Patent application number | Description | Published |
20100013253 | CHANGEABLE GRIPPING ELEMENT FOR TRANSPORTING CONTAINERS - A gripping apparatus for gripping containers may comprise a gripping element which has two gripping parts that can move relative to one another and a carrier on which the gripping parts are arranged. At least one portion of the container to be gripped can be received between these gripping parts. The gripping apparatus may comprise a detachment mechanism for detaching the gripping parts from the carrier, wherein this detachment mechanism can be actuated manually and without the aid of a tool in order to detach the gripping parts from the carrier. | 01-21-2010 |
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 |
20100196531 | REDUCTION OF WEAR ON CONTROL CAMS - An apparatus for treating containers such as, for example, liquid containers, may include at least one treatment unit, which treats the containers in a predetermined manner. The treatment unit may be moved along a specified path of travel. The apparatus may include a guiding cam, which is designed in such a way that it causes at least once along the path of travel a movement of the treatment unit in a direction extending vertically relative to the path of travel. The treatment unit may include a guiding element, which is at least at times in contact with the guiding cam, and wherein a force acting between the guiding element and the guiding cam varies at least at times along a specified area of the path of travel. In various aspects, the apparatus may include a force reduction device, which causes the force acting at a certain point of the area between the guiding cam and the guiding element to be reduced at least on average. | 08-05-2010 |
20100203187 | APPARATUS FOR PRODUCING PLASTIC CONTAINERS - An apparatus for moulding plastic preforms into plastic containers may include at least one blow mould and a plurality of closure elements cooperating with one another in order to transfer the blow mould between an open condition and a closed condition, in which the blow mould forms a cavity, within which the plastic preforms may be expanded into plastic containers. The closure elements include at least one first mould section and one second mould section. The first mould section and the second mould section may be moved between the closed position and the open position in relation to one another. In a closed condition, the first and second mould sections are locked together. The closure elements may further include a bottom section which may be moved relative to the first and second mould sections in order to close the cavity in one direction. According to various aspects, the bottom section initiates the closing of the mould sections and/or the locking of the mould sections in a closed condition of the blow mould. | 08-12-2010 |
20110020172 | APPARATUS FOR TREATING CONTAINERS INCLUDING CARRIER STERILISATION - An apparatus ( | 01-27-2011 |
20110024953 | APPARATUS FOR MOULDING PLASTIC PREFORMS WITH SYNCHRONOUS HEATING AND STRETCHING - An apparatus ( | 02-03-2011 |
20110037187 | BLOW MOULDING MACHINE WITH CLEANING SYSTEM - An apparatus for transforming plastic preforms into containers may include at least one blow mould which forms a cavity, inside which the plastic preforms can be transformed into containers. The apparatus may include a pressure application device for applying a medium to the plastic preforms in order to expand the preforms against an inner wall of the blow mould delimiting the cavity. The apparatus may include a stretching rod for stretching the plastic preforms in the longitudinal direction. The apparatus may include a cleaning device for cleaning regions of the blow mould. The cleaning device may include at least one outlet opening for a cleaning medium for cleaning the blow mould, and this outlet opening is arranged at least at times inside the blow mould. | 02-17-2011 |
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 |
20110132892 | Furnace for Conditioning Preforms - A rotary-type furnace for conditioning preforms with a heating wheel at which several heating modules for heating one preform each are arranged, wherein the heating modules are each a heating chamber and a holding device for the preform. The furnace has a lifting device for lifting and lowering the holding device and/or the heating chamber to change between a loading or withdrawal position, in which the preform does not overlap with the heating chamber in the direction of its main axis, and a radiation position in which a section of the preform is arranged within the heating chamber, a particularly quick and reliable transfer from an infeed starwheel can be realized. | 06-09-2011 |
20110135288 | Furnace for Conditioning Preforms - A furnace for conditioning preforms with several heating chambers rotating in a circle for heating one preform each with infrared radiation, and having holding devices for holding the preforms during heating, so that a section of the preform to be conditioned is essentially arranged in the heating chamber, and a section not to be conditioned is arranged outside the heating chamber. Accordingly, the section to be conditioned can be heated in a controlled and effective manner, and the section not to be conditioned can be protected from undesired heating. | 06-09-2011 |
20110175246 | MEASURING DEVICE - A measuring device for determining at least one parameter value for the operation of a blow molding machine, a filling machine, and/or a labeling device, and having at least one measuring element for determining the at least one parameter value and a preform dummy, and disposing the at least one measuring element in and/or at the preform dummy. | 07-21-2011 |
20110236517 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING PLASTIC CONTAINERS - A method of manufacturing plastic containers by a blow molding machine, where the blow molding machine is operated such that at least two different plastic containers are output from the blow molding machine within one production cycle. | 09-29-2011 |
