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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 05, 1999
Filed:
Aug. 01, 1997
Giuseppe Bordignon, Bicinicco, IT;
Gianni Gensini, Buia, IT;
Danieli & C. Officine Meccaniche SpA, Buttrio, IT;
Abstract
Method to manage an insulated cooling bed placed downstream of at least one continuous casting machine with one or more feeder ways (12a, 12b, 12c, 12d) and upstream of an outlet rollerway (20) associated with a reheating and temperature-equalisation furnace (15) serving a rolling mill (16), the cooling bed (11) comprising at the inlet a first bridge crane transfer (21a) to load the billets (13) from the feeder ways (12a, 12b, 12c, 12d) and cooperating at the outlet with a bench (14) to collect the billets (13), wherein the first bridge crane transfer (21a) removes the billets (13) from one rollerway (12) or the other and lays them gradually onto the cooling bed (11) insulated at least at the lower part, a second bridge crane transfer (21b) removes the billets (13) from one or another rollerway (12) or from the cooling bed (11) and lays the billets (13) on the outlet rollerway (20) or on the collection bench (14), the billets (13) being made to advance on the cooling bed (11) rotating on their axis. Cooling bed placed between at least a continuous casting machine and a rolling mill (16), including upstream one or more feeder rollerways (12) and downstream an outlet rollerway (20) associated with a bench (14) to collect cold billets and with a reheating and temperature-equalisation furnace (15), the bed comprising positioning seatings (19) for the billets (13) and a first bridge crane transfer (21a), the cooling bed (11) including at least at the lower part an insulated containing structure (18) and comprising a second bridge crane transfer (21b) which is driven autonomously and independently in relation to the first bridge crane transfer (21a), the second bridge crane transfer (21b) being functionally associated at least with the feeder rollerways (12), the positioning seatings (19) for the billets (13) and the outlet rollerway (20).