DE69712130D1 - Vorformlingkonditionierungs- und Speichersystem, Verfahren und dabei hergestellte Vorform - Google Patents
Vorformlingkonditionierungs- und Speichersystem, Verfahren und dabei hergestellte VorformInfo
- Publication number
- DE69712130D1 DE69712130D1 DE69712130T DE69712130T DE69712130D1 DE 69712130 D1 DE69712130 D1 DE 69712130D1 DE 69712130 T DE69712130 T DE 69712130T DE 69712130 T DE69712130 T DE 69712130T DE 69712130 D1 DE69712130 D1 DE 69712130D1
- Authority
- DE
- Germany
- Prior art keywords
- preform
- molded articles
- accumulating
- receiving
- initially molded
- Prior art date
- Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
- Expired - Fee Related
Links
Classifications
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B29—WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
- B29C—SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING
- B29C49/00—Blow-moulding, i.e. blowing a preform or parison to a desired shape within a mould; Apparatus therefor
- B29C49/42—Component parts, details or accessories; Auxiliary operations
- B29C49/64—Heating or cooling preforms, parisons or blown articles
- B29C49/6409—Thermal conditioning of preforms
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B29—WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
- B29C—SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING
- B29C31/00—Handling, e.g. feeding of the material to be shaped, storage of plastics material before moulding; Automation, i.e. automated handling lines in plastics processing plants, e.g. using manipulators or robots
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B29—WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
- B29C—SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING
- B29C45/00—Injection moulding, i.e. forcing the required volume of moulding material through a nozzle into a closed mould; Apparatus therefor
- B29C45/17—Component parts, details or accessories; Auxiliary operations
- B29C45/72—Heating or cooling
- B29C45/7207—Heating or cooling of the moulded articles
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B29—WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
- B29C—SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING
- B29C49/00—Blow-moulding, i.e. blowing a preform or parison to a desired shape within a mould; Apparatus therefor
- B29C49/42—Component parts, details or accessories; Auxiliary operations
- B29C49/4205—Handling means, e.g. transfer, loading or discharging means
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B29—WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
- B29C—SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING
- B29C49/00—Blow-moulding, i.e. blowing a preform or parison to a desired shape within a mould; Apparatus therefor
- B29C49/42—Component parts, details or accessories; Auxiliary operations
- B29C49/64—Heating or cooling preforms, parisons or blown articles
- B29C49/6409—Thermal conditioning of preforms
- B29C49/6436—Thermal conditioning of preforms characterised by temperature differential
- B29C49/6445—Thermal conditioning of preforms characterised by temperature differential through the preform length
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B29—WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
- B29C—SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING
- B29C49/00—Blow-moulding, i.e. blowing a preform or parison to a desired shape within a mould; Apparatus therefor
- B29C49/02—Combined blow-moulding and manufacture of the preform or the parison
- B29C2049/023—Combined blow-moulding and manufacture of the preform or the parison using inherent heat of the preform, i.e. 1 step blow moulding
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B29—WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
- B29C—SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING
- B29C2949/00—Indexing scheme relating to blow-moulding
- B29C2949/07—Preforms or parisons characterised by their configuration
- B29C2949/0715—Preforms or parisons characterised by their configuration the preform having one end closed
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B29—WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
- B29C—SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING
- B29C49/00—Blow-moulding, i.e. blowing a preform or parison to a desired shape within a mould; Apparatus therefor
- B29C49/006—Blow-moulding plants, e.g. using several blow-moulding apparatuses cooperating
- B29C49/0062—Blow-moulding plants, e.g. using several blow-moulding apparatuses cooperating using two or more parallel stations, e.g. two parallel heating or blowing stations
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B29—WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
- B29C—SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING
- B29C49/00—Blow-moulding, i.e. blowing a preform or parison to a desired shape within a mould; Apparatus therefor
- B29C49/02—Combined blow-moulding and manufacture of the preform or the parison
- B29C49/0208—Combined blow-moulding and manufacture of the preform or the parison joining several separate preforms while blow-moulding, e.g. two cylindrical preforms welded together during blowing
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B29—WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
- B29C—SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING
- B29C49/00—Blow-moulding, i.e. blowing a preform or parison to a desired shape within a mould; Apparatus therefor
- B29C49/02—Combined blow-moulding and manufacture of the preform or the parison
