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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 18, 2014
Filed:
Jan. 16, 2012
Mikio Kawamura, Tokyo, JP;
Yu Yamauchi, Tokyo, JP;
Tsukasa Oyama, Tokyo, JP;
Masaaki Omodaka, Tokyo, JP;
Makoto Kusama, Tokyo, JP;
Koichi Nishizawa, Tokyo, JP;
Mikio Kawamura, Tokyo, JP;
Yu Yamauchi, Tokyo, JP;
Tsukasa Oyama, Tokyo, JP;
Masaaki Omodaka, Tokyo, JP;
Makoto Kusama, Tokyo, JP;
Koichi Nishizawa, Tokyo, JP;
Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A flow regulating member of a hot dip coating tank which can suppress stir-up of bottom dross, characterized by being provided with horizontal plates which are respectively arranged horizontally from below two side end parts of a sink roll, which is arranged inside of a coating tank in a rotatable manner, toward outside directions of the sink roll and louvers which are arranged above from the end parts of the respective horizontal plates at positions separated from the two ends of the sink roll and which have flow direction changing members which are slanted so that their heights become gradually higher toward the wall surface sides of the coating tank.