Patent ID: 7698923

Claim:
An installation for exchanging roll sets ( 5 , 6 ) in rolling mill stands ( 2 , 3 , 4 ) of a rolling mill train ( 1 ) with several rolling mill stands ( 2 , 3 , 4 ) having respective backup and working roll sets ( 5 , 6 ), comprising a drive for transverse mounting and dismounting roll sets ( 5 , 6 ); transversely displaceable carriages ( 9 , 10 , 11 ) connected with the drive; continuous rails ( 14 ) for the transversely displaceable carriages ( 9 , 10 , 11 ) and which are placed in a foundation ( 15 ) parallel to a rolling direction ( 13 ) at fixed distances ( 16 ) between the rolling mill stands ( 2 , 3 , 4 ); pivotal intermediate plates ( 7 a ) for controlling the distances ( 16 ); a single connection track ( 14 a ) extending to a roll workshop ( 20 ) transverse to the rails ( 14 ) for the transversely displaceable carriages ( 9 , 10 , 11 ); and a locomotive ( 21 ) displaceable along the connection track ( 14 a ) and to which the working roll sets ( 6 , 6 a ) are attachable and detachable.