- B29C49/06—Injection blow-moulding
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B29—WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
- B29C—SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING
- B29C49/00—Blow-moulding, i.e. blowing a preform or parison to a desired shape within a mould; Apparatus therefor
- B29C49/42—Component parts, details or accessories; Auxiliary operations
- B29C49/64—Heating or cooling preforms, parisons or blown articles
- B29C49/6409—Thermal conditioning of preforms
- B29C49/6427—Cooling of preforms
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B29—WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
- B29K—INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASSES B29B, B29C OR B29D, RELATING TO MOULDING MATERIALS OR TO MATERIALS FOR MOULDS, REINFORCEMENTS, FILLERS OR PREFORMED PARTS, e.g. INSERTS
- B29K2105/00—Condition, form or state of moulded material or of the material to be shaped
- B29K2105/25—Solid
- B29K2105/253—Preform
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- Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
- Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
- Manufacturing & Machinery (AREA)
- Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
- Thermal Sciences (AREA)
- Robotics (AREA)
- Blow-Moulding Or Thermoforming Of Plastics Or The Like (AREA)
- Warehouses Or Storage Devices (AREA)
- Processing And Handling Of Plastics And Other Materials For Molding In General (AREA)
Applications Claiming Priority (1)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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US08/666,632 US5772951A (en) | 1996-06-18 | 1996-06-18 | Molded article conditioning and storage system, method and resulting preform |
Publications (2)
Publication Number | Publication Date |
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DE69712130D1 true DE69712130D1 (de) | 2002-05-29 |
DE69712130T2 DE69712130T2 (de) | 2002-11-28 |
Family
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Family Applications (1)
Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
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DE69712130T Expired - Fee Related DE69712130T2 (de) | 1996-06-18 | 1997-06-18 | Vorformlingkonditionierungs- und Speichersystem, Verfahren und dabei hergestellte Vorform |
Country Status (5)
Country | Link |
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US (1) | US5772951A (de) |
EP (1) | EP0813949B1 (de) |
JP (1) | JP3190599B2 (de) |
AT (1) | ATE216651T1 (de) |
DE (1) | DE69712130T2 (de) |
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US6168416B1 (en) * | 1998-12-22 | 2001-01-02 | Husky Injection Molding Systems Ltd. | Cooling device for molded articles |
US6143225A (en) * | 1999-03-03 | 2000-11-07 | Husky Injection Molding Systems Ltd. | Turret cooling block for an index machine |
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ITPN20000006A1 (it) * | 2000-01-26 | 2001-07-26 | Sipa Spa | Impianto a torre rotante su asse orizzontale per la movimentazione dipreforme |
ITPN20000036A1 (it) * | 2000-06-06 | 2001-12-06 | Sipa Spa | Impianto e procedimento per la movimentazione e raffreddamento di preforme plastiche |
JP3874173B2 (ja) * | 2002-01-28 | 2007-01-31 | 株式会社吉野工業所 | プリフォーム搬送装置 |
US6713013B2 (en) * | 2002-03-13 | 2004-03-30 | Ernst Dieter Wunderlich | Single-row and multi-row stretch blow molding method and apparatus therefor |
ES2310689T3 (es) * | 2002-12-27 | 2009-01-16 | Advanced Plastics Technologies Luxembourg S.A. | Aparato y procedimiento para la fabricacion y llenado de bolsas flexibles. |
MXPA05013358A (es) * | 2003-06-10 | 2006-05-19 | Petwall Llc | Sistema de inspeccion y control de la fabricacion de contenedores. |
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JP4701912B2 (ja) * | 2005-08-10 | 2011-06-15 | 東洋製罐株式会社 | 合成樹脂製容器を成形するための成形装置 |
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DE202007008217U1 (de) | 2006-06-29 | 2007-09-13 | Netstal-Maschinen Ag | Hilfsvorrichtung mit Greifer mit einer Vielzahl von Nippeln |
ITPR20060106A1 (it) * | 2006-11-28 | 2008-05-29 | Lanfranchi Srl | Procedimento e dispositivo per prelevare, trasferire e movimentare preforme di contenitori in plastica. |
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US7905721B2 (en) * | 2007-06-05 | 2011-03-15 | Husky Injection Molding Systems Ltd. | Air source device and a method for use in a molding system |
EP2052842A1 (de) * | 2007-10-23 | 2009-04-29 | Glauco E. Curetti | Verfahren und System zur Herstellung eines Polymerbehälters |
KR20100135897A (ko) | 2008-04-18 | 2010-12-27 | 사크미 코오퍼레이티바 메카니치 이몰라 쏘시에타 코오퍼레이티바 | 예비 성형품을 제조하도록 플라스틱을 형성하는 장치 및 방법 |
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1996
- 1996-06-18 US US08/666,632 patent/US5772951A/en not_active Expired - Fee Related
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1997
- 1997-06-18 AT AT97109921T patent/ATE216651T1/de not_active IP Right Cessation
- 1997-06-18 JP JP16172797A patent/JP3190599B2/ja not_active Expired - Fee Related
- 1997-06-18 EP EP97109921A patent/EP0813949B1/de not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1997-06-18 DE DE69712130T patent/DE69712130T2/de not_active Expired - Fee Related
Also Published As
Publication number | Publication date |
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EP0813949A1 (de) | 1997-12-29 |
EP0813949B1 (de) | 2002-04-24 |
JPH1067044A (ja) | 1998-03-10 |
ATE216651T1 (de) | 2002-05-15 |
JP3190599B2 (ja) | 2001-07-23 |
DE69712130T2 (de) | 2002-11-28 |
US5772951A (en) | 1998-06-30 |
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