The invention relates to a process for producing an internally coated container made of a paper substrate, wherein a levelling layer is applied to the surface of the paper substrate and then a barrier layer is deposited onto the leveling layer by means of a PECVD process for microwave-induced plasma reaction for deposition of SiOx on the inner container surface of the paper substrate formed into a container body. Alternatively, instead of the levelling layer together with the SiOx barrier layer, at least one barrier layer is deposited on the paper substrate by plasma reaction of acetylene in the context of an acetylene coating process. The invention further relates to a container made of a paper substrate which has been coated at least on subregions of its inner surface by means of one of these two processes according to the invention.
C23C 28/00 - Coating for obtaining at least two superposed coatings either by methods not provided for in a single one of main groups , or by combinations of methods provided for in subclasses and
C23C 16/04 - Coating on selected surface areas, e.g. using masks
C23C 16/50 - Chemical coating by decomposition of gaseous compounds, without leaving reaction products of surface material in the coating, i.e. chemical vapour deposition (CVD) processes characterised by the method of coating using electric discharges
C23C 16/511 - Chemical coating by decomposition of gaseous compounds, without leaving reaction products of surface material in the coating, i.e. chemical vapour deposition (CVD) processes characterised by the method of coating using electric discharges using microwave discharges
The present invention provides means which make it possible to improve the production of plastic containers having a handle that can be clipped in after stretch blow moulding. To this end, the invention provides, in one aspect, a cassette (100) for insertion into an opening (111, 127, 6) in a wall (5) of a blow mould part (3) of a blow mould (1) for stretch blow moulding of a PET container having a handle mount for a handle that can be clipped in after stretch blow moulding, wherein the handle mount comprises at least one undercut in the PET container for receiving a handle element with a complementary form, and wherein the cassette (100) comprises the following: - a cassette housing - at least one forming element (102) which is arranged within the cassette housing (101) and can be moved, through an opening (111, 127, 6) in the cassette housing (101), out of the cassette housing (101) and back into the cassette housing (101) in order to form the at least one undercut in thermoplastically deformable wall material of a PET container, and – at least one fluid cylinder (103, 131) which is arranged within the cassette housing (101) and is mechanically coupled to the at least one forming element (102), wherein the at least one forming element (102) can be moved, by means of the fluid cylinder (103), at least partially out of the cassette housing (101) and back into the cassette housing (101)
The invention relates to a method and an installation for manufacturing and treating sterile plastic containers, in which method preforms made of a thermoplastic material are heated in the region of a heating section and then formed to produce containers using pneumatic or hydraulic pressure, and wherein the preforms or the containers or both are sterilised and pass through at least one low-germ zone which is surrounded by an enclosure, characterised in that the enclosure (2, 2') has an outer housing (3, 3') and a lock chamber (4, 4') through which treatment medium is extracted from the low-germ zone (1, 1') and at the same time air is extracted from the outer environment of the outer housing (3, 3').
The invention relates to a device for the plasma treatment of containers (5), comprising a process gas generator (100) for generating a process gas mixture and comprising at least one plasma station (3), which comprises at least one plasma chamber (17) having a treatment position (40), in which plasma chamber at least one container (5) having a container interior (5.1) can be inserted and positioned in the treatment position (40), each plasma chamber (17) being at least partially evacuable in order to suck the process gas provided by the process gas generator (100) through the container (5), the interior of the container thus being provided with an inner coating by way of plasma treatment, and a throttle (81.2, 82.2, 83) is provided in at least one process gas duct (81, 82, 83) on the side of the associated process gas valve (81.1, 82.1, 83.1) facing away from the plasma chamber (17) and at a buffer distance to the process gas valve (81.1, 82.1, 83.1) that can be separately defined. The invention also relates to method for the plasma treatment of containers (5) in a plasma treatment device, wherein the process gas buffer is produced by a process gas valve (81.1, 82.1, 83.1) associated with the respective process gas and the dynamic pressure of this process gas is increased upstream of the process gas valve (81.1, 82.1, 83.1) associated therewith.
C23C 16/04 - Coating on selected surface areas, e.g. using masks
C23C 16/455 - Chemical coating by decomposition of gaseous compounds, without leaving reaction products of surface material in the coating, i.e. chemical vapour deposition (CVD) processes characterised by the method of coating characterised by the method used for introducing gases into the reaction chamber or for modifying gas flows in the reaction chamber
5.
GRIPPER SYSTEM COMPRISING A GRIPPER MODULE CARRIER AND A GRIPPER MODULE FOR HOLDING WORKPIECES
The invention relates to a gripper system comprising a gripper module carrier (12) and a gripper module (14) for holding workpieces (22), in particular containers or container preforms, wherein the gripper module (14) has a gripper base (16) and two gripper arms (18), which are mounted on the gripper base (16) so as to be pivotable relative to one another, with gripping elements (20) for at least partially gripping around a holding region (24) of containers or container preforms, wherein the gripper module (14) can be releasably connected to the gripper module carrier (12), wherein the gripper system (10) further has a locking device (26) for locking the gripper module (14) on the gripper module carrier (12), wherein the locking device (26) can be brought into a locking position for locking the gripper module (14) on the gripper module carrier (12), and wherein the locking device (26) can be brought into a release position to release the gripper module (14) from being locked on the gripper module carrier (12), wherein the locking device (26) comprises a clamping lever (28) which can be pivoted into the locking position and the release position to actuate the locking device (26). The invention thus provides a device by means of which a quick change of the gripper modules can be carried out.
B29C 49/42 - Component parts, details or accessories; Auxiliary operations
B65G 47/86 - Star-shaped wheels or devices having endless travelling belts or chains, the wheels or devices being equipped with article-engaging elements the article-engaging elements being grippers
B67C 7/00 - Concurrent cleaning, filling, and closing of bottles; Processes or devices for at least two of these operations
B67C 3/24 - Devices for supporting or handling bottles
6.
APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR RECYCLING DRINKS BOTTLES MADE FROM PLASTIC
VEREINIGUNG ZUR FÖRDERUNG DES INSTITUTS FÜR KUNSTSTOFFVERARBEITUNG IN INDUSTRIE UND HANDWERK AN DER RHEINISCH-WESTFÄLISCHEN TECHNISCHEN HOCHSCHULE AACHEN E.V. (Germany)
Inventor
Kytzia, Sebastian
Konrad, Joachim
Vogelsang, Andreas
Jaritz, Montgomery
Dahlmann, Rainer
Abstract
The invention relates to an installation and a method for treating containers made from plastic, in particular from PET, PE, PP or POC, comprising a cleaning machine which has a plurality of treatment sections, in which the container interior can be flushed with liquid media, and wherein at least one of the treatment sections involves detergent-solution treatment, which has a heating device and/or is connected to such a device, and one treatment step involves water treatment, wherein a coating apparatus is provided downstream of the cleaning machine, wherein the cleaning machine is connected to the coating apparatus via means for transporting the containers.
C23C 16/02 - Pretreatment of the material to be coated
C23C 16/517 - Chemical coating by decomposition of gaseous compounds, without leaving reaction products of surface material in the coating, i.e. chemical vapour deposition (CVD) processes characterised by the method of coating using electric discharges using a combination of discharges covered by two or more of groups
7.
VACUUM DRUM FOR A LABELING UNIT, AND LABELING UNIT COMPRISING A VACUUM DRUM OF THIS TYPE
The invention relates to a vacuum drum (6) for a labeling unit (1). The essential aspect of the invention is that of specifying a vacuum drum (6) for a labeling unit (1) of a labeling machine, in particular for labeling containers or the like, the vacuum drum comprising at least one vacuum holder pair (9), which can rotate about a drum axis (TA) of the vacuum drum in a direction of rotation (B) and which comprises at least two vacuum holders (9.1, 9.2) provided on a peripheral surface of the vacuum drum at an offset to one another about the drum axis in the direction of rotation. A rotationally leading vacuum holder (9.1) is provided for holding a front label end (3.1) of a corresponding label (3), and a rotationally trailing vacuum holder (9.2) is provided for holding an associated rear label end (3.2) on the peripheral surface of the vacuum drum. The leading and trailing vacuum holders of the at least one vacuum holder pair each have a rotational switching device (30.1, 30.2), which can be switched into two fixed stationary operating positions (BS1, BS2) and which has a switching element (31.1, 31.2). Furthermore, the leading and trailing vacuum holders are designed to be switchable, by means of the respective rotational switching devices, between an inner rest position (WP) as the first fixed operating position, in which the at least one vacuum holder pair can be led past a gluing unit (11) without contact, which gluing unit is provided next to the vacuum drum, and an outer working position (AP) as the second fixed operating position, in which the at least one vacuum holder pair can be led past the gluing unit with contact. To do this, the respective switching elements of the associated rotational switching devices can be brought into active engagement with at least two stationary switching devices (41.1 - 41.3) in order to initiate the switching movements.
The invention relates to a method for producing filled containers (16) from preforms (13). Each of the preforms (13) is transferred to a circulating molding and filling element (14) of a molding and filling station and is shaped into the respective container (16) in a subsequent molding and filling process in a mold under the effect of pressure from a supplied filler, wherein the mold is designed in multiple parts, comprising a base mold (21) and mold halves (19, 20), and each container (16) is clamped between the base mold (21) at the bottom and the molding and filling element (14) at the top at least at the end of the molding and filling process. The container (16) is separated from the respective molding and filling element (14) and the respective mold after the molding and filling process. According to the invention, the mold halves are removed from each container (16) before the molding and filling element (14) and the base mold (21) are separated from the container.
The invention relates to a method for producing containers, filled with liquid filling material, from thermally conditioned preforms, in which method filling material is introduced under pressure through a filling valve into the preform at a forming and filling station, wherein the filling material is provided by a filling material source and is pumped into the preform by means of a displacement pump, which is provided between the filling material source and the forming and filling stations, when the filling valve is open, wherein at least two forming and filling stations (12, 14, 11, 13, 32, 33) are associated with each displacement pump (23, 24, 36), which forming and filling stations are supplied, in particular successively, with filling material by the displacement pump (23, 24, 36).
The invention relates to a device (10) for producing plastic containers, wherein the device (10) has an electrical machine (16) and a rotor section (12) which comprises a large number of forming devices (14) for forming containers from a plastic preform, wherein the rotor section (12) is mounted such that it can rotate about a rotation axis (18), wherein the electrical machine (16) is connected to the rotor section (12) in an operating state of the device (10) as a motor for rotating the rotor section (12) about the rotation axis (18), characterized in that the device (10) further has an energy storage element (20) for storing kinetic energy and a connecting element (22) for movably coupling the energy storage element (20) to the rotor section (12) in a releasable fashion, wherein the device (10) assumes an emergency state in the event of a power cut, wherein the device (10) has a generator which, in the emergency state, is connected to the energy storage element (20) in order to extract kinetic energy from the energy storage element (20). The invention therefore provides a device (10) which can provide energy in a cost-effective manner and with a low level of complexity in the event of a power cut.
The invention relates to an apparatus (1) for coating surfaces of objects by means of a gas separation method under a vacuum provided by a vacuum system, said apparatus having process chambers (12), including at least one treatment chamber for receiving the objects to be coated and at least one additional process chamber (12), connected to the at least one treatment chamber, for conducting gases to be separated and/or discharging portions of unseparated partial gas quantities, wherein a measuring unit (14) for detecting the coating thickness on a surface or on portions of the surface of the process chambers (12) is arranged in at least one additional process chamber (12), wherein the measuring unit (14) is connectable to a control and evaluation unit (30). The invention additionally relates to a method for monitoring surfaces in conduction paths of an apparatus (1) for coating surfaces of objects according to an apparatus (1) according to the invention, wherein the measuring unit (14) detects actual data of the coating thickness on a surface of the at least one additional process chamber (12) as a measurement value and said actual data are forwarded to an evaluation device in which said actual data are compared with target data.
