公开(公告)号：US11565838B2

公开(公告)日：2023-01-31

申请号：US16595238

申请日：2019-10-07

Applicant: KRONES AG

Inventor： Dominik Meier ,  Andreas Pense ,  Cora Hanesch ,  Andreas Vornehm ,  Christian Betz

IPC: B29C49/28 ,  B29C49/42 ,  B65B3/02 ,  B65B3/04 ,  B67C3/22 ,  B67C7/00 ,  B29C49/12 ,  B29L31/00

Abstract: Disclosed is an apparatus for expanding and filling plastic parisons to form plastic containers with a liquid medium, with at least one transforming station which has a hollow mould, inside which the plastic parisons can be expanded into plastic containers and can be simultaneously filled by application of a liquid medium, wherein the transforming station is arranged on a carrier and wherein the transforming station has a filling device which feeds the liquid medium to the plastic parisons under pressure, wherein the transforming station has a pressure chamber to which a gas can be applied, wherein for filling of the plastic parisons the filling device can be introduced into the pressure chamber and after the filling can be removed at least partially, and wherein a closing unit can be introduced into the pressure chamber, in order to close the expanded und filled plastic containers.

公开(公告)号：US12291441B2

公开(公告)日：2025-05-06

申请号：US18088235

申请日：2022-12-23

Applicant: KRONES AG

Inventor： Stefan Kornprobst ,  Andreas Pense ,  Konrad Senn ,  Alexander Feigl ,  Viktor Gette ,  Andreas Eichenseher ,  Michael Neubauer ,  Andreas Vornehm ,  Florian Hoffmann ,  Wolfgang Schoenberger ,  Florian Fuchs ,  Josef Knott

IPC: B65G47/244 ,  B65G47/252 ,  B65G54/02 ,  B67C3/00 ,  B67C3/24 ,  B67C3/26

Abstract: A container treatment apparatus includes a transport apparatus for transporting containers along a predetermined transport path, wherein the transport apparatus has at least one transport device (100) for transporting the containers (100) and at least one container treatment device (150) for treating the container in a predetermined manner, wherein the transport devices include a rotatable carrier on which a plurality of holding elements (40) for holding at least one container is arranged. The container treatment device is arranged to treat the containers transported by the transport device and the holding element is rotatable such that the container held by the holding element is rotatable with respect to its longitudinal direction and the container treatment apparatus includes a monitoring device for monitoring the rotational movement of the containers.

公开(公告)号：US20190351602A1

公开(公告)日：2019-11-21

申请号：US16480399

申请日：2018-02-13

Applicant: KRONES AG

Inventor： Andreas Pense ,  Thomas Philipp ,  Gerald Huettner ,  Dieter Finger ,  Andreas Steiner

IPC: B29C49/48 ,  B29C49/12 ,  B29C49/36 ,  B29C49/78

Abstract: A forming unit (20) for forming plastic preforms into plastic bottles, wherein the forming unit comprises a blow mould (20) having a first lateral portion (4), a second lateral portion (6) and a bottom portion (2), wherein said lateral portions as well as the bottom portion (2) form a cavity (15), within which the plastic preforms (10) can be formed into the plastic bottles, wherein the bottom portion (2) can be moved relative to the lateral portions (4) in a closed condition of the blow mould, wherein the forming unit (20) comprises a drive unit in order to move the bottom portion (2) relative to the lateral portions (4, 6), wherein the drive unit preferably has a movable piston element (32) which ist movable along a predefined stroke path. According to the invention, the apparatus has a first stroke path limiting means (22, 24) that limits the stroke path of the bottom portion (2) and/or of the piston element (32) in a first direction, wherein this stroke path limiting means (22, 24) is adjustable in order to modify the stroke path.

公开(公告)号：US12280998B2

公开(公告)日：2025-04-22

申请号：US18088171

申请日：2022-12-23

Applicant: KRONES AG

Inventor： Viktor Gette ,  Konrad Senn ,  Andreas Pense ,  Florian Fuchs ,  Alexander Feigl ,  Wolfgang Schoenberger ,  Andreas Eichenseher ,  Florian Hoffmann ,  Josef Knott ,  Andreas Vornehm ,  Michael Neubauer ,  Stefan Kornprobst

IPC: B67C3/24 ,  B67C3/26

Abstract: Disclosed is a container treatment apparatus and treatment method, in particular a container sterilisation apparatus, having a plurality of transport devices for transporting a container along a predetermined transport path, at least one of the transport devices having at least one holding device for holding at least one container during container treatment and/or transport along the transport path, the transport device having a rotatable carrier and a plurality of holding elements arranged on this carrier, wherein a holding element in a first sector, in which a container is received, having a height with respect to a perpendicular projection of the transport path which is different from that in a second sector in which a container is dispensed, and wherein a sector in which an at least partial compensation of the height difference of the holding elements takes place lies along a direction of rotation of the carrier after the second sector and before the first sector.

