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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 19, 2023
Filed:
Jun. 29, 2018
Tata Steel Nederland Technology B.v., Velsen-Noord, NL;
Jeroen Martijn Link, Bakkum, NL;
Jaap Peter Van Eenennaam, Heiloo, NL;
Nico Noort, Heemskerk, NL;
Eduard Antonie Hermanus Van Den Heuvel, Santpoort-Zuid, NL;
Nanda Sintia Mandagi, Maarssen, NL;
TATA STEEL NEDERLAND TECHNOLOGY B.V., Velsen-Noord, NL;
Abstract
A hot dip coating device to provide a metal coating on a moving metal sheet, containing a liquid bath of metal coating material in use. The metal coating material on the moving metal sheet in use, including a container for the liquid bath, a guide or sink roll in the container below liquid bath surface level in use to guide the moving metal sheet through the bath, and a gas knife, above the liquid bath in use, having an outlet to project wiping gas on the metal coating on the metal sheet. At least one supporting roll with the guide or sink roll in use influence metal sheet shape in its width direction at the gas knife location. The one supporting roll is above liquid bath surface level to operate on the metal sheet before the metal sheet enters the bath. A method for use of the device.