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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 14, 2017
Filed:
Apr. 22, 2013
Sms Group Gmbh, Düsseldorf, DE;
Jens Artel, Kirchhundem, DE;
Michael Breuer, Hilchenbach, DE;
Matthias Kipping, Herdorf, DE;
Olaf Norman Jepsen, Siegen, DE;
Olaf Hausmann, Duisburg, DE;
SMS GROUP GMBH, Düsseldorf, DE;
Abstract
A support roller, particularly for rolling mill systems or equipment for casting, conveying or straightening metal products, including a cylindrical roller axle, a hollow cylindrical outer ring arranged concentrically in relation to the roller axle, and a plurality of rolling bodies arranged between the roller axle and the outer ring. The roller axle further including a cavity, at least in certain sections between its central axis and a load introduction point. Due to the provision of the cavity the load rating and the service life of the support roller are increased.