20110280984 | BLOW MOULD - The invention relates to a device for transforming plastics preforms into containers with at least one blow mould for receiving the plastics preforms, wherein this blow mould has two mould parts, which can be pivoted with respect to each other about a connecting axis, with at least one locking element, which is arranged on one of the mould parts and interacts with at least one counter element arranged on the other mould part, in order to lock the two mould parts with respect to each other, wherein the counter element is a counter element which is arranged about an axis arranged substantially parallel to the connecting axis and can be turned between a locking position, in which the blow mould is locked, and an unlocking position, in which the blow mould can be opened, wherein the counter element is of such a kind that it lies at least partially against the locking element in the locking position and releases the locking element in the unlocking position, wherein the device has an actuating element for turning the counter element, this actuating element having a drive element which interacts with the counter element in order to actuate it. | 11-17-2011 |
20110287126 | APPARATUS FOR SHAPING PLASTIC PREFORMS, COMPRISING A STERILE CHAMBER - An apparatus ( | 11-24-2011 |
20110291332 | Method and device for the temperature control of preforms - A method for the at least two-stage temperature control of preforms ( | 12-01-2011 |
20110311675 | BLOW MOULD CAPABLE OF BEING STERILIZED - A method of treating devices of a plant for producing plastics material containers may include the steps of selection of at least one treatment device, acting upon the treatment device with a sterilization temperature in order to sterilize the treatment device, supplying at least one plastics material pre-form to the treatment device, shaping the plastics material pre-form to form a plastics material container, and removal of the at least one plastics material container from the treatment device. | 12-22-2011 |
20120010750 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR TESTING THE CLEANING EFFECT OF A CLEANING APPARATUS - The invention comprises a device for testing the cleaning effect of a cleaning apparatus, said cleaning apparatus being part of a container treatment plant, said device comprising a unit for introducing and/or applying a predetermined amount of contamination in and/or to a test container, and a unit for introducing the test container in the container treatment plant. | 01-12-2012 |
20120070522 | APPARATUS FOR SHAPING PLASTICS MATERIAL PRE-FORMS WITH A STERILE ROOM - An apparatus for shaping plastics material pre-forms to form plastics material containers includes a conveying device on which a plurality of blowing stations are arranged. Each of these blowing stations has a blow mould inside which a plastics material pre-form is capable of being shaped to form a plastics material container. The apparatus has a clean room inside which the plastics material pre-forms can be conveyed. The region of the conveying device on which the blowing stations are arranged is situated in the clean room, and at least one further region of the conveying device is arranged outside the clean room. | 03-22-2012 |
20120085071 | METHOD OF TREATING AT LEAST ONE CONTAINER IN A CONTAINER TREATMENT PLANT - A method of treating at least one container in a container treatment plant, including marking at least one container with a marking, detecting the marking of the at least one container, selecting at least one container treatment machine of a container treatment plant and/or at least one operation setting of the at least one container treatment machine of the container treatment plant based on the detected marking, and treating the at least one container based on the selection of the at least one container treatment machine and/or the at least one operation setting. | 04-12-2012 |
20120091634 | BLOWING MOLD ARRAY, STRECTH BLOW MOLDING MACHINE AND METHOD - The invention relates to a blowing mold array ( | 04-19-2012 |
20120091636 | Apparatus for Reshaping Plastic Preforms, Having a Heating Device - An apparatus for reshaping plastic preforms into plastic containers includes a plurality of blow-moulding stations that each have at least one receptacle space, within which the plastic preforms can be expanded into the plastic containers. The apparatus also includes a conveying device that conveys the containers along at least one specified travel path, wherein the apparatus has a plurality of heating devices that are arranged along the travel path of each container, upstream of the blow-moulding stations, wherein at least one heating device is allocated to at least one blow-moulding station. | 04-19-2012 |
20120100237 | QUICK-CHANGE SYSTEM FOR STRETCHING RODS - A device for shaping plastic preforms into plastic containers may include a blowing nozzle for filling the plastic preform with a medium, and a rod body for extending the plastic preform in the longitudinal direction thereof during the shaping process. The rod body may be disposed on a support and may be movable in a longitudinal direction of the plastic preform. The rod body has a multi-part construction and includes at least one first rod element arranged on the support and one second rod element, which can be connected to the first rod element. The second rod element can be inserted into an opening of the plastic preform in order to extend the plastic preform in the longitudinal direction thereof, and the second rod element includes a contact surface in order to contact an area of the plastic preform. The first rod element and the second rod element can be connected to each other through a connection mechanism which can be released without tools. | 04-26-2012 |
