# US 5,702,337 A · Roll arrangement

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- Number: US 5,702,337 A
- Document ID: US5702337A
- Status: Granted
- Kind: A
- Application number: 08/493,879
- Filed: 1995-06-21
- Granted: 1997-12-30
- Earliest claimed: 1994-07-01
- Assignees: Voith Sulzer Papiermaschinen GmbH
- Inventors: Sandra Renn; Wolf Gunter Stotz
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US5702337A

## CPC

- F16C 13/028: {with a plurality of supports along the length of the roll mantle, e.g. hydraulic jacks}
- D21G 1/022: {the means using fluid pressure}
- F16C: SHAFTS; FLEXIBLE SHAFTS; ELEMENTS OR CRANKSHAFT MECHANISMS; ROTARY BODIES OTHER THAN GEARING ELEMENTS; BEARINGS
- D21G: CALENDERS; ACCESSORIES FOR PAPER-MAKING MACHINES (winders or rewinders for finished products, means for adjustment of wrinkles or lateral extensions B65H)

## Abstract

A roll arrangement with a rotatable roll jacket, in particular an elastic roll jacket, a rotationally fixed carrier, and at least one support arrangement disposed between the roll jacket and the carrier, with the support arrangement having a foot associated with the carrier and a sliding shoe supported on the foot and movable radially relative to the roll jacket, with the sliding shoe having a support surface associated with the roll jacket which, in operation, always ensures good contact of the support surface of the sliding shoe against the roll jacket to be supported in that the foot is displaceably supported on the carrier and the support arrangement is made of at least two-part design and contains a tilting support which permits tilting of the sliding shoe relative to the carrier.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A roll arrangement comprising a rotatable roll jacket, in particular an elastic roll jacket, a rotationally fixed carrier and at least one support arrangement disposed between the roll jacket and the carrier, the support arrangement having a foot associated with the carrier and a sliding shoe mounted on the foot and movable in the radial direction relative to the roll jacket, the sliding shoe having a support surface associated with the roll jacket, wherein the foot is displaceably supported at the carrier and the support arrangement is of at least two-part construction and contains a tilting support which permits a tilting of the sliding shoe relative to the carrier.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

A roll arrangement in accordance with claim 1, wherein at least one guide is provided which forms an abutment which prevents the support arrangement being taken along in the direction of rotation of the roll jacket.

### Claim 3 (depends on 2)

A roll arrangement in accordance with claim 2, wherein the guide acts on the support arrangement at a jacket side.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

A roll arrangement in accordance with claim 1, wherein a first pressure space is formed between the foot and the sliding shoe and a second pressure space which is connected to the first pressure space is formed between the foot and the carrier, and wherein the effective areas of the two pressure spaces are so dimensioned and matched to each other, that at least the surface pressure between the foot and the carrier is relieved.

### Claim 5 (depends on 4)

A roll arrangement in accordance with claim 4, wherein an amount of surface pressure between the foot and the carrier that is relieved is selected such that a lubricant film forms between the foot and the carrier.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

A roll arrangement in accordance with claim 1,wherein a stressing or loading unit is provided in the support arrangement and includes a hydraulically or pneumatically energizable piston-in-cylinder unit.

### Claim 7 (depends on 6)

A roll arrangement in accordance with claim 6, wherein the piston-in-cylinder unit is provided between the foot and the sliding shoe.

### Claim 8 (depends on 6)

A roll arrangement in accordance with claim 6, wherein the piston-in-cylinder unit is provided between the foot and the carrier.

### Claim 9 (depends on 6)

A roll arrangement in accordance with claim 6, wherein the tilting support or bearing is formed between the piston part and the cylinder part of the piston-in-cylinder unit.

### Claim 10 (depends on 7)

A roll arrangement in accordance with claim 7, wherein the tilting support is provided in the foot.

### Claim 11 (depends on 8)

A roll arrangement in accordance with claim 8, wherein the tilting support is provided in the foot.

