The present application relates to a rolling mill (100) for rolling metal rods, wires or pipes along a rolling axis, wherein the rolling mill (100) comprises two or more stands (1) which are arranged one behind the other along the rolling axis and are in each case received in a stand base (70), wherein each of the stands (1) comprises three rollers (20.1, 20.2, 20.3) which are positioned on one roller shaft (22.1, 22.2, 22.3) in each case, surround the rolling axis in a star-shaped manner, and together form a caliber (21), wherein at least two of the three roller shafts (22.1, 22.2, 22.3) of each of the stands (1) are in each case operatively connected to a drive unit (80.1, 80.2, 80.3). The drive unit (80.1, 80.2, 80.3) comprises a motor (81.1, 81.2, 81.3) having a motor shaft, and a gearbox (82.1, 82.2, 82.3) having a Z-shaped gearbox housing (83.1, 83.2, 83.3) and having a drive shaft (84.1, 84.2, 84.3) which is coupled to the motor shaft, and having an output shaft (86.1, 86.2, 86.3) which is offset in parallel with the drive shaft (84.1, 84.2, 84.3) and which is coupled to the roller shaft (22.1, 22.2, 22.3). The drive units (80.1, 80.2, 80.3) are configured in a first and in a second configuration, wherein a part of the drive shaft (80.1, 80.2, 80.3) protruding out of the gearbox housing (83.1, 83.2, 83.3), and a part of the output shaft (86.1, 86.2, 86.3) protruding out of the gearbox housing (83.1, 83.2, 83.3), are in each case arranged so as to overlap axially with or so as to be axially free of overlap with respect to a part of the gearbox housing (83.1, 83.2, 83.3).

The present application relates to a stand housing (10) for a stand (1) for rolling metal rods, wires or pipes along a rolling axis (19), wherein the stand housing (10) has an outside (12) which, viewed along the rolling axis (19), comprises at least six side surfaces (14.1-14.6) that are arranged so as to be offset about the rolling axis (19) about a 60 rotation in each case, and two end faces (13, 15) that are opposite one another, wherein the side surfaces (14.1-14.6) form a regular hexagon, at least in an imaginary extension, and at least one pair of coupling clamping regions (50.1, 50.2, 50.6) which is arranged in the region of a corner (16.1-16.6) of the hexagon, wherein each of the coupling clamping regions (50.1, 50.2, 50.6) of the pair is designed to receive a coupling (64) for a shaft (62) of a roller guide (60) for central adjustment of the roller guide (60). In this case, a coupling clamping region (50.1, 50.2, 50.6) of the pair is arranged on one of the end faces (13, 15) of the stand housing (10), and the other coupling clamping region (50.1, 50.2, 50.6) of the pair is arranged on the other of the end faces (15, 13) of the stand housing (10).

The present application relates to a stand base (10) for two or more stands (14) of a rolling mill arranged one behind the other in a rolling direction (W) of a material to be rolled, the stand base (10) comprising two or more receiving modules (12) arranged one behind the other, which are fastened to a common lower base frame (32) and a common upper cover frame (34).

The present application relates to a stand housing (10) for a stand (1) for rolling metal rods, wires or pipes along a rolling axis (19), which comprises at least four contact surfaces which are arranged on an outside (12) of the stand housing (10) and which, viewed along the rolling axis (19), are in parallel therewith. Of the contact surfaces, two form non-adjacent, mutually parallel contact surfaces, and the two others form adjacent contact surfaces. In this case, the adjacent contact surfaces are at an angle of 120 to one another, and each thereof is at an angle of 120 to one of the parallel contact surfaces. The two parallel contact surfaces and/or the adjacent contact surfaces are designed to receive sliding rails (40.2, 40.3, 40.4, 40.5) for inserting the stand housing (10) into a stand base.

The present application relates to a stand (1) for rolling metal rods, wires or pipes along a rolling axis (19), said stand comprising a stand housing (10), the outside of which, viewed along the rolling axis (19), comprises at least six side surfaces (14.1-14.6) that are of equal length and are arranged in a rotationally symmetrical manner about the rolling axis, wherein in each case two side surfaces (14.1, 14.4, 14.2, 14.5, 14.3, 14.6) form a pair of side surfaces (14.1-14.6) that are located in parallel with one another, and three rollers (20.1-20.3) which are positioned on one roller shaft in each case, surround the rolling axis (19) in a star-shaped manner, and together form a caliber (21). The three roller shafts are mounted by means of eccentric bushings in bearing holes of the stand housing (10) in such a way that a radial spacing of the rollers (20.1-20.3) from the rolling axis (19) is adjustable.

The present application relates to a stand housing (10) for a stand (1) for rolling metal rods, wires or pipes along a rolling axis (19), wherein the stand housing (10) comprises an outside (12) having six side surfaces (14.1-14.6) which, viewed along the rolling axis (19), form edges of a regular hexagon, an inlet side (15), and an outlet side (13). In this case, at least one water feed opening (43.1, 43.2, 43.3) is arranged on three of the side surfaces (14.1, 14.3, 14.5) that are not adjacent in each case, which opening is designed to conduct water through the interior of the stand housing (10) to a water outlet opening (42.1, 42.2, 42.3) in the outlet side (13) or in the inlet side (15).

The present application relates to a stand base (10) for two or more stands (14) of a rolling mill arranged one behind the other in a rolling direction (W) of a material to be rolled, the stand base (10) comprising two or more receiving modules (12) arranged one behind the other, which are fastened to a common lower base frame (32) and a common upper cover frame (34).

The invention relates to a stand change carriage (10) for simultaneously receiving and transporting a plurality of stands of a rolling mill for rolling metal rods, wires or pipes, the stand change carriage (10) comprising a plurality of stand places (16), one of the stands being receivable individually in each of the stand places (16), the stand change carriage (10) comprising a plurality of steerable wheels (20), in order to transport the stands on rails or along a rail-less mill floor, and the stand change carriage comprising at least one hydraulic motor (21) which is operatively connected to at least one of the wheels (20) in order to drive it.

A stretch reducer and/or calibrating rolling mill for rod-shaped bodies, in particular tubular bodies, in particular hollow bodies, said rolling mill comprising a plurality of rolling stands each comprising a plurality of rolling rollers mutually arranged so as to define a passage for said rod-shaped bodies, wherein said rolling stands are arranged in sequence along a rolling direction so that the respective passages are substantially aligned to define a rolling path substantially parallel to said rolling direction, wherein each of at least two of said rolling stands comprises three rolling rollers.