WO1999004181A3 - Vibration control apparatus and method for calender rolls and the like - Google Patents

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WO1999004181A3
WO1999004181A3 PCT/US1998/014556 US9814556W WO9904181A3 WO 1999004181 A3 WO1999004181 A3 WO 1999004181A3 US 9814556 W US9814556 W US 9814556W WO 9904181 A3 WO9904181 A3 WO 9904181A3
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Dino J Rossetti
Stephen F Hildebrand
John J Quinn
Mark A Norris
Lane R Miller
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16F—SPRINGS; SHOCK-ABSORBERS; MEANS FOR DAMPING VIBRATION
    • F16F15/00—Suppression of vibrations in systems; Means or arrangements for avoiding or reducing out-of-balance forces, e.g. due to motion
    • F16F15/02—Suppression of vibrations of non-rotating, e.g. reciprocating systems; Suppression of vibrations of rotating systems by use of members not moving with the rotating systems
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B21—MECHANICAL METAL-WORKING WITHOUT ESSENTIALLY REMOVING MATERIAL; PUNCHING METAL
    • B21B—ROLLING OF METAL
    • B21B37/00—Control devices or methods specially adapted for metal-rolling mills or the work produced thereby
    • B21B37/007—Control for preventing or reducing vibration, chatter or chatter marks
    • D—TEXTILES; PAPER
    • D21—PAPER-MAKING; PRODUCTION OF CELLULOSE
    • D21G—CALENDERS; ACCESSORIES FOR PAPER-MAKING MACHINES
    • D21G1/00—Calenders; Smoothing apparatus
    • D21G1/0073—Accessories for calenders
    • D21G1/008—Vibration-preventing or -eliminating devices
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16F—SPRINGS; SHOCK-ABSORBERS; MEANS FOR DAMPING VIBRATION
    • F16F15/00—Suppression of vibrations in systems; Means or arrangements for avoiding or reducing out-of-balance forces, e.g. due to motion
    • F16F15/02—Suppression of vibrations of non-rotating, e.g. reciprocating systems; Suppression of vibrations of rotating systems by use of members not moving with the rotating systems
    • F16F15/03—Suppression of vibrations of non-rotating, e.g. reciprocating systems; Suppression of vibrations of rotating systems by use of members not moving with the rotating systems using magnetic or electromagnetic means
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B21—MECHANICAL METAL-WORKING WITHOUT ESSENTIALLY REMOVING MATERIAL; PUNCHING METAL
    • B21B—ROLLING OF METAL
    • B21B1/00—Metal-rolling methods or mills for making semi-finished products of solid or profiled cross-section; Sequence of operations in milling trains; Layout of rolling-mill plant, e.g. grouping of stands; Succession of passes or of sectional pass alternations
    • B21B1/22—Metal-rolling methods or mills for making semi-finished products of solid or profiled cross-section; Sequence of operations in milling trains; Layout of rolling-mill plant, e.g. grouping of stands; Succession of passes or of sectional pass alternations for rolling plates, strips, bands or sheets of indefinite length
    • B21B1/222—Metal-rolling methods or mills for making semi-finished products of solid or profiled cross-section; Sequence of operations in milling trains; Layout of rolling-mill plant, e.g. grouping of stands; Succession of passes or of sectional pass alternations for rolling plates, strips, bands or sheets of indefinite length in a rolling-drawing process; in a multi-pass mill
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B21—MECHANICAL METAL-WORKING WITHOUT ESSENTIALLY REMOVING MATERIAL; PUNCHING METAL
    • B21B—ROLLING OF METAL
    • B21B2203/00—Auxiliary arrangements, devices or methods in combination with rolling mills or rolling methods
    • B21B2203/44—Vibration dampers

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A vibration control apparatus (20, etc.) and method for a calender (18, etc.) for controlling vibration between two or more rolls (ex. 22, 24, etc.) which controls vibration induced thickness variations in a medium (27) exiting from the nip. The apparatus (20, etc.) includes a frame (19, etc.), a first and second rolls (22, 24, etc.) mounted relative to the frame, and a force generator (32, etc.), such as an electro-mechanical active actuator, servo-hydraulic actuator, controllable semi-active damper, Active Vibration Absorber (AVA), or Adaptive Tuned Vibration Absorber (ATVA), provides cancelling forces to control vibration between the first and second roll (22, 24, etc.) thereby, controlling such vibration induced thickness variations in the medium (27). Preferably, the apparatus includes at least one sensor (ex. 42, 42', 42', 42''', etc.) for providing a signal representative of a vibration condition of at least one of the first or second roll (22, 24, etc.), and preferably both, and a digital controller (50, etc.) for processing the signal representative of said vibration condition preferably according to a feed-forward-type control and providing a control signal to a force generator (32, etc.). Vertical and/or lateral vibration of the rolls (22, 24, etc.) may be controlled simultaneously. Likewise, fundamental vibrational frequencies and their harmonics may be controlled individually, or in combination.
PCT/US1998/014556 1997-07-15 1998-07-14 Vibration control apparatus and method for calender rolls and the like WO1999004181A2 (en)

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