The invention relates to a fastening of a riding ring on the casing of a rotary cylinder, in particular a rotary furnace for the heat treatment of free-flowing materials, in particular bulk solids such as raw cement mix, whereby the riding ring, which encircles the rotary casing with clearance, is locked in the axial direction and in the circumferential direction relative to the rotary cylinder via support elements affixed to the casing of the rotary cylinder.
There are mainly two different fastening types used to fasten riding rings to the casing of a rotary cylinder e.g. of a rotary furnace:
1. The so-called loose riding ring fastening (floating tire), known e.g. from DE-A-32 03 241. The riding ring is thereby not rigidly connected with the casing of the rotary cylinder but rather encircles the casing with radial play. On the riding ring station, the radial loads or forces from the furnace cylinder must be fed to the track rollers via the riding ring and to the baseplate via the bearing blocks. The riding ring is smooth on all sides and its axial movement is restricted by the retaining element fastened to the casing of the rotary cylinder. In the circumferential direction, the riding ring can move freely relative to the casing of the furnace and namely on washer plates, which are loosely inserted into the ring gap between the riding ring and the casing of the furnace, whereby any necessary corrections to the play of the riding ring can be made by switching out the washer plates. Ovalizations and other deformations of the casing of the rotary cylinder can be compensated for to a certain extent with this type of riding ring. However, the play of the riding ring and the relative movement of the riding ring must be constantly monitored using a measuring device for the safe and secure operation of this type of riding ring station.
2. The so-called fixed riding ring fastening (fixed tire), known e.g. from DE-A-38 01 231 as well as EP-B-0 765 459. The interior surface of the riding ring fastening known from the first document is provided with cogs like an inner toothed rim, and the riding ring is supported in the axial direction as well as in the circumferential direction on retaining elements welded to the casing of the rotary cylinder via these cogs as well as wedges and washer plates. The riding ring fastening known from the second document has through holes distributed around the perimeter, through which through bolts can be fed, the ends of which are affixed to retaining elements of the casing of the rotary cylinder so that, in this manner, the riding ring is fixed not only in the axial direction but also in the circumferential direction. It is understood that both the planing and shaping of the internal teeth of a riding ring as well as the boring of holes in the riding ring are very costly production steps. Add to this the fact that material sectional weakenings are caused by both the inner teeth as well as by the through holes of the known riding rings, which is why these known riding rings must be constructed to be relatively thick-walled, which in turn leads to higher costs.
The object of the invention is to create a fastening for a riding ring of a rotary cylinder, in particular a rotary furnace, whereby the riding ring, irrespective of its locking, can be immobilized in the axial direction as well as in its circumferential direction with respect to the casing of the rotary cylinder without the riding ring requiring complex machining like planing, shaping, and the creation of through holes, etc.
In the riding ring fastening according to the invention, the riding ring itself is manufactured as a pure turning work piece, i.e. the cast or forged riding ring only needs to be processed on a carousel lathe machine, which needs to be used anyway to finish the riding ring to the desired external diameter and inner diameter. Further machining like planing, shaping, boring, etc. is not required. With one and the same lathe machine, only circular grooves, in which clamping elements distributed around the perimeter are force fit, which on the other hand are connected with support elements affixed to the casing of the rotary cylinder and which lock the riding ring in both the axial direction and the circumferential direction, are turned into the riding ring, whereby, however, radial play is retained between the casing of the rotary cylinder and the interior surface of the riding ring and the inner surface of the riding ring for the incorporation of thermal expansions, deformations of the rotary cylinder, etc.
In accordance with another characteristic of the invention, the circular grooves of the riding ring are arranged on the interior surface of the riding ring and/or on at least one of the lateral surfaces of the riding ring as annular tensioning grooves, and the clamping elements can be designed as screw jaws, which engage with the tensioning groove on one hand and are fastened between the support elements of the casing of the rotary cylinder on the other hand and which each have a clamping screw. After the clamping screw is pulled, the screw jaw or the clamping element is force fit on the riding ring. The clamping elements or the clamping jaws are freely accessible, so that a retensioning or switching out of the clamping jaws can take place at any time. The clamping elements or the clamping jaws can be standard parts, which also fit for rotary-cylinder riding rings of different diameters. As a rule, the riding ring supports the casing of the rotary cylinder centrically via its clamping jaws, which are distributed around the perimeter and are force fit, whereby the riding ring no longer experiences relative movement with respect to the casing of the rotary cylinder. If necessary, e.g. in the case of non-round and/or arched rotary-cylinder casings, it is also possible to support the bearing ring eccentrically on the casing of the rotary cylinder via its clamping elements. In either case, play remains for the riding ring, which is fixed in the axial and circumferential directions, in the radial direction with respect to the rotary-cylinder casing. This play enables an unhindered expansion of the rotary-cylinder casing, e.g. during heating.
In accordance with another characteristic of the invention, the screw jaws of the clamping elements can be designed angularly, with an axial angular arm, the hook-shaped end of which engages with the circular groove arranged on the interior surface of the riding ring, while the radial angular arm supports the at least one clamping screw mentioned above, which engages with the circular groove arranged on the neighboring lateral surface of the riding ring and thus tensions the clamping element with the riding ring in a force-fitting manner.
But, the screw jaws of the clamping elements can also be designed like grippers or shears, whereby the jaws of the grippers or the ends of the shears can be clamped in the circular grooves of the lateral surfaces of the riding rings.
The invention and its further characteristics and advantages are described in greater detail using the exemplary embodiments illustrated schematically in the figures.
The figures show the following:
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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 we wish to embody within the scope of the patent warranted hereon all such modifications as reasonably and properly come within the scope of our contribution to the art.
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