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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 15, 1986
Filed:
Jun. 19, 1985
Applicant:
Inventor:
Takeshi Masui, Nishinomiya, JP;
Assignee:
Sumitomo Metal Industries, Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B21B / ; B21B / ; B21B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
72242 ; 72243 ; 72245 ; 72247 ; 72 16 ;
Abstract
A rolling mill having an upper set of rolls which has a work roll and a backup roll, and a lower set of rolls which has a work roll and a backup roll. Two parallel intermediate rolls are arranged between the work roll and the backup roll of either upper set or lower set or both sets, each of the intermediate rolls being supported by corresponding support rolls. The support rolls can be shifted toward and away from the corresponding intermediate rolls.