WO2002042055A1 - Biaxially oriented hollow thermoplastic bodies and improved method for sterilization - Google Patents
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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
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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
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- B29C2049/4602—Blowing fluids
- B29C2049/4635—Blowing fluids being sterile
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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
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- B29C2049/4602—Blowing fluids
- B29C2049/465—Blowing fluids being incompressible
- B29C2049/4652—Blowing fluids being incompressible hot liquids
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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
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- B29C2049/465—Blowing fluids being incompressible
- B29C2049/4655—Blowing fluids being incompressible water
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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
- B29C49/4273—Auxiliary operations after the blow-moulding operation not otherwise provided for
- B29C49/42817—Drying the article
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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
- B29C49/48—Moulds
- B29C49/4823—Moulds with incorporated heating or cooling means
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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
- B29K2067/00—Use of polyesters or derivatives thereof, as moulding material
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- Plastic forming of hollow bodies has heretofore encompassed a wide variety of processes and techniques including but not limited to blow molding, stretch-blow molding, thermoforming and the like.
- hollow bodies having threaded necks are produced from injection- molded preforms which are heated and then expanded by high pressure air through a process called blow molding.
- the preform is allowed to cool down prior to arrival at the blow molding station from the injection molding station and then it must be thermally conditioned within a relatively narrow tolerance to a temperature that is suitable for a subsequent stretching process.
- the temperature variation across the wall of the body should be within 10 degrees Celsius and not much above 10 degrees Celsius from the glass transition temperature of the plastic to be stretch-blown during the forming process.
- the oriented hollow bodies thus obtained exhibit a mechanical strength which is markedly improved to the point that the bodies can generally be used for packaging carbonated beverages under pressure.
- the air pressure used in this known process for stretch-blow molding can exceed 1,000 pounds per square inch (psi) if a particular bottom design is required for such containers.
- PET polyethylene terephthalate
- the containers such as plastic bottles used for beverages, and containers for food products and the like for human or animal consumption, need to be sterilized to avoid contamination of the food, beverages and the like.
- this sterilization process required an additional process step following completion of the container forming and following the step of exhausting the pressurized air used during the blow molding process .
- the present invention utilizes liquids instead of air or other gases for the forming process.
- Liquids are not compressible in a molding environment; therefore; liquids require less energy to transfer a load, and at the same time liquids are excellent heat transfer media.
- the invention is particularly useful for forming containers to be used in the food and beverage field, the present invention is particularly adaptable to the use of water as the hydraulic media. Water is an excellent hydraulic and heat transfer media, economic, readily available, non-toxic, non-hazardous, and subject to easy handling.
- Another advantage of using liquids is the avoidance of introducing oxygen into the body of plastic material such as occurs in the prior art in which air is used as the pressure medium. Oxygen has a deleterious effect on many products by reducing shelf-life and causing deterioration of quality. Use of water or other liquids as the pressure medium avoids or minimizes this problem.
- the present invention is useful for forming hollow bodies in the form of containers, or bottles, for liquids such as beverages and the like, and also useful for containing solid products such as granular materials, powders, and materials such as pastes, waxes, depending upon the size and shape of the container and the container opening used to fill and empty product to and from the container.
- the present invention relies upon the use of hydraulic media, such as water, rather than upon pneumatic media such as air that has been used in the past.
- the work required to create 1,000 psi air pressure is one order of magnitude higher than the work required to create 1,000 psi hydraulic pressure.
- the equipment to perform the work is proportionate in cost. Both the capital equipment cost and the energy cost constitute a significant portion of the total cost of producing the bottle or other form of container. Because the cost to create high pressure by hydraulic means is not expensive, then it is feasible to stretch thermoplastic preforms at lower temperatures that are closer to the glass-transition of the material. This improved process results in better molecular orientation and improved properties leading to the production of lighter weight containers using less material.
- sterilization of the containers does not require a separate process step, as is required by the prior art.
- the hot liquid used for forming the container aids somewhat in sterilization while the container is being formed. Sterilization can be assured by introducing sterilization products into the hot water, or other liquid so that the container is sterile upon completion of the stretch molding step ready to receive product upon being emptied of the liquid used during the forming step. Dry sterile air may be used to vent and dry the container, if needed, following the forming step.
- a further feature of the present invention is that by the use of liquid during the expansion of the preform into the desired container shape, the liquid has a washing or cleansing effect to remove some or all of the actealdehydes or ethanol that was formed during the process of extruding the preform.
- the invention is particularly adaptable to the production of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) containers, such as bottles and the like.
- PET polyethylene terephthalate
- the novel process can be adapted to the present manufacturing process with minor but important changes. Instead of using hot, pressurized air to blow the preform, tempered water, at approximately 85 degrees Celsius, is pumped into the preform and then pressurized. When the water pressure reaches the desired value and the preform has expanded or stretched to form the desired container shape, the hot water is vented and cooler water is pumped into the bottle, or other form of container, to replace the hot water that can then be stored and used for the next cycle. It is contemplated that the water, or other liquid used during the forming or expansion process can be supplemented by products utilized for sterilization.
- the forming liquid be laced with, for example, peroxide (s) or acetic acid, or other products that are approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) .
- the bottle or other container then may, but not necessarily, be inverted and sterile, dry air is blown into the bottle to efficiently empty any remaining water, thus leaving the container in a sterile condition and ready for immediate filling with product without requiring the additional sterilization process heretofore needed by the prior art of blow molding with pressurized air.
- the containers formed with the present invention can be immediately filled with sterile products, or food or beverages for human consumption.
- the mold should have the capability to be heated close to the melting point of the thermoplastic material. This could be accomplished, for example, by rf- heating or induction heating. It would be unnecessary to have a cooling arrangement because the required cooling would be achieved by the internal liquid which, as pointed out above, may be at approximately 85 degrees Celsius and, therefor, below the melting point of the plastic used to form the container.
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