To provide a wire rod forming machine for which it is possible to increase the
production speed above that of the prior art. In the ring-forming machine 10
of the present configuration, between the respective edges 42 and 51
of the moving die 40 and the fixed punch 50, a prescribed location
of the belt-shaped wire rod 90 is sheared and the ring 91 is cut
off from the belt-shaped wire rod 90. Then, by pushing the ring 91
that was cut off with the moving die 40, the ring is forcibly removed from
the forming tools 31, 32 and 33. Therefore, the speed of removal
of the ring 91 can be coupled to the acceleration of the manufacturing speed
and increased, allowing the production speed to be improved compared to that of
the prior art. In addition, since the ring 91 that is cut off from the belt-shaped
wire rod 90, pushed by the moving die 40, moves to the end side of
the shaft shaped chute 34 to be collected, transport to the next process
becomes easy.