Comminuting Mounting Means, Frames Or Other Normally Stationary Structure Patents (Class 241/285.1)
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Publication number: 20100126628Abstract: A wood chipper includes a motor, a drive shaft, a feed roller, a feed chute, a chipping device 103, a discharge chute, and at least two adjustable legs. The feed roller has a centered horizontal position which is halfway between its minimum and maximum positions. When the feed roller is at its centered horizontal position, the motor, the drive shaft, and the feed roller are all level with one another. When the feed roller is below its centered position, the drive shaft is angled down from the motor to the feed roller. When the feed roller is above its centered position, the drive shaft is angled up from the motor to the feed roller. A plurality of guides maintain the feed roller in a level position. The legs are adjustable independent of one other to different heights. The legs angle outward at their bottom portions, where they are attached to skids.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 26, 2008Publication date: May 27, 2010Inventor: Mark A. Leonard
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Publication number: 20100123032Abstract: An air knife module assembly and a replaceable wear plate member are provided for a cyclonic comminuting and dehydrating machine. The air knife and wear plate can be formed in a modular configuration with the wear plate being mountable into an opening formed in the side wall of the cylindrical chamber of the cyclonic comminuter. The air knife module can be formed separately of the wear plate member and mounted into an opening formed in the wear plate module. The wear plate module can be secured to the side wall of the cylindrical chamber by removable fasteners while the air knife module can be secured by clamping members mounted on the wear plate module. Sensors in the air discharge detecting hazardous material above a predetermined threshold are operable to affect a de-naturing of the ground material discharge for removal thereof from the discharged stream of material.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 18, 2008Publication date: May 20, 2010Inventor: Eugene G. Martin
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Publication number: 20100096484Abstract: This specification discloses a lock element for preventing the rotary shafts of shredders from bending. The lock element includes fixing ends and a supporting arm. The fixing element is used to fix on the paper guiding chips of the shredder mechanism. The supporting arm strides and urges on the outer side of the shredder mechanism. In practice, the lock elements are used in pairs and symmetrically fixed on the paper guiding chips. They form a pinching effect on the shredder mechanism to prevent the rotary shafts from bending.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 20, 2008Publication date: April 22, 2010Applicant: Michilin Prosperity Co., Ltd.Inventor: Jia-Wang Jiang
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Publication number: 20100090046Abstract: The present invention provides a pulverizing screw, a pulverizing casing and a pulverizer having the same. The pulverizing screw includes a rotating shaft and a drive blade which extends from the rotating shaft in a spiral shape. The drive blade rotates in the pulverizing casing in such a manner as to maintain a predetermined distance between the drive blade and the inner surface of the pulverizing casing to prevent the drive blade from being impeded by the inner surface of the pulverizing casing. The drive blade extends from a first end of the rotating shaft in a spiral shape surrounding the rotating shaft in a clockwise or counterclockwise direction and is connected to a second end of the rotating shaft. The pulverizing casing comprises a spherical body having a space therein. The pulverizing screw is installed in the spherical body so as to be rotatable.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 29, 2009Publication date: April 15, 2010Applicant: Woongjin Coway Co., Ltd.Inventors: Sang Gu Sim, Dong Hun Lee, Sang Jun Jee
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Publication number: 20100065670Abstract: The present invention relates to extraction bedplates 10, 110, 210, 310, 410, 510, 610 for use in apparatus 5 for defiberizing paper making stock and methods for making such bedplates. Preferred methods for making such bedplates 10, 110, 210, 310, 410, 510, 610 include the step of cutting a disc shaped blank from a metal plate and the step of forming holes 45, 145, 245, 345, 445, 545, 645, 646 either the metal plate or the disc shaped blank. The holes 45, 145, 245, 345, 445, 545, 645, 646 preferably are formed using a cutting stream, most preferably either a laser or a water jet. Use of a such a cutting stream to form the holes facilitates the cutting of holes 45, 145, 245, 345, 445, 545, 645, 646 having non-circular, and preferably tesselatory, cross sections as well as holes 45, 145, 245, 345, 445, 545, 645, 646 extending at acute angles with respect to an axis 20 of the bedplate.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 14, 2009Publication date: March 18, 2010Applicant: Kadant Black Clawson Inc.Inventors: David E. Chupka, Christopher L. Demler
