Patent application number | Description | Published |
20080224362 | DEVICE FOR TREATING CONTAINERS | 09-18-2008 |
20080319571 | Method and Device for Controlling and Regulating a Hollow Body Manufacturing Unit - A method for controlling and regulating a unit for producing hollow bodies, including a compressor, a blowing machine and a control unit, which controls both the compressor and the blowing machine. A system also provided for returning blast air from the finished blown container to the compressor. Also, a device for producing hollow bodies, with a compressor, a blowing machine and a control system, which for the exchange of data is connected to the blowing machine and to the compressor. | 12-25-2008 |
20090095598 | APPARATUS FOR SORTING PREFORMS - An apparatus for sorting piece goods may include a receiving surface which can rotate about a predefined rotation axis and is designed to receive the piece goods. The apparatus may include a first guide rail for guiding the piece goods, wherein this guide rail has a gap through which one region of the piece goods passes and by means of which another region of the piece goods is held. The apparatus may include a turning device which pivots the piece goods with respect to a longitudinal direction of the piece goods. The apparatus may include a separating device which separates out some of the sorted piece goods which are not guided in a predefined manner by the first guide rail or by the turning device. The turning device may be arranged upstream of the separating device in the movement direction of the piece goods. | 04-16-2009 |
20090098235 | STRETCHING ROD HOLDING ARRANGEMENT - A stretching rod holding arrangement may include a stretching rod for expanding plastic containers, wherein the stretching rod has an elongate rod-shaped main body and a holding body, which protrudes with respect to this rod-shaped main body in a radial direction of the rod-shaped main body. The arrangement comprises a receiving space for mounting the stretching rod, wherein at least one region of the holding body can be received by this receiving space, and the receiving space has a lower boundary wall in the longitudinal direction of the stretching rod. An opening is provided in this lower boundary wall, through which opening the main body of the stretching rod can pass. An arresting mechanism, which can be moved with respect to the receiving space between at least two positions, may be provided above the lower boundary wall in the longitudinal direction of the stretching rod. In the first position, the arresting mechanism allows the passage of the holding body in the longitudinal direction of the stretching rod, and in the second position prevents the passage of the holding body of the stretching rod. | 04-16-2009 |
20090232929 | Mould Housing - A mould housing ( | 09-17-2009 |
20090273118 | METHOD FOR TRANSFERRING PREFORMS TO A BLOW MOLDING MACHINE AND MOLD CARRIER FOR AT LEAST ONE PREFORM - A method for transferring a plurality of preforms to a blow molding machine having a plurality of mold carriers, wherein each mold carrier is arranged to carry at least one multi-part blow mold, the method including the steps of transferring the preforms along a transfer section to the blow molding machine, opening at least one of the mold carriers as it reaches the transfer section, transferring at least one preform located at the transfer section to a holding element assigned to the open mold carrier, positioning the preform in the at least one blow mold of the mold carrier, closing the mold carrier with the preform positioned therein, wherein part of the blow mold in the closed state of the mold carrier being formed by the holding element, and repeating the previous steps for each of the preforms supplied to the blow molding machine via the transfer section. | 11-05-2009 |
20100156009 | ELECTRICALLY DRIVEN BLOW MOLDING MACHINE - An device for molding plastic preforms into plastic containers comprises at least one blow mold and a plurality of closure members interacting with one another in order to transfer the blow mold between an open state and a closed state. The blow mold forms a cavity, within which the plastic preforms may be expanded into the plastic containers. The closure members comprise at least one first mold part and one second mold part, which are moveable with respect to one another. The closure members further comprise a blow nozzle unit which is moveable with respect to the mold parts, and which closes the blow mold in the closed state in one direction. At least one first drive unit moves the mold parts with respect to one another. A second drive unit moves the blow nozzle unit with respect to the mold parts. At least one drive unit moving at least one of the closure members for transferring the blow mold between the closed state and the open state includes an electric drive unit. | 06-24-2010 |
20100176540 | BLOWING APPARATUS FOR EXPANDING CONTAINERS - The invention relates to a blowing apparatus ( | 07-15-2010 |
