CN215587636U

CN215587636U - Contact shaping press

Info

Publication number: CN215587636U
Application number: CN202121667150.XU
Authority: CN
Inventors: 杨仕飞
Original assignee: Guangzhou Chuangxinqi Automation Control Equipment Co ltd
Current assignee: Guangzhou Chuangxinqi Automation Control Equipment Co ltd
Priority date: 2021-07-21
Filing date: 2021-07-21
Publication date: 2022-01-21
Anticipated expiration: 2031-07-21

Abstract

The utility model discloses a contact shaping press, which comprises a mounting plate, a fixed die, a movable die, a front side die pressing mechanism, a rear side die pressing mechanism and a driving device, wherein the fixed die is fixedly arranged on the mounting plate, the movable die is movably arranged on the mounting plate, the movable die at least comprises a pressing processing position close to the fixed die and a die separating position far away from the fixed die relative to the fixed die, a shaping pressing cavity with front and rear ends open is defined by the movable die and the fixed die when the movable die is at the pressing processing position, the driving device is arranged on the mounting plate, the driving device drives the movable die to move between the pressing processing position and the die separating position, and the front side die pressing mechanism and the rear side die pressing mechanism are respectively arranged at the front side and the rear side of the mounting plate and are respectively arranged over the shaping pressing cavity. The contact shaping pressing machine has the advantage of difficulty in scraping the die.

Description

Contact shaping press

Technical Field

The utility model relates to the field of stamping dies, in particular to a contact shaping pressing machine.

Background

The contact is a key component of a relay (an electronic switch), and a shaping and pressing process of the contact is involved in the production process of the contact. At present, a shaping press is used for shaping and pressing contacts, but the pressure of a product is high when the shaping and pressing are carried out, the volume of the product after shaping is large, the pushed product is easy to scratch the inner wall of a mould, the loss of the mould is fast, and the production cost is invisibly increased.

Therefore, there is a need for a contact shaping press that overcomes the above-mentioned deficiencies by providing a less fragile die.

SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL

The utility model aims to provide a contact shaping press with a non-damageable die.

In order to achieve the purpose, the contact shaping press comprises a mounting plate, a fixed die, a movable die, a front side die pressing mechanism, a rear side die pressing mechanism and a driving device, wherein the fixed die is fixedly mounted on the mounting plate, the movable die is movably mounted on the mounting plate, the movable die at least has a pressing position close to the fixed die and a die parting position far away from the fixed die relative to the fixed die, the movable die and the fixed die enclose a shaping pressing cavity with front and rear ends open when in the pressing position, the driving device is mounted on the mounting plate, the driving device drives the movable die to move back and forth between the pressing position and the die parting position, the front side die pressing mechanism and the rear side die pressing mechanism are respectively arranged on the front side and the rear side of the mounting plate and are respectively opposite to the shaping pressing cavity, the front side die pressing mechanism and the rear side die pressing mechanism extend into the shaping pressing cavity when the fixed die is located at the pressing position, the front side die pressing mechanism, the rear side die pressing mechanism, the movable die and the fixed die jointly shape and press contacts in the shaping pressing cavity, the front side die pressing mechanism extends out of the shaping pressing cavity after the driving device drives the movable die to move to the die splitting position, and the rear side die pressing mechanism ejects the contacts out of the shaping pressing cavity.

Preferably, a feeding channel communicated with the shaping pressing cavity is formed in the front side surface of the fixed die, an adjusting plate device is mounted on the mounting plate, a conveying channel with variable width and/or height is defined between the adjusting plate device and the mounting plate, and the conveying channel is communicated with the feeding channel.

Preferably, the regulating plate device includes a first regulating plate and a second regulating plate, the first regulating plate is left and right adjustably installed in one side of the mounting plate, the second regulating plate is front and back adjustably installed on the first regulating plate, the second regulating plate and the mounting plate enclose the conveying channel together.

Preferably, the contact shaping press of the present invention further comprises a feed pushing device mounted on the regulating plate device, the feed pushing device pushing the contact at the end of the conveying channel through the feed channel into the shaping press cavity.

Preferably, the feeding pushing device comprises a feeding pushing cylinder and a feeding pushing member, the feeding pushing member is mounted at an output end of the feeding pushing cylinder, the feeding pushing member is arranged opposite to the feeding channel, and the feeding pushing cylinder drives the feeding pushing member to push the contact at the tail end of the conveying channel into the feeding channel and push the contact to fall into the shaping pressing cavity.

