Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 20
Claim 1
Independent Claim
153 words
A controlled deflection roll comprising: a stationary roll support; a roll shell rotatable about said stationary roll support; means for rotatably mounting said roll shell for rotation about said stationary roll support; said stationary roll support and said rotatable roll shell coacting with one another so as to form therebetween an intermediate compartment; at least one spray device arranged at the stationary roll support for spraying an inner surface of the roll shell with jets of a heat carrier-liquid at a regulated temperature; said spray device being provided with openings distributed in accordance with a substantially uniform pattern; said openings serving for forming compact liquid jets extending at least in part in parallelism to one another and directed towards the inner surface of the roll shell; and said liquid jets deviating with respect to a normal taken at the inner surface of the roll shell by at most through an angle of 30°.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
153 words
A controlled deflection roll comprising: a stationary roll support; a roll shell rotatable about said stationary roll support; means for rotatably mounting said roll shell for rotation about said stationary roll support; said stationary roll support and said rotatable roll shell coacting with one another so as to form therebetween an intermediate compartment; at least one spray device arranged at the stationary roll support for spraying an inner surface of the roll shell with jets of a heat carrier-liquid at a regulated temperature; said spray device being provided with openings distributed in accordance with a substantially uniform pattern; said openings serving for forming compact liquid jets extending at least in part in parallelism to one another and directed towards the inner surface of the roll shell; and said liquid jets deviating with respect to a normal taken at the inner surface of the roll shell by at most through an angle of 30°.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
29 words
The controlled deflection roll as defined in claim 1, wherein: said openings are arranged in spaced relationship from one another amounting to about five to fifteen times their diameter.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
61 words
The controlled deflection roll as defined in claim 1, wherein: said openings are arranged in a number of rows extending essentially parallel to the lengthwise axis of the controlled deflection roll; the liquid jets emanating from the openings of one row being essentially parallel to one another; and said openings of neighboring rows being mutually offset with respect to one another.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
44 words
The controlled deflection roll as defined in claim 1, wherein: at least any one of the spacing or diameter of the openings are different at different predetermined axial portions of the controlled deflection roll as a function of the desired intensity of heat transmission.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
40 words
The controlled deflection roll as defined in claim 1, wherein: the length of the liquid jets from its related opening to the inner wall of the roll shell amounts to about four to ten times the diameter of the opening.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
58 words
The controlled deflection roll as defined in claim 1, further including: means for hydraulically supporting the roll shell upon the stationary roll support by means of a hydraulic medium; and said spraying device using as a heat carrier-liquid for forming the liquid jets the hydraulic medium used for hydraulically supporting the roll shell upon the stationary roll support.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
51 words
The controlled deflection roll as defined in claim 1, further including: infeed line means; container means; said spray device being controlled by means of said infeed line means with said container means; and a device with which said container means is provided in order to influence the temperature of the liquid.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
39 words
The controlled deflection roll as defined in claim 1, further including: infeed line means with which there is connected said spray device; and a device provided at said infeed line means for influencing the temperature of the heat carrier-liquid.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
52 words
The controlled deflection roll as defined in claim 1, further including: a plurality of said spray devices arranged in the axial direction of the controlled deflection roll; and separate infeed line means for the heat carrier-liquid which is at different temperatures and with which there is connected the plurality of spray devices.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
72 words
The controlled deflection roll as defined in claim 9, wherein: said spray devices are distributively arranged in the axial direction of the controlled deflection roll; branch line means with which the spray devices are connected; said branch line means being provided with devices for influencing the temperature of the heat carrier-liquid; a common infeed line from which branch off said devices; a collecting container from which extends said common infeed line; and
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
15 words
said collecting container being provided with a device for influencing the temperature of the liquid.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
15 words
said collecting container being provided with a device for influencing the temperature of the liquid.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
37 words
The controlled deflection roll as defined in claim 10, wherein: a throttle element is arranged in at least one infeed line and serves to adjust the quantity of liquid which is infed to the related spray device.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
42 words
The controlled deflection roll as defined in claim 10, wherein: said device for influencing the temperature comprises a heating or cooling device whose output can be influenced by a regulating device as a function of the desired temperature of the roll shell.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
56 words
The controlled deflection roll as defined in claim 9, further including: partition walls operatively associated with the individual spray devices in order to at least partially separate portions of an intermediate compartment which are correlated to the individual spray devices; and each portion being provided with a respective outfeed line opening into a respective collecting container.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
45 words
The controlled deflection roll as defined in claim 1, wherein: said spray device has a wall confronting the inner surface of the roll shell; and said wall having said openings for forming the liquid jets which impact against the inner surface of the roll shell.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
15 words
The controlled deflection roll as defined in claim 14, wherein: said wall is substantially flat.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
15 words
The controlled deflection roll as defined in claim 14, wherein: said wall is slightly domed.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
57 words
The controlled deflection roll as defined in claim 1, wherein: said spray device is arranged at a region of an intermediate compartment of the controlled deflection roll which is located between the stationary roll support and the roll shell; and said region being located externally of a region of a liquid sump disposed in such intermediate compartment.