Title of Invention	A DEVICE FOR TURNING AND REORIENTING THE RUNNING DIRECTION OF STRIPS
Abstract	1969/CHENP/2003 ABSTRACT "A device for turning and reorienting the running direction of strips" The present invention relates to a device for turning and reorienting the running direction of strips, especially thin hot strip. The strip (1) is turned about any angle by at least one deflection roller (2) by means of rollers banks (5), which are arranged on the circumference of the deflection roller, and in which the strip is supported at different points by the individual rollers of successive roller banks (5), such that the roller banks (5) successively arranged in the strip turning direction are staggered relative to each other in such a way that the contact surfaces of their rollers (4 or Rl to R6) with the strip (1) are staggered from roller bank to roller bank by one roller width. The device characterized in that the width (7) of the individual rollers (4 or Rl to R6) is different from roller bank (5) to roller bank.

Title of Invention

A DEVICE FOR TURNING AND REORIENTING THE RUNNING DIRECTION OF STRIPS

Abstract

1969/CHENP/2003 ABSTRACT "A device for turning and reorienting the running direction of strips" The present invention relates to a device for turning and reorienting the running direction of strips, especially thin hot strip. The strip (1) is turned about any angle by at least one deflection roller (2) by means of rollers banks (5), which are arranged on the circumference of the deflection roller, and in which the strip is supported at different points by the individual rollers of successive roller banks (5), such that the roller banks (5) successively arranged in the strip turning direction are staggered relative to each other in such a way that the contact surfaces of their rollers (4 or Rl to R6) with the strip (1) are staggered from roller bank to roller bank by one roller width. The device characterized in that the width (7) of the individual rollers (4 or Rl to R6) is different from roller bank (5) to roller bank.

