Patents by Inventor Erich OPITZ
Erich OPITZ 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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Patent number: 11786949Abstract: A cooling bar (1) for cooling rolled material (5) being moved in a transport direction (3) and in particular for reducing temperature differences in the temperature of the rolled material (5) transversely to the direction of transport (3). The cooling bar (1) has several full jet nozzles (11) by means of which a coolant beam of a coolant with an approximately constant jet diameter can be distributed to the rolling stock (5) in the direction of distribution (15). A cooling device has at least two cooling bars (1) of that type. The cooling bars extend transversely to a transport direction, one behind the other. Each cooling bar has a respective different pattern of jet nozzles and selection of applicable pattern of jet nozzles in their respective bars selectively cools the rolled material transversely to the transport direction.Type: GrantFiled: April 8, 2022Date of Patent: October 17, 2023Inventors: Erich Opitz, Lukas Pichler, Alois Seilinger
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Patent number: 11559830Abstract: A roll stand (1) for rolling flat rolling stock (2) includes an upper working roller (3) and a lower working roller (4) that form a roll gap (5) between each other. The flat rolling stock (2) runs through the roll gap (5) in a transport direction (x) during rolling of the flat rolling stock (2). An upper cooling device (8), cools the upper working roller (3) and is arranged on the outlet side of the roll stand (1). The upper cooling device (8) has an upper spray boom (17), which extends parallel to the upper working roller (3) and has a plurality of upper spray nozzles (22), which spray a liquid coolant (12) onto the upper working roller (3). The upper cooling device (8) also has a lower spray boom (18), which extends parallel to the upper working roller (3) and has a plurality of lower spray nozzles (23), which spray the liquid coolant (12) onto the upper working roller (3). The lower spray boom (18) is arranged between the flat rolling stock (2) and the upper spray boom (17).Type: GrantFiled: July 4, 2019Date of Patent: January 24, 2023Inventors: Markus Fischer, Erich Opitz, Lukas Pichler, Christoph Proell, Alois Seilinger
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Patent number: 11548044Abstract: Device for cooling flat rolled material with a liquid coolant has at least one cooling bar, which is arranged above the conveying path and to which the liquid coolant is fed. A plurality of outlet tubes have, in a flow direction of the liquid coolant, an initial portion, which proceeds from the inlet opening and extends upward, a middle portion, which adjoins the initial portion, and an end portion, which adjoins the middle portion and extends downward and to the output opening. The middle portion contains a vertex at which the coolant flowing through the outlet tube in question reaches a highest point. The outlet openings are located above the cooling bar. A height distance (h1) of the inlet opening from the vertex is at least twice as large, in particular at least three times as large, as a height distance (h2) of the outlet opening from the vertex.Type: GrantFiled: March 13, 2020Date of Patent: January 10, 2023Assignee: Primetals Technologies Austria GmbHInventors: Erich Opitz, Lukas Pichler, Florian Poeschl, Alois Seilinger, Klaus Weinzierl
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Publication number: 20220362823Abstract: A device for cooling a metal rolling stock (1) rolled in a rolling train, having multiple cooling devices (4), to which water (5) is supplied via a respective branch line (7) and by means of which the water (5) is applied to the rolling stock (1). The branch lines (7) are equipped with a respective valve (8), by means of which the water flow flowing through the respective branch line (7) is adjusted. Each of the valves (8) is paired with a drive (9), via which the respective valve (8) is actuated. The cooling devices (4) form multiple groups, each of which is paired with a dedicated pressure vessel (10) in a proprietary manner. Each pressure vessel (10) is connected to a respective feed line (12) at a respective connection point (11), and the water (5) is supplied to the branch lines (7) of the cooling devices (4) of the corresponding group via said feed line.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 18, 2020Publication date: November 17, 2022Inventors: Erich OPITZ, Lukas PICHLER, Florian POESCHL, Alois SEILINGER, Klaus WEINZIERL
