With Cleaning Or Conditioning Of Tool, Or Lubrication Of Tool Or Machine Patents (Class 72/236)
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Patent number: 11945008Abstract: A method for cleaning rollers used for metal strip processing. According to said method, the roller surface is cleaned by an aqueous alkali metal hydroxide or alkaline earth metal hydroxide washing liquid or an acidic washing liquid, the washing liquid is removed and the roller surface is dried. A machine for cleaning rollers includes a washing frame designed for positioning a roller to be cleaned, and at least one means for applying at least one washing solution to the roller surface of the roller to be cleaned.Type: GrantFiled: September 25, 2020Date of Patent: April 2, 2024Assignee: Hydro Aluminum Rolled Products GmbHInventors: Kathrin Eckhard, Olaf Güßgen, Frank Hirschmann
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Patent number: 11938488Abstract: A scraper device for a roller crusher, which scraper device includes a rotatable multi head scraper unit having at least two scrapers arranged tangentially about the rotatable multi head scraper unit at a respective radial distance from a rotational axis of the rotatable multi head scraper unit. The scraper device further includes a rotation actuator arranged to selectively rotate the rotatable multi head scraper unit to allow operative use of one of the at least two scrapers at a time. The scraper device further includes at least one brake arrangement configured to prevent and/or restrict rotation of the rotatable multi head scraper unit during operation of the one of the at least two scrapers. A roller crusher including the scraper device and a method for operating the roller crusher is also provided.Type: GrantFiled: December 9, 2021Date of Patent: March 26, 2024Assignee: Metso Outotec USA Inc.Inventors: Vadim Reznitchenko, Keith Harbold
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Patent number: 11850644Abstract: There is provided a zigzagging control method for a workpiece including: an estimation step of, before rolling of a tail portion of the workpiece, acquiring at least any one of an inter-roll thrust force estimated based on an inter-roll cross angle and an inter-roll friction coefficient and a material-roll thrust force estimated based on a material-roll cross angle and a material-roll friction coefficient; and a tail control step of, during the rolling of the tail portion of the workpiece, measuring work-side and drive-side rolling loads, correcting a rolling load difference or a rolling load difference ratio based on any two of acquired parameters including a roll-axis-direction thrust counterforce at the measurement of the rolling loads, the inter-roll thrust force, and the material-roll thrust force, and performing reduction leveling control on a rolling mill based on the corrected rolling load difference or rolling load difference ratio.Type: GrantFiled: April 10, 2020Date of Patent: December 26, 2023Assignee: NIPPON STEEL CORPORATIONInventors: Kazuma Yamaguchi, Atsushi Ishii, Daisuke Nikkuni
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Patent number: 11850643Abstract: A lamination lubricant dispensing unit for lubricating a working roller of a rolling mill for laminating a sheet of alkali metal or alloy thereof into a film. The lubricant dispensing unit has a dispensing unit body defining a laterally extending wall; first and second side walls extending forwardly from the laterally extending wall; and a ledge connected to lower ends of the walls. The ledge extends forwardly from the laterally extending wall and extending between the side walls. The ledge and the walls define a recess having an opened side. The ledge has a front edge for abutting a lamination surface of the working roller. At least a portion of the ledge is an angled portion extending upward and rearward from the front edge toward the laterally extending wall. The dispensing unit body defines at least one lubricant passage having an outlet defined in the laterally extending wall.Type: GrantFiled: November 18, 2020Date of Patent: December 26, 2023Assignee: BLUE SOLUTIONS CANADA INC.Inventors: Jonathan Dube, Guillaume Delehaye
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Patent number: 11845042Abstract: A method is taught for maintaining a fluid within a tank. In this method an upper data acquisition device is operated which is capable of obtaining at least one characteristic of the fluid in a tank adjacent to the upper data acquisition device. A lower data acquisition device is also operated which is situated below the upper data acquisition device, capable of obtaining at least one characteristic of the fluid in the tank adjacent to the lower data acquisition device. A data analyzer is then utilized which is capable transmitting a data packet to the intermittent mixer. The method then automatically turns on the intermittent mixer from the data received from the data packet. Afterwards, the method automatically turns off the intermittent mixer from the data received from the data packet resulting in the at least one characteristic from the upper data acquisition device is within specifications of the at least one characteristic from the lower data acquisition device.Type: GrantFiled: March 28, 2023Date of Patent: December 19, 2023Assignee: Phillips 66 CompanyInventors: Luke Schnefke, Victor Cedillo, Patrick David, Matt Clowe
