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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 02, 2010
Filed:
Jun. 04, 2004
Applicants:
T. Michael Shore, Princeton, MA (US);
Melicher Puchovsky, Dudley, MA (US);
Inventors:
T. Michael Shore, Princeton, MA (US);
Melicher Puchovsky, Dudley, MA (US);
Assignee:
Siemens Industry, Inc., Alpharetta, GA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B21B 41/00 (2006.01); B21C 47/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method and apparatus is disclosed for temporarily interrupting the passage of a long product between upstream and downstream paths in a rolling mill. Product passing along the upstream path is delivered onto a cylindrical drum. The drum is rotated in one direction to accumulate the product thereon in a series of windings. The direction of drum rotation is then reversed to unwind and deliver the accumulated product to the downstream path.