C23C 14/52 - Means for observation of the coating process
C23C 14/56 - Apparatus specially adapted for continuous coating; Arrangements for maintaining the vacuum, e.g. vacuum locks
C23C 16/44 - Chemical coating by decomposition of gaseous compounds, without leaving reaction products of surface material in the coating, i.e. chemical vapour deposition (CVD) processes characterised by the method of coating
C23C 16/52 - Controlling or regulating the coating process
C23C 16/54 - Apparatus specially adapted for continuous coating
C23C 16/04 - Coating on selected surface areas, e.g. using masks
A device for separating preforms is described, by means of which the preforms (2), which, for example, are supplied from a storage container, are provided in a row and provided with a desired orientation for further processing and are transferred, for example, to a blow molding machine or stretch blow molding machine for producing containers molded by pneumatic pressure or hydraulic pressure. The device has an orienting apparatus (10) for orienting incorrectly oriented preforms, which has a preferably star-shaped rotational element having fingers, which rotational element protrudes at least partially into the movement path of the preforms (2) and applies an orienting force to incorrectly oriented preforms by means of the rotation of the rotational element. The device is characterized in particular by the provision of a braking apparatus, which affects the rotation of the rotational body and by means of which the peripheral speed of the fingers protruding into the movement path of the preforms can be slowed relative to the speed at which the preforms are conveyed.
B65G 35/00 - Mechanical conveyors not otherwise provided for
B65G 47/14 - Devices for feeding articles or materials to conveyors for feeding articles from disorderly-arranged article piles or from loose assemblages of articles arranging or orientating the articles by mechanical or pneumatic means during feeding
B65G 47/256 - Devices influencing the relative position or the attitude of articles during transit by conveyors orientating the articles removing incorrectly orientated articles
13.
TEMPERATURE CONTROL DEVICE AND CONTAINER PRODUCTION MACHINE
The invention relates to a temperature control device (2) for the thermal conditioning of preforms (10) made of a thermoplastic material for subsequent shaping, comprising a transport device operating according to the rotary principle for transporting the preforms (10) along a transport section, wherein the transport section has at least one portion with two adjacent transport lanes for transporting the preforms (10) in two adjacent rows, such that each preform (10) can be allocated to one of the two transport lanes (32, 34). The temperature control device (2) further comprises heating elements (36) arranged between the transport lanes (32, 34) for heating the preforms (10), wherein the heating elements (36) are arranged between the transport lanes (32, 34) such that each heating element (36) acts on preforms (10) in both transport lanes (32, 34). The temperature control device according to the invention is refined by virtue of at least one compensating apparatus (22, 22', 23, 24) for compensating temperature differences between the preforms (10) allocated to the two transport lanes (32, 34), said compensating apparatus controlling the temperature exclusively or more intensively on the preforms (10) allocated to one of the two transport lanes (32, 34). The invention further relates to a container production machine (1) for producing containers (12) from preforms (10), comprising a temperature control device (2) according to the invention for the thermal conditioning of preforms (10) and a shaping device (3) for shaping the thermally conditioned preforms (10) into containers (12).
The invention relates to a vacuum drum for a labeling unit. The essential aspect of the invention is that of specifying a vacuum drum for a labeling unit of a labeling machine, in particular for labeling containers or the like, the vacuum drum comprising at least one vacuum holder pair, which can rotate about a drum axis of the vacuum drum in a direction of rotation and which comprises at least two vacuum holders, which are provided on a peripheral surface of the vacuum drum around the drum axis at an offset to one another in the direction of rotation. A vacuum holder located in front with respect to the direction of rotation is provided for holding a front label end of a corresponding label, and a vacuum holder located in back with respect to the direction of rotation is provided for holding an associated rear label end on the peripheral surface of the vacuum drum. The vacuum holders of the at least one vacuum holder pair located in front and in back each have a rotational switching device, which can be switched into two fixed stationary operating positions and which has a switching element. Furthermore, the vacuum holders located in front and in back are designed to be switchable, by means of the respective rotational switching devices, between an inner maintenance position as the first fixed operating position, in which the at least one vacuum holder pair can be led past a gluing unit without contact, which gluing unit is provided next to the vacuum drum, and an outer working position as the second fixed operating position, in which the at least one vacuum holder pair can be led past the gluing unit with contact, in that the respective switching elements of the associated rotational switching devices can be brought into active engagement with at least two stationary switching devices in order to initiate the switching movements.
The invention relates to a device for the plasma treatment of containers (5), comprising a process gas producer (100) for producing a process gas mixture and comprising at least one coating station (3), which comprises at least one plasma chamber (17) having a treatment place (40), in which plasma chamber at least one container (5) having a container interior (5.1) can be inserted and positioned on the treatment place (40), each plasma chamber (17) being at least partially evacuable in order to suck the process gas provided by the process gas producer (100) through the container (5), the interior thereof thus being provided with an inner coating by means of plasma treatment, and pressure-measuring apparatuses (79, 96-98) being provided at predefined points of the device in order to ensure the process stability. According to the invention, the pressure-measuring apparatuses (96-98) at least at some of the predefined points of the device comprise gas-type-dependent pressure transducers (86).
C23C 16/455 - Chemical coating by decomposition of gaseous compounds, without leaving reaction products of surface material in the coating, i.e. chemical vapour deposition (CVD) processes characterised by the method of coating characterised by the method used for introducing gases into the reaction chamber or for modifying gas flows in the reaction chamber
C23C 16/511 - Chemical coating by decomposition of gaseous compounds, without leaving reaction products of surface material in the coating, i.e. chemical vapour deposition (CVD) processes characterised by the method of coating using electric discharges using microwave discharges
C23C 16/52 - Controlling or regulating the coating process
The invention relates to a gripper for holding workpieces, in particular preforms or containers in the neck region thereof, having a gripper base on which two gripper arms are arranged in a pivotable manner, which each have gripping ends for partially clasping the neck region, wherein the gripper arms are kept in a spring-loaded manner in a basic position in which the gripping ends jointly enclose and can hold a neck region and upon contact with an obstacle can be pivoted jointly out of the basic position in one direction, wherein one of the gripper arms, as main arm (13, 13') is braced via a spring (20) with the gripper base (11), which pulls the main arm (13, 13') into abutment against the other gripper arm, which acts as a secondary arm (14, 14'), and the main and secondary arms (13, 13'; 14, 14') are each mounted in a joint (18, 19), wherein the joint (19) of the secondary arm (14) is closer to its gripping end (16) than the joint (18) of the main arm (13), and, in the closed position, the main and secondary arms bear against one another at least in two regions (21, 22), one of which is located above the joint (19) of the secondary arm (14) and the other of which is located therebeneath on a lever (25), extending downwardly from the joint (19), of the secondary arm (14).
The invention relates to a method and a device for sterilizing preforms (P) for producing containers formed by pneumatic or hydraulic pressure, or for sterilizing containers formed in this manner, wherein the preform(s) (P) or containers are sterilized by means of a sterilization steam. An undesirable condensation of sterilization steam on parts or components of the device, which are exposed to the sterilization steam, is at least partially prevented in that these parts or components (20) are heated, and/or in that at least a part of the sterilization steam is liquefied by condensation on cooling elements (10, 11, 12, 13).
The invention relates to a moulding and filling valve for the simultaneous moulding of a previously thermally conditioned preform into a container and the filling of the container being formed by introduction of a pressurised filling material, having an interior space which has an inlet in in fluid communication with a source for the pressurised filling material and an outlet which can be brought into fluid communication with the preform and with which a sealing element is associated, which can be moved by means of a tubular plunger running and movable in the longitudinal direction through the moulding and filling valve between a position in which the sealing element closes the outlet and a position, in which the sealing element frees the outlet. A rectangular stretching rod which is movable in the longitudinal direction is arranged in the plunger, and during the moulding and filling operation said rod can be introduced into the preform and assists the moulding in the longitudinal direction. A flexible diaphragm ring which surrounds the plunger with internal sealing is provided in the interior space, is connected to wall regions of the interior space with external sealing, and delimits a lower part of the interior space, through which the filling material flows into the preform, relative to the rest of the valve regions. The invention is characterised in that the diaphragm ring (12) encloses with an upper part (14) of the interior space (11) a supporting hollow space which is permanently completely filled with an incompressible supporting fluid (23).
F16K 41/10 - Spindle sealings with diaphragm, e.g. shaped as bellows or tube
B67C 3/00 - Bottling liquids or semiliquids; Filling jars or cans with liquids or semiliquids using bottling or like apparatus; Filling casks or barrels with liquids or semiliquids
The invention relates to a device for producing containers (22) by blow moulding, having at least one temperature-controllable blow mould (21) held by a mould receptacle (20), specifically having a base insert held by a base mould carrier and/or mould inserts held by mould-half carriers. The device is characterised by an inductively acting heating system, which indirectly inductively heats the base insert and/or the mould inserts.
The present invention relates to a device for coating containers with a barrier layer having at least one plasma chamber, which encloses at least one treatment space, in which at least one container with a container interior can be inserted and can be positioned in the treatment space, wherein a gas lance is provided which can be introduced into the container interior and which further acts as a microwave antenna, with the plasma chamber being designed to be capable at least of partial evacuation and being designed to fill the container interior at least partially with a plasma and a process gas. According to the invention, the device is designed such that the container can be preheated by means of a plasma, more particularly by means of a microwave plasma, using a noble gas which can be introduced into the container interior through the gas lance. The present invention also relates to a method for heating a container by means of a device in which heat is supplied by means of a plasma in a pressure range of 1-25 mbar, preferably in a pressure range of 1-5 mbar or in a pressure range of 15-25 mbar, using a noble gas.
C23C 16/455 - Chemical coating by decomposition of gaseous compounds, without leaving reaction products of surface material in the coating, i.e. chemical vapour deposition (CVD) processes characterised by the method of coating characterised by the method used for introducing gases into the reaction chamber or for modifying gas flows in the reaction chamber
C23C 16/511 - Chemical coating by decomposition of gaseous compounds, without leaving reaction products of surface material in the coating, i.e. chemical vapour deposition (CVD) processes characterised by the method of coating using electric discharges using microwave discharges
C23C 16/46 - Chemical coating by decomposition of gaseous compounds, without leaving reaction products of surface material in the coating, i.e. chemical vapour deposition (CVD) processes characterised by the method of coating characterised by the method used for heating the substrate
MULTIPART MOULD FOR PRODUCING CONTAINERS WITH A HANDLE BY A FORMING PROCESS, FORMING STATION, FORMING WHEEL AND FORMING MACHINE WITH SUCH A MOULD, METHOD FOR PRODUCING A CONTAINER WITH A HANDLE AND CONTAINER PRODUCED BY THIS METHOD
The invention relates to a multipart mould for producing containers provided with a handle by a forming process from thermally conditioned preforms of a thermoplastic material, in particular of PET, wherein the mould has at least two mould halves, wherein the mould halves are arranged movably in relation to one another and are formed such that they can be positioned from a closed position into an open position along a positioning path of movement, wherein the mould halves in their closed position lie against one another along a parting plane and enclose a cavity and provide an inner contour, against which the preform is expanded under pressure by a forming medium being introduced, and so the finished container that has expanded in the mould has an outer contour which complements the inner contour of the mould, wherein the inner contour of the mould has a handle fastening region, which is contoured for the formation of a fastening contour on the finished container for the attachment of a handle to the container after it has been removed from the mould, wherein the handle fastening region is formed as an undercut that can be engaged from behind in the radial direction and is designed to follow the path of positioning movement in the circumferential direction of the container, and so, when the mould is opened, the handle fastening region can slide out of the fastening contour formed in a complementary manner on the container.