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Patent number: 11819896Abstract: There is provided a method for identifying thrust counterforce working point positions of backup rolls of a rolling mill, the method including: changing at least either friction coefficients and inter-roll cross angles between the rolls with an unchanged kiss roll load to cause thrust forces at a plurality of levels to act between the rolls, and measuring thrust counterforces in a roll-axis direction acting on rolls forming at least one of roll pairs other than a roll pair of the backup rolls and measuring backup roll counterforces acting in a vertical direction on the backup rolls at reduction support positions in a kiss roll state; and identifying, based on the measured thrust counterforces, thrust counterforce working point positions of thrust counterforces acting on the backup rolls, using first equilibrium conditional expressions relating to forces acting on the rolls and second equilibrium conditional expressions relating to moments acting on the rolls.Type: GrantFiled: August 8, 2019Date of Patent: November 21, 2023Assignee: NIPPON STEEL CORPORATIONInventors: Kazuma Yamaguchi, Atsushi Ishii, Daisuke Nikkuni
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Patent number: 11779975Abstract: Disclosed is a method of emulsion concentration optimization for a cold continuous rolling mill set for achieving vibration suppression, the method comprising: defining the process parameters involved in the process of emulsion concentration optimization; setting an initial set value of an emulsion concentration comprehensive optimization target function for a cold continuous rolling mill set for achieving vibration suppression; calculating a bite angle of each stand; calculating a vibration determination index reference value of each stand; setting the emulsion concentration of each stand; calculating the outlet temperature of a strip steel of each stand; calculating the dynamic viscosity of an emulsion in a roll gap of each stand; calculating the oil film thickness in the roll gap of each stand; calculating the emulsion concentration comprehensive optimization target function; determining whether the inequation F(X)<F0 is established; determining whether the concentration of the emulsion exceeds a feasibType: GrantFiled: August 16, 2019Date of Patent: October 10, 2023Assignee: BAOSHAN IRON & STEEL CO., LTD.Inventors: Tao Zheng, Kangjian Wang, Shanqing Li, Jizhe Quan, Peilei Qu
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Patent number: 11772142Abstract: A rolling oil supply system is configured to supply rolling oil to a rolling stand selected from a plurality of rolling stands included in a tandem rolling mill, a first rolling oil supply system configured to circulate and supply rolling oil after removing wear powder generated by rolling, and a second rolling oil supply system configured to supply rolling oil containing the wear powder generated by rolling are provided. Mixed rolling oil in which the rolling oil supplied from the first rolling oil supply system and the rolling oil supplied from the second rolling oil supply system are mixed is supplied to selected fourth and fifth rolling stands.Type: GrantFiled: February 10, 2020Date of Patent: October 3, 2023Assignee: JFE Steel CorporationInventors: Noriki Fujita, Yukihiro Matsubara, Yu Nagai, Yoshimitsu Harada
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Patent number: 11623258Abstract: Rolling stock (2) composed of metal is rolled in rolling stands (3a to 3f) of a roll train (1) under the control of a control device. The control device, on the basis of a variable (?Q) (which is characteristic of the change in the cross section with which the rolling stock (2) is supposed to run out of a rolling stand (3e) of the roll train (1)), first determines all provisional manipulated variables (Sb to Se) for the rolling stand (3e) and rolling stands (3b to 3d) located upstream of the rolling stand (3e), and uses said provisional manipulated variables to determine final manipulated variables (Sb? to Se?), which influence the cross section with which the rolling stock (2) runs out of the respective rolling stand (3b to 3e). The control device determines the provisional manipulated variables (Sb to Sd) for the upstream rolling stands (3b to 3d) by frequency filtering.Type: GrantFiled: January 8, 2021Date of Patent: April 11, 2023Inventor: Klaus Loehe
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Patent number: 11565293Abstract: A method and a regulating device for regulating a rolling process, wherein a rolling material is rolled in a rolling gap between two working rollers of a rolling stand. A target forward slip value (fs) for a forward slip (f) of the rolling material is specified, and an actual forward slip value (fM) of the forward slip (f) of the rolling material is ascertained. The forward slip (f) of the rolling material is regulated to the target forward slip value (fs) in that a lubricant rate (uR) of a lubricant is applied to the rolling material and/or at least one working roller depending on the actual forward slip value (fM) and the target forward slip value (fs).Type: GrantFiled: December 6, 2018Date of Patent: January 31, 2023Assignee: Primetals Technologies Austria GmbHInventors: Martin Bergmann, Konrad Krimpelstaetter
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Patent number: 11534807Abstract: The application discloses a tension system optimization method for suppressing vibration of a cold tandem rolling mill. The method aims to suppress vibration occurring in a high-speed rolling process of a cold tandem rolling mill, and provides a rolling machine vibration determination index coefficient for effectively determining whether vibration occurs in a rolling machine.Type: GrantFiled: July 24, 2019Date of Patent: December 27, 2022Assignee: BAOSHAN IRON & STEEL CO., LTD.Inventors: Kangjian Wang, Tao Zheng, Shanqing Li, Xiaoming Chen, Peilei Qu
