摘要 |
An apparatus feeds raw material bars (40) to a furnace body (411) of a melting furnace (4), and includes an enclosure body (5) provided with a vertical feed passage (501) to be disposed above an open top side of the furnace body (411). A feeding unit (8) includes a push mechanism (81) extending into an upper part of the feed passage (501), and a material retarder (84) extending into a lower part of the feed passage (501). A transferring unit (7) transfers a raw material bar (40) to the feed passage (501) in a manner that the raw material bar (40) extends vertically in the feed passage (501). The push mechanism (81) pushes the raw material bar (40) in the feed passage (501) downwardly, and the material retarder (84) retards downward movement of the raw material bar (40) out of the feed passage (501) and into the furnace body (411). |