Patent ID: 6513181
Filing Date: 2003-02-04
Classification: B21C

Abstract:
Device for mechanically cleaning wire rod for drawn metal wires, comprising at least one press (3) with gripping jaws (4a, 4b) which are able to rotate about the wire rod (2) and which support an abrasive material (5) wound in one or more layers around the wire rod (2), wherein the abrasive material (5) is pressed against the wire rod (2) as the wire rod (2) advances between the jaws (4a, 4b) and retained so as to prevent being drawn along by the wire rod (2); operating members (6a, 6b) supporting the jaws (4a, 4b) and guided slidably in a transverse direction with respect to the wire rod (2); means (7) for actuating the operating members (6a, 6b), able to modify the opening of the jaws (4a, 4b), wherein the operating members (6a, 6b) comprise a plurality of floating plates (8) which are joined together in an ordered manner in pairs so that each pair of plates (8) contributes autonomously towards interaction of the jaws (4a, 4b).