Patents by Inventor Andreas Kastner
Andreas Kastner has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Publication number: 20230311182Abstract: A flatness-measuring device for a hot-rolled strip within a hot-rolling mill includes an entry-side deflection roller and an exit-side deflection roller. A central deflection roller is arranged between the entry-side deflection roller and the exit-side deflection roller. The central deflection roller is used as a flatness-measuring roller. To prevent the hot-rolled strip from departing laterally during a flatness measurement, the flatness-measuring device has a sensing apparatus for sensing an actual position of the hot-rolled strip. An adjusting apparatus is connected to the sensing apparatus and to at least one of the deflection rollers. The flatness-measuring device is designed to vary an angle between a longitudinal central axis of the deflection roller respectively connected to the adjusting apparatus and a longitudinal axis of the flatness-measuring device based on a deviation of the actual position of the hot-rolled strip from a predefined target position.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 12, 2021Publication date: October 5, 2023Applicant: SMS group GmbHInventors: Frank GORGELS, Olaf Norman JEPSEN, Patrick SIEMANN, Andreas KASTNER
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Patent number: 11504755Abstract: A device for producing strip material, such as a hot strip. The device includes lateral guide elements which are arranged on both sides of the strip material and, in particular, along a roller table having several rollers, and at least one rotating wear body on each side guide element. In order to minimize the wear of guide elements when transporting the strip material over a roller conveyor, a speed control device regulates a rate of speed of the at least one wear element. Further, a position control device is provided for setting an extended position of the at least one wear element. The position control device sends control signals to a positioning drive for extending the at least one wear body to an extended position.Type: GrantFiled: January 16, 2020Date of Patent: November 22, 2022Assignee: SMS GROUP GMBHInventors: Thomas Holzhauer, Ulrich Cramer, Andreas Kastner, Magnus Treude
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Publication number: 20220347730Abstract: A flatness measuring apparatus for measuring the flatness of a metallic strip, including a measuring roller which has a roller axis and which makes contact with the strip for the measuring the flatness. The measuring roller is connected to a cooling system, using which the measuring roller can be cooled. To ensure that a high degree of measuring accuracy can be maintained even at high temperatures, the cooling system has a nozzle bar that extends parallel to the roller axis. At least one spray nozzle is arranged on the nozzle bar, using which cooling medium can be sprayed on the surface of the measuring roller in a spraying direction. The spraying direction meets a surface section of the measuring roller, and the angle between the spraying direction and the tangent on the measuring roller at the location of the surface section is less than 30°.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 13, 2020Publication date: November 3, 2022Applicant: SMS group GmbHInventors: Frank GORGELS, Andreas KASTNER
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Patent number: 11231471Abstract: Provided is an NMR arrangement, including an NMR device, a storage system for storing sample tubes, and a transport system for transporting the sample tubes from the storage system to the NMR device and from the NMR device to the storage system. The storage system is mechanically decoupled from the NMR device. Furthermore, the transport system includes a first guiding element that is mechanically coupled to the storage system; a second guiding element that is mechanically coupled to the NMR device; and a sample tube carrier that can be moved between the first guiding element and the second guiding element so as to transport the sample tubes from the storage system to the NMR device and from the NMR device to the storage.Type: GrantFiled: November 16, 2018Date of Patent: January 25, 2022Assignee: numares AGInventors: Rico Bangemann, Andreas Kästner, Wolf-Dieter Enders, Lutz Niggl, Maximilian Zucker
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Publication number: 20210291245Abstract: The invention relates to a device for producing strip material, in particular hot strip, comprising: lateral guide elements (5) which are arranged on both sides of the strip material (4), in particular along a roller table (1) with several rollers (2), at least one rotating wear body (6) on each side guide element (5). In order to further minimize the wear of guide elements when transporting hot strip over a roller conveyor, the invention proposes a speed control device (7) for setting a speed of the at least one wear element, a position control device (9) for setting an extended position of the at least one wear element and a positioning drive (13) for extending the at least one wear body to an extended position.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 16, 2020Publication date: September 23, 2021Inventors: Thomas HOLZHAUER, Ulrich CRAMER, Andreas KASTNER, Magnus TREUDE
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Patent number: 10906078Abstract: An apparatus for winding up a metal strip into a coil. A frame in which a second counter-bending roller is mounted in a rotatable manner. The frame is movable with the aid of a second setting device between a coiler shaft position and a roller bed position. In the roller bed position, the second counter-bending roller alongside a first counter-bending roller acts as the roller bed roller of a roller bed which is arranged above the coiling device.Type: GrantFiled: December 8, 2015Date of Patent: February 2, 2021Assignee: SMS group GmbHInventors: Ulrich Cramer, Thomas Holzhauer, Andreas Kastner, Heinz-Adolf Müller, Christian Mengel, Janina Weber
