Segmented wheel disk for extrusion blowmolding apparatus
AssigneePechiney Emballage Flexible Europe
InventorRichard Nightingale
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Abstract
A blow molding apparatus comprising a wheel mounted rotationally on a base for rotating a plurality of molds past an extrusion die. The wheel is comprised of a hub mounted to a rotational shaft and a plurality of disk segments mounted about the hub to carry the plurality of molds. The disk segments may be individually selectively secured to the hub to facilitate simple replacement of disk segments.
Claims20
A blow molding apparatus comprising:
- a wheel configured to rotate about a rotational axis, the wheel comprising:
- a hub mounted on the rotational shaft;
- and
- a disk mounted to said hub, the disk comprising a plurality of disk segments for carrying a plurality of molds;
- whereby the plurality of molds are disposed around the rotational axis of the wheel.
A wheel for a blow molding apparatus, comprising:
- a hub mounted for mounting on a rotational shaft of the apparatus, the hub defining a rotational axis of the apparatus;
- and
- a disk mounted to the hub, the disk comprising a plurality of disk segments for locating a plurality of molds about the rotational axis.
A disk segment configured to interact with one or more other disk segments to form a disk of a blow molding apparatus, the disk segment comprising:
- a hub abutment end;
- an upper end configured to constitute a portion of the disk perimeter;
- and
- opposing sides configured to be disposed adjacent to opposing sides of the one or more other disk segments.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.