Pivoting workpiece removal device

An injection molding machine having at least one mold station, each mold station including at least two relatively movable plate means supporting cooperating mold halves, said mold halves assuming an open and a closed position according to a definite stroke and a definite speed in cyclic fashion, said mold halves in the closed position being operable to mold a plastic article,

• movable means directly supported by one of said plate means,
• molded article retrieval means carried by said movable means,
• said retrieval means being movable relative to said mold halves in synchronism with the stroke thereof,
• a first position of said retrieval means defining a molded article pick up position,
• a second position of said retrieval means defining a molded article release position, and
• means for moving the retrieval means from said second position to said first position before the mold halves have reached a full open position whereby the cycle time of the retrieval means is minimized.