equipment
side and the first guide means 140, so as to be continued
from the first guide means 140.
The second guide means 150 comprises a moving guide
plate 151 which has one end attached upwardly and downwardly
pivotably to a stand or the like of a pinch roll 203 above
an upwardly inclined pass line of the band plate 200 heading
from the pinch roll 203 toward a mandrel 213 at a winding
completion position 210b, and which extends to a position
close to or overlapping an entry-side end of the first guide
means 140; and a tilting small cylinder 152 connected by
a shaft between the other end side of the moving guide plate
151 and an upper fixed structure.
With the above-described wrapping device, the band
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plate 200 can be further reliably guided to a mandrel 212
by the first guide means 140 and the second guide means 150.
Besides, a small cylinder 142 of the first guide means 140
is actuated to lift a moving guide plate 141 and move an
upper frame 116 to a retracted position. Then, the small
cylinder 152 of the second guide means 150 is actuated to
lift the moving guide plate 151 for a constant stroke in
an inclined manner. By so doing, the guide means 140 and
150 can be held at positions at which they do not impede
the movement of the band plate 200 from the pinch roller
203 toward the mandrel 212 at the winding completion
position 210b. When the mandrel 212 has moved to the
winding completion position 210b, therefore, the guide
means 140 and 150 do not contact the band plate 200 being
wound, and damage to the band plate 200 can be prevented.
When the moving guide plate 151 of the second guide
means 150 is moved downward, the front end of the moving
guide plate 151 is positioned below the front end of the
moving guide plate 141 of the first guide means 140. By
this measure, the front end of a cut band plate 200 can be
guided to a wrapping entrance of the mandrel 213 further
reliably and safely.
[Tenth Embodiment]
Fig. 18 is a side view of an essential part of a band
plate winding system showing a tenth embodiment of the
present invention.
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As shown in Fig. 18, at a front end of the wrapping
guide arm 127 in the previous embodiment, there are provided
a wrapping guide plate 161 facing a mandrel 212 or 213, and
a deflecting guide plate 162 facing a band plate 200 which
deflects in an upwardly inclined direction at a unit roll
120 of an upper frame 116 set at an operating position. At
a portion of the wrapping guide arm 127 which faces an arm
125, a safety plate 163, as interlocking means, is provided
so as to face the arm 125 with a slight gap present between
the safety plate 163 and the arm 125.
With the above-described wrapping device, there may
be a case in which after the front end of the band plate
200 passes along the wrapping guide plate 161, a small
cylinder 128 does not work for an unexpected reason when
it is attempted to move the wrapping guide arm 127 backward
by driving the small cylinder 128. Even in this case, as
the arm 125 recedes by the action of the small cylinder 126,
the safety plate 163 is pushed by the arm 125 to move the
wrapping guide arm 127 backward. That is, the wrapping
guide arm 127 recedes in association with the backward
movement of the unit roll 120 of the upper frame 116.
Hence, even if the small cylinder 128 does not act
for an unexpected reason when its driving is to move the
wrapping guide arm 127, the front end of the band plate 200
can be prevented from jamming between the wrapping guide
plate 161 and the mandrel 213.
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[Eleventh Embodiment]
Fig. 19 is a side view of an essential part of a band
plate winding system showing an eleventh embodiment of the
present invention.
As shown in Fig. 19, a unit roll 120' of the upper
frame 116 in the previous embodiment is larger in diameter
than other unit rolls 117 to 119.
Thus, a band plate 200 contacts a mandrel 212 or 213
at the first entrance on a large roll curved surface of the
unit roll 120' , so that the front end of the band plate 200
can be drawn in more reliably, than in the case of the unit
roll 120 used in the previous embodiment, along an outer
peripheral surface of the mandrel 212 or 213. Moreover,
the front end of the band plate 200 can be reliably brought
upward or downward in an assorted manner.
Furthermore, even when the gap between a wrapping
guide plate 161 of a wrapping guide arm 127 and the mandrel
212 or 213 is rendered large, the front end of the band plate
200 can be reliably brought upward or downward in an assorted
manner. Hence, jamming of the front end of the band plate
200 can be prevented further reliably.
[Twelfth Embodiment]
Fig. 20 is a sectional view of a small cylinder for
a unit roll support arm showing a twelfth embodiment of the
present invention. Fig. 21 is a side view showing a state
of mounting of the small cylinder.
