Molded part separation and storage
OwnerAnthony H. Osterholtinventor
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Abstract
Method and apparatus for repetitively separating multiple molded parts from their common sprues and accumulating like parts from the same mold cavity in a storing and shipping tube is disclosed wherein a plurality of tubes are disposed parallel to one another and in substantially the same relative position as corresponding parts occupy on a sprue whereby a set of sprue supported parts may be severed from the sprue and forced into their respective tubes. The tubes are sheathlike having a cross section of generally the same configuration as the part they are to contain and have first opposed side wall portions for gripping parts and second opposed side wall portions separated from the parts and deformable toward one another to urge the first side wall portions away from one another thereby releasing the gripped parts.
Claims8
In a punch and die press to separate molded parts from a common sprue and accumulate like separated parts from successive sprues for subsequent utilization and having cooperating punch and die means actuable by the press for severing the parts from the sprue with a single press stroke, the combination therewith of accumulator means for receiving and retaining like severed parts in a single column stacked relation;
- said accumulator means comprising an elongated sheath defining a part-receiving sheath passage and having a cross-section in a plane normal to the direction of elongation of generally the same configuration as the parts;
- the sheath having first opposed side wall portions for gripping the parts and second opposed side wall portions deformable toward one another to urge the first opposed side wall portions away from one another and release parts gripped therebetween.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.