Patent ID: 8511126

Claim:
A cooling device ( 100 ) for cooling a metal strip ( 200 ) after shaping it in a cold roll mill ( 300 ), whereby the cooling device comprises: at least one nozzle ( 112 ) for spraying a cooling medium ( 400 ) onto the metal strip ( 200 ); wherein a plate ( 500 ) is provided, arranged in an operating position parallel to a surface of the metal strip ( 200 ); the nozzle in the operating position is arranged for spraying the cooling medium ( 400 ) at an acute spray angle α where 10°≦α≦20° relative to the strip, into a cavity (H) between the surface of the metal strip ( 200 ) and the plate ( 500 ) with a spray direction (R) opposite the direction of travel (L) of the metal strip ( 200 ); and a positioning device ( 600 ) for variable positioning of the plate ( 500 ) in the operation position or in a maintenance position outside of the strip run.