Patent ID: 8544308

Claim:
A roll stand through which a workpiece to be rolled passes in a travel direction, the roll stand comprising: a frame having a pair of sides; a roll centered on a roll axis extending between the sides of the frame and having a pair of axially opposite ends; respective chocks vertically guided in the sides of the frame and in which the roll ends are journaled for rotation of the roll in the chocks about the roll axis, each of the chocks having a center plane perpendicular to the roll axis and parallel to the travel direction, the chocks being pivotal in the respective sides of the frame about respective chock axes lying in the plane and parallel to the travel direction; respective bending levers fixed to the chocks for joint pivoting therewith about the respective chock axes and also vertically guided in the sides of the frame for joint pivoting of each lever and the respective chock about the respective chock axis; and a single actuator bearing on each of the bending levers at a location equispaced between the center planes and in a direction transverse to the roll axis for applying a torque to the levers and thereby countering a pressure applied by a workpiece to the roll by pivoting the chocks and the levers jointly about the respective chock axes.