Blow moulding machine in a modular design

US9004905B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• KRONES AG · DE

Inventors

• Heinz Humele · Thalmässing, DE
• Klaus Voth · Neumarkt-Sankt Veit, DE
• Johann Zimmerer · Bernhardswald, DE
• Dieter Finger · Neutraubling, DE
• Martin Seger · Straußmühle, DE
• Christoph Klenk · Wenzenbach, DE
• Konrad Senn · Regensburg, DE
• Frank Winzinger · Regensburg, DE
• Alexandra Donhauser · Regensburg, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Oct 26, 2011
• Grant date: Apr 14, 2015
• Expiry date: Jan 30, 2033

Classification

• Technology area (CPC Y): Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
• CPC primary: Y02P70/10
• WIPO field: Other special machines
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

An apparatus for producing plastic containers includes a heating module that heats plastic preforms and a molding module for molding the preforms into containers. The heating module includes a first transport unit that transports the preforms during the heating and a first interface. The molding module is downstream of the heating module in the transport direction and includes a blow molding unit for applying a flowable medium onto the preforms for expansion thereof, a second transport unit that transports the preforms during the expansion, and a second interface. The first and second interfaces allow a mechanical connection and an electrical connection between the modules such that the molding module may be disposed on the heating module and at least one further module integrated between the heating and molding modules. The further module treats the preforms following the heating and prior to the molding.