Patent ID: 7621735

Claim:
A compression molding machine that includes: a plurality of compression molds mounted to travel in a fixed path, a nozzle for supplying a stream of molten plastic, and an apparatus for picking up and transporting mold charges from said nozzle and placing the mold charges into said compression molds in sequence, said apparatus including: a carrier mounted for rotation around a first axis adjacent to said fixed path, at least one arm mounted on said carrier for rotation around a second axis at an angle to said first axis, a mold charge pick-up cup on said arm for receiving an individual mold charge from said nozzle, transporting the mold charge to a mold cavity and depositing the mold charge into the mold cavity, a cam mounted in stationary position adjacent to said carrier surrounding said first axis, and a cam follower operatively coupling said arm to said cam for rotating said arm around said second axis as said carrier is rotated around said first axis.