Strip guidance

The function of the SRH guide roller is to feed the strip in a well centered manner into the strip looper. Following travel over a long free strip entry distance, major strip deviations may be corrected on a 90° deflector roll equipped with this guidance system, making use of the advantages of the coiling effect. For the exit area, twice the maximum strip width is sufficient. In the case of long entry and exit distances, the system can also be used together with a 180° deflector roll.

The tilting frame with it's deflector roll is guided by two steering levers so that a suitable combination of the angles between the strip and the roll axis (I portion) and lateral displacement of the strip (P portion) is achieved. In addition to obtaining the exact position of the strip at the exit, a centering effect is achieved at the entry. The maintenance-free inductive strip centre sensing system type BMI is installed immediately downstream of the guide roller.