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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7389594 | Peripheral surface shape measuring apparatus of roll-like object A peripheral surface shape measuring apparatus of a roll-like object which measures a peripheral surface shape of the roll-like object such as a magnetic tape bulk roll, comprising a pair of receiving portions on which both ends of a core of the roll-like object are... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7231724 | Nozzle seal slot measuring tool and method A tool for measuring seal slot position includes a tool shaft having a longitudinal axis, a pin eccentrically disposed at one end of the tool shaft relative to the longitudinal axis, and a disk member disposed at an opposite end of the tool shaft that facilitates ro... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7171759 | Method and apparatus to accurately measure the angular orientation of two surfaces A method and apparatus are disclosed to measure the angular orientation of two surfaces. The device consists of two frames which are aligned to the surfaces. A continuous string is routed between the frames and put under tension. A position indicating instrument on ... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7047783 | Auxiliary adjusting device for rolling mill stand An auxiliary adjusting device for a rolling mill stand includes a adjusting shaft, a cylindrical member forming an adjusting spindle and having a first outer thread cooperating with the inner thread of a support sleeve fixedly connected to the cross-beam, and a cent... | 05/23/2006 |
| 6983549 | Method to accurately measure small angular differences between surfaces A device and method is disclosed that measures the angular orientation of one surface to another. The device consists of two frames with defined measuring points. The relative distances between the points are measured and then used to determine the angular orientati... | 01/10/2006 |
| 6931749 | Apparatus and methods for measuring the pin diameter of a crankshaft at the place of grinding An apparatus for checking diametral dimensions of crankpins and main journals in the course of grinding is provided. The apparatus includes a head with a Vee-shaped reference device and an axially movable feeler that contacts the surface of the pin to be checked, an... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6922653 | Information processing system, information processing method, information processor, information processing method, and program A magnetic 3D-position/orientation measuring device measures the position of a receiver in a measurement space. A control device computes correspondence between a measurement space and a real space based on the measured value and a real-space value, which correspond... | 07/26/2005 |
| 5771599 | Method of and instrument for measuring roll diameter in roll grinder A method of measuring a roll diameter of a roll is provided. At first, a step-shaped conical master roll consisting of a plurality of diametrical parts is prepared and then, the diameters of the diametrical parts under predetermined standard temperature a... | 06/30/1998 |
| 5598639 | Tool for high temperature roll nip measurements Disclosed is a roll nip tool for making nip width measurements within a high temperature roll nip. The tool includes a first thin section for inserting into the high temperature roll nip. The first thin section includes a first surface that has a first po... | 02/04/1997 |
| 5546669 | Cylinder positioning apparatus for offset presses and duplications A cylinder positioner apparatus for offset presses and duplicators which provides for rapid and efficient alignment of plate cylinders of single-color and multicolor presses. A detachable adjustment member is placed on printed images and a micrometer adju... | 08/20/1996 |
| 5533371 | Measurement device for roll gap control and process for its operation A rolling or continuous casting and rolling mill facility includes a roll set comprising working rolls defining a roll gap therebetween and support rolls, at least one of the working rolls and the support rolls having coaxial reduced diameter barrel porti... | 07/09/1996 |
| 5425280 | Span gap sled runner and method A span gap runner for detecting and measuring misalignment of rolls in a continuous caster comprises an elongated member having a middle portion recessed from the bottom surface of the member, a position transducer mounted in an aperture of the member and... | 06/20/1995 |
| 5392123 | Optical monitor for measuring a gap between two rollers A gap measurement device includes a first roller and a second roller. The first roller and the second roller define a gap which varies due to thermal expansion and contraction of the rollers. A first optical probe measures a first distance to the first ro... | 02/21/1995 |
