Patent ID: 7086263
Filing Date: 2006-08-08
Classification: B21B

Abstract:
1. Universal rolling stand with roll gap control comprising upper ( 2 ) and lower ( 3 ) rolls, with a horizontal axis defining a rolling plane, said upper ( 2 ) and lower ( 3 ) rolls being associated with respective first chocks ( 4 , 5 ), and comprising at least one roll with a vertical axis ( 14 , 15 ), provided with own positioning and guiding second chocks ( 16 , 17 ), said stand comprising moreover a number of housings ( 22 , 23 , 24 , 25 ) for the positioning and guiding of said first ( 4 , 5 ) and second ( 16 , 17 ) chocks and a plurality of tie rods ( 6 , 7 , 6 ′, 7 ′, 18 , 18 ′, 19 , 19 ′) each being anchored to said housings and operatively connected to said first and second chocks, said tie rods being associated with means for regulating and positioning said first and second chocks, said means being placed at each end of said tie rods ( 6 , 7 , 6 ′, 7 ′, 18 , 18 ′, 19 , 19 ′) characterised a) in that said means for regulating and positioning the first chocks ( b) in that said hydraulic actuating cylinders ( c) in that ball joints (