摘要 |
A bar unscrambler is provided consisting of feed cradles, shuffle bed modules, and bar feeder units, which are so arranged as to effectively and progressively unscramble or separate bars and the like from a bundle of bars and from each other. The feed cradles are provided with elements having a walking beam type of movement. The shuffle bed modules comprise mainly walking and fixed beam components, the walking beam components functioning also to activate the aforesaid feed cradle elements. The bar feeders have incorporated therein bar stops effective to temporarily restrain movement of the unscrambled bars, and have also incorporated therein bar selectors designed to individually move the restrained bars to a transfer mechanism or the like, the movements of the bar selectors being synchronized to avoid interference with the bars as they move to the bar stops. Provision is also made for adjusting the position of the bar stops to accommodate bars of different sizes or dimensions.
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