Patent ID: 6450386
Filing Date: 2002-09-17
Classification: B21C

Abstract:
A chain drawing machine for continuous drawing of drawing stock, comprising:at least two driveable drive chains associated with a common drawing path, a plurality of drawing members connected with each of the drive chains, with the drawing members having on one side a clamping shoe that can be pressed against the drawing stock, and on another side a sliding surface, a fixed roller guide associated with each driving chain, a plurality of rotating load-bearing idler rollers moveable on the fixed roller guide for supporting the idler rollers on the sliding surface, and a plurality of guide elements that travel with the idler rollers, wherein at least one of the sliding surface and the roller guide is formed as a segmented contact surface, with the idler rollers interacting with the segmented contact surface and being guided at the height of the segmented contact surface only by the guide elements.