Patent ID: 7144244

Claim:
A molding machine, comprising: first and second dies arranged and constructed to be closed and opened; and first and second trimming members arranged and constructed to engage with each other after the first and second dies are closed, wherein the first die is arranged and constructed to move relative to the first trimming member after the first and second dies are closed, wherein when the first and second dies are closed, a resin based sheet material is pressed so as to form a molded material, wherein when the first die is moved relative to the first trimming member together with the second die, the first and second trimming members engage with each other and circumferentially trim the molded material so as to produce a molded article and a waste strip, and wherein the first trimming member and the first die are arranged and constructed such that the produced molded article can be retained on the first die by means of the first trimming member when the first and second dies are opened.