IP Library Granted Patent US 7,546,972
Granted Patent B2
US 7,546,972 · App. 10/538,971 · Granted Jun 16, 2009

Coiler device for rolled strip

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Patent No.
US 7,546,972
App. No.
10/538,971
Granted
Jun 16, 2009
Kind
B2
Abstract

The invention relates to a coiler device for a rolled strip comprising at least one driven troughed roller ( 1 ) for rotating a coil ( 2 ) during the coiling and uncoiling of a rolled strip, in addition to a roller line located upstream or downstream of the coil. According to the invention, the troughed roller ( 1 ) is configured with an elastically deformable outer collar ( 4 ).

Claims (15)

1. Coiler for rolled strip, which comprises at least one driven troughed roller ( 1 ) for turning a coil ( 2 ) during coiling or uncoiling of a rolled strip and a roller table upstream or downstream from the coiler, wherein the troughed roller ( 1 ) is designed with an elastically deformable outer collar ( 4 ), wherein the outer collar is uniformly supported by support members that are spring-tensioned from the inside by disk springs against the outer collar.

2. Coiler in accordance with claim 1 , wherein the troughed roller ( 1 ) has a bearing surface ( 3 ) formed by a series of adjoining outer collars ( 4 ) of different diameters, which surround a core ( 5 ) of the troughed roller ( 1 ) so that they act on a contact surface ( 7 ) of the troughed roller ( 1 ) with the coil ( 2 ) over its entire longitudinal extent with uniform contact pressure.

3. Coiler in accordance with claim 2 , wherein the support members ( 6 ) are designed with curved contact surfaces to adapt them to the inner circumference of the outer collars ( 4 ).

4. Coiler in accordance with claim 2 , wherein the back of each support member ( 6 ) is lined with a set of disk springs ( 8 ) with predeterminable pretensioning.

5. Coiler in accordance with claim 2 , wherein the support members ( 6 ) are mounted in the outer collars ( 4 ) with pretensionable spring force.

6. Coiler in accordance with claim 1 , wherein to compensate a load-related flexure of the troughed roller ( 1 ), which can be calculated or empirically determined, the outside diameters of the outer collars ( 4 ) increase towards the middle of the troughed roller ( 1 ).

7. Coiler in accordance with claim 1 , wherein adjoining outer collars ( 4 ) are provided with an oblique transition to the adjacent outer collars ( 4 ).

8. Coiler in accordance with claim 1 , wherein the bearing surfaces of the outer collars ( 4 ) are designed with a slight camber ( 9 ), which, however, does not exceed the magnitude of the difference in diameters.

9. Coiler in accordance with claim 1 , wherein two troughed rollers ( 1 , 1 ′) that can be arranged with a predeterminable axially parallel separation act together to support the load of the coil ( 2 ).

10. Coiler in accordance with claim 9 , wherein at least one of these troughed rollers ( 1 ) has a rotational drive.

11. Coiler in accordance with claim 1 , wherein the troughed roller ( 1 ) comprises

a solid central shaft ( 5 ),

a middle collar ( 11 ) on the shaft ( 5 ) for holding support members ( 6 ) that can be spring-tensioned, and

an outer collar ( 4 ) with an outer support collar ( 12 ) for supporting the load.

12. Coiler in accordance with claim 1 , wherein a contact surface ( 7 ), especially concave contact surface ( 7 ), that forms on a coil during the uncoiling can be automatically adapted to the usually cambered circumference of the coil ( 2 ) by means of the elastically yielding outer collars ( 4 ).

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 Feb 12, 2007
From: HEITZE, GERHARD; BAUMER, KLAUS
To: SMS DEMAG AG
Reel/Frame 018924/0443 →