Sidel, Inc.

Marc Mouchelet

Alain Guiffant

An oven in a production facility for thermoplastic receptacles, including a conveyor chain which is provided with gripping devices ( ), whereby each gripping device engages axially with the neck of a receptacle blank in order to transport it into the oven. The gripping devices are displaced axially by a mechanism which is provided with an arm ( ) which can move along a path that is substantially parallel to the axial direction (A ) in which gripping takes place and which bears an interface element ( ) which is designed to come into contact with the gripping device ( ). The interface element ( ) is movably mounted on the arm ( ) to enable slip-free contact with the gripping device while it is immobilized in relation to the arm according to the axial direction in which gripping occurs.

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Le Havre, France

Marc Mouchelet