Patents by Inventor Heinz-Adolf Mueller
Heinz-Adolf Mueller 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: 10906078Abstract: An apparatus for winding up a metal strip into a coil. A frame in which a second counter-bending roller is mounted in a rotatable manner. The frame is movable with the aid of a second setting device between a coiler shaft position and a roller bed position. In the roller bed position, the second counter-bending roller alongside a first counter-bending roller acts as the roller bed roller of a roller bed which is arranged above the coiling device.Type: GrantFiled: December 8, 2015Date of Patent: February 2, 2021Assignee: SMS group GmbHInventors: Ulrich Cramer, Thomas Holzhauer, Andreas Kastner, Heinz-Adolf Müller, Christian Mengel, Janina Weber
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Patent number: 9937539Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing a metal strip (1) in a continuous casting and rolling process, in which a slab is first cast in a casting machine and is then fed to a finishing rolling mill situated downstream in the direction of feed (F) of the strip (1), where it is rolled.Type: GrantFiled: December 23, 2014Date of Patent: April 10, 2018Assignee: SMS GROUP GMBHInventors: Juergen Merz, Heinz-Adolf Mueller
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Publication number: 20170348747Abstract: An apparatus for winding up a metal strip into a coil. A frame in which a second counter-bending roller is mounted in a rotatable manner. The frame is movable with the aid of a second setting device between a coiler shaft position and a roller bed position. In the roller bed position, the second counter-bending roller alongside a first counter-bending roller acts as the roller bed roller of a roller bed which is arranged above the coiling device.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 8, 2015Publication date: December 7, 2017Applicant: SMS group GmbHInventors: Ulrich CRAMER, Thomas HOLZHAUER, Andreas KASTNER, Heinz-Adolf MÜLLER, Christian MENGEL, Janina WEBER
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Patent number: 9566626Abstract: An apparatus (1) for winding-up a metal strip (2) into a coil (3), includes a clamping pair (22) formed of a deflection roller (23) and a pressure roller (24) and located in front of the coil (3) in a material flow direction (10) so that the strip (2) is retained under tensional stress with respect to the coil (3) and is so bendable that the strip (2), which is provided with a corresponding pre-bend, is firmly wound into a coil (3).Type: GrantFiled: December 4, 2013Date of Patent: February 14, 2017Assignee: SMS Group GmbHInventors: Thomas Fest, David A. Nold, Heinz-Adolf Mueller, Christian Mengel
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Publication number: 20160325324Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing a metal strip (1) in a continuous casting and rolling process, in which a slab is first cast in a casting machine and is then fed to a finishing rolling mill situated downstream in the direction of feed (F) of the strip (1), where it is rolled.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 23, 2014Publication date: November 10, 2016Applicant: SMS Group GmbHInventors: Juergen Merz, Heinz-Adolf Mueller
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Patent number: 9346090Abstract: The invention relates to a method and a device for depositing a metal coil (200) on two stationary support points (110-1; 110-2). In order to be able to deposit even metal coils that have high internal residual stress in a stable manner on the two support points, according to the invention, a third support point (140) is pivoted against the outer circumference of the metal coil (200) if needed).Type: GrantFiled: March 14, 2011Date of Patent: May 24, 2016Assignee: SMS Group GmbHInventors: Ulrich Cramer, Thomas Holzhauer, Wolfgang Fuchs, Andreas Kastner, Christian Mengel, Heinz-Adolf Mueller, Carsten Heide, Karl Robert Hofmann
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Patent number: 9289809Abstract: The invention relates to a device and a method for handling a metal strip. The device comprises a coiling device (110) with a coiling mandrel (112) for winding the metal strip to form a coil (200) on the coiling mandrel and a coil stripper car (120) with supports (124) for receiving the coil (200) from the coiling mandrel and removing the coil from the coiling device (110). In order to additionally secure the metal strip in the coiling device during the transfer from the coiling mandrel onto the coil stripper care and during a transport by means of the coil stripper car, a first hold-down arm (130) is provided for exerting a first hold-down force (F1) onto the outer circumference of the coil (200) in order to press the coil onto the supports of the coil stripper car.Type: GrantFiled: November 8, 2011Date of Patent: March 22, 2016Assignee: SMS GROUP GMBHInventors: Ulrich Cramer, Thomas Holzhauer, Wolfgang Fuchs, Andreas Kastner, Christian Mengel, Heinz-Adolf Mueller, Carsten Heide, Karl Robert Hofmann
