EP3990200C0 - Flatness-measuring apparatus for measuring the flatness of a metal strip - Google Patents

Flatness-measuring apparatus for measuring the flatness of a metal strip

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Publication number: EP3990200C0
Authority: EP; European Patent Office
Prior art keywords: flatness; measuring; metal strip; measuring apparatus; strip
Prior art date: 2019-06-25
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.): Active

Application number

EP20726356.7A

Other languages

German (de)

French (fr)

Other versions

EP3990200A1 (en

EP3990200B1 (en

Inventor

Frank Gorgels

Andreas Kastner

Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)

SMS Group GmbH

Original Assignee

SMS Group GmbH

Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)

2019-06-25

Filing date

2020-05-13

Publication date

2024-02-14

2020-05-13 Application filed by SMS Group GmbH filed Critical SMS Group GmbH

2022-05-04 Publication of EP3990200A1 publication Critical patent/EP3990200A1/en

2024-02-14 Application granted granted Critical

2024-02-14 Publication of EP3990200B1 publication Critical patent/EP3990200B1/en

2024-02-14 Publication of EP3990200C0 publication Critical patent/EP3990200C0/en

Status Active legal-status Critical Current

2040-05-13 Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical

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Classifications

- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B21—MECHANICAL METAL-WORKING WITHOUT ESSENTIALLY REMOVING MATERIAL; PUNCHING METAL
- B21B—ROLLING OF METAL
- B21B37/00—Control devices or methods specially adapted for metal-rolling mills or the work produced thereby
- B21B37/28—Control of flatness or profile during rolling of strip, sheets or plates
- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B21—MECHANICAL METAL-WORKING WITHOUT ESSENTIALLY REMOVING MATERIAL; PUNCHING METAL
- B21B—ROLLING OF METAL
- B21B38/00—Methods or devices for measuring, detecting or monitoring specially adapted for metal-rolling mills, e.g. position detection, inspection of the product
- B21B38/02—Methods or devices for measuring, detecting or monitoring specially adapted for metal-rolling mills, e.g. position detection, inspection of the product for measuring flatness or profile of strips
- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B21—MECHANICAL METAL-WORKING WITHOUT ESSENTIALLY REMOVING MATERIAL; PUNCHING METAL
- B21B—ROLLING OF METAL
- B21B1/00—Metal-rolling methods or mills for making semi-finished products of solid or profiled cross-section; Sequence of operations in milling trains; Layout of rolling-mill plant, e.g. grouping of stands; Succession of passes or of sectional pass alternations
- B21B1/22—Metal-rolling methods or mills for making semi-finished products of solid or profiled cross-section; Sequence of operations in milling trains; Layout of rolling-mill plant, e.g. grouping of stands; Succession of passes or of sectional pass alternations for rolling plates, strips, bands or sheets of indefinite length
- B21B1/24—Metal-rolling methods or mills for making semi-finished products of solid or profiled cross-section; Sequence of operations in milling trains; Layout of rolling-mill plant, e.g. grouping of stands; Succession of passes or of sectional pass alternations for rolling plates, strips, bands or sheets of indefinite length in a continuous or semi-continuous process
- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B21—MECHANICAL METAL-WORKING WITHOUT ESSENTIALLY REMOVING MATERIAL; PUNCHING METAL
- B21B—ROLLING OF METAL
- B21B45/00—Devices for surface or other treatment of work, specially combined with or arranged in, or specially adapted for use in connection with, metal-rolling mills
- B21B45/02—Devices for surface or other treatment of work, specially combined with or arranged in, or specially adapted for use in connection with, metal-rolling mills for lubricating, cooling, or cleaning
- B21B45/0203—Cooling
- B21B45/0209—Cooling devices, e.g. using gaseous coolants
- B21B45/0215—Cooling devices, e.g. using gaseous coolants using liquid coolants, e.g. for sections, for tubes
- B21B45/0218—Cooling devices, e.g. using gaseous coolants using liquid coolants, e.g. for sections, for tubes for strips, sheets, or plates

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Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
Length Measuring Devices With Unspecified Measuring Means (AREA)
Force Measurement Appropriate To Specific Purposes (AREA)

EP20726356.7A 2019-06-25 2020-05-13 Flatness-measuring apparatus for measuring the flatness of a metal strip Active EP3990200B1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (3)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
DE102019209124		2019-06-25
DE102019217569.4A DE102019217569A1 (en)	2019-06-25	2019-11-14	Flatness measuring device for measuring the flatness of a metallic strip
PCT/EP2020/063312 WO2020259912A1 (en)	2019-06-25	2020-05-13	Flatness-measuring apparatus for measuring the flatness of a metal strip

Publications (3)

Publication Number	Publication Date
EP3990200A1 EP3990200A1 (en)	2022-05-04
EP3990200B1 EP3990200B1 (en)	2024-02-14
EP3990200C0 true EP3990200C0 (en)	2024-02-14

Family

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Family Applications (1)

Application Number	Title	Priority Date	Filing Date
EP20726356.7A Active EP3990200B1 (en)	2019-06-25	2020-05-13	Flatness-measuring apparatus for measuring the flatness of a metal strip

Country Status (6)

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US (1)	US12036592B2 (en)
EP (1)	EP3990200B1 (en)
JP (1)	JP7245365B2 (en)
CN (1)	CN114025893B (en)
DE (1)	DE102019217569A1 (en)
WO (1)	WO2020259912A1 (en)

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2019
- 2019-11-14 DE DE102019217569.4A patent/DE102019217569A1/en not_active Withdrawn
2020
- 2020-05-13 JP JP2021572391A patent/JP7245365B2/en active Active
- 2020-05-13 WO PCT/EP2020/063312 patent/WO2020259912A1/en not_active Ceased
- 2020-05-13 EP EP20726356.7A patent/EP3990200B1/en active Active
- 2020-05-13 CN CN202080047374.2A patent/CN114025893B/en active Active
- 2020-05-13 US US17/621,473 patent/US12036592B2/en active Active

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CN114025893B (en)	2024-06-21
US20220347730A1 (en)	2022-11-03
CN114025893A (en)	2022-02-08
EP3990200A1 (en)	2022-05-04
JP7245365B2 (en)	2023-03-23
EP3990200B1 (en)	2024-02-14
WO2020259912A1 (en)	2020-12-30
DE102019217569A1 (en)	2020-12-31
JP2022538520A (en)	2022-09-05
US12036592B2 (en)	2024-07-16

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