Thermoforming apparatus with pivotable heating panel portions for emergency moving thereof
OwnerGiorgio De Nichiloinventor
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Abstract
An oven for use be in heating stations of thermoforming apparatus, comprises a heating panel constituted by panel portions which can be mutually opened or separated by a controlled falling operation or by gravity. Thus, in an emergency condition, the panel can be immediately removed from the plastic material being deformed, even in a case of a malfunction of the driving mechanism controlling the operation of the oven.
Claims13
An oven, in particular for heating stations of thermoforming apparatus, of the type comprising an assembly of heating elements for heating a layer of a plastic material, characterized in that said oven comprises a heating panel including two panel parts arranged head to head adjacent to each other at an inner side of the heating panel, each of said panel parts being articulated at an outer edge portion thereof and adapted to move relative to each other to open and close said heating panel with respect to the inner side thereof.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.