B29C 49/20 - Blow-moulding, i.e. blowing a preform or parison to a desired shape within a mould; Apparatus therefor of articles having inserts or reinforcements
The present invention relates to a device for coating containers, having at least one coating station, which has a gas lance with an end region. A CIP unit is present, having a housing and an inlet and an outlet and a device for producing a fluid filling and/or a fluid circuit in the volume of the housing via the inlet and the outlet. The housing can be brought into a cleaning position in which said housing completely encloses the end region of the gas lance in a fluid-tight manner and the end region of the gas lance is positioned such that the fluid circuit which conveys a cleaning fluid wets said end region in the cleaning position, and does not enclose the gas lance during normal operation of the device. The invention also relates to a method for cleaning a gas lance (6) of an above-mentioned device, wherein the gas lance remains in the coating device and the following steps are performed in the order given: enclosing at least a part-length, including the free end, of the gas lance in a fluid-tight manner with the housing; introducing a cleaning fluid into the housing; draining the cleaning fluid out of the housing after a definable dwell time has elapsed; removing the housing.
C23C 16/44 - Chemical coating by decomposition of gaseous compounds, without leaving reaction products of surface material in the coating, i.e. chemical vapour deposition (CVD) processes characterised by the method of coating
C23C 16/04 - Coating on selected surface areas, e.g. using masks
C23C 16/455 - Chemical coating by decomposition of gaseous compounds, without leaving reaction products of surface material in the coating, i.e. chemical vapour deposition (CVD) processes characterised by the method of coating characterised by the method used for introducing gases into the reaction chamber or for modifying gas flows in the reaction chamber
C23C 16/54 - Apparatus specially adapted for continuous coating
B08B 3/10 - Cleaning involving contact with liquid with additional treatment of the liquid or of the object being cleaned, e.g. by heat, by electricity or by vibration
B08B 7/00 - Cleaning by methods not provided for in a single other subclass or a single group in this subclass
B08B 9/00 - Cleaning hollow articles by methods or apparatus specially adapted thereto
B08B 15/04 - Preventing escape of dirt or fumes from the area where they are produced; Collecting or removing dirt or fumes from that area from a small area, e.g. a tool
B08B 3/12 - Cleaning involving contact with liquid with additional treatment of the liquid or of the object being cleaned, e.g. by heat, by electricity or by vibration by sonic or ultrasonic vibrations
23.
METHOD AND DEVICE FOR FILLING CONTAINERS WITH CARBONISED FILLING MATERIAL AND SUBSEQUENTLY CLOSING THE FILLED CONTAINERS
The invention relates to a method for filling a container (13, 32) with carbonised liquid filling material and for closing the filled container, in which in a filling station (10, 30) the filling material is introduced into the container (13, 32) by a filling head (11, 33) with a defined filling pressure, the filling head (11, 33) being initially moved out of a rest position, which allows delivery and insertion of a container (13, 32) into the filling station (10, 30), into a work position at the inserted container in which an end region (16) of the filling head seals the opening (14) of the container, the container (13, 32) is then filled, after the conclusion of the filling phase the filling head (11, 33) is again moved out of the work position into a rest position spaced apart from the container (13, 32) and the container (11, 33) is then closed in the filling station (11, 33) by a closure cap (20) at least to such an extent that no more filling material can exit, and the container (11, 33) is then removed from the filling station (11, 33), characterised in that, before the lifting of the filling head (11, 33) from the work position into the rest position spaced apart from the container (13), in a pressure chamber (15) of the filling station (10, 30) surrounding the opening (14) of the container (13, 32) a positive pressure between the ambient pressure and the filling pressure is set, which is selected such that any foaming of the filling material located in the container (13, 32) is minimised to such an extent that no filling material exits from the container (13, 32) when the filling head (11, 33) is raised out of the work position after the filling operation.
B65B 3/02 - Machines characterised by the incorporation of means for making the containers or receptacles
B67B 3/20 - Closing bottles, jars, or similar containers by applying caps by applying and rotating preformed threaded caps
B65B 7/28 - Closing semi-rigid or rigid containers or receptacles not deformed by, or not taking-up shape of, contents, e.g. boxes or cartons by applying separate preformed closures, e.g. lids, covers
B67C 3/26 - Filling-heads; Means for engaging filling-heads with bottle necks
B67C 7/00 - Concurrent cleaning, filling, and closing of bottles; Processes or devices for at least two of these operations
24.
METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PRODUCING A CONTAINER FROM A THERMOPLASTIC PARISON
The invention relates to a method for producing a container from a thermoplastic parison, the container being produced from the parison with the aid of a fluid, either by blow moulding and subsequent filling with a fluid that is in particular liquid, or being produced by hydroforming and subsequently containing the liquid fluid as contents, and during the blow-moulding process and/or when receiving the in particular liquid fluid, the container revolves about and is spaced apart from an axis of rotation running, in particular, vertically, in a mould that can be opened. According to the invention, the closed mould adopts, at least temporarily, an inclined position, i.e. that deviates from a perpendicular position.
The invention relates to a method and a device for producing containers (12) filled with a liquid content from preforms (14) of a thermoplastic material, wherein the respective preform (14) is thermally conditioned along a heating zone in a heating device (116) and subsequently, during a forming and filling phase in a mould (13) of a forming station (16), is formed into the container (12) and filled with at least one pressurized liquid content (3) fed into the preform (14) as a pressure medium, wherein, while it is being formed into the container (12), the preform (14) is preferably guided and stretched in the axial direction (X) thereof at least for a time by a stretching rod (11), wherein a number of forming stations (16) are arranged circumferentially spaced apart on a common, continuously rotationally driven working wheel (110) at a radial distance from an axis of rotation (MA) of the working wheel (110). The invention provides a compensating device (36, 53, 100) to compensate for the thermal consequences of the centrifugal force acting on the content (3) with which the preform (14) is filled, wherein the compensating device (36, 53, 100) is designed as a temperature control device and imparts to the preform (14) a temperature profile in the circumferential direction which is not point-symmetrical in relation to the longitudinal axis (X) of the preform and produces a thermally differentiated partial circumferential region (14a) in the preform (14), wherein the preform (14) is inserted into the mould (13) in such an alignment that the thermally differentiated partial circumferential region (14a) is facing in the radial direction of the working wheel (110).
The invention relates to a device for coating containers, comprising at least one valve block (4). The valve block (4) has a vacuum block (5) with a depression (10), in which suction lines (11) are provided for generating an exhaust gas flow, and a support plate (6), on which a plurality of vacuum valves (16) are arranged in receiving openings (27). The support plate (6) has a working position and a maintenance position relative to the vacuum block (5), wherein the vacuum valve (16) lower ends (15), which are located in the flow of the process gas, are arranged within the depression (10) in the working position and outside of the depression (10) in the maintenance position. The support plate (6) is equipped with a locking frame (19) which can be moved relative to the support plate (6) between a locked position and an unlocked position such that the vacuum valves (16) are connected to the support plate (6) in a non-releasable manner in the locked position and can be removed from the support plate (6) in the unlocked position.
The invention relates to a method for operating a temperature control device (116) for the thermal conditioning of preforms (14) of a thermoplastic material in the temperature control device (116), wherein the respective preform (14) is prepared by the thermal conditioning in the temperature control device (116) for a subsequent forming operation, in which the preform (14) is formed into a container (12) by a pressurized forming fluid fed into the preform (14) and in which the preform (14) is stretched in the axial direction thereof by a stretching device (11), wherein the temperature control device (116) is controlled in its heating output by a heating controller (400, B) on the basis of a guide value determined by measuring instruments, and is characterized in that a guide value from which the stretching force exerted on the preform (14) can be derived is sensed by measuring instruments. The invention also relates to a temperature control device (116) for the thermal conditioning of preforms (14) of a thermoplastic material that is controlled on the basis of the guide value, wherein the guide value is derived from the stretching force exerted by the stretching device (11). Finally, the invention relates to a container production machine with a temperature control device as defined above.
MOLDING AND FILLING STATION OF A SYSTEM FOR MANUFACTURING FILLED CONTAINERS FROM PREFORMS BY MEANS OF FILLING MATERIAL INTRODUCED INTO THE PREFORM UNDER PRESSURE
The invention relates to a molding and filling station of a system for manufacturing filled containers from preforms (10) by means of liquid filling material (15) introduced into the preform (10) under pressure, said molding and filling station comprising a stretch rod (11) and a liquid duct (16) which can be controlled by means of a filling valve (14), surrounds at least part of the stretch rod (11) and ends in at least one outlet opening (17) that can be placed on the orifice (18) of the preform (10), the molding and filling station being characterized in that a gas barrier (20) is located in the liquid duct (16) between the filling valve (14) and the outlet opening (17).
The invention relates to a transport system for transporting preforms in a device for the blow-moulding production of finished containers, wherein the transport system comprises a transport chain, the chain elements of which have a support element for transporting the preforms, wherein the support element comprises a shaft part and a head part, and the head part has a head end region that can be introduced into the opening section of the preform, characterised in that the head part is retained on the shaft part and can be detached from the shaft part via actuation of a first actuation element, wherein the first actuation element is arranged in the end region of the shaft part facing away from the head part. The invention also relates to a device for the blow-moulding production of finished containers from preforms, a use, as well as a method for exchanging at least one head part, each making use of the transport system according to the invention.
The invention relates to a method for producing containers (14) from preforms (12) made of thermoplastic material by means of a blow-moulding machine (10) having at least one temperature-control device (26) and a forming device having at least two forming stations (16), the temperature of the preforms (12) being controlled by means of the temperature-control device (26) on the basis of predefinable first control parameters, and each temperature-controlled preform (12) being formed by means of one of the forming stations (16) on the basis of predefinable second control parameters so as to form a container (14), at least one of the second control parameters being defined individually for each of the forming stations (16). The invention also relates to a blow-moulding machine (10) designed to perform the method according to the invention for producing containers (14) from preforms (12) made of thermoplastic material.
The invention relates to a method for producing containers (14) from preforms (12) of thermoplastic material by means of a blow-molding machine (10) which comprises at least one temperature-control device (26) and one shaping device having at least two shaping stations (16), wherein the preforms (12) are temperature-controlled by means of the temperature-control device (26) on the basis of specifiable first control parameters, and by means of each one of the forming station (16) one temperature-controlled preform (12) per forming station is shaped into a container (14) on the basis of specifiable second control parameters, characterized in that at least one of the second control parameters is individually specified for each of the forming stations (16), at least one property of a finished container (14) being continuously measured, and the measured property being compared with a reference property and the individual second control parameters being controlled in a closed control loop on the basis of the comparison of the measured property and the reference property. The invention further relates to a blow-molding machine (10) for producing containers (14) from preforms (12) of thermoplastic material, said blow-molding machine being designed to carry out the method according to the invention.
The invention relates to a method and a molding station for producing containers (12), which are filled with a liquid filler, from preforms (14) made of a thermoplastic material. Each preform (14) is thermally conditioned and subsequently molded into the container (12) and filled with at least one liquid filler which is supplied to the preform under pressure as a pressure medium during a molding and filling phase in a multi-part mold (205) of a molding station (16). The preform (14) is preferably at least temporarily guided and stretched in the axial direction by a stretching rod (209) during the molding process of the preform into the container (12), and the mold (205) is converted from a closed state into an open state in order to repeatedly supply a preform (14) and/or subsequently remove a completely molded container (12). The molding process of the preform into the container (12) is carried out against the mold inner wall (219) when the mold (205) is closed. The invention is characterized in that a step of removing liquid from the mold (205) is carried out at least temporarily between chronologically successive supplying processes, in particular starting with the conversion of the mold (205) from the closed state into the open state. The invention additionally relates to a working wheel comprising such molding stations and to a device comprising such a working wheel.
The invention relates to a heating module (10) and a primary reflector for a heating module of a heating duct in a moulding machine for producing containers from preforms, in which heating module thermoplastic preforms are heated, said primary reflector being provided between tubular heating devices, which run parallel on a side wall (11, 12) of the heating module, are arranged one above the other and emit infrared radiation, and the side wall and consisting of ceramic material. The heating module is characterised in that the primary reflector (16) is connected to the side wall (41) by means of a dovetail connection, wherein respective dovetail-type connecting regions (52, 52') are formed on the reflector (51, 51'), each region being securable by a clip (42) fixed to the side wall and made of steel, more particularly spring steel, with dimensions matching the dovetail.