Preferably, the driving device comprises a driving assembly and a movable die connecting block, the movable die is mounted on the movable die connecting block, the output end of the driving assembly abuts against the movable die connecting block, the driving assembly moving downwards pushes the movable die connecting block to move so as to drive the movable die to be switched from the die splitting position to the press processing position, and the driving assembly is in self-locking arrangement when the movable die is located at the press processing position.

Preferably, an installation cavity is formed in the front side face of the installation plate, the driving device is installed in the installation cavity, the movable die is buckled on the movable die connecting block, an elastic piece is installed between the movable die connecting block and the installation plate, and the elastic piece constantly has the function of driving the movable die connecting block to move close to the transfer block.

Preferably, the driving assembly comprises a push-pull rod, a switching block and a self-locking pushing piece, the switching block is fixedly mounted on the mounting plate, the push-pull rod and the self-locking pushing piece are movably mounted on the mounting plate respectively, the push-pull rod and the self-locking pushing piece are arranged in a linkage manner, the self-locking pushing piece is arranged between the movable mold connecting block and the switching block, the self-locking pushing piece is arranged in a butting manner with the movable mold connecting block and the switching block respectively, and the lift angle of the self-locking pushing piece is within the range of 6-8 degrees.

Preferably, one of the push-pull rod and the self-locking ejector is provided with a sliding protrusion structure, the other of the push-pull rod and the self-locking ejector is provided with a sliding groove structure, and the sliding protrusion structure is slidably clamped in the sliding groove structure.

Preferably, the contact shaping press further comprises a discharging pushing device, the discharging pushing device comprises a discharging pushing cylinder and a discharging pushing handle, the discharging pushing cylinder is mounted on the mounting plate, the discharging pushing handle is mounted at the output end of the discharging pushing cylinder, the end of the discharging pushing handle is located on one side outside the front end face of the shaping press cavity, and the discharging pushing cylinder drives the discharging pushing handle to push the contact pushed out of the shaping press cavity away from the contact shaping press.

Compared with the prior art, the contact shaping pressing machine comprises an installation plate, a fixed die, a movable die, a front side die pressing mechanism, a rear side die pressing mechanism and a driving device. The fixed die is fixedly arranged on the mounting plate, the movable die is movably arranged on the mounting plate, the movable die at least has a pressing position close to the fixed die and a die splitting position far away from the fixed die relative to the fixed die, and the movable die and the fixed die enclose a shaping pressing cavity with front and back open ends when the movable die is positioned at the pressing position. The driving device is arranged on the mounting plate and drives the movable die to move between a pressing processing position and a die splitting position, and the front side die pressing mechanism and the rear side die pressing mechanism are respectively arranged on the front side and the rear side of the mounting plate and are respectively arranged right opposite to the shaping pressing cavity. The front side die pressing mechanism and the rear side die pressing mechanism extend into the shaping pressing cavity when the fixed die is located at the pressing position, the front side die pressing mechanism, the rear side die pressing mechanism, the movable die and the fixed die jointly perform shaping pressing on the contact in the shaping pressing cavity, and at the moment, the movable die, the fixed die, the front side die pressing mechanism and the rear side die pressing mechanism jointly perform extrusion shaping on the contact in the shaping pressing cavity. The front side die pressing mechanism extends out of the shaping pressing cavity after the driving device drives the movable die to move to the die splitting position, and the rear side die pressing mechanism pushes the contact out of the shaping pressing cavity. After shaping and pressing, the driving device drives the movable die to move to the die splitting position, the shaping and pressing cavity is correspondingly opened at the moment, when the rear side die pressing mechanism ejects the contact out of the shaping and pressing cavity, the contact cannot be in contact with the cavity wall of the shaping and pressing cavity, the contact cannot scratch the cavity wall of the shaping and pressing cavity, and the service life of the die is prolonged.

Drawings

Fig. 1 is a schematic perspective view of the contact shaping press of the present invention when the movable die is in the press working position, and the front side die pressing mechanism and the rear side die pressing mechanism extend into the shaping press cavity and extrude and shape the contacts.

Fig. 2 is a schematic perspective view of the contact shaping press of the present invention when the movable mold is in the mold splitting position, and the front side mold pressing mechanism extends out of the shaping pressing cavity, and the rear side mold pressing mechanism pushes the contacts.

