Patents by Inventor Daniel Knie

Daniel Knie 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).

  • Patent number: 11717869
    Abstract: A seal (100) for sealing a lubricant space prevents lubricant (320) escaping. A rolling stand has a seal of this kind. The seal (100) is made at least partially from elastic material. To enable a pressing force FR, with which the bottom face (112) of the seal is pressed against an opposite contact surface (218), for example of a roll journal (212), to be variably set, the seal (100) has at least two cavities, which are separated from each other in the circumferential direction and which are open towards the lubricant space of the bearing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignee: SMS group GmbH
    Inventors: Johannes Alken, Daniel Knie, Andrej Tucak, Ralf Seidel, Matthias Kipping
  • Patent number: 11273477
    Abstract: A roll stand for the rolling of rolling stock, especially metal products. The roll stand includes at least two chocks for mounting at least one roll, the roll being rotatably mounted in the chocks by its two cylindrical roll necks. A cylindrical neck bushing is arranged on the roll neck with radial play. A rotationally fixed annual axial bearing is axially offset from the neck bushing. The bearing arrangement for the roll necks in the chocks is formed as a plain bearing, preferably a hydrodynamic oil film bearing. When subjected to a load in a rolling process, the neck bushing moves and deforms not only in the radial direction, but also in the axial direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2022
    Assignee: SMS group GmbH
    Inventors: Johannes Alken, Daniel Knie, Dennis Braach
  • Patent number: 11261907
    Abstract: A bearing closure device has a externally threaded ring that can be slid onto a roll journal. One stop close to the roll barrel and one stop away from the roll barrel are provided on the roll journal in order to limit the axial movement of the threaded ring. A ring nut with an internal thread is screwed onto the external thread of the threaded ring. To facilitate safe screwing on and unscrewing of the ring nut and to keep screws pressure-free during the operation of the bearing a pressure ring is mounted between the bearing and the threaded ring in an axially displaceable manner. In addition, a plurality of screws can be screwed into axial threaded bores in the threaded ring in order to press against the pressure ring in the axial direction. Finally, the ring nut can be screwed or adjusted against the pressure ring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Assignee: SMS group GmbH
    Inventors: Andrej Tucak, Daniel Knie, Roland Will
  • Publication number: 20210170461
    Abstract: A seal (100) for sealing a lubricant space prevents lubricant (320) escaping. A rolling stand has a seal of this kind. The seal (100) is made at least partially from elastic material. To enable a pressing force FR, with which the bottom face (112) of the seal is pressed against an opposite contact surface (218), for example of a roll journal (212), to be variably set, the seal (100) has at least two cavities, which are separated from each other in the circumferential direction and which are open towards the lubricant space of the bearing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2018
    Publication date: June 10, 2021
    Applicant: SMS group GmbH
    Inventors: Johannes ALKEN, Daniel KNIE, Andrej TUCAK, Ralf SEIDEL, Matthias KIPPING
  • Publication number: 20210140470
    Abstract: A bearing closure device has a externally threaded ring that can be slid onto a roll journal. One stop close to the roll barrel and one stop away from the roll barrel are provided on the roll journal in order to limit the axial movement of the threaded ring. A ring nut with an internal thread is screwed onto the external thread of the threaded ring. To facilitate safe screwing on and unscrewing of the ring nut and to keep screws pressure-free during the operation of the bearing a pressure ring is mounted between the bearing and the threaded ring in an axially displaceable manner. In addition, a plurality of screws can be screwed into axial threaded bores in the threaded ring in order to press against the pressure ring in the axial direction. Finally, the ring nut can be screwed or adjusted against the pressure ring.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2018
    Publication date: May 13, 2021
    Applicant: SMS group GmbH
    Inventors: Andrej Tucak, Daniel Knie, Roland Will
  • Patent number: 10974296
    Abstract: A volume flow regulating valve for controlling the volume flow of a fluid medium in two outflow ducts. The volume flow regulating valve is composed of a cylinder with a dual piston mounted axially displaceably in the cylinder, with a central pressure chamber being formed in the region of the barbell-shaped central piece of the dual piston. Aside from an inlet for the fluid medium, it is also the case that the two outlet ducts are provided at the central pressure chamber. The outlet ducts are arranged on the cylinder with such an axial spacing that—when the dual piston is situated in a central position in relation to the two outlet ducts—the first outlet duct—preferably partially covered by the first piston—and the second outlet duct—preferably partially covered by the second piston—each open up an equal opening cross-sectional area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: SMS GROUP GMBH
    Inventors: Daniel Knie, Johannes Alken
  • Patent number: 10974297
    Abstract: The invention relates to a rolling stand for the rolling of metallic rolling stock. The rolling is achieved with the aid of a roll of which the two roll journals (112) are rotatably mounted in recesses (122) of chocks (120). The recesses are supplied with coolant and/or lubricant via a high-pressure inlet (124) and at least one low-pressure inlet (126). The high-pressure inlet is fed via high-pressure conduits (132) from a high-pressure pump (130). To reduce the costs for driving the high-pressure pump in relation to the prior art, the invention provides that the high-pressure pump is rotationally coupled to the roll journal via a gear mechanism in order to be driven thereby.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: SMS Group GmbH