### Claim 12 (depends on 10)

A roll arrangement in accordance with claim 10, wherein the tilting support subdivides the foot into a sliding foot which is displaceably supported on the carrier and a component which is coupled to the sliding shoe.

### Claim 13 (depends on 12)

A roll arrangement in accordance with claim 12, wherein the sliding foot is formed as a thin-walled sleeve.

### Claim 14 (depends on 8)

A roll arrangement in accordance with claim 8, wherein the tilting support is provided between the foot and the sliding shoe.

### Claim 15 (depends on 1)

A roll arrangement in accordance with claim 1, wherein the support arrangement has an element which expandably preloads the support arrangement.

### Claim 16 (depends on 15)

A roll arrangement in accordance with claim 15, wherein the element is a compression spring.

### Claim 17 (depends on 1)

A roll arrangement in accordance with claim 1, wherein the roll jacket is hydrostatically or hydrodynamically supported by the support arrangement.

### Claim 18 (depends on 17)

A roll arrangement in accordance with claim 17, wherein pressure pockets are provided in the support surface of the sliding shoe which are preferably connected with the pressure space of a piston-in-cylinder unit of the support arrangement.

### Claim 19 (depends on 6)

A roll arrangement in accordance with claim 6, wherein the sources for the hydrostatic or hydrodynamic lubrication and for the pressurization of the pressure space of the piston-in-cylinder unit are separate from one another.

### Claim 20 (depends on 6)

A roll arrangement in accordance with claim 6, wherein the oil supply to the piston-in-cylinder unit takes place directly via a bore in the carrier.

### Claim 21 (depends on 6)

A roll arrangement in accordance with claim 6, wherein the oil supply to the piston-in-cylinder unit does not take place form the carrier.

### Claim 22 (depends on 1)

A roll arrangement in accordance with claim 1, wherein the sliding surface for the support arrangement provided on the carrier is of flat design.

### Claim 23 (depends on 1)

A roll arrangement in accordance with claim 1, wherein the sliding surface for the support arrangement provided on the carrier has a radius of curvature which has its center point at the center between the guide strips.

### Claim 24 (depends on 1)

A roll arrangement in accordance with claim 1, wherein a plurality of support arrangements are arranged alongside one another in the axial and/or circumferential direction.

### Claim 25 (depends on 24)

A roll arrangement in accordance with claim 24, wherein the support arrangements are arranged with gaps between them and/or staggered relative to one another, e.g. in the manner of the bricks of a brick wall.

### Claim 26 (depends on 1)

A roll arrangement in accordance with claim 1, wherein the support arrangements can be pressurized with either the same pressure or alternatively with different pressures.

### Claim 27 (depends on 1)

A roll arrangement in accordance with claim 1, wherein one of the support arrangements is non-displaceably arranged as a fixed point.

### Claim 28 (depends on 1)

A roll arrangement in accordance with claim 1, wherein the sliding shoes are of planar, convex or concave shape.

### Claim 29 (depends on 1)

A roll arrangement in accordance with claim 1, wherein a flexible cloth is provided as the roll jacket which takes on the contour of the respective counter-roll.

### Claim 30 (depends on 1)

A roll arrangement in accordance with claim 1, wherein the foot is held against the carrier by means of a permanent magnet.

### Claim 31 (depends on 1)

A roll arrangement in accordance with claim 1, wherein a plurality of sliding shoes are held together by means of a clamping wire which extends around them and forms an endless loop.

### Claim 32 (depends on 2)

A roll arrangement in accordance with claim 2, wherein the at least one guide is a strip-like guide.

### Claim 33 (depends on 4)

A roll arrangement in accordance with claim 4, wherein the second pressure space is connected to the first pressure space in a restriction-free manner.

### Claim 34 (depends on 27)

A roll arrangement in accordance with claim 27, wherein the support arrangement located at the center of the roll is said one of the support arrangements that is non-displaceably arranged as a fixed point.