APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR GUIDING A RING STRUCTURE DURING THE MANUFACTURE THEREOF

摘要

13 LN-1380 APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR GUIDING A RING STRUCTURE DURING THE MANUFACTURE THEREOF An apparatus and method are provided for maintaining a ring at a predetermined location with respect to a pair of roll forming dies during a roll forming manufacturing process. The apparatus and method may include variable width means adapted to be variable in response to changes in the axial width of the ring during the roll forming process and may further include sensing means for sensing variations in the axial width of said ring. The variable width means may be variable in response to said sensing means.