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Patent number: 7677484Abstract: A distributor plate adapted to be releasably mounted on a horizontal lower disc of a rotor of a vertical shaft impact crusher. The rotor has an opening for the intake of material to be crushed and at least one outflow opening for material leaving the rotor. The distributor plate is an equilateral polygon as seen from above.Type: GrantFiled: August 27, 2003Date of Patent: March 16, 2010Assignee: Sandvik Intellectual Proerty ABInventors: Rowan Dallimore, George Fensome, Björn Lovén, Sven-Henrik Norman
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Publication number: 20090224085Abstract: A device for transporting and processing foodstuffs, in particular meat, includes a feeding device, a grinder with an input and an outlet, and a drive element to drive cutting elements situated in a housing of the grinder. The cutting elements are situated in the housing of the grinder in such a way that the cutting elements can be removed from the housing of the grinder through the outlet by means of a force applied to the side of the input.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 9, 2009Publication date: September 10, 2009Applicant: VEMAG MASCHINENBAU GMBHInventor: Jan-Nils Hagedorn
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Publication number: 20090206186Abstract: The invention relates to processing apparatus and methods and in particular, but not exclusively, to an apparatus that may be used to process a wide variety of feed materials by one or more of milling or grinding, mixing, blending, separation, drying and sterilisation. In a preferred embodiment there is provided a feed material processing apparatus (1) comprising: a chamber (2); at least one inlet (4) in flow communication to an upper region of the chamber (2); a rotor (3) located within the chamber (2) that is rotatable about a substantially vertical axis by a rotation drive (11), wherein the rotor (3) promotes a circulatory flow of feed material and/or gas within the chamber (2); at least one outlet (5) in flow communication from a lower region of the chamber (2). Preferably the apparatus (1) comprises at least one feature located laterally on the rotor (3) to promote the circulatory flow.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 14, 2005Publication date: August 20, 2009Inventors: Michael Joseph Morrison, Axel Guenther Andre
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Publication number: 20090189003Abstract: A mobile crusher unit is provided having a supporting framework (12) which is includes at least a crusher unit (13), a feed conveyor (11), and a dumping conveyor unit (14), and which can be relocated by means of a crawler undercarriage. To minimize construction height and weight the supporting framework and the traveling gear are configured as one unit, with parts of the supporting framework (12) serving as parts of the traveling gear, and with the crawlers (16) of the crawler vehicle protruding into recesses of the supporting framework.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 23, 2007Publication date: July 30, 2009Inventor: Horst Kolleth
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Publication number: 20090184187Abstract: A centrifugal impact crusher, having a housing, a rotor having a shaft journaled to the housing and a plurality of spaced apart slots in each side of the shaft, a plurality of hammers or cutters pivotally attached to one side of each slot by pins with the pins lying along two axes running parallel to the shaft, each of said hammers pivotal from a position proximate said shaft to a position in which it extends outwardly away from the shaft. A slotted table is located on another side of the rotor having spaced apart arms, the slots allowing the hammers to pass through without hitting the arms and an exit for allowing crushed material to escape from the housing.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 18, 2008Publication date: July 23, 2009Inventor: Gerald Robinson
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Patent number: 7520456Abstract: An apparatus and method for creating shaved, chipped or crushed ice and/or storing such ice at least temporarily. The apparatus includes a housing with a base adapted for placement on a surface such as a table or counter top. A one piece housing is moldable out of plastic. It includes a floor, a front and back, sides, and a top or ceiling. An opening in the back allows access into a substantially enclosed inner chamber or ice cabinet. Optional aspects of the apparatus include a viewing window, a molded drain pan floor in combination with a drain outlet, peak for elevation of the floor from the surface, a manually operated handle and ice ram for forcing ice blocks or cubes against a motorized ice shaver, and a shape and configuration to simulate an igloo or dome shape.Type: GrantFiled: February 13, 2006Date of Patent: April 21, 2009Assignee: Paragon International, Inc.Inventors: Thomas W. Swegle, David Swegle, Tad D. Upah, Duane Bulanek, Kevin Kinch, Craig Jensen
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Patent number: 7520455Abstract: A device reuses several plastic materials and paper fibers rejected in previous recycling performed by paper industries, by compacting the fragments of the plastic materials inside of a conventional container.Type: GrantFiled: May 2, 2006Date of Patent: April 21, 2009Inventors: Ronilso José Antunes, Assem Omar Barakat
