Hexagonal Stand Housing for Reconfigurable Roller Guide Coupling
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing rolling mill stands face challenges in achieving flexible positioning and roller adjustment configurations, with significant effort required for modifying roller guides between Y-arrangement and anti-Y-arrangement, especially when manual and automatic adjustment is needed.
Innovation Solution
A stand housing with a regular hexagonal shape and offset side surfaces allows for modular placement and quick attachment of roller guides, featuring coupling clamping regions for central adjustment, enabling versatile use in different orientations and adjustment modes.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of manufacture
If roller guides are attached to stand housings with conventional shapes (e.g., rectangular), then the structure is simple, but significant effort is required for modifying roller guides when switching between Y-arrangement and anti-Y-arrangement
Solution Approach 1:
The stand housing is designed with a regular hexagonal cross-section that can accommodate both Y-arrangement and anti-Y-arrangement configurations. The hexagonal geometry provides multiple equivalent sides and corners, allowing the same housing structure to support roller guides in different orientations without requiring modification. This universal design enables the stand to function in multiple arrangements while maintaining structural simplicity.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent employs symmetric design (regular hexagon) rather than asymmetric design to achieve versatility. The regular hexagonal shape has rotational symmetry, meaning all sides and corners are equivalent, allowing the structure to adapt to different roller guide arrangements through rotation rather than requiring asymmetric modifications for different configurations.
2Adaptability or versatility
If multiple stand types are used to support different roller adjustment configurations, then adaptability is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The stand housing serves multiple functions by supporting both manual and automatic roller adjustment configurations within a single design. The regular hexagonal structure with appropriately positioned coupling clamping regions allows the same stand type to be used for different adjustment modes, eliminating the need for multiple specialized stand types and reducing overall device complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The stand housing design allows for dynamic reconfiguration between different adjustment modes (manual and automatic) without requiring physical modification or replacement of the stand structure. The coupling clamping regions are positioned to accommodate different types of adjustment mechanisms, enabling flexible adaptation to operational requirements.
3Reliability
If roller adjustment connectors are repositioned when switching arrangements, then correct attachment is maintained, but time is lost during modification
Solution Approach 1:
The coupling clamping regions are pre-positioned on the stand housing at locations that accommodate both Y-arrangement and anti-Y-arrangement configurations. This preliminary positioning of attachment points ensures that roller guides can be correctly attached in either arrangement without requiring time-consuming repositioning or modification of the connectors, maintaining both reliability and efficiency.
Solution Approach 2:
The symmetric regular hexagonal design provides multiple equivalent attachment points around the housing perimeter. This symmetry allows the coupling clamping regions to be positioned such that they naturally accommodate different arrangements through rotational symmetry, eliminating the need for repositioning connectors when switching between configurations.
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AI summary
The present application relates to a stand housing (10) for a stand (1) for rolling metal rods, wires or pipes along a rolling axis (19), wherein the stand housing (10) has an outside (12) which, viewed along the rolling axis (19), comprises at least six side surfaces (14.1-14.6) that are arranged so as to be offset about the rolling axis (19) about a 60° rotation in each case, and two end faces (13, 15) that are opposite one another, wherein the side surfaces (14.1-14.6) form a regular hexagon, at least in an imaginary extension, and at least one pair of coupling clamping regions (50.1, 50.2, 50.6) which is arranged in the region of a corner (16.1-16.6) of the hexagon, wherein each of the coupling clamping regions (50.1, 50.2, 50.6) of the pair is designed to receive a coupling (64) for a shaft (62) of a roller guide (60) for central adjustment of the roller guide (60). In this case, a coupling clamping region (50.1, 50.2, 50.6) of the pair is arranged on one of the end faces (13, 15) of the stand housing (10), and the other coupling clamping region (50.1, 50.2, 50.6) of the pair is arranged on the other of the end faces (15, 13) of the stand housing (10).