IP Library Granted Patent US 12,409,455
Granted Patent B2
US 12,409,455 · App. 18/033,064 · Granted Sep 9, 2025

Arrangement for ensuring even pressure distribution for hydraulic roller press

Inventors: Raghunathan Swaminathan (Chennai, IN); Nicolai Stenberg Balk Møller (Copenhagen, DK)
Assignee: FLSmidth Cement A/S
B02C4/34B02C4/02
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Patent No.
US 12,409,455
App. No.
18/033,064
Granted
Sep 9, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

The invention relates to a roper press for grinding of specific materials such as cement raw materials, cement clinker and similar materials, said roller press comprising two parallelly arranged rollers, roller being a fixed roller, roller being a movable roller, said rollers configured to rotate in opposite direction towards each other and separated by a gap, said fixed roller comprising an even load distributor assembly ELD, said ELD assembly comprising an outer ring and an inner ring, said inner ring being fixed on said fixed roller by a fastening means such as a screw, said inner ring and said outer ring being connected by means of one or more bank of spring plates, said bank of spring plates being fixed at an angle Θ varying from 0 degrees to 60 degrees, said outer ring comprising deflection sensing rings.

Claims (12)

1. A roller press for grinding of specific materials such as cement raw materials, cement clinker and similar materials, said roller press comprising two parallelly arranged rollers, a fixed roller and a movable roller, said rollers configured to rotate in opposite direction towards each other and separated by a gap, said fixed roller comprising an even load distributor assembly (ELD), said ELD assembly ( 4 ) comprising an outer ring and an inner ring said inner ring being fixed on said fixed roller by a fastening means, said inner ring and said outer ring being connected by means of one or more bank of spring plates, said bank of spring plates being fixed at an angle varying from 0 degrees to 60 degrees, said outer ring comprising deflection sensing rings.

2. The roller press according to claim 1 , wherein the deflection sensing ring comprises an inner support ring and an outer support ring, said inner support ring being mounted on said outer ring by a fastening mechanism, said outer support ring being mounted on said inner support ring by a fastening mechanism.

3. The roller press according to claim 2 , wherein the inner support ring being mounted on said outer ring by a screw with a pin hole and nut and/or by a welded joint, said outer support ring being mounted on the said inner support ring by a screw with pin hole and nut and/or by a welded joint.

4. The roller press according to claim 1 , wherein the inner ring is assembled with said outer ring in such a way that it has a differential distance H between a planer surfaces of said outer ring and said inner ring.

5. The roller press according to claim 4 , wherein said differential distance H has an influence on a pre-load exerted on said fixed roller, said preload caused by said differential distance will ensure that the roller press resists axial forces created due to the grinding of the material in addition to the stiffness created by the bank of spring plates.

6. The roller press according to claim 1 , wherein a plurality of spring plates ranging from 1 to 10 is arranged in said bank of spring plates so as to provide variable stiffness to the structure by changing the number of springs plates.

7. An even load distributor (ELD) assembly, said ELD assembly comprising an outer ring and an inner ring, said inner ring being fixed on a fixed roller by a screw, said inner ring and said outer ring being connected by means of one or more bank of spring plates, said bank of spring plates being fixed at an angle varying from 0 degrees to 60 degrees, said outer ring comprising deflection sensing rings.

8. A method for even load distributing material in a roller press for grinding materials, the method comprising:

providing an even load distributor assembly, the ELD assembly having:

an outer ring and an inner ring, said inner ring being fixed on a fixed roller by a fastener, said inner ring and said outer ring being connected by means of one or more bank of spring plates, said bank of spring plates being fixed at an angle varying from 0 degrees to 60 degrees, said outer ring comprising deflection sensing rings; and

utilizing the ELD assembly for even load distribution during grinding of material provided via the roller press.

9. The method of claim 8 , wherein the fastener is a screw.

Assignments (6)
IPR TRANSFER AGREEMENT Recorded May 8, 2026
From: FLSMIDTH CEMENT A/S
To: CORSICA HOLDCO, INC.
Reel/Frame 075575/0889 →
MERGER Recorded May 8, 2026
From: CORSICA HOLDCO, INC.
To: FLSMIDTH CEMENT USA INC.
Reel/Frame 074607/0013 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Feb 11, 2026
From: FLSMIDTH CEMENT A/S
To: FULLER TECHNOLOGIES DENMARK A/S
Reel/Frame 074786/0468 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Oct 31, 2025
From: FLSMIDTH CEMENT A/S
To: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
Reel/Frame 072742/0463 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 18, 2025
From: SWAMINATHAN, RAGHUNATHAN; MØLLER, NICOLAI STENBERG BALK
To: FLSMIDTH A/S
Reel/Frame 070541/0094 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 9, 2024
From: FLSMIDTH A/S
To: FLSMIDTH CEMENT A/S
Reel/Frame 069527/0171 →
Priority Claims (1)
DK PA 2020 01185 · Oct 20, 2020 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20230390783A1 · Dec 7, 2023
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