公开(公告)号：US11833731B2

公开(公告)日：2023-12-05

申请号：US17522463

申请日：2021-11-09

Applicant: KRONES AG

Inventor： Konrad Senn ,  Andreas Pense ,  Markus Kulzer

IPC: B29C49/48 ,  B29L31/00

CPC classification number: B29C49/4823 ,  B29C49/4802 ,  B29C2049/4825 ,  B29C2049/4848 ,  B29L2031/7158

Abstract: An apparatus for forming plastic preforms into plastic containers with at least one forming station which forms the plastic preforms into the plastic containers by the action of a flowable medium, wherein the forming station has a blow mould which forms a cavity, within which the plastic preforms are formed into the plastic containers. The blow mould has a base part which has an inner contour which forms a base of the containers, wherein the base part has at least one channel for conducting a temperature control medium for temperature control of the base part. A course of the channel is adapted to a course of the inner contour and/or the channel has, on its inner surface facing the temperature control medium, structures and/or cross-sectional changes which influence the flow of the temperature control medium through the channel.

公开(公告)号：US11426920B2

公开(公告)日：2022-08-30

申请号：US16214893

申请日：2018-12-10

Applicant: KRONES AG

Inventor： Thomas Kitzinger ,  Cora Hanesch ,  Dieter Finger ,  Dominik Meier ,  Andreas Pense ,  Andreas Vornehm ,  Christian Betz

IPC: B29C49/46 ,  B29C49/06 ,  B29C49/78 ,  B65B3/02 ,  B29C49/58 ,  B29C49/12 ,  B29C49/36 ,  B67C3/26 ,  B29L31/00

Abstract: Provided is an apparatus for expanding plastics material parisons into plastics material containers by a liquid medium with at least two transforming stations which fill and expand the plastics material parisons with the liquid medium with at least one common delivery device, which delivers the liquid medium to both transforming stations, wherein the transforming stations in each case have filling devices which fill the liquid medium into the plastics material parisons. According to the embodiments these transforming stations and/or filling devices in each case have a throttle device which are suitable and intended for changing the volume flow of the liquid entering the plastics material parisons.

公开(公告)号：US11331846B2

公开(公告)日：2022-05-17

申请号：US16480399

申请日：2018-02-13

Applicant: KRONES AG

Inventor： Andreas Pense ,  Thomas Philipp ,  Gerald Huettner ,  Dieter Finger ,  Andreas Steiner

IPC: B29C49/48 ,  B29C49/12 ,  B29C49/36 ,  B29C49/78 ,  B29L31/00

Abstract: A forming unit (20) for forming plastic preforms into plastic bottles, wherein the forming unit comprises a blow mould (20) having a first lateral portion (4), a second lateral portion (6) and a bottom portion (2), wherein said lateral portions as well as the bottom portion (2) form a cavity (15), within which the plastic preforms (10) can be formed into the plastic bottles, wherein the bottom portion (2) can be moved relative to the lateral portions (4) in a closed condition of the blow mould, wherein the forming unit (20) comprises a drive unit in order to move the bottom portion (2) relative to the lateral portions (4, 6), wherein the drive unit preferably has a movable piston element (32) which ist movable along a predefined stroke path. According to the invention, the apparatus has a first stroke path limiting means (22, 24) that limits the stroke path of the bottom portion (2) and/or of the piston element (32) in a first direction, wherein this stroke path limiting means (22, 24) is adjustable in order to modify the stroke path.

公开(公告)号：US11090855B2

公开(公告)日：2021-08-17

申请号：US16215513

申请日：2018-12-10

Applicant: KRONES AG

Inventor： Andreas Vornehm ,  Dieter Finger ,  Thomas Kitzinger ,  Dominik Meier ,  Christian Betz ,  Cora Hanesch ,  Andreas Pense

IPC: B29C49/46 ,  B29C49/58 ,  B29C49/06 ,  B29C49/78 ,  B65B3/02 ,  B67C3/26 ,  B29L31/00 ,  B29C49/12

Abstract: A machine for expanding plastic parisons into plastic containers by a liquid medium with at least two transforming stations. These transforming stations fill and expand the plastic parisons with the liquid medium, with at least one pressure generating device. This pressure generating device is suitable and intended to deliver the liquid medium to at least one filling device which fills the plastic parisons with the liquid medium, wherein at least one shut-off device is installed in at least one connection channel between the pressure generating device and the filling device, inside which the liquid medium is conveyed. This shut-off device is configured and provided in order that a fluid path inside the connection conduit can be at least partially interrupted.