APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR TRANSPORTING CONTAINERS WITH ROLLER-SUPPORTED ACTUATING MECHANISM FOR GRIPPING CLAMPS

    公开(公告)号:US20230339703A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-10-26

    申请号:US17899472

    申请日:2022-08-30

    申请人: KRONES AG

    IPC分类号: B65G47/86

    CPC分类号: B65G47/847 B65G2201/0244

    摘要: Disclosed is an apparatus for transporting containers, having a movable carrier on which a plurality of gripping devices for gripping containers are arranged, wherein these gripping devices being designed as gripping clamps, and these clamps each having at least two clamp arms which can be moved between a first position, in which they grip the containers to be transported, and a second position, wherein the gripping clamps having contact portions which are suitable and intended to contact the containers, and wherein furthermore an actuating mechanism is provided which is suitable for transferring the gripping means between the first position and the second position, characterized in that this actuating mechanism comprises at least one roller element which is arranged on at least one of the clamp arms and can be rotated with respect to this clamp arm and with respect to a predetermined axis of rotation.

    METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR FORMING PLASTIC PREFORMS INTO PLASTIC CONTAINERS WITH PRE-HEATING OF BLOW MOULDS

    公开(公告)号:US20210245414A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-08-12

    申请号:US17252991

    申请日:2019-07-24

    申请人: KRONES AG

    IPC分类号: B29C49/48 B29C49/36 B29C49/78

    摘要: Method for operating an apparatus for forming plastic preforms into plastic containers, wherein in a working mode a plurality of forming stations are moved along a predetermined transport path by a movable carrier, wherein these forming stations in each case having blow mould arrangements which in a closed state in each case form cavities, within which the plastic preforms are formed into the plastic containers and the plastic preforms are supplied to these forming stations in order to be formed by supplying a flowable medium to the plastic containers, wherein this forming takes place at least temporarily during the transport of the forming stations along the transport path, and wherein at least temporarily at least components of the blow moulding arrangement are tempered. At least parts of the blow mould are pre-heated in a standstill of the carrier or a movement of the carrier, which is slower with respect to a movement of the carrier in the working mode.

    BLOW MOULDING MACHINE WITH COOLANT SUPPLY CAPABLE OF BEING HEATED
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    发明申请
    BLOW MOULDING MACHINE WITH COOLANT SUPPLY CAPABLE OF BEING HEATED 有权
    具有冷却液供应的吹塑机加热

    公开(公告)号:US20150151480A1

    公开(公告)日:2015-06-04

    申请号:US14529751

    申请日:2014-10-31

    申请人: KRONES AG

    IPC分类号: B29C49/48 B29C49/28

    摘要: An apparatus (1) for the shaping of plastics material pre-forms (10) into plastics material containers (10a), with at least one shaping station (8) which has a blow moulding device (4) which forms a cavity, inside which the plastics material pre-forms (10) are capable of being shaped into the plastics material containers (10a) by being acted upon with a gaseous medium, wherein the blow moulding device (4) is constructed in several parts and has at least one first blow mould part (4a) and one second blow mould part (4b), and wherein the shaping station (8) has a blow mould carrier device (6) for holding the blow mould pares (4a, 4b), wherein the blow mould carrier device (6) has a first carrier part (6a) and a second carrier part (6b) which are movable with respect to each other in order to open and close the blew moulding device (4), and wherein at least one coolant channel (7) is provided which is used for conveying a flowable coolant, for cooling the blow moulding device (4) and/or the blow mould carrier device (5), wherein this coolant channel (7) is integrated in a cooling circuit (60), wherein the apparatus (1) has a clean room (20) inside which the plastics material pre-forms (10) are capable of being expanded to form the plastics material containers (10a). According to the invention the cooling circuit (60) has at least one heating element (80) capable of being switched on for heating the flowable coolant.