Fig. 3 is a schematic perspective view of the contact reforming press shown in fig. 2 from another angle.

Fig. 4 is a schematic perspective view of the contact reforming press shown in fig. 2 when the rear side die mechanism is also extended out of the reforming press cavity.

Fig. 5 is a schematic perspective view of the contact reforming press shown in fig. 2 after hiding the mounting plate and the adjusting plate device.

Fig. 6 is a schematic perspective view of the push-pull rod and the self-locking ejector of the present invention when they are separated.

Detailed Description

In order to explain technical contents and structural features of the present invention in detail, the following description is made with reference to the embodiments and the accompanying drawings.

As shown in fig. 1 to 5, the contact shaping press 100 of the present invention includes a mounting plate 10, a fixed mold 20, a movable mold 30, a front side die pressing mechanism 40, a rear side die pressing mechanism 50, and a driving device 60. The fixed die 20 is fixedly arranged on the mounting plate 10, the movable die 30 is movably arranged on the mounting plate 10, the movable die 30 at least has a pressing position close to the fixed die 20 and a die splitting position far away from the fixed die 20 relative to the fixed die 20, and when the movable die 30 is in the pressing position, the movable die and the fixed die 20 enclose a shaping pressing cavity 70 with front and back ends opened. The driving device 60 is mounted on the mounting plate 10, the driving device 60 drives the movable mold 30 to reciprocate between the press working position and the mold splitting position, and the front side mold pressing mechanism 40 and the rear side mold pressing mechanism 50 are respectively arranged on the front side and the rear side of the mounting plate 10 and are respectively arranged opposite to the shaping press cavity 70. The front side die pressing mechanism 40 and the rear side die pressing mechanism 50 extend into the shaping pressing cavity 70 when the fixed die 20 is in the pressing position, and the front side die pressing mechanism 40, the rear side die pressing mechanism 50, the movable die 30 and the fixed die 20 jointly perform shaping pressing on the contact 001 in the shaping pressing cavity 70, at this time, the movable die 30, the fixed die 20, the front side die pressing mechanism 40 and the rear side die pressing mechanism 50 jointly perform extrusion shaping on the contact 001 in the shaping pressing cavity 70. The front side die pressing mechanism 40 extends out of the shaping press cavity 70 after the driving device 60 drives the movable die 30 to move to the die-separating position, and the rear side die pressing mechanism 50 pushes the contact 001 out of the shaping press cavity 70. After shaping and pressing, the driving device 60 drives the movable die 30 to move to the die parting position, at this time, the shaping and pressing cavity 70 is correspondingly opened, when the rear side die pressing mechanism 50 pushes the contact 001 out of the shaping and pressing cavity 70, the contact 001 cannot be in contact with the cavity wall of the shaping and pressing cavity 70, the contact 001 cannot scratch the cavity wall of the shaping and pressing cavity 70, and the service life of the die is prolonged.

As shown in fig. 1, 2, 3 and 5, the movable mold 30 and the fixed mold 20 are spliced to form a mold structure with a square-shaped cross section for easy production, installation and arrangement. The front side surface of the fixed die 20 is provided with a feeding channel 21 communicated with the shaping pressing cavity 70, the contacts 001 to be pressed are placed in the feeding channel 21 in order, and the contacts 001 are fed into the shaping pressing cavity 70 one by one during processing, so that ordered and rapid feeding is facilitated.

As shown in fig. 1 to 3, the mounting plate 10 is mounted with an adjusting plate device 80. Between the adjustment plate means 80 and the mounting plate 10 a variable width and/or height conveying channel 81 is enclosed, which conveying channel 81 is arranged in communication with the feed channel 21. By adjusting the width and height of the conveying channel 81, the contact 001 can be adapted to different types of contacts 001, and the contacts 001 can be conveyed from the conveying channel 81 to the feeding channel 21 in order, so that the feeding is facilitated. Specifically, the adjusting plate device 80 includes a first adjusting plate 82 and a second adjusting plate 83. The first adjusting plate 82 is installed on one side of the installation plate 10 in a left-right adjustable manner, the second adjusting plate 83 is installed on the first adjusting plate 82 in a front-back adjustable manner, and the first adjusting plate 82, the second adjusting plate 83 and the installation plate 10 together enclose the conveying channel 81. The adjusting plate device 80 has a simple structure, and is convenient to adjust the height and width of the conveying channel 81.