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In Fig. 20, the reference numeral 220 denotes a small
cylinder for backing up a unit roll 259 shown in the tenth
and eleventh embodiments.
The small cylinder 220 is composed of a rod-side
cylinder cover 221, an intermediate cover 222, a head-side
cover 223, and two cylinder barrels 224, 225 provided in
series between these covers. The reference numeral 226
denotes a rod. The reference numeral 227 denotes a piston.
The reference numeral 228 denotes a piston stroke oil
chamber inside the cylinder barrel 224. The reference
numeral 229 denotes a through-hole inside the intermediate
cover 222. The reference numeral 230 denotes a head-side
cushioning oil chamber formed in the cylinder barrel 225
so as to communicate with the piston stroke oil chamber 228
via the through-hole 229. The reference numeral 231
denotes a longitudinal shaft for support of the small
cylinder 220 on a large frame.
The stroke length, S, of the piston stroke oil
chamber 228 is the same as the length in the conventional
system that is the sum of a necessary forward or backward
movement amount, L, of the unit roll 259 during winding of
a band plate and an allowance a. The head-side cushioning
oil chamber 230 has a length over which to contain an amount
of a pressure oil enough to cushion maximum impact force
that the unit roll 259 undergoes from a band plate 200 side.
Fig. 21 shows a case in which the small cylinder 220
produced on an actual machine basis with the above-
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mentioned constitution is applied onto a lower large frame
233 of the roll type wrapping device in the tenth and
eleventh embodiments.
The small cylinder 220 of the above-mentioned
constitution can be used in place of the small cylinder 24b
in the wrapping device of the first embodiment. In either
case, the small cylinder 220 can be mounted on the large
frame whose shape is unchanged or slightly changed.
Provision of the intermediate cover 222 between the
piston stroke oil chamber 228 and the impact force
cushioning oil chamber 230 cab reinforce the intermediate
portion of the elongated cylinder 220. Thus, the cylinder
220 can be mounted on the lower large frame safely at the
intermediate cover 222.
According to this constitution, the pressure oil
chamber containing an amount of a pressure oil capable of
cushioning maximum impact force imposed on the unit roll
259 is provided on the head side of the piston rod of the
small cylinder 220. Thus, all impact forces, high and low,
which are imposed on the unit roll 259 on the lower large
frame from the band plate 200 side during winding of the
band plate 200 onto the mandrel 212 can be absorbed and
cushioned by the backup small cylinder 220 always safely.
Hence, failure of the system and occurrence of a defective
product due to impact force during band plate winding can
be dissolved, and productivity increased.
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[Thirteenth Embodiment]
Fig. 22 is a side view of two frame portions on an
upstream side of a rolling equipment line showing a
thirteenth embodiment of the present invention. Fig. 23
is a front view of the frame portions in Fig. 22. Fig. 24
is an enlarged side view of the III portion in Fig. 22. Fig.
25 is a front view taken on line IV-IV of Fig. 24. Fig.
26 is an explanation view of the operation of the frame
portions in Fig. 22. Fig. 27 is another explanation view
of the operation of the frame portions in Fig. 22.
In Fig. 22, the reference numeral 301 denotes a
mandrel resting statically at the winding start position
301a in the tenth and eleventh embodiments. The reference
numerals 362, 363 denote two (i.e., upper and lower) rolls
facing a side surface, on a rolling line upstream side, of
the mandrel 301. The reference numeral 352 denotes a
support shaft sharedbya large frame 113 (see Fig. 18) below
the mandrel 301. The reference numeral 311 denotes a
support shaft additionally provided on a rolling line
upstream side of the support shaft 352. The reference
numeral 312 denotes a frame for supporting the unit roll
362, the frame having a lower end pivotably supported by
the support shaft 311. The reference numeral 313 denotes
a frame for supporting the unit roll 363, the frame having
a lower end pivotably supported by the support shaft 352.
The support shaft 352 is fixedly supported by a bearing 352a,
while the support shaft 311 is rotatably provided on a
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bearing 311a via a bearing.
