Bearing arrangement for a tilting trunnion of a metallurgical vessel
AssigneeVereinigte Osterreichische Eisen- und Stahlwerke-Alpine Montan Aktiengesellschaft
InventorsErnst Riegler, Manfred Schmidt
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Abstract
A bearing arrangement for a tilting trunnion of a metallurgical vessel, in particular a converter in a steel making plant, has an inner race, an outer race, bearing bodies arranged therebetween, and at least one sensor device with a sensor pin. The sensor device penetrates the outer race and contacts the inner race forming a sensing point. Also, the sensor device has a fixed point with the sensor pin being movable relative to the fixed point and the distance between the sensing point and the fixed point being measurable.
Claims14
In a bearing arrangement for a tilting trunnion of a metallurgical vessel, in particular for a converter in a steel making plant, of the type including a bearing within a bearing housing, having an inner race, an outer race and bearing bodies arranged therebetween, the improvement comprising at least one sensor means for measuring changes in the weight of the vessel contents or the wear of the bearing and having a sensor pin, which at least one sensor means penetrates the outer race of the bearing and contacts the inner race thus forming a sensing point, the at least one sensor means also having a fixed point with the sensor pin being movable relative to the fixed point, the distance between the sensing point and the fixed point being measurable.
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