Apparatus for the processing of plastics material containers, beverage filling plant and/or beverage container production plant and method of shaping plastics material pre-forms as well as use of heating path conveying means

US9403330B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• KRONES AG · DE

Inventors

• Roland Laumer · Regensburg, DE
• Josef Knott · Schierling, DE
• Jochen Krueger · Hagelstadt, DE
• Hans Scheuren · Bad Kreuznach, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Dec 12, 2012
• Grant date: Aug 2, 2016
• Expiry date: Feb 21, 2034

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B29C2949/0715
• WIPO field: Other special machines
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

An apparatus for the processing of plastics material containers with a shaping device for the shaping plastics material pre-forms into containers, with a heating device comprising a heating path for heating the plastics material pre-forms and with a sterilization device for the sterilization of the plastics material pre-forms, in which the sterilization device comprises a supply device to supply the plastics material pre-forms to the sterilization device, and in which the sterilization device comprises both an external disinfecting unit to sterilize the plastics material pre-forms at least on their external wall surfaces and an internal disinfecting unit to sterilize the plastics material pre-forms on their internal wall surfaces, wherein the supply device comprises heating path conveyor for conveying the plastics material pre-forms along the heating path to supply the plastics material pre-forms at least to the external disinfecting unit.