Production of metal strip

Claim 1

FOR A ROLLING MILL HAVING A PLURALITY OF STANDS, MANUALLY OPERABLE SETTING MEANS FOR EACH SAID STRAND EFFECTIVE TO CONTROL THE ROLL SEPARATION OF THAT STAND, AND A DELAY TABLE FOR RECEIVING THE METAL TO BE ROLLED PRIOR TO ENTRY THEREOF TO THE FIRST SAID STAND; A CONTROL SYSTEM FOR SETTING UP SAID STANDS PRIOR TO ENTRY OF SAID METAL TO THE FIRST SAID STAND COMPRISING MEANS LOCATED ADJACENT SAID DELAY TABLE AND RESPONSIVE TO THE WIDTH OF SAID METAL, MEANS ALSO LOCATED ADJACENT SAID DELAY TABLE AND RESPONSIVE TO THE TEMPERATURE OF SAID METAL, MEANS RESPONSIVE TO THE THICKNESS OF SAID METAL ON SAID DELAY TABLE, MEANS MANUALLY SETTABLE TO ASSUMED VALUES OF WIDTH, TEMPERATURE AND THICKNESS OF SAID METAL, A COMPUTING CIRCUIT CONTROLLED BY SAID WIDTH, TEMPERATURE AND THICKNESS RESPONSIVE MEANS AND BY SAID MEANS SETTABLE TO SAID ASSUMED VALUES, SAID COMPUTING CIRCUIT GIVING AN OUTPUT SIGNAL ACCORDING TO THE DEPARTURES OF SAID WIDTH, TEMPERATURE AND THICKNESS FROM SAID ASSUMED VALUES, AND MEANS CONTROLLED BY SAID OUTPUT SIGNAL FOR ALTERING THE ROLL SEPARATIONS OF SAID STANDS IN DEPENDANCE ON SAID DEPARTURES.