EP2277638A1 - Rolling mill and tandem rolling mill having the same - Google Patents
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- This invention relates to a rolling mill, which can render the diameter of work rolls small, and a tandem rolling mill equipped with the rolling mill.
- the minimum value of the work roll diameter is determined by the flexural rigidity value of the work rolls, which withstands the tangential force of the intermediate roll drive, if there are no support (supporting) rolls inside and outside the rollable strip width of the work rolls.
- this value is 180 mm to 380 mm in the case of a 4-feet width material upon the intermediate roll drive.
- the above-mentioned tangential force does not act, but differential tension, or a tension difference, between the inlet side and the outlet side of the rolling mill works.
- the minimum value of the work roll diameter is determined by the flexural rigidity value of the work rolls, which withstands the differential tension, and at least the work roll diameter comparable to that mentioned above is feasible.
- the work roll drive moreover, at least the work roll diameter comparable to the above one can be achieved from this point of view, even in a four-high rolling mill (hereinafter referred to as a four-high mill).
- a conventional six-high mill may have support rolls inside the rollable strip width of the work rolls. Further, a six-high mill, which has support bearings provided outside the rollable strip width of the work rolls, and applies horizontal bending to the work rolls via these support bearings, is disclosed in Patent Document 1.
- a six-high mill having support rolls inside the rollable strip width of the work rolls has involved the following problems: A space for the support roll portion is so small that sufficient strength and rigidity are difficult to ensure. Since there are support bearings for supporting the support rolls inside the rollable strip width of the work rolls, moreover, marks of the support bearings are transferred to or produced in the plate via the support rolls and the work rolls, depending on their material.
- the present invention has been proposed in the light of these circumstances. It is an object of the present invention to provide a rolling mill, which can render work rolls of a smaller diameter usable for the purpose of rolling a hard material, and can thereby obtain a strip with high productivity and of high product quality, and a tandem rolling mill equipped with the rolling mill.
- the present invention provides a six-high rolling mill including upper and lower work rolls as a pair for rolling a metal strip, upper and lower intermediate rolls as a pair for supporting the work rolls, and upper and lower back-up rolls as a pair for supporting the upper and lower intermediate rolls as the pair, the six-high rolling mill having no supporting rolls inside a rollable strip width of the work rolls, characterized in that at least two bearings are provided on each of an operating side and a drive side of each of the paired upper and lower work rolls, and restraining means for restraining the bearings are provided on an inlet side, or an outlet side, or both of the inlet side and the outlet side, of the bearings to restrain a horizontal displacement of each of the bearings.
- the present invention also provides a four-high rolling mill including upper and lower work rolls as a pair for rolling a metal strip, and upper and lower back-up rolls as a pair for supporting the work rolls, the four-high rolling mill having no supporting rolls inside a rollable plate width of the work rolls, characterized in that at least two bearings are provided on each of an operating side and a drive side of each of the paired upper and lower work rolls, and restraining means for restraining the bearings are provided on an inlet side, or an outlet side, or both of the inlet side and the outlet side, of the bearings to restrain a horizontal displacement of each of the bearings.
- the six- or four-high rolling mill is characterized in that a minimum roll diameter of the work roll is intermediate between a minimum diameter upper limit Dmax1 and a minimum diameter lower limit Dmin1, which are expressed by the following equations:
- Minimum diameter upper limit Dmax ⁇ 1 D ⁇ 4 ⁇ max ⁇ B / 5 1 / 4 where D4max is a minimum diameter upper limit of a conventional work roll with a strip width of 1,300 mm: 380 mm, and B is a strip width (mm)/1,300 mm.
- Minimum diameter lower limit Dmin ⁇ 1 D ⁇ 4 ⁇ min ⁇ B / 5 1 / 4 where D4min is a minimum diameter lower limit of the conventional work roll with the strip width of 1,300 mm: 180 mm.
- the six- or four-high rolling mill is also characterized in that a material having a high modulus of longitudinal elasticity is used for the work roll, and a minimum roll diameter of the work roll is intermediate between a minimum diameter upper limit Dmax2 and a minimum diameter lower limit Dmin2, which are expressed by the following equations:
- Minimum diameter upper limit Dmax ⁇ 2 D ⁇ 4 ⁇ max ⁇ B / 5 ⁇ K 1 / 4
- D4max is a minimum diameter upper limit of a conventional work roll with a strip width of 1,300 mm: 380 mm B is a strip width (mm)/1,300 mm
- K is a ratio of the high longitudinal modulus material to a conventional material (modulus of longitudinal elasticity of the high longitudinal modulus material/modulus of longitudinal elasticity of the conventional material (21,000 kg/mm 2 )).
- Minimum diameter lower limit Dmin ⁇ 2 D ⁇ 4 ⁇ min ⁇ B / 5 ⁇ K 1 / 4 where D4min is a minimum diameter lower limit of the conventional work roll
- the six- or four-high rolling mill is also characterized in that the ratio of the high longitudinal modulus material to the conventional material (longitudinal modulus ratio), K, is 1.2 to 3.0. If the work roll is a composite material roll, an equivalent modulus of longitudinal elasticity is preferably used as the modulus of longitudinal elasticity.
- the present invention further provides a tandem rolling mill including a plurality of rolling mill stands arranged therein, characterized in that the six-high rolling mill or the four-high rolling mill is provided as at least one of the stands.
- the at least two bearings are provided on each of the operating side and the drive side of each of the paired upper and lower work rolls, and the restraining means for restraining the bearings are provided on the inlet side, or the outlet side, or both of the inlet side and the outlet side, of the bearings to restrain the horizontal displacement of each of the bearings.
- the diameter of the work roll can be rendered even smaller.
- Fig. 1 is a front sectional view of a six-high mill showing Embodiment 1 of the present invention.
- Fig. 2 is a sectional view taken along line II-II in Fig. 1 .
- Fig. 3 is a sectional view taken along line III-III in Fig. 2 .
- Fig. 4 is an explanation drawing of a taper wedge liner.
- a strip 1 which is a material to be rolled, is rolled by upper and lower work rolls 2 as a pair.
- These paired upper and lower work rolls 2 are in contact with, and supported by, upper and lower intermediate rolls 3 as a pair.
- These paired upper and lower intermediate rolls 3 are in contact with, and supported by, upper and lower back-up rolls 4 as a pair.
- the upper back-up roll 4 is supported by bearing housings 17a, 17c via bearings (not shown), and these bearing housings 17a, 17c are supported by housings 7a, 7b via pass line adjusting devices 5a, 5b such as worm jacks or taper wedges and stepped rocker plates.
