Patents by Inventor Frank-Günter Benner

Frank-Günter Benner 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).

  • Publication number: 20220268299
    Abstract: A control unit for a distributor network of liquid and/or gaseous media, in particular for a roll stand, a media module, and a roll stand. The control unit has: a base plate having one or more media transport lines of the distributor network, which extend at least in sections in the plane of the base plate; and one or more functional blocks having an internal piping and one or more control elements having a functional connection thereto. The functional blocks are configured to be installable on the base plate so that the internal piping has a fluid connection to one or more of the media transport lines, and to be detachable from the base plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2020
    Publication date: August 25, 2022
    Applicant: SMS GROUP GMBH
    Inventors: Andreas LÖHR, Frank-Günter BENNER, Sandra WIED, Markus PRINZ, Stephan STÄCKER, Mark STENSKE, Valentin TRIEBUS
  • Publication number: 20150027185
    Abstract: An apparatus for straightening metal strips, including a first, upper group and a second, lower group of straightening rollers arranged in each case immediately in succession in a strip running direction, and a group of individually controllable actuators arranged alongside one another in a transverse direction. An axial bending profile of at least a first of the straightening rollers is settable by the group of actuators. At least one second group of individually controllable actuators arranged alongside one another in the transverse direction is provided. An axial bending profile of the least a second of the straightening rollers, which is in particular different from the bending profile of the first bending roller, is settable by the second group of actuators.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2013
    Publication date: January 29, 2015
    Applicant: SMS Siemag Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Frank-Günter Benner, Roman Dehmel, Rolf Franz, Matthias Kipping, Peter Jollet, Jens Artel
  • Publication number: 20120167653
    Abstract: The invention relates to a guide assembly in a plant for working strip (1), comprising positionable guides (3a, 3b) at both longitudinal edges (2a, 2b) of the strip (1), at least one guide (3a, 3b) being pressable by at least one actuator (4) against the strip (1), characterized in that at least one guide (3a, 3b) is shiftable along a guide beam (9) formed with a cylinder (7) in which a piston (6) fixedly attached to the guide (3a, 3b) can be moved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2010
    Publication date: July 5, 2012
    Inventor: Frank Guenter Benner
  • Publication number: 20110275501
    Abstract: The invention concerns an apparatus (1) for cooling a roll (2) in a roll stand and provided with at least one spray beam (3) supplied with a cooling medium, especially water, with spray nozzles (4) for spraying cooling medium onto the surface of the roll (2), and that extends generally parallel to a spray beam axis (5) extending parallel to the roll axis (6). In order to be able to adjust the spray beam for changed roll diameters, the invention provides that the spray beam (3) is mounted directly or indirectly on a lever (7) that can pivot around a rotation axis (8) that is parallel to the roll axis (6), and the spray beam axis (5) and the rotation axis (8) are spaced from each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2009
    Publication date: November 10, 2011
    Inventor: Frank-Guenter Benner
  • Patent number: 7363793
    Abstract: The invention relates to a rolling mill (1) comprising several rolling frames (Fi) and support plates (7) that are provided on the operator side (BS) of the frames (Fi) and can be displaced transversally to the roll axes, said plates being equipped to receive sets of working rolls (14) and lying adjacent to the mill floor (9). The mill also comprises pits (8) that are situated on the operator side (BS) upstream of each frame (Fi), the bottom of said pits being configured to deploy sets of support rolls (12). The aim of the invention is to reduce the time required to exchange the rolls.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2008
    Assignee: SMS Demag AG
    Inventor: Frank-Günter Benner