Abstract: In an apparatus for introducing articles into and/or removing articles from a machine, in particular a mold cavity between two mold halves of an injection molding machine, a handling arrangement is connected to a slider by way of transmission elements. The slider forms a guide passage between two strip portions for an entrainment member which rotates eccentrically about an axis of rotation (A) and which in limit positions can move out of the guide passage, the slider being held in the limit positions by a locking unit. In that assembly the entrainment member is arranged eccentrically on a cam disk which actuates a rotary lever cooperating with one of the strip portions that form the guide passage.

Abstract: Device for transforming a rotary movement of a drive element eccentrically arranged about a rotary spindle into a linear movement of a slide means with an assured guidance during the linear movement and fixed end positions, whereby for the linear guidance of the slide means the drive element constructed as a guide pulley or the like engages in a guide slot, but leaves the latter on reaching the slide means end position, characterized in that on the slide means (3) are provided two rollers (14,15) or similar stops, which in the end positions of slide means (3) in each case slide onto and engage on a bar (32,33) or similar reference edge, the bars (32,33) freeing the rollers (14,15) during the linear guidance of slide means (3) and while maintaining a spacing (b).