| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 425526000 | With heating or cooling means | 28 |
| 20080220114 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONDITIONING PREFORMS IN AN INJECTION STRETCH BLOW MOLD MACHINE - The conditioning station of an injection stretch blow mold machine is provided with a heater ring for each hot, soft preform presented to the station. The heater ring emits infrared light waves that are confined to the transition region of the preform between the neck and main body portions to pin-point the addition of heat to the transition region. | 09-11-2008 |
| 20080268087 | Locking Structure for Molded Parts in a Molding Machine - Disclosed herein is a mold including a first mold half, a second mold half and a retainer plate. The first and second mold halves are configured to open and close. The first and second mold halves are configured to capture a molded part therebetween when closed. The retainer plate is positioned between the first and second mold halves and defines an aperture having a first aperture portion that is sized to prevent the pass-through of the molded part, and a second aperture portion that is sized to permit the pass-through of the molded part during opening of the first and second mold halves. The retainer plate is movable to control which of the first and second aperture portions is aligned with the molded part. | 10-30-2008 |
| 20090104304 | Machine for Forming Containers - A machine for forming containers having a blowing module containing a drivable rotor, a heating module containing a drivable conveyor and feeding the blowing module, and a main drive which is associated with both the blowing and heating modules and which is adapted to be selectively operated either in a continuous mode or in a clocked mode. A power train includes a decoupling unit which is arranged between the rotor and the conveyor and which is selectively actuable, and an auxiliary drive, which can be switched on selectively, is provided for the power train component that is separated from the main drive in the actuated condition of the decoupling unit. | 04-23-2009 |
| 20090258105 | APPARATUS FOR EXTRUSION-BLOW MOLDING A BOTTLE FOR ASSEMBLY WITH METAL CAN END - An extrusion blow mold for forming a plastic bottle having a radial flange suitable for roll-form attachment to a metal can end. The mold has a pair of confronting mold halves, each mold half including a body forming portion, a bottom pinch-off portion located below the body forming portion, a top block portion including a blow chamber located above the body forming portion, and a spin-ring forming portion located between the body forming portion and the top block portion. The spin-ring forming portion includes a thread ring insert and a cutter ring insert. The thread ring insert has an inside upper edge including an outwardly extending surface terminating in a step defining a lower surface and a outer edge of a radial flange. The cutter ring insert is positioned immediately above the thread ring insert. The cutter ring insert has a lower surface adjacent an inside edge defining an upper surface of the radial flange including a tapered inner edge extending upward and inward from the step. At least one of the thread ring insert and cutter ring insert includes a relief surface connected to a vent channel to permit gas to escape from the area defining the radial flange. | 10-15-2009 |
| 20100104684 | PRODUCTION MACHINE WITH MACHINE PANELLING - The production machine has functional elements which are arranged inside machine paneling ( | 04-29-2010 |
| 20100203186 | Mold assembly - A mold assembly has two mold half shells each having an outer and inner wall for defining the shape of a container to be formed. Two mold half carriers each have an inner wall overlaying and spaced from a corresponding mold shell outer wall for supporting the shells in the assembly. At least one insulating pad is sandwiched between the inner wall and the corresponding outer wall and is secured to one of the inner wall and the outer wall. The pad supports the outer wall in non-contacting and buffering relation relative the carrier inner wall. Each pad may be secured in a recessed seat in the respective wall. Pads may be secured in recessed seats having a depth less than the thickness of the pad. Pads absorb mold operational forces to reduce wear, reduce conduction from shell to carrier and facilitate the use of different-sized shells with one carrier. | 08-12-2010 |
| 20100278959 | Apparatus for Blow Molding Containers, Comprising Transport Elements With Two Gripper Arms - The apparatus serves for blow moulding containers. Preforms of a thermoplastic material are heated in the region of a heating zone and subsequently transferred to a blow moulding device. The blow moulding device is provided with at least one blow moulding station for transforming the preforms into the containers. Provided for handling the preforms is a gripper-like transporting element ( | 11-04-2010 |
| 20100310705 | Blowing Machine and Automatic Changer - A blowing machine for containers, in particular bottles, with a preform heating module, to which a blow wheel is assigned and which contains a conveyor chain with exchangeable heating mandrels and optionally exchangeable shielding plates, with a service area provided on the conveyor chain in the heating module, in which an automatic changer for the automatic changeover of at least the heating mandrels is arranged. The automatic changer includes a magazine holder, a turret, which is adjustable and rotatable between the magazine holder and the conveyor chain, with grippers, and movably drivable unlocking components for engaging locks. | 12-09-2010 |
