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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 21, 2007
Filed:
Jun. 17, 2004
Ilpo Koppinen, Delaware, OH (US);
Brian Swank, Marengo, OH (US);
Hans Keife, Västerås, SE;
Luvata Oy, Espoo, FI;
Abstract
The invention relates to an apparatus for rolling a metallic product comprising a mill frame (), a first cantilever roll shaft (), a second cantilever roll shaft (), both said roll shafts () being mounted on the mill frame () with two sets of bearing assemblies (), a first rolling ring () mounted on the first roll shaft (), a second rolling ring () mounted on the second roll shaft () said rolling rings () forming a nip () in between, at least one ring () arranged with its inside surface () in rolling contact with the first roll shaft () and with at least one intermediate roll (), which intermediate roll () is arranged also in rolling contact with the second roll shaft () and at least one drive end () arranged at the end of either roll shafts () for driving the mill (). The invention also relates to a method of producing a metallic product.