Patent ID: 7195477

Claim:
A sheet material pressing machine for pressing a sheet material into a formed article, comprising: a first die unit that can be opened and closed, the first die unit having first and second dies; a second die unit that can be opened and closed, the second die unit having first and second dies; first and second fixed members that are laterally spaced apart from each other; an intermediate movable member that is laterally reciprocably disposed between the first and second fixed members; an extrusion molding device for extrusion molding the sheet material, the extrusion molding device being disposed over the movable member; and a deflecting device for alternately directing the extruded sheet material toward the first and second die units, the deflecting device being attached to the movable member, wherein the first and second dies of the first die unit are respectively attached to the opposite surfaces of the first fixed member and the movable member, wherein the first and second dies of the second die unit are respectively attached to the opposite surfaces of the second fixed member and the movable member, and wherein the closing operation of the first die unit occurs with the corresponding opening operation of the second die unit depending upon the lateral reciprocating motion of the movable member, and vice versa.