Patent ID: 7442030

Claim:
A molded component retrieving apparatus mounted on a molding machine, to retrieve a molded component when the die of the molding machine opens, comprising: a base fixed on the molding machine; a first arm with a first end thereof mounted pivotably around a first shaft perpendicular to the base; a second arm with a first end thereof mounted at a second end of the first arm pivotably around a second shaft parallel to the first shaft; a third arm with a first end thereof mounted at a second end of the second arm pivotably around a third shaft parallel to the second shaft; a first lift arm having a first holding means at the forward end thereof and adapted to move up and down with respect to the third arm; an intermediate base member fixed on the third arm; a fourth arm with a first end thereof mounted on the intermediate base member pivotably around a fourth shaft parallel to the third shaft; a fifth arm with a first end thereof mounted at a second end of the fourth arm pivotably around a fifth shaft parallel to the fourth shaft; a sixth arm with a first end thereof mounted at a second end of the fifth arm pivotably around a sixth shaft parallel to the fifth shaft; a second lift arm having a second holding means at the forward thereof and adapted to move up and down with respect to the sixth arm.