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EP 0 087 297 A3 |
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EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION |
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28.03.1984 Bulletin 1984/13 |
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31.08.1983 Bulletin 1983/35 |
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19.02.1982 GB 8204969
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Applicant: DAVY McKEE (SHEFFIELD) LIMITED |
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- Bond, Harry Laurence Fred
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(57) A tension leveller, particularly for use in a tandem cold strip mill, has each of
its staggered work rolls (A-D) nested in, and supported by, two back-up rolls (F-H
and J-L), each of which has a diameter at least 1.1/4 times greater than the diameter
of the work rolls.