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Equipment for blowing vessels of a thermoplastic material

US8361377B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateSep 25, 2008
Grant dateJan 29, 2013
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Expiry dateOct 15, 2029

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB29K2067/00
  • WIPO fieldOther special machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

The invention relates to blowing equipment (1) that uses a pressurised fluid for blowing vessels from preforms of a thermoplastic material and including a body (3) and a neck (6), wherein said equipment comprises a blowing mould (5) with a moulding cavity (4) in which the body (3) of a preform (2) can be placed, said mould (5) including an upper surface (7) from which protrudes the neck (6) of a preform (2) once the body (3) of said preform (2) is placed in the cavity (4), and wherein said equipment (1) also includes a nozzle (8) with an end (9) shaped so as to be placed in functional sealed relation with the protruding neck (6) of the preform (2). The end (9) of the nozzle (8) is connected to a means (12) for degassing the blowing fluid, capable of bearing tightly on the upper surface (7) of the mould (5) so as to define an inner volume (13) in which the blowing fluid blown under pressure into the preform (2) can be discharged after the preform (2) blowing operation. The equipment includes a degassing means capable of expanding the blowing fluid around the blowing cavity, wherein said means includes a plurality of channels (28) arranged around said blowing cavity, said channels (2…

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