Abstract: A cold reduction mill guide includes a pair of workpiece guide members which are mounted on a frame and hydraulically movable to adjust the width of a passage through which a metal workpiece passes. The frame includes a base plate and two spaced elongated projections extending upwardly therefrom atop which the guide members are slidably movable. Two hydraulic actuators for respectively moving the guide members are disposed below the base plate. A translating assembly is mounted on each guide member and the extendable member of each actuator to translate movement to the guide members. The base plate defines two openings for movably receiving portions of the respective translating assemblies. Each translating assembly includes a support member on which a respective guide member is mounted and a translating member mounted on the respective support member and extendable member. Each support member slidably engages guide bars on the frame projections.

Abstract: A scissor lift mechanism for use on a coil car or the like, the lift having scissor legs connected to each other by a shaft. The lift is raised and lowered by a means for providing a generally vertical force to the shaft. The means may be provided by a hydraulic cylinder and a bell crank mechanism. The bell crank mechanism redirects the force from a hydraulic cylinder to a generally vertical force on a hinge connecting the scissor legs of the lift. The bell crank mechanism allows the strength of the lift to be maximized while retaining a low profile design.

Abstract: A scissor lift mechanism for use on a coil car or the like, the lift having scissor legs connected to each other by a shaft. The lift is raised and lowered by a means for providing a generally vertical force to the shaft. The means may be provided by a hydraulic cylinder and a bell crank mechanism. The bell crank mechanism redirects the force from a hydraulic cylinder to a generally vertical force on a hinge connecting the scissor legs of the lift. The bell crank mechanism allows the strength of the lift to be maximized while retaining a low profile design.