Metal bar feed control device for the feeding of an automatic multiple- spindle lathe

摘要

A control device for feeding metal bars to guide equipment for feeding an automatic multiple-spindle lathe. The device consists of a series of drive shafts, each of which accounts for the feeding of a bar. The shafts are equal in number to the lathe spindles and are placed in a drum that rotates synchronously with the lathe spindle holding drum. Each of these shafts can be coupled with a drive element when a certain length of bar is to be fed. The coupling takes place through engaging and disengaging parts mounted between the shaft and the drive element. Each shaft controls at least one gear for feeding a bar, through a chain or the like provided with a bar-pusher, when the shaft is made to turn. The gear can be moved to make the device usable with lathes having different spindle center distances.