Nippon Steel Corporation

Takashi Kitamura

Akira Matsufuji

Tetsuhiko Kanda

Yoshiro Sumi

Rolling-mill roll of barrel-width adjustable type

A rolling mill comprising a roll stand which supports rolls provided with roll passes for rolling a blank to be rolled which is fed along a rolling line, the roll stand being supported on a stationary base so as to move in axial directions of the rolls perpendicular to the rolling line, wherein the roll stand is provided with rotatable eccentric rods which have rotatable wheels thereon, the rods being rotated to occupy a non-operation position in which the wheels are separated from the base and an operational position in which the wheels contact with the base so as to rotate on the base, thereby to carry the roll stand in axial directions of the rolls.

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Kitakyusyu, Japan

Takashi Kitamura