Patent ID: 7299672

Claim:
A bridle unit assigned to a rolling stand with several rolls arranged in adjustable positions below and above a strip flow, which can be moved by means of a drive from an initial position to a strip and from the strip back into the initial position, wherein a roll ( 11 ) situated closest to a roll gap ( 9 ) of a rolling stand ( 1 ) can be moved by means of an additional drive ( 18 ) from an initial position ( 12 ) below the strip flow or from an initial position ( 13 ) above the strip flow to the strip ( 4 ) and is useable as a bridle roll and as a color roll, such that, when the bridle unit is used for coloring the strip ( 4 ), the circumference of the roll ( 11 ) deflects the strip ( 4 ) upward or downward from a horizontal pass line ( 8 ) and forms a bite angle ( 17 ) above or below the pass line ( 8 ), the bite angle being between ±14° relative to the pass line.