Adjustable width rolls for rolling mill.

摘要

Adjustable width rolls are preferably used for rolling, for example, insides of H-beams (1) of various sizes without exchanging horizontal rolls of a rolling mill. Each of the adjustable width rolls includes a roll shaft (6) rotatably and axially movably supported relative to the rolling mill, and axially adjustable sleeve roll (5a) fixed to the roll shaft (6), and an axially stationary sleeve roll (5b) mounted on the roll shaft (6) to be axially slidable but against rotatable relatively to the roll shaft (6). The adjustable width roll further includes an axially adjustable roll (LR) fixedly supported by the axially adjustable sleeve roll (5a) to form substantially one half of a rolling barrel of the adjustable width roll, an axially stationary roll (RR) fixedly supported by the axially stationary sleeve roll (5b) to form substantially the remaining half of the rolling barrel of the adjustable width roll, and driving means (10-15) for driving the roll shaft (6) in axial directions of the roll shaft.