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US 6,182,543 B2Granted
Bar loader
AssigneeIkuraseiki Seisakusho Co., Ltd.
InventorsTakazo Ito, Kenji Sato, Kazuhiko Takeoka
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Abstract
A bar loder, includes a guide rail for feeding a bar to a bar machining apparatus. The guide rail extends straight toward the bar machining apparatus and has an opening for receiving a new bar. The opening is oriented upwardly and extends longitudinally along the guide rail. An oil outlet is provided for feeding oil into the guide rail, with an amount of the oil being enough to coat a peripheral surface of the bar.
Claims10
A bar loader, comprising:
- a guide rail for feeding a bar to a bar machining apparatus, and extending straight toward the bar machining apparatus, said guide rail having an opening for receiving a new bar, said opening being oriented upwardly and extending longitudinally along the guide rail;
- oil delivery means for delivering oil into said guide rail in a trickling manner so that oil disposed in said guide rail is not forced out of said opening by the oil being delivered into said guide rail by said oil delivery means, said oil delivery means comprising an oil outlet for feeding oil into said guide rail;
- a feeding rod within said guide rail for feeding the bar toward the bar machining apparatus;
- detecting means for detecting a location of said feeding rod within said guide rail;
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- means responsive to said detecting means for controlling oil delivery to feed the oil from said oil outlet into said guide rail when said feeding rod is located behind said oil outlet.
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