METHOD AND DEVICE FOR CLEANING THE OUTER SURFACE OF A ROLL OR ROLLER

摘要

The invention relates to a method for cleaning the outer surface of a roll or roller (1) in strip-producing and strip-conditioning equipment, wherein deposits on the shell surface of the roll or roller are detected using a detection device (15), a cleaning tool (3), which can be placed against the outer surface of the roll or roller, is moved along said surface and the deposits are removed from the rotating roll or roller. In order to achieve an automatic cleaning process, it is suggested that the detection device (15) is guided along the outer surface of the roll or roller along with the cleaning tool (3), and the deposit detected by the detection device (15) on the shell surface of the roll or roller is removed using the cleaning tool (3). Furthermore, a cleaning process is suggested which is suitable for carrying out the method.