US3557865A - Mechanism for measuring loads on pinch rolls of continuous-casting machine - Google Patents

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US3557865A
US3557865A US713753A US3557865DA US3557865A US 3557865 A US3557865 A US 3557865A US 713753 A US713753 A US 713753A US 3557865D A US3557865D A US 3557865DA US 3557865 A US3557865 A US 3557865A
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Jarosiav Speransky
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  • MECHANISM FOR MEASURING LOADS ON PINCII ROLLS OF CONTINUOUS-CASTING MACHINE SPECIFICATION This invention relates to an improved mechanism for measuring line loads at the pinch rolls of a continuous-casting machine and to a method of preventing overloading at the pinch rolls.
  • the form of continuous-casting machine in which our mechanism and method are used includes a water-cooled mold open at both ends, trains of vertically spaced opposed pairs of guide rolls below the mold, a set of power-driven pinch rolls below the guide rolls, and a curved casting guide below the pinch rolls.
  • a starter bar is inserted upwardly through the pinch rolls and guide rolls to the mold.
  • a stream of molten metal is poured through the mold into contact with the top of the starter bar, which descends through the guide rolls and pinch rolls ahead of the resulting slab.
  • water sprays are applied to its surface to aid in solidifying it.
  • the line load refers to the resistance to slab movement offered by the guide rolls, pinch rolls and bending rolls as the slab travels from the mold through the curved casting guide.
  • the pinch rolls must overcome the line load to propel the slab.
  • the line load is inversely related to the weight at the pinch rolls.
  • the line load or weight at the pinch rolls should follow a pattern during a rolling cycle.
  • the weight represents only the dead weight of the rolls and associated parts, typically 600,000 to 800,000 pounds.
  • its weight is added to the roll weight, typically another 50,000 to 75,000 pounds.
  • the weight continues to increase and typically may reach a maximum of 800,000 to 900,000 pounds.
  • the weight diminishes as the starter bar is disconnected, and drops below the dead weight of the rolls, etc. as the rolls propel the slab.
  • the minimum weight or maximum line load occurs while the leading end of the slab is being threaded through the casting guide below the pinch rolls.
  • An object of our invention is to provide a mechanism which affords a continuous indication of the line load at the pinch rolls by measuring the weight thereof.
  • a more specific object is to provide a load-measuring mechanism which includes electrically connected load cells mounted under the pinch rolls to measure the weight thereof throughout a casting operation and thereby furnish a continuous indication of the line load.
  • a further object is to provide a method of detecting imminent overloading of the pinch rolls through measurement and observation of the weight thereon, and warning of possible trouble.
  • FIG. 1 is a diagrammatic side elevational view of a portion FIG. I shows a continuous-casting machine which includes an open ended mold 10, four trains of vertically spaced idler guide rolls 12, 13, 14 and 15 below the mold, power-driven pinch rolls 16 below the guide rolls, a casting guide 17 below the pinch rolls, and a starter bar 18.
  • the casting guide is equipped with bending rolls 19.
  • the machine has an upper set of power-driven guide rolls 20 between the two trains of idler guide rolls 12 and I3, and a lower set of powerdriven guide rolls 2] between the two trains of idler guide rolls I4 and 115, as shown and claimed in an application of the present coinventor Gallucci Ser. No. 699,150, filed Jan. 19, 1968.
  • the pinch rolls 16 are supported in a frame 22 preferably constructed as shown and claimed in another Gallucci application Ser. No. 707,638, filed Feb. 23, 1968. Both said applications are assigned to the same assignee as the present application.
  • the foregoing parts can be of known construction, for example as shown in the aforementioned Foldessy patent.
  • the machine of course includes other conventional parts which we have not shown, since they are not involved in the present invention.
  • a slab S is shown descending through the machine.
  • the pinch roll frame 22 includes trucks 25 at opposite ends and flanged wheels 26 joumaled in the trucks.
  • the wheels ride on transverse rails 27 which are supported on beams 28.
  • Beams 28 also afford support for a number of the bending rolls 19 at the entry end of the casting guide.
  • FIG. I shows the two load cells 30 and 31, but the other two are shown only in the schematic wiring diagram of FIG. 2.
  • the load cells are supported on structural members 34 of the building structure for the casting machine.
  • FIG. 2 shows, we connect the four load cells to power sources 35, 36, 37 and 38 respectively and to millivolt-to-current converters 39, 40, 41 and 42.
  • the individual instruments per se are known devices available commercially; hence we have not shown them in detail.
  • a suitable load cell is the 500,000 pounds capacity vertical load cell supplied by Revere Corporation of America, Catalog No. (145975.
