APPARATUS FOR WINDING THIN STRIP Russian patent published in 1996 - IPC

FIELD: rolled stock production. SUBSTANCE: apparatus provides formation of a loop of a strip before the winder 3 by action upon the strip at first with the aid of the upper guide 1 and then with the aid of the lower guide 2. The upper and the lower guides 1,2 are in the form of equal-resistance beams, having constant thickness and a width, being variable along the beams according to a relation, given in a description of the invention. EFFECT: enhanced reliability of the winder. 1 cl, 5 dwg