Krones Ag

Matthias Wallner

Konrad Senn

Klaus Voth

Frank Winzinger

Martin Seger

Rupert Meinzinger

Thomas Hoellriegl

Erik Blochmann

Christian Stoiber

Thomas Albrecht

Harald Steinberger

Hans-Juergen Fleischmann

Hans-Juergen Fleishmann

Thomas HÖLLRIEGL

Hans-Jürgen Fleischmann

Disclosed is a method for molding plastic preforms into plastic containers using a blow mould assembly including a blow mould unit, wherein a part of the blow mould unit is retained on a blow mould holder element using negative pressure.

Blow mold array, stretch blow molding machine and method

A blowing mold array includes a blowing mold unit forming a cavity, inside of which plastic preforms are expanded to plastic containers. The blow mold unit includes a blowing mold retainer having at least two mold retainer elements for accommodating parts of the blowing mold unit, and a locking mechanism to arrest at least one part of the blowing mold unit against at least one mold retainer element. The locking mechanism includes an engagement element that can be pivoted and/or shifted relative to a default axis, which in an arrested state abuts a segment of a part of the blowing mold unit. The locking mechanism has an actuating element to loosen the arrest between the mold retaining element and the blowing mold unit. Actuation of the actuating element is coupled with actuation of the engagement element.

Blowing mold array, stretch blow molding machine and method

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Matthias Wallner