| 5317386 | Optical monitor for measuring a gap between two rollers A gap measurement device includes a first roller and a second roller. The first roller and the second roller define a gap which varies due to thermal expansion and contraction of the rollers. A first optical probe measures a first distance to the first ro... | 05/31/1994 |
| 5272927 | Anti-backlash spline coupling for use in a position measuring system An anti-backlash spline coupling configured to have the identical rotation as a spline shaft with which it is engaged. The coupling includes two plates and tensioning means which bias the rotary movement of each plate against the other. The coupling may b... | 12/28/1993 |
| 5233761 | Method and apparatus for the alignment of several, machine units arranged in series A method for aligning at least one machine unit (36) on a base (42) comprises the steps of installing alignment markers (28) on the parts (12, 14) of a machine unit (36) to be aligned, and correcting the locations of the alignment markers (28) to effect a... | 08/10/1993 |
| 5201813 | Roll monitor sled data handling system A roll monitor sled data handling system comprising a roll monitor sled and an off-line data handling system. The roll monitor sled consists of a housing having mounted thereon sensors which measure the roll gap and the angle of the rolls. These sensors c... | 04/13/1993 |
| 5117081 | Roll roundness measuring and machining apparatus and method An apparatus and method for measuring and machining the roundness and concentricity of an outer surface of a roll having oppositely disposed ends spaced along a longitudinal axis. The apparatus includes a plurality of spaced roll supports for rotatably su... | 05/26/1992 |
| 5029400 | Device for setting the position of the cyclinders of a rolling mill Device for setting of the position of the cylinders of a rolling mill whose gripping is regulated by hydraulic jacks. The device essentially comprises a tubular sleeve which surrounds a measuring rod, making no contact therewith, and moves in the same man... | 07/09/1991 |
| 4949468 | Roll measuring device The invention concerns a measuring device for measuring the diameter of a rotationally symmetric body, for instance a roll, with a measuring jaw that wraps around the peripheral surface of the body and features two arms, and with two styli of which each i... | 08/21/1990 |
| 4903750 | Continuous caster roll monitor A gap monitor for rolls of a continuous casting machine characterized by sets of rolls disposed in opposed pairs separated by spaced gaps and defining a path of travel for a workpiece, each roll comprising aligned roll segments, a roll gap monitor includi... | 02/27/1990 |
| 4793071 | Arrangement for measuring the relative distance of closely adjacent objects The invention relates to an arrangement for measuring the relative distance of closely adjacent objects, in particular for measuring and adjusting the distance between a printing head and a roller in needle printers, in which the chamber of a distance mea... | 12/27/1988 |
| 4575945 | Measuring arrangement, and a method, for measuring the gap formed between a first and a second roll or roller An arrangement for measuring the gap between two rolls or rollers includes a measuring body on which at least three support rollers that get into contact with a surface of one of the rolls or rollers are provided on one side to adjust the measuring body b... | 03/18/1986 |
| 4573274 | Method apparatus of measuring axial parallelism of roller pairs To determine the deviation of two juxtaposed cylindrical rollers from parallelism of their axes, the angle included between a reference direction (e.g. vertical) and a line tangent to the roller surfaces is measured and the process is repeated at another ... | 03/04/1986 |
| 4546547 | Checking and aligning stand to be used in a continuous casting plant A checking and aligning stand for measuring and aligning structure sections of the strand guide of a continuous casting plant includes measuring surfaces to determine the mounting position of the structure section. In order to be able to effect a quick ch... | 10/15/1985 |
| 4489495 | Arrangement for measuring two oppositely arranged rollerways of a continuous casting plant An arrangement for measuring two oppositely arranged rollerways of a continuous casting plant comprises a measuring body movable through the section between the rollerways. The measuring body has opposite contact surfaces contacting the surface areas of t... | 12/25/1984 |
