Closing element for a rolling press frame

Abstract

A closing element for a machine frame of a rolling press, that sits on the end of a frame element as a hasp. The closing element includes an element enabling a pendular motion on the frame element. In this way, floating mounting of the closing element is achieved. This enables a very fast dismounting that facilitates the replacement of the rolls, and leads to an optimum arrangement of the closing elements on corresponding end pieces of the machine frame.

Claims

1. An assembly including, in combination, a machine frame of a rolling press and a closing mechanism for the machine frame, the assembly comprising: wherein the machine frame comprises a frame element that includes a first frame limb and a second frame limb, and wherein the closing mechanism comprises: a closing element, wherein the closing element comprises a U-shaped form defined by two limbs connected to each other by a connecting element, wherein the closing element straddles end portions of both the first and second frame limbs of the frame element, such that said closing element defines a lock bush on the frame element, wherein the closing element is mounted on the frame element by means of a mounting element such that the closing element can execute a swinging movement with respect to the frame element, wherein the mounting element is arranged on an inner side of the connecting element of the closing element, wherein the mounting element comprises a ball-head joint, and wherein the mounting element is guided displaceably on the frame element by a sliding plate.

2. The assembly as claimed in claim 1, wherein the mounting element which makes the swinging movement possible is configured displaceably on the frame element.

3. The assembly as claimed in claim 1, wherein the two limbs of the closing element are secured against unintended release by a securing bolt with a cotter pin.

4. The assembly as claimed in claim 1, wherein the two limbs of the closing element are secured against unintended release by a securing bolt with a thread, and further wherein the thread diameter is smaller than the diameter of the remaining securing bolt.

5. An assembly including, in combination, a machine frame of a rolling press and a closing mechanism for the machine frame, the assembly comprising: wherein the machine frame comprises a frame element that includes a first frame limb and a second frame limb, wherein the closing mechanism comprises: a closing element, wherein the closing element comprises a U-shaped form defined by two limbs connected to each other by a connecting element, wherein the closing element straddles end portions of both the first and second frame limbs of the frame element, such that the closing element defines a lock bush on the frame element, wherein the closing element is mounted on the frame element by means of a mounting element such that the closing element can execute a swinging movement with respect to the frame element, wherein the mounting element is arranged on an inner side of the connecting element of the closing element, wherein the mounting element comprises a needle bearing, and wherein the mounting element is guided displaceably on the frame element by a sliding plate.

6. The assembly as claimed in claim 5, wherein the mounting element which makes the swinging movement possible is configured displaceably on the frame element.

7. The assembly as claimed in claim 5, wherein the two limbs of the closing element are secured against unintended release by a securing bolt with a cotter pin.

8. The closing mechanism as claimed in claim 5, wherein the two limbs of the closing element are secured against unintended release by a securing bolt with a thread, and further wherein the thread diameter is smaller than the diameter of the remaining securing bolt.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

(1) The invention will be explained in greater detail using the following figures, in which:

(2) FIG. 1 shows a machine frame according to patent application DE102010015374.5,

(3) FIG. 2 shows a detail, highlighted from FIG. 1, of the closing element according to the invention, and

(4) FIG. 3 shows a sliding ball-head bearing for supporting the closing element according to the invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

(5) FIG. 1 shows a machine frame 10 which is described in detail in patent application DE102010015374.5 and has, as essential element, two tuning fork-shaped frame constituent parts 11 and 12 which are open to the rear in this illustration. Approximately rectangular frames which give the entire machine frame 10 the necessary torsional stability lie on the tuning fork-shaped frame constituent parts 11 and 12. In order to close the two tuning fork-shaped frame constituent parts 11 and 12 to the rear, it is provided that two closing elements 21 and 22 are placed from above onto the tuning fork-shaped frame constituent parts 11 and 12. Said closing elements have a U-shape and engage with their limbs in each case around a limb of the tuning fork-shaped frame constituent part. Here, the closing elements 21 and 22 engage into bays of the tuning fork-shaped frame constituent parts 11 and 12 and, in the case of horizontal loading, are supported against hammer head-shaped end pieces 23 and 24 of the tuning fork-shaped frame constituent parts 11 by way of antifriction bearings which are situated inside the tuning fork-shaped frame constituent parts 11. According to the invention, it is provided that said closing elements 21 and 22 are not connected fixedly to the tuning fork-shaped frame constituent parts 11, but rather are mounted on the latter in a floating manner.

(6) The floating action is achieved in each case by an element comprising a displaceable bearing 30, which displaceable bearings 30 are arranged on the inner side of the connecting piece of the two limbs of the U-shaped closing elements 21 and 22 and have a ball-head joint 31 there which is depicted in FIG. 3 and has a sliding plate 32 which is likewise depicted in FIG. 3. As a result of the sliding plate 32, the closing elements 21 and 22 are mounted freely in two translatory degrees A and B, the ball-head joint 31 giving the closing elements two rotational degrees of freedom C and D. Apart from a vertical movement, the closing elements 21 and 22 can assume virtually any desired position at the moment, at which they lean against the hammer head-shaped ends 23 and 24 of the tuning fork-shaped frame constituent parts 11, and fall into the positions which are defined by the contact points of the hammer head-shaped end pieces 23 and 24 of the tuning fork-shaped frame constituent parts 11. The closing elements 21 and 22 which are mounted in a floating manner firstly permit rapid opening of the tuning fork-shaped frame constituent parts 11 and 12 in order to replace the rolls which are contained therein and have to be exchanged or reconditioned after a predefined time on account of wear, and secondly the closing elements 21 and 22 which can be opened rapidly make an always optimum contact possible with the hammer head-shaped end pieces 23 and 24 of the tuning fork-shaped frame constituent parts 11 and 12, which hammer head-shaped end pieces 23 and 24 serve as abutments.

(7) In order that the closing elements 21 and 22 are not released unintentionally from the machine frame 10, it is provided that said closing elements 21 and 22 are preferably secured by a securing bolt 40. The securing bolts 40 can in each case have a cotter pin, by way of which the securing bolts 40 are secured in the closing elements 21 and 22, or else can in each case have a thread, by way of which the securing bolts 40 are secured in the closing elements 21 and 22. In order to prevent the respectively two limbs of the closing elements 21 and 22 being pulled against one another too tightly during the tightening of the screw connection of the securing bolts 40, as a result of which the closing elements 21 and 22 might become wedged in an undesirable manner, it is provided that the securing bolts 40 have a greater diameter than the respective threaded head (not shown here). This protects the closing element 21 and 22 from being pulled against one another by excessively tight tightening on the corresponding, tuning fork-shaped frame elements 11 and 12, and thus from being capable of becoming wedged.

(8) As an alternative to the ball-head joint 31, it is also possible that the closing elements 21 and 22 are mounted with the aid of an element such as a needle bearing with two rotational degrees of freedom.

(9) As is apparent from the foregoing specification, the invention is susceptible of being embodied with various alterations and modifications which may differ particularly from those that have been described in the preceding specification and description. It should be understood that I wish to embody within the scope of the patent warranted hereon all such modifications as reasonably and properly come within the scope of my contribution to the art.

LIST OF DESIGNATIONS

(10) 10 Machine frame 11 Frame constituent part 12 Frame constituent part 21 Closing element 22 Closing element 23 End piece 24 End piece 30 Bearing 31 Ball-head joint 32 Sliding plate 40 Securing bolt A Translatory degree of freedom B Translatory degree of freedom C Rotational degree of freedom D Rotational degree of freedom