Patent ID: 7363793

Claim:
Rolling mill ( 1 ) with several rolling stands (Fi), with support plates ( 7 ), which are provided on the operator side (BS) of the stands (Fi), can be moved transversely to the roll axes, are equipped for receiving sets of work rolls ( 14 ), and border on the mill floor ( 9 ), and with pits ( 8 ), which are situated on the operator side (BS) of each stand (Fi), such that the bottom of each pit ( 8 ) is equipped for moving out sets of backup rolls ( 12 ), wherein the support plates ( 7 ) are arranged in a support plate line, which is immediately adjacent to the rolling stands (Fi) and covers the pits ( 8 ); that the support plates ( 7 ) are detachably connected with one another; and that, to carry out a change of the backup rolls ( 12 ), the support plate line ( 6 ), either in subgroups ( 17 ) of interconnected support plates or in its entirety ( 6 ′), can be displaced out of a rolling stand area ( 5 ) transversely to the roll axes along the pit line to open at least one pit ( 8 ) and, if necessary, all of the pits ( 8 ).