Unit and apparatus for rolling a metal product
AssigneeDEM Inc.
InventorsStefano Zuttion, Stefano Della Vedova
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Abstract
Apparatus for rolling a metal product comprising a plurality of rolling units (11), each provided with a respective rolling roll (12). Each rolling unit (11) comprises a support assembly (17) selectively rotatable around an axis of rotation (Z), and comprising a support rod (20) provided with an attachment portion (23) of a roll (12), and an actuation assembly (35) configured to selectively move the support rod (20) along the axis of rotation (Z) to allow the removal of the roll (12).
Claims12
Rolling unit provided with a respective rolling roll, and comprising a support assembly configured to support said roll at one of its ends and selectively rotatable around an axis of rotation, characterized in that said support assembly comprises:
- a support rod provided at a first end with an attachment portion of said roll,
- a support body provided with a tubular cavity in which said support rod is slidingly inserted along said axis of rotation, and
- elastic means interposed between said support rod and said support body in order to selectively hold, with said attachment portion, said roll attached to said support rod, by means of an action of elastic retention in a direction parallel to said axis of rotation, and in that said rolling unit comprises an actuation assembly configured to selectively move said support rod along said axis of rotation and to allow the removal of said roll, wherein said roll is provided with at least one coupling seating configured to define a closing mechanism with said attachment portion of said support rod.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.