Abstract: A rolling method and a rolling apparatus for flat-rolled metal materials that stably produces flat-rolled metal materials having no or extremely little camber. The rolling mill having work rolls with split backup rolls supporting at least one work roll is provided with at least one pair of pinch rolls for clamping the rolled material on the exit side of the rolling mill. The difference between the rolling direction force acting on the work rolls at the right and left sides is calculated. The left-right difference of the roll gap of the work rolls is controlled as a result of the calculated difference.

Abstract: A rolling method and a rolling apparatus for flat rolled metal materials stably produce flat-rolled metal having no or extremely little camber. The rolling mill having work rolls with split backup rolls supporting at least one work roll is provided with at least one pair of pinch rolls. The pinch rolls apply tension to the rolled material. The difference between the rolling direction force acting on the pinch rolls at the right and left sides is calculated. Optionally, the rolling direction force acting on the work rolls at the right and left sides is also calculated. The left-right difference of the roll gap of the work rolls is controlled as a result of the calculated difference.

Abstract: A method of cooling both surfaces of steel plate, which stably secures precision of cooling control from a start of cooling to an end so as to uniformly cool the top and bottom surfaces of the steel plate and thereby stably secures the steel plate quality and cools the steel plate down to a target temperature with a good precision. The method comprises dividing a steel plate cooling region into at least a spray impact part region and a spray non-impact part region, predicting a heat transfer coefficient for each divided region in advance, computing a predicted temperature history of the steel plate based on this predicted value, and setting and controlling amounts of sprayed coolant on the spray impact part regions by top and bottom surface nozzles.

Abstract: This invention provides a rolling method and a rolling apparatus, for flat-rolled metal materials capable of stably producing flat-rolled metal materials not having, or having extremely little, camber. A rolling method for a flat-rolled metal material uses rolling equipment including a rolling mill and at least a pair of pinch rolls for clamping a rolled material on the exit side of the rolling mill having a mechanism in which either one, or both, of upper and lower roll assemblies have a mechanism for supporting a work roll by split backup rolls split into at least three segments in an axial direction, the split backup roll group having a construction for supporting both a vertical direction load and a rolling direction load acting on the contacting work roll and each of the split backup rolls independently having a load measuring device.

Abstract: This invention provides a rolling method and a rolling apparatus, for flat-rolled metal materials capable of stably producing flat-rolled metal materials not having, or having extremely little, camber. A rolling method for a flat-rolled metal material uses rolling equipment including a rolling mill and at least a pair of pinch rolls for clamping a rolled material on the exit side of the rolling mill having a mechanism in which either one, or both, of Upper and lower roll assemblies have a mechanism for supporting a work roll by split backup rolls split into at least three segments in an axial direction, the split backup roll group having a construction for supporting both a vertical direction load and a rolling direction load acting on the contacting work roll and each of the split backup rolls independently having a load measuring device.

Abstract: A method of cooling both surfaces of steel plate, while being constrained and conveyed between pairs of constraining rolls, by coolant sprays from top/bottom surface nozzle groups between pairs of constraining rolls, which method of cooling steel plate stably secures precision of cooling control from a start of cooling to an end of cooling in a steel plate cooling region between pairs of constraining rolls so as to uniformly cool the top and bottom surfaces of the steel plate and thereby stably secure the steel plate quality and cool the steel plate down to a target temperature with a good precision, specifically comprises dividing a steel plate cooling region between pairs of constraining rolls in which groups of top and bottom surface nozzles are arranged into at least a spray impact part region and spray non-impact part regions in a steel plate conveyance direction or in the steel plate conveyance direction and width direction, predicting a heat transfer coefficient for each divided region in advance, comp

Abstract: The present invention relates to an apparatus for cooling hot steel plate applied for controlled cooling of hot steel plate, obtained by hot rolling, while processing it constrained by constraining rolls and obtaining a steel material excellent and uniform in shape characteristics and provides a method of arranging and setting spray nozzles enabling uniform cooling in a direction perpendicular to processing and provides a method of arranging and setting spray nozzles of a spray cooling apparatus using two or more types of nozzles differing in amounts of water and spray regions to obtain a broad range of adjustment of amounts of water, wherein the spray nozzles are arranged so that a value of an n power of the impact pressures of the cooling water sprayed from the spray on the cooling surface integrated in the processing direction between pairs of constraining rolls becomes within ?20% of the highest value in the direction perpendicular to processing, where, 0.05?n?0.

Abstract: This invention provides a rolling method and a rolling apparatus, for flat-rolled metal materials capable of stably producing flat-rolled metal materials not having, or having extremely little, camber. A rolling method for a-flat-rolled metal material uses rolling equipment including a rolling mill and at least a pair of pinch rolls for clamping a rolled material on the exit side of the rolling mill having a mechanism in which either one, or both, of upper and lower roll assemblies have a mechanism for supporting a work roll by split backup rolls split into at least three segments in an axial direction, the split backup roll group having a construction for supporting both a vertical direction load and a rolling direction load acting on the contacting work roll and each of the split backup rolls independently having a load measuring device.

