JPS6475318A - Method of aligning long length material and device for aligning long length material - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To make it possible to efficiently align a large number of long length materials such as reinforcing bars or the like with the use of a long length material aligning device without use of manual labor, by swinging each long length material in a direction crossing the axis thereof while applying vibration thereto so as to release the tangles thereof so as to facilitate the alignment thereof. CONSTITUTION:A stack of long length material 12 such as reinforcing bars or the like which are set on an introduction means 16 by a crane or the like, is leveled by driving endless chains 17a, 17b in left and right directions, respectively, and are then moved to a stopper 20 which is then rotated clockwise by a hydraulic cylinder 22 so as to fed a suitable number of long length materials 12 to a support roll 14. Then, a vibrating means 26 and a swinging means 28 are driven to release tangles or the long length materials while some thereof are shaken off, and accordingly, the long length materials are gradually aligned with each other. When the long length materials are sufficiently aligned, an endless chain 19 is turned rightward so as to allow thus aligned long length materials 12 to roll onto a guide 48, and when a predetermined number of the long length materials 12 are pooled, a stopper 50 is rotated in order to shift them. Thus, it is possible to efficiently and safely align a large number of long-length materials without use of manual labor.