The support frame 312 is provided externally so as
to be pivotable by having an upper central rear portion
connected to a rod end of a cylinder 367 . The support frame
313 is provided internally so as to be pivotable by having
an upper central rear portion connected to a rod end of a
cylinder 368 which passes through an opening portion 314
of the support frame 312, as shown in Figs. 22 and 23.
In the internal support frame 313, lower rear surface
portions of both side plates thereof which support the unit
roll 363 and a band plate wrapping guide member 365 are each
a concave curved surface portion 315 in a panel-like form
so as not to interfere with the support shaft 311 at an
adjacent position during retreating movement.
In the external support frame 312, upper portions
of both side plates which support the unit roll 362 and a
band plate wrapping guide member 364 are each shaped like
a panel. In a lower portion between both side plates, the
opening portion 314 is formed. An upper half of the support
frame 313 can come in and go out of the opening portion 314.
At an inner edge portion of both side plates of the
external support frame 312, a concave curved surface
portion 316 is formed. The concave curved surface portion
316 is designed such that when the internal support frame
313 is moved to a set retreat position with the external
support frame 312 being set at a band plate winding position,
the external support frame 312 does not contact or interfere
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with the unit roll 363 of the internal support frame 313.
In Figs. 24 and 25, a shaft-attached portion at a
lower end of the internal support frame 313 is constituted
such that a boss portion fitted onto an outer surface of
a bearing on the support shaft 3~2 has a semi-arcuate split
piece 317. The semi-arcuate split piece 317 is joined to
the boss portion on the frame 313 body side by screws 318
while sandwiching the bearing on the support shaft 352,
whereby the frame 313 can be fixed detachably to the support
shaft 352.
Fig. 26 shows a state in which after the
aforementioned two pivotable frames 312 and 313 upstream
of the mandrel are set in the band plate winding position,
only the internal pivotable frame 313 is moved to the set
retreat position.-
When a band plate 300 begins to be wound, and is piled
up on the mandrel 301, the unit rolls 362, 363 pressing the
surface of the band plate 300 against the mandrel 301 at
a constant oil pressure are pushed back as the diameter of
the band plate increases. The band plate 300 piled on the
mandrel 301 reaches a set coil diameter (thickness) 300a,
all the unit rolls including the unit rolls 362, 363 are
separated from the band plate surface, and moved to a
predetermined retreat position.
Fig. 26 shows a case in which while the unit roll
362 of the external frame 312 is in contact with the coil
surface, the unit roll 363 of the internal frame 313 precedes,
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and moves to the retreat position.
The unit roll 363 of the internal frame 313, as shown
in Figs . 22 and 2 6, sets as a predetermined retreat position
a position in the concave curved surface 316 of the external
frame 312 held in a condition in contact with the coil
surface. By detecting its moving distance or the like by
means of a detector, the unit roll 363 is allowed to move
to the retreat position without contacting the external
frame 312.
In the state of Fig. 26, at this time, clearances
C1, C2 in agreement with the pivoting distance of the
external frame 312 corresponding to the coil thickness 300a
are retained between the concave curved surface portion 315
of the internal frame 313 and the support shaft 311, and
between the concave curved surface portion 316 of the
external frame 312 and the unit roll 363, respectively. Of
these clearances, the clearance CZ is set to be kept minimal
when only the external frame 3:12 is pivoted and returned
to the wrapping position relative to the empty mandrel 301,
as shown in Fig. 22.
According to the above constitution, when only the
internal frame 313 is moved to the retreat position in a
preceding manner, and when only the external frame 312 is
returned to the wrapping position relative to the empty
mandrel 301, collision and interference between the unit
roll 363 on the internal frame 313 and the external frame
312 are resolved.
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Next, Fig. 27 shows a case in which the external frame
312 and the internal frame 313 are synchronously moved to
a retreat position. The external frame 312 sets as a
retreat position a position at which the external frame 312
is apart by a certain distance, as illustrated, from the
surface of the band plate wrapping thickness 300a on the
mandrel 301. With its moving distance or the like being
detected by a detector, the external frame 312 is moved to
the retreat position. At this tame, the internal frame 313
is moved to the same retreat position as shown in Fig. 2&,
and stopped there. The clearance C1 between the concave
curved surface portion 3iS of the internal frame 313 and
the support shaft 311 of the External frame 312 is kept
minimal in this state.