The invention relates to a support frame (9, 10) for a pump stand for receiving vacuum pumps (13, 14) for a coating device for coating containers by means of a coating method, comprising a structure on which bearing struts (15) are formed for detachably connecting to at least two bearing devices (11), onto which a respective vacuum pump (13, 14) can be detachably mounted, and comprising feet (16) which extend downwards from the lowermost bearing struts (15) and have detachable securing devices (12) for connecting to a main support frame (1) of the coating device, wherein the bearing devices (11) have a rectangular cross-section, which is slightly larger than the cross-section of a fork of a lifting truck or a forklift truck, and which are spaced far enough apart from one another in the horizontal direction that the fork of a lifting truck or a stacking fork of a forklift truck can be moved therein with minimal play. The invention also relates to a main support frame (1) for a coating device for coating containers by means of a coating method, comprising horizontal carriers (2, 3) and vertical carriers (4, 5) which are arranged relative to one another in a vacuum region such that a first opening (6) is formed in a lateral surface of the main support frame (1), the height of which is greater than the height of the support frame (9, 10) according to the invention for a pump stand.
The invention relates to a device for coating containers by means of a coating method, comprising a carrier frame (1), the outer dimensions of which are less than the inner dimensions of an ISO container, the following regions being present within the carrier frame (1): a conveying region (3), in which a conveying device for the containers is arranged; a treatment region (5), in which a container treatment unit for coating the containers is arranged; a transfer region (4), in which a transfer device is arranged, which moves the containers between the conveying device and the container treatment unit; a maintenance region (6) easily accessible from outside, in which no components are arranged; an electronics region (7), in which a switchgear cabinet for the electronics of the components of the device is arranged; a process-gas processing region (8), in which the components for handling the process gas for the coating method are arranged; a vacuum pump region (9), in which vacuum pumps for producing the vacuum needed for the coating method are arranged; wherein the components arranged in the mentioned regions do not protrude beyond the region defined by the outer dimensions of the carrier frame (1).
B23Q 7/00 - Arrangements for handling work specially combined with or arranged in, or specially adapted for use in connection with, machine tools, e.g. for conveying, loading, positioning, discharging, sorting
B65G 47/00 - Article or material-handling devices associated with conveyors; Methods employing such devices
The invention relates to a method for operating a heating device (116) for the temperature conditioning of preforms (14) made of a thermoplastic material in the heating device (116). By means of the thermal conditioning in the heating device (116), a perform (14) is prepared for a subsequent forming process in which the preform (14) is formed into a container (12) with a forming fluid fed at pressure into the preform (14), the heating device (116) being operated in a plurality of operating states, specifically at least in a first and in a second operating state. The heating device (116) is operated in the second operating state for a start-up phase of the heating device (116), in which the temperature of the heating device (116) approaches an equilibrium temperature of a thermodynamically stable equilibrium state of the heating device (116), and the heating device (116) is operated in the first operating state for continuous operation of the heating device (116) following on from the start-up phase. The heating device is characterised in that, in the second operating state, the heating device (116) is operated with a heating output value that varies over time. The invention also relates to a heating device and to a machine comprising a heating device that are designed to work each in accordance with the method.
The invention relates to a molding and filling device (10) for producing containers (12) from thermally conditioned preforms (14), said containers being filled with a liquid filling material, comprising at least one molding and filling station (16) for molding and filling a preform (14), the molding and filling station (16) having a stretching rod (18) mounted for longitudinal sliding, for guiding and stretching the preform (14), the molding and filling device being distinguished in that the molding and filling station (16) has at least one gap space (24; 26; 28) between two body parts (18; 60; 62; 64) of the molding and filling station (16) which are mounted for sliding relative to each other, which gap space is sealingly separated into a high-pressure region (38; 40; 42) and a low-pressure region (44; 46; 48; 50) in a usage position of the molding and filling station (16) by means of a gap seal (30; 32; 34; 36) that acts on a surface of one of the body parts, the high-pressure region (38; 40; 42) being communicatively connectable to the interior (86) of the preform (14) and the low-pressure region (44; 46; 48; 50) being sealed off by means of a flexible sealing membrane (52; 54; 56; 58), which is sealingly connected to the body parts which can move relative to each other.
The present invention relates to a device for coating containers (17) by means of a coating process with a main supporting frame, wherein the following devices are present within the main supporting frame: a conveying device (13) for the containers (17), a treatment station for coating the containers (17), a transfer device (1), which moves the containers (17) between the conveying device (13) and the treatment station, wherein the transfer device (1) has a gripper unit (2), which is mounted pivotably along a pivot axis (5) aligned parallel to the conveying device (13) on a gripper frame (7), which is arranged fixed in place in relation to the main supporting frame during the operation of the device, wherein the gripper unit (2) is mounted on a carriage (8) connected to the gripper frame (7) and the carriage (8) can perform linear movements in three mutually perpendicular directions; wherein the gripper unit (2) is movable between a first position, in which it can grip the containers (17) in the region of the conveying device (13), and a second position, in which it can insert the containers (17) into the treatment station and fetch them from it. Furthermore, the invention also relates to a method for operating such a device.
B23Q 7/04 - Arrangements for handling work specially combined with or arranged in, or specially adapted for use in connection with, machine tools, e.g. for conveying, loading, positioning, discharging, sorting by means of grippers
The invention relates to a device (1) for coating containers (18), in particular bottles, comprising a vacuum chamber (12), a plasma generator (14) and a gas lance (20) having an outlet opening (26) protruding into the container (18) for introducing a material to be deposited on the inner wall of the container (18), characterized in that the inside diameter (D) of the gas lance (20) in the region of the outlet opening (26) is enlarged relative to the inside diameter (d) in a main section (22) of the gas lance (20).
C23C 16/04 - Coating on selected surface areas, e.g. using masks
C23C 16/455 - Chemical coating by decomposition of gaseous compounds, without leaving reaction products of surface material in the coating, i.e. chemical vapour deposition (CVD) processes characterised by the method of coating characterised by the method used for introducing gases into the reaction chamber or for modifying gas flows in the reaction chamber
C23C 16/50 - Chemical coating by decomposition of gaseous compounds, without leaving reaction products of surface material in the coating, i.e. chemical vapour deposition (CVD) processes characterised by the method of coating using electric discharges
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METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PRODUCING CONTAINERS FILLED WITH A LIQUID FILLING MATERIAL AND SEALED BY MEANS OF A SEALING CAP
The invention relates to a method and to a device for producing containers (11) filled with a liquid filling material (21, 21.1) from preforms (2) of a thermoplastic material, the perform (2) being thermally conditioned before the shaping thereof and subsequently being shaped into the container (11) during a shaping and filling phase in a mold (37) of a shaping and filling station (10) with the filling material (21, 21.1) as pressure medium, the filling material (21, 21.1) being introduced into the preform by a shaping and filling head (28), the shaping and filling head (28) being moved from an idle position, which allows a preform to be supplied and inserted into the mold (37) of the shaping and filling station (10), into a sealing position with respect to the preform (2), the preform (2) preferably being guided and axially stretched by means of a stretching rod (17) at least at times during the shaping into the container (11), the container (11) being sealed by means of a sealing cap (15) after the conclusion of the shaping and filling phase and before the container (11) is removed from the shaping and filling station (10), the sealing cap (15) being fed into the region of the shaping and filling station (10) by a cap-feeding apparatus (50). The invention is characterized in that the shaping and filling head (28) is moved from the sealing position into a position spaced apart from the container (11) after the conclusion of the shaping and filling phase, then the sealing cap (15) is fed into the region between the container (11) and the shaping and filling head (28), and then the sealing cap (15) is pressed onto the container (11) in a container longitudinal direction (32) by the shaping and filling head (28).
The invention relates to a method and to an apparatus for applying dry air to a blow mold (4) arranged on a rotating blowing wheel of a blowing station (3) for blow molding containers (2) from thermoplastic, wherein dry air is collected in a collecting container (39) arranged to be offset radially inward with respect to the blow mold (4) on the blowing wheel (25), and the dry air from the collecting container (39) is discharged and directed to a surface of the blow mold (4) with a directional component pointing radially outward relative to the blowing wheel.
The invention relates to a method and an apparatus for producing liquid-contents-filled containers (22) from preforms (1) by introducing the contents into the preform (1) under a filling pressure, wherein the contents are pressurized by a pressure pump (7) and introduced into the preform (1) through a filling valve (6) at a forming and filling station (3). A pressure accumulator (10) disposed between the pressure pump (7) and the filling valve (6) is pressurized by the pressure pump (7) and filled with a volume of contents. The invention is characterized in that a positive displacement pump (26) is provided having a filling chamber (28) for the contents and a displacement body (30) movably guided within said chamber, wherein the displacement body (30) divides the chamber (28) into a first subchamber (28a) near the filling station and a second subchamber (28b) further away from the filling station, each of which can be brought into flow connection with the pressure accumulator (10). The displacement body (30) is in drive connection with a drive device (32) and can be driven by the drive device (32), and when the filling valve (6) is open the drive device (32) and/or the pressure accumulator (10) each at least temporarily apply a driving force to the displacement body (30) and, as a result, the displacement body (30) displaces at least part of the quantity of contents required for reshaping the preform (1) in the direction of the preform (1).
The invention relates to a method for coating plastic receptacles (18), in particular PET bottles with a SiOx coating, in which method a SiOx layer is deposited inside the receptacle while a plasma is formed. According to the invention, the plastic receptacle is cooled immediately before being coated.
C23C 16/54 - Apparatus specially adapted for continuous coating
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TRANSPORT ELEMENT FOR TRANSPORTING FILLED, UNSEALED CONTAINERS IN MACHINES, AND METHOD FOR TRANSFERRING A FILLED, UNSEALED CONTAINER FROM A MACHINE TO A HOLDING DEVICE OF A TRANSPORT ELEMENT OF A FURTHER MACHINE OR MACHINE COMPONENT
The invention relates to a transport element (20) for transporting filled, unsealed containers (30) in machines, comprising a holding device (21) for receiving the container (30), wherein the transport element (20) has a movable closure element (22) which, after introduction of the filled container (30) into the holding device (21) and simultaneously to the container (30) being taken over by the holding device (21), is movable onto the opening (31) of the container (30). Furthermore, the invention relates to a method for transferring a filled, unsealed container (30) from a machine, in particular a shaping and filling machine (10), to a holding device (21) of a transport element (20) of a further machine (12) or machine component (14), wherein the container (30) is temporarily closed prior to a change in the acceleration acting on the container in that, simultaneously to the container (30) being taken over by the holding device (21), a movable closure element (22) is moved onto the opening (31) of the container (30).
B67C 7/00 - Concurrent cleaning, filling, and closing of bottles; Processes or devices for at least two of these operations
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MOULDING AND FILLING STATION OF AN INSTALLATION FOR PRODUCING FILLED CONTAINERS FROM PREFORMS BY MEANS OF FILLING MATERIAL INTRODUCED INTO THE PREFORM UNDER PRESSURE
The invention relates to a moulding and filling station of an installation for producing filled containers from preforms (2) by means of liquid filling material introduced into the preform (2) under pressure, said moulding and filling station comprising a stretch rod (1) and a liquid duct (3), which can be controlled by means of a filling valve (22), passes through at least part of the stretch rod (1) and ends in at least one outlet opening (4a, 4b, 4c, 4d, 5) in the stretch rod (1), and being characterised in that a gas barrier (6, 6a, 6b) is provided in the liquid duct (3) between the filling valve (22) and the outlet opening (4a, 4b, 4c, 4d, 5). The invention also relates to a stretch rod (1) for a moulding and filling station, having a filling material duct (3) and at least one outlet opening (4a, 4b, 4c, 4d, 5) for discharging filling material, a gas barrier (6, 6a, 6b) being provided in the filling material duct (3).
The invention relates to a heating apparatus (H) with at least one heating section (24) for thermally conditioning thermoplastic-material parisons (1) to a temperature profile which is suitable for blow moulding, wherein the heating apparatus (H) has a transporting device for transporting the parisons (1) along a transporting path (T) of the heating apparatus (H), and wherein the transporting device has handling means (39) for retaining and handling an individual parison (1) in each case, wherein the transporting device is designed, and arranged, such that the parisons (1), in at least one first portion of the transporting path (T), are guided in a single row and, in at least one second portion of the transporting path, are guided in two adjacent rows.