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Publication number: 20090008490Abstract: A multiple tool attachment system is adapted to be attached to demolition equipment. The system includes a universal body attached to the demolition equipment. A series of tools are independently attachable to the universal body. The universal body includes a guide slot extending longitudinally along the universal body. Each tool generally includes a pair of pivotable jaws adapted to be pivotably attached to the universal body with at least one linkage extending from the universal body and attachable to each jaw of the tool. A slide member is received within the guide slot, with each linkage attached to the slide member, and a piston cylinder arrangement is attached to the universal body and coupled to the slide member for moving the slide member and the jaws. The multiple tool attachment system is provided with quick change features and is designed to optimize the cutting characteristics throughout the movement cycle.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 7, 2008Publication date: January 8, 2009Inventors: John R. Ramun, Michael Richard Ramun
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Patent number: 7445173Abstract: A device for reducing vibrations and noises of a paper shredder uses a buffer device comprised of a rubber cylinder and a spring between core fixing frames and the housing base of the paper shredder. The buffer device is fixed by using screw and washer, enhancing the vibration and noise reduction effect for the paper shredder.Type: GrantFiled: June 25, 2007Date of Patent: November 4, 2008Assignee: Michilin Prosperity Co., Ltd.Inventor: Tie-Chun Wang
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Publication number: 20080185467Abstract: A food processor having gear-shifting function includes a machine body, gear-shifting and non-gear-shifting cutting assemblies. Each of the cutting assemblies includes a fixed seat and a rotating seat. The rotating seat is assembled onto the fixed seat via a shaft and a bearing, so that the rotating seat is able to freely rotate relatively to the fixed seat. The non-gear-shifting cutting assembly is not mounted with the gear-shifting mechanism; therefore, when the cutting assembly is installed on the drive shaft of the motor, the cutting assembly is to output at the same speed as that of the motor. The gear-shifting cutting assembly is disposed with a gear-shifting mechanism in the fixed seat. Therefore, when the drive shaft of the motor rotates, the shaft is to rotate by the gear-shifting output via the gear-shifting mechanism, which makes the blade mounted on the rotating seat to rotate at a gear-shifted speed.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 5, 2007Publication date: August 7, 2008Inventor: LI-CHEN WU CHANG
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Patent number: 7398936Abstract: The present invention relates generally to shredder openings or throats. Specifically, this invention teaches a shredder housing with a top throat to allow material to be disposed of from above the shredder, as well as a side throat to allow for material to be disposed of from the side of the shredder. This is accomplished by placing a guiding member in the throat to assist both the top and side input. Additionally, the guiding member can serve as a handle to assist in lifting the housing from the base.Type: GrantFiled: January 5, 2007Date of Patent: July 15, 2008Assignee: Michilin Prosperity Co., Ltd.Inventor: Tie Chun Wang
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Publication number: 20080164356Abstract: The present invention relates generally to shredder openings or throats. Specifically, this invention teaches a shredder housing with a top throat to allow material to be disposed of from above the shredder, as well as a side throat to allow for material to be disposed of from the side of the shredder. This is accomplished by placing a guiding member in the throat to assist both the top and side input. Additionally, the guiding member can serve as a handle to assist in lifting the housing from the base.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 5, 2007Publication date: July 10, 2008Inventor: Tie Chun Wang
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Publication number: 20080105774Abstract: There is provided an input port structure of a shredder, the shredder comprising: an input port; a wall member including a wall surface directed to the input port; and a lock member that installs the wall member in a housing body, wherein: the wall member and the lock member have either a stepped portion with a plurality of steps or an engaged portion being engaged with the steps of the stepped portion; and by applying given external force to a passage directed to a shredded cutter in a direction to spread the passage relative to the wall member, the steps of the stepped portion engage with the engaged portion while maintaining an engaged condition between the wall member and the lock member.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 6, 2007Publication date: May 8, 2008Applicant: CARL MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.Inventor: Muneyuki Ishihara