- load cells may be incorporated inside the pass line adjusting devices 5a, 5b to measure a rolling load.
- the lower back-up roll 4 is supported by bearing housings 17b, 17d via bearings (not shown), and these bearing housings 17b, 17d are supported by the housings 7a, 7b via hydraulic cylinders 6a, 6b.
- Bearing housings 13a to 13d and 13e to 13h are mounted on roll neck portions of the paired upper and lower work rolls 2 via bearings (not shown). These bearing housings 13a to 13h are pressed against projection blocks 19a, 19c on their outlet side by backlash elimination cylinders 18a to 18d and 18e to 18h provided on projection blocks 19b, 19d on the inlet side of the bearing housings 13a to 13h, whereby the horizontal displacement of each of the bearings is restrained.
- the projection blocks 19a, 19b, 19c, 19d are equipped with bending cylinders 14a to 14d and 14e to 14h for imparting roll bending.
- roll bending is imparted to the work rolls 2 to make the modification of the strip shape possible.
- the backlash elimination cylinders 18a to 18d and 18e to 18h are provided on the inlet side, but may be provided on the outlet side or on both of the inlet side and the outlet side.
- the backlash elimination cylinders 18a to 18d and 18e to 18h are shown, but worm jacks or taper wedge lines for operating taper wedges by hydraulic cylinders, etc. may be used.
- the motions of the taper wedge liner will be described by reference to Fig. 4 .
- a taper wedge 21 is pushed in horizontally leftwardly in the drawing by a hydraulic cylinder 20
- a taper liner 22 slides over the wedge portion, because its horizontal movement is restrained by a stopper 23.
- the taper liner 22 moves vertically.
- the bearing housings 13a to 13d and 13e to 13h can be restrained.
- rolling load is imparted by the hydraulic cylinders 6a, 6b, and rolling torque is transmitted to the work rolls 2 by spindles (not shown).
- the paired upper and lower intermediate rolls 3 have roll shoulders 3a, whose roll diameter decreases, at the positions of the roll barrel ends in vertical point symmetry with respect to the center of the plate width of the strip 1.
- rolling torque is transmitted to the work rolls 2 by the spindles (not shown) via the intermediate rolls 3.
- the paired upper and lower intermediate rolls 3 are supported by bearing housings 15a to 15d via bearings (not shown).
- the paired upper and lower intermediate rolls 3 are axially movable by shifting devices (not shown) via the drive-side bearing housings 15c, 15d. Further, these bearing housings 15a to 15d are furnished with bending cylinders 16a to 16d for imparting roll bending. By so doing, roll bending is imparted to the intermediate rolls 3.
- two of the bearing housings, 13a to 13d and 13e to 13h are mounted on each of the roll neck portions of the paired upper and lower work rolls 2.
- These bearing housings 13a to 13h are pressed against the outlet-side projection blocks 19a, 19c by the inlet-side backlash elimination cylinders 18a to 18h, whereby the horizontal displacement of each of the bearings is restrained.
- deflection of the work roll 2 which occurs under the tangential force of the intermediate roll drive or the inlet side-outlet side differential tension of the work roll drive, can be suppressed.
- the diameter of the work roll can be rendered small.
- the work rolls 2 of a smaller diameter can be rendered usable for the purpose of rolling a hard material.
- edge drops can be reduced, surface gloss can be improved, and the strip 1 with high productivity and of high product quality can be obtained.
- the present embodiment is characterized in that a material having a high modulus of longitudinal elasticity is used for the paired upper and lower work rolls 2 in the above-described Embodiment 1.
- a material having a high modulus of longitudinal elasticity is a cemented carbide such as tungsten carbide (modulus of longitudinal elasticity: 53,000 kg/mm 2 ), or a ceramic (modulus of longitudinal elasticity: 31,000 kg/mm 2 ).
- Special forged steel (modulus of longitudinal elasticity: 21,000 kg/mm 2 ) or the like has been used as a conventional material.
- the ratio of the high longitudinal modulus material to the conventional material (longitudinal modulus ratio), K, be set at 1.2 to 3.0.
- a roll composite material using a high longitudinal modulus material as a roll surface layer material 2A and a conventional material as a roll internal layer material 2B may be used for the paired upper and lower work rolls 2.
- the modulus of longitudinal elasticity used in this case is an equivalent modulus of longitudinal elasticity shown below.
- d2 is the outer diameter of the roll surface layer material 2A
- E2 is the modulus of longitudinal elasticity of the roll surface layer material 2A
- d1 is the outer diameter of the roll internal layer material 2B
- E1 is the modulus of longitudinal elasticity of the roll internal layer material 2B.
- two of the bearing housings, 13a to 13h are mounted on each of the roll neck portions of the paired upper and lower work rolls 2.
- the respective two of the bearing housings 13a to 13h are restrained by the backlash elimination cylinders 18a to 18h from being displaced in the horizontal direction.
- the work roll 2 of the material having a high modulus of longitudinal elasticity such as a cemented carbide or a ceramic material, is used.
- the diameter of the work roll can be rendered further smaller, and the strip 1 with high productivity and of high product quality can be obtained in the rolling of a hard material.
- Patent Document 2 describes a method of pressing only one each of the bearings on the operating side and the drive side by pressing cylinders. According to this method, only the one bearing is pressed. Thus, the supporting conditions for fixed support for the roll ends, shown in Fig. 7B , are not established. The supporting conditions for simple support for the roll ends, shown in Fig. 7A , apply.
- the minimum roll diameter of the work roll is intermediate between the minimum diameter upper limit Dmax1 and the minimum diameter lower limit Dmin1, which are expressed by the following equations based on the above equation (4):
- Minimum diameter upper limit Dmax ⁇ 1 D ⁇ 4 ⁇ max ⁇ B / 5 1 / 4
- D4max is a minimum diameter upper limit of a conventional work roll with a strip width of 1,300 mm: 380 mm
- B is a plate width (mm)/1,300 mm.
- the minimum diameter upper limit Dmax1 per strip width in Embodiment 1 is shown in Fig. 8 .
- Minimum diameter lower limit Dmin ⁇ 1 D ⁇ 4 ⁇ min ⁇ B / 5 1 / 4
- D4min is a minimum diameter lower limit of the conventional work roll with the strip width of 1,300 mm: 180 mm.
- the minimum diameter lower limit Dmin1 per strip width in Embodiment 1 is shown in Fig. 9 .
