Blow moulding apparatus with clean room and inspection of containers

US11577444B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• KRONES AG · DE

Inventors

• Thomas Hollriegl · Teublitz, DE
• Robert D. Schmitt · Littleton, US
• Günter Frankenberger · Henstedt-Ulzburg, DE
• Andreas Eichenseher · Regensburg, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Aug 16, 2018
• Grant date: Feb 14, 2023
• Expiry date: Jan 28, 2039

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B29L2031/7158
• WIPO field: Measurement
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

Provided is an apparatus for processing containers and in particular for reshaping plastic preforms into plastic containers, including a transport device which transports the containers along a predetermined transport path, wherein this transport device has a movable support, on which a plurality of processing stations are arranged, which in each case are suitable and intended for processing the plastic preforms, with a clean room, which surrounds at least portions of the transport path of the plastic preforms and which is delimited by at least one wall relative to the environment. Further, the apparatus has at least one inspection device for inspecting the containers, wherein this inspection device has an image capturing device, wherein this image capturing device is arranged at least partially outside the clean room and monitors at least one region of the containers through at least one wall of the clean room.