JP2886807B2 - Molded article processing equipment - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a molded article processing apparatus for curing molded articles formed by a molding machine or the like by post-processing such as heating and humidification when manufacturing concrete products and ceramic products, for example. At the time of loading of the molded product, the processing chamber for storing the molded product and performing the post-processing is carried out.
It is another object of the present invention to provide a molded article processing apparatus capable of maintaining an airtight state even when a post-processed molded article (product) is carried out.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, for example, when manufacturing concrete products, mortar products, ceramic products, etc., in order to cure molded products formed by a molding machine which presses and forms while applying vibration to raw materials such as mortar. In the post-processing, the molded article was carried into a processing chamber.

However, it takes time and labor to carry the molded article into the processing chamber and to carry out the post-processed product from the processing chamber. It was difficult to handle because it easily collapsed due to vibration or impact, and cracks and the like were easily formed.

[0004] From this point, the present applicant automatically loads a molded product molded by a molding machine and placed on a pallet into a multi-row, multi-stage movable storage shelf movable in a processing chamber.
Japanese Patent Application No. Sho 61-61 proposes an automatic processing device for molded products that automatically carries out the processed molded product (product) at the same time as the loading.
156175 filed earlier.

The outline of the processing apparatus according to the invention of this application will be described with reference to the plan view of FIG. 6 and the side view of FIG.

This processing apparatus is formed by a molding machine A.
Multi-stage for storing molded products placed on pallets, for example
・ Provides multi-row shelves and can move intermittently on track K
The moving storage shelf B and the moving range of the moving storage shelf B
Two processing chambers C before and after_1,C _TwoAnd molded articles
Is placed on a pallet, for example.
After being stored in one of the multi-stage, multi-row shelves
You.

At the middle of the _two processing chambers C _{1 and} C ₂ , which corresponds to a substantially middle position of the entire length of the processing chambers, a carry-in station D for carrying a molded article into each stage of the movable storage shelf B is provided.
And an unloading station E for unloading post-processed products.

Reference numeral F denotes a molded article transporting device for transporting the molded article placed on the pallet from the molding machine A to the loading station D. The leading end of the loading station D side stores the molded article in the movable storage shelf B. It is moved to the height of the shelf by the drive of the loading station D.
A product transport apparatus, the tip of the output station E side moving storage rack for moving the product on the pallet with finished the curing processing chamber C _1, C ₂ from the carry-out station E to the product take-out portion H is The unloading station E is moved to the level of the shelf from which the product B is taken out.

Further, I is a pallet transfer device for re-moving the empty pallet from which the product has been taken out at the product take-out section H to the molding machine A and repeatedly using the pallet. Incidentally, H ₁ is a suction means for adsorbing product placed on the pallet transport, placed on the product conveying path H _2.

[0010] The post-processing work in this conventional processing apparatus is automatically performed as follows. The molded product formed by the molding machine A is placed on a pallet prepared in advance on the molded product transport device F, and is transported to the loading station D by driving the molded product transport device F. At this time, the leading end portion of the molded article transport device F is moved by the carry-in station D to the height of the shelf for storing the molded article in the movable storage shelf B, for example, the height of the lowest shelf.

The carry-in station D stores the articles transported by the article transporting apparatus F in the storage shelves of the planned movable storage shelves B together with the pallets. At this time, post-processing is performed on the storage shelves. If a product exists, the product is also taken out of this storage shelf by the carry-out station E and transferred to the product take-out section H from the product transfer device G at the same time as the storage of the molded product by the carry-in station D, and the suction means H It is transferred, placed on the product conveying path H ₂ by _1.

Next, the leading end of the molded article transport device F is moved from the bottom of the movable storage shelf B to the height of the second storage shelf by the loading station D, and is transported from the molding device A by the molded article transport device F. The next molded product is stored in the storage shelf of the second movable storage shelf B from the bottom together with the pallet.

By repeating such an operation for the storage shelves in each row of the first row of the movable storage shelf B, when the molded article is stored in all the storage shelves in this row, the movable storage shelf B is moved. The storage shelf B is moved forward (leftward in the figure) by one row of the storage shelf.

