Patent ID: 6599224
Filing Date: 2003-07-29
Classification: B21C,B65H,Y10T

Abstract:
A braking roller for systems for cutting metal bands into strips, comprising a rotating and motorized (21) shaft (20), with two support bearings (33) adapted to support end pins (22, 23), which are located within a central side surface (24), which carries a series of idle pulleys (25), axially held by two side containment flanges (27), wherein said central side surface (24) there is provided at least one recess (30) inside which there is arranged at least one inflatable element (29) above which there is arranged at least one wear element (34) that is made to abut inwards of each idle pulley (25), said series of idle pulleys (25) is axially held by two side containment flanges (27) that allow their relative rotation; wherein at least one of said two side containment flanges (27) exhibits at least one slit (35) for the extraction and/or insertion of said at least one wear element (29) and at least one of said two side containment flanges (27) exhibits at least one slit (35) for the extraction and/or insertion of said at least one inflatable element (29).