Patent ID: 6272895
Filing Date: 2001-08-14
Classification: B21D

Abstract:
Roll grooving apparatus for rolling a circumferential groove in a pipe comprising first support means, a first grooving roll mounted on said first support means for rotation about a first axis, drive shaft means for drivingly coupling said first grooving roll with drive means, second support means, a second grooving roll mounted on said second support means for rotation about a second axis parallel to said first axis, means interconnecting said first and second support means for displacing said second grooving roll toward and away from said first grooving roll, and means for supporting said first and second support means relative to a drive means for said second axis to be spaced laterally outwardly from said first axis, the drive means including a support member spaced laterally outwardly from said first axis, and said means for supporting said first and second support means including means on said first support means interengaging with said support member.