| 摘要 |
An apparatus for removing molded golf balls from a golf ball mold without the use of ejector pins includes a frame, a device for moving the frame relative to the golf ball mold, and at least one gripper mechanism on the frame. The gripping mechanism includes a plurality of radially spaced gripping fingers with longitudinal axes parallel to the central axis of the gripping mechanism. The gripping fingers are initially spaced away from the central axis while the frame is positioned to align the central axis of the gripping mechanism with a central axis of the golf ball. The gripping fingers are then displaced toward the central axis to clamp onto, and partially deform, the golf ball. The frame is subsequently moved away from the mold, and the gripping fingers are displaced away from the central axis to release the golf ball which then returns to its original configuration.
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