| 4471531 | Method and apparatus for measuring press roll clearance Method and apparatus for measuring the nip clearance between two rolls rotating close to each other. First and second members are non-rotatably mounted on opposite sides of the nip. Each member has a pair of wheels mounted so that one wheel rotates in con... | 09/18/1984 |
| 4397097 | Gauge for measuring roll nips A gauge for measuring the size of a nip between a pair of rolls is characterized by a cylindrical carrier within which a platform is mounted for pivotal movement about the carrier axis. A transducer is carried on the platform, and a quasi U-shaped rod or ... | 08/09/1983 |
| 4363172 | Apparatus for measuring eccentricity of rolls An apparatus is provided for measuring roll eccentricity. It includes a housing adapted for guided transport in a reference direction tangent to the roll face. The housing is also adapted to rotate the roll at the speed of transport. An elongated runner e... | 12/14/1982 |
| 4361962 | Arrangement to be used in a continuous casting plant An arrangement for measuring the distance of two oppositely arranged roller ways of a continuous casting plant comprises a measuring body capable of being pulled or pushed through the section between the roller ways. The measuring body has oppositely arra... | 12/07/1982 |
| 4354315 | Measuring arrangement provided at a roller way formed by rotatably mounted rollers as well as a method of evaluating the measured values A measuring arrangement at a roller way formed by rotatably mounted rollers includes a supporting body movable along the roller way and thus setting the rollers in rotation. At the supporting body, sensors are arranged which coact with the surface areas o... | 10/19/1982 |
| 4344232 | Method and apparatus for measuring roll gap and alignment for continuous casters Strand-like apparatus for measuring roll position, i.e., roll gap and/or roll alignment, is moved through a caster between roll faces of a series of oppositely spaced pairs of conveyor rolls which define either a straight or curved strand travel path. App... | 08/17/1982 |
| 4319406 | Laser targets for roller alignment To align pipe mill rollers and the like both vertically and axially, targets are clamped to the rolls. Each target carries a block formed with a hole, which hole is a fixed distance above the surface of the target which engages the edges of a roll. The bl... | 03/16/1982 |
| 4316317 | Method and apparatus for adjusting roller rings on a shaft Method and apparatus for adjusting roller rings (5) on a roller (4) in exact positions in the peripheral and the axial directions in relation to each other and in relation to the roller (4), and in which the apparatus comprises a parallelogram means (11) ... | 02/23/1982 |
| 4295278 | Method and apparatus for measuring out a strand guide arrangement The strand guide arrangement or roller apron of a continuous casting installation is measured with the aid of a measuring device. The mutual spacing of the roller apron tracks are determined by the measuring device, the obtained measurements results, duri... | 10/20/1981 |
| 4294305 | Roll gap measuring device for continuous casting machine A pair of measuring elements are installed on guide means traveling between facing rolls of a continuous casting machine, the outer end faces of said measuring elements are each formed into a circular are whose diameter is the preset value for a gap betwe... | 10/13/1981 |
| 4290289 | Spacial alignment method for rolling mill rolls and chocks A method of aligning each of the rolls in a rolling mill such that each of the axes of rotation are substantially parallel to one another and do not present a crossed-roll condition. The alignment method does not involve the disassembly of the chock arran... | 09/22/1981 |
| 4178692 | Measuring device for checking the dimensional accuracy of the track width of curved transport tracks, particularly for continuous casting or extrusion A measuring device for checking the dimensional accuracy of the track width of curved transport tracks formed by paired rollers lying on a radius of curvature equidistantly be placed into a transport track and moved therealong, is provided with at least t... | 12/18/1979 |
| 4176462 | Apparatus for inspecting the geometry of dual roller tracks for continuous castings A parallelogram-like collapsible frame has centering rolls in opposite corners for engaging one roll each per track and across the track path; these centering rolls establish a center line of reference on which one or two, straight or curved rulers are pi... | 12/04/1979 |
| 4174576 | Adjustable profile finger setting jig A corrugating machine finger setting jig is disclosed having an adjustable profile surface to simulate the arcuate profile of a cooperative corrugating roll.... | 11/20/1979 |
