Rolling Stand Groove Alignment Device
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current methods for aligning input apparatuses and channels in rolling stands lack precision, resulting in products with wide tolerances due to manual or optical alignment techniques that fail to achieve the required accuracy.
Innovation Solution
A device with a measuring instrument comprising pivoted shafts and electronic sensors that detect the position of groove surfaces, allowing for independent measurements and adjustments to center the input apparatuses with the channels, using a ball crank mechanism for precise alignment and calibration.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If manual or optical alignment techniques are used, then the alignment process is simple to operate, but the measurement precision and manufacturing precision are insufficient to achieve narrow tolerances
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces manual alignment methods and simple optical instruments with an electronic measurement system comprising shafts, push rods, and electronic sensors that automatically detect groove positions and calculate alignment data, achieving 0.01mm precision while reducing operator skill dependency
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces an intermediary computational system that processes sensor readings through calculation algorithms to determine groove positions and alignment deviations, serving as a mediator between raw measurements and final alignment decisions
2Manufacturing precision
If the alignment precision is improved to achieve narrow tolerances, then the product quality is enhanced, but the device complexity and measurement system complexity increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces complex manual measurement procedures with an automated electronic system that uses shafts, push rods, and sensors to directly measure groove positions and calculate alignment data, achieving 0.01mm precision through electronic computation rather than mechanical complexity
Solution Approach 2:
The patent creates a digital representation of the physical alignment state by measuring groove positions and calculating their coordinates relative to the channel center, allowing precise alignment verification without physically moving or disturbing the components
Data Source
AI summary
A device for aligning the input apparatuses and the channels in a rolling stand is characterized in that it comprises: a measurement instrument (20) equipped with means (22, F, 23) for detecting the position of the surfaces of the channels (4), at least one electronic sensor (24) suitable for receiving such position detection and instrumentation for displaying the detection and its processing, and for providing the detected position.