As shown in fig. 1, 2, 3 and 5, the contact reforming press 100 of the present invention further includes a feed pushing device 90 mounted on the regulating plate device 80. The feed pusher 90 pushes down the contact 001 at the end of the conveying passage 81 into the reforming press chamber 70 through the feed passage 21. Specifically, the feeding pushing device 90 includes a feeding pushing cylinder 91 and a feeding pushing member 92. The feeding pushing part 92 is installed at the output end of the feeding pushing cylinder 91, the feeding pushing part 92 is arranged right opposite to the feeding channel 21, and the feeding pushing cylinder 91 drives the feeding pushing part 92 to push the contact 001 at the tail end of the conveying channel 81 into the feeding channel 21 and drop into the shaping pressing cavity 70. The feeding pushing device 90 has a simple structure, is convenient to install and arrange, and can conveniently send the contact 001 into the shaping and pressing cavity 70 for shaping and pressing.

As shown in fig. 1 to 5, the driving device 60 includes a driving assembly 61 and a movable die connecting block 62. The movable die 30 is installed on the movable die connecting block 62, the output end of the driving assembly 61 abuts against the movable die connecting block 62, the driving assembly 61 moving downwards pushes the movable die connecting block 62 to move so as to drive the movable die 30 to be switched to a pressing processing position from a die separating position, and therefore the peripheral side face of the contact 001 is shaped and pressed. The driving assembly 61 is in a self-locking arrangement when the movable mold 30 is in the press working position, so that the movable mold 30 is constantly in the press working position. Therefore, after the movable die 30 is pushed to the pressing and processing position, the movable die 30 can be kept still without applying power to the movable die 30, power is saved, the pressure applied to the contact 001 by the movable die 30 is constant, and the contact 001 is conveniently and uniformly shaped. The mounting plate 10 is provided with a mounting cavity 11 on the front side surface, and the driving device 60 is mounted in the mounting cavity 11, so that the driving device 60 can be more stably mounted on the mounting plate 10

The movable mould 30 is buckled on movable mould connecting block 62, and the connection between movable mould 30 and the movable mould connecting block 62 is stable firm, realizes the motion synchronization. An elastic member (not shown) is arranged between the movable die connecting block 62 and the mounting plate 10, and the elastic member constantly drives the movable die connecting block 62 to move away from the fixed die 20. Thus, after the shaping and pressing of the contact 001 is completed, when the push-pull rod 611 described below pulls the self-locking ejector 613 to move upward, the self-locking state of the self-locking ejector 613 is destroyed, and at this time, the elastic member drives the self-locking ejector 613 to move close to the transfer block 612, so that the movable mold 30 is automatically switched from the pressing position to the mold splitting position, and the shaping and pressing cavity 70 is automatically opened. Preferably, the movable die connecting block 62 moves toward and away from the transfer block 612 in the direction of the arrow in FIG. 3. For example, the elastic member is a spring, and the spring is installed on the upper side and the left side of the movable die connecting block 62, but not limited thereto.

As shown in fig. 1 to 6, the driving assembly 61 includes a push-pull rod 611, an adapter block 612, and a self-locking pusher 613. The transfer block 612 is fixedly mounted on the mounting plate 10, and the push-pull rod 611 and the self-locking ejector 613 are movably mounted on the mounting plate 10. The push-pull rod 611 and the self-locking ejector 613 are arranged in a linkage manner, the self-locking ejector 613 is arranged between the movable mold connecting block 62 and the adapter block 612, the self-locking ejector 613 is respectively arranged in an abutting manner with the movable mold connecting block 62 and the adapter block 612, and the lift angle of the self-locking ejector 613 is within the range of 6-8 degrees. The driving assembly 61 has a simple structure, and is convenient for controlling the pushing movable die connecting block 62 to move.

When the movable mold 30 is located at the press working position, the self-locking ejector 613 is self-locked and remains immobile, so that the self-locking ejector 613 constantly pushes the movable mold connecting block 62, the movable mold 30 is kept at the press working position, and the movable mold 30 and the fixed mold 20 perform shaping and pressing on the peripheral side of the contact 001 together. The push-pull rod 611 moving upward pulls the self-locking ejector 613 to move, so that the self-locking state of the self-locking ejector 613 is destroyed. Preferably, the push-pull rod 611 can be driven by using an existing power driving mechanism such as an air cylinder, an oil cylinder, a linear motor, and the like, but is not limited thereto.

