Apparatus for subdividing as briquette strand

Abstract

The invention relates to an apparatus (6) for dividing a briquette string (5) which has a plurality of contiguous briquette rows (5a) that are arranged one behind the other (in a longitudinal direction (L)) and each comprise, adjacent to one another, a plurality of briquettes (7) connected by material webs (8a, 8b), in particular for manufacturing briquettes (7) from direct reduced iron, said apparatus comprising: a movable beater device (9) which has a plurality of beaters (13) arranged adjacent to one another; and a feed device (10) via which the briquette string (5) can be fed to the beater device (9) in a transport direction (T), the beater device (9) striking the briquette string (5) fed by the feed device (10) with the beaters (13) in such a way that firstly a briquette row (5a) is knocked off the briquette string (5), and secondly the briquette row (5a) is divided into the individual briquettes (7). The apparatus is characterised in that: the beater device (9) and the feed device (10) are designed to divide a briquette string (5) having briquette rows (5a) which each have at least three briquettes (7) arranged adjacent to one another, and the beater device (9) has at least three beaters (13) arranged adjacent to one another. According to the invention, the feed device has at least two mutually spaced noses adjacent to one another, at least one of these noses being designed and/or oriented in such a way that a distance, which widens in the working direction and over which the divided briquettes are discharged, is formed between this nose and the nose located next to it.

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