Khs Corpoplast Gmbh

Khs Corpoplast Gmbh & Co. Kg

Khs Gmbh

Khs Corporation Gmbh & Co. Kg

Frank Lewin

Rolf Baumgarte

Michael Linke

Michael Litzenberg

Deniz Ulutürk

Dieter Klatt

Marten Walther

Matthias Bicker

Frank Haesendonckx

Niels Meyer

Jan Fabian Meyer

Daniel Firchau

Thomas Herold

Martin Gerhards

Julian Choinski

Stephan Behle

Karl-Heinz Balkau

Gregor Arnold

Klaus Vogel

Andreas Lüttringhaus-Henkel

Günther Godau

Gerhard Klöpper

Margit Kiefer

Frank Berger

Jürgen Klein

Alexander Heller

Dieter Holler

Jens-Peter Rasch

Thorsten Herklotz

Thomas Van Hamme

Hartwig Müller

Werner Lesinski

Arne-Fritz Wiese

Matthias Grunwald

Dirk Schumacher

Martin Matthiesen

Dieter Jenzen

Michael Lizenberg

Carlo Striebel

Christian Mündel

Dirk Schenk

Marcus Wenig

Tara Zocher

Christian Polzin

Marco BÖHNKE

Amos Lopez Belinchon

A gripper for holding preforms or containers in their neck region having two pivotable gripper arms held in a base position under spring tension such that their gripping ends jointly enclose and hold the neck region. They are pivotable out of the base position jointly in one direction if they come into contact with an obstacle. In the base position, a main gripper arm is clamped via a spring with the gripper base, which pulls the main arm into contact with the other secondary gripper arm. The main and secondary arms are each mounted in a respective joint. The joint of the secondary arm is closer to its gripping end than the joint of the main arm is to its gripping end. The arms press against one another in the closed position at least in two regions, one above the joint of the secondary arm and the other below it.

Gripper for holding workpieces, in particular preforms or containers

A temperature adjustment device () for thermally conditioning preforms () made of a thermoplastic material for subsequent molding including a transport device based on the rotary principle for transporting the preforms along a transport path that has at least one section with two adjacent transport lanes () for transporting the preforms in two adjacent rows. Heating elements () are arranged between the transport lanes for heating the preforms. Each heating element acts on preforms in both transport lanes. At least one compensation device () for compensating for temperature differences between the preforms is assigned to the two transport lanes, which exclusively or more strongly acts on preforms in one of the two transport lanes for adjusting their temperature. Also, a container manufacturing machine () for manufacturing containers () from preforms that includes a temperature adjustment device.

Temperature control device and container production machine

The invention relates to a heating module and a primary reflector for a heating module of a heating duct of a molding machine for producing containers from preforms, in which preforms made of thermoplastic are heated, which is provided between tubular heating units arranged in parallel and one over another on a side wall of the heating module and the side wall and consists of ceramic material, and is characterized in that the primary reflector is connected via a dovetail connection to the side wall, wherein a connecting region in the form of a dovetail is formed in each case on the reflector, which is fixable in each case with a clip made of steel, in particular spring steel, fastened on the side wall, having dimensions adapted to the dovetail.

Primary reflector for a heating module of a heating duct in a moulding machine for moulding containers from preforms

A method and a device for producing blow-molded containers which are sterile at least in some areas. A preform made of a thermoplastic material is first heated in a heating device on a transport path through a blow-molding machine and then supplied with a pressurized fluid in a blow-molding station of the device. The preform is guided along a channel, which conducts a sterile gas, at least over one sub-section of the transport path of the preform. The transport path of the preform out of the channel is supplied with the sterile gas in order to produce a sterile gas corridor in which at least the opening region of the preform is guided. Multiple radiation sources are arranged along the channel and one behind the other in the transport direction. The radiation sources emit a sterilizing radiation onto the preform and/or onto the channel, and/or onto the sterile gas corridor.

Method and device for blow-molding containers which are sterile at least in some areas

A method and a device for producing blow-molded containers, which are sterile at least in some areas, in a blow-molding machine. A preform made of a thermoplastic material is first heated, then stretched by a stretching rod in a blowing station, and then supplied with a pressurized fluid via a blow nozzle, wherein a sterilization device is arranged in the blowing station. The sterilization device has at least one radiation source which emits a sterilizing radiation onto the stretching rod and/or onto the blow nozzle.