Full Text	The invention concerns a device for turning and reorienting the running direction of strips, especially thin hot strip, in which the strip can be turned about any angle by at least one deflection roller by means of roller banks, which are arranged on the circumference of the deflection roller, such that the strip is supported at different points by the individual rollers of . successive roller banks, and such that the roller banks successively arranged in the strip turning direction are staggered relative to each other in such a way that the contact surfaces of their rollers with the strip are staggered from roller bank by one roller width. A strip deflection device for turning metal strips is already known, in which a rotatable drum is oriented with its axis inclined to the running direction of the strip that is running in, and the strip follows a helical path, which advances at an angle of twist relative to the circumferential arc, along an arc of contact. Several guide pieces are arranged on the surface of the drum side by side in the circumferential direction and in such a way that they can be moved in the axial direction of the drum, so that the strip can be deflected by the desired angle according to the angle of twist and the arc of contact (DE 25 40 714). A further development is described in DE 38 27 864 C2. In this design, the individual rollers are supported in roller strips and are detachably mounted on the surface of the deflecting cylinder in such a way that they are parallel and staggered relative to one another and form a helical deflecting surface. The disadvantage of these previously known devices for turning and reorienting strips is that their arrangements of the rollers or roller banks cause plastic and elastic defozrmations in the strips with decreasing strip thicknesses. The strip to be turned has contact with the rollers of all of the roller banks in the same place. This causes off-flatness, especially when small strip thicknesses are involved. Another disadvantage is that the rollers leave an impression in the strip with decreasing strip thickness. The distance between two adjacent rollers on a roller bank in accordance with the previous designs is permanently predetermined by the bearing width and the angle of inclination of the rollers to the axis of the drum. Therefore, it is not possible to alter the distance between the individual rollers. Document JP 09227000 A describes a helical strip-shaped guide surface for placing the surfaces of steel strips onto the semicircular surface of a cylindrical body having spray gas outlets at regular spacings for penetrating the peripheral wall of the body. An end of the cylindrically shaped body is supported by an air cylinder and a supporting device is arranged on the bottom side of the other end. When the air cylinder is actuated, the body is moved from the horizontal position into an inclined position. Starting from the above—mentioned prior art, the objective of the invention is to specify a device that prevents plastic and elastic deformations, which occur especially during the turning and reorienting of thin strips. In a device of the type as mentioned herein the solution of this objective resides in that the width of the individual rollers is different from roller bank to roller bank. Since the strip is supported over its entire length in the course of the strip deflection by the rollers of each successive roller bank, which are staggered relative to the rollers of the preceding roller bank, there is significant reduction of deformation and considerable improvement of flatness. The strip can no longer be pulled between two adjacent rollers of a roller bank, which is a disadvantage of the previous designs that causes problems especially in the region near the edge of the strip. It is advantageous in this connection that the diameters of the individual rollers of a roller bank are different~ and that advantageously the width of the individual rollers is different. The invention is explained in greater detail below on the basis of a specific embodiment and the accompanying drawings in which: Figure l shows a deflection roller as a single unit with a strip running in and running out. Figure 2 shows the deflection roller of Figure 1 as viewed towards an end face. Figure 3 shows a top view of a roller bank as a single unit of the deflection roller of Figure 2. Figure 4 shows a perspective view of the deflection roller of Figure 1 with an additionally installed steering roller stand. Figure 5 shows the polygonization of the strip around the individual rollers of the successive roller banks in a perspective view. Figure 6 shows an arrangement with two successive roller banks of the deflection roller of Figure 2. Figure 7 shows a view as in Figure 6, but with wider rollers than in Figure 6. As shown in Figure 1, a strip 1 is run in at an angle of 45° to the longitudinal axis 3 of the deflection roller 2 and run back out, also at an angle of 45', to achieve a deflection of 90" . In this design, the strip 1 winds around the deflection roller 2 over half of its circumference. The rollers 4 are arranged in banks 5 and are distributed over the region of the deflection roller 2 that the strip 1 winds around. Figure 2 shows an arrangement of seven roller banks 5, which are arranged with uniform angular separation along half the circumference of the deflection roller 2. For a deflection of 90°, the individual rollers 4 on a roller bank 5 are aligned at 45'. In accordance with Figure 3, the strip 1 is supported by six rollers 4 (Rl to R6) . These six rollers 4 (Rl to R6) have the same diameter 6 and the same width 7. The distance 8 between the center width of the first roller Rl and the center width of the sixth roller R6 is the same as the width 9 of the strip. The right and left edges of the strip 1 thus lie on the center axis 10 of the rollers Rl and R6 and are supported. In Figure 4, a steering roller stand 11 is additionally installed. It establishes a uniform tension on the strip 1. The drawing also shows how the edge of the strip 1 is supported by the roller 4, only half of which is concealed by the strip 1. Figure 5 shows the strip 1 as it is being uniformly supported by the individual rollers 4 of the roller banks 5. Figure 6 shows an arrangement with two roller banks 5 of the deflection roller of Figure 2. In the running direction 13 of the strip 1, the contact of the strip with the rollers 4 of roller bank 5 is staggered by the width of a roller 4 from the first roller bank 5 to the next roller bank 5. However, it is also possible, as shown in Figure 7, to design the individual rollers of a roller bank 5 with a width 11 that is different from the width 12 of the individual rollers 4 of the adjacent roller bank 5. Staggered contact between the strip and the rollers can also be achieved by the installation of rollers with slightly varied diameters. The impressions and off-flatness that occur with the previously known devices, especially in the case of thin hot strip, are avoided by the measures described above. WE CLAIM 1. A device for turning and reorienting the running direction of strips, especially thin hot strip, in which the strip (1) is turned about any angle by at least one deflection roller (2) by means of rollers banks (5), which are arranged on the circumference of the deflection roller, and in which the strip is supported at different points by the individual rollers of successive roller banks (5), such that the roller banks (5) successively arranged in the strip turning direction are staggered relative to each other in such a way that the contact surfaces of their rollers (4 or Rl to R6) with the strip (1) are staggered from roller bank to roller bank by one roller width, characterized in that the width (7) of the individual rollers (4 or Rl to R6) is different from roller bank (5) to roller bank. 2. The device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the width of the individual rollers (4 or Rl to R6) is different. 3. The device as claimed in claim 1 or 2, wherein the diameters of the individual rollers (4 or Rl to R6) of a roller bank (5) are different.