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Patent number: 9238259Abstract: In a method for winding hot-rolled strip (1), comprising —a decoiler mandrel (4), —at least one first pressing device (7), —at least one second pressing device (8), wherein the hot-rolled strip (1) is pressed from the first pressing device (7) and the second pressing device (8) toward the decoiler mandrel (4), the hot-rolled strip (1) is pushed or pulled away from the decoiler mandrel (4) between the first pressing device (7) and the second pressing device (8), thereby subjecting the hot-rolled strip (1) to a prebending step. The invention further relates to a device for winding hot-rolled strip (1).Type: GrantFiled: March 28, 2008Date of Patent: January 19, 2016Assignee: SMS GROUP GMBHInventors: Heinrich Röse, Olaf Norman Jepsen, Heinz Niehues, Heinz-Adolf Müller
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Publication number: 20150151345Abstract: An apparatus (1) for winding-up a metal strip (2) into a coil (3), includes a clamping pair (22) formed of a deflection roller (23) and a pressure roller (24) and located in front of the coil (3) in a material flow direction (10) so that the strip (2) is retained under tensional stress with respect to the coil (3) and is so bendable that the strip (2), which is provided with a corresponding pre-bend, is firmly wound into a coil (3).Type: ApplicationFiled: December 4, 2013Publication date: June 4, 2015Applicant: SMS Siemag AGInventors: Thomas Fest, David A. Nold, Heinz-Adolf Mueller, Christian Mengel
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Patent number: 8789401Abstract: Disclosed is a support roll for a rolling mill, such as a plate rolling mill, flat rolling mill, or similar, comprising a jacket and a roll shaft which is embodied in several parts. The invention also relates to a method for producing a support roll.Type: GrantFiled: April 14, 2011Date of Patent: July 29, 2014Assignee: SMS Siemag AktiengesellschaftInventors: Jörg Möckel, Achim Klein, Heinz-Adolf Müller, Jochen Münker, Jörn Sohler, Maik Berger
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Patent number: 8555476Abstract: The invention relates to a device and a method for depositing a metal coil (200) on two support points (110-1; 110-2). In order to avoid risks, in particular instability, while depositing metal coils having high residual stress, according to the invention the risk of an unstable position of equilibrium is checked, if a change in the relative position of the two support points (110-1; 110-2) with respect to one another is foreseeable, it is carried out such that the metal coil (200) comes to rest on both support points at least approximately in a stable position of equilibrium.Type: GrantFiled: March 14, 2011Date of Patent: October 15, 2013Assignee: SMS Siemag AktiengesellschaftInventors: Ulrich Cramer, Thomas Holzhauer, Wolfgang Fuchs, Andreas Kastner, Christian Mengel, Heinz-Adolf Mueller, Carsten Heide, Karl Robert Hofmann
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Publication number: 20130256439Abstract: The invention relates to a device and a method for handling a metal strip. The device comprises a coiling device (110) with a coiling mandrel (112) for winding the metal strip to form a coil (200) on the coiling mandrel and a coil stripper car (120) with supports (124) for receiving the coil (200) from the coiling mandrel and removing the coil from the coiling device (110). In order to additionally secure the metal strip in the coiling device during the transfer from the coiling mandrel onto the coil stripper care and during a transport by means of the coil stripper car, a first hold-down arm (130) is provided for exerting a first hold-down force (F1) onto the outer circumference of the coil (200) in order to press the coil onto the supports of the coil stripper car.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 8, 2011Publication date: October 3, 2013Applicant: SMS SIEMAG AKTIENGESELLSCHAFTInventors: Ulrich Cramer, Thomas Holzhauer, Wolfgang Fuchs, Andreas Kastner, Christian Mengel, Heinz-Adolf Mueller, Carsten Heide, Karl Robert Hofmann
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Patent number: 8439625Abstract: The invention relates to an inspection system 10 for rolled products 20 of a milling station, comprising at least one plate turning device 11 with an arrangement of transferring turning arms 12 located on a turning shaft 14 and of receiving turning arms 13 located on a turning shaft 15. According to the invention it is thereby provided that the turning shaft 15 of the receiving turning arms 13 is arranged offset with respect to the turning shaft 14 of the transferring turning arms 12. The invention relates in addition to a method for examination of the surface of rolled products 20 of a milling station.Type: GrantFiled: July 18, 2008Date of Patent: May 14, 2013Assignee: SMS Siemag AktiengesellschaftInventors: Gisbert Pass, Wilfried Modrow, Heinz-Adolf Mueller
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Patent number: 8429943Abstract: When rolling hot-rolled strips, different draughts per pass might occur during the rolling operation over the length of the roll gap, due to changes in the hardness of the rolling stock, to the roll gap itself or to the geometry of the incoming rolling stock. These different draughts per pass lead to lateral deviations and shifts of the rolling stock in the roll stand and to a lateral bending of the outgoing hot-rolled strip. In order to avoid these defects by intentionally influencing the geometry of the rough-rolled strip, it is proposed to interconnect in at least one roughing-down stand a dynamic positioning in the roughing-down stock (1) with fast and powerful lateral guides (8,9) arranged before and after the roughing-down stand (1), by corresponding regulation operations, in such a way that a grainy or tapering bloom (4) is shaped into a straight and taper-free roughed-down strip (5) in one or more passes, in continuous or reciprocating operation.Type: GrantFiled: May 10, 2006Date of Patent: April 30, 2013Assignee: SMS Siemag AktiengesellschaftInventors: Olaf Norman Jepsen, Heinz-Adolf Müller, Joachim Immekus