The invention relates to a conveyor system for conveying preforms in a device for blow-forming finished containers, wherein the conveyor system comprises a conveyor chain, the chain links of which comprise a carrying element and a conveyor element, the conveyor system being characterized in that the conveyor element comprises a support structure and the carrying element comprises a mounting structure and at least some sections of the support structure and the mounting structure are designed and arranged to complement one another. Both the support structure of the conveyor element and the mounting structure of the carrying element comprise at least one connecting element, at least some sections of each connecting element being configured and arranged to complement one another, and the conveyor system is further configured to handoff the preforms to carrying elements for conveying said preforms through a heating section and to remove the preforms from the carrying elements after said preforms have been conveyed through the heating section. In addition, the invention also relates to a device for blow-forming finished containers from preforms, in particular from preforms made of a thermoplastic material, the device comprising at least one heating system for thermally conditioning the preforms along a transport path and at least one forming device for forming thermally conditioned preforms into the finished container, characterized in that the device comprises at least one conveyor system for conveying preforms according to the invention, the conveyor system being disposed in particular in the area of the heating device. Lastly, the invention also relates to the use of such a conveyor system and a method for the replacement of at least one carrying element.
The invention relates to a method for producing a multipack comprising at least two containers, wherein at least one container has a reinforced wall portion, a device for producing such a multipack and also a multipack comprising at least two containers each with a container wall, wherein the two containers are connected to one another by an adhesive joint. In order to provide a simple method and a device for producing an adhesively bonded multipack and also such a multipack, wherein the method makes it possible to produce a multipack from adhesively bonded-together containers in a particularly simple way and the multipack has a particularly low weight and is also particularly durable with respect to the containers being damaged when separating one of the containers from the multipack, it is provided that the method comprises at least the steps of providing a preform for a container, heating the preform and cooling at least a partial region of the preform, producing a first container from the preform, wherein the first container has a reinforced wall portion formed from the cooled partial region of the preform, applying an adhesive for creating at least one adhesive point in the region of the reinforced wall portion of the first container and also forming a multipack by fixing a second container at the at least one adhesive point of the first container.
The invention relates to a mould carrier for receiving a mould for forming hollow articles from parisons. The object of the invention is to provide a mould carrier of this type, the drive mechanism of which can be reliably protected against contamination by a filling product. According to the invention, the object is achieved by a mould carrier (3a, 3b) for receiving a mould (2a, 2b) for forming hollow articles from parisons, in particular for forming containers, by means of a gaseous or liquid pressurised medium introduced under pressure into the parison, the mould carrier being divided vertically and at least one part of the mould carrier being rotatably mounted about an axis of rotation A, such that the two parts (3a, 3b) can be transferred from an open position to a closed position by means of a drive mechanism (6). The mould carrier (3a, 3b) and the drive mechanism (6) are mutually spaced horizontally and are connected by a connection region (7, 7a, 7b) which passes through a vertical separation plane E. The mould carrier according to the invention is characterised in that a protective wall (8) is disposed on the separation plane E.
The present invention relates to a mould for forming hollow articles from parisons. The object of the invention is to provide a mould of this type comprising a closing mechanism which allows the mould to be securely held in the closed position even at high pressure and which, in addition, is easy to clean. According to the invention, the object is achieved by a two-part mould (1a, 1b) for forming hollow articles from parisons, in particular for forming containers, by means of a gaseous or liquid pressurised medium introduced under pressure into the parison, at least part of the mould (1a, 1b) being rotatably mounted about an axis of rotation (3), such that the two parts can be transferred from an open position to a closed position and each mould part being connected for rotation about an axis (5a, 5b) running parallel to the axis of rotation (3) to one end of a toggle lever (4a, 4b). The other two ends of the two toggle levers are interconnected so that they can rotate about an axis (6) running parallel to the axis of rotation and are connected to an actuating mechanism (7, 8, 9). According to the invention, the mould is characterised in that in its closed position the toggle levers (4a, 4b) are just short of their dead centre positions and the actuating mechanism (7, 8, 9) exerts an elastic force on the connecting axis (6) of the toggle levers (4a, 4b) towards their dead centre positions.
The invention relates to a heating device (H) for thermally conditioning preforms (1). The heating device (H) has multiple heating devices (30, 30') and transport means (33) for transporting the preforms (1) along the heating devices (30, 30'). The transport means (33) are connected in a chainlike manner, and the transport means (33) have a rotary drive element (52) which interacts with a circulating drive element (51) in order to produce a self-rotation. The heating device (H) has a first heating section with first heating devices (30) for uniformly conditioning the preforms (1) and a second heating section with second heating devices (30') for non-uniformly conditioning the preforms (1) (preferential heating). The drive element (51) is in engagement with the rotary drive element (52) in the region of the first heating section and is not in engagement with the rotory drive element (52) in the region of the second section. The heating device (H) has alignment means for the target alignment of the preforms (1), said alignment means interacting with an alignment contour (75) on the preform (1). The alignment means prevent the rotation of the preforms (1) by means of blocking elements (67) which are arranged either on the transport means (33) or on a blocking device (45) arranged between the first and the second heating section. The invention further relates to a blow-molding machine (B) comprising such a heating device (H).
The invention relates to a heat box for thermally conditioning preforms (10) that consist of a thermoplastic material and are provided for blow moulding, in which two lateral walls (32) and one base wall (34) delimit a heat tunnel through which the preforms (10) are conveyed, said heat tunnel comprising at least two parallel heat channels, and a heating unit (14) being arranged between two adjacent, particularly parallel heat channels and comprising a plurality of rod-shaped heating elements (16) that extend longitudinally in the conveyor direction of the preforms (10).
The invention relates to a heating device (H) for the thermal conditioning of preforms (1) made of a thermoplastic material at a temperature profile that is suitable for a blow moulding, and a blow moulding machine (B) having a heating device (H) of this type. The heating device (H) has multiple heating units (30, 30') arranged behind one another along a heating section (24) and transport means (33) for transporting the preforms (1) on a transport path (55) along the heating section (24) and along the heating units (30, 30'). The transport means (33) are connected in a chain-like manner to form a closed continuous transport chain (50) and have a rotary drive body (52) that cooperates with a first engaging device (51) that is driven and arranged such that it circulates at a distance to the transport chain (50) in order to introduce a rotational movement thereof about a longitudinal axis of the transport means (33) via engagement in the rotary drive body (52). The heating device (H) has a first heating section with first heating units (30) for the uniform heating of the preforms (1) in the peripheral direction thereof, and a second heating section with second heating units (30') for the non-uniform heating of the preforms (1) in the peripheral direction thereof (preferential heating). The first engaging device (51) is arranged in such a way that it is engaged with the rotary drive body (52) in the region of the first heating section, and it is not engaged with the rotary drive body (52) in the region of the second section. The heating device (H) has a second engaging device (45, 45', 45") that can be driven and is arranged such that it circulates at a distance to the transport chain (50), said second engaging device being arranged in such a way that it is engaged with the rotary drive body (52) in the region of the second heating section and also has the translation speed of the transport chain (50). The invention also relates to a method for the thermal conditioning of preforms.
The invention relates to a method and a device for preparing a preform supply in a storage device (500), the method and the device being characterised in that before the content of the transport unit (516) is emptied, a movable chute (550) is positioned in such a way that the preforms (1) are emptied from the transport unit (516) onto an upper region (554) of the chute (550), slide down the chute in a sliding direction (X), and then fall from a lower chute end (552) of the chute (550) into the storage container (401, 502), particularly where the chute (550) is moved during the emptying of the transport unit (516), particularly in the angle of inclination thereof and/or in the chute direction (X) and/or upwards, particularly such that the chute end (552) remains substantially at the same height. The device comprises a correspondingly embodied lift-tilt device (510) and a chute (550) that can be moved in relation thereto.
The invention relates to a method and a device for plasma treatment of containers by means of a plurality of treatment segments each having at least one plasma station on a plasma module comprising a plasma wheel, wherein, during an operational malfunction and/or a cut-out in at least one of the plasma stations, the process gas, before being supplied to the plasma station in question, is carried off into the respective plasma chamber and/or the container held therein, by means of at least one bypass line.
C23C 16/04 - Coating on selected surface areas, e.g. using masks
C23C 16/44 - Chemical coating by decomposition of gaseous compounds, without leaving reaction products of surface material in the coating, i.e. chemical vapour deposition (CVD) processes characterised by the method of coating
C23C 16/511 - Chemical coating by decomposition of gaseous compounds, without leaving reaction products of surface material in the coating, i.e. chemical vapour deposition (CVD) processes characterised by the method of coating using electric discharges using microwave discharges
C23C 16/54 - Apparatus specially adapted for continuous coating
C23C 16/455 - Chemical coating by decomposition of gaseous compounds, without leaving reaction products of surface material in the coating, i.e. chemical vapour deposition (CVD) processes characterised by the method of coating characterised by the method used for introducing gases into the reaction chamber or for modifying gas flows in the reaction chamber
C23C 16/52 - Controlling or regulating the coating process
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TONG ASSEMBLY FOR HANDLING PREFORMS, AND TRANSFER WHEEL AND CONTAINER TREATMENT MACHINE COMPRISING SUCH A TONGS ARRANGEMENT
The invention relates to a tong assembly (50) for handling preforms (1) made of a thermoplastic material, or containers (2) produced therefrom, comprising a tong base (52) having at least two tong arms (53) fastened thereto in a pivotable manner, and a tong carrier (51) supporting the tong base (52). The invention is characterized in that the tong base (52) is connected to the tong carrier (51) by means of a four joint (70), wherein the tong base (52) and the tong carrier (51) are each designed as opposite legs of the four-joint (70), and wherein the four-joint (70) is in particular complemented by two swivel arms (56a, 56b) of equal length. The invention further relates to a transfer wheel having such a tong assembly (50), and to a container treatment machine (45) having a transfer wheel comprising a tong assembly (50).
B29C 49/42 - Component parts, details or accessories; Auxiliary operations
B65G 47/86 - Star-shaped wheels or devices having endless travelling belts or chains, the wheels or devices being equipped with article-engaging elements the article-engaging elements being grippers
The invention relates to a heating device (H), comprising a heating section (24) for thermally conditioning preforms (1) consisting of thermoplastic material, having an upper mouth section (21) having an opening, a collar-like supporting ring (54) arranged below the mouth section (21), and a bottom section (56) closed at the lower end, to a temperature profile suitable for blow molding, wherein the heating device (H) has transport means (33) for transporting the preforms (1) along a transport path (55) of the heating device (H), and wherein the transport means (33) each bear at least one handling means (41) for holding and handling the preforms (1), wherein a radiation shield (52), which is forced to follow the transport path of the preforms (1), is arranged in an intermediate space between two handling means (41) each provided for handling a preform (1), said radiation shield having, at least on one end face, a recess (53) for partially engaging around a preform (1) held in the handling means (41) that is adjacent to the recess (53), wherein the radiation shield (52) is arranged in such a way that a surface area of the radiation shield (52) overlaps, on the side of said surface area facing away from the opening section (21), with a surface area of the supporting ring (54) as viewed in the longitudinal direction of the preform (1), at least at times during the transport of the preforms (1).
The invention relates to a method and an apparatus for producing liquid-contents-filled containers from preforms by contents being introduced into the preform under pressure. It is an object of the invention to propose such a method, and such an apparatus, in the case of which both the desired filling pressure and the desired volume flow of contents are reliably available throughout the forming and filling phase. The object according to the invention is achieved by a method in the case of which the contents are subjected to pressure by a pressure pump 7 and, at a forming and filling station 3, are introduced into the preform 1 by way of a filling valve 6, the method being characterized in that a pressure accumulator 10, which is arranged between the pump 7 and the filling valve 6, with the filling valve 6 closed, is subjected to pressure by the pump 7 and filled with a volume of contents and, with the filling valve 6 open, the contents stored under pressure are discharged to the preform 1 by the pressure accumulator 10. The object according to the invention is also achieved by a corresponding apparatus, which comprises a pressure pump 7 and a filling valve 6, which are connected to one another by a feed line 2, the apparatus being characterized in that it has a pressure accumulator 10, which is arranged in the feed line 2 between the pressure pump 7 and the filling valve 6.