    Inventors: Johannes Alken, Daniel Knie
  • Patent number: 10914344
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device and a method for mounting a bearing 200 on a roll neck and for removing the bearing from the roll neck of a roll. Known devices of this type have a first and a second piston/cylinder unit. They also have a stop ring 130, fixed in the axial direction A at the end of the roll neck 320 remote from the body, which acts as a stop for the inner piston 110 of the first piston/cylinder unit. In addition, the known devices have a nut 150 which can be screwed onto an external thread of the inner piston to secure the bearing 200 in the axial direction, in particular during a rolling operation. As an alternative to the known prior art, the present invention provides that an annular cylinder 120 serves both as a cylinder for the first piston/cylinder unit and as a cylinder for the second piston/cylinder unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2021
    Assignee: SMS GROUP GMBH
    Inventors: Daniel Knie, Andrej Tucak
  • Publication number: 20200306809
    Abstract: A method for operating a rolling technology or metallurgical system is disclosed. The rolling technology or metallurgical system comprises a device in which a rotating component is mounted with at least one sliding bearing. The sliding bearing is supplied with a lubricant. In order to enable improved operation of said bearings, in particular in rolling mills, a water-based, single-phase fluid to which at least one viscosity-increasing additive is added is used as the lubricant for the bearing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2018
    Publication date: October 1, 2020
    Applicant: SMS group GmbH
    Inventors: Johannes ALKEN, Hartmut PAWELSKI, Daniel KNIE, Markus SCHELLMANN
  • Publication number: 20200222957
    Abstract: A roll stand for the rolling of rolling stock, especially metal products. The roll stand includes at least two chocks for mounting at least one roll, the roll being rotatably mounted in the chocks by its two cylindrical roll necks. A cylindrical neck bushing is arranged on the roll neck with radial play. A rotationally fixed annual axial bearing is axially offset from the neck bushing. The bearing arrangement for the roll necks in the chocks is formed as a plain bearing, preferably a hydrodynamic oil film bearing. When subjected to a load in a rolling process, the neck bushing moves and deforms not only in the radial direction, but also in the axial direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2018
    Publication date: July 16, 2020
    Applicant: SMS group GmbH
    Inventors: Johannes ALKEN, Daniel KNIE, Dennis BRAACH
  • Publication number: 20190101161
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device and a method for mounting a bearing 200 on a roll neck and for removing the bearing from the roll neck of a roll. Known devices of this type have a first and a second piston/cylinder unit. They also have a stop ring 130, fixed in the axial direction A at the end of the roll neck 320 remote from the body, which actsas a stop for the inner piston 110 of the first piston/cylinder unit. In addition, the known devices have a nut 150 which can be screwed onto an external thread of the inner piston to secure the bearing 200 in the axial direction, in particular during a rolling operation. As an alternative to the known prior art, the present invention provides that an annular cylinder 120 serves both as a cylinder for the first piston/cylinder unit and as a cylinder for the second piston/cylinder unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2017
    Publication date: April 4, 2019
    Applicant: SMS Group GmbH
    Inventors: Daniel Knie, Andrej Tucak
  • Publication number: 20190001383
    Abstract: The invention relates to a rolling stand and a rolling mill for the rolling of preferably metallic rolling stock. Known rolling stands of this type typically have two back-up rolls (110) which are rotatably mounted by way of their roll journals in chocks which function as oil film bearings. The oil film bearings are supplied with coolant and/or lubricant by means of a low-pressure circuit which has at least one low-pressure pump (130) for conveying the coolant and/or lubricant. To reduce the costs for driving the low-pressure pump (130), there is provided according to the invention a gear mechanism which is arranged on the roll face-remote side of at least one of the chocks in order to rotationally couple the at least one low-pressure pump (130) to the back-up roll journal (120) which is rotatably mounted in the chock.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2016
    Publication date: January 3, 2019
    Inventors: Daniel Knie, Johannes Alken
  • Publication number: 20180345340
    Abstract: A volume flow regulating valve for controlling the volume flow of a fluid medium in two outflow ducts. The volume flow regulating valve is composed of a cylinder with a dual piston mounted axially displaceably in the cylinder, with a central pressure chamber being formed in the region of the barbell-shaped central piece of the dual piston. Aside from an inlet for the fluid medium, it is also the case that the two outlet ducts are provided at the central pressure chamber. The outlet ducts are arranged on the cylinder with such an axial spacing that—when the dual piston is situated in a central position in relation to the two outlet ducts—the first outlet duct—preferably partially covered by the first piston—and the second outlet duct—preferably partially covered by the second piston—each open up an equal opening cross-sectional area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2016