- Embodiment 2 two of the bearing housings, 13a to 13h, are mounted on each of the roll neck portions of the paired upper and lower work rolls.
- the respective two of the bearing housings 13a to 13h are restrained by the backlash elimination cylinders 18a to 18h from being displaced in the horizontal direction.
- the supporting conditions for fixed support shown in Fig. 7B apply.
- the material having the high modulus of longitudinal elasticity is used for the paired upper and lower work rolls 2.
- An example of the material having the high modulus of longitudinal elasticity is a cemented carbide or a ceramic.
- Deflection ⁇ fr in the horizontal direction of the work roll 2 in this case is expressed by the following equation (7), where Dfr represents the diameter of the work roll 2 of Embodiment 2, Ifr represents the second moment of area of the diameter of the work roll of Embodiment 2, and Er represents the modulus of longitudinal elasticity of the material for the work roll of Embodiment 2.
- ⁇ fr F ⁇ L 4 / 384 ⁇ Er ⁇ Ifr
- Ifr ⁇ ⁇ Dfr 4 /64
- Dfr Dc / ( 5 ⁇ K ⁇ ) 1 / 4
- the minimum roll diameter of the work roll is intermediate between the minimum diameter upper limit Dmax2 and the minimum diameter lower limit Dmin2, which are expressed by the following equations:
- Minimum diameter upper limit Dmax ⁇ 2 D ⁇ 4 ⁇ max ⁇ B / 5 ⁇ K 1 / 4
- D4max is a minimum diameter upper limit of a conventional work roll with a strip width of 1,300 mm: 380 mm
- B is a strip width (mm)/1,300 mm
- K is a ratio of the high longitudinal modulus material to a conventional material (modulus of longitudinal elasticity of the high longitudinal modulus material/modulus of longitudinal elasticity of the conventional material (21,000 kg/mm 2 ))
- the minimum diameter upper limit Dmax2 per strip width in Embodiment 2 is shown in Fig.
- K 2.5, provided that the material for the work roll was a cemented carbide.
- Minimum diameter lower limit Dmin ⁇ 2 D ⁇ 4 ⁇ min ⁇ B / 5 ⁇ K 1 / 4 where D4min is a minimum diameter lower limit of the conventional work roll with the strip width of 1,300 mm: 180 mm
- the minimum diameter lower limit Dmin2 per strip width in Embodiment 2 is shown in Fig. 9 .
- K 2.5, provided that the material for the work roll was the cemented carbide.
- the work rolls 2 may be offset variably, according to the magnitude of the inlet side-outlet side differential tension (Tf-Tb)/2, toward the inlet side in the rolling direction in the horizontal direction (see an offset amount ⁇ in Fig. 11A ).
- the inlet side-outlet side differential tension (Tf-Tb)/2 is decreased by the offset horizontal component force Fa of the rolling load Q, so that the total force in the horizontal direction exerted on the work roll 2 is decreased.
- Fb represents the offset vertical component force of the rolling load Q.
- the intermediate rolls 3 may be offset variably, according to the magnitude of the inlet side-outlet side differential tension (Tf-Tb)/2, toward the outlet side in the rolling direction in the horizontal direction (see an offset amount ⁇ in Fig. 12A ).
- the inlet side-outlet side differential tension (Tf-Tb)/2 is decreased by the offset horizontal component force Fa of the rolling load Q, so that the total force in the horizontal direction exerted on the work roll 2 of the high longitudinal modulus material is decreased.
- Fb represents the offset vertical component force of the rolling load Q.
- the paired upper and lower work rolls 2 do not show a structure for shift in the axial direction.
- the work roll 2 may have a structure in which it can be shifted in the axial direction.
- the shift structure for the work roll is, for example, a structure as shown in Patent Document 3.
- the paired upper and lower work rolls 2 have roll shoulders 2a, which taper, at the positions of the roll barrel ends in vertical point symmetry with respect to the center of the strip width of the strip 1.
- the roll neck portions of the paired upper and lower work rolls 2 are mounted with two bearings each (not shown) on the operating side and on the drive side.
- the paired upper and lower work rolls 2 are movable in the axial direction by shift cylinders (not shown) via the drive-side bearings (not shown).
- the work rolls 2 are provided with the tapered roll shoulders 2a in vertical point symmetry, and the distances from the positions of the roll shoulders to the plate ends are designated as ⁇ w and ⁇ d.
- a strip thickness gauge (not shown) is provided for measuring the strip thickness at one point or a plurality of points in the vicinity of strip edge portions on the operating side and the drive side on the outlet side of the rolling mill.
- the upper work roll 2 is shifted in the direction of the roll shaft width narrowing. That is, the upper work roll 2 is shifted in a direction in which ⁇ w is increased. Conversely, if the measured strip thickness at the site in the vicinity of the strip edge portion is larger than the predetermined strip thickness, the upper work roll 2 is shifted in the direction of the roll shaft width broadening. That is, the upper work roll 2 is shifted in a direction in which ⁇ w is decreased.
- the lower work roll 2 is similarly shifted so that the above strip thickness equals the predetermined strip thickness.
- the work roll diameter can be rendered small by applying the work roll 2 of the high longitudinal modulus material.
- the rolling load can be decreased in conformity with the small diameter. This makes it possible to curtail a sharp decrease in thickness at the strip edge portion, which is called an edge drop becoming the cause of a decreased yield.
- Fig. 13 describes the mill of Fig. 1 as a representative, but the mill with the variably offset work rolls in Figs. 11A, 11B or the mill with the variably offset intermediate rolls in Figs. 12A, 12B may be used.
- Embodiments 1 and 2 show an example in which the paired upper and lower intermediate rolls 3 have the roll shoulders 3a, which decrease in roll diameter, at the positions of the roll barrel ends in vertical point symmetry with respect to the center of the strip width of the strip 1.
- the paired upper and lower intermediate rolls 3 may be structured to have S-curved roll crowns in vertical point symmetry with respect to the center of the strip width of the strip 1, and to be shifted in the axial direction, as shown in Non-Patent Document 1.
- the ability at shape control is lower than in the six-high mill having the roll shoulders 3a, but is higher than in the four-high mill.
- the aforementioned work roll shift shown in Fig. 13 may be applied to this mill.
- Fig. 14 is a front sectional view of a four-high mill showing Embodiment 3 of the present invention.
- Fig. 15 is a sectional view taken along line XV-XV in Fig. 14 .
- Fig. 16 is an explanation drawing of a work roll shift of a four-high mill showing an applied example of Embodiment 3.