According to the above constitution, when the
external frame 312 and the internal frame 313 are
synchronously moved from the retreat position in Fig. 27
to the band plate wrapping position, collision and
interference between the external frame 312 and the unit
roll 363 on the internal frame 313 no longer occur, even
if only the external frame 312 moves to the band plate
wrapping position in a preceding manner.
With both frames 312 and 313 having moved to the
retreat position, the mandrel 301 during winding of the band
plate 300 revolves clockwise according to the turning of
the circular support frame whilE winding the band plate 300.
In this manner, this mandrel 301 is replaced by an empty
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mandrel 301 located at the winding completion position.
Besides, the attachment boss portion of at least the
internal frame 313 for attachment to the support frame 352
is shaped like the semi-arcuate split form 317, and is
adapted to be detachably secured to the support frame 352
by the screws 318. Thus, attachment and detachment of the
internal frame 313 become markedly easy for maintenance,
etc.
According to the above-described embodiment, at the
time of the switching movement of the two pivotable frames
312 and 313 for support of the unit rolls 362 and 363 of
the mandrel 301 to the band plate wrapping position and the
retreat position, collision and interference between both
frames 312 and 313 are resolved. Hence, damage to the
machine and interruption of operation due to their
collision or interruption can be eliminated. Furthermore,
a system easy to assemble and maintain can be provided.
[Fourteenth Embodiment]
Fig. 28 is a side view of an essential part of a band
plate winding system showing a fourteenth embodiment of the
present invention. Fig. 29 is a front view taken on line
U-V of Fig. 28. Fig. 30 is a side view of the band plate
winding system in Fig. 28.
In Figs. 28 to 30, the reference numeral 401 denotes
a roller table of a rolling equipment line, 402 denotes a
plate cutter on a delivery side of the line, 403 denotes
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a pinch roll, 404 denotes a rolled band plate, 406 denotes
a carrousel type winder, and 450 denotes a roll type wrapping
device placed in combination with the carrousel type winder
406. The carrousel type winder 406 and the roll type
wrapping device 450 constitute a band plate winding system.
The carrousel type winder 406 is composed of a
circular support frame 407 placed at a side portion on the
delivery side of the line so as to be rotationally drivable,
and two mandrels 408, 408 supported at symmetrical
positions of the circular support frame 407 individually
rotationally drivable about a horizontal axis. The
reference numeral 408a denotes a winding start position of
the mandrel 408, while the reference numeral 408b denotes
a winding completion position of the mandrel 908,
The wrapping device 450 has a pair of arcuate
piece-like lower large frames (pivoting frames) 433, a pair
of arcuate piece-like medium frames (pivoting frames? 454,
and a pair of arcuate piece-like small frames (pivoting
frames) 455, each frame having one end supported pivotably
on a support shaft 452 on a base 451. On the pair of lower
large frames 433, a second panel-like arm 410 and a first
panel-like arm 411 having both ends pivotably supported are
mounted. On front end portions of the second panel-like
arm 410 and the first panel-like arm 411, wrapping guide
members 461, 460 are provided. On the second panel-like
arm 410, a unit roll 459 is also provided. On the pair of
medium frames 454 and the pair of small frames 455,
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respectively, a unit roll 462 and a unit roll 463 having
both ends supported are provided, and wrapping guide
members 464, 465 are also provided. To the frames 433, 454,
455, cylinders 466, 467, 468 to be moved back and forth
around the support shaft 452 are connected. To the second
panel-like arm 410 and the first panel-like arm 411, small
cylinders 441, 470 for moving toward and away from a mandrel
side on the frames 433 are connected.
An upper frame 434 has one end pivotably supported
by a horizontal shaft 436 on an 'upper base 435, and has the
other end on which a panel-like arm 438 is provided so as
to be pivotable by a small cylinder 439. To an intermediate
portion of the upper frame 434, a cylinder 437 is connected.
Upon extension and contraction of the cylinder 437, the
upper frame 434 is pivoted so as to be movable toward and
away from the mandrel 408. On the panel-like arrn 438, an
upper-side unit roll 458 having both ends supported is
independently provided.