    Publication date: December 6, 2018
    Applicant: SMS Group GmbH
    Inventors: Daniel KNIE, Johannes ALKEN
  • Publication number: 20180207696
    Abstract: The invention relates to a rolling stand for the rolling of metallic rolling stock. The rolling is achieved with the aid of a roll of which the two roll journals (112) are rotatably mounted in recesses (122) of chocks (120). The recesses are supplied with coolant and/or lubricant via a high-pressure inlet (124) and at least one low-pressure inlet (126). The high-pressure inlet is fed via high-pressure conduits (132) from a high-pressure pump (130). To reduce the costs for driving the high-pressure pump in relation to the prior art, the invention provides that the high-pressure pump is rotationally coupled to the roll journal via a gear mechanism in order to be driven thereby.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2016
    Publication date: July 26, 2018
    Inventors: Johannes Alken, Daniel Knie
  • Patent number: 9421590
    Abstract: The invention relates to a sealing device for installation in a roll arrangement between the roll journals of a roll and chock. The sealing device has an annular main body having sealing rims that extend radially outwards. Furthermore, the sealing device has an annular reinforcement element having a strip-like section which coaxially surrounds the main body on the outer side thereof. In order to ensure the dimensional stability and thus also the function of the sealing device even after the installation thereof in the roll arrangement, that is to say after said sealing device has been pushed onto the frustroconical roll journals, the reinforcement element according to the invention has, in addition to the coaxial strip-like section, at least one flange which is connected thereto and is connected to the sealing rim. Furthermore, the invention relates to said roll arrangement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2016
    Assignee: SMS GROUP GMBH
    Inventors: Karl Keller, Konrad Roeingh, Daniel Knie
  • Publication number: 20160045944
    Abstract: The invention relates to a sealing device for installation in a roll arrangement between the roll journals of a roll and chock. The sealing device has an annular main body having sealing rims that extend radially outwards. Furthermore, the sealing device has an annular reinforcement element having a strip-like section which coaxially surrounds the main body on the outer side thereof. In order to ensure the dimensional stability and thus also the function of the sealing device even after the installation thereof in the roll arrangement, that is to say after said sealing device has been pushed onto the frustroconical roll journals, the reinforcement element according to the invention has, in addition to the coaxial strip-like section, at least one flange which is connected thereto and is connected to the sealing rim. Furthermore, the invention relates to said roll arrangement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2013
    Publication date: February 18, 2016
    Applicant: SMS SIEMAG AG
    Inventors: Karl Keller, Konrad Roeingh, Daniel Knie
  • Patent number: 9162266
    Abstract: The invention relates to an installation part for mounting an upper support roll in a roll stand. The installation part has, on its cambered side, a lubricant receiving space, from which at least one lubricant drain hole (130) extends, in the lower region of the installation part, in the direction of the drain side of the installation part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2015
    Assignee: SMS GROUP GMBH
    Inventors: Karl Keller, Daniel Knie, Konrad Roeingh, Ralf Seidel
  • Publication number: 20150114066
    Abstract: The invention relates to an installation part for mounting an upper support roll in a roll stand. The installation part has, on its cambered side, a lubricant receiving space, from which at least one lubricant drain hole (130) extends, in the lower region of the installation part, in the direction of the drain side of the installation part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2012
    Publication date: April 30, 2015
    Inventors: Karl Keller, Daniel Knie, Konrad Roeingh, Ralf Seidel
  • Patent number: 8371148
    Abstract: In an installation part (1) in a rolling stand for receiving a roll journal (24) having a journal bush (24) of a roll which is used in the processing of steel and non-ferrous metals, wherein the installation part (1) has a cambered side (3) which faces the roll and a run-out side (4) which lies opposite the cambered side (3), having lubricant receiving spaces (7, 15, 16) on the cambered side (3), at least one housing tongue (23) is provided on the cambered side (3) for the at least partial delimitation of the lubricant receiving spaces (7, 15, 16) with respect to one another and for the formation of a gap (25) with the journal bush (24), the width of which gap (25) is below a predefined gap width threshold value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2013
    Assignee: SMS Siemag Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Karl Keller, Daniel Knie
  • Patent number: 8215647
    Abstract: A journal seal for rolling bearings, wherein the journal seal includes a ring-shaped sealing body, which is rotatably fixed to a roller journal with the bearing surface coaxially oriented in relation to the bearing axis and with at least two spaced webs facing away from the bearing axis. The webs being directly or indirectly in contact with an annular projection. A reinforcing element for that reinforces the sealing body. The reinforcing element has a width that is greater than the outer distance of the two webs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2012
    Assignee: SMS Siemag Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Karl Keller, Konrad Roeingh, Daniel Knie