A heating apparatus that includes a plurality of heating devices for temperature conditioning of preforms made of a thermoplastic material to a temperature and temperature distribution suitable for blow molding, and a transport chain guided on a revolving chain path. The preforms are transported through the heating apparatus by the transport chain along a transport path. Along a heating section that is part of the transport path, the plurality of heating devices are stationarily arranged one after another in a transport direction. On at least one side facing the heating devices, counter reflectors are provided, which together with the heating devices form a tunnel-like heating area through which the preforms are transported for heating. At least one counter reflector travels along with the preform through the heating section.

Method and heating device for temperature conditioning of preforms and blow molding machine comprising such a device

The invention relates to a heat box for thermally conditioning preforms () that consist of a thermoplastic material and are provided for blow moulding, in which two lateral walls () and one base wall () delimit a heat tunnel through which the preforms () are conveyed, said heat tunnel comprising at least two parallel heat channels, and a heating unit () being arranged between two adjacent, particularly parallel heat channels and comprising a plurality of rod-shaped heating elements () that extend longitudinally in the conveyor direction of the preforms ().

Device and method for thermally conditioning preforms

The invention relates to a heating device (H) comprising a heating section () for thermally conditioning preforms () consisting of thermoplastic material, comprising an upper orifice portion () having an opening, a collar-like support ring () arranged below the orifice portion (), and a bottom portion () closed at the lower end, to a temperature profile suitable for blowmolding, wherein the heating device (H) has transportation means () for the transportation of the preforms () along a transportation path () of the heating device (H), and wherein the transportation means () each bear at least one handling means () for holding and handling the preforms (), wherein a radiation screen (), which follows the transportation path of the preforms (), and which has a recess () at least on one end face to partially enclose a preform () held in the handling means () adjoining the recess (), is provided in an intermediate space between two handling means () each provided for handling a preform (), wherein the radiation screen () is arranged such that a surface region of the radiation screen (), viewed in the longitudinal direction of the preform (), at least temporarily overlaps on its side facing away with the orifice portion () with a surface region of the support ring () during the transportation of the preforms ().

Heating device for thermally conditioning preforms for blow molding

The invention relates to devices and methods for transporting preforms () made of a thermoplastic material in the region of a blow-molding (), having a transport wheel () which is mounted in a rotatable manner about a rotational axis and which comprises multiple receiving recess () distributed in the circumferential direction over the circumference of the transport wheel for receiving and conveying preforms (). A hook element () is arranged on the transport wheel () in the region of each receiving recess (), said hook element being mounted on the transport wheel () in a pivotal manner between an open position and a closed position, and in the closed position, the hook element () secures a preform () to be transported in the respective receiving recess () from falling out of the receiving recess ().

Device and method for transporting preforms in the region of a blow-molding machine

The device is used for the blow-molding of containers. A preform made of thermoplastic material, following a thermal conditioning within a blow-mold, is stretched by a stretching rod and is reshaped by effects of blowing pressure into the form of a container. A specification for the positioning of the stretching rod occurs through the use of a linear drive. Blowing pressure is created through the use of at least one positionable blowing gas supply. The linear drive is at least intermittently mechanically coupled with the positionable blowing gas supply and the stretching rod in such a way that coordinated movement kinetics are carried out. The coupling means and the coupled elements are constructed in such a manner that the axis of motion and the resulting force-effect axis form a common spatial axis.

Device for blow moulding containers

A heating device for the thermal conditioning of preforms made of a thermoplastic material at a temperature profile that is suitable for a blow molding, and a blow molding machine having such a heating device. The heating device includes a plurality of heating units arranged one behind another along a heating section. The preforms are transported on a transport path along the heating section and along the heating units. The heating section includes a first heating section portion provided with first heating units for the uniform heating of the preforms in their peripheral direction, and a second heating section portion provided with second heating units for the non-uniform heating of the preforms in their peripheral direction. A method for the thermal conditioning of preforms is also disclosed.

