Feeder for longitudinal bars in the manufacture of welded laths

摘要

The device for feeding a plurality of side-by-side longitudinal bars (2) for the manufacture of welded laths comprises a horizontal conveyor plane (3) on which the bars (2) are arranged parallel to one another. A flexible and ring-wound transport plane (5), situated above the conveyor plane (3) and arranged perpendicular to the longitudinal bars (2) bears a plurality of gripping organs (7), each of which can receive a longitudinal bar (2) in a reception zone (6) and release the bar (2) into one of the seatings (4) afforded on the conveyor plane (3). The bars (2) are fed to the reception zone (6) by two vertical-axis screw conveyors (15). The device is usable in a machine for manufacturing electrowelded metal laths, for feeding the longitudinal bars (2) to a welding station where they will be welded to transversal bars. <IMAGE>