Hydrostatic support member, particularly for rolling mills, and method of using the same

A hydrostatic support member comprising:

• means defining a pressure chamber capable of being supplied with a pressurized fluid medium;
• at least two bearing shoes displaceable relative to each other;
• each said bearing shoe comprising a bearing surface provided with at least one pressure pocket;
• at least one respective throttling bore for connecting each said pressure pocket with said pressure chamber;
• said means defining a pressure chamber comprises a cylinder defining a cylinder axis;
• a piston carrying said at least two bearing shoes at an end thereof remote from said cylinder;
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• said piston being arranged to be movable in said cylinder in the direction of said cylinder axis and being structured to permit throughflow of said pressurized fluid medium.

A hydrostatic support member, comprising:

• means defining a pressure chamber capable of being supplied with a pressurized fluid medium;
• a common support member for at least two relatively movable bearing shoes;
• at least two relatively movable bearing shoes supported by said common support member and being displaceable relative to each other upon said common support member;
• each said bearing shoe comprising a bearing surface provided with at least one pressure pocket;
• and
• at least one respective throttling bore for connecting each said pressure pocket of said at least two relatively movable bearing shoes with said pressure chamber.

A hydrostatic support member connectable to a source of hydrostatic pressure and hydrostatically supporting a roll which is supported by a predetermined number of such hydrostatic support members, each of said hydrostatic support member comprising:

• a common support member for at least two relatively movable bearing shoes;
• at least two relatively movable bearing shoes operatively connected to said hydrostatic pressure source and being supported upon said common support member so as to be displaceable relative to each other;
• each one of said at least two relatively movable bearing shoes comprising a bearing surface provided with at least one pressure pocket;
• and
• at least one respective throttling bore connecting each said pressure pocket of said at least two relatively movable bearing shoes with said hydrostatic pressure source.