Patent ID: 7806356

Claim:
Laying head for forming coils from a continuous and substantially straight rolled product arriving from a rolling mill, comprising a stationary supporting structure, a rotating member that rotates about its own axis, rotationally fixed to the stationary supporting structure by means of bearings, in which the rotating member consists of a mandrel and a bell-shaped element axially cooperating with the mandrel and integrally placed as a prolongation of said mandrel, the bell-shaped element comprising on its outer surface a plurality of grooves that guide the rolled product, said grooves having a substantially spiral form, the inside of the mandrel being provided with a means for delivering the rolled product to said grooves, the laying head being characterised in that it comprises a containing and protecting element integrally anchored to the stationary supporting structure, enclosing said bell-shaped element and having a shape that is complementary thereto and in that said guiding grooves are open towards the outside.