Roll block for rolling wire, rods, pipes, or flat metal material to be rolled

A roll block for rolling wire, rods, pipes and flat metal material to be rolled, the roll block comprising a plurality of exchangeable roll stands located closely next to one another in a roll line and each having a plurality of rollers;

• a plurality of C-shaped frames holding said stands and positioned closely next to one another;
• turning moments transfer components provided in said C-shaped frames for driving said rollers, a number of said C-shaped frames corresponding to a maximum number of said roll stands;
• a common stand housing provided for all said roller stands, said common stand housing being located at a drive side of said C-shaped frames and spaced therefrom;
• intermediate transmissions located outside of and at a front side of said common stand housing facing said C-shaped frames in a separately changeable manner;
• driving motors located at a rear side of said common stand housing remote from said C-shaped frames and coupled to said intermediate transmissions in a separately exchangeable manner, said common stand housing supporting said driving motors and said intermediate transmissions at the respective sides, said intermediate transmissions and said C-shaped frames having mutually coupled shafts which bridge a spacing between said stand housing and said C-shaped frames.