IP Library Granted Patent US 7,310,985
Granted Patent B2
US 7,310,985 · App. 10/493,081 · Granted Dec 25, 2007

Rolling device

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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 7,310,985
App. No.
10/493,081
Granted
Dec 25, 2007
Kind
B2
Abstract

A rolling device with at least two rolls installed in a common stand, the rolls being mounted on lateral stringers by bearings, which are able to move vertically along the lateral stringers, and with at least one axial adjusting device for one of the rolls. The axial adjusting device is directly assigned to the vertically adjustable bearings and is able to move vertically along with them.

Claims (6)

1. Rolling device ( 1 ) with at least two rolls ( 2 , 3 ) installed in a common stand ( 8 ), the rolls being mounted on lateral stringers ( 9 ) by means of bearings ( 26 ), which are able to move vertically along the lateral stringers, and with at least one axial adjusting device ( 11 ) for one of the rolls ( 2 , 3 ), wherein the axial adjusting device ( 11 ) is directly attached to the vertically adjustable bearings ( 26 ) and is able to move vertically along with them, wherein a work roll chock ( 18 , 19 ) comprises an abutment ( 25 ) for a piston ( 12 ) of the axial adjusting device ( 11 ), which abutment is supported by a bracket arm ( 24 ) so that it can move with respect to the stand ( 8 ) in at least one vertical slide rail ( 15 ).

2. Rolling device according to claim 1 , wherein the axial adjusting device ( 11 ) comprises at least one horizontally adjustable cylinder housing ( 30 ), which is mounted outside the stringers ( 9 ).

3. Rolling device according to claim 1 , wherein the rolling device ( 1 ) comprises at least two backup rolls ( 4 , 5 ) and two work rolls ( 2 , 3 ), and in that both work rolls ( 2 , 3 ) are axially adjustable.

4. Rolling device according to claim 3 , wherein the backup rolls ( 4 , 5 ) are supported in chocks ( 13 , 14 ), which are vertically adjustable with respect to the stand ( 8 ).

5. Rolling device according to claim 4 , wherein at least the work roll ( 3 ) forming the upper boundary of a roll gap ( 6 ) is mounted in the work roll chock ( 19 ), which is supported in the chock ( 14 ) of the backup roll ( 5 ).

6. Rolling device according to claim 1 , wherein the supporting end of the bracket arm ( 24 ) is able to move in the slide rail ( 15 ).

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Oct 26, 2010
From: SMS DEMAG AG
To: SMS SIEMAG AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
Reel/Frame 025192/0325 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 20, 2004
From: THIEL, HERMANN; DIEHL, CHRISTIAN; KLEIN, ACHIM
To: SMS DEMAG AG
Reel/Frame 015791/0951 →