20100285169 | APPARATUS FOR BLOW MOULDING PLASTIC PREFORMS HAVING A REDUCED DEAD VOLUME - A blow moulding apparatus for expanding plastic preforms into plastic containers may include a blow piston extending in a longitudinal direction and a blow nozzle extending from the blow piston in the longitudinal direction. The blow nozzle may be configured to apply a gaseous medium to a preform for the expansion thereof. A connection device may be structured and arranged to supply the gaseous medium to the blow moulding apparatus via at least two connection lines, and a control block may be arranged between the connection device and the blow piston. The control block may be configured to control the supply of the gaseous medium during the expansion process using at least partially varying pressure levels and may have a plurality of channels for guiding the gaseous medium. The plurality of channels may be separated from each other at least in sections and may be distributed in a circumferential direction of the control block. At least two valves may be on an outer circumference of the control block. The valves may be distributed in a circumferential direction around the control block, and may be controlled independent of one another for controlling the supply of the gaseous medium to the blow nozzle. A distribution member may be configured to guide the gaseous medium into said channels. The distribution member may be arranged between the connection device and the control block if viewed in the flow direction of the gaseous medium. The channels may extend within the control block at least in sections substantially parallel to the longitudinal direction of the blow piston. | 11-11-2010 |
20110052744 | MAGAZINE APPARATUS FOR THE STORAGE OF BLOW MOULDS AND METHODS OF STORING BLOW MOULDS - A magazine apparatus including a plurality of receiving elements that are constructed and arranged to separately receive individual blow moulds each having a plurality of parts and each configured to shape plastic-material pre-forms into plastic-material containers. The magazine apparatus being constructed and arranged to store a plurality of blow moulds outside the working operational area of a blow moulding machine. | 03-03-2011 |
20110057343 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR BLOW MOLDING CONTAINERS - A method for blow molding containers in blow molds of a device operated with the recovery of air from the blow molds, where operation is accomplished consecutively in a preblow stage with a low pressure and at least two further blow stages with respective higher pressures, and where subsequently, in a recovery phase with several pressure stages, air is fed from the respective blow mold, air from the blow mold is first fed into the volumes allocated to the preblow stage, with priority over a feeding at least into the volume allocated to the pressure stage following the preblow stage. Further, a blow control and a control means for the pressure in the volume, where the blow control has a program section for primarily feeding air first into the volume, and possibly for limiting the pressure in the volume to a multiple of the pressure. | 03-10-2011 |
20110061347 | CONTAINER TREATMENT PLANT AND A CONTAINER TREATMENT METHOD FOR THE TREATMENT OF CONTAINERS CAPABLE OF BEING FILLED WITH A PRODUCT - A container treatment plant ( | 03-17-2011 |
20110062368 | BLOW VALVE - A blow valve of a blow-molding machine for containers, having a valve seat which is arranged in a valve chamber between an inflow channel mouth and an outflow channel mouth and has assigned thereto a valve piston which is shiftable linearly between a shut-off position and a lifted open position and which with a piston extension carrying a closing surface passes sealingly shiftably through a bore of a wall defining the valve chamber, wherein a flow path which extends through the valve chamber between the mouths is shut off in the shut-off position and released in the open position, at least one guide surface which is generally inclined relative to the shifting direction of the valve piston is provided for the lateral forced deflection of the flow on the wall and/or on the piston extension. | 03-17-2011 |
20110117237 | Mould Carrier with Drive - A device for moulding plastic preforms into plastic containers may include at least one blow station having a first mould part and a second mould part. The first mould part and the second mould part surround a cavity within which the plastic preforms may be expanded into plastic containers. The first mould part may be movable relative to the second mould part. The device includes a first cantilever which is disposed on the first mould part, a second cantilever which is disposed on the second mould part, a first hinge lever which is hingedly connected to the first cantilever, and a second hinge lever which is hingedly connected to the second cantilever. The first cantilever and the second cantilever may be arranged to be pivotable with regard to at least one geometrical pivot axis and may be coupled to an actuating device which causes a movement of the first cantilever and of the second cantilever for moving the mould parts. The blow station may be mounted on a transport via a carrier. The carrier may extend through a geometrical plane which is delimited by the cantilevers and the hinge levers and/or the geometrical arrangement of the cantilevers and the hinge levers may be arranged to be asymmetrical with regard to a geometrical centre line of the blow station. | 05-19-2011 |
20110140315 | BLOW MOULDING MACHINE HAVING A COOLING DEVICE - An apparatus ( | 06-16-2011 |
20110236524 | TEMPERATURE-CONTROLLED STRETCHING ROD - A hollow stretching rod ( | 09-29-2011 |
20120091631 | RAPID-ASSEMBLY BASE MOULD WITH AN ENGAGEABLE HOLDING FORCE ASSIST - An apparatus for moulding plastic preforms into plastic containers, comprising at least one blow moulding station ( | 04-19-2012 |
