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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7992418 | Sheet material A sheet of cold rolled material having on both of its surfaces rows of projections and rows of depressions, the projections on one surface corresponding with the depressions on the other surface, the relative positions of the projections and depressions being such t... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7913531 | Roll profile for both shape control and free ruled rolling The invention provides a roll profile for work rolls for both shape control and free ruled rolling. Each of the work rolls has a tapered end. The curve of respective tapered end is a quartic curve represented by a formula y(x)=a0+a1x+a2 | 03/29/2011 |
| 7757531 | Convex roll used for influencing the profile and flatness of a milled strip Rolling stand for producing rolled strip, which includes work rolls, which are supported on backup rolls or intermediate rolls and backup rolls. The work rolls and/or the backup rolls and/or the intermediate rolls can be axially shifted relative to one another. The ... | 07/20/2010 |
| 7726164 | Arrangement in a press roll and a press roll An arrangement in connection with supporting a press roll which press roll includes a support shaft extending through a rotating roll shell in the axial direction and being supported using at least one bearing element in at least one bearing point to a support frame... | 06/01/2010 |
| 7434435 | Method and device for applying an adjustable tensile-stress distribution, in particular in the edge regions of cold-rolled metal strips The invention relates to a method and a device for applying an adjustable tensile-stress distribution, in particular in the edge regions during the cold-rolling of metal strips (16), in particular metal foil, in order to reduce the risk of an excessive build-... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7430887 | Roller for determining variations in flatness In the case of a measuring roller for determining flatness deviations when handling material in strip form, for example when rolling metal strip, the stress distribution is measured over the width of the strip with the aid of piezoelectric sensors, which are arrange... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7421873 | Rolling apparatus and method of making product of miscellaneous cross section with use of same A rolling apparatus including a first work roll and a second work roll cooperative with the first work roll for rolling a metal blank plate to manufacture a metal product of miscellaneous cross section including a plate portion having one side in the form of a flat ... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7367209 | Optimised shift strategy as a function of strip width The invention relates to a method for the optimization of shift strategies, as a function of the strip width, for best possible usage of the advantages of CVC/CVCPlus technology in operation of strip-edge oriented shifts in 4-/6-roller stands, comprising ... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7353681 | Roll embossing of discrete features A cold rolling process for impressing a pattern on a surface of a sheet metal article involves passing the sheet article through a pair of rolls and engaging a patterning feature with isolated areas of a surface of the sheet article, at a localized pressure to plast... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7350388 | Method for determining shape of shift roll for rolling mill A method for determining a shape of a shift roll for a rolling mill, includes the steps of determining a necessary control amount distribution αi for a plate crown with respect to plate widths, based on a distribution of the number of plates rolled by a ... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7343767 | Roller tool for the linear deformation of sheet metal and sheet deformation facility having such a roller tool A roller tool is used within a sheet deformation facility for the linear deformation of sheet metal. The roller tool comprises a press roller having a shaft and a roller body rolling around the same as well as a counterbody. The press roller and the counterbody can ... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7334446 | Method for producing a striplike pre-material made of metal, especially a pre-material which has been profiled into regularly reoccurring sections, and device therefor This invention describes both a method and apparatus to practice a method which produces a strip-like pre-material from metal using rollers which have a roll gap in which the metal strip is discontinuously rolled in successively steps between the same two rollers wi... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7316146 | Rolling stand for producing rolled strip In the case of a rolling stand for producing rolled strip, which is provided with rolls which are axially displaceable with respect to one another, have a curved contour running over the entire effective barrel length and complement one another exclusively in a spec... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7296517 | Roll for metal rolling, and support for lithographic printing plate A roll for metal rolling has a roughened surface formed by an electrolytic treatment in an electrolytic solution while using the roll as an anode. When the roll is used to emboss an aluminum plate, it is possible to obtain an aluminum plate with an uneven structure ... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7296451 | Roller tool for forming grooves in pipes A roller tool for forming circumferential grooves around a pipe is disclosed. The tool is rotatable about an axis of rotation and has a circumferential surface engageable with a pipe. The tool surface includes first and second surface portions positioned in spaced r... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7257978 | Compact cantilever rolling mill and a method of producing a metallic product The invention relates to an apparatus for rolling a metallic product comprising a mill frame (18), a first cantilever roll shaft (19), a second cantilever roll shaft (20), both said roll shafts (19, 20) being mounted on the mill frame ( | 08/21/2007 |
| 7251978 | Roll stand for producing plane roll strips having a desired strip profile superelevation The aim of the invention is to improve known roll stands (10) which are characterized by working rolls (1,2) of various diameters, in such a way that a strip is obtained which is largely free of tensions and undulations, has a desired strip profile sup... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7241126 | Apparatus for imparting protusions and recesses and product An apparatus imparts concaves/convexes to a sheet-like object by passing the sheet-like object between a pair of rollers facing each other. At least one of the rollers is a roller a surface of which is formed by laminating a single or a plurality of circular plates ... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7200935 | Work roll Improved work roll, particularly for use in closed gap rolling, has a composite structure comprising a cylindrical outer layer (14) made of steel, and providing the work surface of the roll, separated from a steel core (12) by an intermediate layer ( | 04/10/2007 |
