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Method for manufacturing containers, including an anticipated boxing operation

US9676140B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMay 15, 2012
Grant dateJun 13, 2017
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Expiry dateAug 25, 2032

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB29C2049/7832
  • WIPO fieldOther special machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

Method of manufacturing a container from a blank of plastic material, within a mold provided with a wall defining a cavity with the impression of the container, and a mold bottom that is movable with respect to the wall between a retracted position and a deployed position in which it extends protruding into the interior of the cavity in order to form a hollow recess in the container. The method includes inserting the blank into the mold; a pre-blowing operation including injecting a fluid under pressure into the blank, at a pre-blowing pressure; a blowing operation including injecting a fluid under pressure into the blank at a blowing pressure that is greater than the pre-blowing pressure; and a boxing operation, initiated prior to the blowing operation, and including moving the movable mold bottom from its retracted position to its deployed position.

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