Patent ID: 8434338

Claim:
A device ( 1 ) for cooling a metal strip ( 2 ) between two rolling stands ( 3 ), the device comprising: a guide element ( 4 ) having a flat area, the strip being guidable over the guide element; and a spray element ( 5 ) installed below the guide element ( 4 ) so as to direct cooling medium ( 7 ) at an underside ( 8 ) of the strip ( 2 ) through at least two openings ( 6 ) formed in the guide element ( 4 ), which the openings are arranged side by side in a direction (Q) transverse to a direction of conveyance (F) of the strip ( 2 ) and have an oblong shape, such that a longitudinal axis ( 9 ) of each opening ( 6 ) is oriented at an angle (α) to the direction of conveyance (F) of the strip, and such that the at least two openings ( 6 ), are side by side parallel to one another in the direction (Q) transverse to the direction of conveyance (F) and each extend over an equal area of extension in the direction of conveyance (F).