Patent ID: 9447818
Filing Date: 2016-09-20
CPC Classification: B21B,F16C,Y10T

Claim Text:
1. A linear bearing assembly and a mill stand comprising: a mill stand for rolling steel products and having a mill window; a linear bearing plate having a plurality of apertures, said linear bearing plate being held within the mill window; a base plate adapted to support the linear bearing plate, said base plate being held against a mill stand surface within the mill window; a metal thrust bushing inserted into one of the plurality of apertures in the linear bearing plate and directly engaging both the linear bearing plate and the base plate; a threaded fastener passing through said thrust bushing and securing the thrust bushing and base plate and linear bearing plate to the mill stand; a sealing structure defined between the bearing plate and the base plate, said sealing structure including at least a channel in the linear bearing plate and a channel in the base plate with a seal inserted into both channels and adapted to seal a volume defined between the linear bearing plate and the base plate; and a hardening resin adapted to be injected into the volume via at least one injection port wherein an orientation between the linear bearing plate and the base plate is adjustable, and with no portion of the hardening resin being positioned between a head of the threaded fastener and the base plate.