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Publication number: 20220226873Abstract: A cooling bar (1) for cooling rolled material (5) being moved in a transport direction (3) and in particular for reducing temperature differences in the temperature of the rolled material (5) transversely to the direction of transport (3). The cooling bar (1) has several full jet nozzles (11) by means of which a coolant beam of a coolant with an approximately constant jet diameter can be distributed to the rolling stock (5) in the direction of distribution (15). A cooling device has at least two cooling bars (1) of that type. The cooling bars extend transversely to a transport direction, one behind the other. Each cooling bar has a respective different pattern of jet nozzles and selection of applicable pattern of jet nozzles in their respective bars selectively cools the rolled material transversely to the transport direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 8, 2022Publication date: July 21, 2022Inventors: Erich OPITZ, Lukas PICHLER, Alois SEILINGER
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Patent number: 11370008Abstract: A stripping device (7) for a roll stand (1) includes a stripper carrier (15) and a stripper (17) arranged on the stripper carrier (15). The stripper (17) has a main body (19) produced from a fiber-plastic composite. The main body has a main body bottom side (23), which contacts the stripper carrier (15). A felt layer (21) is arranged on a main body top side (25) of the main body (19) which is opposite the main body bottom side (23).Type: GrantFiled: July 13, 2017Date of Patent: June 28, 2022Inventors: Paul Felix Dollhäubl, Gregor Gerstorfer, Erich Opitz
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Patent number: 11358195Abstract: A cooling bar (1) for cooling rolled material (5) being moved in a transport direction (3) and in particular for reducing temperature differences in the temperature of the rolled material (5) transversely to the direction of transport (3). The cooling bar (1) has several full jet nozzles (11) by means of which a coolant beam of a coolant with an approximately constant jet diameter can be distributed to the rolling stock (5) in the direction of distribution (15). A cooling device has at least two cooling bars (1) of that type. The cooling bars extend transversely to a transport direction, one behind the other. Each cooling bar has a respective different pattern of jet nozzles and selection of applicable pattern of jet nozzles in their respective bars selectively cools the rolled material transversely to the transport direction.Type: GrantFiled: March 14, 2018Date of Patent: June 14, 2022Inventors: Erich Opitz, Lukas Pichler, Alois Seilinger
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Patent number: 11338339Abstract: A cooling device (7) for cooling a roll (5) of a roll stand (1). The cooling device (7) includes a chilled beam (13) for receiving and discharging a coolant. The chilled beam (13) has multiple full jet nozzles (21) disposed on a discharge side (19) of the chilled beam (13), the side facing the roll (5) and extending parallel to a roll axis (17) of the roll (5). Through each of the full-jet nozzles, a jet of coolant having a nearly constant jet diameter can be sprayed from the chilled beam (13) towards the roll (5) in a discharge direction (23).Type: GrantFiled: October 12, 2017Date of Patent: May 24, 2022Inventors: Erich Opitz, Lukas Pichler, Alois Seilinger
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Publication number: 20220088658Abstract: Device for cooling flat rolled material with a liquid coolant has at least one cooling bar, which is arranged above the conveying path and to which the liquid coolant is fed. A plurality of outlet tubes have, in a flow direction of the liquid coolant, an initial portion, which proceeds from the inlet opening and extends upward, a middle portion, which adjoins the initial portion, and an end portion, which adjoins the middle portion and extends downward and to the output opening. The middle portion contains a vertex at which the coolant flowing through the outlet tube in question reaches a highest point. The outlet openings are located above the cooling bar. A height distance (h1) of the inlet opening from the vertex is at least twice as large, in particular at least three times as large, as a height distance (h2) of the outlet opening from the vertex.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 13, 2020Publication date: March 24, 2022Applicant: Primetals Technologies Austria GmbHInventors: Erich Opitz, Lukas Pichler, Florian Poeschl, Alois Seilinger, Klaus Weinzierl
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Patent number: 11103906Abstract: A cooling system (2) for cooling metal rolling stock. A plurality of cooling bars (8) for applying a coolant onto the rolling stock, one dedicated coolant supply line (36) for each cooling bar (8), and a feed system (9) for guiding the coolant to the coolant supply lines (36). Each cooling bar (8) is connected to the feed system (9) via a dedicated coolant supply line (36). A bypass line (48, 52) for discharging a coolant flow from the feed system (9), is connected on the input side to a connection element (51, 53) of the feed system (9).Type: GrantFiled: November 28, 2017Date of Patent: August 31, 2021Inventors: Christian Lehner, Erich Opitz, Lukas Pichler, Florian Poeschl, Alois Seilinger, Klaus Weinzierl
