Patent ID: 6055835
Filing Date: 2000-05-02
Classification: B21B

Abstract:
A system for suppressing formation of scale in a hot finishing mill system, comprising:a molten glass providing unit arranged to provide molten glass;a finishing mill group including a plurality of finishing mills arranged in a row for finish rolling a strip material;scale removing means provided at an entry side of the finishing mill group;first glass coating material application means for applying the molten glass onto upper and lower surfaces of the strip material to form a molten glass film, said first glass coating material application means being located at the entry side of the finishing mill group including one finishing mill of said plurality of finishing mills and at a delivery side of the scale removing means;molten glass film removing means for removing the molten glass film formed on the upper and lower surfaces of the strip material, said molten glass film removing means being located at the delivery side of the finishing mill group; andsecond glass coating material application means for applying the molten glass onto the upper and lower surfaces of the strip material to form an additional molten glass film, said second glass coating material application means being provided at the entry side of any of a predetermined number of other finishing mills of the finishing mill group.