Title: Apparatus for transporting cylindrical steel articles

Abstract: A transporting apparatus for transporting cylindrical steel articles such as steel pipes by using inclined skid rails is arranged to have a magnetic braking device including electromagnetic coils for controlling the rolling speeds of the articles to be transported, wherein the electromagnetic coils are so disposed as to minimize a magnetic path for the magnetic fluxes developed by the electromagnetic coils and are also arranged in the shell type manner to prevent the electromagnetic coils from being externally damaged.

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Inventors: Sato, Katsutoshi (Hitachi, JP)
Ito, Susumu (Hitachi, JP)
Kanaya, Tadashi (Katsuta, JP)
Onishi, Hiroaki (Ibaraki, JP)
Ichiishi, Tsuneo (Hitachi, JP)
Osaka, Akira (Hitachi, JP)

Application Number: 946019
Filing Date: 1978-09-26
Publication_date: 1980-03-04
Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd. (JP)
Primary Class(es): 193/40 188/164
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US Patent Ref:

3882981	May, 1975	Izomidate et al.	193/40.
4088213	May, 1978	Nakamura et al.	193/40.

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Primary Examiner: Stoner, Jr., Bruce H.
Assistant Examiner: Church, Gene A.
Attorney: Craig and Antonelli