Arrangement for coupling extended-nip rolls
AssigneeValmet Paper Machinery Inc.
InventorOiva Vallius
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Abstract
A coupling construction for coupling an extended-nip press roll including a loading shoe for loading a belt mantle to press the belt mantle toward a back-up roll. The coupling construction includes pivotally linked tie members for detachably connecting the bearing housings of the extended-nip press roll and the back-up roll so that the tie members are connected with either bearing housing and the roll in the other bearing housing is serviceable.
Claims14
Coupling construction for coupling a pair of press rolls in an extended-nip, one of the rolls comprising a belt mantle and loading means for loading and pressing said belt mantle towards the other roll, said press rolls being mounted in respective first and second bearing housings, comprising
- tie members, and
- connecting means for detachably connecting each of said tie members to said first and second bearing housings of said press rolls, said connecting means comprising pivot means for detachably, pivotally linking each of said tie members to each of said first and second bearing housings.
Coupling means for coupling a pair of press rolls mounted in respective first and second bearing housings, comprising
- elongate tie members, and
- coupling means for selectively coupling each of said tie members to each of said first and second bearing housings of said press rolls, said coupling means comprising pivot means for pivoting each of said tie members relative to said first bearing housing to thereby separate or connect each of said tie members to said second bearing housing.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.