Device to retrieve and discharge short bars

摘要

Device to retrieve and discharge short bars, which is associated with a counting and separation zone (16) of a bar feeder (12) upstream of a station for the formation of bundles of bars, the bars (11) being substantially butted at a first side of the device and being fed forwards in a direction perpendicular to their lengthwise extent, the bars (11) of a required length protruding at the second side of the device from their feeder (12), a retention device (19) to perform temporary retention being included in cooperation with the counting and separation zone (16) and with the second side of the device and defining an extraction station (15), which is equipped with a first plurality of separator/extractor rolls (27) within the bar feeder (12) and with a second plurality of extractor rolls (28) outside the bar feeder (12) and at the opposite side to the temporary retention device (19).