Bar storage apparatus

摘要

The invention relates to a bar storage apparatus (1) for storing bars (B) to be supplied to a bar processing machine such as a sawing machine. The bar storage apparatus (1) comprises a shelf frame (19) provided with a plurality of pallet accommodating shelves (17), each of these shelves (17) being provided for movably accommodating a pallet (15) on which a plurality of bars (B) are mounted. The bar storage apparatus (1) further comprises an elevator device (23) disposed on one side of the shelf frame (19) and provided with a traverser (21) for moving each pallet (15) into and from each of the pallet accommodating shelves (17). The bar storage apparatus (1) comprises in addition a bar supplying device (25) for supplying a bar (B) to the bar processing machine (3) by means of a lifting device (121) for lifting the selected bar (B) of a bar conveying device (123) for conveying this bar in a direction perpendicular to its longitudinal direction and of a bar feeding device (125) for feeding this bar in said longitudinal direction. The invention also relates to a method for loading a bar from such a storage apparatus (1) to a bar processing machine (3). <IMAGE>