In the same manner as described above, when the molded articles are stored in the storage shelves of each row of each row of the movable storage shelf B, the movable storage shelves B are sequentially moved forward, and the movable storage shelves storing the molded articles are sequentially moved forward. Shelf B
Although the storage shelves Yuku entered into the sequential processing chamber C _1, since the process chamber C ₁ is maintained in an atmosphere which is suitable for curing the molded article, the molded article is cured by this treatment chamber .

When all the molded articles are stored in the storage shelves of each row and each stage of the movable storage shelf B, the movable storage shelf B is moved rearward (rightward in the figure) on the track K, and is moved. The first row of B is returned to the position shown in FIGS. 6 and 7 facing the loading station D and the unloading station E.

At this time, the molded articles stored in the first row of storage shelves B of the movable storage shelf B are post-processed after a required curing period has elapsed, and are finished products. Then, at the same time as the next molded article is carried in from the carry-in station D, this product can be carried out.

Meanwhile, storage shelves of each column of the second row and subsequent movement storage rack B is located within the processing chamber C _2, the process chamber C ₂
Since the atmosphere of the inner is maintained in a state suitable for curing similarly molded article and the process chamber C _1, molded articles stored in the storing shelves of each column of the second row after the processing chamber C Curing can be continued within ₂ .

As described above, when the storage of the molded articles in the storage shelves of each stage of the first row of the movable storage shelves B is completed, the movable storage shelves B
Moves forward by one row, and the molded articles are stored in the second row of storage shelves and the products are unloaded from the storage shelves in which the storage is performed. The molded articles stored in the second row are the lack of curing period in the processing chamber C ₁ is rope complement by curing in the process chamber C _2. Also, curing of the third column and subsequent storage molded article is housed in the rack of the mobile storage rack B, and the second column of storage molded article is housed in the rack when the processing chamber C ₁ similarly treated performed in the chamber C ₂ Prefecture.

[0019]

In the above-mentioned conventional processing apparatus, a carry-in station D for carrying a molded article into an intermediate position between the _two processing chambers C1 _and C2 and a carry-out station E for carrying out a product are provided. , A large opening is required in the processing chamber, and it is difficult to maintain the processing chamber in an airtight state due to the presence of this opening, and a large loss of energy such as heat and water vapor is generated. C _1, C ₂
In order to secure curing conditions such as processing temperature and humidity in the inside, a large amount of heat source was required, and equipment costs and manufacturing costs were expensive.

Accordingly, the present invention provides a molded article processing apparatus which keeps the processing chamber airtight by minimizing the opening when the molded article is carried into or out of the processing chamber. It is an object of the present invention to provide and thereby solve the above-mentioned problems.

[0021]

Referring to the reference numerals in the embodiment of the molded article processing apparatus to which the present invention shown in FIG. 3 is applied, a multi-stage / multi-row for accommodating molded articles molded by a molding machine, respectively. Shelves with shelves arranged in rows (1)
A processing chamber (2) surrounding the storage shelf, and a side facing the processing chamber (2) for carrying the molded product formed by the molding machine (6) into the storage shelf (1). And a loading station (4) provided, and a product which has been processed in the processing chamber is located near the side surface of the processing chamber so as to carry out the molded product to the storage shelf (1) at the same time. and it provided the output station (5), corresponding to the molded article opening can pass the loading position of the formed <br/> molded article according to the input station
An opening / closing means having a plurality of door component plates having a size corresponding to an opening through which at least the post-processed molded product (product) can pass at a discharge position of the molded product by the discharge station . Opening / closing means having a plurality of door component plates is provided on the wall surface of the processing chamber (2).

[0022] Thereby, it is possible to carry in a molded article and a product.
At the time of unloading, the atmosphere for post-processing in the processing chamber does not substantially change, so not only the quality of the product is kept constant, but also the fuel and materials for obtaining this atmosphere are effectively used. This has the special effect of saving energy and resources.

Further, if the carry-out station and the carry-in station are provided to face each other with the processing chamber interposed therebetween, carry-in and carry-out of the molded product can be performed at the same time. By setting the same number of post-processed molded articles, that is, products, to the same number, the total number of molded articles and products in the processing chamber can be stored in this processing chamber without creating an empty storage shelf in the processing chamber. , The efficiency of the post-processing can be increased.