- the rolling mill of the present embodiment is a four-high rolling mill, and is configured to remove the set of the paired upper and lower intermediate rolls 3, the bearing housings 15a to 15d, and the bending cylinders 16a to 16d from the six-high rolling mill which represents Embodiments 1 and 2, as shown in Figs. 14 and 15 .
- the strip shape control ability declines greatly, but the structure is further simplified.
- the paired upper and lower work rolls 2 do not show a structure for shift in the axial direction.
- the work rolls 2 may be structured to have roll shoulders 2a, which taper, at the positions of the roll barrel ends in vertical point symmetry with respect to the center of the strip width of the strip 1, and to be shiftable in the axial direction. According to this configuration, edge drops can be decreased using a simpler structure.
- the above-mentioned applied example is an example of the structure in which the paired upper and lower work rolls 2 have the tapered roll shoulders 2a at the positions of the roll barrel ends in vertical point symmetry with respect to the center of the strip width of the strip 1, and are shiftable in the axial direction.
- the paired upper and lower work rolls 2 may be structured to have S-curved roll crowns in vertical point symmetry with respect to the center of the strip width of the strip 1, and to be shifted in the axial direction, as shown in Non-Patent Document 1.
- the ability at shape control is higher than in the four-high mill shown in Fig. 16 .
- the rolling mill with the small-diameter work rolls according to the present invention is applied to a tandem rolling mill, its application to No. 1 stand, as shown in Fig. 17 , enables the small-diameter work rolls of the high longitudinal modulus material to impart a great reduction in thickness.
- a thinner strip can be rolled by the small-diameter work rolls of the high longitudinal modulus material.
- the rolling mills with the small-diameter work rolls according to the present invention may be applied to all of No. 1 stand to No. 4 stand. This makes it possible to roll a thinner, harder material.
- Fig. 17 illustrates the six-high mill as a representative of the rolling mill with the small-diameter work rolls according to the present invention, but a four-high mill can be applied similarly.
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- This invention relates to a rolling mill, which can render the diameter of work rolls small, and a tandem rolling mill equipped with the rolling mill.
- In a conventional so-called intermediate roll-drive six-high rolling mill (hereinafter referred to as a six-high mill), the minimum value of the work roll diameter is determined by the flexural rigidity value of the work rolls, which withstands the tangential force of the intermediate roll drive, if there are no support (supporting) rolls inside and outside the rollable strip width of the work rolls. According to Non-Patent
Document 1, for example, this value is 180 mm to 380 mm in the case of a 4-feet width material upon the intermediate roll drive. - With work roll drive, the above-mentioned tangential force does not act, but differential tension, or a tension difference, between the inlet side and the outlet side of the rolling mill works. Within the range of the permissible strength of the drive system, therefore, the minimum value of the work roll diameter is determined by the flexural rigidity value of the work rolls, which withstands the differential tension, and at least the work roll diameter comparable to that mentioned above is feasible. With the work roll drive, moreover, at least the work roll diameter comparable to the above one can be achieved from this point of view, even in a four-high rolling mill (hereinafter referred to as a four-high mill).
- A conventional six-high mill may have support rolls inside the rollable strip width of the work rolls. Further, a six-high mill, which has support bearings provided outside the rollable strip width of the work rolls, and applies horizontal bending to the work rolls via these support bearings, is disclosed in
Patent Document 1. -
- [Patent Document 1]
JP-A-5-50109 - [Patent Document 2]
JP-A-2008-126295 - [Patent Document 3]
JP-A-60-238021 - [Non-Patent Literature]
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- [Non-Patent Document 1] "Industrial Machinery", May Issue, 1991 (pp. 56-60)
- To meet recent needs, an attempt has been made to roll a special steel, such as a harder stainless steel, by a six-high mill or four-high mill having no support rolls inside the rollable strip width of the work rolls. This attempt has posed a problem such that the aforementioned work roll diameter is too large and imposes a heavy load, thus failing to ensure a necessary reduction in thickness by rolling, and a problem such as poor gloss.
- On the other hand, a six-high mill having support rolls inside the rollable strip width of the work rolls has involved the following problems: A space for the support roll portion is so small that sufficient strength and rigidity are difficult to ensure. Since there are support bearings for supporting the support rolls inside the rollable strip width of the work rolls, moreover, marks of the support bearings are transferred to or produced in the plate via the support rolls and the work rolls, depending on their material.
- The present invention has been proposed in the light of these circumstances. It is an object of the present invention to provide a rolling mill, which can render work rolls of a smaller diameter usable for the purpose of rolling a hard material, and can thereby obtain a strip with high productivity and of high product quality, and a tandem rolling mill equipped with the rolling mill.
- To solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention provides a six-high rolling mill including upper and lower work rolls as a pair for rolling a metal strip, upper and lower intermediate rolls as a pair for supporting the work rolls, and upper and lower back-up rolls as a pair for supporting the upper and lower intermediate rolls as the pair, the six-high rolling mill having no supporting rolls inside a rollable strip width of the work rolls, characterized in that
at least two bearings are provided on each of an operating side and a drive side of each of the paired upper and lower work rolls, and
restraining means for restraining the bearings are provided on an inlet side, or an outlet side, or both of the inlet side and the outlet side, of the bearings to restrain a horizontal displacement of each of the bearings. - To solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention also provides a four-high rolling mill including upper and lower work rolls as a pair for rolling a metal strip, and upper and lower back-up rolls as a pair for supporting the work rolls, the four-high rolling mill having no supporting rolls inside a rollable plate width of the work rolls, characterized in that
at least two bearings are provided on each of an operating side and a drive side of each of the paired upper and lower work rolls, and
restraining means for restraining the bearings are provided on an inlet side, or an outlet side, or both of the inlet side and the outlet side, of the bearings to restrain a horizontal displacement of each of the bearings. - The six- or four-high rolling mill is characterized in that
a minimum roll diameter of the work roll is intermediate between a minimum diameter upper limit Dmax1 and a minimum diameter lower limit Dmin1, which are expressed by the following equations:
where D4max is a minimum diameter upper limit of a conventional work roll with a strip width of 1,300 mm: 380 mm, and
B is a strip width (mm)/1,300 mm.
where D4min is a minimum diameter lower limit of the conventional work roll with the strip width of 1,300 mm: 180 mm. - The six- or four-high rolling mill is also characterized in that
a material having a high modulus of longitudinal elasticity is used for the work roll, and
a minimum roll diameter of the work roll is intermediate between a minimum diameter upper limit Dmax2 and a minimum diameter lower limit Dmin2, which are expressed by the following equations:
where D4max is a minimum diameter upper limit of a conventional work roll with a strip width of 1,300 mm: 380 mm
B is a strip width (mm)/1,300 mm, and
K is a ratio of the high longitudinal modulus material to a conventional material (modulus of longitudinal elasticity of the high longitudinal modulus material/modulus of longitudinal elasticity of the conventional material (21,000 kg/mm2)).
where D4min is a minimum diameter lower limit of the conventional work roll with the strip width of 1,300 mm: 180 mm. - The six- or four-high rolling mill is also characterized in that the ratio of the high longitudinal modulus material to the conventional material (longitudinal modulus ratio), K, is 1.2 to 3.0. If the work roll is a composite material roll, an equivalent modulus of longitudinal elasticity is preferably used as the modulus of longitudinal elasticity.