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Publication number: 20200284860Abstract: Provided is an NMR arrangement, including an NMR device, a storage system for storing sample tubes, and a transport system for transporting the sample tubes from the storage system to the NMR device and from the NMR device to the storage system. The storage system is mechanically decoupled from the NMR device. Furthermore, the transport system includes a first guiding element that is mechanically coupled to the storage system; a second guiding element that is mechanically coupled to the NMR device; and a sample tube carrier that can be moved between the first guiding element and the second guiding element so as to transport the sample tubes from the storage system to the NMR device and from the NMR device to the storage.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 16, 2018Publication date: September 10, 2020Inventors: Rico Bangemann, Andreas Kästner, Wolf-Dieter Enders, Lutz Niggl, Maximilian Zucker
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Publication number: 20200023420Abstract: Method and strip steel knife from a steel strip having a bainite and decarburized surface. The steel strip has a generally rectangular cross-section, and the method includes machining a plurality of beveled surfaces in a region of a longitudinal edge of the steel strip to create at least a cutting surface defining a longitudinal cutting edge; first hardening at least a part of the cutting surface to form a first cutting edge region of the longitudinal cutting edge; smoothing the cutting surface of at least the first cutting edge region toward the longitudinal cutting edge; and at least one further hardening in the first cutting edge region to form a distal cutting edge region of the longitudinal cutting edge within the first cutting edge region having an increased material hardness with respect to the first cutting edge region located outside the distal cutting edge region.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 20, 2019Publication date: January 23, 2020Applicant: VOESTALPINE PRECISION STRIP GMBHInventors: Anton HAAS, Andreas KASTNER
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Patent number: 10500622Abstract: The invention relates to a coil transport pallet (8) for transporting a wound coil (6), with a support device (35) for temporarily supporting the wound coil (6), with a coupling unit (40) for coupling to a coil transport vehicle (11) and/or with rolling and/or sliding surfaces (29) for interaction with a ground conveyor device (15), wherein the coil transport pallet (8) has a through-opening (50) for guiding a pressing element (51) of a pressing mechanism (52) therethrough, for pressing at least one winding layer (49) and/or winding layer end (78) against the wound coil (6).Type: GrantFiled: April 29, 2016Date of Patent: December 10, 2019Assignee: SMS Group GmbHInventors: Wolfgang Fuchs, Helmut Hoefer, Andreas Kastner, Carsten Heide, Martin Luebke, Thomas Holzhauer
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Publication number: 20180354010Abstract: The invention relates to a coil transport pallet (8) for transporting a wound coil (6), with a support device (35) for temporarily supporting the wound coil (6), with a coupling unit (40) for coupling to a coil transport vehicle (11) and/or with rolling and/or sliding surfaces (29) for interaction with a ground conveyor device (15), wherein the coil transport pallet (8) has a through-opening (50) for guiding a pressing element (51) of a pressing mechanism (52) therethrough, for pressing at least one winding layer (49) and/or winding layer end (78) against the wound coil (6).Type: ApplicationFiled: April 29, 2016Publication date: December 13, 2018Inventors: Wolfgang Fuchs, Helmut Hoefer, Andreas Kastner, Carsten Heide, Martin Luebke, Thomas Holzhauer
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Publication number: 20170348747Abstract: An apparatus for winding up a metal strip into a coil. A frame in which a second counter-bending roller is mounted in a rotatable manner. The frame is movable with the aid of a second setting device between a coiler shaft position and a roller bed position. In the roller bed position, the second counter-bending roller alongside a first counter-bending roller acts as the roller bed roller of a roller bed which is arranged above the coiling device.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 8, 2015Publication date: December 7, 2017Applicant: SMS group GmbHInventors: Ulrich CRAMER, Thomas HOLZHAUER, Andreas KASTNER, Heinz-Adolf MÜLLER, Christian MENGEL, Janina WEBER
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Patent number: 9346090Abstract: The invention relates to a method and a device for depositing a metal coil (200) on two stationary support points (110-1; 110-2). In order to be able to deposit even metal coils that have high internal residual stress in a stable manner on the two support points, according to the invention, a third support point (140) is pivoted against the outer circumference of the metal coil (200) if needed).Type: GrantFiled: March 14, 2011Date of Patent: May 24, 2016Assignee: SMS Group GmbHInventors: Ulrich Cramer, Thomas Holzhauer, Wolfgang Fuchs, Andreas Kastner, Christian Mengel, Heinz-Adolf Mueller, Carsten Heide, Karl Robert Hofmann
