Horizontal extrusion press

Claim 1

IN AN EXTRUSION PRESS OPERATING ALONG A GENERALLY HORIZONTAL AXIS, A PLATEN, A SLIDE PROVIDED WITH A DIE STATION AND A DISCHARGE STATION AND MOUNTED ON SAID PLATEN FOR MOVEMENT TRANSVERSELY OF THE PRESS, SAID SLIDE HAVING A RECESS THEREIN AT ITS DISCHARGE STATION, ACTUATING MEANS FOR SHIFTING SAID SLIDE TRANSVERSELY OF THE PRESS BETWEEN AN EXTRUDING POSITION AND AN AUXILIARY POSITION TO BRING SAID DIE STATION AND DISCHARGE STATION ALTERNATELY INTO REGISTRY WITH SAID HORIZONTAL AXIS, A DISCARD CARRIER MOVABLY MOUNTED ON THE SLIDE AND EXTENDING INTO SAID RECESS FOR RECEIVING EXTRUSION RESIDUE IN SAID AUXILLARY POSITION OF THE SLIDE, AND MEANS FOR AUTOMATICALLY MOVING THE DISCARD CARRIER RELATIVE TO THE SLIDE AND THEREBY EJECTING SAID RESIDUE FROM THE PRESS AT A PREDETERMINED LEVEL WHEN SAID SLIDE IS SHIFTED TO ITS EXTRUDING POSITION.