Method and apparatus for handling workpiece
AssigneeKHS GmbH
InventorAlfred Drenguis
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Abstract
The container has a bottle-like shape and is made of thermoplastic material. The container is provided with a mouth section which has a fixing ring (3) on the outside. The pre-form is provided for the production of such a container. Both the pre-form and the container produced therefrom are designed without any supporting ring. In order to enable handling, an associated holding device (12) acts on a fixing ring (3) of the pre-form or the container.
Claims12
A method for handling workpieces produced from a thermoplastic material, the workpieces having a mouth portion and a fixing ring, the method comprising using a holding device to mount the workpiece in a region of the fixing ring, after the workpiece has been filled by a liquid product, closing the workpiece with a closure cap, and after having closed the workpiece, causing the closure cap to latch behind the fixing ring by way of a mounting profile after a relative movement between the workpiece and the flange.
An apparatus comprising a fixture for handling workpieces made of thermoplastic material, wherein each of the workpieces has a mouth section and a fixing ring, said apparatus comprising a holding device for holding said workpiece, wherein said holding device is configured to impinge on said fixing ring along an area of a side thereof that faces away from said mouth section, wherein said holding device comprises a flange at a free end thereof, wherein said flange extends vertically upward along said workpiece up to a free end thereof, and wherein said flange is bent to follow a circumference of said workpiece along a circumferential zone thereof.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.