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Blow moulding machine with a sterile chamber and heating

US9149972B2 · kind B2 · utility

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19Claims

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Assignee

KRONES AG · DE

Inventors

Michael Neubauer · Neutraubling, DE
Juergen Soellner · Beratzhausen, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Feb 22, 2012
Grant date	Oct 6, 2015
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Oct 20, 2032

Classification

Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
CPC primaryB29C2049/4697
WIPO fieldOther special machines
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

An apparatus for shaping preforms of plastic includes a plurality of shaping stations arranged on a movable carrier. The shaping stations each have blowing molds which are arranged in blowing mold carriers and serve to accommodate the preforms of plastic. The shaping stations are conveyed within a clean chamber which is separated from its surroundings by of at least one wall. A sterilization device charges regions lying within the clean chamber with a flowable sterilization agent for sterilization thereof.

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