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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 21, 1999
Filed:
Feb. 24, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignee:
Hitachi, Ltd., , JP;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B21B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
722434 ; 722418 ; 72 145 ;
Abstract
To provide a rolling mill in which work rolls being supported horizontally by static pressure bearings wherein, even under the action of an excessive horizontal force, preventing contact between the work rolls and the static pressure bearings to ensure the production of a strip product free of flaw and superior in its surface quality. Work rolls are supported by static pressure bearings through idler rolls. The amount of offset of the work rolls are changed respectively by moving devices through static pressure bearings. Further, pushing cylinders generate a certain force through the static pressure bearings to bear the force provided from the moving devices.