[0024]

FIG. 5 shows an embodiment of a lock mechanism for fixing and releasing the position of the door constituting plate 16 as described above with respect to a portion near one guide frame 15.
FIG. 2B is a front view, FIG. 2A is a cross-sectional view taken along a broken line a-a in FIG. 2B, and FIG. 2C is a cross-sectional view taken along a broken line c-c in FIG. is there.

As shown in FIG. 5C, the guide frame 15
Is formed with a groove 15a having a U-shaped cross section. Since both ends of the door forming plate 16 are inserted into grooves of a pair of guide frames (15 and 15 in FIG. 3), the door forming plate 16 is locked. In a state where it is not in the state, it can move up and down along the guide frame 15. In this figure, three flat plates 15b, 15c, 1
Although the guide frame 15 is formed by combining 5d, a guide frame having a groove as shown in the figure can be formed by combining members having appropriate shapes.

The guide frame 15 serves as a front wall .
A lock cylinder 17 is provided on the flat plate 15c.
By supplying hydraulic pressure to the lock cylinder 17 from the pipe 17 _1, as shown in the lower part of FIG. 5, the piston is extruded, the door structure plate 1 by the tips of the piston
6n is pressed against a flat plate 15b as a rear wall of the guide frame 15 to lock the door constituting plate 16n so as not to move.

Further, if supply the hydraulic pressure from the pipe 17 _2, as shown in the upper part of FIG. 5, the flat plate 15 of the piston of the tip of the lock cylinder 17 as the front wall of the guide frame 15
recessed from c so unlocks the door structure plate 16 n _{+ 1,} the door arrangement plate 16 n _{+ 1} is enabled to move up and down along the groove 15a of the guide frame 15.

1 and 2 are views showing an embodiment of a molded article processing apparatus according to the present invention. FIG. 1 is an overall plan view of the processing chamber with the upper surface thereof removed, and FIG. 2 is a side view of the processing chamber. FIG. 6 and FIG. 7 show a plan view and a side view of the entire processing apparatus, respectively. The overall configuration is almost the same as that of the conventional processing apparatus described above. The means for adjusting the height of the storage shelves for storing and unloading the products transported in the product transport path from the unloading station 5 and the products transported on the product transport path by means of raising and lowering the tips of the transport paths F and G However, the difference is that these stations are configured to be raised and lowered by themselves.

In FIGS. 1 and 2, reference numeral 6 denotes a molding machine for molding a molded product; 7, a transport device for placing the molded product formed by the molding machine 6 on a pallet and transporting the molded product to a loading station 4; , 9 transport the molded product from the unloading station 5 after being processed in the processing chamber 2 to the product take-out section 10 via the pallet, and take out the empty pallet to the molding machine 6 again. It is a transport device for repeated use.

1 is a multi-stage / multi-stage in which a predetermined number of molded products placed on a pallet are carried in, and at the same time, post-processed molded products (products) are carried out in a state of being placed on the pallet by the same number as the carried-in number. The moving storage shelf 1 includes shelves arranged in a row.
It moves intermittently forward at an interval corresponding to the width of the row of shelves of the movable storage shelf 1.

The inside of the processing chamber 2 is sealed and subjected to a heat treatment and a steam treatment in accordance with the type and material of the molded product to be cured.
The processing chamber is formed in a substantially box shape having a length approximately twice the length of the movable storage shelf 1 because molded articles to be cured are formed.
In order to obtain the quality and strength as a product conforming to the JIS standard, the necessary volume of the processing chamber 2 is determined to the minimum necessary based on the molding production amount per hour by the molding machine 6 described later so that no wasted space is created. This is for the purpose of efficiently and effectively using the curing heat source and the waste of steam, and to immediately take out the molded product as a product after the curing time is over.

Reference numeral 4 denotes a movable storage shelf 1 in the processing chamber 2 in a state where a molded product formed by a molding machine 6 such as a pressure molding machine and conveyed by the molded product conveying device 7 is placed on a pallet.
A loading station 5 for carrying the articles into the storage shelves, and an unloading station 5 for carrying out the same number of articles (products) that have been processed in the processing chamber 2 at the same time as the carrying in, are carried out. 4 and the unloading station 5 are provided with elevating means for loading the molded article into each stage of the movable storage shelf 1 and unloading the post-processed molded article.