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Publication number: 20210245214Abstract: A roll stand (1) for rolling flat rolling stock (2) includes an upper working roller (3) and a lower working roller (4) that form a roll gap (5) between each other. The flat rolling stock (2) runs through the roll gap (5) in a transport direction (x) during rolling of the flat rolling stock (2). An upper cooling device (8), cools the upper working roller (3) and is arranged on the outlet side of the roll stand (1). The upper cooling device (8) has an upper spray boom (17), which extends parallel to the upper working roller (3) and has a plurality of upper spray nozzles (22), which spray a liquid coolant (12) onto the upper working roller (3). The upper cooling device (8) also has a lower spray boom (18), which extends parallel to the upper working roller (3) and has a plurality of lower spray nozzles (23), which spray the liquid coolant (12) onto the upper working roller (3). The lower spray boom (18) is arranged between the flat rolling stock (2) and the upper spray boom (17).Type: ApplicationFiled: July 4, 2019Publication date: August 12, 2021Inventors: Markus FISCHER, Erich OPITZ, Lukas PICHLER, Christoph PROELL, Alois SEILINGER
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Patent number: 11084076Abstract: A handling line that includes a valve in a feed line that sets the valve to a respective opening position (s) for adjusting a coolant flow (F) to a metal strip per unit of time; an upstream condition detection device upstream of the valve device in the feed line that detects an upstream condition (ZV) of the coolant; a control unit that determines a set point (s*) for an opening position (s) of the valve device corresponding to the set point (F*) for the coolant flow (F) based on a set point (F*) for the coolant flow (F*), the upstream condition (ZV) of the coolant and a valve characteristic (C) of the valve device.Type: GrantFiled: June 4, 2020Date of Patent: August 10, 2021Inventors: Jian Chen, Sieglinde Ehgartner, Reinhard Karl, Erich Opitz, Florian Poeschl, Alois Seilinger, Thomas Trickl
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Patent number: 11040385Abstract: A cooling section for flat rolling stock has a working region, through which the flat rolling stock is guided. The working region can be supplied with a liquid coolant by means of a number of spray beams. The liquid coolant is fed from a reservoir for the liquid coolant to the spray beams by means of a pump and a supply system. Valves are arranged upstream of the spray beams in the supply system. Opening positions of the valves are set by a control unit of the cooling section according to a respective sub-flow that is to be applied to the flat rolling stock by means of each spray beam. Also, the delivery rate of the pump and/or a line pressure generated by the pump in the supply system are set by the control unit according to the total flow that is to be applied to the flat rolling stock by means of all the spray beams.Type: GrantFiled: August 9, 2018Date of Patent: June 22, 2021Inventors: Jian Chen, Sieglinde Ehgartner, Reinhard Karl, Erich Opitz, Florian Poeschl, Alois Seilinger, Thomas Trickl
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Publication number: 20200331046Abstract: A cooling system (2) for cooling metal rolling stock. A plurality of cooling bars (8) for applying a coolant onto the rolling stock, one dedicated coolant supply line (36) for each cooling bar (8), and a feed system (9) for guiding the coolant to the coolant supply lines (36). Each cooling bar (8) is connected to the feed system (9) via a dedicated coolant supply line (36). A bypass line (48, 52) for discharging a coolant flow from the feed system (9), is connected on the input side to a connection element (51, 53) of the feed system (9).Type: ApplicationFiled: November 28, 2017Publication date: October 22, 2020Inventors: Christian LEHNER, Erich OPITZ, Lukas PICHLER, Florian POESCHL, Alois SEILINGER, Klaus WEINZIERL
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Publication number: 20200298295Abstract: To cool a metal strip (1), liquid coolant (5) is supplied to the strip by a supply device (9) from a feed line (10). A valve (13) in the feed line (10) sets the valve (13) to a respective opening position (s) for adjusting the coolant flow (F) to the metal strip (1) per unit of time. An upstream condition detection device (14) upstream of the valve device (13) in the feed line (10) detects an upstream condition (ZV) of the coolant (5). A control unit (6) determines a set point (s*) for an opening position (s) of the valve device (13) corresponding to the set point (F*) for the coolant flow (F) based on a set point (F*) for the coolant flow (F*), the upstream condition (ZV) of the coolant (5) and a valve characteristic (C) of the valve device (13).Type: ApplicationFiled: June 4, 2020Publication date: September 24, 2020Inventors: Jian CHEN, Sieglinde EHGARTNER, Reinhard KARL, Erich OPITZ, Florian POESCHL, Alois SEILINGER, Thomas TRICKL
