Sensor support
US5918493A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 10, 1996 |
| Grant date | Jul 6, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 10, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB21B1/26
- WIPO fieldMachine tools
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A contour measuring devices for measuring the contour of hot-strip rolls installed in a roll stand during a rolling process includes a plurality of distance sensors that extend along the length of the hot-strip roll in a perpendicular and non-contacting manner and, in this manner. Each distance sensor has a measurement head oriented towards the hot-strip roll. The plurality of distance sensors are positioned separate from and lateral to each other on and along a longitudinal support. The longitudinal support is comprised of a double shell tube that cools the design sensors with an inner tube that conducts a coolant, a shell tube that surrounds the inner tube, and an annular space located therebetween. The inner tube is fixed at its opposite ends in a position relative to the shell tube.
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