Apparatus for making reinforcing cages
OwnerWayne Bardeninventor
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Abstract
An apparatus for making a reinforcing cage as disclosed. The apparatus has a former for receiving a plurality of longitudinally extending reinforcing rods and the former is rotatably received on a bed carried by a frame. An unloading module is located adjacent the former and has a shuttle for moving towards the former for feeding rods into the former and away from the former for withdrawing the rods as a cage is made. A feed is present adjacent the former for directing a reinforcing rod against the rod as they are withdrawn from the former to allow the spiral rod to be welded to the longitudinal rods as to produce a reinforcing cage.
Claims19
An apparatus for making reinforcing cages, the apparatus having a frame, a former for receiving a plurality of longitudinally extending reinforcing rods, a bed on which the former may rest for rotation relative to the bed, a drive for rotating the former, a loading module located adjacent the former and having a shuttle mounted for longitudinal reciprocal movement towards and away from the former, a feed for feeding a reinforcing rod in a spiral fashion as the cage is made, whereby the shuttle may feed reinforcing rods into the former as it moves towards the former and may withdraw the reinforcing rods from the former as a reinforcing rod is wound in a spiral fashion about the withdrawn reinforcing rods.
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