Apparatus for removing injection molded articles from injection molding machines

An apparatus for removing injection molded articles from an opened injection mold of an injection molding machine, the injection mold including a closing unit, said apparatus further comprising a guide bed, a carriage movably mounted on the guide bed, the guide bed aligned parallel to the direction of operation of the closing unit, a cantilever attached to the carriage, the cantilever extending transversely of the guide bed, a slide member mounted on the cantilever so as to be movable in longitudinal direction of the cantilever, an adjustable support member having a lower end mounted in the slide member, a grasping member for grasping injection molded articles, the grasping member being attached to the lower end and adjustable relative to the support member about at least two joints extending perpendicularly to each other, a first drive for driving the carriage, a second drive for driving the slide member, and a third drive for driving the support member, the first, second and third drives mounted on the carriage above the guide bed, at least one rotatable shaft mounted in the cantilever and extending in longitudinal direciton of the cantilever, the at least one shaft serving to guide the slide member on the cantilever, the at least one shaft being coupled to the third drive, the at least one shaft including a drive member extending over the entire length of the shaft, an exclusively rotatable transmission element mounted in the slide member, the transmission element being mounted longitudinally movable on the shaft and in rotational engagement with the drive member, and a linear drive attached to the support member, the transmission element being in continuous drive connection with the linear drive.