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Publication number: 20080087752Abstract: A machine for distributing blowing insulation including a shredding chamber configured to shred and pick apart the blowing insulation. The shredding chamber includes a plurality of low speed shredders, an agitator and a discharge mechanism. The agitator is mounted for rotation and rotates toward the discharge mechanism. The discharge mechanism includes a side inlet configured to receive the blowing insulation from the agitator. A baffle is disposed between the agitator and the discharge mechanism. The baffle is configured to partially obstruct the side inlet of the discharge mechanism. The baffle allows finely shredded blowing insulation to enter the side inlet of the discharge mechanism and directs heavy clumps of blowing insulation past the side inlet of the discharge mechanism for eventual recycling into the low speed shredders.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 16, 2006Publication date: April 17, 2008Inventors: Michael W. Johnson, Michael E. Evans, Agustin Hernandez, Robert J. O'Leary, Christopher M. Relyea, Brian K. Linstedt, Gregory J. Merz, Jeffrey W. Servaites, Keith A. Grider
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Publication number: 20080054113Abstract: The present invention relates to a paper-breaker supporting framework structure, including the paper-breaker head and the wastebin, characterized in that the paper-breaker supporting framework structure further includes a profiled supporting framework, the supporting framework includes an upper frame and a lower frame, the upper frame and the lower frame are connected with a movable connector, the upper frame is movably located under the paper-breaker head, the wastebin is located between the interval of the supporting framework, the top of the wastebin is movably mounted under the paper-breaker head.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 30, 2006Publication date: March 6, 2008Applicant: Aurora Office Equipment Co., Ltd.Inventor: Liangneng Chen
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Patent number: 7240871Abstract: A clean-in-place housing for use is a material processing mill including a screen inside the mill housing that moved from processing position to cleaning position with a screen carrier without disassembling the housing.Type: GrantFiled: November 4, 2003Date of Patent: July 10, 2007Assignee: The Fitzpatrick CompanyInventors: Tom Sotomayor, Scott Wennerstrum
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Patent number: 7052599Abstract: An apparatus and method recycles the abrasive fluid or slurry effluent used in the polishing step in the manufacture of semiconductors. Agglomerations of abrasive grains built up in the slurry effluent are crushed using a mill, ultrasonic oscillation, or pressurized circulation. The slurry effluent is then regenerated and reused.Type: GrantFiled: October 2, 2003Date of Patent: May 30, 2006Assignee: Fujitsu LimitedInventors: Hiroshi Osuda, Toru Matoba, Masataka Fukuizumi
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Patent number: 7007874Abstract: A shroud assembly for a waste processing machine includes a shroud for attachment to an engine of the waste processing machine. The shroud assembly also includes a plurality of fasteners for attaching the shroud to the engine of the waste processing machine, whereby the shroud channels air from a fan for a radiator of the engine over the engine to prevent waste material reduced by the waste processing machine from settling on the engine.Type: GrantFiled: February 18, 2002Date of Patent: March 7, 2006Inventor: Leward Nile Smith
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Patent number: 6948670Abstract: A cartridge for a hand operated food processor including a blade holder holding at least one blade. A quick release lock is provided for retaining the cartridge in a casing. The cartridge preferably includes at least one series of aligned blades held by the blade holder utilizable for piercing and cutting food. The invention further includes a food processor having a housing including the above cartridge and a casing holding the cartridge. The invention also includes a food processor having a housing that has at least one blade and preferably at least one longitudinal series of blades for piercing and cutting food where each of the blades has side surface portions and a cutting tip edge portion. A base is provided with openings through which the blades can pass to pierce and cut food. The base includes a fixed base portion and a removable base portion.Type: GrantFiled: November 12, 2003Date of Patent: September 27, 2005Inventors: Stanley M. Kujawski, Eric J. Wangler, Bradley Caldwell
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Publication number: 20040211850Abstract: An enclosure for a food processor having a lower portion for cooperating with a control and/or operational base assembly of a food processor, a central portion for holding matter to be processed, an upper portion with one or more openings for receiving the matter into the central portion, and a safety actuator, is provided. The openings being relatively small to allow for the safe operation of the food processor without the need to close or cover said one or more openings. The openings is capable of cooperating with various accessories and/or of facilitating matter being introduced in a variety of different amounts and forms.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 25, 2003Publication date: October 28, 2004Applicant: CONAIR CORPORATIONInventor: David J. Wanat
