Patent ID: 7062946
Filing Date: 2006-06-20
Classification: B21B,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A wire or rod guide between finishing mill stands of a wire or rod rolling line, said wire or rod guide comprising: an elongated support body located between finishing mill stands of a wire or rod rolling line and traversed by a wire or rod being rolled in said stands; a centering funnel at an upstream end of said support body with respect to a direction of movement of said wire or rod therethrough; a pair of double-arm levers journaled in respective fulcrum bearings on said support body and each having a respective pivot arm extending downstream in said direction from the respective fulcrum bearing and a respective pivot arm extending upstream with respect to said direction from the respective fulcrum bearing, the pivot arms extending downstream having respective free ends; respective opposing guide rollers journaled on said free ends and engaging said wire or rod from opposite sides; setting elements on the pivot arms extending downstream and pressing against said support body for setting a spacing of said guide rollers; and an adjustable pneumatic pressure spring between one of said pivot arms extending upstream and said support body to apply an adjustable preset spring force to said rollers.