Patent ID: 6354197
Filing Date: 2002-03-12
Classification: B21C

Abstract:
A device to remove coils of rolled stock from a coiling machine located downstream of a rolling train and having a mandrel mounted rotatable around an axis of rotation, the device comprising:removal means to remove the coil from the coiling machine, said removal means being movable in a direction substantially parallel to said axis of rotation of said mandrel between a first inactive position, wherein the removal means is arranged outside the space occupied by said coiling machine, and a first working position, wherein the removal means cooperates with said coil of rolled stock formed by said coiling machine, actuation means to move said removal means between said inactive position and said first working position and vice versa, wherein said removal means comprises a trolley mounted sliding on fixed guide elements parallel to said axis of rotation of said mandrel, a supporting frame mounted on said trolley, a plurality of rollers mounted on said supporting frame with axes of rotation of the rollers substantially parallel to said axis of rotation of said mandrel and cooperating with said coil to prevent the spirals of the rolled stock from unwinding, a plurality of supporting levers mounted on said supporting frame for being positioned, transversely to said coil of rolled stock, for selectively cooperating with said coil of rolled stock for executing the axial removal of said coil from said mandrel when said trolley and said supporting frame mounted thereon are moved from said first working position to said first inactive position.