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Patent number: 10316397Abstract: A method of preparing a cylindrical metal member includes preparing a metallic ingot having at least one surface having a mean width with respect to roughness Sm in a range of from 100 ?m to 220 ?m; imparting a lubricant to the at least one surface of the metallic ingot; and subjecting the metallic ingot to impact pressing while the surface coated with the lubricant with respect to the metallic ingot is set as a bottom surface, to thereby mold a cylindrical metal member.Type: GrantFiled: August 8, 2016Date of Patent: June 11, 2019Assignee: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.Inventors: Akira Sato, Daisuke Haruyama
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Patent number: 10259026Abstract: Rolling stand comprising a support structure, a rolling roll mounted on the support structure, and a cleaning unit of the rolling roll, comprising at least a brush and a positioning device for the brush. The positioning device comprises a support body on which the brush is installed, a pivoting member associated to the support body and around which the support body is selectively rotatable, an actuation member mounted on a support pin and associated to the support body in order to move it between an “inactive” position, in which the brush is not in contact with said rolling roll, and an “operating” position, in which the brush is in contact with the rolling roll.Type: GrantFiled: June 23, 2016Date of Patent: April 16, 2019Assignee: DANIELI & C. OFFICINE MECCANICHE SPAInventors: Andrea Dorigo, Massimo Ferro, Luca Sandrin
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Patent number: 9908154Abstract: A stamping system includes a press machine having installed an upper die with an upper die surface and a lower die with a lower die surface. The upper die surface and the lower die surface each have a non-planar geometry. The press machine presses a workpiece between the upper die surface and the lower die surface during a pressing operation. A die cleaning machine is provided having a brush configured to remove foreign debris from at least one of the upper die surface and the lower die surface during a cleaning operation, wherein the die cleaning machine is configured to maneuver the brush in various orientations relative to the press machine to clean the non-planar upper die surface or the non-planar lower die surface.Type: GrantFiled: October 22, 2014Date of Patent: March 6, 2018Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.Inventors: Doug Staats, Milan Jurich
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Patent number: 9669439Abstract: An oscillating descaler (1) for semi-finished metallurgical products comprises:—a passageway (2) delimited by two opposite input and output sections (3, 4) crossable by a semi-finished product (10) to be descaled according to a rectilinear crossing direction (X) oriented from the input section (3) to the output section (4),—a manifold (20) for a pressurized fluid extended according to a longitudinal direction (Y) defined between first and second longitudinally opposite ends (21, 22), arranged so that the longitudinal direction (Y) is not parallel to the crossing direction (X),—at least one nozzle (30) for spraying a jet (31) according to a spray direction (Z) which is coaxial to a hole (30a) of the nozzle (30) and inclined towards the input section (3) and towards one of the ends (21, 22) of the manifold (20, 20b),—motor means (M) for generating a rectilinear oscillating motion of the jet (31) along the longitudinal direction (Y).Type: GrantFiled: March 9, 2012Date of Patent: June 6, 2017Assignee: Danieli & C. Officine Meccaniche S.P.A.Inventors: Matteo Nobile, Andrea De Luca, Alfredo Poloni
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Patent number: 9321072Abstract: A coating apparatus includes: a coating roller configured to apply coating liquid to a recording medium; a measuring roller configured to intermittently supply the coating liquid to the coating roller by being brought into contact with and being separated from the coating roller; a coating liquid pan configured to stores the coating liquid; and a roller cover configured to cover the measuring roller. When the measuring roller moves between a contact position where the coating roller and the measuring roller come into contact with each other and a separation position where the coating roller and the measuring roller are separated from each other, the measuring roller and the roller cover integrally operate while maintaining their relative positions, in a state where the coating liquid pan is fixed.Type: GrantFiled: June 27, 2013Date of Patent: April 26, 2016Assignee: FUJIFILM CorporationInventors: Hiroshi Uemura, Naoya Okano
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Publication number: 20150114066Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: November 28, 2012Publication date: April 30, 2015Inventors: Karl Keller, Daniel Knie, Konrad Roeingh, Ralf Seidel
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Patent number: 9016099Abstract: Rolling mill bearings incorporate bearing bushings with pluralities of hydrostatic pad recesses, that are preferably in conjunction hydrodynamic bearings also formed within the bushing. Each recess has an isolated lubricant passage that is adapted for coupling to a separate isolated source of pressurized lubricant. In some embodiments herein, the isolated pressurized lubricant source is supplied by a dedicated outlet of a pressure pump. In this manner each hydrostatic pad recess has a dedicated pressurized lubricant supply that is not interrupted by loss of lubricant pressure events in other bearing pads or elsewhere within the rolling mill lubrication system.Type: GrantFiled: September 29, 2011Date of Patent: April 28, 2015Assignee: Siemens Industry, Inc.Inventors: Mortimer Williams, Thomas C. Wojtkowski, Jr., Robert Mase, Peter N. Osgood