Specifically, in the present embodiment, the self-locking ejector 613 is provided with a sliding protrusion 6131, and the push-pull rod 611 is provided with a sliding groove 6111. The sliding protrusion structure 6131 is slidably engaged with the sliding slot structure 6111. Thus, the linkage relationship between the push-pull rod 611 and the self-locking ejector 613 is simple and easy to install and arrange. Of course, according to actual needs, the sliding protrusion structure 6131 may be disposed on the push-pull rod 611, and correspondingly, the sliding groove structure 6111 is disposed on the self-locking pushing member 613, which can also achieve the linkage between the push-pull rod 611 and the self-locking pushing member 613.

It should be noted that the front and

rear die assemblies

40 and 50 are only shown in the drawings, and the power driving portion is not shown in the drawings, but it is understood that the power driving portion may be driven by a cylinder, an oil cylinder, a linear motor, etc., but is not limited thereto.

As shown in fig. 1, 2, 3 and 5, the contact reforming press 100 of the present invention further includes an outfeed pusher 101. Ejection of compact thrust unit 101 includes ejection of compact promotion cylinder 1011 and ejection of compact pushing hands 1012, and ejection of compact promotion cylinder 1011 is installed on mounting panel 10, and ejection of compact pushing hands 1012 installs in the output of ejection of compact promotion cylinder 1011, and the tip of ejection of compact pushing hands 1012 is located one side outside the front end face of plastic pressing chamber 70, and ejection of compact pushing cylinders 1011 orders about ejection of compact pushing hands 1012 will be pushed away from contact plastic briquetting machine 100 by the contact 001 of ejecting plastic pressing chamber 70.

The operation of the contact reforming press 100 of the present invention will be described with reference to fig. 1 to 5: a plurality of contacts 001 are put into the conveying channel 81, and when the contacts 001 flow to the end of the conveying channel 81, the feeding pushing cylinder 91 drives the feeding pushing member 92 to push the contacts 001 into the reforming press chamber 70 through the feeding channel 21. Then, the push-pull rod 611 moving downwards pushes the self-locking ejector 613 to move downwards, the self-locking ejector 613 pushes the movable mold connecting block 62 to move away from the adapter block 612, so as to drive the movable mold 30 to switch from the mold splitting position to the press processing position, the movable mold 30 and the fixed mold 20 clamp the contact 001 together, and at this time, the self-locking ejector 613 performs self-locking, so that the movable mold 30 remains motionless, and the movable mold 30 and the fixed mold 20 perform extrusion shaping on the peripheral side of the contact 001 together. Next, the front side die mechanism 40 and the rear side die mechanism 50 are inserted into the shaping press cavity 70, and the movable die 30, the fixed die 20, the front side die mechanism 40, and the rear side die mechanism 50 together perform shaping press on the six side surfaces of the contact 001.

After the shaping and pressing process, the push-pull rod 611 moving upward drives the self-locking ejector 613 to move, so that the self-locking state of the self-locking ejector 613 is destroyed. The elastic piece drives the movable die connecting block 62 to move close to the transfer block 612, the movable die 30 is switched from the pressing position to the die parting position, the shaping pressing cavity 70 is automatically expanded, the front side die pressing mechanism 40 extends out of the pressing cavity 70, the rear side die pressing mechanism 50 ejects out the shaped and pressed contact 001, then the discharging pushing cylinder 1011 drives the discharging pushing handle 1012 to move downwards, and the discharging pushing handle 1012 pushes the shaped and pressed contact 001 away from the contact shaping pressing machine 100.

In the drawings, the direction indicated by the arrow Y is a direction from the front to the back, the direction indicated by the arrow Z is a direction from the bottom to the top, and the direction indicated by the arrow X is a direction from the left to the right, but the present invention is not limited thereto.

The above disclosure is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention, and should not be taken as limiting the scope of the utility model, so that the appended claims are intended to cover all such modifications and changes as fall within the true spirit of the utility model.