The circular support frame 407 and the mandrels 408,
408 are moved in a direction of an arrow A, with the frames
433, 434, 454, 455 of the wrapping device 450 being open
at positions shown by one-dot chain lines. In a state in
which an empty mandrel 408 is stopped at a winding start
position 408a, the unit rolls 458, 459, 462, 463 and the
wrapping guide members 460, 461, 464, 465 are set, as shown
by solid lines, around this mandrel 408. At this time,
winding of a rolled band plate 404 is started.
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After wrapping of the band plate 404 around the
mandrel 408 is confirmed, the frames 433, 434, 454, 455 of
the wrapping device 450 become open at the positions shown
by the one-dot chain lines. In this state, the circular
support frame 407 revolves in the direction of arrow A.
According to this revolution, the mandrel 408 also moves
along the periphery of the circular support frame 407 while
winding the band plate 404. When the mandrel 408 stops at
the winding completion position 408b, winding of the band
plate 404 is finished. Then, winding of the band plate 404
around the mandrel 408 at the winding start position 408a
is repeated by the same procedure as described above.
According to the present embodiment, as shown in Figs .
28 and 29, the second panel-like arm 410 is composed of a
U-shaped panel-like arm body, and has shaft-attached
portions 410a at protruding ends of its U shape. The first
panel-like arm 411 is composed of a roughly I-shaped
panel-like arm body, and has shaft-attached portions 411a
at its lower j utting portions . On its upper j utting portion,
the wrapping guide member 460 is provided. The upper head
side of the first panel-like arm 411 passes through a
U-shaped space defined by the second panel-like arm 410,
and faces a surface of the mandrel 408.
That is, the shaft-attached portions 410a of the
second panel-like arm 410 are provided in a plane of
projection of a head portion 411b of the first panel-like
arm 411 at the winding start position, and the first
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panel-like arm 411 and the second panel-like arm 410 are
constituted as above. Thus, the head side of the first
panel-like arm 411 can pass between the shaft-attached
portions 410a and 410a of the second panel-like arm 410,
and move toward and away from the mandrel 408.
The shaft-attached portion 410a of the second
panel-like arm 410 is supported on a fixing shaft 412 which
is supported via a bearing 413a by a bearing 413 provided
on the lower large frame 433. The shaft-attached portion
411a of the first panel-like arm 411 is also supported via
a bearing 413a by a bearing 413 provided on the lower large
frame 433.
According to the above constitution, the head side
of the first panel-like arm 411 can freely move back and
forth in the U-shaped space between the shaft-attached
portions 410a of the second panel-like arm 410. Thus, the
length, including the shaft-attached portions 410a, of the
second panel-like arm 410 can be designed freely, without
interference with the first panel-like arm 411. Also, the
shaft-attached portion 410a of the second panel-like arm
410 can be supported on the lower large frame 433 in an
outward open free space.
Thus, the center distance S between the unit roll
459 and the shaft-attached portion 410a of the second
panel-like arm 410 can be made great. In addition, the
shaft-attached portion 410a can be safely supported by the
bearing 413, etc. on the lower large frame 433.
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Consequently, when a reaction force of the band plate is
imposed on the unit roll 459, the second panel-like arm 410
can pivot smoothly counterclockwise, so that concentration
of stress on the shaft-attached portion 410a and damage
thereto are resolved.
[Fifteenth Embodiment]
Fig. 31 is a front view of a band plate winding system
showing a fifteenth embodiment of the present invention.
Fig. 32 is a side view taken on line VI-VI of Fig. 31. Fig.
33 is a side view taken on line VII-VII of Fig. 31.
As shown in Fig. 32, a wrapping device 505 at a
winding start position 504a is provided with four unit rolls
516a, 516b, 516c, 516d. The unit roll 516a on an upper side
has both ends supported on a frame 518a turning upward about
a support shaft 517a. The unit rolls 516b, 516c, 516d on
a lower side each have both ends supported on frames 518b,
518c and 518d turning downward about support shafts 517b
and 517d.
As shown in Fig. 31, a detachable mandrel front end
support device 520 is provided on a support base 521 on a
work side WS of the wrapping device 505. The mandrel front
end support device 520 has a contour formed in a rail
sectional shape. Each unit roll driving system 522 is
placed along a side portion of the mandrel front end support
device 520, and is placed between the shaft ends of the unit
rolls 516a to 516d and each support base 523 apart on the
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work side.