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Patent number: 8978436Abstract: For controlling the flatness of the strip during the rolling of aluminum strip or foil, the system consists of a full width bank of cryogenic roll cooling devices acting on the roll(s) and a full width bank of roll heating devices also acting the roll(s). Both or either of the cooling and heating banks are divided into individually controllable zones. A process automation system controls the action of the cooling and heating banks via feedback from a strip shape meter and/or a predictive process model, in order, by thermal growth/contraction, to create the best roll profile for rolling flat strip.Type: GrantFiled: November 23, 2009Date of Patent: March 17, 2015Assignee: Siemens PLCInventors: Alan Douglas McRae, Paul Ronald Osborne, Peter Derrick Smith
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Patent number: 8966951Abstract: A spraying method and device for a plant for rolling a strip, the plant having at least one rolling stand. The device includes: a pair of working rolls between which the strip runs; a plane perpendicular to the running direction of the strip; at least one pair of supporting rolls for the working rolls; two pairs of bearing rolls, each of the pairs having the rolls thereof substantially symmetrically arranged on either side of the working rolls in a plane substantially parallel to the strip so as to transfer, to the working rolls, a force for maintaining the working rolls in a predetermined position relative to the supporting roll; a support for the bearing rolls in the form of two rows including a plurality of bearing rollers mounted side by side; one or more nozzle systems for spraying at least a portion of the strip and at least a portion of the rolls.Type: GrantFiled: February 2, 2009Date of Patent: March 3, 2015Assignee: Siemens VAI Metals Technologies SASInventors: Vincent Cronier, Bernard Rossigneux
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Publication number: 20150013419Abstract: A method for lubricating the cylinders of a roll stand, for roll nip lubrication in a roll stand for a roll band. A mixture of water and oil is produced by a mixing and spraying device, which is supplied with water by a first supply line (3) and is supplied with oil by a second supply line (2). The mixture is sprayed to the strip and/or into the roll nip and/or to at least one of the cylinders of the roll stand. The water flowing to the mixing and spraying device (10) is heated by a heating device (6) provided in the first supply line (3) for a predetermined period of time set by controlling a control unit (9).Type: ApplicationFiled: February 7, 2013Publication date: January 15, 2015Inventors: Thomas Braidt, Reinhard Karl, Christian Lehner
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Patent number: 8720244Abstract: The present invention provides a method for supplying lubricant to various kinds of steel sheets with different qualities in cold rolling without any restrictions, such as lubricant supplying apparatus or lubrication conditions. This method comprises storing two or more kinds of lubricant such as A and B, having different compositions, selecting one lubricant or a mixture lubricant of the above A and B in accordance with the friction coefficient between the steel sheet to be cold rolled and a work-rolls, and supplying an emulsion comprising a mixture of the lubricant A and/or B and heated water.Type: GrantFiled: November 17, 2005Date of Patent: May 13, 2014Assignees: Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corporation, Arcelor FranceInventors: Yoshiki Takahama, Toshiyuki Shiraishi, Shigeru Ogawa, Luc Vanel, Guy Hauret, Maxime Laugier, Pascal Masson
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Patent number: 8640517Abstract: The invention relates to a method for feeding lubricant during hot rolling, in which the surfaces of the rolling rolls are fed with a lubricating emulsion, characterized in that said lubricating emulsion, consisting of a lubricating oil having a viscosity between 10 cSt and 400 cSt at 40° C., mixed with water, is directed onto the surfaces of the rolling rolls via at least one lubricant feed nozzle, at a temperature above 0° C. but below 25° C.Type: GrantFiled: November 21, 2005Date of Patent: February 4, 2014Assignee: Arcelor FranceInventors: Tsuyoshi Inoue, Guy Hauret
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Patent number: 8616037Abstract: A re-turning plant for rollers of rolling mills of the type comprising at least one roller stand and a plurality of rollers mounted to respective arms pivoting in the plane of the roller stand about respective pins that are fixed to the roller stand. The rollers are positioned within the roller stand in a work position in which work surfaces of the rollers determine the outer profile of a body to be rolled. The re-turning plant comprises a support structure configured to support the whole roller stand in a turning position, a tool-holding device that can be displaced in contact with the work surfaces of each roller fixed in the roller stand and mandrel means with means that can be rotatably coupled to each roller of the plurality of rollers fixed to the roller stand to rotate the same substantially in the work position.Type: GrantFiled: September 7, 2012Date of Patent: December 31, 2013Assignee: SMS Innse S.p.A.Inventors: Paolo Marin, Marcello Pacher, Giuseppe Cavone
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Patent number: 8584499Abstract: A method of supplying lubricating oil in cold-rolling by emulsion lubrication, characterized by comprising: using a constant (supply efficiency) obtained under conditions of a specific rolling rate, emulsion supply, emulsion concentration, emulsion temperature, plateout length, rolled material width or roll barrel length, rolling load, grade of the rolled material, and type of lubricating oil and oil film thickness at the time of neat lubrication realized under the specific rolling lubrication conditions to estimate the oil film thickness realized by emulsion lubrication under the specific rolling lubrication conditions and controlling at least one of the emulsion supply, emulsion concentration, emulsion temperature, and plateout length so that the estimated oil film thickness matches with the target oil film thickness.Type: GrantFiled: August 2, 2011Date of Patent: November 19, 2013Assignee: Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal CorporationInventors: Yoshiki Takahama, Toshiyuki Shiraishi, Shigeru Ogawa, Luc Vanel, Guy Hauret
