HELICAL STRIP ACCUMULATOR Russian patent published in 2009 - IPC B21B41/10 

FIELD: technological processes; metallurgy.

SUBSTANCE: helical accumulator comprises horizontal drive rollers for accumulation of strip turns along external ring, external roller cartridge with vertical rollers, horizontal idle rollers for accumulation of strip turns along internal ring, internal roller cartridge with vertical rollers and discharge guide roller with inclined rollers. Inclined rollers are installed with the possibility to adjust their incline in plane of strip motion and in plane perpendicular to its motion. Strip surface starts turning from vertical plane to horizontal one at inclined rollers. Bodies of lower ball support of inclined rollers are steadily fixed, and bodies of upper ball support of inclined rollers are arranged with the possibility of displacement in adjustment of brackets that rotate in horizontal plane in grooves.

EFFECT: reduction of production area by reduction of length of strip surface turn section downstream accumulator.

2 cl, 3 dwg