Patent ID: 8225637

Claim:
A guide device for chocks of work rolls of a rolling stand, the guide device comprising: an upper bending block having at least one upper guide; a lower bending block having at least one lower guide; at least two parallel guide rods are configured in at least one of a stationary or horizontally movable manner on an inner side of the rolling stand, one guide rod of the at least two guide rods being assigned to each of the upper and lower bending blocks, wherein the one guide rod assigned to one of the upper and lower bending blocks is configured to mate with a corresponding guide in the other of the upper and lower bending blocks, whereby the upper bending block is guided on one of the parallel guide rods and the lower bending block is guided on the other of the parallel guide rods, and wherein the upper bending block includes an opening for receiving therethrough the other of the parallel guide rods and the lower bending block includes an opening for receiving therethrough the one of the parallel guide rods.