- To solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention further provides a tandem rolling mill including a plurality of rolling mill stands arranged therein, characterized in that the six-high rolling mill or the four-high rolling mill is provided as at least one of the stands.
- According to the features of the present invention, in order that the support for both ends of the work roll will be changed from simple support to a manner corresponding to fixed support, the at least two bearings are provided on each of the operating side and the drive side of each of the paired upper and lower work rolls, and the restraining means for restraining the bearings are provided on the inlet side, or the outlet side, or both of the inlet side and the outlet side, of the bearings to restrain the horizontal displacement of each of the bearings. By so doing, deflection of the work roll, which occurs under the tangential force of the intermediate roll drive or the differential tension between tensions on the inlet side and the outlet side upon the work roll drive, can be suppressed. As a result, the diameter of the work roll can be rendered small, so that edge drops can be reduced, and surface gloss can be improved. The rolling mill and the tandem rolling mill with these features are preferred particularly for cold rolling.
- By using the work roll composed of a cemented carbide or a ceramic material as a high longitudinal modulus material, the diameter of the work roll can be rendered even smaller.
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Fig. 1] Fig. 1 is a front sectional view of a six-highmill showing Embodiment 1 of the present invention. - [
Fig. 2] Fig. 2 is a sectional view taken along line II-II inFig. 1 . - [
Fig. 3] Fig. 3 is a sectional view taken along line III-III inFig. 2 . - [
Fig. 4] Fig. 4 is an explanation drawing of a taper wedge liner. - [
Fig. 5] Fig. 5 is an explanation drawing of a composite roll. - [
Fig. 6] Fig. 6 is an explanation drawing of inlet side-outlet side differential tension. - [
Fig. 7A] Fig. 7A is an explanation drawing of the deflection of a work roll. - [
Fig. 7B] Fig. 7B is an explanation drawing of the deflection of the work roll. - [
Fig. 8] Fig. 8 is a graph showing a comparison between the work roll minimum diameter upper limits Dmax's inEmbodiments - [
Fig. 9] Fig. 9 is a graph showing a comparison between the work roll minimum diameter lower limits Dmin's in them. - [
Fig. 10] Fig. 10 is an explanation drawing of the tangential force of drive. - [
Fig. 11A] Fig. 11A is an explanation drawing of a work roll offset showing an applied example ofEmbodiments - [
Fig. 11B] Fig. 11B is an explanation drawing of load imposed on the work roll in the applied example. - [
Fig. 12A] Fig. 12A is an explanation drawing of an intermediate roll offset showing another applied example ofEmbodiments - [
Fig. 12B] Fig. 12B is an explanation drawing of load imposed on the work roll in the another applied example. - [
Fig. 13] Fig. 13 is an explanation drawing of a work roll shift of a six-high mill showing still another applied example ofEmbodiments - [
Fig. 14] Fig. 14 is a front sectional view of a four-highmill showing Embodiment 3 of the present invention. - [
Fig. 15] Fig. 15 is a sectional view taken along line XV-XV inFig. 14 . - [
Fig. 16] Fig. 16 is an explanation drawing of a work roll shift of a four-high mill showing an applied example ofEmbodiment 3. - [
Fig. 17] Fig. 17 is an explanation drawing of the application of the present invention to a tandem rolling mill. - A rolling mill and a tandem rolling mill equipped therewith, according to the present invention, will be described in detail by the following embodiments using drawings.
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Fig. 1 is a front sectional view of a six-highmill showing Embodiment 1 of the present invention.Fig. 2 is a sectional view taken along line II-II inFig. 1 .Fig. 3 is a sectional view taken along line III-III inFig. 2 .Fig. 4 is an explanation drawing of a taper wedge liner. - As shown in these drawings, a
strip 1, which is a material to be rolled, is rolled by upper and lower work rolls 2 as a pair. These paired upper and lower work rolls 2 are in contact with, and supported by, upper and lowerintermediate rolls 3 as a pair. These paired upper and lowerintermediate rolls 3 are in contact with, and supported by, upper and lower back-uprolls 4 as a pair. - The upper back-up
roll 4 is supported by bearinghousings housings housings line adjusting devices line adjusting devices - The lower back-up
roll 4 is supported by bearinghousings housings housings hydraulic cylinders -
Bearing housings 13a to 13d and 13e to 13h are mounted on roll neck portions of the paired upper and lower work rolls 2 via bearings (not shown). These bearinghousings 13a to 13h are pressed againstprojection blocks backlash elimination cylinders 18a to 18d and 18e to 18h provided onprojection blocks bearing housings 13a to 13h, whereby the horizontal displacement of each of the bearings is restrained. - The projection blocks 19a, 19b, 19c, 19d are equipped with bending
cylinders 14a to 14d and 14e to 14h for imparting roll bending. Thus, roll bending is imparted to the work rolls 2 to make the modification of the strip shape possible. In the present embodiment, thebacklash elimination cylinders 18a to 18d and 18e to 18h are provided on the inlet side, but may be provided on the outlet side or on both of the inlet side and the outlet side. - In the present embodiment, the
backlash elimination cylinders 18a to 18d and 18e to 18h are shown, but worm jacks or taper wedge lines for operating taper wedges by hydraulic cylinders, etc. may be used. The motions of the taper wedge liner will be described by reference toFig. 4 . When ataper wedge 21 is pushed in horizontally leftwardly in the drawing by ahydraulic cylinder 20, ataper liner 22 slides over the wedge portion, because its horizontal movement is restrained by astopper 23. As a result, thetaper liner 22 moves vertically. By this action, the bearinghousings 13a to 13d and 13e to 13h can be restrained. - Here, rolling load is imparted by the
hydraulic cylinders intermediate rolls 3 haveroll shoulders 3a, whose roll diameter decreases, at the positions of the roll barrel ends in vertical point symmetry with respect to the center of the plate width of thestrip 1. In the case of intermediate roll drive, rolling torque is transmitted to the work rolls 2 by the spindles (not shown) via the intermediate rolls 3. - The paired upper and lower
