Patents by Inventor Klaus Weinzierl
Klaus Weinzierl 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: 20240075511Abstract: The invention relates to a cooling device with coolant jets having a hollow cross section. A treatment line for a flat, elongate, hot rolling stock made of metal has a finishing train for rolling the rolling stock and a cooling device. The cooling device can, as required, be located upstream or downstream of the finishing train or within the finishing train. The cooling device has a first cooling bar, which extends fully over the rolling stock, seen in the width direction of the rolling stock. The first cooling bar has, facing the rolling stock, several coolant outlets by means of which water is applied to the rolling stock. The coolant outlets are arranged in the first coolant bar in a positionally fixed manner extending in at least one width direction (y) of the rolling stock and each have, within the respective row, a predefined distance from one another.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 14, 2020Publication date: March 7, 2024Inventors: Thomas MATSCHULLAT, Klaus WEINZIERL
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Patent number: 11779976Abstract: A cooling section (2) is situated in a rolling line or upstream or downstream of the rolling line. A hot metal rolled material (1) is cooled in the cooling section. A control device (13) of the cooling section (2) dynamically determines setpoint actuation states (S1*) for control valves (10) situated in supply lines (8) and actuates the control valves (10) accordingly. Main flows (F1) of a liquid, water-based coolant (7) are supplied to application devices (6) of the cooling section (2) via the supply lines (8) in accordance with the actuation. The supply lines (8) conduct the main flows (F1) to buffer regions (12) of the application devices (6). Proceeding from there, cooling flows (F) of the coolant (7) are applied to the hot rolled material (1). The control device (13) also dynamically determines setpoint actuation states (S2*) for active devices (16) and actuates the active devices (16) accordingly.Type: GrantFiled: July 30, 2019Date of Patent: October 10, 2023Inventor: Klaus Weinzierl
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Publication number: 20230191465Abstract: A liquid coolant (6) is fed into a header line (4) by means of a pump assembly (5). Branch lines (9a to 9d), in which control valves (11a to 11d) are arranged, branch off from the header line (4) to application units (10a to 10d). The coolant (6) is applied to a hot rolled material (2) made of metal by means of the application units (10a to 10d), and the rolled material (2) is thus cooled. For limit modulation values (kLim) of the control valves (11a to 11d), a control unit (12) of the cooling unit (3) uses setpoint flows (Ka* to Kd) of the application units (10a to 10d) to determine individual working pressures (pAa to pAd) which must prevail in the header line (4) for the setpoint flows(Ka* to Kd*) to flow in the branch lines (9a to 9d).Type: ApplicationFiled: March 29, 2021Publication date: June 22, 2023Inventor: Klaus Weinzierl
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Patent number: 11660648Abstract: A flat rolled metal product (1) is first hot-rolled in at least one rolling stand (2), then fed to a cooling zone (5) arranged downstream of the rolling stand (2) and finally cooled in the cooling zone (5). During the rolling in the rolling stand (2), the flat rolled product (1) is oriented horizontally. Before running into the cooling zone (5) and/or when running into the cooling zone (5), the flat rolled product (1) is turned by a first acute angle (a) about an axis running in the transporting direction (x), so that after completion of the turning about the axis the flat rolled product (1) is oriented obliquely. The flat rolled product (1) is cooled in the cooling zone (5) while it is oriented obliquely. The product (1) is then returned to horizontal orientation.Type: GrantFiled: February 19, 2021Date of Patent: May 30, 2023Inventors: Klaus Kinnstaetter, Klaus Weinzierl
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Publication number: 20230089119Abstract: A control device for a section of a hot rolling mill is supplied with respective primary data for a plurality of rolling materials and respective preliminary target values for the target variables of the respective rolling material. The respective primary data describes the respective rolling material before being supplied to the section of the hot rolling mill. The respective preliminary target values of the target variables describe a desired target state of the respective rolling material after passing through the section of the hot rolling mill. At least one of the target variables is a particular target variable, whereby the control device determines a respective final target value in such a way that it changes the respective preliminary target value by a respective offset. The respective offset is determined independently of the primary data and the other particular target variables and the normal target variables for the respective rolling material.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 21, 2021Publication date: March 23, 2023Applicant: Primetals Technologies Germany GmbHInventors: Hans-Ulrich LĂ–FFLER, Klaus WEINZIERL