| 20110027409 | RAPID CHANGEOVER MECHANISM FOR BOTTOM PORTIONS - An apparatus for moulding plastic preforms into plastic containers may include at least one blow moulding station having a cavity. Within the cavity, the plastic preforms may be expanded into plastic containers. The blowing station has a bottom portion which delimits the cavity. The bottom portion is detachably disposed on a carrier by a fastening mechanism. The fastening mechanism has at least one pin-like body disposed on a first fastening element. The pin-like body engages in a condition in which the bottom portion is fastened to the carrier in a groove which is provided in a second fastening element. The pin-like body is displaceable relative to the carrier in the groove for fastening the bottom portion, and the groove is designed in such a way that an end section of the pin-like body may pass through the groove in a first section of the groove and cannot pass through the groove in a second section of the groove. | 02-03-2011 |
| 20110151047 | PLANT FOR BLOW-MOULDING PLASTIC CONTAINERS, PARTICULARLY BOTTLES - A plant for blow-moulding plastic containers ( | 06-23-2011 |
| 20110165285 | BLOW MOLD DESIGN - A blow mold shell assembly includes a mold cavity insert defining a mold profile on an inner surface. A manifold insert is separately formed from the mold cavity insert and disposed outboard of the mold cavity insert. The manifold insert includes at least one coolant channel formed therein. The mold cavity insert is substantially solid throughout its cross-section and precluded from passing coolant. In one example, the coolant channels may be formed longitudinally through the manifold insert. A fluid inlet fitting and a fluid outlet fitting are both in fluid communication with the manifold insert. | 07-07-2011 |
| 20110177193 | DEVICE FOR BLOW-MOLDING CONTAINERS - The device serves for blow molding containers. Preforms of a thermoplastic material are heated in the area of a heating section and are subsequently transferred to a blow device. The blow device is provided with at least one blow station for deforming the preforms into the containers. The preforms are held along at least a portion of their transport path by a support element which over at least portions is loosely inserted into an opening section of the preform and is tensioned after the insertion within the opening section. Along an outer circumference of the head are arranged at least two clamping elements at a distance relative to each other. | 07-21-2011 |
| 20110236524 | TEMPERATURE-CONTROLLED STRETCHING ROD - A hollow stretching rod ( | 09-29-2011 |
| 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 |
| 20120070529 | MOLDING DEVICE WITH FLUID CIRCUIT(S) - A molding device having two half-mods that have at least one inner circuit for the circulation of a suitable fluid, such as a coolant or otherwise. The half-molds are hinged on a same shaft by the bearings thereof and the shaft, which is fixed, is provided with bores provided for receiving and returning a fluid and for interacting with rotary fluid seals connected to the half-mold to which the bores are associated. The rotary fluid seals are formed directly at the bearings of the half-mold(s). | 03-22-2012 |
| 20120276241 | SPRING TUBE MELTING MACHINE FOR AIR SUSPENSION SYSTEM - Disclosed therein is a spring tube melting machine of an air suspension system. The spring tube melting machine includes an inner molding part ( | 11-01-2012 |
| 20130078334 | PLATE AND APPARATUS FOR FORMING A PLASTIC MATERIAL FLANGED HOLLOW ARTICLE - It is disclosed a plate for a mould station to form a flanged hollow plastic container by shaping a flat billet, the plate comprising a base, a frame, an outer core to form a container of a first size and an inner core to form a container of a second size, smaller than the first size, wherein the frame is integral with the base and wherein the frame defines a frame upper surface; wherein the outer core, in a first configuration, is held elastically with its upper surface flush with the frame upper surface and, in a second moulding configuration, is held with its upper surface recessed with respect to the frame upper surface; wherein the inner core, in a first configuration, is held elastically with its upper surface flush with the frame upper surface and, in a second moulding configuration, is held with its upper surface recessed with respect to the frame upper surface; and wherein a retention system is provided to retain said billet substantially adhering to at least the upper surface of the inner core. | 03-28-2013 |
| 20130084354 | OVENS FOR PREFORMS - Ovens for preforms in plastic material, applicable in particular but not exclusively to blowing machines and stretch blowing machines, are provided. | 04-04-2013 |