Full Text

The invention concerns a device for turning and reorienting the running direction of strips, especially thin hot strip, in which the strip can be turned about any angle by at least one deflection roller by means of roller banks, which are arranged on the circumference of the deflection roller, such that the strip is supported at different points by the individual rollers of . successive roller banks, and such that the roller banks successively arranged in the strip turning direction are staggered relative to each other in such a way that the contact surfaces of their rollers with the strip are staggered from roller bank by one roller width.
A strip deflection device for turning metal strips is already known, in which a rotatable drum is oriented with its axis inclined to the running direction of the strip that is running in, and the strip follows a helical path, which advances at an angle of twist relative to the circumferential arc, along an arc of contact.
Several guide pieces are arranged on the surface of the drum side by side in the circumferential direction and in such a way that they can be moved in the axial direction of the drum, so that the strip can be deflected by the desired angle according to the angle of twist and the arc of contact (DE 25 40 714).

A further development is described in DE 38 27 864 C2. In this design, the individual rollers are supported in roller strips and are detachably mounted on the surface of the deflecting cylinder in such a way that they are parallel and staggered relative to one another and form a helical deflecting surface.
The disadvantage of these previously known devices for turning and reorienting strips is that their arrangements of the rollers or roller banks cause plastic and elastic defozrmations in the strips with decreasing strip thicknesses.
The strip to be turned has contact with the rollers of all of the roller banks in the same place. This causes off-flatness, especially when small strip thicknesses are involved.
Another disadvantage is that the rollers leave an impression in the strip with decreasing strip thickness. The distance between two adjacent rollers on a roller bank in accordance with the previous designs is permanently predetermined by the bearing width and the angle of inclination of the rollers to the axis of the drum. Therefore, it is not possible to alter the distance between the individual rollers.
Document JP 09227000 A describes a helical strip-shaped guide surface for placing the surfaces of steel strips onto the semicircular surface of a cylindrical body having spray gas outlets at regular spacings for penetrating the peripheral wall of the body. An end of the cylindrically shaped body is

supported by an air cylinder and a supporting device is arranged on the bottom side of the other end. When the air cylinder is actuated, the body is moved from the horizontal position into an inclined position.
Starting from the above—mentioned prior art, the objective of the invention is to specify a device that prevents plastic and elastic deformations, which occur especially during the turning and reorienting of thin strips. In a device of the type as mentioned herein the solution of this objective resides in that the width of the individual rollers is different from roller bank to roller bank.
Since the strip is supported over its entire length in the course of the strip deflection by the rollers of each successive roller bank, which are staggered relative to the rollers of the preceding roller bank, there is significant reduction of deformation and considerable improvement of flatness. The strip can no longer be pulled between two adjacent rollers of a roller bank, which is a disadvantage of the previous designs that causes problems especially in the region near the edge of the strip.
It is advantageous in this connection that the diameters of the individual rollers of a roller bank are different~ and that advantageously the width of the individual rollers is different.
The invention is explained in greater detail below on the basis of a specific embodiment and the accompanying drawings in which:

Figure l shows a deflection roller as a single unit with a strip running in and running out.
Figure 2 shows the deflection roller of Figure 1 as viewed towards an end face.
Figure 3 shows a top view of a roller bank as a single unit of the deflection roller of Figure 2.
Figure 4 shows a perspective view of the deflection roller of Figure 1 with an additionally installed steering roller stand.
Figure 5 shows the polygonization of the strip around the individual rollers of the successive roller banks in a perspective view.
Figure 6 shows an arrangement with two successive roller banks of the deflection roller of Figure 2.
Figure 7 shows a view as in Figure 6, but with wider rollers than in Figure 6.
As shown in Figure 1, a strip 1 is run in at an angle of 45° to the longitudinal axis 3 of the deflection roller 2 and run back out, also at an angle of 45', to achieve a deflection of 90" .
In this design, the strip 1 winds around the deflection roller 2 over half of its circumference.
The rollers 4 are arranged in banks 5 and are distributed over the region of the deflection roller 2 that the strip 1 winds around.

