METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SEPARATING CONSTITUTIONAL ELEMENT STRETCHED IN LATERAL DIRECTION

摘要

A batch of rods (66) being delivered to a shearing device in a rolling mill is supported on a helical spring (48) extending transverse to the direction of movement of the rods. When the spring (48) is stretched by extending piston-cylinder units (56), the rods are separated by an amount substantially equal to the pitch of the grooves in the shear knives.