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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: 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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Publication number: 20210354182Abstract: A cooling section (2) is situated in a rolling line or upstream or downstream of the rolling line. A hot metal rolled material (1) is cooled in the cooling section. A control device (13) of the cooling section (2) dynamically determines setpoint actuation states (S1*) for control valves (10) situated in supply lines (8) and actuates the control valves (10) accordingly. Main flows (F1) of a liquid, water-based coolant (7) are supplied to application devices (6) of the cooling section (2) via the supply lines (8) in accordance with the actuation. The supply lines (8) conduct the main flows (F1) to buffer regions (12) of the application devices (6). Proceeding from there, cooling flows (F) of the coolant (7) are applied to the hot rolled material (1). The control device (13) also dynamically determines setpoint actuation states (S2*) for active devices (16) and actuates the active devices (16) accordingly.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 30, 2019Publication date: November 18, 2021Inventor: Klaus WEINZIERL
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Patent number: 11167332Abstract: A cooling section arranged within, upstream of, or downstream of a rolling train is provided. A hot-rolled product made of metal is cooled by the cooling section. Application devices of the cooling section are supplied with an actual current of a water-based liquid coolant via a supply line and a pump. The actual current of the coolant is applied to the hot-rolled product by means of the application device. The hot-rolled product is transported within the cooling section in a horizontal transport direction during the application of the coolant. A controller of the cooling section dynamically ascertains a target actuation state for each pump on the basis of a target current of the coolant to be applied onto the hot-rolled product by the application device and controls the pump in a corresponding manner such that the actual current delivered by each pump approximates the target current as much as possible.Type: GrantFiled: July 23, 2019Date of Patent: November 9, 2021Assignee: PRIMETALS TECHNOLOGIES GERMANY GMBHInventor: Klaus Weinzierl
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Patent number: 11135631Abstract: In a cooling path, hot rolled material composed of metal is cooled. The cooling path has a pump which extracts coolant from a coolant reservoir and feeds said coolant via a line system to a number of coolant outlets which are controlled by means of valves positioned upstream of the coolant outlets. A control device of the cooling path determines activation states (Ci) for the valves for a respective point in time taking into consideration coolant flows (Wi) which are intended to be discharged via the coolant outlets at the respective point in time, in conjunction with a working pressure (pA) of the coolant prevailing at the inlet side of the valve. By adding the coolant flows (Wi), said control device determines a total coolant flow (WG).Type: GrantFiled: November 16, 2018Date of Patent: October 5, 2021Assignee: PRIMETALS TECHNOLOGIES GERMANY GMBHInventors: Klaus Weinzierl, Manfred Eder, Jurij Razinkov, Christian Schlapak
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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: 20210245215Abstract: A cooling section arranged within, upstream of, or downstream of a rolling train is provided. A hot-rolled product made of metal is cooled by the cooling section. Application devices of the cooling section are supplied with an actual current of a water-based liquid coolant via a supply line and a pump. The actual current of the coolant is applied to the hot-rolled product by means of the application device. The hot-rolled product is transported within the cooling section in a horizontal transport direction during the application of the coolant. A controller of the cooling section dynamically ascertains a target actuation state for each pump on the basis of a target current of the coolant to be applied onto the hot-rolled product by the application device and controls the pump in a corresponding manner such that the actual current delivered by each pump approximates the target current as much as possible.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 23, 2019Publication date: August 12, 2021Applicant: Primetals Technologies Germany GmbHInventor: Klaus Weinzierl
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Publication number: 20210178444Abstract: A flat rolled metal product (1) is first hot-rolled in at least one rolling stand (2), then fed to a cooling zone (5) arranged downstream of the rolling stand (2) and finally cooled in the cooling zone (5). During the rolling in the rolling stand (2), the flat rolled product (1) is oriented horizontally. Before running into the cooling zone (5) and/or when running into the cooling zone (5), the flat rolled product (1) is turned by a first acute angle (a) about an axis running in the transporting direction (x), so that after completion of the turning about the axis the flat rolled product (1) is oriented obliquely. The flat rolled product (1) is cooled in the cooling zone (5) while it is oriented obliquely. The product (1) is then returned to horizontal orientation.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 19, 2021Publication date: June 17, 2021Inventors: Klaus KINNSTAETTER, Klaus WEINZIERL
