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Class 72/31.08 - Distance between tools of tool couple


Subclass of Class 72 - Metal deforming
Definition: Subject matter including a pair of peripheral edge acting
No. of patents: 23
Last issue date: 06/10/2008


NumberTitleIssue Date
7383712Torque support
The invention relates to a torque support on oil collecting receptacles (2, 2′) in a region of a paired connection of spindle heads and roll necks (1, 1′) in rolling mill stands during adjustment thereof in both vertical and axial directions, with ...
06/10/2008
7320237Method for measuring misalignment of continuance mill and apparatus for measuring the same
While a reference means having a positional relationship to the pass-line of a continuance mill determined in advance and caliber profile (area enclosed by the groove profile of a rolling roll) formed by a rolling roll at each stand are imaged within the same visual...
01/22/2008
7174758Device for measuring the roll gap between the working rollers of a cold or warm rolling stand
A device for measuring the roll gap (7) between the working rollers (1a: 1b) of a cold or warm rolling stand for rolling out narrow or wide strips of metal, especially NE metal strips, by means of roll gap sensors (6) whose ...
02/13/2007
7096701Wheel rim rolling apparatus for use in producing a vehicle wheel rim
This invention relates to an improved wheel rim rolling apparatus for use in producing a vehicle wheel rim. The wheel rim rolling apparatus includes a top roll assembly having upper rim tools adapted to engage a rim blank or a partially formed rim in order to impart...
08/29/2006
6959579Triple bearing arrangement for cantilevered roll shafts
A rolling mill roll stand comprises parallel roll shafts rotatably supported by axially spaced first and second bearings contained in parallel eccentric sleeves. The eccentric sleeves are rotatably supported in a housing and the roll shafts have cantilevered ends th...
11/01/2005
6173596Position detector for roll of rolling stand
A position detector used with a roll stand having a fixed frame member and a roll-carrying member movable in a direction relative to the frame member, has first and second sleeves telescoping in the direction adjacent the members, a mount securing one of ...
01/16/2001
6119500Inverse symmetrical variable crown roll and associated method
The method and apparatus of the present invention is a rolling mill having rolls with inverse symmetrical profiles and a method of using the same. An inverse symmetrical profile is a profile in which the right and left sides of a roll, with respect to the...
09/19/2000
5392123Optical 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
5355704Method and arrangement for adjusting of three rollers or guiding rolls which together form a caliber opening
For adjusting of three caliber opening rollers or guiding rolls, a light source is arranged on the one side of the roller or guiding roll, a device is located at another side of the roller or the guiding roll and receives a shadow image of a caliber conto...
10/18/1994
5044186System and method of detecting roll position in a rotary straightener
A system and method for detecting the exact position of the contoured, cross rolls in a multiple roll rotary straightener including provision of selected transverse and axial surfaces on the roll frames themselves and means for detecting the exact positio...
09/03/1991
4989432System and method of detecting roll position in a rotary straightener
A system and method for detecting the exact position of the contoured, cross rolls in a multiple roll rotary straightener including provision of selected transverse and axial surfaces on the roll frames themselves and means for detecting the exact positio...
02/05/1991
4848121Manual hose end crimper
A manual crimping apparatus for attaching a ferrule to the end of a hose includes a pair of facing die carriers each having a pair of roller dies. The two die carriers may be moved toward and away from each other to establish the inter-die spacing between...
07/18/1989
4581911Cantilever type rolling mill
A cantilever type rolling mill having a pair of roll shafts rotatably supported in a roll housing on a roll stand, the rolling mill including a tension member provided axially through the center of a roll shaft and having the outer end thereof projecting ...
04/15/1986
4468944Gap indicating means for a rolling mill
A rolling mill has a transducer for measuring the separation of a movable part of the mill from the fixed part of the mill. The transducer comprises a magnetostrictive element secured to one end of the fixed part, a transmitter for transmitting magnetostr...
09/04/1984
4423612Cantilevered roll shaft bearing bracket
Apparatus for limiting ruinous rotary deflection and bending moment of roll shafts of a cantilevered type rolling mill. The present invention is a dual bearing bracket which connects the cantilevered ends of roll shafts in bearings to maintain constant pa...
01/03/1984
4415976Method and apparatus for automatic mill zero correction for strip width
The change in the mill modulus of the stand of a rolling mill due to the particular strip width of a run strip of material is taken into account by reference to the unloaded mill modulus of the stand and a desired roll gap opening is calculated on the bas...
11/15/1983
4397097Gauge 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
4294305Roll 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
4171577Gap width measurement for rolling mills
Two bearing sections pertaining to feelers on arms are maintained in engagement with journal axles of two rolls and a pair of transducer elements on the arms monitors therein distance from each other in representation of the roll gap. The arms can be pivo...
10/23/1979
4167106Method and apparatus for finish rolling workpieces of substantially circular cross-section to a selected diameter
A method for finish rolling workpieces of substantially circular cross-section to a selected diameter, in which the workpiece is engaged at circumferentially spaced portions by two rolls, at least one of which is driven for rotation about its axis, and in...
09/11/1979
4059794Method and apparatus for monitoring pass alignment in rolling mills
A method of, and apparatus for, monitoring the alignment of a pass defined between cooperating rolls in a mill stand during rolling bar, rod or section stock. Measurement is effected through eddy current sensors which are mounted in close proximity to the...
11/22/1977
3943634Device for measuring and controlling the gap between rollers in a roller stand
A device for measuring the gap between the rollers in a roller stand for developing a value for use in controlling the gap in which the device comprises respective relatively moveable elements connected to half bearings engaging the shafts of a pair of op...
03/16/1976
3937271Measuring means for measuring secondary cooling zone roller gaps in continuous casting machine
A measuring means for measuring secondary cooling zone roller gaps in continuous casting machine, wherein measuring means having detecting means for detecting the position of ingot support means are provided on dummy bars transferred through the secondary...
02/10/1976
 
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