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Class 72/31.07 - Including deformation by roller or roller-like tool


Subclass of Class 72 - Metal deforming
Definition: Subject matter including a tool having a generally circular
No. of patents: 32
Last issue date: 01/22/2008


NumberTitleIssue Date
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
7100411Device for reshaping and/or folding bodies of cans
A can body is fitted to an inner shaping tool rotatable adjacent a freely rotatable outer shaping tool outside the can body. An arm having an outer end rotatably carrying the outer shaping tool and an inner end is pivotal about its inner end. The inner tool and the ...
09/05/2006
6993947Device and method for calibrating a multiple-roller flattener
A metal measurement plate (5), having a size suitable for being placed between the set of upper rolls and the set of lower rolls of the leveler, has positioning means (60, 61, 62) for positioning it with respect to the rolls in the leveling direction, ...
02/07/2006
6666061Apparatus for deep rolling of recesses and radii of crankshaft journal bearings
An apparatus (5) for the deep rolling of recesses (4) and radii of crankshafts (1). The deep rolling is accomplished with the aid of deep-rolling rollers (8) which, during revolution of the crankshaft (1), penetrate into the recesses (4) or radii of the c...
12/23/2003
6523383Monitoring and controlling system with connectorless quick-change components
A monitoring and controlling system for monitoring and controlling various operating characteristics of machine components. The monitoring and controlling system includes a primary transceiver, with sensors and control devices, mounted integrally with the...
02/25/2003
6434988Tool controlling apparatus
A tool controlling apparatus includes a position controlling unit and a torque controlling unit for carrying out the conversion between the position control and the torque control of the tool for pushing the work, and the conversion of the torque in the t...
08/20/2002
6189354Method and modular-multistation device for folding profiles
The invention relates to a method and multistation device for folding profiles. The folding stations (1, 11, 15, 16, 17) required are modules mounted interchangeable and adjustable on a common machine body (2), which permits quick and simple adaption to t...
02/20/2001
6105408Non-destructive testing of steel during rolling
In the non-destructive testing of still readily deformable steel for interior flaws by ultrasound waves emitted by an ultrasound probe at a roll used for rolling the steel, the ultrasound waves are passed through the roll serving as forward run for the ul...
08/22/2000
5970769Apparatus for bending sheet stock
A side panel assembly is disclosed which is of simple construction and provides easy access to the assembly contents for servicing or the like. The side panel assembly includes a front wall (14), a back wall (12) and a side wall (16) which is bent to matc...
10/26/1999
5467625Arrangement 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...
11/21/1995
5408855Method for continuously measuring mechanical properties of a continuously produced sheet, in particular a sheet of steel
The method comprises, at a given point of the production line: producing on the sheet a known localized deformation which is such that at least in a zone of a surface of the sheet the deformation is partially plastic; evaluating in the zone of the plastically ...
04/25/1995
5101366Method for controlling the manufacture of zirconium tubes
A method for operating a computer to control the manufacture process of zirconium tubes in a pilger mill operation, the computer including an electronic memory and being coupled to the pilger mill to receive, as input, data related to the operation of the...
03/31/1992
4993270Process and device for measuring the pressing force between the rolls of a roll stand
Process for measuring the forces between the working rolls of a roll stand, in which several extended load cells (51, 52, 53) placed between the working rolls (13, 14) are aligned in a plane passing through the axes of these rolls and distributed symmetri...
02/19/1991
4974442Method and apparatus for calibrating rolling mill on-line load measuring equipment
In place calibration of the permanent on-line force measurement system of a rolling mill is performed by replacing the working rolls with dedicated calibration rolls, which can be scrap working rolls. Discontinuities formed in the cylindrical surfaces of ...
12/04/1990
4930326Manual 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 spaced carrier plates and a respective pair of roller dies coupled thereto and positioned therebetween. All of the carrie...
06/05/1990
4845970Process and apparatus for regulating the synchronization of a pair of rolls
Two rolls are supported laterally in bearings in two pairs of side-by-side members with the members being supported by a frame. Adjustment of synchronization and registration is accomplished by adjusting the relative positions of the side-by-side members ...
07/11/1989
4809527Shapemetering apparatus for continuous monitoring and/or correction of the profile and flatness of rolled metal strip and the like