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Patent number: 10960447Abstract: A flat rolled metal product (1) is first hot-rolled in at least one rolling stand (2), then fed to a cooling zone (5) arranged downstream of the rolling stand (2) and finally cooled in the cooling zone (5). During the rolling in the rolling stand (2), the flat rolled product (1) is oriented horizontally. Before running into the cooling zone (5) and/or when running into the cooling zone (5), the flat rolled product (1) is turned by a first acute angle (a) about an axis running in the transporting direction (x), so that after completion of the turning about the axis the flat rolled product (1) is oriented obliquely. The flat rolled product (1) is cooled in the cooling zone (5) while it is oriented obliquely. The product (1) is then returned to horizontal orientation.Type: GrantFiled: August 23, 2018Date of Patent: March 30, 2021Inventors: Klaus Kinnstaetter, Klaus Weinzierl
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Publication number: 20200384515Abstract: A flat rolled metal product (1) is first hot-rolled in at least one rolling stand (2), then fed to a cooling zone (5) arranged downstream of the rolling stand (2) and finally cooled in the cooling zone (5). During the rolling in the rolling stand (2), the flat rolled product (1) is oriented horizontally. Before running into the cooling zone (5) and/or when running into the cooling zone (5), the flat rolled product (1) is turned by a first acute angle (a) about an axis running in the transporting direction (x), so that after completion of the turning about the axis the flat rolled product (1) is oriented obliquely. The flat rolled product (1) is cooled in the cooling zone (5) while it is oriented obliquely. The product (1) is then returned to horizontal orientation.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 23, 2018Publication date: December 10, 2020Inventors: Klaus KINNSTAETTER, Klaus WEINZIERL
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Publication number: 20200376527Abstract: In a cooling path, hot rolled material composed of metal is cooled. The cooling path has a pump which extracts coolant from a coolant reservoir and feeds said coolant via a line system to a number of coolant outlets which are controlled by means of valves positioned upstream of the coolant outlets. A control device of the cooling path determines activation states (Ci) for the valves for a respective point in time taking into consideration coolant flows (Wi) which are intended to be discharged via the coolant outlets at the respective point in time, in conjunction with a working pressure (pA) of the coolant prevailing at the inlet side of the valve. By adding the coolant flows (Wi), said control device determines a total coolant flow (WG).Type: ApplicationFiled: November 16, 2018Publication date: December 3, 2020Applicant: Primetals Technologies Germany GmbHInventors: Klaus WEINZIERL, Manfred EDER, Jurij RAZINKOV, Christian SCHLAPAK
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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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Patent number: 10413950Abstract: As sections of a rolled product (1) pass through a cooling path (2), they are initially cooled in a first cooling phase by front cooling devices (6). The sections are then not cooled in a subsequent second cooling phase. They are finally cooled again in a subsequent third cooling phase, by rear cooling devices (8) of the cooling path (2). A control device (10) of the cooling path receives in each case an initial energy value (EA) exhibited by the sections before they pass through the cooling path (2). The control device furthermore receives a target energy (E1*) and a target enthalpy (E2*). The control device (10) determines a first target cooling medium profile (K1*) on the basis of the initial energy value (EA) and the target energy (E1*). The control device controls the front cooling devices (6) in accordance with the first target cooling medium profile (K1*) while the respective section is passing through the front cooling devices (6).Type: GrantFiled: January 15, 2015Date of Patent: September 17, 2019Assignee: PRIMETALS TECHNOLOGIES GERMANY GMBHInventor: Klaus Weinzierl
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Patent number: 10220425Abstract: A method is provided for cooling sheet metal using a cooling section having multiple coolant dispensing devices for cooling upper and lower faces of a sheet metal. The cooling achieves a predefined target state of the sheet metal at a reference point at and/or after the exit from the cooling section, wherein coolant dispensing for a first and a second coolant dispensing device is determined, wherein the first and the second coolant dispensing devices are arranged opposite the sheet metal. Because the coolant dispensing for the first and second coolant dispensing devices is determined based on a predefined flow of heat to be dissipated from the sheet metal side that faces the respective coolant dispensing device, with a surface temperature of the respective sheet metal side being taken into account, the flatness of plate that is produced can be increased further with a simultaneously high throughput of the plate rolling train.Type: GrantFiled: February 4, 2011Date of Patent: March 5, 2019Assignee: PRIMETALS TECHNOLOGIES GERMANY GMBHInventor: Klaus Weinzierl