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Patent number: 6786440Abstract: A container for blender includes a cup and a stainless steel hollow cylindrical member. The cylindrical member has an L-shaped upper rim and an annular bottom having an L-shaped inner edge. The cylindrical member is integrally fitted in a lower part of the cup when the latter is injection-molded with the L-shaped upper rim and the L-shaped inner edge of the annular bottom imbedded in peripheral wall and bottom wall of the cup, respectively. The cylindrical member protects the cup against direct contacting with and colliding by rigid materials being crushed in the cup, and accordingly eliminates tiny chips of the cup that would otherwise be produced due to such colliding.Type: GrantFiled: June 18, 2002Date of Patent: September 7, 2004Inventors: Kuo-I Ling, Rong-Yuan Tseng
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Patent number: 6783091Abstract: A pulverizer housing liner for the housing unit of an EL pulverizer is made up of an arcuate liner body having an inner curved surface forming a segment of the circular housing unit and two circumferentially spaced flutes fixed to the inner surface.Type: GrantFiled: January 25, 2002Date of Patent: August 31, 2004Assignee: The Babcock & Wilcox CompanyInventor: Craig S. Whaley
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Publication number: 20040164192Abstract: This invention relates to a cover structure for a main case of a shredder that comprises plastic injection molded lower box and an plastic injection molded upper cover board, wherein the lower box includes a plurality of grooves and pegs for encasing a mechanical core, including a motor, a gear assembly, cutters, a feeding switch and an auto/off/rev switch AORS. A latitudinal perimeter of the lower box defines a plurality of locating holes, and a turning part joining a handle part and a longitudinal perimeter of lower box includes a larger area locating groove. A latitudinal perimeter of the upper cover board includes barbed fasteners protruding downward from locations where the locating holes of the lower box are provided. The upper cover board includes a barbed retaining tab protruding downward from a location corresponding to where the locating groove of the lower box is provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 21, 2003Publication date: August 26, 2004Inventor: Frank Chang
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Patent number: 6761326Abstract: The invention concerns a box for storing the working accessories of an electrical food processor, comprising a base (3) including a lower resting surface and a lid including an upper surface designed to receive an electrical food processor. The invention is characterised in that an inner surface (38) of the base (3), respectively an inner surface of the lid, comprises at least a configuration (43, 44, 53, 61) whereon are arranged non-peripheral support means (45, 46, 54, 62) designed to co-operate with an inner surface of the lid or with non-peripheral support means complementarily arranged on a configuration of the lid inner surface, respectively with an inner surface of the base, when the lid closes the base.Type: GrantFiled: June 27, 2002Date of Patent: July 13, 2004Assignee: SEB S.A.Inventors: Jean-Paul Astegno, Lionel Peyras
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Patent number: 6719227Abstract: A method for fabricating a gearless grinding mill motor includes fabricating a plurality of linear stator portions and assembling a grinding mill stator from the linear stator portions.Type: GrantFiled: November 16, 2001Date of Patent: April 13, 2004Assignee: General Electric Canada Inc.Inventor: Serge Louis Scuccato
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Patent number: 6550706Abstract: A pepper grinder has a grinding assembly including an inner grinding member and an outer grinding member turnable relative to each other to grind pepper in between. The outer grinding member is secured in a lower housing member by means of a lower securing ring connected to the outer grinding member; the securing ring has saw teeth projecting from an upper edge, and is pressed into the lower housing for the pointed ends of the saw teeth to be inserted into the inner side of the lower housing such that the outer grinding member can't turn relative to the lower housing. The inner grinding member is also secured to an upper housing by a securing ring of the kind. Thus, the inner grinding member can turn relative to the outer one when the upper housing is turned relative to the lower housing.Type: GrantFiled: February 27, 2001Date of Patent: April 22, 2003Assignees: Jung Kuo Enterprise Co., Ltd., Yellowtails Industrial Ltd.Inventors: Yu-Kang Lee, Shih-Hwa Yuan
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Patent number: 6499873Abstract: A blender includes a base on which a motor is connected and a plurality of ventilation holes are defined through a bottom of the base. An engaging collar is connected to the motor for rotating a blade device of a container mounted to the base. The heat generated from the motor is removed from the ventilation holes in the bottom of the base.Type: GrantFiled: November 24, 2000Date of Patent: December 31, 2002Assignee: Quality & Strength Inc.Inventor: Farmer Chen
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Patent number: 6484955Abstract: A shredding machine includes cutter holders and washers mounted in a base frame to hold two sets of circular cutters on two parallel shafts, a motor adapted to rotate the shafts through a transmission gear set, and baffle means installed in the base frame to support the cutter holders and to protect the circular cutters from deformation,_the cutter holders each having an invertedly disposed T-shaped holder body, at least one through hole for the passing of the revolving shafts, and pulleys disposed at different elevations and supported on the revolving shafts at top and bottom sides.Type: GrantFiled: July 24, 2001Date of Patent: November 26, 2002Inventor: Liang-Ching Hsu