intermediate rolls 3 are supported by bearinghousings 15a to 15d via bearings (not shown). The paired upper and lowerintermediate rolls 3 are axially movable by shifting devices (not shown) via the drive-side bearing housings housings 15a to 15d are furnished with bendingcylinders 16a to 16d for imparting roll bending. By so doing, roll bending is imparted to the intermediate rolls 3. - In the present embodiment, as shown above, two of the bearing housings, 13a to 13d and 13e to 13h, are mounted on each of the roll neck portions of the paired upper and lower work rolls 2. These bearing
housings 13a to 13h are pressed against the outlet-side projection blocks backlash elimination cylinders 18a to 18h, whereby the horizontal displacement of each of the bearings is restrained. Thus, deflection of thework roll 2, which occurs under the tangential force of the intermediate roll drive or the inlet side-outlet side differential tension of the work roll drive, can be suppressed. As a result, the diameter of the work roll can be rendered small. - Consequently, the work rolls 2 of a smaller diameter can be rendered usable for the purpose of rolling a hard material. Thus, edge drops can be reduced, surface gloss can be improved, and the
strip 1 with high productivity and of high product quality can be obtained. - Next,
Embodiment 2 of the present invention will be described. - The present embodiment is characterized in that a material having a high modulus of longitudinal elasticity is used for the paired upper and lower work rolls 2 in the above-described
Embodiment 1. An example of the material having the high modulus of longitudinal elasticity is a cemented carbide such as tungsten carbide (modulus of longitudinal elasticity: 53,000 kg/mm2), or a ceramic (modulus of longitudinal elasticity: 31,000 kg/mm2). Special forged steel (modulus of longitudinal elasticity: 21,000 kg/mm2) or the like has been used as a conventional material. - It is preferred that the ratio of the high longitudinal modulus material to the conventional material (longitudinal modulus ratio), K, be set at 1.2 to 3.0.
- As shown in
Fig. 5 , moreover, a roll composite material using a high longitudinal modulus material as a rollsurface layer material 2A and a conventional material as a rollinternal layer material 2B may be used for the paired upper and lower work rolls 2. The modulus of longitudinal elasticity used in this case is an equivalent modulus of longitudinal elasticity shown below. - The equivalent modulus of longitudinal elasticity, Ee, is expressed by the following equation (1)
where d2 is the outer diameter of the rollsurface layer material 2A, E2 is the modulus of longitudinal elasticity of the rollsurface layer material 2A, d1 is the outer diameter of the rollinternal layer material 2B, and E1 is the modulus of longitudinal elasticity of the rollinternal layer material 2B. - In the present embodiment, as described above, two of the bearing housings, 13a to 13h, are mounted on each of the roll neck portions of the paired upper and lower work rolls 2. The respective two of the
bearing housings 13a to 13h are restrained by thebacklash elimination cylinders 18a to 18h from being displaced in the horizontal direction. Moreover, thework roll 2 of the material having a high modulus of longitudinal elasticity, such as a cemented carbide or a ceramic material, is used. Thus, the diameter of the work roll can be rendered further smaller, and thestrip 1 with high productivity and of high product quality can be obtained in the rolling of a hard material. - In connection with
Embodiment 1, deflection of the work roll by the rolling mill inlet side-outlet side differential tension will be described usingFig. 6 andFigs. 7A, 7B . - As shown in
Fig. 6 , if the inlet-side tension of the rolling mill is designated as Tb, and the outlet-side tension of the rolling mill is designated as Tf, differential tension which is the difference between Tb and Tf is exerted on the work rolls 2. Since the number of the bearings for the work roll is one each on the operating side and on the drive side, the supporting conditions for simple support shown inFig. 7A apply. Horizontal deflection δs of the work roll in this case is expressed by the following equation (2), where F represents the differential tension per unit length, L represents the support spacing, Dc represents the diameter of theconventional work roll 2, Ic represents the second moment of area of the conventional work roll diameter, and Ec represents the modulus of longitudinal elasticity (21,000 kg/mm2) of the material (special forged steel) for the conventional work roll:
where - Similarly, with
Embodiment 1, two of the bearing housings, 13a to 13h, are mounted on each of the roll neck portions of the paired upper and lower work rolls. The respective two of thebearing housings 13a to 13h are restrained by thebacklash elimination cylinders 18a to 18h from being displaced in the horizontal direction. Thus, the supporting conditions for fixed support shown inFig. 7B apply. Deflection δf in the horizontal direction of the work roll in this case is expressed by the following equation (3), where Df represents the diameter of the work roll ofEmbodiment 1, and If represents the second moment of area of the diameter of the work roll ofEmbodiment 1.
where -
Patent Document 2 describes a method of pressing only one each of the bearings on the operating side and the drive side by pressing cylinders. According to this method, only the one bearing is pressed. Thus, the supporting conditions for fixed support for the roll ends, shown inFig. 7B , are not established. The supporting conditions for simple support for the roll ends, shown inFig. 7A , apply. - On the other hand, the minimum roll diameter of the work roll is intermediate between the minimum diameter upper limit Dmax1 and the minimum diameter lower limit Dmin1, which are expressed by the following equations based on the above equation (4):
where D4max is a minimum diameter upper limit of a conventional work roll with a strip width of 1,300 mm: 380 mm, and
B is a plate width (mm)/1,300 mm.
The minimum diameter upper limit Dmax1 per strip width inEmbodiment 1 is shown inFig. 8 .
where D4min is a minimum diameter lower limit of the conventional work roll with the strip width of 1,300 mm: 180 mm.
