摘要 |
An apparatus and method for feeding a through-bolt (3) through a bore (103) in a dynamoelectric machine (95) while initially feeding the same towards the end (105) of the bore along a line forming an acute angle with the axis of the bore (103). The apparatus (1) has a pair of opposed rotatable wheels (5, 5 min ) and a support plate (9) therefore, at least one guide roller (23) spaced from one end (17) of the support plate (9), and at least one guide roller (27) spaced from the other end (19) of the support plate (9). A carriage (31) aligns the wheels (5, 5 min ) and the rollers (23, 27) in two spaced parallel planes through which a through-bolt (3) will pass and a reciprocable member (35) on the carriage (31) effects relative movement between the pair of spaced rotatable wheels (5, 5 min ) and the first and second guide rollers (23, 27), in a direction transverse the parallel planes such that the through-bolt (3) is deflected from the acute angle at which it is being fed and coaxially aligned with the axis of the bore (103) and adapted to be fed therethrough. |