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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 23, 1993
Filed:
Jul. 16, 1991
Shin-ichi Kaji, Kobe, JP;
Kouji Watanabe, Kobe, JP;
Bando Kagaku Kabushiki Kaisha, Kobe, JP;
Abstract
A mold removing apparatus for removing a mold from a cylindrical molding sticking to the external circumferential surface of a mold, the mold being hollow, having center bores at the center of both the top and the bottom thereof, and having a plurality of small through holes in the circumferential wall thereof. The apparatus further includes a mold lifting apparatus which has, in the forefront, positioning pieces which are insertable into the respective center bores of the mold, and holds the mold between the top and the bottom to raise the mold to the specified elevations, a pressurized fluid inlet port which is provided in the positioning piece to introduce a pressurized fluid into the cavity of the mold, a mold removing stage wherein a plurality of teeth are arranged to move towards or away from the outer circumferential surface of the mold, the teeth being capable of contacting or closing to the outer circumferential surface of the mold to engage the lower end face of the molding, a lifting mechanism for lifting or lowering the mold removing stage in the axial direction of the mold, and a mold transferring machine for delivering the mold to and discharging the mold from the mold lifting apparatus.