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Patent number: 8584500Abstract: A lubrication delivery system for a rolling facility having a plurality of roll stands. A centralized lubrication source is arranged to supply lubrication to a plurality of liners within the roll stands during a rolling campaign. The lubrication source can supply one or more lubricants via controlled conduits in fluid communication with the liners. Liners are provided with a plurality of conduits for directing pressurized lubricant from the centralized lubricant source so as to minimize lubricant loss. A plurality of different lubricants may be provided at a centralized source with a controller or other device directing a flow of pressurized lubricant to the plurality of roll stands during the campaign.Type: GrantFiled: July 2, 2012Date of Patent: November 19, 2013Assignee: CORTS Engineering GmbH & Co. KGInventor: Jochen Corts
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Patent number: 8516867Abstract: A manufacturing apparatus comprises a final stand, with standing side members, and a cooling apparatus. The cooling apparatus comprises rows of upper surface cooling nozzles, rows of lower surface cooling nozzles, and an upper surface guide on the upper surface side of the steel sheet. An end portion of the cooling apparatus on a side of the final stand is arranged between the standing side members of the housing. When defining a width of a uniformly cooled region, an average gap distance (Wsw) between the end portion of the width of the uniformly cooled region and the standing side member of the housing; a gravity acceleration rate, an average water volume density of the width of the uniformly cooled region, and a value determined by Wsw and an average distance h between the upper surface guide and the upper surface of the steel sheet, a specific relation is satisfied.Type: GrantFiled: November 21, 2011Date of Patent: August 27, 2013Assignee: Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal CorporationInventors: Tomofumi Hosho, Yoichi Haraguchi, Kazuaki Kobayashi
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Patent number: 8459082Abstract: A system for changing a roller, has a system for determining parameters which characterize the identity and/or the operating state of a roller of an industrial plant, at least one sensor arranged on the roller for furnishing parameters being designed such that the furnished identity parameter of the roller is detectable, and a reading device designed for reading out detected parameters from the sensor without contact. The sensor is also designed to detect an operation state parameter of the roller and can be operated at a roller temperature of at least 150 C. In a rollerchanging wagon on which a roller can be mounted in such a manner that the roller can be guided into or out of a roll stand, the sensor is arranged on the roller for the purpose of furnishing and/or detecting parameters. The process security for an industrial plant can be increased by such a system.Type: GrantFiled: June 4, 2008Date of Patent: June 11, 2013Assignee: Siemens AktiengesellschaftInventors: Tobias Göggel, Helmut Hörmann
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Patent number: 8438891Abstract: The invention deals with a rolling mill (1) for metallic products comprising at least one pair of work rolls and at least one cooling device (2) projecting a plurality of cooling jets under pressure on at least one work roll, the cooling device projecting also at least one scraper jet between the cooling jets and the metallic product to be rolled, the scraper jets being oriented in the desired flow direction following a re-entrant angle towards the perpendicular to the surface of the work roll, as well as with a rolling process using said rolling mill (1).Type: GrantFiled: June 2, 2008Date of Patent: May 14, 2013Assignee: ArcelorMittal FranceInventors: Dirk Vanderschueren, Patrick Van Poecke
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Publication number: 20130104617Abstract: An improved roll bending system is described for the work rolls and intermediate rolls in a six high mill. New bending blocks apply improved roll bending forces to the roll chocks, and additionally, are designed to move vertically and rotate, which provide important benefits to maintenance and enhance the rolling operation. Additionally, important related details to the mill operation and bending blocks provide operational improvements during roll changing.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 26, 2011Publication date: May 2, 2013Inventors: Remn-Min Guo, Alfred Armack, Paul DiNello, John Herbst, Jerry Martin, Wadaw Mielicki
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Publication number: 20130081438Abstract: Rolling mill bearings incorporate bearing bushings with pluralities of hydrostatic pad recesses, that are preferably in conjunction hydrodynamic bearings also formed within the bushing. Each recess has an isolated lubricant passage that is adapted for coupling to a separate isolated source of pressurized lubricant. In some embodiments herein, the isolated pressurized lubricant source is supplied by a dedicated outlet of a pressure pump. In this manner each hydrostatic pad recess has a dedicated pressurized lubricant supply that is not interrupted by loss of lubricant pressure events in other bearing pads or elsewhere within the rolling mill lubrication system.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 29, 2011Publication date: April 4, 2013Applicant: SIEMENS INDUSTRY, INC.Inventors: Mortimer Williams, Thomas C. Wojtkowski, JR., Robert Mase, Peter N. Osgood
