Patent ID: 9266158
Filing Date: 2016-02-23
CPC Classification: B21C

Claim Text:
1. A laying head for the production of coils starting from a rolled product, comprising: a central body including a central cylinder, a flange, and a shaped feed pipe, wherein said shaped feed pipe is attached to said central body by means of clamping elements; a cylindrical element attached to said flange of said central body; and a circumferential guide disposed on the periphery of said cylindrical element, wherein said circumferential guide consists of a plurality of elementary segments that are disposed adjacent to each other, the plurality of elementary segments define together a guide path closed on all radial and axial sides, and the plurality of elementary segments are configured to include an angular extension having a constant radius of curvature for at least 180°, wherein each of said elementary segments is individually removable and comprises an anchoring foot anchoring to a relative axial guide, said axial guide is T shaped and is conformed to facilitate the removal of the relative elementary segment by means of sliding.