Cooling the blowing molding machine without external cooler

    公开(公告)号:US20240083094A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-03-14

    申请号:US18244848

    申请日:2023-09-11

    Applicant: KRONES AG

    CPC classification number: B29C49/64 B29C49/42069 B29C49/4281 B29L2031/712

    Abstract: An apparatus for producing plastic containers filled with a liquid, having a forming device which forms plastic preforms into containers, and a filling device which fills the containers with the liquid, wherein the filling device has a transport device which transports the containers during their filling and a plurality of filling devices which fill the containers. The apparatus has a supply line in order to supply the liquid to be filled to the filling devices, wherein the apparatus has at least one heat exchanger device which is configured to also use the liquid to be supplied to the filling devices for cooling components of the forming device and/or a further treatment unit.

    METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MINIMIZING A DEVIATION OF A PHYSICAL PARAMETER OF A BLOW-MOLDED CONTAINER FROM A TARGET VALUE

    公开(公告)号:US20240069504A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-02-29

    申请号:US18457959

    申请日:2023-08-29

    Applicant: Krones AG

    CPC classification number: G05B13/027 G06N3/045

    Abstract: A method for minimizing a deviation of a physical parameter of a blow-molded container from a target value comprises determining a physical parameter of a container assigned to a machine parameter value of a blow molding machine and an environmental condition, based on the physical parameter and the target value, determining a change in the machine parameter, based on an iteration process, determining an optimal machine parameter value for achieving a minimum deviation from the target value of the physical parameter of a blow-molded container, the iteration process comprising a first iteration step for determining a deviation from the target value of the physical parameter of a blow-molded container based on a change in the machine parameter value, and a second iteration step for determining an adjusted change in the machine parameter value based on the deviation of the physical parameter of a blow-molded container from the target value.

    METHOD FOR PRODUCING A CONTAINER AND A DEVICE FOR CARRYING OUT THE METHOD

    公开(公告)号:US20240066809A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-02-29

    申请号:US18453850

    申请日:2023-08-22

    Applicant: Krones AG

    CPC classification number: B29C65/522 B29C65/482 B29L2031/7158

    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a method for producing a container comprising a bottom, a sidewall, a neck and at least one profiled structure on the neck, wherein a material of the container comprises fibers, for example pulp, wherein the method comprises: producing a blank of the container from the material, wherein the blank comprises the bottom, the sidewall and the neck, and subsequently arranging the at least one profiled structure on the neck of the blank. The disclosure further relates to a device for carrying out the method comprising a molding device for producing the blank of the container from the material, wherein the blank comprises the bottom, the sidewall and the neck, and a arrangement device for arranging the at least one profiled structure on the neck of the blank.

    Control cam for a clamping device, and clamping device for holding a container

    公开(公告)号:US11897745B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-02-13

    申请号:US18058509

    申请日:2022-11-23

    Applicant: KRONES AG

    CPC classification number: B67C3/24 F16B2/10 F16B2/185

    Abstract: A clamping device including a control cam and a control cam for controlling the position of clamping arms which are pivotable relative to one another, each with a holding portion in a clamping device, including a shaft portion for pivotable mounting of the control cam about a control cam pivot axis in a hub portion of a carrier plate of the clamping device, and at least one coupling element for coupling the control cam to a clamping arm of the clamping device, wherein the control cam is pivotable about the control cam pivot axis between a predefined open position and a predefined closed position, and the at least one coupling element is configured in the form of a slotted groove for receiving a control bolt arranged on a clamping arm, or in the form of a control bolt for penetration into a slotted groove arranged on a control arm.

    DEVICE AND METHOD FOR TRANSPORTING OBJECTS
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    发明公开

    公开(公告)号:US20240010442A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-01-11

    申请号:US17769199

    申请日:2020-10-01

    Applicant: KRONES AG

    Abstract: The invention relates, inter alia, to a device for transporting objects. The device has a guide track and at least one movement device having a main body and a bracket for holding an object. The bracket is connected to the main body pivotably about a pivot axis, and the pivot axis is oriented at an angle to a vertical axis of the at least one movement device. A pivoting device is arranged separately from the at least one movement device and is designed to cause the bracket to pivot about the pivot axis. The device makes it possible for different handling devices with differing requirements on an orientation of the object to be able to be run with just one movement device without it being necessary, in the meantime, to hand the object over from the movement device.

    APPARATUS FOR FORMING PLASTIC PREFORMS INTO PLASTIC CONTAINERS WITH A COVER DEVICE ARRANGED ON THE STRETCHING DEVICE

    公开(公告)号:US20240009913A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-01-11

    申请号:US18218489

    申请日:2023-07-05

    Applicant: KRONES AG

    Abstract: An apparatus for forming plastic preforms into plastic containers, includes a transport device, which has a rotatable transport carrier on which a plurality of forming stations is arranged. The forming stations each have application devices for applying fluid medium to the plastic preforms. The forming stations each have stretching devices for stretching the plastic preforms in the longitudinal direction thereof. The stretching devices each have at least one stretching rod which can be moved in the longitudinal direction of the plastic preforms. The apparatus has a clean room, within which the plastic preforms are expanded into the plastic containers, and a sealing device in order to seal the clean room from a non-sterile environment. The sealing device has at least one circumferential channel which can be filled with a liquid, characterized in that the clean room is closed with a cover device, and this cover device is fastened at least to at least one stretching device by fastening devices.

    MACHINE BLOCK AND METHOD FOR FILLING BOTTLES WITH LIQUID PRODUCTS

    公开(公告)号:US20230416067A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-12-28

    申请号:US18252521

    申请日:2021-10-21

    Applicant: KRONES AG

    Inventor: Bruno LANDLER

    CPC classification number: B67C7/002 B67C7/0013

    Abstract: A machine block and a method for filling bottles with liquid products, in particular beverages, are described. Accordingly, at least a first and second filler of circulating design with infeed starwheels and outfeed starwheels are provided. Filling can take place with a small amount of required space and comparatively low machine output in that the empty bottles are alternatingly removed from a transport path which runs linearly at least in some portions and supplied by means of the infeed starwheels to the first and second fillers interlocking with said transport path, and the bottles thus filled are transferred again to the transport path into transport gaps produced between the bottles during removal.

    METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DETERMINING A QUALITY OF EMPTIES

    公开(公告)号:US20230390807A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-12-07

    申请号:US18318318

    申请日:2023-05-16

    Applicant: KRONES AG

    CPC classification number: B07C5/3404 B07C5/361 B07C5/12 B07C3/18

    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for determining a quality of empties comprising pallets, boxes and bottles which are fed to an equipment for sorting the empties according to the quality and for controlling the equipment. The method comprises: Receiving a pallet that is palletized with boxes that can comprise bottles, assigning information about an origin of the pallet; feeding the pallet to a depalletizer, determining whether the pallet is depalletizable, and assigning information to depalletizability to the pallet, and if the pallet is depalletizable, depalletizing the pallet; assigning information about the origin to each of the depalletized pallets; feeding the boxes to an empties inspection system, determining whether the boxes are unloadable, and assigning information about unloadability to each of the boxes; if the boxes are unloadable, checking the fullness with bottles and assigning information about the fullness to each of the boxes.

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