  • a suitable converter is that supplied by Taylor Instrument Company as the Potentiometer Transmitter, Model 760T.
  • a suitable recorder is that supplied by Leeds and Northrup as the Speedomax W.
  • the technique for adding electric signals in the summing network is well known to those skilled in the art. Reference can be made First a printed publication Control Engineers Handbook, First Edition, by John G. Truxal, published by McGraw-I-Iill Book Company, copyright 1958, for an explanation.
  • the four load cells individually register the weight at the ends of beams 28.
  • the dead weight includes the pinch roll frame 22, pinch rolls l6 and other parts of the pinch roll assembly, the supporting trucks 25, beams 28, and the bending rolls 19.
  • the starter bar 18 When the starter bar 18 is inserted through the pinch rolls at the start of a casting operation, its weight also is included. As pouring starts, and the pinch rolls restrain the slab, the weight increases over the dead weight. The weight drops when the starter bar is disconnected, and continues to drop as the pinch rolls commence to propel the slab. At this stage the pinch rolls tend to crawl up the slab and the weight is less than the dead weight. The less the weight, the greater the line load.
  • the individual ammeters 43, 4A, 45 and 46 indicate the this information, the operator knows when to speed up or slow down the pinch rolls and other driven rolls to maintain the proper force on the slab without tearing its surface. If the weight drops too low, it is an indication the pinch rolls are on the verge of becoming overloaded, and the operation can be stopped.
  • a continuous-casting machine which includes an open ended mold, trains of vertically spaced opposed pairs of guide rolls below said mold, a set of power-driven pinch rolls below said guide rolls, a frame in which said pinch rolls are journaled, and a curved casting guide below said pinch rolls, the improvement comprising a plurality of load cells on which said frame is supported for measuring the weight at said pinch rolls, and indicating means connected with said load cells to show the load pattern on said pinch rolls during a casting cycle.
  • a structure as defined in claim 1 further comprising a pair of beams on which said frame rests, there being four load cells each located under a different end of one ofsaid beams.
  • a structure as defined in claim 2 further comprising a summing network to which said load cells are connected, said indicating means including a recorder connected to said amplifier.
  • said indicating means further comprises individual ammeters connected to the respective load cells for showing the weight measured by each one.

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US3776298A (en) * 1971-07-02 1973-12-04 Mannesmann Ag Apparatus for controlling the pressure force in multi-roll drives for equipment withdrawing an ingot from a continuous casting machine along a curved path
US3779303A (en) * 1971-01-08 1973-12-18 Fives Lille Cail Installation for continuous ingot casting
US3812900A (en) * 1971-07-03 1974-05-28 Schloemann Ag Method of operating a multi-roll casting machine during and after freezing of the liquid core of the strand
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US3862659A (en) * 1972-05-29 1975-01-28 Schloemann Ag Method and apparatus for conveying a strand through a continuous casting installation
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US3779303A (en) * 1971-01-08 1973-12-18 Fives Lille Cail Installation for continuous ingot casting
US3776298A (en) * 1971-07-02 1973-12-04 Mannesmann Ag Apparatus for controlling the pressure force in multi-roll drives for equipment withdrawing an ingot from a continuous casting machine along a curved path
US3812900A (en) * 1971-07-03 1974-05-28 Schloemann Ag Method of operating a multi-roll casting machine during and after freezing of the liquid core of the strand
US3752210A (en) * 1971-08-24 1973-08-14 Steel Corp Method for controlling forces on a strand as it solidifies
US3861456A (en) * 1971-08-24 1975-01-21 United States Steel Corp Mechanism for controlling forces on a strand as it solidifies
US3753461A (en) * 1971-12-16 1973-08-21 United States Steel Corp Bending-roll unit for continuous-casting machine
US3862659A (en) * 1972-05-29 1975-01-28 Schloemann Ag Method and apparatus for conveying a strand through a continuous casting installation
US4090549A (en) * 1974-07-12 1978-05-23 United States Steel Corporation Method and mechanism for determining forces on a solidifying casting
US4508251A (en) * 1982-10-26 1985-04-02 Nippon Telegraph And Telephone Public Corp. Cable pulling/feeding apparatus
US4615375A (en) * 1983-04-18 1986-10-07 United States Steel Corporation Continuous casting mold friction monitor
US4532975A (en) * 1983-04-28 1985-08-06 United States Steel Corporation Continuous casting mold oscillator load indication system
US6648059B2 (en) * 2001-02-22 2003-11-18 Aktiebolaget Skf Method for detecting a roller failure
US20050268655A1 (en) * 2004-06-02 2005-12-08 Butts Dennis I Pull roll assembly for drawing a glass sheet
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