    摘要翻译: 一种用于将塑料材料成型(10)成形为塑料材料容器(10a)的装置(1),其具有至少一个具有形成空腔的吹塑装置(4)的成形工位(8),其中 塑料材料预成型件(10)能够通过与气体介质一起作用而成形为塑料材料容器(10a),其中吹塑装置(4)被构造成若干部分并且具有至少一个第一 吹塑模具部分(4a)和一个第二吹塑模具部分(4b),并且其中成形站(8)具有用于保持吹塑模具零件(4a,4b)的吹塑模具承载装置(6),其中吹塑模具载体 装置(6)具有相对于彼此可移动以便打开和关闭吹塑成型装置(4)的第一承载部分(6a)和第二承载部分(6b),并且其中至少一个冷却剂通道 7),其用于输送可流动的冷却剂,用于冷却吹塑装置(4)和/或t 他吹塑模具托架装置(5),其中该冷却剂通道(7)集成在冷却回路(60)中,其中该装置(1)具有清洁室(20),塑料材料预先形成(10) 能够被膨胀以形成塑料材料容器(10a)。 根据本发明,冷却回路(60)具有能够接通的至少一个加热元件(80),用于加热可流动的冷却剂。

    BLOW-MOLDING MACHINE WITH DETECTION OF A LOCKING STATE

    公开(公告)号:US20240165867A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-05-23

    申请号:US18518763

    申请日:2023-11-24

    申请人: KRONES AG

    IPC分类号: B29C49/80 B29C49/36 B29C49/42

    摘要: An apparatus for forming plastic preforms into plastic containers, including a rotatable carrier on which a plurality of forming stations for forming the plastic preforms into plastic containers are arranged. The forming stations each have application devices for applying a flowable medium to expand the plastic preforms. The forming stations each have blow mold carriers on which blow molds are arranged, within which the plastic preforms are formed into plastic containers. A first movement mechanism is provided for opening and/or closing the blow molds, and wherein a locking mechanism is provided for locking the blow molds together at least temporarily during the expansion process. The apparatus has at least one sensor device which detects a locking state of the locking mechanism of at least one forming station and which outputs at least one signal which is characteristic of said locking state.

    SPACING STAR WHEEL FOR TRANSPORTING AND TRANSFERRING CONTAINERS

    公开(公告)号:US20210380351A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-12-09

    申请号:US17285871

    申请日:2019-08-14

    申请人: KRONES AG

    发明人: Thomas HOELLRIEGL

    摘要: The invention relates to a spacing star wheel for transporting and transferring containers, comprising a plurality of gripping elements for gripping a one container each and a curve guide, the spacing star wheel is configured such that, during operation, the gripping elements, guided by the curve guide, revolve around the axis of rotation of the spacing star wheel along a curved path. By activating at least one curve guide segment, the shape of the curve guide can be adjusted such that the spacing distance between two adjacent gripping elements in the region of the curve guide segment changes.

    APPARATUS FOR FORMING PLASTIC PREFORMS INTO PLASTIC CONTAINERS WITH STERILIZABLE ASEPTIC VALVE

    公开(公告)号:US20240246282A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-07-25

    申请号:US18423150

    申请日:2024-01-25

    申请人: KRONES AG

    IPC分类号: B29C49/42

    摘要: An apparatus for forming plastic preforms into plastic containers, has a plurality of forming stations each having application devices that apply the plastic preforms with a flowable and gaseous medium for their expansion. The apparatus has at least one first compressed air reservoir configured to store compressed air at a first predefined pressure. Each forming station has a valve arrangement with a plurality of valve devices configured to apply the plastic preforms with at least two pressures, wherein at least one of the valve devices is a pneumatically-controlled valve device. This valve device has a working chamber for receiving gaseous medium, used to act upon the plastic preforms, and a valve piston that can be moved between at least two positions. The valve device further has a control chamber that can be applied with a gaseous control medium for moving the valve piston.

    APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR FORMING PLASTICS PREFORMS WITH CONTROLLED VALVE UNIT

    公开(公告)号:US20230100387A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-03-30

    申请号:US17942946

    申请日:2022-09-12

    申请人: KRONES AG

    IPC分类号: B29C49/42 B29C49/78

    摘要: A method for forming plastic preforms into plastic containers, wherein the plastic preforms being transported along a predetermined transport path and being acted upon and expanded by a flowable medium during this transport, a controllable valve of a reducing station controlling the action of the flowable medium on a compressed-air reservoir, in particular an annular channel, and a desired target pressure being predetermined, with which the compressed-air reservoir is acted upon, this desired target pressure being taken into account in the control of the valve of the reducing station wherein an actual pressure is determined and this actual pressure is compared with the desired target pressure and, from this comparison, a correction value is determined which is taken into account and/or used in the control of the valve.