Vibration damping roll
AssigneeDofasco Inc.
InventorsOskar Bschorr, Hans-Joachim Raida
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Abstract
A vibration damping roll is provided for rolling contact with a vibrating structure. The vibration damping roll incorporates a wave guide consisting of radially alternating rigid and flexible material having at least two rigid elements disposed adjacent to flexible material and may be provided in the form of a layered structure, a spiral structure, or a plurality of discrete rigid elements disposed in a matrix of flexible material.
Claims18
A vibration damping roll having an axle assembly disposed on a longitudinal axis of said roll, an outer shell coupled to said axle assembly for rolling contact with a vibrating structure and a mechanical wave guide fixed to at least one of said shell and said axle assembly the wave guide consisting of radially alternating rigid and flexible material having at least two radially disposed rigid elements each disposed adjacent to flexible material, the wave guide being designed to operate over a range of vibration frequencies.
A vibration damping roll having an axle assembly disposed on a longitudinal axis of said roll, an outer shell coupled to said axle assembly for rolling contact with a vibrating structure and a mechanical wave guide fixed to at least one of said shell and said axle assembly, the wave guide consisting of a plurality of metal spheres dispersed in a matrix of synthetic plastic material, the wave guide being designed to operate over a range of vibration frequencies.
A vibration damping roll having an outer shell for rolling contact with a vibrating structure and a mechanical wave guide fixed to said shell, the wave guide consisting of radially alternating rigid and flexible material having at least two radially disposed rigid elements each disposed adjacent to flexible material, the wave guide being designed to operate over a range of vibration frequencies.
A vibration damping roll having an axle assembly disposed on a longitudinal axis of said roll, an outer shell coupled to said axle assembly for rolling contact with a vibrating structure and a mechanical wave guide fixed to said axle assembly, the wave guide consisting of radially alternating rigid and flexible material having at least two radially disposed rigid elements each disposed adjacent to flexible material, the wave guide being designed to operate over a range of vibration frequencies.
A vibration damping roll having an axle assembly disposed on a longitudinal axis of said roll, an outer shell coupled to said axle assembly for rolling contact with a vibrating structure and a mechanical wave guide fixed to at least one of said shell and said axle assembly, the wave guide consisting of several radially alternating layers of rigid and flexible material having at least one rigid element disposed adjacent to flexible material, the wave guide being designed to operate over a range of vibration frequencies.
A vibration damping roll having an axle assembly disposed on a longitudinal axis of said roll, an outer shell coupled to said axle assembly for rolling contact with a vibrating structure and a mechanical wave guide fixed to at least one of said shell and said axle assembly, the wave guide consisting of a spiral shaped rigid element disposed in a matrix of flexible material.
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