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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8146397 | Support arrangement of roll in fibrous-web machine A support arrangement (10) of a roll of a fibrous-web machine, has a first frame part (12) in which the roll (20) of the fibrous-web machine is supportable from its end when in use and a second frame part (22) in which the first frame par... | 04/03/2012 |
| 7347073 | Rolling mill stand for the rolling of different rolled stocks which require different rolling forces A rolling mill frame for the rolling of different rolled stock which requires different rolling forces and which has working rolls, back-up rolls, optionally a roll being device for the working rolls and optionally a device for adjusting and balancing the back-up ro... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7254973 | Roller tool and positional pressure method of use for the forming and joining of sheet material An apparatus and method for forming and joining a first sheet material (A) located in a nest (30) to a second sheet material (B) positioned on top of the first sheet material. The apparatus includes a positional pressure roller tool or positional pressure var... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7251977 | Temper rolling machine of a metal band The invention relates to a method and a machine for temper rolling a metal band including at least two temper rolling units E, E′ each carrying an active cylinder (2) and a set (7, 70) of back-up members mounted rotatably on a transversal chassis ( | 08/07/2007 |
| 7155951 | Mill variation control apparatus and method Apparatus and method for reducing vibration in a mill stand. The apparatus comprises a roll (4) positioned upstream or downstream of the mill stand (1) and over which the strip material (2) being rolled is passed. The vibration control apparatus... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7152447 | Roller type hemming apparatus A roller type hemming apparatus includes a support member having a slide bore. A ball screw extends through the support member into the slide bore. A bearing is engaged with the ball screw inside the slide bore. The apparatus further includes a guided slide member h... | 12/26/2006 |
| 6763694 | Vibration damping apparatus Vibration damping apparatus (40) includes a body in the form of backup roll balance piston (42) positionable for sliding movement in an enclosure in the form of cavity (44) in the lower backup roll chock (30) of the mill stack (10)... | 07/20/2004 |
| 6502446 | Rolling unit for a rolling mill for rolling or sizing metal pipes, bars or wires A rolling unit for a rolling mill for rolling or sizing metal pipes, bars or wires has at least three rolls arranged in a star arrangement. Each roll has a separate drive mechanism and is rotatably mounted on bearings on both sides of it. The rolls are ad... | 01/07/2003 |
| 6397924 | Strip casting apparatus Apparatus for continuously casting metal strip comprises a pair of parallel casting rolls (16). In use of the apparatus molten metal is delivered between the casting rolls which are rotated to deliver cast strip product downwardly from the rolls. Casting ... | 06/04/2002 |
| 6209374 | Roll-forming machine with adjustable compression A roll-forming machine is provided with a base structure, a plurality of first roll-forming stations that form a first component having a Z-shaped cross section, and a plurality of second roll-forming stations that form a second component having a C-shape... | 04/03/2001 |
| 6167943 | Strip casting apparatus Twin roll caster for continuously casting metal strip comprises a pair of parallel casting rolls (16) to which molten metal is supplied through a delivery nozzle (19). The rolls are mounted on roll carriers (104) moveable on a frame (102) to allow rolls (... | 01/02/2001 |
| 5913470 | Roll feeder An electric motor driven roll feed system for intermittently advancing stock into the work station of a punch press. The roll feed system is designed so that its main rotating elements have greatly reduced rotational inertia. A low inertia overall roll ar... | 06/22/1999 |
| 5855133 | Rollforming apparatus for forming profile shapes The present invention provides means for automatically adjusting rollforming equipment to accommodate a range of different gauges of material such as sheet metal being formed. One rollforming roller (34) on each rollforming head (4A) is mounted on an ecce... | 01/05/1999 |
| 5467629 | Straightening apparatus for tubular material, wire and cable A straightening apparatus with a plurality of rotatable straightening rollers arranged in two parallel planes, with the axles of the rollers being supported in two body parts forming a basic chassis. The body parts are arranged relatively movable against ... | 11/21/1995 |
| 5457979 | Universal demountable rolling mill stand A universal rolling mill stand of a demountable type having two pairs of adjustable rollers. One of the adjustable rollers has a pair of horizontal rollers and another has a pair of vertical rollers. The horizontal rollers and the vertical rollers are mou... | 10/17/1995 |
| 5090224 | Method of determining the spring characteristic of a roll stand A method of determining the spring characteristic of a roughing and finishing stand and a method of adjusting the roll gap of the roll stand prior to rolling, particularly for rolling lightweight sections with narrow tolerances, wherein at least one horiz... | 02/25/1992 |
| 5022318 | Apparatus for adjusting the roll gap between cooperating rolls An apparatus for adjusting the roll gap between cooperating rolls of a rolling stand for coating e.g. plastic foils or metal strips with a material which does not or does effect the roll gap includes a split bearing shell for each roll journal, with one s... | 06/11/1991 |
| 4823584 | Roll change arrangement for beam mill stand In a beam mill stand having lower horizontal roll chocks, supported by screw-ups, upper horizontal roll chocks suspended on hooks from balance beams and urged downward by screw-downs, and vertical roll chocks supported by and moveable in transverse guide ... | 04/25/1989 |
| 4542671 | Assembly for rotary die cutting utilizing a shaftless roll Die-cutting roll assemblies are provided which utilize a shaftless die roll. In certain embodiments, stability in the press is provided by an assist adaptor which has flanged bearings that cooperatively support the die roll laterally and transversely. In ... | 09/24/1985 |
| 4334929 | Use of nickel-cobalt sintered materials for electric relay contacts A relay contact made of nickel-cobalt sintered alloys with the composition 50 to 85% nickel and 50 to 15% cobalt is described.... | 06/15/1982 |
| 4305271 | Apparatus for rolling curved sections A metal sheet is formed into an arcuate contour by rolling the sheet under high pressure on an elastomeric pad (24) supported by a rigid frame. A pair of laterally spaced rollers (30, 32) are used to form the arc. Each moves from the transverse edge of th... | 12/15/1981 |
| 4256169 | Shear plug for use in a curved roll-rack A shear plug particularly for use in combination with a load cell in the roll-rack of a continuous-casting machine. The plug includes a body which has a shallow recess in one face and an axially aligned and preferably deeper recess in the other face, and ... | 03/17/1981 |
| 4056140 | Method and mechanism for controlling forces in a continuous-casting machine A method and mechanism for controlling forces exerted between opposed roll-pairs of a continuous-casting machine and a casting traveling therebetween. Each roll pair is equipped with a load cell for measuring the force. If the force at any roll-pair devia... | 11/01/1977 |
