Patent ID: 8997540
Filing Date: 2015-04-07
Classification: B21C

Abstract:
1. A method of decelerating and temporarily accumulating a length of a hot rolled product moving longitudinally along a receiving axis at a first velocity V 1 , said method comprising: directing said product through a curved guide having an entry end aligned with said axis to receive said product, and having an exit end spaced radially from said axis and oriented to deliver said product in an exit direction transverse to said axis; rotating said curved guide about said axis in a first direction opposite to said exit direction and at a speed at which said exit end has a velocity V depositing and temporarily accumulating said rings on a cylindrical drum; rotating said drum in a second direction opposite to said first direction and at a surface velocity allowing said rings to be unwound from said drum at velocity V retaining a tail end segment of said product in said curved guide by rotating said curved guide in the direction of rotation of said drum and at a velocity V