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Patent number: 9289809Abstract: The invention relates to a device and a method for handling a metal strip. The device comprises a coiling device (110) with a coiling mandrel (112) for winding the metal strip to form a coil (200) on the coiling mandrel and a coil stripper car (120) with supports (124) for receiving the coil (200) from the coiling mandrel and removing the coil from the coiling device (110). In order to additionally secure the metal strip in the coiling device during the transfer from the coiling mandrel onto the coil stripper care and during a transport by means of the coil stripper car, a first hold-down arm (130) is provided for exerting a first hold-down force (F1) onto the outer circumference of the coil (200) in order to press the coil onto the supports of the coil stripper car.Type: GrantFiled: November 8, 2011Date of Patent: March 22, 2016Assignee: SMS GROUP GMBHInventors: Ulrich Cramer, Thomas Holzhauer, Wolfgang Fuchs, Andreas Kastner, Christian Mengel, Heinz-Adolf Mueller, Carsten Heide, Karl Robert Hofmann
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Patent number: 8555476Abstract: The invention relates to a device and a method for depositing a metal coil (200) on two support points (110-1; 110-2). In order to avoid risks, in particular instability, while depositing metal coils having high residual stress, according to the invention the risk of an unstable position of equilibrium is checked, if a change in the relative position of the two support points (110-1; 110-2) with respect to one another is foreseeable, it is carried out such that the metal coil (200) comes to rest on both support points at least approximately in a stable position of equilibrium.Type: GrantFiled: March 14, 2011Date of Patent: October 15, 2013Assignee: SMS Siemag AktiengesellschaftInventors: Ulrich Cramer, Thomas Holzhauer, Wolfgang Fuchs, Andreas Kastner, Christian Mengel, Heinz-Adolf Mueller, Carsten Heide, Karl Robert Hofmann
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Publication number: 20130256439Abstract: The invention relates to a device and a method for handling a metal strip. The device comprises a coiling device (110) with a coiling mandrel (112) for winding the metal strip to form a coil (200) on the coiling mandrel and a coil stripper car (120) with supports (124) for receiving the coil (200) from the coiling mandrel and removing the coil from the coiling device (110). In order to additionally secure the metal strip in the coiling device during the transfer from the coiling mandrel onto the coil stripper care and during a transport by means of the coil stripper car, a first hold-down arm (130) is provided for exerting a first hold-down force (F1) onto the outer circumference of the coil (200) in order to press the coil onto the supports of the coil stripper car.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 8, 2011Publication date: October 3, 2013Applicant: SMS SIEMAG AKTIENGESELLSCHAFTInventors: Ulrich Cramer, Thomas Holzhauer, Wolfgang Fuchs, Andreas Kastner, Christian Mengel, Heinz-Adolf Mueller, Carsten Heide, Karl Robert Hofmann
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Publication number: 20130075517Abstract: The invention relates to a device and a method for depositing a metal coil (200) on two support points (110-1; 110-2). In order to avoid risks, in particular instability, while depositing metal coils having high residual stress, according to the invention the risk of an unstable position of equilibrium is checked, if a change in the relative position of the two support points (110-1; 110-2) with respect to one another is foreseeable, it is carried out such that the metal coil (200) comes to rest on both support points at least approximately in a stable position of equilibrium.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 14, 2011Publication date: March 28, 2013Inventors: Ulrich Cramer, Thomas Holzhauer, Wolfgang Fuchs, Andreas Kastner, Christian Mengel, Heinz-Adolf Mueller, Carsten Heide, Karl Robert Hofmann
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Publication number: 20130071223Abstract: The invention relates to a method and a device for depositing a metal coil (200) on two stationary support points (110-1; 110-2). In order to be able to deposit even metal coils that have high internal residual stress in a stable manner on the two support points, according to the invention, a third support point (140) is pivoted against the outer circumference of the metal coil (200) if needed).Type: ApplicationFiled: March 14, 2011Publication date: March 21, 2013Inventors: Ulrich Cramer, Thomas Holzhauer, Wolfgang Fuchs, Andreas Kastner, Christian Mengel, Heinz-Adolf Mueller, Carsten Heide, Karl Robert Hofmann
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Publication number: 20100025514Abstract: The invention relates to a method and an apparatus for winding up metal strips (2) onto a winding mandrel (3), which is arranged in a reeling shaft (1) and to which the metal strip is passed by a driver having a lower and an upper driver roller (5, 6), wherein a table (7) is provided underneath the metal strip (2) for guidance and a pivotable strip diverter and, adjoining the latter almost up to the winding mandrel (3), a pivotable shaft flap (11) are arranged above the metal strip. By measuring the strip tension in the reeling shaft, it is intended to regulate the driver in such a way that the running of the strip makes it possible for the metal strip to be wound up to form a coil with straight edges.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 21, 2007Publication date: February 4, 2010Inventors: Matthias Kipping, Helmut Hoefer, Matthias Tuschhoff, Peter Sudau, Andreas Kastner, Thomas Holzhauer