Abstract:
The invention relates to a blowing mold array (1) for re-molding plastic preforms into plastic containers comprising a blowing mold unit (2) forming a cavity (8), inside of which the plastic preforms can be expanded to plastic containers, wherein the blowing mold unit (2) is at least a two-piece unit, and having a blowing mold retainer (4) for accommodating the blowing mold unit, wherein the blowing mold retainer (4) has at least two mold retainer elements (4a, 4b) for accommodating parts (2a, 2b) of the blowing mold unit (2), and having a locking mechanism (10) in order to arrest at least one part (2a) of the blowing mold unit (2) against at least one mold retainer element (4a), wherein the locking mechanism (10) is provided with an engagement element (12) that can be pivoted and/or shifted relative to a default axis (X), which in an arrested state of the part (2a) of the blowing mold unit (2) opposite a mold retaining element (4a) abuts a segment of the part (2a) of the blowing mold unit (2). According to the invention, the locking mechanism (10) is provided with an actuating element (14) in order to loosen the arrest between the mold retaining element (4a) and the blowing mold unit (2), and an actuation of said actuating element (14) is coupled with the actuation of the engagement element (12).
Abstract:
The invention relates to a plastic closure (1) for containers (10), comprising an accommodating region for accommodating an opening section (10a) of the plastic container and comprising a puncturing region (2) that is suitable and intended for being pierced and penetrated by a piercing device in a specified piercing direction (L), wherein said puncturing region (2) is arranged on a lid surface (1a) of the plastic closure. According to the invention, the plastic closure (1) has a reinforcing device (20) which is arranged at an offset from the puncturing region (2) in the piercing direction and which is suitable for increasing the force acting opposite the piercing direction during the piercing process due to the puncturing region (2), wherein the plastic closure (1) is preferably designed as a one-piece plastic closure.
Abstract:
The invention relates to an apparatus (1) for removing liquids from a deformable container (10), with a connection (4) which can be connected to an opening (12) of the container (10) in order to conduct the liquid out of the container (10), with a conveying pipe (5), which is arranged downstream of the connection, in order to convey the liquid conducted out of the container (10), and with a deformation device (20), for deforming the container (10), which deformation device is designed in such a manner that the internal volume of the container (10) is reduced by action of the deformation device (20) on the container (10). According to the invention, the deformation device (20) has a deformation element (22) which is movable in relation to the container and can be brought into contact with the container (10), wherein the internal volume of the container (10) is reduced by the movement of said deformation element (22).
Abstract:
The invention relates to a device for detecting the filling level of a container, such as a bottle, using a measuring probe that can be introduced into the container and comprises a resistance section which is electrically contacted at two points. Said resistance section can be brought into contact with the product with which the container is to be filled, at different heights, the measuring probe comprising an electrically contacted reference potential electrode. The invention also relates to an appliance for filling containers, such as bottles, provided with an inventive device, and a method for detecting the filling level of a container, such as a bottle, using a measuring probe comprising a resistance section which is electrically contacted at two points. Said method comprises the following steps: the measuring probe is inserted into the container and the container is increasingly filled so that the resistance section comes into contact with the product filling the container at different levels, an electrical reference potential being indicated by a reference potential electrode immersed into the filling product and arranged on the measuring probe.