Patent ID: 7434436

Claim:
Multipart mill housing for edging stands in rolling mills, which consists of main components ( 1 ) made up of two crossheads ( 1 a ; 1 b ) and four longitudinal beams ( 4 a ; 4 b ), which are joined by bolts, wherein in a multipart embodiment of the main components ( 1 ), which consists of the two crossheads ( 1 a ; 1 b ) and the four longitudinal beams ( 4 a , 4 b ), a common joint ( 3 ) with a cruciform structure ( 7 ) is provided for the crossheads ( 1 a , 1 b ) and the longitudinal beams ( 4 a , 4 b ) at each of upper and lower ends ( 6 ) of the longitudinal beams ( 4 a , 4 b ), the cruciform structures bring integral with the longitudinal beams, wherein pretensioned through-bolts ( 5 ) that act as joints are used at least at the upper ends ( 6 ) of the longitudinal beams, wherein each of the crossheads ( 1 a ; 1 b ) is provided with a cruciform pocket ( 12 ), which is engaged by an inner key form ( 19 a ) and an outer key form ( 19 b ).