The carry-in station 4 and the carry-out station 5 are provided to face each other at a position substantially in the middle of the processing chamber 2 so as to be close to both side surfaces. , Each row of the moving storage shelves 1 is sequentially moved to a position corresponding to the above. Or post-processed products can be carried out from a desired row of the row of the movable storage shelves 1.

The movable storage shelf 1 moves to the left in the drawing on the track 3 in the processing chamber 2 from the position shown by the solid line to the position shown by the two-dot chain line. Openings 1 are provided on both sides of the processing chamber 2 corresponding to
3 and an opening 14 are provided, respectively, from which the molded article is carried into the movable storage shelf 1 by the carry-in station 4, and the post-processed molded article (product) passes through the opening 14 from the movable storage shelf 1. The unloading station 5 is unloaded, and these openings 13 and 14 are used as opening and closing means.
Door device 11, 11 are respectively provided.

The product taken out to the unloading station 5 through the opening 14 while being placed on the pallet is transferred from the unloading station 5 to the product transport path 8 and is taken out by the product unloading section 1.
0, the product is separated and taken out from the pallet, and is sent out, for example.

When carrying the molded article into the processing chamber and unloading the product from the processing chamber, the position corresponding to the shelf of the movable storage shelf 1 in which the molded article is to be stored, or the product to be unloaded. It is desirable to form the opening of the opening / closing door device 11 only at a position corresponding to the step of the shelf of the movable storage shelf 1 in which is stored.

FIGS. 3 (a) and 3 (b) show a front view of an embodiment of such an opening / closing door device, and FIG. 4 is a sectional view of a main part of the opening / closing door device, both edges of which are treated. 12 door component plates 16 inserted in guide frames 15, 15 fixed to the chamber 2
The opening of the processing chamber (door configuration plate 16a-1)
(Corresponding to 6l behind, not shown).

The guide frame 15 reduces the friction with the door component plate 16 while maintaining sufficient sealing with the door component plate 16, thereby facilitating the movement of the door component plate and easy forming. Therefore, the door 16 can be formed of plastic or steel plate.
5 so that it has chemical and heat resistance and can be easily moved up and down.
A stainless steel plate having a thickness of about mm can be used.

FIG. 3 (a) shows a state in which the entire opening of the processing chamber is closed by this opening / closing door device. When the lowermost door component plate 16a is pushed up by the lifting cylinder 19, all the door component plates are opened. 16a to 16l are each in the upper position, whereby the opening of the processing chamber is completely closed.

FIG. 3B shows a state in which an opening S indicated by mesh hatching is opened at a position corresponding to the lowermost part of the opening of the processing chamber. The product is carried into the processing chamber, and the post-processed product is taken out of the processing chamber.
Since the opening S is for loading and unloading a molded article and products
Formed in a size that allows the molded article or product to pass through
You . The opening S is provided with the door constituting plates 16a to 16a.
61 is formed by opening and closing.

In this opening and closing door device, when the lowermost door component plate 16a is lowered to open the position corresponding to the lowermost storage shelf of the movable storage shelf 1, the door component plate 16a is locked by the lock cylinder 17a. Release and door configuration plate 16
a can be lowered and the second door component plate 1 from the bottom
6b and the lock cylinders 17b to 1 provided corresponding to the door construction plates 16c to 16l thereabove.
Rear wall 15 of the guide frame 15 of the rod 17 ₀ of 7l extruded
b, the door component plates 16b to 16l are pressed to lock the door component plates 16b to 16l in that position.
When the rod 19a of the push-up cylinder 19 is contracted by a length substantially corresponding to the height of the door component plate 16, the support plate 18 attached to the end of the rod 19a of the push-up cylinder 19 is also lowered by that amount. The door forming plate 16a is also lowered while being guided by the sliding groove 15a of the guide frame 15 until its upper edge substantially coincides with the reference line Z (FIG. 4).

The reference line Z has a height corresponding to the upper surface of the lowermost shelf of the movable storage shelf 1. Therefore, the reference line Z moves when only the lowermost door component plate 16a is lowered as described above. It is possible to carry in the molded product to the lowermost shelf of the storage shelf 1 or to carry out the product from the lowermost shelf.

