MUMBAI, India, Aug. 10 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202617077074 A) filed by Primetals Technologies Japan, Ltd. on June 22, 2026, for Hook Catch For Lifting Rolling Mill Roll, And Rolling Mill.

Inventors include Ikemoto Yuji; and Nakaya Hikaru.

The application for the patent was published on July 31, 2026, under issue no. 31/2026.

Abstract: A hook hanger 70 for holding upper first intermediate rolls 3A, 3B built into a cluster rolling mill 200 is attached to the tips of first intermediate roll–holding air cylinders 65A, 65B provided on the work side of the cluster rolling mill 200, and has a holder-receiving part 76 for receiving a hook 82 of a bearing holder 80 provided on the work side of the upper first intermediate rolls 3A, 3B. A hook-receiving surface 76A of the holder-receiving part 76, which is in contact with the hook 82, appears as a straight line when viewed from the insertion direction of the hook 82.

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