Heat device and method for the thermal conditioning of preforms provided for blow moulding

The invention relates to devices and to methods for transporting preforms in the region of a blow-molding machine, in particular a sorting device () for transporting preforms () composed of a thermoplastic material in the region of a blow-molding machine for the blow-molding of containers, comprising a transportation wheel (), which has a plurality of accommodating recesses () for accommodating and conveying the preforms (), which accommodating recesses are arranged on the circumference of the transportation wheel in such a way that the accommodating recesses are distributed in the circumferential direction, a guide collar (), which extends circumferentially around the transportation wheel () in some regions in such a way that the guide collar is radially spaced apart from the transportation wheel, wherein the preforms () are transported in suspension between the transportation wheel () and the guide collar () in the region of the sorting device (), and a selection unit for selectively removing a respective individual preform () transported in one of the accommodating recesses () of the transportation wheel (), wherein the selection unit comprises a pivotable ejecting star () with a plurality of ejecting arms (), which ejecting star, when in the idle position, reaches into the peripheral region of the transportation wheel () by means of a first ejecting arm () immediately adjacent to the guide collar () in the transportation direction of the preforms (), in such a way that the preforms () in the accommodating recesses () that are transported past the first ejecting arm () are secured against unintentionally falling out, wherein the ejecting star (), in the event of a rotational motion, pushes an individual preform (), which is marked for removal, out of one of the accommodating recesses () of the transportation wheel () by means of a second ejecting arm () following after the first ejecting arm (), and wherein, in a recurring manner after the preform () marked for removal has been pushed out, the second ejecting arm () takes on the securing of the preforms () transported past the second ejecting arm against falling out of the accommodating recesses ().

A method for temperature conditioning thermoplastic preforms for blow molding. The preforms are guided along a chain path in a transport direction by a plurality of transport and handling means through a heating apparatus. In a heating section, the plurality of heating devices are arranged one after another in the transport direction. On at least one side opposite the heating devices, counter-reflectors are provided, which together with heating devices, form a tunnel-like heating area through which the preforms are transported. In an area of the heating section, a concurrently moving counter-reflector is assigned to each perform or each transport and handling means. The counter-reflectors are guided on a circulating reflector path separate from the chain path, which in the area of the heating section runs parallel to the chain path and in at least one area outside the heating section takes a path route deviating from the chain path.

The invention relates to a heating apparatus (H) having at least one heating line () for the thermal conditioning of preforms () made of thermoplastic material to a temperature profile which is suitable for blow shaping, wherein the heating apparatus (H) comprises a transport device for transporting the preforms () along a transport path (T) of the heating apparatus (H), said transport device comprising a revolving conveyor chain (F) having a plurality of pivotably interconnected chain links (), and wherein the transport device comprises handling means () for holding and manipulating a single preform () each, wherein the transport device is embodied and configured such that the preforms () are guided in a single row in at least a first section of the transport path (T), and are guided in two adjacent rows in at least a second section of the transport path (T), and wherein each chain link () comprises a bracket () on which a first handling means () and a second handling means (') are arranged, and wherein the bracket () comprises a main arm () and a pivot arm (), pivotably connected to the main arm (), and wherein a change between a single-row transport of the preforms () and a double-row transport is enabled by pivoting the pivot arm ().

Heating device for a blow-molding machine with a conveying chain for two-row transport of the preforms

A synchronous running safeguard for transfer stations or devices for handling containers, in particular for handling bottle-like containers made of glass or plastic, having a first and a second rotary element, which each have holding elements for the containers and each have a motor drive. The rotary elements are disposed in relation to one another such that the containers can be transferred in a transfer area from one of the first holding elements to one of the second holding elements. The rotary elements, each rotationally connected, have a control element having engagement elements, and the control elements are in meshing engagement with one another. The control elements are disposed in such a way that, during operation the control elements are interengaged without contact during the rotary movement of the rotary elements and that, in the event of a fault, the control elements are interengaged with contact.

Synchronous running safeguard for transfer stations for devices for handling containers, and a device and a method for blow-molding containers

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Tangstedt, Germany

Frank Lewin