Parts unloader for top delivery dies

A parts unloader for use with a press having a top delivery die comprising:

• a lower frame of generally rectangular shape mounted on wheels;
• a support mounted on one end of said frame and including a post having a first lower and a second upper part rotatable with respect to each other;
• means provided on one of said post parts to lock said post parts with respect to each other;
• guide means adjustably mounted on the upper post part for movement about a generally horizontal axis;
• means for locking said guide means in any angularly adjusted position with respect to said post;
• a slide frame slidably mounted on said guide means for reciprocal movement with respect thereto and at an angle with respect to the post dependent on the angular adjustment of the guide means;
• a parts tray fixed to said slide frame for movement therewith and having an end extending beyond one end of the slide frame;
• pulley means mounted on the guide means for rotation about an axis parallel to the generally horizontal axis;
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• anchor means on an end of said slide frame opposite from said first mentioned end adapted to anchor a flexible cable;
• whereby, when said parts unloader is positioned next to a press with a top delivery die with the first mentioned end of the slide frame positioned next to the press and a cable is trained about said pulley means and anchored to said anchor means and the ram of the press, upward movement of the press ram will cause said parts tray to move under the press ram and die, and downward movement of the press ram will permit said parts tray to move away from under said press ram and die and said lower frame may be rotated with respect to the upper post part, guide means, slide frame, parts tray, and the press without changing the orientation of the parts tray with respect to the press.

A parts unloader for use with a press having a top delivery die comprising:

• a lower frame;
• an post mounted on said lower frame and having a generally vertical longitudinal axis;
• said post having upper and lower parts telescopically adjustable with respect to each other;
• manually controllable power means for controlling telescopic adjustments of the post;
• support means mounted on an upper end of the upper part of the post,
• guide means adjustably mounted on said support means for movement about an axis generally transverse to the longitudinal axis of said post;
• means for locking said guide means in any angularly adjusted position with respect to said post;
• a slide frame slidably mounted on said guide means for reciprocal movement with respect thereto and at an angle with respect to the post dependent on the angular adjustment of the guide means;
• a part tray fixed to said slide frame for movement therewith and having an end extending beyond one end of the slide frame;
• pulley means mounted on the guide means for rotation about an axis parallel to the generally transverse axis;
• said pulley means includes first and second joined pulleys with the first having an effective diameter greater than the effective diameter of the second, and
• anchor means on an end of said slide frame opposite from said first mentioned end adapted to anchor a flexible cable;
• whereby, said parts unloader is usable with different sizes of presses and when said parts unloader is positioned next to a press with a top delivery die and a flexible cable is anchored to the anchor means, trained about the first pulley, passed to and trained about the second pulley, and anchored to the press ram, the movement of the part tray will be faster and greater than the movement of the press ram, upward movement of the press ram will cause said part tray to move under the press ram and die, and downward movement of the press ram will permit said part tray to move away from under said press ram and die.