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Publication number: 20130055781Abstract: A re-turning plant for rollers of rolling mills of the type comprising at least one roller stand and a plurality of rollers mounted to respective arms pivoting in the plane of the roller stand about respective pins that are fixed to the roller stand. The rollers are positioned within the roller stand in a work position in which work surfaces of the rollers determine the outer profile of a body to be rolled. The re-turning plant comprises a support structure configured to support the whole roller stand in a turning position, a tool-holding device that can be displaced in contact with the work surfaces of each roller fixed in the roller stand and mandrel means with means that can be rotatably coupled to each roller of the plurality of rollers fixed to the roller stand to rotate the same substantially in the work position.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 7, 2012Publication date: March 7, 2013Inventors: Paolo Marin, Marcello Pacher, Giuseppe Cavone
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Patent number: 8387433Abstract: There is described a method for applying a coolant to a rolled product and/or to at least one cylinder of a roll stand provided with a rolling gap. During the method the following steps can occur: determining a total cooling rate applicable according to the effective power in the rolling gap, determining the cooling rate for several areas according to a flatness distribution determined b a flatness measuring system, wherein the difference in the cooling rate is determined by comparing the totality of the thus determined cooling rates with a predetermined total cooling rate and is used for determining the components of an additional cooling rate for the areas taking into account the top and lower limits of the cooling rate thereof. Said procedure is repeated in such a way that the coolant differences remain above a predefinable value.Type: GrantFiled: June 21, 2006Date of Patent: March 5, 2013Assignees: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft, SMS Siemag AktiengesellschaftInventors: Andreas Berghs, Robert Simbeck
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Patent number: 8371148Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: April 5, 2007Date of Patent: February 12, 2013Assignee: SMS Siemag AktiengesellschaftInventors: Karl Keller, Daniel Knie
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Patent number: 8365566Abstract: A device for adjusting the distance of stripper chisels from a circumference of work rolls supported in chocks of a roll stand, wherein the stripper chisels are movable parallel to the rolling line in direction towards and away from the roll gap. To adapt to different operating positions and diameters of the work rolls, the stripper chisels are arranged in a horizontally displaceable stand roller table. The movement of the stand roller table is linked with the vertical movement of the bottom work roll so that the stripper chisel can be moved away from the work roll when the bottom work roll moves upward, and vice versa.Type: GrantFiled: August 15, 2008Date of Patent: February 5, 2013Assignee: SMS Siemag AGInventors: Hendrik Langer, Christian Hehmann
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Patent number: 8356501Abstract: A method of supplying lubricating oil in cold-rolling by emulsion lubrication, characterized by comprising: using a constant (supply efficiency) obtained under conditions of a specific rolling rate, emulsion supply, emulsion concentration, emulsion temperature, plateout length, rolled material width or roll barrel length, rolling load, grade of the rolled material, and type of lubricating oil and oil film thickness at the time of neat lubrication realized under the specific rolling lubrication conditions to estimate the oil film thickness realized by emulsion lubrication under the specific rolling lubrication conditions and controlling at least one of the emulsion supply, emulsion concentration, emulsion temperature, and plateout length so that the estimated oil film thickness matches with the target oil film thickness.Type: GrantFiled: August 2, 2011Date of Patent: January 22, 2013Assignees: Nippon Steel Corporation, Arcelor FranceInventors: Yoshiki Takahama, Toshiyuki Shiraishi, Shigeru Ogawa, Luc Vanel, Guy Hauret
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Patent number: 8353192Abstract: A linear bearing plate, or liner, for use within a rolling mill stand, said liner including lubrication ports in fluid communication with a lubrication source. A centralized lubrication source can provide a predetermined lubrication to a plurality of mill stands in response to a signal, such as from a rolling facility operator. Lubrication ports provide areas of active lubrication which are surrounded by areas of passive lubrication so as to provide adequate lubrication during a rolling campaign.Type: GrantFiled: October 31, 2008Date of Patent: January 15, 2013Assignee: CORTS Engineering GmbH & Co. KGInventor: Jochen Corts