20120091634 | BLOWING MOLD ARRAY, STRECTH BLOW MOLDING MACHINE AND METHOD - The invention relates to a blowing mold array ( | 04-19-2012 |
20120151883 | DEVICE FOR PROCESSING CONTAINERS WITH CONTAINER ALIGNMENT - A device for production of drinks containers may include a forming device which transforms plastic preforms into plastic containers, a filling device which is arranged after the forming device in the transport direction of the plastic containers and fills the plastic containers with a fluid, and a transport device which transports the plastic containers individually from the forming device in the direction of the filling device along a prespecified transport path. The device includes, along the transport path, an alignment device which aligns the plastic containers at least partially in relation to a rotary position about their longitudinal axis. | 06-21-2012 |
20120153524 | QUICK-CHANGE SYSTEM AND OPERATING METHOD FOR A CONTAINER PROCESSING MACHINE - In a quick-change system for exchangeable machine elements, particularly in a container processing machine in which the machine element (E) can be brought into a target position and can be localized in a target position by a securing unit comprising at least one securing element, at least a second securing unit (P | 06-21-2012 |
20130193624 | APPARATUS FOR SHAPING PLASTICS MATERIAL PRE-FORMS INTO PLASTICS MATERIAL CONTAINERS WITH PRESSURE PADS - An apparatus for forming plastic pre-forms into containers with a blow mould which has at least two movable blow mould parts which, when closed form a container-forming cavity. The first blow mould part is removably arranged on a first blow mould carrier shell part, and the second blow mould part is removably arranged on a second blow mould carrier shell part. The first blow mould carrier shell part is movable with respect to the second blow mould carrier shell part for opening the mould. A holding device holds at least one blow mould part on the respective blow mould carrier shell part. The holding device has an actuating member extending through an opening in a wall of the blow mould carrier shell part. The actuating member is movable relative to the wall, and a first holding element for holding the blow mould part is arranged on the actuating member. | 08-01-2013 |
20130224323 | MAGAZINE APPARATUS FOR THE STORAGE OF BLOW MOULDS AND METHODS OF STORING BLOW MOULDS - A magazine apparatus including a plurality of receiving elements that are constructed and arranged to separately receive individual blow moulds each having a plurality of parts and each configured to shape plastic-material pre-forms into plastic-material containers. The magazine apparatus being constructed and arranged to store a plurality of blow moulds outside the working operational area of a blow moulding machine. | 08-29-2013 |
20130309343 | CONTAINER TREATMENT PLANT AND A CONTAINER TREATMENT METHOD FOR THE TREATMENT OF CONTAINERS CAPABLE OF BEING FILLED WITH A PRODUCT - A container treatment plant and a method for the treatment of containers are described. The container treatment plant includes a plurality of treatment elements, wherein each treatment element is used for a pre-determined treatment of the containers and each treatment element has associated therewith a container nominal value which indicates which type of container the treatment element can treat, a detection device for detecting properties of one of the containers to be treated, and a comparator device for comparing a detection result of the detection device with the container nominal value for at least one treatment element. | 11-21-2013 |
20140166436 | MODULE FOR ALIGNING CONTAINERS AND METHOD FOR ALIGNING CONTAINERS - The invention relates to a device for treating containers (b 10), comprising a first movable transport unit ( | 06-19-2014 |
20150069669 | APPARATUS FOR THE AFTER-COOLING OF BASES - A method of after-cooling of the bases of blown out containers, wherein after the transfer of the blown out containers from a blow moulding machine to a run-out star wheel which directly follows the blow moulding machine along a conveying direction of the containers a cooling of the bases of the containers is carried out by at least one apparatus for cooling the bases. The cooling of the bases of the containers starts immediately during a time interval of at least 0.1 seconds and at most 2 seconds after a pressure release of the containers by the blow moulding machine after the blowing out. | 03-12-2015 |
20150076748 | BLOW MOLD ARRAY, STRETCH BLOW MOLDING MACHINE AND METHOD - A blowing mould array includes a blowing mould unit forming a cavity, inside of which plastic preforms are expanded to plastic containers. The blow mould unit includes a blowing mould retainer having at least two mould retainer elements for accommodating parts of the blowing mould unit, and a locking mechanism to arrest at least one part of the blowing mould unit against at least one mould retainer element. The locking mechanism includes an engagement element that can be pivoted and/or shifted relative to a default axis, which in an arrested state abuts a segment of a part of the blowing mould unit. The locking mechanism has an actuating element to loosen the arrest between the mould retaining element and the blowing mould unit. Actuation of the actuating element is coupled with actuation of the engagement element. | 03-19-2015 |