摘要 |
<p>GUIDE RAIL EXTRACTOR FOR MOLDED PLASTIC ARTICLES Article unloading apparatus is disclosed for use with a molding machine, the molding machine comprising first and second mold members reciprocally movable relative to one another between mold-open and mold-closed positions. The article unloading apparatus comprises a pair of guide rails movable apart to a retracted position and toward one another to an article receiving position. The pair of guide rails and the mold members are coupled together such that movement of the mold members to the mold-closed position, for molding an article, causes the guide rails to move to their retracted position in which they do not interfere with the molding operation. Movement of the mold members to the mold-open position, for unloading the molded article, causes the guide rails to move toward one another and between the mold members to their article receiving position. In the article receiving position, the guide rails are spaced from but in register with an article molded by the mold members. An ejecting mechanism ejects the article to the guide rails which guide the article away from the molding machine.</p> |