Claims

1. A contact shaping press, characterized by: the die comprises a mounting plate, a fixed die, a movable die, a front side die pressing mechanism, a rear side die pressing mechanism and a driving device, wherein the fixed die is fixedly mounted on the mounting plate, the movable die is movably mounted on the mounting plate, the movable die at least has a pressing position close to the fixed die and a die separating position far away from the fixed die, the movable die is arranged in the pressing position and surrounds a shaping pressing cavity with the fixed die, the front end and the rear end of the shaping pressing cavity are open, the driving device is mounted on the mounting plate, the driving device drives the movable die to move between the pressing position and the die separating position, the front side die pressing mechanism and the rear side die pressing mechanism are respectively arranged on the front side and the rear side of the mounting plate and are respectively arranged right opposite to the shaping pressing cavity, the front side die pressing mechanism and the rear side die pressing mechanism stretch into the shaping pressing cavity when the fixed die is arranged at the pressing position, and the front side die pressing mechanism, the rear side die pressing mechanism, the movable die and the fixed die jointly carry out shaping pressing on the contacts in the shaping pressing cavity, the front side die pressing mechanism extends out of the shaping pressing cavity after the driving device drives the movable die to move to the die parting position, and the rear side die pressing mechanism pushes the contacts out of the shaping pressing cavity.

2. The contact shaping press according to claim 1, wherein a feed channel communicating with the shaping press cavity is formed on a front side surface of the fixed die, an adjusting plate device is mounted on the mounting plate, a variable width and/or height conveying channel is defined between the adjusting plate device and the mounting plate, and the conveying channel is communicated with the feed channel.

3. The contact sizing press according to claim 2, wherein the sizing plate arrangement includes a first sizing plate adjustably mounted to one side of the mounting plate from side to side and a second sizing plate adjustably mounted to the first sizing plate from front to back, the first sizing plate, the second sizing plate and the mounting plate together enclosing the transport path.

4. The contact reforming press according to claim 2, further comprising a feed pushing device mounted on the conditioning plate device, the feed pushing device pushing the contact at the end of the conveying channel through the feed channel and down into the reforming press cavity.

5. The contact reforming press according to claim 4, wherein the feed pushing device comprises a feed pushing cylinder and a feed pushing member, the feed pushing member is mounted at an output end of the feed pushing cylinder, the feed pushing member is arranged opposite to the feed channel, and the feed pushing cylinder drives the feed pushing member to push the contact at the tail end of the conveying channel into the feed channel and drop the contact into the reforming press cavity.

6. The contact shaping press according to claim 1, wherein the driving device includes a driving assembly and a movable die connecting block, the movable die is mounted on the movable die connecting block, an output end of the driving assembly abuts against the movable die connecting block, the driving assembly moving downward pushes the movable die connecting block to move so as to drive the movable die to switch from the die parting position to the press working position, and the driving assembly is in a self-locking arrangement when the movable die is in the press working position.

7. The contact shaping press according to claim 6, wherein a mounting cavity is formed in a front side surface of the mounting plate, the driving device is mounted in the mounting cavity, the movable die is fastened on a movable die connecting block, an elastic member is mounted between the movable die connecting block and the mounting plate, and the elastic member constantly drives the movable die connecting block to move away from the fixed die.

8. The contact shaping press according to claim 6, wherein the driving assembly comprises a push-pull rod, a switching block and a self-locking pushing member, the switching block is fixedly installed on the installation plate, the push-pull rod and the self-locking pushing member are respectively movably installed on the installation plate, the push-pull rod and the self-locking pushing member are arranged in a linkage manner, the self-locking pushing member is arranged between the movable die connecting block and the switching block, the self-locking pushing member is respectively arranged in a butting manner with the movable die connecting block and the switching block, and a lift angle of the self-locking pushing member is in a range of 6-8 degrees.

9. The contact shaping press as set forth in claim 8, wherein one of said push-pull rod and said self-locking ejector has a sliding projection structure, and the other of said push-pull rod and said self-locking ejector has a sliding groove structure, and said sliding projection structure is slidably engaged with said sliding groove structure.

10. The contact shaping press of claim 1, further comprising an outfeed pusher device comprising an outfeed pusher cylinder mounted on the mounting plate and an outfeed pusher mounted at an output end of the outfeed pusher cylinder, an end of the outfeed pusher being located on a side of the shaping press cavity beyond a front end of the shaping press cavity, the outfeed pusher cylinder actuating the outfeed pusher to push contacts ejected out of the shaping press cavity away from the contact shaping press.