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Method for quality control of plastic containers

US8593515B2 · kind B2 · utility

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5References

20Claims

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Assignee

KRONES AG · DE

Inventors

Christian Detrois · Golbey, FR
Peter Lindner · Langquaid, DE
Rainer Kwirandt · Barbing, DE
Anton Niedermeier · Offenstetten, DE
Stefan Piana · Henstedt-Ulzburg, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Aug 29, 2006
Grant date	Nov 26, 2013
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Dec 7, 2029

Classification

Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
CPC primaryB29C2049/7876
WIPO fieldMeasurement
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A method for quality control of a stretch-blow-molded plastic container by inspecting its base, which method is easy to execute and is not highly susceptible to faults. Such inspection of the container bases includes determining quality features such as the surface area of an unstretched and/or only slightly stretched region of the base of the plastic container.

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