The minimum diameter lower limit Dmin1 per strip width inEmbodiment 1 is shown inFig. 9 . - With
Embodiment 2, two of the bearing housings, 13a to 13h, are mounted on each of the roll neck portions of the paired upper and lower work rolls. The respective two of thebearing housings 13a to 13h are restrained by thebacklash elimination cylinders 18a to 18h from being displaced in the horizontal direction. Thus, the supporting conditions for fixed support shown inFig. 7B apply. Furthermore, the material having the high modulus of longitudinal elasticity is used for the paired upper and lower work rolls 2. An example of the material having the high modulus of longitudinal elasticity is a cemented carbide or a ceramic. Deflection δfr in the horizontal direction of thework roll 2 in this case is expressed by the following equation (7), where Dfr represents the diameter of thework roll 2 ofEmbodiment 2, Ifr represents the second moment of area of the diameter of the work roll ofEmbodiment 2, and Er represents the modulus of longitudinal elasticity of the material for the work roll ofEmbodiment 2.
where Ifr = π × Dfr4/64
Assuming that δfr = δs, Dfr is expressed by the following equation (8): - On the other hand, the minimum roll diameter of the work roll is intermediate between the minimum diameter upper limit Dmax2 and the minimum diameter lower limit Dmin2, which are expressed by the following equations:
where D4max is a minimum diameter upper limit of a conventional work roll with a strip width of 1,300 mm: 380 mm,
B is a strip width (mm)/1,300 mm, and
K is a ratio of the high longitudinal modulus material to a conventional material (modulus of longitudinal elasticity of the high longitudinal modulus material/modulus of longitudinal elasticity of the conventional material (21,000 kg/mm2))
The minimum diameter upper limit Dmax2 per strip width inEmbodiment 2 is shown inFig. 8 . K=2.5, provided that the material for the work roll was a cemented carbide.
where D4min is a minimum diameter lower limit of the conventional work roll with the strip width of 1,300 mm: 180 mm
The minimum diameter lower limit Dmin2 per strip width inEmbodiment 2 is shown inFig. 9 . K=2.5, provided that the material for the work roll was the cemented carbide. - In the foregoing, the example of the work roll drive has been described. In the case of intermediate roll drive shown in
Fig. 10 , the aforementioned parameter F is expressed by the following equation (11), with a drive tangential force Fd being taken into consideration:
However, the results are the same as those in the aforementioned example of the work roll drive. - As shown in
Figs. 11A and 11B , the work rolls 2 may be offset variably, according to the magnitude of the inlet side-outlet side differential tension (Tf-Tb)/2, toward the inlet side in the rolling direction in the horizontal direction (see an offset amount α inFig. 11A ). By so doing, the inlet side-outlet side differential tension (Tf-Tb)/2 is decreased by the offset horizontal component force Fa of the rolling load Q, so that the total force in the horizontal direction exerted on thework roll 2 is decreased. InFig. 11B , Fb represents the offset vertical component force of the rolling load Q. - As a result, the advantage that the deflection of the
work roll 2 can be further diminished is produced.
The total force Fw in the horizontal direction exerted on thework roll 2 is expressed by the following equation (12):
where Dw represents the diameter of the work roll, and DI represents the diameter of the intermediate roll. - As shown in
Figs. 12A and 12B , theintermediate rolls 3 may be offset variably, according to the magnitude of the inlet side-outlet side differential tension (Tf-Tb)/2, toward the outlet side in the rolling direction in the horizontal direction (see an offset amount β inFig. 12A ). By so doing, the inlet side-outlet side differential tension (Tf-Tb)/2 is decreased by the offset horizontal component force Fa of the rolling load Q, so that the total force in the horizontal direction exerted on thework roll 2 of the high longitudinal modulus material is decreased. InFig. 12B , Fb represents the offset vertical component force of the rolling load Q. - As a result, the advantage is produced that the deflection of the
work roll 2 can be further diminished.
The total force Fw in the horizontal direction exerted on thework roll 2 is expressed by the following equation (13):
where Dw represents the diameter of the work roll, and DI represents the diameter of the intermediate roll. - In
Embodiments work roll 2 may have a structure in which it can be shifted in the axial direction. The shift structure for the work roll is, for example, a structure as shown inPatent Document 3. - As shown in
Fig. 13 , the paired upper and lower work rolls 2 haveroll shoulders 2a, which taper, at the positions of the roll barrel ends in vertical point symmetry with respect to the center of the strip width of thestrip 1. The roll neck portions of the paired upper and lower work rolls 2 are mounted with two bearings each (not shown) on the operating side and on the drive side. The paired upper and lower work rolls 2 are movable in the axial direction by shift cylinders (not shown) via the drive-side bearings (not shown). - Next, an explanation will be offered for a method of decreasing edge drops by the shift of the
work roll 2 having the taperedroll shoulder 2a. The work rolls 2 are provided with the taperedroll shoulders 2a in vertical point symmetry, and the distances from the positions of the roll shoulders to the plate ends are designated as δw and δd. A strip thickness gauge (not shown) is provided for measuring the strip thickness at one point or a plurality of points in the vicinity of strip edge portions on the operating side and the drive side on the outlet side of the rolling mill. - If the strip thickness at the one point or the plurality of points in the vicinity of the strip edge portion, which has been measured on the operating side, is smaller than a predetermined strip thickness, the
upper work roll 2 is shifted in the direction of the roll shaft width narrowing. That is, theupper work roll 2 is shifted in a direction in which δ w is increased. Conversely, if the measured strip thickness at the site in the vicinity of the strip edge portion is larger than the predetermined strip thickness, theupper work roll 2 is shifted in the direction of the roll shaft width broadening. That is, theupper work roll 2 is shifted in a direction in which δw is decreased. - If the strip thickness at the one point or the plurality of points in the vicinity of the strip end portion, which has been measured on the drive side, is different from the predetermined strip thickness, the
lower work roll 2 is similarly shifted so that the above strip thickness equals the predetermined strip thickness. Essentially, the work roll diameter can be rendered small by applying thework roll 2 of the high longitudinal modulus material. Thus, the rolling load can be decreased in conformity with the small diameter. This makes it possible to curtail a sharp decrease in thickness at the strip edge portion, which is called an edge drop becoming the cause of a decreased yield. - The combined use of the small-diameter work roll and the work roll shift mentioned above can minimize the tapered
roll shoulder 2a or minimize the shift distance δw or δd. This technology is preferred, in particular, for rolling of a brittle material, such as an electromagnetic steel sheet, which is susceptible to these values and is apt to splinter.Fig. 13 describes the mill ofFig. 1 as a representative, but the mill with the variably offset work rolls inFigs. 11A, 11B or the mill with the variably offset intermediate rolls inFigs. 12A, 12B may be used. - Embodiments 1 and 2 show an example in which the paired upper and lower