| 20130236589 | INJECTION STRETCH BLOW MOLDING DEVICE AND MOLDED PART HEATING DEVICE - The injection stretch blow molding device includes an injection molding section that produces N (N is an integer equal to or larger 2) preforms by injection molding, a cooling section that subjects the N preforms transferred from the injection molding section to forced cooling, a heating section that continuously transfers and heats the N cooled preforms, and a blow molding section that subjects the N heated preforms to stretch blow molding in n (n is an integer equal to or larger than 2) operations, the blow molding section simultaneously stretch blow molding M (M=N/n, M is a natural number) preforms among the N preforms into M containers. | 09-12-2013 |
| 20130330437 | SYSTEMS FOR SPACING AND TRANSFERRING OBJECTS BETWEEN OPERATIVE STATIONS - Systems for spacing and transferring objects between operative stations are provided. Such systems can be used with ovens for preforms for plastic material, in blowing or stretch-blowing machines and for other applications in the packaging field. Such systems provide spacing and transferring of objects advancing in procession on transport elements, from a minimum pitch to a preset pitch larger than said minimum pitch, and for transferring said spaced objects to handling elements. | 12-12-2013 |
| 20140065256 | METHOD FOR COOLING A MOULD BY CIRCULATING A HEAT-TRANSFER FLUID IN CONTACT WITH THE EXTERNAL FACE THEREOF - Method and apparatus for cooling a heated mould ( | 03-06-2014 |
| 20140120203 | HEATING SYSTEM FOR OVEN FOR PREFORMS - The present invention relates to an oven for preforms in plastic material, and particularly to a heating module to be used in said oven. Particularly, the present invention relates to a heating module ( | 05-01-2014 |
| 20140161924 | DEVICE FOR TRANSPORTING PREFORMS FOR BLOW MOLDING CONTAINERS - A device for forming containers from heated parisons of thermoplastic material, which includes a heating section and a blow molding unit provided with at least one blow molding station. The parisons are held along at least a portion of a transport path between the heating section and the blow molding unit by a carrying element, which has a head that can be inserted into a mouth section of a parison and which includes at least two positionable clamping elements. At least one of the clamping elements is positioned in a recess provided on a side of the head relative to a longitudinal axis of the carrying element. The recess has upper and lower sliding surfaces that extend obliquely relative to the longitudinal axis for acting on the clamping element. The upper head part and the lower head part are braced relative to each other by at least one spring. | 06-12-2014 |
| 20140302191 | MOLDED ARTICLE TRANSFERRING DEVICE AND BLOW MOLDING DEVICE - In an embodiment, an injection stretch blow molding device includes an injection molding section that produces N (N is an integer equal to or larger 2) preforms by injection molding, a cooling section that subjects the N preforms transferred from the injection molding section to forced cooling, a heating section that continuously transfers and heats the N cooled preforms, and a blow molding section that subjects the N heated preforms to stretch blow molding in n (n is an integer equal to or larger than 2) operations, the blow molding section simultaneously stretch blow molding M (M=N/n, M is a natural number) preforms among the N preforms into M containers. | 10-09-2014 |
| 20150037453 | STRETCH BLOW MOLDING MACHINE WITH RAPID PROTOTYPING COMPONENTS - A method for producing a component for a blow molding module of a stretch blow molding machine which as a component to be produced includes at least one of a blow valve, a blow nozzle, a valve block, a stretching rod, a mold carrier, a shell mold one or more single- or multi-part mold inlay(s) with a container contour, and which entails that the component to be produced is completely or partly produced by use of an additive rapid prototyping method, for example by 3D printing or laser sintering, and is produced from one or more of metal, plastic materials, ceramic materials, or from a combination of metal, plastic materials and/or ceramic materials. | 02-05-2015 |
| 20150079220 | CONTAINER TREATMENT PLANT COMPRISING AN OVEN AND A BLOW MOLDER WITH INDIVIDUALLY DRIVEN CARRIERS FOR PREFORMS - A container treatment plant having an oven, a blow molder located downstream of the oven and used for processing a plurality of container blanks, such as preforms, and a conveying unit configured for conveying a plurality of carriers, each carrier being provided for accommodating at least one container blank, and the conveying unit and the carrier being adapted to one another such that each carrier is individually movable through the oven. | 03-19-2015 |
| 20160067904 | Mold for a blow-molding machine and a blow-molding machine including such a mold - A mold comprising at least two mold portions, at least one of which includes a vent opening out to the inside of the cavity and to the outside of the mold and presenting a flow section that is predetermined to enable air to be exhausted when the mold is closed. Said mold portion comprises at least two parts that extend over an entire dimension of the mold cavity and that are assembled together, the parts being held apart from each other by at least one spacer so as to define between them a gap that opens out to the inside of the cavity and to the outside of the mold in order to form the vent. A blow-molding machine including such a mold. | 03-10-2016 |
| 20220134631 | TEMPERATURE CONTROL DEVICE AND CONTAINER PRODUCTION MACHINE - A temperature adjustment device ( | 05-05-2022 |
