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US 6,042,525 AGranted
Web spreader roll
AssigneeSuomen Intech Oy
InventorSauli Rajaniemi
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Abstract
The invention concerns a spreader roll (1) comprising a nonrotating, most advantageously bowed, roll axle (2) and a rotatingly in bearings on said roll axle mounted roll shell (3) that most advantageously is formed by a plurality of tubular roll segments (3a) connected to each other. According to the invention, the roll shell (3) is mounted on the roll axle (2) so that the inner race (5a) of the rolling bearing (5) is arranged to rotate with the roll shell (3).
Claims9
Spreader roll (1) comprising a nonrotating roll axle (2);
- a roll shell (3) rotatingly mounted on said roll axle (2) via a rolling bearing (5) having an outer race (5b) and an inner race (5a);
- a first supporting element (7) fastened to said roll axle (2) for supporting the outer race (5b) on said roll axle (2) so that the outer race (5b) remains nonrotating together with the roll axle (2);
- and a second supporting element (6) fastened to said roll shell (3) for supporting the inner race (5a) on said roll shell (3) so that the inner race (5a) rotates with the roll shell.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.