Patent ID: 6123461
Filing Date: 2000-09-26
Classification: B21B,F16C

Abstract:
In a rolling mill oil film bearing of the type having a sleeve with a tapered interior surface axially received on and rotatably fixed with respect to a tapered section of a roll neck, the sleeve having a cylindrical outer surface journalled for rotation within a bushing contained in a chock, with the chock, bushing and sleeve being axially removable as a unit from the roll neck, the improvement comprising:said sleeve having a maximum outer diameter equal to the diameter of said cylindrical outer surface; andat least one key secured to said sleeve, said key having a base portion joined to an outer portion by an intermediate portion, said base portion protruding radially inwardly from the interior of said sleeve and being seated in a groove in said roll neck, said intermediate portion extending radially through said sleeve, and said outer portion protruding radially outwardly from the exterior of said sleeve and being engageable by said bushing during axial removal of said unit from said roll neck.