20120100238 | Blow Moulding Machine in a Modular Design - An apparatus for producing plastic containers includes a heating module that heats plastic preforms and a moulding module for moulding the preforms into containers. The heating module includes a first transport unit that transports the preforms during the heating and a first interface. The moulding module is downstream of the heating module in the transport direction and includes a blow moulding unit for applying a flowable medium onto the preforms for expansion thereof, a second transport unit that transports the preforms during the expansion, and a second interface. The first and second interfaces allow a mechanical connection and an electrical connection between the modules such that the moulding module may be disposed on the heating module and at least one further module integrated between the heating and moulding modules. The further module treats the preforms following the heating and prior to the moulding. | 04-26-2012 |
20120101628 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR ASSEMBLING A HANDLING UNIT OF FILLED CONTAINERS - A method for assembling a handling unit of filled containers and a corresponding method, where the handling unit comprises different container types being different with respect to at least the height, base area, base area shape or the mechanical load capacity of the containers, and the supplied containers are arranged on a handling unit carrier. The arrangement of the containers with respect to the number and/or the position and/or the rotational position of the containers on the handling unit carrier is made in dependence on at least one of the above container parameters, and the handling units can be produced flexibly and with a high packing density. | 04-26-2012 |
20130118534 | APPARATUS FOR TREATING CONTAINERS INCLUDING CARRIER STERILISATION - An apparatus for treating containers, including a transport device which transports the containers along a specified transport path, the transport device including a plurality of holding elements for holding the containers, with the holding elements being transported along the specified transport path. The apparatus includes a cleaning device for sterilizing the holding elements at least in sections. | 05-16-2013 |
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 |
20140178519 | BLOW MOULDING MACHINE WITH CLEANING SYSTEM - An apparatus for transforming plastic preforms into containers may include at least one blow mould which forms a cavity, inside which the plastic preforms can be transformed into containers. The apparatus may include a pressure application device for applying a medium to the plastic preforms in order to expand the preforms against an inner wall of the blow mould delimiting the cavity. The apparatus may include a stretching rod for stretching the plastic preforms in the longitudinal direction. The apparatus may include a cleaning device for cleaning regions of the blow mould. The cleaning device may include at least one outlet opening for a cleaning medium for cleaning the blow mould, and this outlet opening is arranged at least at times inside the blow mould. | 06-26-2014 |
20140305076 | CONTAINER TREATMENT SYSTEM AND HANDLING DEVICE - A container treatment system ( | 10-16-2014 |
20150072036 | APPARATUS FOR THE SHAPING OF PLASTICS MATERIAL PRE-FORMS WITH A CLEAN ROOM - An apparatus comprises a conveying device and a plurality of blow moulding stations arranged on the conveying device. Each blow moulding station includes a blow mould. A clean room is provided inside which the plastics material pre-forms are conveyed. The blow mould has two lateral parts and a bottom part that jointly form a cavity inside which a plastics material pre-form is shaped into a plastics material container. A drive device moves the lateral parts or the bottom part of the blow mould. A coupling device couples the drive device to a lateral part. A mounting device mounts the coupling device. | 03-12-2015 |
20150076746 | BLOW MOULDING MACHINE WITH A PNEUMATICALLY OPERATED BLOW AIR VALVE AND A METHOD FOR OPERATING SUCH A BLOW MOULDING MACHINE - An apparatus for moulding plastic preforms into plastic containers, includes an application unit for applying a gaseous medium onto the plastic performs. The application unit includes at least one valve unit for controlling the gaseous medium to be supplied to the plastic preform The valve unit has a working piston that is movable between at least two positions, and a control piston that is movable between at least two positions. Movement of the control piston is coupled, at least at times, to movement of the working piston. The valve unit includes a sealing unit that substantially prevents a gas flow between the working chamber and the control chamber at least in one position of the working piston and a membrane body that seals at least one area of the control piston against at least one area of the control chamber. | 03-19-2015 |
20150076747 | System and method for transforming plastic parisons with recovery of blowing air | 03-19-2015 |
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 |
20150083364 | APPARATUS AND METHOD OF HEATING PLASTICS MATERIAL PRE-FORMS WITH SIMULTANEOUS MOUNTING OR REMOVAL RESPECTIVELY OF HEATING ELEMENTS AND SCREENING ELEMENTS - An apparatus for heating plastics material pre-forms includes a conveying device which conveys the plastics material pre-forms along a pre-set conveying path (P). A plurality of holding elements for holding the plastics material pre-forms and a plurality of screening elements for screening off heat are arranged on the conveying device. The apparatus has a plurality of carrier units on which at least parts of the holding elements and at least parts of the screening elements are arranged and these carrier units are capable of being removed from the conveying device jointly with the parts of the holding elements and screening elements which are arranged thereon. | 03-26-2015 |