Further, in order to open the second door component plate 16b from the bottom in order to carry in / out molded articles / products to / from the second shelf from the bottom of the movable storage shelf 1, the lowermost stage and the lower stage are required. 2
The rods of the lock cylinders 17a, 17b provided corresponding to the door construction plates 16a, 16b of the first stage are retracted to unlock the door construction plates 16a, 16b, and the third stage from the bottom. Door configuration plates 16c-16
Lock cylinders 17c-1 provided corresponding to
The rod is pushed out by 71 and the rear wall of the guide frame 15 is pushed out.
These doors configured to flat 15b as plate 16c~161
Is pressed and locked, the door plate 16a, 16b of the lowest stage and the second stage from the bottom is placed on the support plate 18 in a vertically stacked state.

Therefore, in this state, the lifting cylinder 19
When the rod 19a is contracted by a length substantially corresponding to the height of the door component plate 16, the support plate 18 attached to the end of the rod 19a is also lowered accordingly, and the lowermost door component plate 16a and The second door configuration plate 16b from the bottom is guided by a guide frame until the upper edge of the second bottom door configuration plate 16b substantially coincides with the height of the upper surface of the second shelf from the bottom of the movable storage shelf 1. It descends while being guided by the 15 sliding grooves 15a.

Thus, between the lower edge of the third lower door component plate 16c, which is locked so as not to descend, and the upper edge of the second lower door component plate 16b, which has descended as described above. Since an opening S through which a molded article can pass is formed,
It is possible to perform the loading and unloading of the molded article and product between the openings through the S and input station 4 and the unloading station 5 from the bottom of the mobile storage rack 1 and the second stage of the shelf at the same time.

The lowermost door component plate 1 as described above
When opening the position corresponding to the second-stage door component plate 16b from the state in which the position corresponding to 6a is opened, the third-stage door component plate 16c from the bottom is
It is sufficient that the lock is performed by the lock cylinder 17b while the lock is performed by the lock cylinder 17b.

By repeating such an operation, the movable storage shelf 1
Shelves in the third stage from the bottom of the fourth shelf from the bottom ..., it is possible to form an opening S corresponding respectively to the top of the shelf, from the lowermost shelf front row of moving the storage rack 1 top The loading and unloading of molded articles / products can be performed simultaneously for each of the upper shelves.

In this manner, when the transfer of the molded article and the unloading of the product to the uppermost shelf, which is the twelfth stage from the bottom of the front row of the movable storage shelf 1, are completed, the movable storage shelf 1 is moved to the first shelf. By moving the track 3 to the left in FIG. 1 by an amount corresponding to the width of the row and repeating the above-described operation, the lowermost shelf in the second row of the movable storage shelf 1 is shifted to the uppermost shelf. Can be carried in and out of each of them.

When the loading / unloading of molded articles / products on the second row of the movable storage shelves 1 is completed, the movable storage shelves 1 are again moved by an amount corresponding to the width of the one row of shelves. door which performs loading and unloading of a molded article for each shelf of the third column of the mobile storage rack 1 from moving forward, the aforementioned following
By repeating the sequential opening operation of the device 11 and the moving operation of the movable storage shelf 1, it is possible to simultaneously carry in a molded article and unload products from all the rows and all stages of the movable storage shelf 1.

FIG. 5 shows an embodiment of a lock mechanism for fixing and releasing the position of the door constituting plate 16 as described above, with respect to a portion near one guide frame 15, and FIG. (b) is a front view, and (a) is a dashed line a-
FIG. 3C is a cross-sectional view taken along a broken line cc in FIG.

As shown in FIG. 5C, the guide frame 15
Is formed with a groove 15a having a U-shaped cross section. Since both ends of the door forming plate 16 are inserted into grooves of a pair of guide frames (15 and 15 in FIG. 3), the door forming plate 16 is locked. In a state where it is not in the state, it can move up and down along the guide frame 15. In this figure, three flat plates 15b, 15c, 1
Although the guide frame 15 is formed by combining 5d, a guide frame having a groove as shown in the figure can be formed by combining members having appropriate shapes.

