Ionized nozzle
AssigneeNiagara Bottling, LLC
InventorsFabiola Maria Iniguez Franco, Leroy Magwood
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Abstract
A blow molding station may include a mold configured to support the preform. A blow molding station may include a stretch rod configured to stretch the preform within the mold. A blow molding station may include a nozzle configured to direct pressurized gas into the preform. A blow molding station may include a high-voltage module configured to impart an electrostatic charge to the pressurized gas directed into the preform.
Claims9
A blow molding station for blow molding a preform into a bottle, the blow molding station comprising:
- a mold configured to support the preform;
- a stretch rod configured to stretch the preform within the mold and having
- a nozzle configured to direct pressurized gas into the preform;
- and
- a high-voltage module configured to impart an electrostatic charge via the nozzle to the pressurized gas directed into the preform.
A blow molding station for blow molding a preform into a bottle, the blow molding station comprising:
- a mold configured to support the preform;
- a stretch rod configured to stretch the preform within the mold and having a nozzle configured to direct pressurized gas into the preform;
- and
- a high-voltage module
- wherein the stretch rod and the nozzle are electrically connected to the high-voltage module.
A blow molding station for blow molding a preform into a bottle, the blow molding station comprising:
- a mold configured to support the preform;
- a stretch rod configured to stretch the preform within the mold and having a nozzle configured to direct pressurized gas into the preform;
- and
- a high-voltage module
- wherein the nozzle is electrically connected to the high-voltage module and the stretch rod is electrically isolated from the high-voltage module.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.