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Publication number: 20020113155Abstract: A chopper for chopping up food has an upper portion and a push rod, displaceable therein, with an actuation head and a blade. A lower portion is connected to the upper portion, and a chopped material cup serves to receive the chopped material. Inserted in the upper portion and on the top surface of the actuation head are parts made of a material which is softer than the material of the upper portion or respectively of the actuation head. Thanks to the soft parts inserted in the upper portion, the chopper can be securely held by hand. The soft part inserted on the actuation head damps the blows exerted by hand for chopping.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 15, 2002Publication date: August 22, 2002Applicant: ZYLISS HAUSHALTWAREN AGInventors: Hans Weibel, Rene Ackermann
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Patent number: 6415711Abstract: Improvements are provided in an apparatus and a method for shredding blocks of cheese. The apparatus includes an elongated cheese chamber having an open side face for the admission of a block of cheese, which is urged into the elongated cheese chamber by a loading piston, a longitudinally-extending side plate and a floor surface for slidingly-engaging a block of cheese. An extruding piston is provided to force the cheese downstream within the elongated cheese chamber. The improvement includes an extrusion grid plate which is fixed at the downstream end of the elongated cheese chamber having a plurality of elongated, parallel, horizontal and vertical, knife-edges constituting a plurality of rectangular openings. A rotatable shredder assembly including an overlapped disc is sited immediately downstream of, and is in longitudinal abutment with, the extrusion grid plate, to prevent undesired escape of the extruded cheese.Type: GrantFiled: May 2, 2000Date of Patent: July 9, 2002Inventor: Angelo Penta
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Patent number: 6305625Abstract: A refuse collecting and disposal handling vehicle know as TEAM II USA™ is basically two vehicles working together in a tandem. The parent vehicle is arranged and configured to properly lift and empty a front-loading refuse container. The companion vehicle (The Accumulator) is arranged and configured in a trailer mode. The parent vehicle that tows the Accumulator is further arranged internally with a mutilating device which will, upon demand, process the bulk refuse received and converts it into many bits and small pieces, chips and saw dust. These bits and pieces are allowed to drop into a strong wind stream, which will transfer the bits and pieces into the Accumulator via a transition wind tunnel.Type: GrantFiled: December 8, 1999Date of Patent: October 23, 2001Inventors: Rudolph Talamantez, Sr., Rudolph Talamantez, Jr.
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Patent number: 6227473Abstract: An apparatus pulverizes material composed of wet or dry discrete objects into relatively smaller particles with shock waves created by flowing the material through a housing having alternating rotors and orifice plates. The housing includes a first end having a feed chute for introducing the material into the housing, a second end having an opening for removing the smaller particles, and internal sides meeting in corners, which extend longitudinally between the first and second ends. A rotatable shaft extends substantially along a longitudinal central axis of the housing. Rotors each include a hub coupled to the shaft for rotation therewith, a substantially polygonal-shaped rotor plate centrally fixed to the hub and having apices, and a plurality of vanes each vanes extending approximately radially inward on a side of the rotor plate from an apex. Each orifice plate extends inwardly from the internal sides of the housing to a central aperture which provides an orifice around the shaft.Type: GrantFiled: April 12, 1999Date of Patent: May 8, 2001Assignee: C. A. Arnold & Associates, Inc.Inventor: Charles A. Arnold
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Patent number: 6203668Abstract: A device for fastening a roll to the frame construction in a paper machine, paper finishing machine, or equivalent, wherein the ends of the roll are provided with bearings. The bearing housings of the bearings, or fastening bases formed onto the bearing housings, are mounted against a back-up face formed on the frame construction so as to position the roll in its place on the machine frame. On the machine frame, fastening members are arranged to be displaceable in a direction substantially perpendicular to and against the back-up face formed on the frame construction and include flange portions, i.e., shoulders or equivalent formed pieces. Correspondingly, the bearing housings, or fastening bases arranged thereon, are provided with grooves corresponding to the shape of the flange portions of the fastening members. When the roll is installed in its place, the flange portions pass into the grooves in the bearing housings.Type: GrantFiled: October 7, 1994Date of Patent: March 20, 2001Assignee: Valmet CorporationInventors: Pekka Koivukunnas, Raimo Immonen