intermediate rolls 3 have theroll shoulders 3a, which decrease in roll diameter, at the positions of the roll barrel ends in vertical point symmetry with respect to the center of the strip width of thestrip 1. However, the paired upper and lowerintermediate rolls 3 may be structured to have S-curved roll crowns in vertical point symmetry with respect to the center of the strip width of thestrip 1, and to be shifted in the axial direction, as shown inNon-Patent Document 1. In this case, the ability at shape control is lower than in the six-high mill having theroll shoulders 3a, but is higher than in the four-high mill. Moreover, the aforementioned work roll shift shown inFig. 13 may be applied to this mill. -
Fig. 14 is a front sectional view of a four-highmill showing Embodiment 3 of the present invention.Fig. 15 is a sectional view taken along line XV-XV inFig. 14 .Fig. 16 is an explanation drawing of a work roll shift of a four-high mill showing an applied example ofEmbodiment 3. - The rolling mill of the present embodiment is a four-high rolling mill, and is configured to remove the set of the paired upper and lower
intermediate rolls 3, the bearinghousings 15a to 15d, and thebending cylinders 16a to 16d from the six-high rolling mill which represents Embodiments 1 and 2, as shown inFigs. 14 and15 . In this case, the strip shape control ability declines greatly, but the structure is further simplified. - In the present embodiment, the paired upper and lower work rolls 2 do not show a structure for shift in the axial direction. As shown in
Fig. 16 , however, the work rolls 2 may be structured to haveroll shoulders 2a, which taper, at the positions of the roll barrel ends in vertical point symmetry with respect to the center of the strip width of thestrip 1, and to be shiftable in the axial direction. According to this configuration, edge drops can be decreased using a simpler structure. - The above-mentioned applied example is an example of the structure in which the paired upper and lower work rolls 2 have the tapered
roll shoulders 2a at the positions of the roll barrel ends in vertical point symmetry with respect to the center of the strip width of thestrip 1, and are shiftable in the axial direction. However, the paired upper and lower work rolls 2 may be structured to have S-curved roll crowns in vertical point symmetry with respect to the center of the strip width of thestrip 1, and to be shifted in the axial direction, as shown inNon-Patent Document 1. In this case, the ability at shape control is higher than in the four-high mill shown inFig. 16 . - If the rolling mill with the small-diameter work rolls according to the present invention is applied to a tandem rolling mill, its application to No. 1 stand, as shown in
Fig. 17 , enables the small-diameter work rolls of the high longitudinal modulus material to impart a great reduction in thickness. When it is applied to the final stand, i.e., No. 4 stand in the drawing, a thinner strip can be rolled by the small-diameter work rolls of the high longitudinal modulus material. It goes without saying that the rolling mills with the small-diameter work rolls according to the present invention may be applied to all of No. 1 stand to No. 4 stand. This makes it possible to roll a thinner, harder material.Fig. 17 illustrates the six-high mill as a representative of the rolling mill with the small-diameter work rolls according to the present invention, but a four-high mill can be applied similarly. -
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- Strip
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- Work roll
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- Intermediate roll
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- Back-up roll
- 5a, 5b
- Pass line adjusting device
- 6a, 6b
- Hydraulic cylinder
- 7a, 7b
- Housing
- 13a to 13d and 13e to 13h
- Work roll bearing housing
- 14a to 14d
- Work roll bending cylinder
- 15a to 15d
- Intermediate roll bearing housing
- 16a to 16d
- Intermediate roll bending cylinder
- 17a to 17d
- Back-up roll bearing housing
- 18a to 18d and 18e to 18h
- Backlash elimination cylinder
- 19a to 19d
- Projection block
Claims (6)
- A six-high rolling mill including upper and lower work rolls (2) as a pair for rolling a metal strip (1), upper and lower intermediate rolls (3) as a pair for supporting the work rolls, and upper and lower back-up rolls (4) as a pair for supporting the upper and lower intermediate rolls as the pair, the six-high rolling mill having no supporting rolls inside a rollable strip width of the work rolls, characterized in that
at least two bearings (13a, 13e, 13b, 13f, 13c, 13g, 13d, 13h) are provided on each of an operating side and a drive side of each of the paired upper and lower work rolls, and
restraining means (18a, 18e, 18b, 18f, 18c, 18g, 18d, 18h) for restraining the bearings are provided on an inlet side, or an outlet side, or both of the inlet side and the outlet side, of the bearings to restrain a horizontal displacement of each of the bearings. - A four-high rolling mill including upper and lower work rolls (2) as a pair for rolling a metal strip (1), and upper and lower back-up rolls (4) as a pair for supporting the work rolls, the four-high rolling mill having no supporting rolls inside a rollable strip width of the work rolls, characterized in that
at least two bearings (13a, 13e, 13b, 13f, 13c, 13g, 13d, 13h) are provided on each of an operating side and a drive side of each of the paired upper and lower work rolls, and
restraining means (18a, 18e, 18b, 18f, 18c, 18g, 18d, 18h) for restraining the bearings are provided on an inlet side, or an outlet side, or both of the inlet side and the outlet side, of the bearings to restrain a horizontal displacement of each of the bearings. - The rolling mill according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that
a minimum roll diameter of the work roll is intermediate between a minimum diameter upper limit Dmax1 and a minimum diameter lower limit Dmin1, which are expressed by the following equations:
where D4max is a minimum diameter upper limit of a conventional work roll with a strip width of 1,300 mm: 380 mm, and
B is a plate width (mm)/1,300 mm.
where D4min is a minimum diameter lower limit of the conventional work roll with the strip width of 1,300 mm: 180 mm. - The rolling mill according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that
a material having a high modulus of longitudinal elasticity is used for the work roll, and
a minimum roll diameter of the work roll is intermediate between a minimum diameter upper limit Dmax2 and a minimum diameter lower limit Dmin2, which are expressed by the following equations:
where D4max is a minimum diameter upper limit of a conventional work roll with a strip width of 1,300 mm: 380 mm,
B is a strip width (mm)/1,300 mm, and
K is a ratio of the high longitudinal modulus material to a conventional material (modulus of longitudinal elasticity of the high longitudinal modulus material/modulus of longitudinal elasticity of the conventional material (21,000 kg/mm2)).
where D4min is a minimum diameter lower limit of the conventional work roll with the strip width of 1,300 mm: 180 mm. - The rolling mill according to claim 4, characterized in that
the ratio of the high longitudinal modulus material to the conventional material (longitudinal modulus ratio), K, is 1.2 to 3.0. - A tandem rolling mill including a plurality of rolling mill stands arranged therein, characterized in that
the rolling mill according to any one of claims 1 to 5 is provided as at least one of the stands.
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