The Snair Company

Rimrock Corporation

Masashi Nagai

An article extracting means which is mounted on a carriage means which in turn is slidably mounted on the side of an article forming machine having two members movable relative to one another to form an article between them. A pivoted extractor arm in mounted on the carriage means to pivot in a vertical plane toward and away from the forming machine. An upper portion of the extractor arm carries an independently pivoted arm which may move in the same vertical plane as the extractor arm between at least two 180 degree opposed positions related to positioning gripping members carried thereby between an article gripping and an article release positions. The gripping members feature a construction wherein opposing jaw members are moved in a parallel direction toward and away from one another. One jaw member is actuated in a linear direction which via a rack and pinion arrangement cause the other jaw to move in parallel, but opposing direction. A quick manual release connection is also provided to permit the carriage means carrying the extractor arm to a position providing unobstructed and safe access to the casting die or mold for maintenance personnel.

Extractor apparatus for removing articles from article forming machines

A modular spraying assembly particularly adapted for use with automatic molding or dye casting machines which is characterized by a plurality of identical sprayhead modules which can be mounted in linear relationship to one another to form variable vertical and horizontal columns accomodating the particular design of a mold or dye which may be sprayed. A support hanger and manifold blocks are provided to communicate a source of air pressure and liquid mold release compound or lubricant to each linear column of spray head modules. Each sprayhead module is mounted in communication with the sprayhead modules forming a given linear column via a plurality of parallel bores which form air and liquid supply passages common to all sprayheads in the linear column and through which tie rods extend to provide a convenient connecting means for any given number of sprayhead modules in the linear array.

Modular sprayhead assembly

Apparatus for moving a reciprocating fluid-emission head automatically through successive, variable-speed, variable-function operating cycles that include linear extension and retraction to and from a space within which predetermined operations are to be sequentially performed. The apparatus has an elongated fixed frame, an intermediate carriage on the frame and a head carriage on the intermediate carriage, the head carriage being adapted to support the fluid emission head. The carriages are moved simultaneously between a retracted position coextensive with the frame and an extended position by chain and sprocket drive, the maximum extension of the fluid emission head being about twice the length of the frame due to the double extension achieved by extending both carriages simultaneously. A plurality of fluids to be sprayed (including, e.g. liquid lubricant) are transmitted from a manifold block on the fixed frame to the reciprocating emission head by a plurality of inflexible, extensible fluid conduits. The operation of the apparatus is controlled by means of pulses generated in response to motion of the chain and sprocket drive for the carriages and by a pulse counter adapted to count the pulses being generated and to count a plurality of preset position representative totals.

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Gahanna, OH, United States of America

Masashi Nagai