A shape metering process and related apparatus for continuously detecting and measuring the profile and flatness of a rolled metal strip or a non-metallic strip coming off mill rolls, and for making continuous corrections, in real time, of the errors from...
03/07/1989
4644860Method of controlling the line pressure distribution in a roll arrangement
In a roll arrangement a control device is applied with information concerning the width of the web, and the pressure profile to be applied to the web, and the average pressure to be applied to the web. Control signals are generated provided to support ele...
02/24/1987
4615197Thread rolling monitoring system
A thread rolling monitoring system in which one or more signal generating devices is provided in the mounting system of the stationary die of a pair of thread rolling dies. A sensor develops a signal which is a function of the reaction forces in a directi...
10/07/1986
4601188Work rolls for a strip mill having adjustable edge reliefs
A pair of work rolls is provided in a strip mill of the type having one or more back-up rolls for each work roll. Each work roll comprises a tubular body having an axial bore of uniform diameter throughout its length. The exterior surface of the tubular b...
07/22/1986
4548503Method of and apparatus for monitoring a dynamic condition of rolling-mill rolls
The geometry of rolling-mill rolls is monitored dynamically by projecting light between portions of the two rolls which are formed with circumferential grooves and the resulting light pattern is detected and compared with a pattern prior to start of the r...
10/22/1985
4535614Method of gauging and controlling workpiece profile in a rolling mill
Disclosed is a method of gauging the diameter of a moving bar or like workpiece in a rolling mill comprising the steps of continuously gauging diameters at peripheral positions of the workpiece by a diameter gauge adapted to continuously rotate around the...
08/20/1985
4419885Method of verifying the stress rolling of a metallic rim
A method of verifying the stress rolling of a metallic rim includes the steps of taking a first hardness reading of the surface that is to have been stress rolled, taking a second hardness reading of a reference surface that has not been stress rolled and...
12/13/1983
4356714Apparatus for detecting faults in the inherent flatness of a stretched strip in movement
Apparatus for detecting faults in inherent flatness in a moving stretched strip, comprising a deflector roll in the form of a cylinder covered by a thin casing. Cavities are machined in the cylinder and arranged on a helix traced on the roll. Each cavity ...
11/02/1982
4332154Deflector roll
A deflector roll for a strip mill is divided axially into sections to be able to measure the distribution of the strip tension across the strip width. To avoid transmitting the measuring signals from movable parts, the sections of the deflector roll are s...
06/01/1982
4290289Spacial 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
4287739Method for producing a helically wound pipe having a predetermined diameter
A method for forming helically wound pipe from an elongated sheet of material having a longitudinal axis wherein markings are provided perpendicular to said longitudinal axis adjacent the edges of the elongated sheet of material at predetermined spaced in...
09/08/1981
4262511Process for automatically controlling the shape of sheet metal produced in a rolling mill
The invention relates to a process for automatically controlling the shape of sheet metal produced in a rolling mill, and to apparatus for carrying out the process. The shape of the sheet is sensed by a shapemeter, and each segment of the shapemeter provi...
04/21/1981
4188809Apparatus for detecting the shape of a strip
Apparatus wherein a plurality of rings disposed in the direction of the width of a strip are pressed against the surface of the strip being rolled, and the distribution in the direction of the width, of the components of the tension of the strip as act on...
02/19/1980
4033183Horizontal- and vertical-roll force measuring system
One set of four extensometers bolted onto opposite faces of two mill posts of a universal rolling mill stand are responsive to a total site strain caused by simultaneous application of horizontal- and vertical-roll forces in the mill stand. Extensometer o...
07/05/1977
3983631Machine-profile-measuring installation insertable into the roller conveyor of a continuous casting machine and a method of measuring the machine profile
The invention relates to a measuring installation for measuring the machine profile of a continuous casting machine. A strand-like body of elastically deformable material, e.g. rubber or plastics, corresponding to the nominal machine profile is insertable...
10/05/1976
3974672Mill hydraulic screw-down
A hydraulically driven mill screw-down including an optical encoder directly coupled to the hydraulic drive for producing digital signals representative of motion and direction of motion of the movable roll, a bidirectional counter for maintaining a cumul...
08/17/1976
 
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