| 摘要 |
A pickle line assembly is provided having a roll tank, a pickle tank, and an expansion seal. The roll tank includes a front and rear face that are angled towards one another at the upper end. The pickle tank includes front and rear openings, which can be brought into registration with an opening in the front face and rear face of the roll tank. Expansion seals are configured to surround a perimeter of the pickle tank substantially near the front and rear openings, and are angled at approximately the same angle as the front and rear face of the roll tank. The expansion seal encloses the path between the pickle tank and roll tank, and the tilt angle of the front and rear face of the roll tank allow the pickle tank to be vertically raised and lowered into position without interference. |
| 主权项 |
1. A pickle line assembly comprising:
a first roll tank having a front face and a rear face angled relative to vertical such that an upper end of the front face and an upper end of the rear face are closer to each other than a lower end of the front face and a lower end of the rear face, each of the front face and the rear face defining an opening for receiving a pickling material; a pickle tank defining an internal cavity for transport of the pickling material and a first opening and a second opening; a first expansion seal having a first surface for interfacing the first roll tank and a second surface for interfacing the pickle tank, the first expansion seal configured to surround a perimeter of the first opening of the pickle tank, the first surface of the first expansion seal being oriented at an angle that aligns with the angle of the front face of the first roll tank, wherein, when assembled, the first surface of the first expansion seal mates with the front face of the first roll tank to form a first interface and the second surface of the first expansion seal mates with the pickle tank to form a second interface and wherein the first expansion seal is compressed between the front face and the pickle tank such that a thickness of the first expansion seal is decreased due to the compression to form an air-tight and water-tight seal at the first and second interfaces and wherein the first opening of the pickle tank is in registration with the opening of the front face of the first roll tank such that the first expansion seal encloses a path between the pickle tank and the first roll tank, the first expansion seal deforms so that the first surface aligns with the front face when in registration with the first roll tank; and a first flange extending beyond a lower portion of the first expansion seal so that, when assembled, the first flange extends through the plane of the front face of the first roll tank into an interior of the first roll tank, wherein the first flange extends between a lower portion and an upper portion of the opening of the front face of the first roll tank, such that the pickle tank can be vertically raised and lowered absent interference between the pickle tank and the upper portion of the front opening of the first roll tank. |