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Publication number: 20120312063Abstract: A lubrication delivery system for a rolling facility having a plurality of roll stands. A centralized lubrication source is arranged to supply lubrication to a plurality of liners within the roll stands during a rolling campaign. The lubrication source can supply one or more lubricants via controlled conduits in fluid communication with the liners. Liners are provided with a plurality of conduits for directing pressurized lubricant from the centralized lubricant source so as to minimize lubricant loss. A plurality of different lubricants may be provided at a centralized source with a controller or other device directing a flow of pressurized lubricant to the plurality of roll stands during the campaign.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 2, 2012Publication date: December 13, 2012Inventor: Jochen Corts
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Publication number: 20120285214Abstract: The invention relates to a compression rolling mill for compressing a metal strand sideways, having a pair of mutually engaging rollers (9, 10), arranged perpendicular to the center axes, connected to a rotary drive (31, 32; 34) by means of articulated shafts (29, 30), characterized in that the two rollers (9, 10) are connected to the rotary drive (31, 32; 34) by means of a gearbox (27, 28) adjustable together with the rollers (9, 10) and by means of articulated shafts (29, 30) each connected to one of the two gearboxes (27, 28), wherein the articulated shafts (29, 30) are inclined at an acute angle to the horizontal.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 21, 2010Publication date: November 15, 2012Applicant: SMS SIEMAG AKTIENGESELLSCHAFTInventors: Stefan Wendt, Frank Möllering
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Patent number: 8297099Abstract: The roll gap in a rolling stand for rolled strips is lubricated by feeding water via at least a first feed line and oil via at least a second feed line to at least one mixer, mixing the water and the oil in the mixer, feeding the mixture of water and oil to a sprayer, and spraying the mixture from the sprayer onto at least one work roll or backup roll of the rolling stand. To clean the roll gap hot water or steam is fed via at least one third feed line to one of the first and second feed lines or to the mixer at defined time intervals or as a function of a status of the rolling process while a roll of the rolling stand is being changed.Type: GrantFiled: April 4, 2008Date of Patent: October 30, 2012Assignee: SMS Siemag AktiengesellschaftInventor: Juergen Seidel
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Patent number: 8276421Abstract: A re-turning plant (1) for rollers (7) of rolling mills of the type comprising at least one roller stand (1) and a plurality of rollers (7) mounted to respective arms (6) pivoting in the plane of the roller stand (1) about respective pins (8) that are fixed to the roller stand (1), the rollers (7) being positioned within the roller stand (1) in a work position in which work surfaces (9) of the rollers (7) determine the outer profile of a body to be rolled, wherein the re-turning plant (1) comprises a support structure (12) configured to support the whole roller stand (1) in a turning position, a tool-holding device (13) that can be displaced in contact with the work surfaces (9) of each roller (7) of the plurality of rollers (7) fixed in the roller stand (1) and mandrel means (14) with means (15, 16) that can be rotatably coupled to each roller (7) of the plurality of rollers (7) fixed to the roller stand (1) to rotate the same substantially in the work position.Type: GrantFiled: March 9, 2007Date of Patent: October 2, 2012Assignee: SMS Innse S.p.A.Inventors: Paolo Marin, Marcello Pacher, Giuseppe Cavone
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Patent number: 8276420Abstract: Provided is a roll unit for use in a surface treatment of a copper foil, wherein shaft sleeves are fitted to a roll shaft of a roll so that the roll shaft is rotatably supported by a bearing via the shaft sleeves. Additionally provided is a roll unit wherein the shaft sleeves consist of two sleeves, namely a roll-side sleeve arranged on a roll main body side and a tapered sleeve arranged on a shaft end side, an oil seal is arranged between the roll-side sleeve and a bearing box, and the tapered sleeve is supported by a bearing disposed in the bearing box.Type: GrantFiled: December 11, 2007Date of Patent: October 2, 2012Assignee: JX Nippon Mining & Metals CorporationInventor: Haruo Sato
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Patent number: 8210012Abstract: A lubrication delivery system for a rolling facility having a plurality of roll stands. A centralized lubrication source is arranged to supply lubrication to a plurality of liners within the roll stands during a rolling campaign. The lubrication source can supply one or more lubricants via controlled conduits in fluid communication with the liners. Liners are provided with a plurality of conduits for directing pressurized lubricant from the centralized lubricant source so as to minimize lubricant loss. A plurality of different lubricants may be provided at a centralized source with a controller or other device directing a flow of pressurized lubricant to the plurality of roll stands during the campaign.Type: GrantFiled: October 31, 2008Date of Patent: July 3, 2012Assignee: Corts Engineering GmbH & Co. KGInventor: Jochen Corts
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Patent number: 8186198Abstract: The invention relates to a rolling installation comprising a roll stand (110) for rolling a metal strip and a suction device (120) for sucking polluted air from the immediate environment of the metal strip to be rolled. The aim of the invention is to structurally simplify the suction device. To this end, the inlet guiding region (112) is defined on one side by an inlet guiding plate (113) and the inlet suction channel (120) is connected to the inlet guiding region (112) via an opening (113-O) in the inlet guiding plate (113). The same arrangement can be applied to the discharge suction channel (124) and the discharge guiding region (114).Type: GrantFiled: July 24, 2006Date of Patent: May 29, 2012Assignee: SMS Siemag AktiengesellschaftInventor: Hans-Jürgen Hanke
