IP Library Granted Patent US 12708931
Granted Patent B2
US 12708931 · App. 18/730,847 · Granted Aug 18, 2026

Apparatus for removing foreign matter on hot-rolled steel strip

Inventors: Kyungseok Kim (Pohang-si, KR); Wankee Hong (Pohang-si, KR); Sukjin Yoo (Pohang-si, KR); Hyun Yoo (Gwangyang-si, KR); Sanghui Lee (Gwangyang-si, KR)
Assignee: POSCO CO., LTD
B08B3/022B21B38/00B21B45/0275B21B45/0287B21B45/08B21C47/3416B21C51/00
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 12708931
App. No.
18/730,847
Granted
Aug 18, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

Provided is an apparatus of removing foreign substances from a hot-rolled steel strip, including a reverse direction injection unit provided to inject high-pressure water in the reverse direction of a moving direction of the strip toward the strip moving to the entrance of the winder by the side guide, wherein the reverse direction injection unit includes a plurality of upper reverse direction injection nozzles arranged along a width direction of the strip to inject high-pressure water to an upper surface of the strip, and the plurality of upper reverse direction injection nozzles is arranged such that an interval of the upper reverse direction injection nozzles located in a central area along the above arrangement direction is narrower than an interval of the upper reverse direction injection nozzles located in both edge areas.

Claims (54)

1 . An apparatus for removing foreign substances from a hot-rolled steel strip, the foreign substances generated by friction between the strip and a side guide provided to guide a movement of the strip toward an entrance of a winder in a hot rolling process,

wherein the apparatus comprises the side guide, the winder, and a reverse direction injection unit configured to inject high-pressure water in the reverse direction of a moving direction of the strip toward the strip moving to the entrance of the winder by the side guide,

the reverse direction injection unit comprises a plurality of upper reverse direction injection nozzles arranged along a width direction of the strip to inject high-pressure water to an upper surface of the strip, and

the plurality of upper reverse direction injection nozzles is arranged such that an interval of the upper reverse direction injection nozzles located in a central area along the width direction is narrower than an interval of the upper reverse direction injection nozzles located in both of edge areas along the width direction, the upper reverse direction injection nozzles located in the central area having a diameter larger than a diameter of the upper reverse direction injection nozzles located in the both edge areas so as to inject a larger flow rate of high-pressure water.

2 . The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein

the diameter of the upper reverse direction injection nozzles continuously increases from the both edge areas to the central area.

3 . The apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising

a lateral direction injection unit configured to inject high-pressure water between the side guide and the strip.

4 . The apparatus according to claim 3 , wherein

the lateral direction injection unit is configured to regulate a high-pressure water injection flow rate to increase a flow rate of high-pressure water to be injected in proportion to a threshold temperature at which sparks occur in the strip depending on a steel type thereof.

5 . The apparatus according to claim 3 , wherein

the side guide comprises a first side guide configured to support one side in the width direction of the strip, and a second side guide configured to support the other side in the width direction of the strip,

the lateral direction injection unit comprises a first lateral direction injection unit configured to inject high-pressure water between the first side guide and the one side of the strip, and a second lateral direction injection unit configured to inject high-pressure water between the second side guide and the other side of the strip,

the first lateral direction injection unit and the second lateral direction injection unit are configured to regulate a high-pressure water injection flow rate, and

the first lateral direction injection unit and the second lateral direction injection unit regulate the high-pressure water injection flow rate to increase the high-pressure water injection flow rate to a side guide having larger friction with the strip among the first side guide and the second side guide.

6 . The apparatus according to claim 5 , further comprising:

a first sensing unit configured to detect a frictional force between the first side guide and the strip; a second sensing unit configured to detect a frictional force between the second side guide and the strip; and a controller electrically connected to the first sensing unit, the second sensing unit, the first lateral direction injection unit, and the second lateral direction injection unit,

wherein the controller compares the frictional force detected through the first sensing unit and the frictional force detected through the second sensing unit, and as a result of the comparison of the frictional forces, regulates high-pressure water injection flow rates of the first lateral direction injection unit and the second lateral direction injection unit to increase the high-pressure water injection flow rate to a side guide having larger friction with the strip among the first side guide and the second side guide.

7 . The apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising

a forward direction injection unit configured to inject high-pressure water in the moving direction of the strip from an upstream side of the side guide toward the upper surface of the strip,

wherein the side guide comprises a first side guide configured to support one side in the width direction of the strip, and a second side guide configured to support the other side in the width direction of the strip, and

the forward direction injection unit is capable of biasedly injecting a high-pressure water injection flow rate to any one of the first side guide and the second side guide.

8 . The apparatus according to claim 7 , wherein

the forward direction injection unit comprises a plurality of forward injection nozzles arranged along the width direction of the strip to inject high-pressure water to the upper surface of the strip, each of which is configured to regulate high-pressure water injection flow rate, and

the plurality of forward injection nozzles regulates the high-pressure water injection flow rate to increase the high-pressure water injection flow rate to a side guide having larger friction with the strip among the first side guide and the second side guide.

