ROD AND WIRE PRODUCT CONTINUOUS ROLLING METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING THE SAME Russian patent published in 2005 - IPC

FIELD: manufacture of rod and wire products in continuous rolling mills.

SUBSTANCE: in continuous rolling mill separate blanks are rolled in several stands to successive pieces of product having front and rear ends. First rolling stand operates at feed rate exceeding receiving rate of next second rolling stand. According to invention successive pieces of product leaving first rolling stand are directed from rolling line to welding station and from welding station back to rolling line for going on rolling process in second rolling stand. Front and rear ends of successive pieces of product are welded together in welding station. Apparatus for performing the process includes first and second rolling stands, welding station. The last is arranged aside relative to rolling line. Rolling mill is provided with unit for holding rolled pieces and unit for accumulating rolled pieces, both are placed in front and behind welding station.

EFFECT: lowered energy consumption, improved quality of products, minimum metal losses.

11 cl, 4 dwg