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US 6,854,292 B2Granted
Glass container forming machine
AssigneeEmhart Glass S.A.
InventorSteven J. Pinkerton
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Abstract
A takeout mechanism for an I.S. machine grips a formed bottle at the blow station and carries the bottle to a first position spaced above a deadplate. The bottle is held at this position for a period of time and then is lowered to a position proximate the deadplate whereupon it is released.
Claims2
A takeout mechanism for gripping a bottle formed at the blow station of an I.S. machine, displacing the bottle to a location proximate a deadplate and releasing the bottle onto the deadplate comprising
- a tong arm,
- a tong head secured to said tong arm for gripping a bottle,
- means including a control
- for displacing said tong arm from a first position whereat the bottle is gripped at the blow station to a second position a first selected distance above the deadplate,
- for holding said tong arm at said second position for a selected time,
- at the end of said selected time, displacing said tong arm downwardly toward the deadplate to a third position, and
- when said selected tong head is at said third position, releasing the bottle onto the deadplate.
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