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Patent number: 10722929Abstract: To cool a metal strip (1), liquid coolant (5) is supplied to the strip by a supply device (9) from a feed line (10). A valve (13) in the feed line (10) sets the valve (13) to a respective opening position (s) for adjusting the coolant flow (F) to the metal strip (1) per unit of time. An upstream condition detection device (14) upstream of the valve device (13) in the feed line (10) detects an upstream condition (ZV) of the coolant (5). A control unit (6) determines a set point (s*) for an opening position (s) of the valve device (13) corresponding to the set point (F*) for the coolant flow (F) based on a set point (F*) for the coolant flow (F*), the upstream condition (ZV) of the coolant (5) and a valve characteristic (C) of the valve device (13).Type: GrantFiled: February 7, 2014Date of Patent: July 28, 2020Assignee: PRIMETALS TECHNOLOGIES AUSTRIA GMBHInventors: Jian Chen, Sieglinde Ehgartner, Reinhard Karl, Erich Opitz, Florian Poeschl, Alois Seilinger, Thomas Trickl
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Publication number: 20200047230Abstract: A cooling bar (1) for cooling rolled material (5) being moved in a transport direction (3) and in particular for reducing temperature differences in the temperature of the rolled material (5) transversely to the direction of transport (3). The cooling bar (1) has several full jet nozzles (11) by means of which a coolant beam of a coolant with an approximately constant jet diameter can be distributed to the rolling stock (5) in the direction of distribution (15). A cooling device has at least two cooling bars (1) of that type. The cooling bars extend transversely to a transport direction, one behind the other. Each cooling bar has a respective different pattern of jet nozzles and selection of applicable pattern of jet nozzles in their respective bars selectively cools the rolled material transversely to the transport direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 14, 2018Publication date: February 13, 2020Inventors: Erich OPITZ, Lukas PICHLER, Alois SEILINGER
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Publication number: 20190308233Abstract: A cooling device (7) for cooling a roll (5) of a roll stand (1). The cooling device (7) includes a chilled beam (13) for receiving and discharging a coolant. The chilled beam (13) has multiple full jet nozzles (21) disposed on a discharge side (19) of the chilled beam (13), the side facing the roll (5) and extending parallel to a roll axis (17) of the roll (5). Through each of the full-jet nozzles, a jet of coolant having a nearly constant jet diameter can be sprayed from the chilled beam (13) towards the roll (5) in a discharge direction (23).Type: ApplicationFiled: October 12, 2017Publication date: October 10, 2019Inventors: Erich OPITZ, Lukas PICHLER, Alois SEILINGER
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Publication number: 20190240709Abstract: A stripping device (7) for a roll stand (1) includes a stripper carrier (15) and a stripper (17) arranged on the stripper carrier (15). The stripper (17) has a main body (19) produced from a fiber-plastic composite. The main body has a main body bottom side (23), which contacts the stripper carrier (15). A felt layer (21) is arranged on a main body top side (25) of the main body (19) which is opposite the main body bottom side (23).Type: ApplicationFiled: July 13, 2017Publication date: August 8, 2019Inventors: Paul Felix DOLLHÄUBL, Gregor GERSTORFER, Erich OPITZ
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Publication number: 20180345343Abstract: A cooling section for flat rolling stock has a working region, through which the flat rolling stock is guided. The working region can be supplied with a liquid coolant by means of a number of spray beams. The liquid coolant is fed from a reservoir for the liquid coolant to the spray beams by means of a pump and a supply system. Valves are arranged upstream of the spray beams in the supply system. Opening positions of the valves are set by a control unit of the cooling section according to a respective sub-flow that is to be applied to the flat rolling stock by means of each spray beam. Also, the delivery rate of the pump and/or a line pressure generated by the pump in the supply system are set by the control unit according to the total flow that is to be applied to the flat rolling stock by means of all the spray beams.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 9, 2018Publication date: December 6, 2018Inventors: Jian CHEN, Sieglinder EHGARTNER, Reinhard KARL, Erich OPITZ, Florian POESCHL, Alois SEILINGER, Thomas TRICKL