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Damien Cirette

Arnaud Prieur

Yves-Alban Duclos

Nicolas Chomel

Herve Pasquier

Mikael Derrien

Guy Feuilloley

Laurent Danel

Denis Gillet

Hervé Pasquier

Eric Lemaistre

Franck Santais

Yoann Lahogue

Sebastien Fevre

Jocelyn Michel

Christophe Doudement

Isabelle Maillot

Sébastien Fevre

Caroline Bellec

Pascal Haboury

Michel Norture

Eric Meunier

Philippe Freire Diaz

Julien Auger

Denis Bischoff

Anthony Lepechour

Alexandre Rossetti

Dominique Rabec

Stephane Hebert

Yves Alban Duclos

Mikael Remy

Yves Roche

Alexandre Assystem E&OS Rossetti

Mikaël Remy

Mickaël Derrien

The present invention relates to the forming of a container by folding a cardboard sheet with at least vertical flaps, using a forming device and a forming method. Such a device comprises an upstream conveyor driving said cardboard sheet in a direction of travel, a downstream conveyor, means for folding the vertical flaps, said folding means being situated symmetrically about said upstream conveyor, and is characterized in that, on each side, said folding means comprise a pair of downstream and upstream pushers forming a gripper, said pushers being actuated jointly from an open position toward a closed position of folding said corresponding vertical flaps, a support for each gripper, said support being mobile in said direction of travel.

Device and method for forming a container by folding

A device for forming a container by folding a cardboard sheet having a lid and notably a tab. The forming device comprising a conveyor driving said cardboard sheet in a direction of travel and a device for folding over said lid. The folding-over device comprises a pressing surface for pressing on said lid, and the pressing surface is configured to move from an initial position toward a deployed position of folding said lid, and vice versa. The said pressing surface is mobile in said direction of travel, and comprises an endless belt motorized in said direction of travel.

An installation () for thermally conditioning thermoplastic preforms () that are intended to be formed, the installation () including:&#x2014;a thermal-conditioning zone () divided vertically into a heating first part () which is intended to house a body () of the preform () and a cooling second part () which is intended to house a neck () of the preform ();&#x2014;a device () for cooling a portion of the preform () by producing a stream of gas passing through the thermal-conditioning zone (); characterized in that the cooling device () produces a blade () of gas blown with laminar flow through an axial outlet slit ().

Installation for thermally conditioning preforms with one portion of the preform being cooled by a blown blade of air

A molding unit () for forming a container made of thermoplastic material, includes: &#x2014;a mold bottom () that is movable between a low position, an intermediate boxing position and a high position; &#x2014;a carriage () that supports the mold bottom () and is mounted in a movable manner in a fixed holder (); &#x2014;actuation elements for moving the carriage () into its intermediate boxing position; &#x2014;the actuation elements including a cylinder () that houses a piston () liable to push the mold bottom () through a boxing travel; characterized in that the mold bottom () is supported in a fixed manner by the carriage (), the cylinder () being fixed with respect to the fixed holder (). A method for employing the molding unit is also described.

Molding unit comprising mold bottom actuation means supported by a fixed holder

A device () for the manufacture of containers by blow molding, includes: &#x2014;a mold () equipped with a line for the circulation of a heat transfer fluid, having on an external face () of the mold () a heat transfer fluid inlet orifice () and a heat transfer fluid outlet orifice (); &#x2014;a mold carrier () in which the mold () is removably mounted; &#x2014;a plug () fitted with a duct () for conveying the heat transfer fluid and with a duct () for removing the heat transfer fluid, the plug () being mounted so that it can slide longitudinally on the mold carrier () between a position of connection with the orifices () of the mold () and a position of disconnection of the orifices of the mold, and elements for clamping the plug against the mold in the position of connection.

Device for the manufacture of containers comprising a mould and a fluidic coupling plug fitted with means for clamping against the mould

A method for changing a mould of a moulding device, includes at least the following steps for dismounting a mould: (a) controlling fixing elements in order to release each mould half (), (b) joining the mould halves together in order to form a single transportable sub-set, (c) opening mould carriers () from their closed position during steps (a) and (b) in order to extract, with a translational movement, the sub-set arranged in a reference position, and (d) removing the sub-set as a single unit from its reference position, from between the mould carriers.

Method for changing a mold

A plant () for manufacturing containers () from thermoplastic preforms (), the plant () including at least:&#x2014;a first unit () for thermally conditioning the preforms () which includes a first vertical lateral face (F); and&#x2014;a second unit () for shaping the containers () from the preforms () which have been thermally conditioned in the first unit (), the second unit including a second vertical lateral face (F); characterized in that the plant () includes at least one robot () which faces the first vertical lateral face (F) and the second vertical lateral face (F) in order to selectively operate through the first vertical lateral face (F) and/or through the second vertical lateral face (F) to carry out operations on the first unit () and/or the second unit ().

