Patent ID: 6694584
Filing Date: 2004-02-24
Classification: B08B,B21C,Y10T

Abstract:
A wire descaler for descaling scale on wire, comprising:a housing; a support carriage supported by the housing for rotation relative to the housing about a carriage axis; first and second rollers carried by the support carriage for rotation about first and second axes respectively, the first and second axes being offset from the carriage axis such that when the support carriage is rotated about the carriage axis, the first and the second rollers rotate in unison about the carriage axis, the first and second rollers being movable relative to each other between a set up position and a working position, wherein the first and second axes are substantially parallel in the set up position for facilitating loading of wire and are substantially perpendicular in the working position for facilitating descaling of wire; wherein during initial wire set up of the descaler, rotation of the support carriage relative to the housing rotates the first and the second rollers in unison and automatically translates the first and second rollers from the set up position to the working position.