B65B 3/02 - Machines characterised by the incorporation of means for making the containers or receptacles
B65B 3/12 - Methods of, or means for, filling the material into the containers or receptacles by application of pressure to material mechanically, e.g. by pistons or pumps
B29C 49/46 - Component parts, details or accessories; Auxiliary operations characterised by using particular environment or blow fluids other than air
59.
DEVICE FOR SIMULTANEOUSLY MOLDING AND FILLING CONTAINERS FROM PREFORMS, VALVE ARRANGEMENT AND USE OF SUCH A VALVE ARRANGEMENT IN A METHOD FOR SIMULTANEOUSLY MOLDING AND FILLING CONTAINERS FROM PREFORMS
The invention has the object of proposing a device for producing filled containers from preforms using liquid contents introduced under pressure into the preforms, which device is provided with a filling valve that can be actuated with short reaction times. The object is achieved with such a device, comprising a shaping and filling station 12 with a mound 14 in which a preform 13 can be converted into a filled container, and with a shaping and filling head 15 to which contents can be supplied under pressure via a supply line 11, and which has a filling valve 16 for controlling the supply of contents to the preform 13. The device is characterized by a filling valve 16 having a valve arrangement that comprises a first and a second pipe stub 1a, 1b of identical diameter. The two pipe stubs are arranged at a distance from one another. A valve body 2, the diameter of which at least corresponds to the diameter of the pipe stubs, is arranged between the pipe stubs. The valve arrangement also comprises a sleeve 3 which can be displaced along the two pipe stubs and which bridges the gap between the two pipe stubs in a leak-tight manner, wherein the sleeve has a maximum internal diameter that is greater than the maximum diameter of the valve body. The sleeve can be displaced along the pipe stubs such that, in a closed position of the valve arrangement, it is in contact with a sealing surface 6 arranged on the valve body, and such that the sealing surface has the same diameter as the pipe stubs.
F16K 1/12 - Lift valves, i.e. cut-off apparatus with closure members having at least a component of their opening and closing motion perpendicular to the closing faces with streamlined valve member around which the fluid flows when the valve is opened
The invention relates to a method for controlling the temperature of preforms (1) which are rotationally symmetric about their longitudinal axis and have a standard thread, and which are made of a thermoplastic material, wherein the preforms (1) are provided for blow-molding shaping into containers (2) having a non-circular cross-section with a cut that is transverse relative to the longitudinal axis of the container (58), and are heated for temperature conditioning, wherein the preform (1) is provided with a temperature profile along a circumference during the heating process, which temperature profile is generated such that areas are differentially heated in the radial direction of the circumference of the preform (1), wherein the thread (62) of the preform (1) is aligned in a predefined target position before said areas are differentially heated, characterized in that the preform (1) is set in rotation for the alignment thereof, and an alignment element (140, 150) engages in the standard thread (62) and prevents the preform (1) from rotating further as soon as the aligning element (140, 150) comes in contact with a predetermined contact surface (143, 171, 172) in the standard thread (62).
The invention relates to a device for blow moulding containers. A preform consisting of a thermoplastic material is stretched by a stretch rod after thermal conditioning inside a blow mould and is shaped, by the effects of blowing pressure, so as to form the container. A positioning specification for the stretch rod is achieved using a linear drive. The blowing pressure is generated using at least one positionable blowing gas supply. The linear drive is at least intermittently mechanically coupled to said positionable blowing gas supply and stretch rod, such that a defined motion kinematic is implemented. The coupling means and the coupled elements are constructed such that the axes of motion and the resulting force-effect axes form a common spatial axis.
The invention relates to a rotor of a device for forming and/or filling containers made from preforms. The object of the invention is to provide a rotor of a device of this type, which permits the transfer of the preforms or the filled containers to a subsequent processing station with reduced force. This is achieved by a rotor (100) of a device of this type having a rotational axis A and having processing stations rotating about the rotational axis for receiving preforms or containers, wherein the processing stations move on a closed path (1) about the rotational axis A, characterised in that the distance of the path (1) to the rotational axis A is different depending on the position on the path (1), and the radius of curvature of the path (1) is greater in at least one section (12) than the greatest distance of the path (1) from the rotational axis A.
The present invention relates to an apparatus for filling and closing containers. The problem of the present invention is to develop an apparatus for filling and closing containers such that the risk of the apparatus being contaminated by spilled contents is effectively prevented. This problem is solved by an apparatus for filling and closing containers which comprises a first process wheel (1) for filling a container and a second process wheel (2) for closing a filled container and also a transfer device (3) for transferring the filled containers from the first process wheel (1) to the second process wheel (2). The transfer device (3) has a linear transfer route (4).
B67C 7/00 - Concurrent cleaning, filling, and closing of bottles; Processes or devices for at least two of these operations
B29C 49/46 - Component parts, details or accessories; Auxiliary operations characterised by using particular environment or blow fluids other than air
B65B 3/02 - Machines characterised by the incorporation of means for making the containers or receptacles
B67C 3/00 - Bottling liquids or semiliquids; Filling jars or cans with liquids or semiliquids using bottling or like apparatus; Filling casks or barrels with liquids or semiliquids
The invention relates to a container (1) for receiving a liquid content, comprising a container wall (10) which surrounds a container interior (12) and comprises an opening (8). The container wall has an opening region (2) at the opening, a base region (4) arranged opposite the opening region, and a lateral region (3) which extends between the opening region and the base region, and the container wall has a dimensionally stable central region (22) in the base region and a flexible flat region (24) which encircles the central region. The container wall transitions from the central region into the flat region at an angle such that an edge (26) which encircles the central region is formed in the container wall between the central region and the flat region. The invention further relates to a blow mold (31) for producing such a container.
The invention relates to devices and methods for transporting preforms (20) made of a thermoplastic material in the region of a blow-molding machine for blow-molding containers, in particular a transport device (10), having a transport wheel (12) which is mounted in a rotatable manner about a rotational axis and which comprises multiple receiving recesses (18) distributed in the circumferential direction over the circumference of the transport wheel for receiving and conveying preforms (20). A hook element (14) is arranged on the transport wheel (12) in the region of each receiving recess (18), said hook element being mounted on the transport wheel (12) in a pivotal manner between an open position and a closed position, and in the closed position, the hook element (14) secures a preform (20) to be transported in the respective receiving recess (18) from falling out of the receiving recess (18).
The invention relates to a method for producing a layer of multipacks, wherein the multipacks have containers which are connected to each other and the layer has at least a first and a second multipack, said method comprising the steps of: providing a first and a second multipack, which are pregrouped in loose compression to form a layer, in a receiving region and final compression of the pregrouped multipack to a layer. In order to provide a method and a device, in which the joining of multipacks to a layer is carried out without the disadvantages described above, it is provided that, prior to the final compression of the multipacks to a layer, an adhesive spot is applied onto a first multipack, and that during or after the provision of the pregrouped multipack, but prior to the final compression of the pregrouped multipack to a layer, an adhesive point is produced between two adjacent multipacks.
B65G 57/22 - Stacking of articles of particular shape three-dimensional, e.g. cubiform, cylindrical in layers, each of predetermined arrangement
B65G 57/24 - Stacking of articles of particular shape three-dimensional, e.g. cubiform, cylindrical in layers, each of predetermined arrangement the layers being transferred as a whole, e.g. on pallets
B65B 17/02 - Joining articles, e.g. cans, directly to each other for convenience of storage, transport, or handling
B65B 35/30 - Arranging and feeding articles in groups
B65B 35/58 - Turning articles by positively-acting means, e.g. to present labelled portions in uppermost position
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METHOD FOR PRODUCING CONTAINERS, WHICH ARE FILLED WITH A LIQUID FILLING MATERIAL, FROM PARISONS COMPOSED OF A THERMOPLASTIC MATERIAL, AND A DEVICE FOR THIS PURPOSE
The present invention relates to a method for producing containers (2), which are filled with a liquid filling material, from parisons composed of a thermoplastic material, and to a device for this purpose. The problem addressed by the invention is that of proposing a method of said type, and a device of said type, in the case of which it is predominantly possible to work with reduced pressure. To solve the problem, a method of said type is proposed, wherein the respective parison is thermally conditioned and is subsequently, during a deformation phase, deformed in a mold, so as to form the container (2), by liquid filling material which is introduced into the parison under pressure from a supply line (14) through a moulding and filling head (3), characterized in that, in a first phase, the parison is stretched axially and radially by filling material supplied from the supply line (14), until the parison has substantially assumed the shape of the container (2), and, in a second phase, the supply of filling material is shut off such that a closed-off volume is formed downstream of the supply line (14), and the container (2) is formed into its final shape by way of a build-up of pressure in the closed volume (11), without a further supply of filling material.
The invention relates to a machine for production of containers that are filled with a liquid product from preforms made from a thermoplastic material. The problem addressed by the invention is the proposing of such a machine which is easy to clean and disinfect. This problem is solved in that a machine comprises a heating section (1) for thermal conditioning of the preforms in a drying region (2) of the machine, a molding and filling section (3) for simultaneous molding and filling of the containers within a mold by a filled product inserted into the preform under pressure in a wet region (4) of the machine and transport wheels (5, 6, 7, 8, 10) for transporting the preforms or the molded containers through the machine, wherein the distance of adjacent preforms is smaller in the heating section (1) than in the molding and filling section (3). The enlarging of the distances of the preforms between the heating section (1) and the molding and filling section (3) is performed by means of a transfer wheel (11) and the drying region (2) of the machine is separated from the wet region (4) of the machine by a lock (13) having a lock chamber (14). The machine is characterized in that the transfer wheel (11) for enlarging the distances of the preforms is arranged in whole or at least in part before the lock (13) in the drying region (2).
The invention relates to a stretch rod for the form-and-fill head of a machine for forming and filling containers produced from preforms. The object of the invention is to provide a stretch rod of this type which can be cleaned and/or sterilized without being disassembled or without any other intervention. According to the invention, the object is achieved by a stretch rod (5) for the form-and-fill head (3) of a machine for forming and filling containers produced from preforms (2), which rod comprises a drive unit for axially moving said stretch rod (5). At least the part (6) of the drive unit which is connected to the stretch rod (5) is arranged in a drive chamber (11) that is sealed off from the regions of the form-and-fill head (3) that come into contact with the contents. The stretch rod according to the invention is characterized in that the sealing action is achieved by a seal (12) which surrounds the stretch rod (5).
The invention relates to a rotary machine, preferably a device for the blow-moulding of containers from plastic, having at least one first stator section (20) and at least one second stator section (40) which is spatially separate from the first stator section (20) and which is mounted so as to be rotatable relative to the first stator section (20), between which stator sections there is arranged at least one rotor section (30), preferably a blowing wheel of a device for the blow-moulding of containers from plastic, and having a rotation prevention means (10) between the first (20) and the second stator section (40), wherein the rotation prevention means (10) has at least one element (52; 55, 14; 13, 60, 65) which is arranged on the rotor section (30) or so as to extend through the rotor section (30).
The invention relates to a device for pumping a liquid in a liquid line, in particular into a bottling system. The aim of the invention is to provide a device for pumping a liquid in a liquid line, and the liquid-guiding areas thereof can be cleaned and/or disinfected from the outside without disassembling the piston or carrying out other operations in the arrangement. According to the invention, a device for pumping a liquid in a liquid line (1) comprises a pump element (2) and two valves (3, 4) which are arranged in the liquid line upstream of and downstream from the pump element, said pump element (2) comprising a pump piston (6) operating in a cylinder (5). The claimed device is characterized in that said pump element (2) comprises a closed chamber (7) having a constant volume of a secondary liquid on which the pump piston (6) works. Also, the chamber (7) is connected to the fluid line (1) by means of an elastic liquid-permeable element (8), said element can be deformed under pressure exerted by the volume of the secondary liquid displaced by the pump piston (6).
