Patent ID: 9511400
Filing Date: 2016-12-06
CPC Classification: B21B,B23P,Y10T

Claim Text:
1. A disassembly apparatus for changing cylinders and/or clusters of a roll stand for rolling a metal strip, the disassembly equipment being capable of changing at least one cylinder and/or at least one cluster of the roll stand, the disassembly equipment comprising: a handling frame including positioning and moving means for moving and positioning the handling frame along at least one first direction defined relative to the roll stand; a mobile shuttle configured for moving over said frame along a second direction perpendicular to said first direction, said shuttle including an extraction device capable of disassembling the roll stand or of assembling the at least one cluster and/or the cylinder on the roll stand; said extraction device including: an upper crossbeam rigidly connected, via a connecting strut, to a lower crossbeam disposed below said upper crossbeam, each of said upper and lower crossbeams including, at each end thereof, a gripping plate having at least one locking bolt, wherein said gripping plates of a single crossbeam are configured to grip at least one cluster and/or at least one lateral supporting cylinder by actuating said locking bolt; and a moving member configured for moving said extraction device along said first direction by acting on said connecting strut of said upper and lower crossbeams.