Driver for a steel strip coiler
AssigneeSiemens Vai Metals Technologies GmbH
InventorsFriedrich Moser, Jürgen Schiefer
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Abstract
A driver for a steel strip coiler, having at least one supporting driving roller mounted on a frame, and at least one driving roller, which can be adjusted with respect to the supporting driving roller and is mounted on at least one rocker connected to the frame, wherein the driving roller is attached to a bearing region of the rocker. The bearing region is open for the insertion or removal of the driving roller toward the side and/or upwardly when the rocker is placed in the operating position. The driver has a fixing mechanism for fixing the driving roller to the bearing region. The method for removing a driving roller from such a driver includes opening the fixing mechanism and removing the driving roller toward the side or upwardly from the driver.
Claims14
A driver for a steel strip coiler, comprising:
- a supporting driving roller mounted on a frame, and
- a driving roller adjustable with respect to the supporting driving roller and mounted on at least one rocker connected to the frame,
- wherein the driving roller is attached to a bearing region of the rocker, the bearing region being open for the insertion or removal of the driving roller toward a side and/or upwardly when the rocker is placed in an operating position, and
- a fixing mechanism for fixing the driving roller to the bearing region.
A method for removing a driving roller from a driver comprising (a) a supporting driving roller mounted on a frame, (b) the driving roller which is adjustable with respect to the supporting driving roller and which is mounted on at least one rocker connected to the frame, wherein the driving roller is attached to a bearing region of the rocker, the bearing region being open for the insertion or removal of the driving roller toward a side and/or upwardly when the rocker is placed in an operating position, and (c) a fixing mechanism for fixing the driving roller to the bearing region, the method comprising:
- opening the fixing mechanism, and
- removing the driving roller in a direction toward a side and/or upwardly from the driver.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.