Figure 2 shows an arrangement of seven roller banks 5, which are arranged with uniform angular separation along half the circumference of the deflection roller 2.
For a deflection of 90°, the individual rollers 4 on a roller bank 5 are aligned at 45'.
In accordance with Figure 3, the strip 1 is supported by six rollers 4 (Rl to R6) . These six rollers 4 (Rl to R6) have the same diameter 6 and the same width 7.
The distance 8 between the center width of the first roller Rl and the center width of the sixth roller R6 is the same as the width 9 of the strip. The right and left edges of the strip 1 thus lie on the center axis 10 of the rollers Rl and R6 and are supported.
In Figure 4, a steering roller stand 11 is additionally installed. It establishes a uniform tension on the strip 1. The drawing also shows how the edge of the strip 1 is supported by the roller 4, only half of which is concealed by the strip 1.
Figure 5 shows the strip 1 as it is being uniformly supported by the individual rollers 4 of the roller banks 5.
Figure 6 shows an arrangement with two roller banks 5 of the deflection roller of Figure 2. In the running direction 13 of the strip 1, the contact of the strip with the rollers 4 of roller bank 5 is staggered by the width of a roller 4 from the

first roller bank 5 to the next roller bank 5.
However, it is also possible, as shown in Figure 7, to design the individual rollers of a roller bank 5 with a width 11 that is different from the width 12 of the individual rollers 4 of the adjacent roller bank 5.
Staggered contact between the strip and the rollers can also be achieved by the installation of rollers with slightly varied diameters.
The impressions and off-flatness that occur with the previously known devices, especially in the case of thin hot strip, are avoided by the measures described above.

WE CLAIM
1. A device for turning and reorienting the running
direction of strips, especially thin hot strip, in which the
strip (1) is turned about any angle by at least one deflection
roller (2) by means of rollers banks (5), which are arranged
on the circumference of the deflection roller, and in which
the strip is supported at different points by the individual
rollers of successive roller banks (5), such that the roller
banks (5) successively arranged in the strip turning direction
are staggered relative to each other in such a way that the
contact surfaces of their rollers (4 or Rl to R6) with the
strip (1) are staggered from roller bank to roller bank by one
roller width, characterized in that the width (7) of the
individual rollers (4 or Rl to R6) is different from roller
bank (5) to roller bank.
2. The device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the width of
the individual rollers (4 or Rl to R6) is different.
3. The device as claimed in claim 1 or 2, wherein the
diameters of the individual rollers (4 or Rl to R6) of a
roller bank (5) are different.

Documents:

1969-chenp-2003 abstract.pdf

1969-chenp-2003 claims.pdf

1969-chenp-2003 correspondence others.pdf

1969-chenp-2003 correspondence po.pdf

1969-chenp-2003 description (complete).pdf

1969-chenp-2003 drawings.pdf

1969-chenp-2003 form 1.pdf

1969-chenp-2003 form 18.pdf

1969-chenp-2003 form 3.pdf

1969-chenp-2003 form 5.pdf

1969-chenp-2003 pct.pdf

1969-chenp-2003 petition.pdf

1969-chenp-2003 power of attorney.pdf

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Patent Number

226351

Indian Patent Application Number

1969/CHENP/2003

PG Journal Number

02/2009

Publication Date

09-Jan-2009

Grant Date

17-Dec-2008

Date of Filing

10-Dec-2003

Name of Patentee

SMS DEMAG AG

Applicant Address

EDUARD-SCHLOEMANN-STRASSE 4, 40237 DUSSELDORF,

Inventors:

#	Inventor's Name	Inventor's Address
1	RICHERT, WITHOLD	AM HACKEBERG 34, 41836 HUCKELHOVEM,
2	BUNTEN, ROLF	AM WEISSEN BERG 5, 52074 AACHEN,

PCT International Classification Number

B65H 23/32

PCT International Application Number

PCT/EP02/06007

PCT International Filing date

2002-05-31

PCT Conventions:

#	PCT Application Number	Date of Convention	Priority Country
1	10128576.0	2001-06-13	Germany