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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 03, 2018
Filed:
Dec. 05, 2013
Discma Ag, Zürich, CH;
DISCMA AG, Zürich, CH;
Abstract
An apparatus () for fabricating containers () comprises a plurality of mold segments (A-I) each with two substantially opposite faces (A-I) that form a mold cavity (A-I) when abutted against another mold segment (A-I), and a guiding means () to conduct them along a closed path () of length greater than the total length of the mold segments (A-I); being characterized in that it comprises at least one injecting head configured to inject a volume of liquid into a cavity of a preform () disposed within the mold cavity (A-I) and expand it into a container (), and being further characterized in that each mold segment (A-I) is conducted along the closed path () through at least one manipulation zone () of said closed path () at an increased speed relative to the immediately adjacent mold segments (A-I), said apparatus () comprising a positioning manipulation zone () where the preform () is inserted into said apparatus (), and an extracting manipulation zone () where the container () is extracted.