Patent ID: 8573017

Claim:
A device for handling and/or transporting at least in pairs, backup rolls ( 6 a , 6 b ) and/or work rolls 4 a , 4 b ) of a roll stand between the roll stand arranged in a roll hall and a roll workshop and in the roll workshop, the device comprising: a roll-changing pit ( 1 ) running transversely to a rolling direction of the roll stand from the roll stand toward the roll workshop; a locomotive ( 2 ) movable in the roll-changing pit ( 1 ) for moving at least a pair of dismounted backup rolls ( 6 a , 6 b ) and work rolls ( 4 a , 4 b ); and a roll-changing stand ( 8 ) movable in the roll workshop transversely to and across the roll-changing pit ( 1 ) in or counter to the rolling direction of the roll stand, wherein the roll-changing stand ( 8 ) has two receiving areas ( 13 , 14 ) arranged at a distance from one another in the rolling direction of the roll stand and having a U-shaped cross-section, the receiving areas ( 13 , 14 ) having support surfaces ( 15 , 16 ) for receiving work rolls ( 4 a , 4 b ) and support surfaces ( 17 , 18 ) for receiving backup rolls ( 6 a , 6 b ), and wherein the locomotive ( 2 ) is movable along the receiving areas ( 13 , 14 ).