US 5,869,110 AGranted

Container molding apparatus

AssigneeNissei Asb Machine Co., Ltd.

InventorShuichi Ogihara

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Abstract

An apparatus for molding a container has a standby section disposed between a heating section and a blow molding section. A preform is supported by carrier members, and is intermittently carried from the heating section via the standby section to the blow molding section. In the standby section are provided a temperature conditioning member which conditions temperature on the preform carried from the heating section; a positioning plate which positions a carrier member stopped at the standby section; and a cylinder which advances and withdraws the temperature conditioning member with respect to the preform, and simultaneously advances and withdraws the positioning plate with respect to the carrier member. The advanced positioning plate contacts with the carrier member to position the carrier member. The advanced temperature conditioning member is set enabling temperature conditioning of the preform. By withdrawing the temperature conditioning member and positioning plate, the preform may be carried by the carrier member.

Claims13

Dependent claims

An apparatus for molding a container comprising:

a heating section for heating a preform made of synthetic resin to at least a blow molding temperature;
a blow molding section for blow molding said preform which is heated at said heating section into said container;
a standby section being disposed between said heating section and said blow molding section, said standby section for putting said heated preform on standby;
and
a carrying means for intermittently carrying said preform supported by a carrier member from said heating section to said blow molding section via said standby section;
and
wherein said standby section comprises:
a temperature conditioning means for conditioning the temperature of at least one part of a surface to be temperature-conditioned of said preform carried from said heating section;
a positioning means for positioning said carrier member by contacting with said carrier member supporting said preform;
a first advancing and withdrawing drive means for advancing and withdrawing said temperature conditioning means with respect to said preform;
and
a second advancing and withdrawing drive means for advancing and withdrawing said positioning means with respect to said carrier member.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application: 08/944,905Filed 6 Oct 1997 · continuation in part
Priority: JP 6-24841616 Sep 1994
Granted: 9 Feb 1999
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification23 codes

B29C 49/42073
Handling means, e.g. transfer, loading or discharging means: grippers
B29C 49/28
Blow-moulding, i.e. blowing a preform or parison to a desired shape within a mould; Apparatus therefor: blow-moulding apparatus
B29C 49/42093
Handling means, e.g. transfer, loading or discharging means: transporting apparatus, e.g. slides, wheels or conveyors
B29C 49/42119
Means for manipulating the objects' position or orientation: rotation, e.g. rotating a predetermined angle for asymmetric preform or with…