摘要 |
PURPOSE: To easily and reliably connect ends of two plate-like members to each other positioned in the longitudinal direction. CONSTITUTION: A connecting device is provided with a main body 11 provided with a front groove part 12F opening forward and having a recessed sectional form and a rear groove part 12R opening backward and having a recessed sectional form, and pressing elements 21,..., 21 provided on the main body, and for holding steel plate materials Pf, Pr respectively inserted in respective groove parts into the groove parts, and the main body is arranged between a metal mold of a press device and a feeder device for feeding the steel plate materials, and the rear end of the front material Pf having the specified length is inserted into the front groove part, and the front end of the next material Pr is inserted into the rear groove part, and both steel plates are connected to each other. |