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Curved roll having sealed torsional coupling between roll sections
| Details |
Inventors: Gallant, James O.;
Assignee: SW (Delaware), Inc. (Providence, RI)
Primary Examiner: Mackey; Robert
Assistant Examiner:
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Kenway & Jenney
A curved roll with a longitudinally-curved axle which supports roll sections or spools by way of roller bearings seated on the axle has a flexible torque coupling between adjacent spools. Each coupling flexes to accommodate the curvature of the roll and both seals lubricant within the roll from leakage and seals dirt and other external contaminants from the roll interior. Each coupling employs a tubular coupling element which mechanically seats at each axial end within a circumferential channel internally recessing the spool end. Axially-extending members on each spool engage the coupling element for ensuring positive torque tranfer between the adjacent spools. |
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DETAILED DESCRIPTION Having described the invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is: 1.
A curved roll having an axle, a series of bearings received on said axle and axially spaced apart therealong, roll sections rotatably supported on said bearings, spacer means arranged along said axle extending between said bearings, and couplings joined between pairs of adjacent roll sections, said roll having the improvement comprising A.
means forming a circumferential channel within each coupled roll section and rotating with that roll section, said channel means being spaced from and axially facing a proximate axial end of the roll section, B.
torque-transferring means within each coupled roll section and rotating with that roll section, said torque-transferring means axially projecting adjacent a proximate end of the roll section in the direction toward said end, and C.
a resiliently-flexible tubular coupling element axially spanning between two adjacent coupled roll sections, each said coupling element having a tubular central portion axially intermediate two tubular end portions and being seated and radially compressively engaged only at each said end portion within said circumferential channels on the two coupled roll sections and being in torque-transferring engagement with said torque-transferring means on the coupled roll sections.
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A curved roll according to claim 1 wherein each said coupling element is free of externally-applied restraining engagement at the tubular inner and outer surfaces thereof throughout said central portion.
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A curved roll having an axle, a series of bearings received on said axle and axially spaced apart therealong, roll sections rotatably supported on said bearings, spacer means arranged along said axle extending between said bearings, and couplings joined between pairs of adjacent roll sections, said roll having the improvement comprising A.
means forming a circumferential channel within each coupled roll section and rotating with that roll section, said channel means being spaced from and axially facing a proximate axial end of the roll section, B
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