Patents by Inventor Thomas TRICKL
Thomas TRICKL 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: 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: 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: 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
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Patent number: 10076778Abstract: A cooling section for flat rolling stock (1) has a working region (2), through which the flat rolling stock (1) is guided. The working region (2) can be supplied with a liquid coolant (4) by means of a number of spray beams (3i). The liquid coolant (4) is fed from a reservoir (7) for the liquid coolant (4) to the spray beams (3i) by means of a pump (5) and a supply system (6). Valves (9i) are arranged upstream of the spray beams (3i) in the supply system (6). Opening positions (si) of the valves (9i) are set by a control unit (10) of the cooling section according to a respective sub-flow (fi) that is to be applied to the flat rolling stock (1) by means of each spray beam (3i). Also, the delivery rate (M) of the pump (5) and/or a line pressure (p) generated by the pump (5) in the supply system (6) are set by the control unit (10) according to the total flow (F) that is to be applied to the flat rolling stock (1) by means of all the spray beams (3i).Type: GrantFiled: February 7, 2014Date of Patent: September 18, 2018Assignee: PRIMETALS TECHNOLOGIES AUSTRIA GMBHInventors: Jian Chen, Sieglinder Ehgartner, Reinhard Karl, Erich Opitz, Florian Poeschl, Alois Seilinger, Thomas Trickl
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Patent number: 9878358Abstract: A cooling section for a flat rolled material (1) has a frame structure (2), in which a plurality of transport rollers (3) for the flat rolled material (1) are arranged one after another transversely to a transport direction (x) and spaced apart (a). Each transport roller (3) mounted in the frame structure (2) rotates about a respective roller axis (4). The roller axes (4) run orthogonally to the transport direction (x) and horizontally, so that the transport rollers (4) form a pass line (5) for the flat rolled material (1). At least one lower spray bar (6) arranged beneath the pass line (5) has a base block (7) beneath the transport rollers (3) for a liquid coolant (8). Guide sections (9) project upwards from the base block (7) into spaces between the transport rollers (3). Each guide section (9) has an upper terminating element (10) on which spray nozzles (11) are arranged, which feed the coolant (8), which had been fed into the base block (7), to be sprayed onto the flat rolled material (1) from below.Type: GrantFiled: February 19, 2014Date of Patent: January 30, 2018Assignee: PRIMETALS TECHNOLOGIES AUSTRIA GMBHInventors: Jian Chen, Sieglinde Ehgartner, Reinhard Karl, Erich Opitz, Florian Poeschl, Alois Seilinger, Thomas Trickl
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Publication number: 20160052034Abstract: A cooling section for a flat rolled material (1) has a frame structure (2), in which a plurality of transport rollers (3) for the flat rolled material (1) are arranged one after another transversely to a transport direction (x) and spaced apart (a). Each transport roller (3) mounted in the frame structure (2) rotates about a respective roller axis (4). The roller axes (4) run orthogonally to the transport direction (x) and horizontally, so that the transport rollers (4) form a pass line (5) for the flat rolled material (1). At least one lower spray bar (6) arranged beneath the pass line (5) has a base block (7) beneath the transport rollers (3) for a liquid coolant (8). Guide sections (9) project upwards from the base block (7) into spaces between the transport rollers (3). Each guide section (9) has an upper terminating element (10) on which spray nozzles (11) are arranged, which feed the coolant (8), which had been fed into the base block (7), to be sprayed onto the flat rolled material (1) from below.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 19, 2014Publication date: February 25, 2016Inventors: Jian CHEN, Sieglinde EHGARTNER, Reinhard KARL, Erich OPITZ, Florian POESCHL, Alois SEILINGER, Thomas TRICKL
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Publication number: 20160008861Abstract: 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: February 7, 2014Publication date: January 14, 2016Inventors: Jian CHEN, Sieglinde EHGARTNER, Reinhard KARL, Erich OPITZ, Florian POESCHL, Alois SEILINGER, Thomas TRICKL
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Publication number: 20150375284Abstract: A cooling section for flat rolling stock (1) has a working region (2), through which the flat rolling stock (1) is guided. The working region (2) can be supplied with a liquid coolant (4) by means of a number of spray beams (3i). The liquid coolant (4) is fed from a reservoir (7) for the liquid coolant (4) to the spray beams (3i) by means of a pump (5) and a supply system (6). Valves (9i) are arranged upstream of the spray beams (3i) in the supply system (6). Opening positions (si) of the valves (9i) are set by a control unit (10) of the cooling section according to a respective sub-flow (fi) that is to be applied to the flat rolling stock (1) by means of each spray beam (3i). Also, the delivery rate (M) of the pump (5) and/or a line pressure (p) generated by the pump (5) in the supply system (6) are set by the control unit (10) according to the total flow (F) that is to be applied to the flat rolling stock (1) by means of all the spray beams (3i).Type: ApplicationFiled: February 7, 2014Publication date: December 31, 2015Inventors: Jian CHEN, Sieglinder EHGARTNER, Reinhard KARL, Erich OPITZ, Florian POESCHL, Alois SEILINGER, Thomas TRICKL