Equipment for changing cylinders and/or clusters of a roll stand
US9511400B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 12, 2011 |
| Grant date | Dec 6, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 2, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T29/53796
- WIPO fieldMachine tools
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A disassembly apparatus and a method for changing at least one cylinder and/or a cluster of a laterally supported 6-high roll stand. The disassembly apparatus includes: a handling frame, including a positioning and moving device for moving and positioning same; a mobile shuttle capable of moving over the frame, wherein the shuttle includes an extraction device which can be moved by a moving member and which can disassemble the roll stand or assemble a cluster and/or a lateral supporting cylinder on it. The extraction device includes an upper crossbeam rigidly connected, via a movable strut, to a lower crossbeam. Each of the crossbeams have, at each of their ends, a movable gripping plate including at least one locking bolt. The gripping plates of a single crossbeam are configured to grip at least one cluster and/or at least one lateral supporting cylinder by actuating the locking bolt.
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