A lock cylinder 17 is provided on a flat plate 15c as a front wall of the guide frame 15.
By supplying hydraulic pressure to the lock cylinder 17 from the pipe 17 _1, FIG. 5 (a), the as shown in the lower part portion of (b), the piston is extruded, the guide door structure plate 16n by the tips of the piston By pressing against the flat plate 15b as the rear wall of the frame 15, the door constituting plate 16n is locked so as not to move.

[0053] The supply of the hydraulic pressure from the pipe 17 ₂ Surebo, as shown in the upper portion of FIG. 5 (a), (b) , the flat plate of the piston of the tip of the lock cylinder 17 as the front wall of the guide frame 15 15c and retracted from 15c.
Since the lock of 6 _{n + 1} is released, the door configuration plate 16 _{n + 1}
Can move up and down along the groove 15a of the guide frame 15.

In the embodiment described above, the door component plates 16a to 16l are lowered by gravity. However, as another embodiment, each door component plate 16a to 16l is used.
Is lifted from above, and a cylinder that performs a lifting operation is provided in the middle part above the guide frames 15, 15 for guiding the door constituting plates 16a to 16l, instead of the push-up cylinder 19. An opening and closing door device having the same operation and function as described above can be obtained.

[0055] Also, the input station 4 and output station 5 to be opposed to the loading side and unloading side of the processing chamber 2 for carrying out the curing as post-treatment provided in the above embodiments, these input station 4 and output station Although the opening 13, 14 of the side surface of the processing chamber 2 facing the 5 is provided with a door device 11, 11, these input station 4, output station 5 and those in facing the processing chamber 2
The locations of the openings 13 and 14 are not limited to two and may be many.

In the above embodiment, the movable storage shelf 1
Are movably housed in a processing chamber 2 having a length approximately twice as long as the carry-in station 4 and the carry-out station 5.
Are provided at a substantially intermediate position of the processing chamber 2, and the loading station 4 and the unloading station 5 are connected to the processing chamber 2.
And an opening S is provided on a side surface of the processing chamber 2 corresponding to each row of the movable storage shelves 1 so as to correspond to each row of the shelves. to release only the carry section only or out of the opening S or carries the molded article only through the opening S, it may be carried out.

The object of the molded article processing apparatus according to the present invention is not limited to a processing chamber for curing, but may be applied to other chambers that are desired to be hermetically sealed. It goes without saying that the type and use of the molded article are not limited to those described in the above embodiment.

[0058]

According to the present invention, in the molded article processing apparatus, an opening having a size through which the molded article can pass when the molded article is carried into and out of the processing chamber is formed by opening and closing means having a plurality of door constituting plates.
Ri since only opening to the side surface of the processing chamber, the processing chamber and the loading of the molded article is maintained at a constant environment airtight unloading and
Is performed simultaneously, the processing time of post-processing is reduced, and furthermore, fuel and processing materials for maintaining the processing chamber in a predetermined environment can be effectively used, and the strength is high.
Good quality products can be obtained.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a plan view of an embodiment of a molded article processing apparatus according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a side view of an embodiment of a molded article processing apparatus according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a front view showing the door device of the embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a sectional view of a main part of an example of the opening and closing door device of the embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view illustrating an example of a main part of the door device in the embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a plan view of a conventional molded article processing apparatus.

FIG. 7 is a side view of a conventional molded article processing apparatus.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 ... moving storage shelf, 2 ... processing room, 4 ... loading station,
5 ... unloading station, 6 ... molding machine, 11 ... opening and closing door device.

Claims (2)

(57) [Claims] 1. A molded article molded by a molding machine
Storage with shelves arranged in multiple stages and rows for storage
A shelf, a processing room surrounding the storage shelf, and a molding machine.
The above processing is carried out to carry the shaped article into the storage shelf.
A loading station facing the side of the chamber and
Products that have been processed indoorsMolded products against storage shelves
At the same time as loadingClose to the side of the processing chamber to unload
And the above-mentioned loading station
Opening through which the above-mentioned molded product can pass at the position where the molded product is carried in
Opening and closing means having a plurality of door component plates of a size corresponding to
In the unloading position by the unloading station.
At least an opening through which the post-treated product can passCompatible with
With multiple door component plates of different sizesOpen / close means
A molded article processing apparatus provided on a wall of a science room. 2. The molded article processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the carry-out station and the carry-in station are provided to face each other with a processing chamber interposed therebetween.