摘要 |
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a trimming apparatus for trimming a molded article by a force-cutting blade, allowing the punched molded article to fall through the opening of the force-cutting blade to accumulate the same, low in production cost, having high throughput and not requiring time in the handling of the punched molded article. SOLUTION: The trimming apparatus has the force-cutting blade 43 having the shape of a cylindrical body of which the side wall has a vertical inner surface and trimming the molded article 20 molded into a resin sheet, a force- cutting blade support member 42 equipped with an opening part and constituted so that the outer surface of the side wall of the force-cutting blade is attached to the inner wall of the opening part, the caul 55 provided with an opening 58 and moved downwardly to come into contact with the leading end of the force-cutting blade 43, a knockout member 56 projected downwardly from the opening 58 to allow the trimmed molded article 20 to fall through the cylindrical body and the accumulation device arranged under the force-cutting blade 43 to accumulate the trimmed molded article 20.
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