The invention relates to a piston arrangement for pumping a liquid, in particular in a bottling system. The aim of the invention is to provide a piston arrangement for pumping a liquid and which can be cleaned and/or disinfected from the outside without disassembling the piston or carrying out other operations in the arrangement. Said aim is achieved by means of a piston assembly for pumping a liquid, comprising a piston (1) operating in a cylinder (2), said piston have a working path (A) between a first and a second inversion point (U1, U2), said piston (1) closing in a sealed manner, in the region of the working path (A), with respect to the cylinder (2). The arrangement is characterized in that, on the other side of one of the two inversing points (U1, U2) outside of the working path (A), the diameter of the cylinder (2) in one section (8) is enlarged such that the sealing connection is removed and the piston (1) can be moved in said section for the cleaning and/or disinfection process.
The invention relates to a method for removing air from a preform in a method for simultaneously filling and molding containers from preforms using liquid filling material that is delivered under pressure. The aim of the invention is to devise a method for removing at least some air from a preform prior to the beginning of the molding and filling phase. According to the invention, said aim is achieved by a method for removing air from preforms (1) for producing filled plastic containers which is characterized in that at least some air is displaced from the preform (1) prior to the beginning of the molding and filling phase.
ARRANGEMENT FOR FEEDING CONTENTS INTO A CONTAINER BEING FORMED FROM A PREFORM, IN A MACHINE FOR SIMULTANEOUSLY MOULDING AND FILLING CONTAINERS MADE FROM PREFORMS
The invention relates to an arrangement 1 for feeding contents into a container being formed from a preform 2 in a mould 3, in a machine for simultaneously moulding and filling containers made from preforms, wherein the arrangement defines, by way of its wall 7, a flow path between a contents-supply line 4 and the mouth opening 6 of the container. The arrangement 1 is characterized in that it has a sealing termination both in relation to the contents-supply line 4 and in relation to the preform 2.
The invention relates to devices and to methods for transporting preforms in the region of a blow-molding machine, in particular a sorting device (10) for transporting preforms (20) composed of a thermoplastic material in the region of a blow-molding machine for the blow-molding of containers, comprising a transport wheel (12), which has a plurality of accommodating recesses (18) for accommodating and conveying the preforms (20), which accommodating recesses are arranged on the circumference of the transport wheel in such a way that the accommodating recesses are distributed in the circumferential direction, a guide collar (16), which extends circumferentially around the transport wheel (12) in some regions in such a way that the guide collar is radially spaced apart from the transport wheel, wherein the preforms (20) are transported hanging between the transport wheel (12) and the guide collar (16) in the region of the sorting device (10), and a selecting unit for selectively removing an individual perform (20) transported in one of the accommodating recesses (18) of the transport wheel (12) in each case, wherein the selecting unit comprises a rotatably supported ejecting star (14) having a plurality of ejecting arms (31), which ejecting star, in the idle position, reaches into the circumferential region of the transport wheel (12) by means of a first ejecting arm (31) immediately adjacent to the guide collar (16) in the transport direction of the preforms (20), in such a way that the preforms (20) transported past the first ejecting arm (31) in the accommodating recesses (18) are secured against unintentionally falling out, wherein the ejecting star (14), in the event of a rotational motion, pushes an individual preform (20), which is to be removed, out of one of the accommodating recesses (18) of the transport wheel (12) by means of a second ejecting arm (32) following the first ejecting arm (31), and wherein, in a recurring manner after the preform (20) to be removed has been pushed out, the second ejecting arm (31) takes on the securing of the preforms (20) transported past the second ejecting arm against falling out of the accommodating recesses (18).
The invention relates to a method for the production of blow-moulded containers (2) that are sterile at least in certain regions, in a blow-moulding machine, in particular in a blow-moulding machine with blowing stations (3) arranged on a rotating blowing wheel (25), in which method a preform (1) of a thermoplastic material is first heated and then stretched in a blowing station (3) by a stretching rod (11), in particular a hollow stretching rod, and subjected to a pressurized blowing fluid via a blowing nozzle (10), and in which method a sterilizing fluid is supplied to the preform (1) in the blowing station (3) to perform a sterilization, wherein the sterilizing fluid is fed into the preform in the blowing station from an outlet and is carried away again via an inlet and in between follows a flow path, wherein the sterilizing fluid is made to pass through or pass by the stretching rod (11) on its flow path, and is characterized in that the sterilizing fluid is supplied while the blow-moulding machine continues to operate, in particular wherein the outlet is arranged at least for a time in the vicinity of the bottom of the preform (1), and in particular wherein the inlet is arranged at least for a time above the outlet, and in particular wherein a continuous flow of sterilizing fluid is produced between the outlet and the inlet and is directed along the preform and the stretching rod and the blowing nozzle. The invention also relates to a blow-moulding machine on which the method according to the invention can be carried out.
The invention relates to a method for tempering preforms (1) in a blowing machine, wherein at least one heating box (30) is arranged along a transport path for the preforms (1), said heating box being provided with reflective walls (51) and forming a heating channel (50) through which the preforms are guided, said heating box (30) also comprising heating means (39) for heating the preforms (1) in the heating channel (50), and at least one cooling device (52), having a blower, for cooling the reflective walls (51) of the heating channel, wherein the walls are cooled, in particular by means of a quantity of air flowing along the walls (51) outside the heating channel (50), wherein the heating output of the heating means (39) of the heating channel (50) is operated in an adjustable manner, and is characterised in that a control device (62) is provided which is technically designed for the open-loop and closed-loop control of the cooling output produced by the cooling device (52), in particular the supplied quantity of air, depending on the respective heating output of the heating means (39) of the heating channel (50), in particular depending on a measurement of the heating output. The invention also relates to a device for tempering preforms that is designed to carry out the method according to the invention, and to a blowing machine having at least one device of this type.
The invention relates to a device and a method for transporting and handling containers, in particular containers made of a thermoplastic material. The containers are transported from an inlet point (41) to an outlet point (30) in a transport direction by the transport device. The transport device has at least one handling device (26) which moves in the transport direction for handling one or more of the containers in a simultaneous manner in particular, and the handling device (26) is arranged in a movable manner relative to the transport device in order to move in a direction which deviates from the transport direction. The invention is characterized in that the transport device has at least one motor (32, 34, 37), by means of which the at least one handling device (26) can be moved in a motor-driven manner in the direction which deviates from the transport direction.
B29C 49/42 - Component parts, details or accessories; Auxiliary operations
B65G 29/00 - Rotary conveyors, e.g. rotating discs, arms, star-wheels or cones
B65G 47/86 - Star-shaped wheels or devices having endless travelling belts or chains, the wheels or devices being equipped with article-engaging elements the article-engaging elements being grippers
The invention relates to a method for producing a container (2) filled with a liquid filling medium, wherein a preform (1) made of a thermoplastic material is stretched after thermal conditioning by means of a stretching rod (11) and is transformed into the container (2) in an inflation process, wherein the inflation process comprises a pre-blowing phase, in which a fluid at a first pressure level is used for inflation, and a main blowing phase, in which a fluid at a second pressure level higher than the first pressure level is used for inflation. The invention is characterised in that the fluid used in the pre-blowing phase is a blowing gas, and that the fluid used in the main blowing phase is the filling medium. The invention further relates to a device for carrying out a method according to the invention.
The invention relates to a method for producing a container (1) filled with filling medium, comprising the following method steps: - transforming a thermally conditioned container preform made of a thermoplastic material into an intermediate container (2) by means of a blow molding or stretch blow molding process using a blow mold (4) that defines the external contour of the intermediate container (2), wherein the intermediate container (2) has a container wall (13) with a turned-over region (20) that is curved outward; - filling the intermediate container (2) with a filling medium; - closing the intermediate container (2); - transforming the intermediate container (2) into a container (1) by turning over the turned-over region (20) so that the turned-over region (20) is curved inward in the container (1). The invention further relates to a device for producing containers (1) filled with filling medium, in particular by a method according to any of claims 1 to 7, comprising a filling device for filling intermediate containers (2) with a filling medium, wherein the intermediate containers (2) each have a container wall (13) with a turned-over region (20) that is curved outward, the device further comprising a closing device for closing the intermediate containers (2) filled with filling medium, the device further comprising a turning-over device (46, 47) for transforming each intermediate container (2) into a container (1) by turning over the respective turned-over region (20) so that the respective turned-over region (20) is curved inward in the container (1).
The invention relates to a synchronous running safeguard for transfer stations or devices for handling containers, in particular for handling bottle-like containers made of glass or plastic, having a first and a second rotary element, which each have holding elements for the containers and each have a motor drive, wherein the rotary elements are disposed in relation to one another such that the containers can be transferred in a transfer area from one of the first holding elements to one of the second holding elements. It has advantageously been shown that the rotary elements, each rotationally connected, have a control element having engagement elements, that the control elements are in meshing engagement with one another, wherein the control elements are disposed in such a way that, during operation the control elements are interengaged without contact during the rotary movement of the rotary elements and that, in the event of a fault, the control elements are interengaged with contact.
The invention relates to a method for producing blow-molded containers (2), which are sterile at least in some areas, in a blow-molding machine. A preform (1) made of a thermoplastic material is first guided through a heating device (24) by means of a supporting device (33), heated in the heating device (24), and then supplied with a pressurized fluid, and the preform (1) is supplied with a sterilizing radiation at least in some areas. The method is characterized in that at least one radiation source (51, 53, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59) for the sterilizing radiation is arranged in the heating device (24) in a stationary manner at a distance to the preform (1), and the radiation direction of at least one of the at least one radiation sources (51, 53, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59) is oriented towards the opening region (21) of the preform (1) and/or towards the supporting device (33). The invention further relates to a blow-molding machine for producing blow-molded containers (2) which are sterile at least some areas, to a heating device (24), and to a heating box (30).
The invention relates to a method for producing blow-molded containers (2) which are sterile at least in some areas. A preform (1) made of a thermoplastic material is first heated and then supplied with a pressurized fluid, and the preform (1) is supplied with a sterilizing radiation at least in some areas. The method is characterized in that a radiation source (59, 66, 81) for the sterilizing radiation is arranged at a distance to the preform (1), and a supplying device (51) is moved into the preform (1), said supplying device conducting the sterilizing radiation from the radiation source (59, 66, 81) into the preform (1) and emitting the sterilizing radiation onto the preform inner wall (50). The invention further relates to a device for producing blow-molded containers (2) which are sterile at least some areas.
The invention relates to a method and a device for producing blow-molded containers (2) which are sterile at least in some areas. A preform (1) made of a thermoplastic material is first heated in a heating device (24) on a transport path through a blow-molding machine and then supplied with a pressurized fluid in a blow-molding device (3, 25). The preform (1) is guided along a channel (43, 44), which conducts a sterilizing gas, at least over one sub-section of the transport path of the preform, the transport path of the preform (1) out of the channel (43, 44) being supplied with the sterilizing gas in order to produce a sterilizing gas corridor in which at least the opening region (21) of the preform (1) is guided. Multiple radiation sources (60, 61, 62, 63, 66) are arranged along the channel (43, 44) and one behind the other in the transport direction, said radiation sources emitting a sterilizing radiation onto the preform (1) and/or onto the channel (43, 44), and/or onto the sterilizing gas corridor.
The invention relates to a method and a device for producing blow-molded containers (2), which are sterile at least in some areas, in a blow-molding machine. A preform (1) made of a thermoplastic material is first heated, then stretched by a stretching rod (11) in a blowing station (3), and then supplied with a pressurized fluid via a blow nozzle (10), wherein a sterilization device is arranged in the blowing station (3). The invention is characterized in that the sterilization device has at least one radiation source which emits a sterilizing radiation onto the stretching rod (11) and/or onto the blow nozzle (10).
