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AssigneeJohnson & Johnson Vision Products, Inc.
InventorsPhillip King Parnell, Sr., Michael Litwin, Victor Lust
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An apparatus and a method for removing and transporting articles from molds. More specifically, the present invention pertains to such an apparatus and method which is particularly well suited for removing the articles from a molding machine having molds in which they are molded, and thereafter carrying the articles within a very short period of time away from the molds and depositing the articles for further processing in a high speed, automated production system. The apparatus removes and transports articles, such as ophthalmic contact lens mold sections or contact lens packaging elements, from a molding station whereby an operating assembly removes the articles from the molding station and transports these in a composite motional displacement enabling rapid conveyance thereof to a first location; a pivotable robotic parts handling element being adapted to receive the articles from the first location and transport these to a further or second location for deposition onto pallets or the like and the continued transport thereof to a treatment or processing facility for producing and/or packaging of the contact lenses.
An apparatus for removing and transporting ophthalmic lens fabricating mold sections from a molding installation;
An apparatus for removing and transporting molded contact lens packaging articles from a molding installation;
An apparatus as claimed in claim 16, wherein drive means is operatively connected to one end of said pivotable arm means for imparting oscillatory movement to said arm means between said first and second locations, said drive means imparting vertical displacement to said pivotable arm means intermediate the oscillating end positions thereof to facilitate retrieval of the articles at said first location and depositing said articles by said pivotable arm means at said second location.
An apparatus for removing and transporting molded articles from a molding installation;
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.