Apparatus for molding concrete articles and the like

In apparatus for molding articles of self-hardending moldable material and including a mold box defining a molding cavity, means supporting said mold box for tilting movement between a generally vertical filling position and a generally horizontal stripping position, means for supplying the moldable material to said mold box when in said filling position to form an article within said mold box, a removable pallet supported within said cavity, a stripping member supported by said mold box for linear movement, and means forming a generally horizontal platform disposed for receiving a pallet and a molded article from said cavity after said mold box is moved to said stripping position, the improvement comprising power operated stripping means associated with said platform and including a pulling member supported for movement along a generally horizontal path, means for releasably connecting said pulling member to said stripping member when said mold box is in said stripping position, and means for moving said pulling member along said linear path for pulling said stripping member and said pallet from said mold box to effect stripping of the molded article and its supporting pallet from said mold box cavity onto said platform.

In apparatus for molding articles of self-hardening moldable material and including a mold box, means supporting said mold box for tilting movement between a generally vertical filling position and a generally horizontal stripping position, means for supplying the moldable material to said mold box when in said filling position to form an article within said mold box, a mold box member carried by said mold box and movable relative to said mold box, and means for forming a generally horizontal platform disposed for receiving a molded article from said mold box after said mold box is moved to said stripping position, the improvement comprising power operated stripping means associated with said platform and including a pulling member movable along said platform, means for releasably connecting said pulling member to said mold box member when said mold box is in said stripping position, means for moving said pulling member along said platform for pulling said mold box member to effect stripping of a molded article from said mold box onto said platform, said mold box member including an elongated arm member supported by said mold box for longitudinal movement, a pusher plate connected to one end portion of said arm member, and said connecting means couples the opposite end portion of said arm member to said pulling member.

In apparatus for molding articles of self-hardening moldable material and including a mold box defining a cavity, a removable pallet disposed within said cavity, means for supplying the moldable material to said mold box to form a molded article within said cavity, and means forming a generally horizontal platform disposed for receiving said pallet and the molded article from said mold box, the improvement comprising power operated stripping means associated with said platform and including a pulling member, generally horizontally extending track means connected to said platform and supporting said pulling member for reciprocating linear movement along said platform, an elongated arm supported by said mold box for reciprocating linear movement, said arm having an outer end portion and an inner end portion, means connected to said inner end portion of said arm for engaging and end of the article and operable to push the article during stripping, means for releasably connecting said pulling member to said outer end portion of said arm, said platform having means for receiving said arm when said arm is moved outwardly from said mold box, and power operated means for reciprocating said pulling member along said track for pulling said arm from said mold along a precise linear path to effect precise linear stripping of the pallet and the molded article from said mold box.