Patent ID: 6409644
Filing Date: 2002-06-25
Classification: F16C

Abstract:
A sag compensation roll comprising:a rotatable roll jacket; a non-rotating carrier being located inside said roll jacket; a hydraulic support element arrangement being located between said carrier and said roll jacket; a bearing ring located at each end of said roll jacket, said bearing rings being movable relative to said carrier in a press plane; a bearing arrangement being located between said bearing rings and said roll jacket, said bearing arrangement comprising at least three support elements distributed in a circumferential direction; a bearing pocket arrangement arranged on at least one of the at least three support elements, the bearing pocket being coupled to a supply device; and said supply device arranged to deliver a constant volume flow of hydraulic fluid, wherein said at least one of said at least three support elements is movable with respect to said bearing ring, and wherein, under load, said at least one movable support element is driven into said bearing ring up to a fixed position.