Patent ID: 7028523

Claim:
In combination with a rolling-mill stand having a rolling-mill frame with respective columns, an apparatus for supplying media in the form of electricity and fluids including hydraulic fluids, compressed air, lubricants and water to adjustment devices and drives of the rolling-mill stand, said apparatus comprising: a free-standing and self-supporting module juxtaposed with one of said columns and formed of a plurality of block-shaped elements of various heights, widths and depths stacked one upon another and provided with connections between them for passing said media, a lowermost one of said elements being mounted on a base adjacent said rolling-mill stand, the others of said elements being stacked upon said lowermost element and one another; at least one valve block on at least one of said elements communicating with said stand; and at least one control device on at least one of said elements connected with said stand.