As shown in Figs . 31 and 33, the mandrel front end
support device 520 is supported on two track elements 524
provided parallel in a mandrel. shaft direction on the
support base 521, and is connected to a horizontal driving
cylinder 525 provided on the support base 521. Upon driving
of the cylinder 525, the mandrel front end support device
520 is moved in a switching manner to a mounting position
or a dismounting position in an axial direction of a mandrel
504. The mandrel front end support device 520 has a lower
portion spreading over and spanning the two track elements
524. A portion of the mandrel front end support device 520
passing between the unit rolls 516b and 516c forms a waist
portion with a narrow width, and extends upward. An upper
portion of the mandrel front end support device 520 forms
a transverse cylindrical mandrel front end receiving
portion. The entire contour of the mandrel front end
support device 520 is in the shape of a rail section.
Each driving system 522 for the unit roll is composed
of a motor 526 placed on the support base 523 apart on the
work side, and an extendable transmission shaft 528
connected between an output shaft end of the motor 526 and
a shaft end of the unit roll via universal joints 527.
Fig. 33 shows an arrangement relationship of the
mandrel front end support device 520 and the unit roll
driving systems 522 as viewed sideways. The four driving
motors 526 are arranged at positions near the axes of the
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support shafts 517a, 517b and 517d for the unit rolls. The
transmission shafts 528 and the :four unit rolls 516a, 516b,
516c, 516d connected to the driving motors 526 are each
arranged in such a manner as to keep a clearance from the
upper portion and the waist portion of the mandrel front
end support device 520.
At a winding completion position 504b, a mandrel
front end support device 510, and a carrier trolley 511 for
coil extraction are provided. The other constitutions are
the same as in the first embodiment, and a detailed
explanation therefor is omitted by reference to the first
embodiment.
The action of the wrapping device 505 of the
above-described constitution will now be described. The
mandrel front end support device 520 is moved, by extension
and contraction of the driving cylinder 525, to a position
shown by a solid line and a position shown by a chain line
in Fig. 31. Upon contraction of the driving cylinder 525,
the mandrel front end support device 520 moves to the solid
line position apart from the front end of the mandrel 504,
and enters a wait state. In accordance with the contraction
of the cylinder, the unit rolls 516a, 516b, 516c, 516d are
each moved backward in a direction of an arrow to a position
apart from the mandrel 504, and put on standby. In this
state, a circular support frame 503 is turned, whereby the
mandrel 504 can be freely made to make a revolving movement
between the winding start position 504a and the winding
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completion position 504b.
With an empty mandrel 504 being moved to and stopped
at the winding start position 504a, the unit rolls 516a,
516b, 516c, 516d are sent to face a peripheral surface of
the empty mandrel 504. Upon extension of the driving
cylinder 525, the mandrel front end support device 520 is
brought to the chain line position to support the front end
of the mandrel, completing preparations for winding of a
band plate. At this time, the unit rolls 516a, 516b, 516c,
516d and the transmission shafts 528 remain spaced from the
mandrel front end support device 520, and can move between
the solid line position and the chain line position, without
touching the mandrel front end support device 520.
In this state, the mandrel 504 and the unit rolls
516a, 516b, 516c, 516d are rotationally driven, and a band
plate is fed from the rolling line to a space between the
unit rolls 516a, 516b and the mandrel 504, whereupon the
band plate is wrapped about the mandrel 504. During
rotation of the unit rolls 516a, 516b, 516c, 516d, the
transmission shafts 528 rotate while keeping spaced from
the mandrel front end support device 520. Thus, the
interference of the unit roll driving system 522 with the
mandrel front end support device 520 is resolved.
At the start of winding of the band plate, both ends
of the mandrel 504 are supported. Thus, warpage of the
front end of the mandrel 504 due to impact by the incoming
band plate at the start of winding is resolved, and deviated
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winding of the band plate in the axial direction is also
eliminated.
After wrapping of the band plate around the mandrel
504 is confirmed, the mandrel front end support device 520
is moved backward to the solid line position upon
contraction of the driving cylinder 525. Also, the unit
rolls 516a, 5I6b, 516c, 516d are withdrawn to retracted
positions. In this state, the mandrel 504 at the winding
start position 504a continues to wind the band plate, and
is moved revolvingly to the winding completion position
504b in accordance with the turning of the circular support
frame 503. Synchronously with this movement, the empty
mandrel 504 that has a coil taken out at the winding
completion position 504b is moved to the winding start
position 504a.
