Patent ID: 7690215

Claim:
Device ( 1 ) for cooling sheets and strips during the manufacture thereof, particularly after rolling, the device having a supply line ( 2 ) for supplying a cooling medium, particularly water, which is connected to a housing ( 3 ), wherein two nozzle rails ( 4 , 5 ) which are moveable relative to each other are arranged in the housing ( 3 ), wherein the nozzle rails ( 4 , 5 ) can be arranged at a distance (a) from each other and form a rectangular nozzle gap ( 6 ) for the cooling medium as a result, wherein at least one element ( 8 ) which forms a barrier for the cooling medium is arranged in the housing ( 3 ) between an entry point ( 7 ) of the cooling medium into the housing ( 3 ) and the nozzle gap ( 6 ).