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US 7,013,799 B2Granted
Calender
AssigneeVoith Paper Patent GmbH
InventorGottfried Hendrix
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Abstract
Calender that includes at least one supporting bracket, and a roll stack having at least two rolls. At least one axial end of each of the at least two rolls are supported by the at least one supporting bracket. A connection arrangement includes a fluid connection coupled to at least one of the at least two rolls and a drive connection coupled to at least one of the at least two rolls, and a closed housing is arranged to enclose the connection arrangement. The instant abstract is neither intended to define the invention disclosed in this specification nor intended to limit the scope of the invention in any way.
Claims26
A calender comprising:
- at least one supporting bracket;
- a roll stack having at least two rolls, wherein at least one axial end of each of said at least two rolls are supported by said at least one supporting bracket;
- a connection arrangement comprising a fluid connection coupled to at least one of said at least two rolls and a drive connection coupled to at least one of said at least two rolls;
- and
- a closed housing including a partition wall formed between said connection arrangement and working areas of the rolls.
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A calender comprising:
- at least one supporting bracket;
- a roll stack having at least two rolls, wherein at least one axial end of each of said at least two rolls are supported by said at least one supporting bracket;
- a connection arrangement comprising a fluid connection coupled to at least one of said at least two rolls and a drive connection coupled to at least one of said at least two rolls;
- and
- a closed housing including a partition wall formed between said connection arrangement and working areas of the rolls;
- wherein said closed housing comprises said at least one supporting bracket.
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A calender comprising:
- at least one supporting bracket;
- a roll stack having at least two rolls, wherein at least one axial end of each of said at least two rolls are supported by said at least one supporting bracket;
- a connection arrangement comprising a fluid connection coupled to at least one of said at least two rolls and a drive connection coupled to at least one of said at least two rolls;
- a closed housing including a partition wall formed between said connection arrangement and working areas of the rolls;
- and
- an extinguishing agent feed arranged within said closed housing within a region of said connection arrangement.
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A calender comprising:
- at least one supporting bracket;
- a roll stack having at least two rolls, wherein at least one axial end of each of said at least two rolls are supported by said at least one supporting bracket;
- a connection arrangement comprising a fluid connection coupled to at least one of said at least two rolls and a drive connection coupled to at least one of said at least two rolls;
- and
- a closed housing arranged to enclose said connection arrangement,
- wherein said roll stack is oriented to be tilted relative to a gravitational direction, and
- wherein said closed housing comprises a cover tilted at an angle that corresponds to the tilt of said roll stack.
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A calender comprising:
- a roll stack comprising a plurality of rolls;
- and
- a closed housing including a partition wall formed between at least one axial end of said plurality of rolls and working areas of said plurality of rolls;
- wherein said closed housing comprises a support bracket arranged to support said at least one axial end of said plurality of rolls.
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A calender comprising:
- a roll stack comprising a plurality of rolls;
- a closed housing arranged at at least one axial end of said plurality of rolls to enclose at least a portion of said plurality of rolls, said closed housing comprising a displaceable cover;
- and
- rails arranged parallel to said rolls, wherein said cover is axially displaceably supported on said rails.
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A calender comprising:
- a roll stack of the calender comprising a plurality of rolls;
- and
- a closed housing including a partition wall formed between at least one axial end of said plurality of rolls and working areas of said plurality of rolls;
- said housing comprising a displaceable cover;
- wherein said cover is sealingly couplable to said housing through a pressurizable seal.
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A calender comprising:
- a roll stack of the calender comprising a plurality of rolls;
- and
- a closed housing including a partition wall formed between at least one axial end of said plurality of rolls and working areas of said plurality of rolls;
- wherein said plurality of rolls comprises at least two end rolls and a plurality of center rolls arranged between said at least two end rolls, and said plurality of center rolls are supported on levers.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.