At the winding start position 504a, the mandrel front
end support device 520 is brought to a position at which
it supports the front end of the empty mandrel 504. Also,
the unit rolls 516a, 516b, 516c, 516d are each brought to
a position opposed to the mandrel 504 to be ready for next
winding of the band plate. At the winding completion
position 504b, the front end of the mandrel 504 is supported
by the front end support device 510 to perform winding of
the band plate. At completion of winding, a front end of
the band plate cut on the rolling line is supplied to the
empty mandrel 504 on standby. In this manner, wrapping of
a next band plate is repeated, and extraction of a coil that
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has been wound at the winding completion position 504b is
repeated.
According to the foregoing band plate winding system,
even when the unit roll driving systems 522 of the wrapping
device 505 are provided on the work side of the rolling line,
the mandrel front end support device 520 can be safely placed
at the winding start position 504a without its interference
with the unit roll driving system. Thus, a failure in
winding of a band plate by the winder can be resolved.
[Sixteenth Embodiment]
Fig. 34 is a front view of a band plate winding system
showing a sixteenth embodiment of the present invention.
Fig. 35 is a side view taken on line VIII-VIII of Fig. 34.
To a work-side pivoting frame 518b for supporting
the unit roll 516b in the previous embodiment, a parallel
partition wall 530 is integrally joined, with spacing, by
a j oining plate 531, as shown in Figs . 34 and 35. A mandrel
front end support device 520 is provided on a support base
522 in a spacing portion between the pivoting frame 518b
and the partition wall 530.
The reference numeral 532 denotes a driving system
for the unit roll 516b, the driving system being constituted
to have the partition wall 530 as an intermediate support
point. The unit roll driving system 532 comprises upper
and lower connecting boxes 534, 535 each containing a bevel
gear 533 and fixed to an outer surface of the partition wall
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530; a transmission shaft 536c connected between the upper
connecting box 534 and the unit roll 516b via universal
joints 527 and nearly parallel to an axis of a mandrel; a
transmission shaft 536b connected between the upper and
lower connecting boxes 534 and 535; and a transmission shaft
536a for connecting the lower connecting box 535 to a driving
motor 526. The shaft between the upper and lower connecting
boxes 534 and 535 may be replaced by mufti-stage
transmission gears.
In Figs. 34 and 35, only the driving system 532 for
the unit roll 516b is shown, but the other unit rolls 516a,
516c and 516d can also be constituted in the same fashion.
With the above-described band plate winding system,
a driving force of the driving motor 526 rotationally drives
the unit roll via the transmission shafts 536a, 536b and
536c. At this time, the transmission shaft 536c is nearly
parallel to the mandrel axis, or the upper connecting box
534 is situated slightly externally. This configuration
makes it easy to retain the spacing between the transmission
shaft 536c and the mandrel front end support device 520 at
the time of driving of the driving system 532 and during
turning of the unit roll 516b for retraction. Furthermore,
the lower connecting box 535 can be placed near the unit
roll 516b and a support shaft 517b for the support frame
518b. Thus, the angle of inclination of the transmission
shaft 536a for advancing and retracting the unit roll
becomes small. Consequently, the driving motor 526 can be
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located at a near position, and the driving system 532 can
be constructed in a small size.
The present invention is not restricted to the above
embodiments, and needless to say, various changes and
modifications, such as those in the shapes and dimensions
of the various members, can be made without departing from
the gist of the invention.
Industrial Applicability
As described above, the band plate winding system
of the present invention comprises a carrousel type winder
having a plurality of individually driven mandrels on a
circular support frame provided so as to be rotationally
drivable in a vertical plane; and a roll type wrapping device
for supporting a plurality of unit rolls provided so as to
be movable forward and backward between a position
surrounding the mandrel located at a winding start position
of the winder and a retreat position. Thus, a band plate
can be wound under high speed rolling to a degree comparable
to that using a down coiler. Also, the scale of equipment,
the size of an installation space, and the cost of equipment
can be markedly decreased because of the concomitant use
of the carrousel type winder. Hence, this band plate
winding system is preferred for use in hot rolling
equipment.
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