Method for applying a fluid to end walls of thermoplastic containers
AssigneeSidel Participations
InventorsMikael Derrien, Guy Feuilloley, Yann Pernel
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Abstract
The invention relates to the application of a fluid, especially a liquid, to a hot end wall (2) of at least one thermoplastic container (1). For this purpose, a spongy mass (4) impregnated with the fluid is brought into contact with the end wall (2) of said at least one container (1), said spongy mass being held in contact with the end wall (2) for a predetermined time. Application in particular to the cooling of the hot end walls of containers leaving a blow molding or stretch-blow molding unit.
Claims11
A method for applying a fluid onto an end wall of at least one container of thermoplastic material, comprising:
- contacting the end wall of said at least one container with a spongy mass saturated with the fluid, for a predetermined period, while the container is conveyed along a predetermined path,
- conveying the container along the predetermined path by conveying means engaged around a neck of the container, and
- advancing the spongy mass at a same speed as the container along a path substantially parallel to the predetermined path of the container while simultaneously being in contact with the end wall of the container during said predetermined period.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.