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Publication number: 20130075517Abstract: The invention relates to a device and a method for depositing a metal coil (200) on two support points (110-1; 110-2). In order to avoid risks, in particular instability, while depositing metal coils having high residual stress, according to the invention the risk of an unstable position of equilibrium is checked, if a change in the relative position of the two support points (110-1; 110-2) with respect to one another is foreseeable, it is carried out such that the metal coil (200) comes to rest on both support points at least approximately in a stable position of equilibrium.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 14, 2011Publication date: March 28, 2013Inventors: Ulrich Cramer, Thomas Holzhauer, Wolfgang Fuchs, Andreas Kastner, Christian Mengel, Heinz-Adolf Mueller, Carsten Heide, Karl Robert Hofmann
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Publication number: 20130071223Abstract: The invention relates to a method and a device for depositing a metal coil (200) on two stationary support points (110-1; 110-2). In order to be able to deposit even metal coils that have high internal residual stress in a stable manner on the two support points, according to the invention, a third support point (140) is pivoted against the outer circumference of the metal coil (200) if needed).Type: ApplicationFiled: March 14, 2011Publication date: March 21, 2013Inventors: Ulrich Cramer, Thomas Holzhauer, Wolfgang Fuchs, Andreas Kastner, Christian Mengel, Heinz-Adolf Mueller, Carsten Heide, Karl Robert Hofmann
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Patent number: 8096157Abstract: The invention relates to a method for rolling up a metallic strip (1), in particular a steel strip, to a coil (2), the strip (1) being kept under longitudinal tension between a driver (3), consisting of at least one driver top roll (4) and at least one driver bottom roll (5), and a winding pin (6). The strip (1) is rolled up on the winding pin (6) to form the coil (2). In order to prevent the undesired opening of the wound coil in a simple manner, a bending moment (MB) is initiated in the strip, said bending moment acting perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the strip (1) and causing a plastic deformation when a defined remaining length of the strip (1) is reached. The invention also relates to a device for rolling up a metallic strip.Type: GrantFiled: June 12, 2007Date of Patent: January 17, 2012Assignee: SMS Demag AktiengesellschaftInventors: Heinz-Adolf Mueller, Oalf Norman Jepsen
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Publication number: 20110302981Abstract: Disclosed is a strip coiler for coiling a metal strip (20), comprising a coiling mandrel (21), pressing rollers (26) associated with the coiling mandrel (21), and adjustable deflection shells (28) for pressing the leading edge (24) of the metal strip (20) against the coiling mandrel (21). The disclosed strip coiler is characterized in that at least one of the deflection shells (28) has a tip (22) which is adjustable relative to the deflection shell (28).Type: ApplicationFiled: February 22, 2010Publication date: December 15, 2011Applicant: SMS SIEMAG AKTIENGESELLSCHAFTInventors: Matthias Kipping, Helmut Höfer, Reinhard Irle, Uwe Raschke, Heinz-Adolf Müller, Peter Sudau, Thomas Holzhauer
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Publication number: 20110192029Abstract: Disclosed is a support roll for a rolling mill, such as a plate rolling mill, flat rolling mill, or similar, comprising a jacket and a roll shaft which is embodied in several parts. The invention also relates to a method for producing a support roll.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 14, 2011Publication date: August 11, 2011Applicant: SMS SIEMAG AKTIENGESELLSCHAFTInventors: Jörg Möckel, Achim Klein, Heinz-Adolf Müller, Jochen Münker, Jörn Sohler, Maik Berger
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Publication number: 20110138870Abstract: In a method for winding hot-rolled strip (1), comprising a decoiler mandrel (4), at least one first pressing device (7), at least one second pressing device (8), wherein the hot-rolled strip (1) is pressed from the first pressing device (7) and the second pressing device (8) toward the decoiler mandrel (4), the hot-rolled strip (1) is pushed or pulled away from the decoiler mandrel (4) between the first pressing device (7) and the second pressing device (8), thereby subjecting the hot-rolled strip (1) to a prebending step. The invention further relates to a device for winding hot-rolled strip (1).Type: ApplicationFiled: March 28, 2008Publication date: June 16, 2011Inventors: Heinrich Röse, Olaf Norman Jepsen, Heinz Niehues, Heinz-Adolf Müller