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Patent number: 8166785Abstract: This invention relates to a rolling mill apparatus and a method of shape control of a rolled strip which enables satisfactory shape control even in extremely thin rolling. A rolling mill apparatus of this invention has a rolling mill, which rolls a rolled strip P between upper and lower work rolls; a shape detecting portion, which detects the degree of flatness of the rolled strip in the width direction of rolled strip which has been rolled by the rolling mill; a spray portion, having a plurality of spray nozzles arranged along the length direction of the upper and lower work rolls, which sprays the upper and lower work rolls with coolant C; and, a shape control portion, which adjusts the spray amount and/or temperature of the coolant C sprayed from the spray portion based on detected information from the shape detecting portion, to control the shape of the rolled strip P.Type: GrantFiled: November 14, 2007Date of Patent: May 1, 2012Assignees: IHI Corporation, IHI Metaltech Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hiroyuki Ootsuka, Tsukasa Matsuzawa, Shigeru Tsuzuki, Hisashi Honjou
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Publication number: 20120042706Abstract: The invention relates to a reversing roll stand (20), in particular a Steckel reversing roll stand (20), with at least one upper backing roll and one lower backing roll (2, 4) and one respective upper and one respective lower working roll (1 and 3); and with on the input side and on the output side of the stand respective upper supports (8) juxtaposed with the upper working roll (1) and connected to an upper-roll frame via a first actuator (6). In a deviating position from the upper support (8) a respective hinge-mounted upper scraper (11) for the upper working roll (1) is pivotally movable against the upper working roll (1) by a respective second actuator (12) carried on each of the upper supports (8). The upper supports (8) are each displaceable in respective lower and upper vertical guides (9, 10) such that the respective first actuator (6) can draw it out of the lower vertical guide (9) and it can be pivoted by a third actuator (7) outward from the upper working roll (1).Type: ApplicationFiled: April 29, 2010Publication date: February 23, 2012Inventors: Stephan Fischer, Armin Blach, Eberhard Becker
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Patent number: 8096159Abstract: A lubricant supply apparatus for endless hot rolling equipment includes a width-detecting sensor for detecting widths of steel sheets continuously supplied toward a roller, a controller connected to the width-detecting sensor, a lubricant pump connected to and controlled by the controller to supply a lubricant to a lubricant line, solenoid valves disposed on sub lines formed by dividing the lubricant line and controlled by the controller to supply or cut off the lubricant, a water pump connected to and controlled by the controller to supply water to a water line, mixers for mixing the lubricant and the water supplied to the water line for each of the sub lines, and nozzles connected respectively to the mixers and disposed according to a width of the roller so as to spray a mixture onto the roller according to the widths of the steel sheets.Type: GrantFiled: November 7, 2006Date of Patent: January 17, 2012Assignee: PoscoInventors: Chul-Hee Kim, Seung-Lak Son
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Publication number: 20120000263Abstract: The invention relates to a method for providing at least one work roll (1, 2) for rolling strip-shaped rolling stock (3), wherein the work roll (1, 2) is provided to interact with a second roll (4, 5), particularly with an intermediate or backup roller and be supported by said second roll, wherein the second roll (4, 5) has a background area (6) in the axial end regions thereof.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 15, 2010Publication date: January 5, 2012Applicant: SMS SIEMAG AKTIENGESELLSCHAFTInventor: Ralf Wachsmann
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Patent number: 8069695Abstract: A system and method for cleaning the work rolls of a multi-roll leveler. The system includes a roll cleaning drive system for driving one or both of a set of upper and lower work rolls against a cleaning pad placed therebetween. The roll cleaning drive system is disengageable with the work rolls to be driven thereby. The upper and lower work rolls are driven in opposite rotational directions so as not to eject the cleaning pad from the leveler. The rotational direction of the upper and lower work rolls may be periodically reversed to produce a scrubbing action on the work rolls.Type: GrantFiled: December 12, 2007Date of Patent: December 6, 2011Assignee: Machine Concepts, Inc.Inventors: Tony Enneking, Guil Bergman, Dave Hamberg
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Patent number: 8051693Abstract: In a device for mounting and functional verification of roll fittings (4) in rolling mill stands (1), at least a partial number of the roll fittings (4) forms a respective module (5), and the modules (5) are arranged, for pre-assembly with functional verification, on a mounting plate outside of the roll stand (1), with the modules being adjusted and/or verified, and at least one adjusted and/or verified module (5) is operatively arranged between two rolling mill stands (1), primarily, in the stand gap (9) and is arranged on a base frame (8) at constructively fixable support points (10).Type: GrantFiled: August 26, 2010Date of Patent: November 8, 2011Assignee: SMS Siemag AGInventors: Otmar Giesler, Edgar Filk, Michael L. VanBibber, David A. Nold