Machine for the direct soling of shoe uppers

Claim 1

A machine for the direct soling of a shoe upper, the machine having a housing and at least one molding station comprising a shoe last holder and at least one shoe last mounted on said holder, a die mold forming a mold cavity together with said shoe last and having an inlet passage at the heel end of said shoe last, an injection molding unit for injecting mold material into said mold cavity through said inlet passage for the direct soling of the shoe upper, said injection mold unit comprising a pivotable injection nozzle having a mold material passage, said nozzle being pivotable into and away from an injection position in an arcuate path, said passage being opened in an injection position and closed in a position away from said injection position by the provision of a shutoff valve, the improvement wherein said injection mold unit is located below said die mold, and said unit further comprising arm brackets fixedly mounted on said housing, axle stubs supported on said brackets, a lever having a pair of spaced lever arms pivotally mounted on said stubs, said injection nozzle pivotally mounted on said stubs for movement into and away from said injection position upon pivotal movement of said lever arms, a coupling extending between and pivotally connected to said lever arms, and means engaging said coupling for effecting the pivotal movement of said lever arms.