Container manufacturing plant comprising a robot positioned to operate on at least two units

Disclosed is an assembly () for fastening, with fluid connection, a mold bottom to a holder (), in which the mold bottom, of principal axis (O), is able to be removably fastened to a plate () forming an interface between the mold bottom and the holder (), the assembly () including at least one locking device and a fluid connection device, respectively placed between the plate () and the holder (), characterized in that the movement of a first locking element () and a first connecting element () is coupled via a moveable part () so that together they form a moveable element.

Assembly for fastening, with fluid connection, a mold bottom to a holder

Conveyor for transporting articles such as a chain conveyor that can be changed between a stretched configuration and a compact configuration, the chain being formed from a plurality of articulated links. Each link includes a trolley provided with lateral guide mechanism cooperating with a track defining a predetermined trajectory, a support carrying a nozzle for the releasable attachment of an article, the support mounted rotatably with respect to the trolley between a straight position corresponding to the deployed configuration of the chain, and an oblique position, corresponding to the compact position of the chain and in which the support is inclined with respect to the straight position; and an actuator coupled to the support, capable of driving the support in rotation from its straight position to its oblique position, and reciprocally.

Chain conveyor changeable between a stretched configuration and a compact configuration

A system for aiding in the replacement of a mold in a molding unit of a machine for manufacturing containers, includes at least one transport device () for transporting a joined mold () forming a transportable unit subassembly, the transport device () including at least one robotic arm () for positioning, in space along a trihedron (X, Y, Z) and with respect to the molding unit (), elements () for handling at least one joined mold () so as to carry out a replacement of the at least one mold () of the molding unit ().

System for aiding in the replacement of a mould of a moulding unit of a machine for manufacturing containers

An automated system for changing a mold of a molding unit () with which a machine for manufacturing containers is provided, characterized in that the system includes at least one control module (M) having at least a first actuating device () combined with the locking device () of the molding unit () and a second actuating device () combined with the opening/closing device () of the molding unit ().

Automated system for changing a mold of a molding unit with which a machine for manufacturing containers is provided

Disclosed is a molding device for a machine for producing containers consisting of a thermoplastic material by forming a pre-heated preform using at least one pressurized fluid. The device includes: two mold carriers mounted in such a way that they can move in relation to each other about a rotational axis, between an open position and a closed position; two mold halves that each have a half-impression, are carried by a mold carrier, and are respectively mounted in the associated mold carrier; and fixing element that can dismountably fix each mold half, in its mounted position, to the mold carrier. The element for fixing each mold half to the mold carrier, which are mounted in such a way that they can move at least between a fixing position and a release position, can be controlled as they move between the positions when the mold carriers are in the closed position.

A container inverting device is capable of inverting containers that have a neck oriented in a first direction at the entrance of the device and then in a second direction at the exit of the device. The inverting device includes at least one clamp () for holding the neck of a container. The clamp () is mounted on a belt () by a fixing bracket (), and in order to invert the container, the belt passes around at least one pulley () and moves the clamp from one side of the pulley () to the other.

Container inverting device

The invention relates to a vacuum pumping circuit comprising: an upper chamber () and a lower chamber () that communicate via a connecting orifice (), and comprising a valve () provided with a stem guided so as to slide along a vertical axis (A) in order to close the connecting orifice (), which circuit is characterized in that the valve stem () is provided with a section forming a piston () which constitutes the mobile upper wall of a control chamber () communicating with the upper chamber (), the piston () having an upper face () at atmospheric air pressure and a lower face () on which the pressure is that present in the control chamber ().

Vacuum pumping circuit and machine for treating containers equipped with same

Installation for depositing, by means of a microwave plasma, a barrier coating on thermoplastic containers (), this installation comprising treatment stations () each comprising a treatment enclosure () and a cover () and including a vacuum pumping chamber in which connection means () for sealed connection to the container comprise a sleeve () co-axial with the neck () of the container, each cover () also supporting an injector () co-axial with the sleeve () for injecting a reactive fluid into the container; the sleeves () and/or the injectors (), of several adjacent stations are fastened to a single support plate () that extends in the form of a bridge over the covers () of these stations (), whereby the plate () and the sleeves and/or injectors of the stations () constitute a unitary assembly () that can be maneuvered as one piece.

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Octeville sur Mer, France

Damien Cirette