Abstract: There is disclosed a molding apparatus which includes an ejector pin (16) having, at its forward end, an ejecting portion (33) permitted to abut against an end surface of a tubular elastic resin product (28) and gradually flaring out toward a forward end thereof, and an annular recess (9) for receiving an annular edge portion (26), whereby the tubular elastic resin product (28) is released from a cavity (22) without damages to a base portion of the annular edge portion (26).

Abstract: A parts feeding apparatus includes a parts feeding table detachably supporting parts cassettes. A working area wherein a rail is laid and a standby area are arranged in parallel with each other. A box or frame constituting a table positioning unit is movably supported on the rail. In feeding parts, the table is loaded on the box by a table transport unit provided between the working area and the standby area, and the box is moved on the rail, whereby the table is positioned such that the parts cassette can be brought at a parts taking-out position. The table transport unit unloads the table being laid on the box and transports the table thus unloaded to the standby area, and transports the table from the standby area to a charge station or transports the table from the charge station to the standby area.

Abstract: An assembling apparatus includes a mounting table on which a printed circuit board is supported by back-up pins held on a base plate. The mounting table is movable in an X direction and a mounting head for mounting electronic parts on the printed circuit board is movable in a Y direction. A back-up pin stocker is provided in the vicinity of the base plate, which stores spare back-up pins being not used. A replacing unit is provided attached to the mounting head to be movable between the base plate and the back-up pin stocker together with the mounting head so that the back-up pins held on the base plate can be replaced with the back-up pins stored in the back-up pin stocker on the basis of data representative of the type of a printed circuit board, etc. by the replacing unit when the printed circuit board to be assembled is changed.

Abstract: A forced cooling casting apparatus has a loop track for guiding a stool having a lower mold fitted thereto and having a punch-out portion. A plurality of stations are sequentially disposed on the loop track for effecting the steps of cleaning the lower mold, arranging an upper mold, inserting tubular members for cooling, setting a cooling plate having a plurality of cooling nozzles for passing a cooling medium through the tubular members, pouring a molten metal, effecting cooling in several stages, removing the cooling plate and taking out the resulting casting. A cooling medium tube communicates with the cooling nozzles, having a coupler and disposed on the cooling plate. A cooling medium feeder is connected to the coupler and/or a cooling medium jet device for cooling the lower mold, and is disposed at each of the cooling stations.