Gerald L Kramer

US Patent:

7255301, Aug 14, 2007

Filed:

Dec 3, 2004

Appl. No.:

11/002435

Inventors:

Harald Schmidt-Hebbel - Barueri, BR
John H. Schamell - Roscoe IL, US
Gerald J. Kramer - Rockton IL, US
Keith Sippel - Beloit WI, US
Bradford Dolbey - Beloit WI, US

Assignee:

Andritz Tissue Inc. - Janesville WI

International Classification:

B65H 19/22

US Classification:

242533, 2425331, 2425332

Abstract:

A plurality of upper spool rails arranged over a reel-up device. Each elevated rail temporarily stores reeling spools that are successively loaded into a reeling station to wind a web and form finished reels of paper. The elevated spool rails include: a first pair of parallel upper spool rails extending over the reel-up device and adapted to support a plurality of a first type of reeling spools; and a second pair of parallel upper spool rails spaced above the first pair, and adapted to a plurality of a second type of reeling spools.

US Patent:

59317701, Aug 3, 1999

Filed:

Aug 15, 1997

Appl. No.:

8/911228

Inventors:

Dale A. Brown - Milton WI
Gerald J. Kramer - Rockton IL

Assignee:

Beloit Technologies, Inc. - Wilmington DE

International Classification:

B23P 1500

US Classification:

492 7

Abstract:

A controlled deflection roll for a papermaking machine. The roll includes a roll shaft having a longitudinal axis, a roll shell surrounding the shaft, and a bearing pad assembly supported on the shaft to supportingly engage the shell and move the shell translationally relative to the shaft in a plane including the axis. In one embodiment, the bearing pad assembly includes a plurality of bearing pads. Each bearing pad is spaced apart in the cross-machine direction and has a contact surface engageable with the inner surface of the shell. The contact surface is in the shape of a parallelogram and defines therein at least one recess. The side edges of adjacent bearing pads are straight and parallel to each other and define gaps therebetween. The gaps do not extend along a plane which is perpendicular to the axis. In another embodiment, the bearing pad assembly includes at least one bearing pad having a contact surface and opposite edges.