Patent · US Expired

Blow moulding machine

US6152723A · kind A · utility

19Cited by

5References

34Claims

0Family size

Assignee

KRONES AG · DE

Inventors

Horst Winter · Karlsruhe, DE
Karl Griesbeck · Karlsruhe, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Jan 25, 1999
Grant date	Nov 28, 2000
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jan 25, 2019

Classification

Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
CPC primaryB29C2949/0715
WIPO fieldOther special machines
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A blow moulding machine comprising a heating wheel provided with a plurality of reception means for preforms and having a substantially vertical axis of rotation, and a blow wheel provided with a plurality of blow stations for hollow bodies such as for bottles, and having a substantially vertical axis of rotation. The heating wheel and the blow wheel are arranged on different levels and overlap each other at least partially. The preforms are moved from the level of the heating wheel to the level of the blow wheel by means of a transfer device. A substantial reduction of the floor space and of the production costs for the blow moulding machine is achieved in this way.

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