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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 17, 2022
Filed:
Feb. 13, 2018
Krones Ag, Neutraubling, DE;
Andreas Pense, Regensburg, DE;
Thomas Philipp, Eilsbrunn, DE;
Gerald Huettner, Vilseck, DE;
Dieter Finger, Neutraubling, DE;
Andreas Steiner, Wenzenbach, DE;
KRONES AG, Neutraubling, DE;
Abstract
A forming unit () for forming plastic preforms into plastic bottles, wherein the forming unit comprises a blow mould () having a first lateral portion (), a second lateral portion () and a bottom portion (), wherein said lateral portions as well as the bottom portion () form a cavity (), within which the plastic preforms () can be formed into the plastic bottles, wherein the bottom portion () can be moved relative to the lateral portions () in a closed condition of the blow mould, wherein the forming unit () comprises a drive unit in order to move the bottom portion () relative to the lateral portions (), wherein the drive unit preferably has a movable piston element () which ist movable along a predefined stroke path. According to the invention, the apparatus has a first stroke path limiting means () that limits the stroke path of the bottom portion () and/or of the piston element () in a first direction, wherein this stroke path limiting means () is adjustable in order to modify the stroke path.