Abstract: A method of supplying lubricating oil in cold-rolling by emulsion lubrication, characterized by comprising: using a constant (supply efficiency) obtained under conditions of a specific rolling rate, emulsion supply, emulsion concentration, emulsion temperature, plateout length, rolled material width or roll barrel length, rolling load, grade of the rolled material, and type of lubricating oil and oil film thickness at the time of neat lubrication realized under the specific rolling lubrication conditions to estimate the oil film thickness realized by emulsion lubrication under the specific rolling lubrication conditions and controlling at least one of the emulsion supply, emulsion concentration, emulsion temperature, and plateout length so that the estimated oil film thickness matches with the target oil film thickness.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method of supplying lubrication oil in cold rolling for stable rolling without heat scratches or slip and realizing high productivity and improvement of the specific consumption of lubrication oil, that is, a method of supplying lubrication oil in cold rolling for lubricating rolling in cold tandem rolling of metal sheet by supplying a predetermined kind of emulsion lubrication oil comprised of a mixture of rolling oil and water at the rolling stand inlet side from nozzles, the method of supplying lubrication oil in cold rolling characterized by measuring or estimating the pressure in the lubrication nozzle pipe (lubrication nozzle pressure), controlling the lubrication nozzle pressure of any rolling stand where lubrication is liable to become excessive with the predetermined emulsion lubrication oil to 0.5 MPa or more, and, while doing so, supplying the lubrication oil to the roll bite inlet of the stand by direct injection.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method for supplying lubricant to various kinds of steel sheets with different qualities in cold rolling without any restrictions, such as lubricant supplying apparatus or lubrication conditions. This method comprises storing two or more kinds of lubricant such as A and B, having different compositions, selecting one lubricant or a mixture lubricant of the above A and B in accordance with the friction coefficient between the steel sheet to be cold rolled and a work-rolls, and supplying an emulsion comprising a mixture of the lubricant A and/or B and heated water.

Abstract: The invention provides a rolling method for a flat-rolled metal material and a rolling apparatus for the method each capable of stably producing a flat-rolled metal material free from camber or having an extremely light camber. The method is a rolling method of a flat-rolled metal material executed by using a rolling mill including at least work rolls and backup rolls. The apparatus is a rolling mill for this method. A rolling direction force acting on roll chocks on the operator side and the driving, side of the work roll is measured, the difference of the rolling direction force between the operator side and the driving side is calculated and a left-right swivelling component of roll gap of the rolling mill is controlled on the basis of this difference.

Abstract: The present invention provides a new and innovative technique for attaining satisfactory attenuation characteristics. The present invention provides a wound coil made by winding a conductive wire (2) around a core (3), wherein the core (3) is shaped having a tapered part (11) in which the outside diameter of the core (3) gradually decreases so that the diameter of the conductive wire (2) wound around the core (3) is not constant but instead gradually decreases; and the tapered part (11) is not tapered so that the outside diameter of the core (3) decreases at a constant rate from a large proximal end to a small distal end of the tapered part (11), but rather the tapered part (11) is formed into a tapered shape wherein the rate of decrease in the outside diameter of the core (3) is gradually reduced from the large proximal end to the small distal end; i.e.

Abstract: There is provided a highly innovative and exceptionally useful technique for enabling an excellent and hitherto unavailable electromagnetic wave absorbing action to be produced for preventing electromagnetic noise in a highly effective manner. An electromagnetic wave absorbing material is obtained by mixing a magnetic mixture (1) with a resin (2), wherein the mixture (1) is configured by forming a magnetic material (3) into a hollow shape (3a) having a hollow part (3a), and providing a dielectric material (4) to the hollow part (3a) of the magnetic material (3).

Abstract: This invention provides a rolling method and a rolling apparatus, for flat-rolled metal materials capable of stably producing flat-rolled metal materials not having, or having extremely little, camber. A rolling method for a flat-rolled metal material uses rolling equipment including a rolling mill and at least a pair of pinch rolls for clamping a rolled material on the exit side of the rolling mill having a mechanism in which either one, or both, of upper and lower roll assemblies have a mechanism for supporting a work roll by split backup rolls split into at least three segments in an axial direction, the split backup roll group having a construction for supporting both a vertical direction load and a rolling direction load acting on the contacting work roll and each of the split backup rolls independently having a load measuring device.

Abstract: The invention provides a rolling method for a flat-rolled metal material and a rolling apparatus for the method each capable of stably producing a flat-rolled metal material free from camber or having an extremely light camber. The method is a rolling method of a flat-rolled metal material executed by using a rolling mill including at least work rolls and backup rolls. The apparatus is a rolling mill for this method. A rolling direction force acting on roll chocks on the operator side and the driving, side of the work roll is measured, the difference of the rolling direction force between the operator side and the driving side is calculated and a left-right swivelling component of roll gap of the rolling mill is controlled on the basis of this difference.

Abstract: A treatment instrument includes a first coil and a second coil that is different from said first coil. The first and second coils are connected to each other. An operation wire is inserted in the first and second coils, and a tip end of the wire is connected to a treatment device. Upon movement of the wire, the treatment device operates. A method of manufacturing such a treatment instrument includes inserting one end of the first coil and one end of the second coil in a connection pipe from opposite ends thereof, exposing both ends of the connection pipe and corresponding portions of the first and second coils. The portions exposed to the arc columns are melted and connected.