Patent ID: 8690743

Claim:
A bearing arrangement ( 100 ) for a rolling mill roll ( 200 ) having a roll journal ( 210 ), the bearing arrangement comprising: a bearing housing ( 110 ); a bearing bush ( 120 ) fixedly mounted in the bearing housing; a journal bush ( 130 ) rotatably supported in the bearing bush; a bearing device ( 140 ) for the roll journal; a pressure shoulder ring ( 135 ) located between the journal bush ( 130 ) and the bearing device ( 140 ); at least one key ( 150 ) for connecting the journal bush ( 130 ) and the pressure shoulder ring ( 135 ) with the roll journal ( 210 ) of the rolling mill roll for joint rotation therewith; a nut ( 160 ) screwable on the roll journal for securing the bearing arrangement against an axial displacement; characterized by at least one coupling element ( 170 ) for coupling the journal bush ( 130 ) to the pressure shoulder ring ( 135 ) formed as a screw for providing a screw connection without or only with low stress between the roll journal and the pressure shoulder ring, wherein a screw shaft extends through a bore having a depth in the pressure shoulder ring ( 135 ) and is screwed with a threaded portion into the journal bush ( 135 ), and the shaft of the screw has a rear portion ( 174 ) without a thread extending between the screw head ( 176 ) and the threaded portion ( 172 ) and having a length (L) which is greater than the depth of the bore in the pressure shoulder ring, wherein the at least one coupling element ( 170 ) is not mechanically loaded during a rolling operation.