The invention relates to a device for blow molding containers. Preheated preforms made of a thermoplastic material are transferred within a blow molding machine to a blowing device. In the region of the blowing device, the preforms are shaped into containers by the blow molding by the effect of a blowing pressure. In the region of the device for blow molding containers, a blowing nozzle seal is arranged, which is brought against a support ring of the preform. The blowing nozzle seal is formed by a sealing element and a support sleeve. The blowing nozzle seal is first mechanically preloaded in relation to the support ring after contact with the support ring and then is further loaded pneumatically. An accommodating space that surrounds the mouth section of the preform is thereby provided, which accommodating space has substantially the same pressure as the interior of the preform in order to avoid deformation of the mouth section.
The invention relates to a device for heating preforms (16) that consist of thermoplastic material, comprising a heating channel (11) which is formed from at least one heating module and through which the regions (19) of the preforms to be heated are guided, one after the other, by means of a conveyor device, heating devices which emit infrared radiation being arranged on a side wall (13) of the heating channel and, in the region of a side that lies opposite the radiant heaters and/or the base of the heating channel, reflector elements (21, 22) which act as counter or base reflectors being arranged which should ensure that as little heat as possible is lost in the heating channel section. The claimed device is developed in that the reflector element used to form the counter and/or base reflector is made of two layers with a reflection layer (23, 24) and a carrier layer (25, 26), the reflection layer comprising a material with a silicon dioxide base and an IR reflection value of greater than 90% in the range of 500 to 2500nm, said carrier layer consisting of a material that possesses greater mechanical strength than the reflection layer and being used as a carrier for said reflection layer, and both layers having a similar coefficient of thermal expansion and being permanently interconnected.
The invention relates to a method for producing containers filled with a liquid filling material (8) from blanks (1) made of a thermoplastic material and to a nozzle (10) for use in such a method. The problem addressed by the invention is that of presenting a method for monitored or controlled shaping of a blank (1) to form a container, wherein contamination of the exterior of the container or of the filling machine caused by filling material splashed by the stretch rod is prevented. To solve the problem, a method for producing containers filled with a liquid filling material from blanks (1) made of a thermoplastic material is provided, wherein each blank (1) is at least thermally conditioned and is then shaped to form the container in a mould during a shaping phase, by means of axial and radial stretching, as a result of liquid filling material (8) being introduced under pressure into the blank (1) through a nozzle (10). The method is characterized in that the axial stretching is initiated by the pulsed injection of filling material (8) into the blank (1).
The present invention relates to a method and a device for producing filled containers, in which method a preform made from a thermoplastic material is shaped into the container, after thermal conditioning along a transport path, in the region of a heating section within a mould by way of the action of pressure by means of a fluid, is filled with a filling medium and is closed with a closure element, and is characterized in that the container volume is reduced after the closure of the container (10), by heat being introduced into the container wall (11) and/or into a label (20) which is attached to the container wall (11) and shrinkage therefore being carried out locally.
B65B 53/02 - Shrinking wrappers, containers, container covers or container cover securing members during or after packaging by heat
B65B 61/24 - Auxiliary devices, not otherwise provided for, for operating on sheets, blanks, webs, binding material, containers or packages for shaping or reshaping completed packages
The invention relates to a container which has at least one opening, wherein a screw thread (11), a safety ring (12) and a manipulating contour are located in the region of the opening of the container. A safety structure of a screw cap that seals the opening engages on the safety ring. When in use position, the manipulating contour allows the container to be manipulated by manipulating means, e.g. a blow moulding machine. The diameter of the safety ring (12) is greater than the outer diameter of the screw thread (11). The manipulating contour is formed from the safety ring (12) and a manipulating ring (13) that is arranged between the safety ring (12) and the screw thread (11). The invention further relates to a container of this kind with a screw cap.
The invention relates to a method and an apparatus for producing containers (2) filled with filling product (45), in which, after thermal conditioning, a preform (1) is stretched within a blow mould (4), for example by a stretching rod (11), and is shaped into the container (2) by the action of blowing pressure, wherein after or during this shaping operation, a filling product (45) is filled into the blow-moulded container (2), and wherein, after this filling operation, the container (2) is closed, and is characterized in that, before the container (2) is closed, it is compressed so as to reduced its internal volume. The apparatus has a corresponding compression device.
The invention relates to an inspection system (208) for inspecting container openings of containers (101), especially of preforms and bottles produced therefrom, comprising a camera (303) and a lighting device (309), the camera comprising at least one image recorder (306) and at least one objective (307), and the lighting device having at least one light source (312). The inspection system is located at a conveying path (203) for containers to be inspected and comprises an image evaluation and control device (305) to remove the containers which have been detected to be defective from the flow of conveyed containers by correspondingly controlling a redirecting device. The inspection system is characterized in that the objective is designed as a stereoscopic objective.
The invention relates to a method for blow molding containers (2). In the method, a preform (1) is stretched by means of a stretching rod (11) after a thermal conditioning process within a blow mold (4) having two blow mold halves (19, 20) and a base mold (7) and molded into the container (2) under the effect of a blowing pressure, and a pneumatic block (46) which controls and applies the blowing pressure into the preform (1) is brought into contact with the preform (1) so as to seal the preform and is removed after a successful reshaping process. At least one blow mold half (19; 20) and the base mold (7) can be positioned in a driven manner, wherein the blow mold halves (19, 20) and the base mold (7) are moved from an open position in which a preform (1) can be introduced into and removed from the blow mold (4) into a closed position. The stretching rod (11), the pneumatic block (46), and optionally additional elements of the blowing station (3), for example a blow mold locking means, are positioned in a driven manner. The invention is characterized in that at least three of the aforementioned positioning movements of the blowing station (3) are carried out in a mechanically coupled manner and are driven by a common drive device (50, 51).
Separator device (5) for preforms (24) with an alignment device (21) for handling incorrectly aligned preforms (25, 30), wherein the separator device (5) is designed as a roller sorter with two transport rollers (20) rotating in opposite directions to one another, between which rollers preforms (24) are transported in a conveying direction, in a suspended manner and with an intended alignment, wherein the alignment device (21) has a rotating body (22) mounted rotatably about an axis, which body is arranged above the roller sorter in such a manner that the rotating body (22) projects into the movement path of incorrectly aligned preforms (25, 30), wherein the rotating body (22) is designed to exert an alignment force on incorrectly aligned preforms (25, 30), and wherein the rotating body (22) also projects into the movement path of the preforms (24) with the intended alignment and is therefore designed and arranged to exert an alignment force only on incorrectly aligned preforms (25, 30).
B07C 5/02 - Measures preceding sorting, e.g. arranging articles in a stream, orientating
B65G 47/14 - Devices for feeding articles or materials to conveyors for feeding articles from disorderly-arranged article piles or from loose assemblages of articles arranging or orientating the articles by mechanical or pneumatic means during feeding
B29C 49/42 - Component parts, details or accessories; Auxiliary operations
B29C 49/02 - Combined blow-moulding and manufacture of the preform or the parison
The invention relates to a method and device for producing containers (11) filled with a liquid filling material from preforms (2) made of a thermoplastic material, wherein the respective preform (2) is at least thermally conditioned and subsequently re-formed during a forming and filling phase into the container (11) with at least one liquid filling material (21, 21.1) as a pressure medium having a filling pressure p2, wherein the filling material (21, 21.1) or portions of the filling material (21, 21.1) is/are supplied at at least two points in time and/or during at least two process phases having different carbon dioxide contents and/or different temperatures, and wherein the filling pressure p2 of the container formed in the first process phase is reduced to a pressure p1 and filling material is supplied in the second process phase, after which the pressure of the container is reduced to atmospheric pressure p0, and wherein in the first process phase filling material that has been previously degassed and/or uncarbonated, in particular uncarbonated water, is supplied.
The invention relates to a method and a device for producing a container (11) filled with a liquid filling material from preforms (2) made of a thermoplastic material, wherein each preform (2) is thermally conditioned and subsequently, during a molding and filling phase, remolded into the container in a mold (37) having at least one liquid filling material (21, 21.1) as a pressure medium. The filling material (21, 21.1) or parts of the filling material (21, 21.1) are supplied at at least two points in time and/or in at least two process phases with different contents of carbon dioxide and/or at different temperatures. In the second process phase, dry ice (71), particularly in form of pellets, is supplied.
The present invention relates to a device (1) for closing a filled container (2) which has a mouth region (3) with a container opening and abutment means (9) in a gripping region, having a gripping device which is formed so as to grip the abutment means (9) for the purpose of holding the container (2), wherein the gripping region is disposed at the bottom of the mouth region, and having a closing device (25) for closing the container (2), and is characterised in that the device (1) also has a pressure chamber (12), wherein the closing device (25) is disposed within the pressure chamber (12), the pressure chamber (12) being formed and defined by moveably disposed pressure chamber means which are formed to come into contact with a container region below the mouth region (3) and, when in contact, to form a pressure chamber (12) surrounding the mouth region (3) of the container (2) and suitable for building up pressure, wherein the device (1) has a pressure device (22) with which a defined internal pressure can be built up in the pressure chamber (12). The invention further relates to a method for closing a filled container (2).
The invention relates to an apparatus (1) for conveying preforms (12), for example to a blow molding machine for producing containers from a thermoplastic material. Said apparatus comprises a sorting device (5) in which the preforms (12) are sorted in such a way as to have the same orientation, a gravity conveyor device (8) which is located at the discharge end of the sorting device (5) and via which the preforms (12) are fed to the blow molding machine, and a transfer device (11, 13) which is disposed between the sorting device (5) and the gravity conveyor device (8) and in which the preforms (12) are transferred from the sorting device (5) to the gravity conveyor device (8). The sorting device (5), the conveyor device (8), and the transfer device all have guiding surfaces with specific contours, by means of which the preforms (12) are guided through the apparatus (1). The invention is characterized in that the guiding surfaces adjoin each other essentially in a stepless manner, the transfer device being designed as a transfer element (13) that has a curved guiding surface (22) which is adjusted to the shape of the contour of the guiding surface of the sorting device (5) at the end facing the sorting device while being adjusted to the shape of the contour of the guiding surface of the gravity conveyor device (8) at the end facing the gravity conveyor device. Said two contours of the guiding surfaces facing the ends of the two devices are different, and the guiding surface (22) is stepless between said two ends.
The invention relates to an apparatus and a method for conveying preforms, for example to a blow molding machine for producing containers from a thermoplastic material. Said apparatus comprises a conveying device which conveys preforms away from a supply of preforms, a feeding device to which preforms are supplied by the conveying device, and a sorting device in which the preforms are sorted and are conveyed in a direction of travel at a certain conveying speed. The conveying device ends above the sorting device. The inlet end of the feeding device has a holding zone which the preforms reach as they arrive from the conveying device, and the discharge end of the feeding device has a transfer zone via which the preforms reach the sorting device. The invention is characterized in that the feeding device also has an orienting zone which includes orienting means and which is designed in such a way that in the orienting zone, the flow of preforms is oriented in the direction of the flow of the preforms in the sorting device (direction of travel), and the preforms run through the transfer zone oriented in said manner.
The invention relates to a singulation apparatus for preforms, comprising a device for eliminating mispositioned preforms. The singulation apparatus is designed as a roll-type sorting apparatus that has two conveyor rolls which rotate about parallel axes of rotation, define a common conveying plane, and convey the preforms between the conveying rolls in a direction of travel. The device for eliminating mispositioned preforms is a kick wheel that rotates about an axis of rotation, has a lateral direction of ejection, and meshes with an elimination region above correctly positioned preforms. The invention is characterized in that the kick wheel is concentric with the conveyor rolls and is arranged at a vertical distance above the conveying plane, the axis of rotation of the kick wheel extending substantially in the vertical direction and being inclined by an angle ᡶ 0° relative to the position extending perpendicular to the conveying plane.
B29C 49/42 - Component parts, details or accessories; Auxiliary operations
B65G 47/256 - Devices influencing the relative position or the attitude of articles during transit by conveyors orientating the articles removing incorrectly orientated articles
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