| 7197808 | Process for forming a groove in a friction layer Device for forming of at least one groove (92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98) in a friction layer (91) of a covered disk (90) for a force transmission aggregate, in particular for a disk clutch, with a rolling device (1, 11, 21, 31) with at leas... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7168279 | Method of manufacturing metal ring for endless metal belt A metal ring with smaller stress concentration is manufactured, and the manufacture and maintenance of a rolling roller for transferring a mesh-shaped unevenness to the metal ring is facilitated. A mesh-like unevenness 8 is formed to the surface of an inner c... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7131307 | Compact rolling mill and a method of producing a thin strip The invention relates to an apparatus for rolling a strip (21) comprising a first work roll (24), which is mounted from both ends with bearings (35) to the mill frame, a second work roll (25), which work rolls (24, 25) are forming ... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7059163 | Roll stand comprising a crown-variable-control (CVC) roll pair The invention relates to a roll stand comprising a crown-variable-control (CVC) roll pair, preferably a CVC working roll pair and a back-up roll pair, which comprise a contact area (B cont) in which a horizontally active torque (M) acts that leads to a twisting of t... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7047621 | Method for casting and immediate rolling, and device for the support, guidance and deformation of a metal strand, especially in steel strand A method for casting and rolling preliminary sections, especially H-sections, and a device for the support, guidance and deformation of a metal strand, especially a steel cast strand (1), in a continuous casting installation for preliminary sections with soft... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7024899 | Roll assembly for a rolling mill A roll shaft assembly especially for a planetary cross roll rolling mill for tubing and the like has the roll shaft and mill roll connected by a conical centering arrangement and a screw, preferably coaxial therewith with the torque transfer being effected by tooth ... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7010952 | Device for holding at least one roller of a rolling machine A device for holding at least one roller of a rolling machine that can rotate about a rotational axis includes two holding arrangements that can be arranged on opposite faces of the roller viewed in the direction of the rotational axis. The device further includes a... | 03/14/2006 |
| 6964185 | Apparatus for bending and transporting an aluminum sheet A bending apparatus for bending and transporting an aluminum metal sheet. The bending apparatus includes a central retaining portion that has gripping elements mounted on the central retaining portion for retaining an aluminum metal sheet. There is also included a b... | 11/15/2005 |
| 6959575 | Kurling tool A method and apparatus for knurling a workpiece in which the knurl pattern includes grooves of at least two different configurations. The apparatus includes a knurl wheel holder that allows angular rotation of the knurl wheel about the holder longitudinal axis while... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6923033 | Roller system for flattening irregularly shaped, bent pieces of scrap sheet metal A roller system for flattening irregularly shaped pieces of scrap sheet metal comprises a pair of parallel, horizontally arranged large rollers forming a downwardly converging nip between them. Each roller is formed of curved steel sheets bent to form a cylindrical ... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6877206 | Method for producing a metal strip The invention relates to a method for producing a metal strip from a cast by rolling in which method the technique of a profiled rolling in combination with a strip rolling is used. The material for the metal strip is first cast by using a casting technique to produ... | 04/12/2005 |
| 6826941 | Roller apparatus with improved height adjustability A roller assembly for use as a back-up roller for work rolls. The roller assembly comprises an axle, a roller rotatably mounted on the axle, a plurality of bearing elements rotatably positioned between the axle and roller, at least one bushing which is eccentric rel... | 12/07/2004 |
| 6739167 | Work roll for use in rolling apparatus A work roll for use in rolling apparatus for producing from a metal blank sheet articles having a deformed cross section and comprising, for example, a plate portion, and a plurality of upright walls formed on one surface of the plate portion integrally therewith an... | 05/25/2004 |
| 6539628 | Formed strip and roll forming A V-shaped metal strip has a U-shaped bottom having U-shaped inside and outside surfaces. Only the U-shaped inside surface is formed with a plurality of fold lines extending in a longitudinal direction of the strip and reducing the influence of springback... | 04/01/2003 |
| 6532788 | Roller apparatus A roller assembly for use as a back-up roller for work rolls. The roller assembly comprises an axle, a roller rotatably mounted on the axle, a plurality of bearing elements rotatably positioned between the axle and roller, and at least one bushing which i... | 03/18/2003 |
| 6497130 | Method for corrugating a metal foil and packages of such foil A method for corrugating a metal foil (11), which together with a longitudinally flat foil (12) is intended to form a foil package pervious to liquid or gas, where the folds are made with a very small fold radius by rolling in at least two steps between r... | 12/24/2002 |
| 6360575 | Calibration of an instrument for the cold-rolling of tubes This invention relates to the plastic metal working, particularly to tube rolling production and can be applied for tube cold pilgering on rolling machines. Tool design for tube cold pilgering, in which, in order to increase accuracy, surface quality, mec... | 03/26/2002 |
| 6324881 | Method to control the profile of strip in a rolling stand for strip and/or sheet Method to control the profile of a strip (13) in a rolling stand for strip and/or sheet comprising at least two working rolls, respectively upper (11a) and lower (11b) and defining a reference pass-line (15) substantially coinciding with the center line o... | 12/04/2001 |
| 6301943 | Method for finishing cold-rolled stainless steel A method for finishing cold-rolled stainless steel is disclosed, wherein the stainless steel is annealed and descaled. After descaling, the cold-rolled stainless steel is temper rolled, buffed and embossed. Line speed as fast as 75 fpm is used to produce ... | 10/16/2001 |
| 6286355 | Rolling mill with working rollers and multipart support rollers A rolling mill with working rolls and with multipart support rolls. The rolling mill includes of a basic body with a plurality of rolling bearings which are arranged next to one another on the basic body in its longitudinal direction. The outer rings of t... | 09/11/2001 |
| 6250125 | Method for producing iron-base dispersion-strengthened alloy tube A method of producing an iron-based dispersion-strengthened alloy tube (2-1) by utilizing a rolling machine having grooved rolls (5, 5-1) and a mandrel (9)for forming the tube (2-1) from a raw rolling tube (2). In the method, a length of contact between a... | 06/26/2001 |