9 . The apparatus according to claim 8 , further comprising:

a first sensing unit configured to detect a frictional force between the first side guide and the strip; a second sensing unit configured to detect a frictional force between the second side guide and the strip; and a controller electrically connected to the first sensing unit, the second sensing unit, and the plurality of forward injection nozzles,

wherein the controller compares the frictional force detected through the first sensing unit and the frictional force detected through the second sensing unit, and as a result of the comparison of the frictional forces, regulates high-pressure water injection flow rates of the plurality of forward injection nozzles to increase the high-pressure water injection flow rate to a side guide having larger friction with the strip among the first side guide and the second side guide.

10 . An apparatus for removing foreign substances from a hot-rolled steel strip, the foreign substances generated by friction between the strip and a side guide provided to guide a movement of the strip toward an entrance of a winder in a hot rolling process,

wherein the apparatus comprises the side guide, the winder, and a reverse direction injection unit configured to inject high-pressure water in the reverse direction of a moving direction of the strip toward the strip moving to the entrance of the winder by the side guide,

the reverse direction injection unit comprises a plurality of upper reverse direction injection nozzles arranged along a width direction of the strip to inject high-pressure water to an upper surface of the strip, and

the plurality of upper reverse direction injection nozzles is arranged such that an interval of the upper reverse direction injection nozzles located in a central area along the width direction is narrower than an interval of the upper reverse direction injection nozzles located in both of edge areas along the width direction,

the apparatus further comprising a lateral direction injection unit configured to inject high-pressure water between the side guide and the strip and to regulate a high-pressure water injection flow rate to increase a flow rate of high-pressure water to be injected in proportion to a threshold temperature at which sparks occur in the strip depending on a steel type thereof.

11 . The apparatus according to claim 10 , wherein

the side guide comprises a first side guide configured to support one side in the width direction of the strip, and a second side guide configured to support the other side in the width direction of the strip,

the lateral direction injection unit comprises a first lateral direction injection unit configured to inject high-pressure water between the first side guide and the one side of the strip, and a second lateral direction injection unit configured to inject high-pressure water between the second side guide and the other side of the strip,

the first lateral direction injection unit and the second lateral direction injection unit are configured to regulate a high-pressure water injection flow rate, and

the first lateral direction injection unit and the second lateral direction injection unit regulate the high-pressure water injection flow rate to increase the high-pressure water injection flow rate to a side guide having larger friction with the strip among the first side guide and the second side guide.

12 . The apparatus according to claim 11 , further comprising:

a first sensing unit configured to detect a frictional force between the first side guide and the strip; a second sensing unit configured to detect a frictional force between the second side guide and the strip; and a controller electrically connected to the first sensing unit, the second sensing unit, the first lateral direction injection unit, and the second lateral direction injection unit,

wherein the controller compares the frictional force detected through the first sensing unit and the frictional force detected through the second sensing unit, and as a result of the comparison of the frictional forces, regulates high-pressure water injection flow rates of the first lateral direction injection unit and the second lateral direction injection unit to increase the high-pressure water injection flow rate to a side guide having larger friction with the strip among the first side guide and the second side guide.

13 . An apparatus for removing foreign substances from a hot-rolled steel strip, the foreign substances generated by friction between the strip and a side guide provided to guide a movement of the strip toward an entrance of a winder in a hot rolling process,

wherein the apparatus comprises the side guide, the winder, and a reverse direction injection unit configured to inject high-pressure water in the reverse direction of a moving direction of the strip toward the strip moving to the entrance of the winder by the side guide,

the reverse direction injection unit comprises a plurality of upper reverse direction injection nozzles arranged along a width direction of the strip to inject high-pressure water to an upper surface of the strip, and

the plurality of upper reverse direction injection nozzles is arranged such that an interval of the upper reverse direction injection nozzles located in a central area along the width direction is narrower than an interval of the upper reverse direction injection nozzles located in both of edge areas along the width direction,

the apparatus further comprising a forward direction injection unit configured to inject high-pressure water in the moving direction of the strip from an upstream side of the side guide toward the upper surface of the strip,

wherein the side guide comprises a first side guide configured to support one side in the width direction of the strip, and a second side guide configured to support the other side in the width direction of the strip, and

the forward direction injection unit is capable of biasedly injecting a high-pressure water injection flow rate to any one of the first side guide and the second side guide.

14 . The apparatus according to claim 13 , wherein

the forward direction injection unit comprises a plurality of forward injection nozzles arranged along the width direction of the strip to inject high-pressure water to the upper surface of the strip, each of which is configured to regulate high-pressure water injection flow rate, and

the plurality of forward injection nozzles regulates the high-pressure water injection flow rate to increase the high-pressure water injection flow rate to a side guide having larger friction with the strip among the first side guide and the second side guide.

15 . The apparatus according to claim 14 , further comprising:

a first sensing unit configured to detect a frictional force between the first side guide and the strip; a second sensing unit configured to detect a frictional force between the second side guide and the strip; and a controller electrically connected to the first sensing unit, the second sensing unit, and the plurality of forward injection nozzles,

wherein the controller compares the frictional force detected through the first sensing unit and the frictional force detected through the second sensing unit, and as a result of the comparison of the frictional forces, regulates high-pressure water injection flow rates of the plurality of forward injection nozzles to increase the high-pressure water injection flow rate to a side guide having larger friction with the strip among the first side guide and the second side guide.