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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 09, 2016
Filed:
Sep. 23, 2013
Applicant:
Siemens Industry, Inc., Alpharetta, GA (US);
Inventor:
Keith Fiorucci, Sturbridge, MA (US);
Assignee:
PRIMETALS TECHNOLOGIES USA LLC, Alpharetta, GA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B21B 35/14 (2006.01); B21B 1/18 (2006.01); B21B 35/04 (2006.01); B21B 31/02 (2006.01); B21B 35/02 (2006.01); B21B 35/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B21B 35/14 (2013.01); B21B 1/18 (2013.01); B21B 31/02 (2013.01); B21B 35/02 (2013.01); B21B 35/04 (2013.01); B21B 35/12 (2013.01); B21B 35/143 (2013.01);
Abstract
A modular rolling mill includes a plurality of rolling units arranged along a mill pass line, each rolling unit being independently driven by a dedicated motor and drive train; and clutches for selectively coupling and de-coupling the drive trains of successive pairs of rolling units.