Hexagonal Rolling Stand Housing for Universal Roller Guide Mounting
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing rolling mill stands face challenges in flexible reconfiguration between Y-arrangement and anti-Y-arrangement, particularly in adjusting entry roller guides, which is costly and complicates the retrofitting process, limiting operational flexibility and increasing maintenance complexity.
Innovation Solution
A frame housing for rolling mill stands with a hexagonal design allows modular and versatile positioning, featuring coupling clamping areas for secure attachment of roller guides, enabling both manual and automatic adjustment configurations, and facilitating seamless transitions between different roll arrangements without altering the mill's compact design.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If the rolling stand is reconfigured between Y-arrangement and anti-Y-arrangement by rotating 180 degrees, then the arrangement flexibility is improved, but the inlet side and outlet side are reversed requiring costly retrofitting of entry roller guides
Solution Approach 1:
The frame housing is designed with coupling clamping regions positioned on all six side surfaces, enabling the entry roller guide to be correctly attached regardless of whether the rolling stand is in Y-arrangement or anti-Y-arrangement configuration. This universal design eliminates the need for costly retrofitting when reconfiguring the rolling stand.
Solution Approach 2:
The frame housing is divided into six identical side surfaces, each equipped with coupling clamping regions. This segmentation allows any side surface to serve as the correct attachment point for the entry roller guide, providing flexibility in configuration without requiring modifications to the overall structure.
2Ease of operation
If manual adjustment of rollers is used, then operator accessibility is improved, but automatic remote adjustment is not readily possible
Solution Approach 1:
The coupling clamping regions are designed to accept both manual operation from the operator side and automatic remote control from the opposite side. This universal interface allows the same mounting structure to support both adjustment modes without requiring separate configurations.
Solution Approach 2:
The system can dynamically switch between manual and automatic adjustment modes by simply changing which side of the frame housing the operator or control system accesses. The coupling clamping regions remain unchanged, allowing flexible adaptation to different operational requirements.
3Adaptability or versatility
If multiple rolling stands are used to achieve different configurations, then operational flexibility is improved, but the number of stands required increases maintenance complexity
Solution Approach 1:
A single rolling stand with coupling clamping regions on all six side surfaces can perform the functions previously requiring multiple specialized stands. By rotating the stand and selecting different side surfaces for the entry roller guide attachment, one stand can replace multiple stands in different configurations, significantly reducing maintenance complexity.
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AI summary
The present application relates to a stand housing (10) for a rolling mill stand (1) for rolling metallic bars, wires or tubes along a rolling axis, wherein the stand housing (10) has an outer surface (12) which, viewed along the rolling axis, has at least six side surfaces (14.1, 14.5, 14.6) arranged offset by a rotation of 60° about the rolling axis and two opposing end surfaces (15), wherein the side surfaces (14.1, 14.5, 14.6) form a regular hexagon at least in an imaginary extension, and has at least one pair of coupling clamping areas (50.1, 50.2, 50.6) arranged in the region of a corner (16.1, 16.2, 16.6) of the hexagon, wherein each of the coupling clamping areas (50.1, 50.2, 50.6) of the pair is configured to form a coupling for a To accommodate the shaft of a roller guide for central adjustment of the roller guide. A coupling clamping area (50.1, 50.2, 50.) is required.6) of the pair on one of the end faces (15) of the scaffold housing (10) and the other coupling clamping area (50.1, 50.2, 50.6) of the pair on the other of the end faces (15) of the scaffold housing (10).