摘要 |
A frame (10) carries two fixtures (16, 20), of which at least one (20) is movable, and which have respective crescents (18, 22) adapted to be brought together to form a circular profile engageable with the big end of a connecting rod and separable by opening means for fracturing the big end of the connecting rod. The apparatus also has transfer means (58) for transferring a connecting rod from a rod conveyor line (12) to said crescents (18, 22) and vice versa; an actuator (60) for pressing a locking member (62, 162, 262) against portions of the rod body in order to lock the rod body against the crescent facing the body; another actuator (64) for pressing a profiled block (66) against the other end of the connecting rod in order to lock it against the crescent proximate to the cap; an auxiliary actuator (23, 25) for remating the cap with the body of the rod; and ejector means (68, 70, 72) for ejecting the connecting rod from the crescents and for returning it to the transfer means after its fracturing and remating.
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