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Patent No.:

US 12589948 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Mar. 31, 2026

Filed:

Dec. 01, 2022

Apparatus for handling preforms

Applicant:

Sacmi Imola S.c., Imola, IT;

Inventor:

Matteo Zanelli, Imola, IT;

Assignee:

SACMI IMOLA S.C., Imola, IT;

Attorney:

CANTOR COLBURN LLP

Primary Examiner:

James R Bidwell

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G 47/06 (2006.01); B29C 49/42 (2006.01); B29C 49/68 (2006.01); B65G 17/12 (2006.01); B65G 47/252 (2006.01); B65G 47/84 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G 47/06 (2013.01); B29C 49/42065 (2022.05); B29C 49/42101 (2022.05); B29C 49/42115 (2022.05); B29C 49/42117 (2022.05); B29C 49/68 (2013.01); B65G 17/12 (2013.01); B65G 47/252 (2013.01); B65G 47/848 (2013.01);
Abstract

An apparatus for handling plastic preforms includes a feeding line for preforms that comprise a preform body and a preform mouth, a conditioning oven, a setdown device for the preforms being provided which is designed to feed the preforms to a transfer or blow-molding carousel, the conditioning oven being associated with a closed conveyance circuit which includes supporting elements to support respective preforms. The feeding line has a feeding device to feed the preforms to respective supporting elements; the setdown device has an overturning element adapted to pick up the preforms and to bring them to a pickup condition in which the respective mouths are directed upward. The setdown device further includes a pickup device to pick up the preforms in the pickup condition from the overturning element to feed them to the transfer or blow molding carousel.

Find Patent Forward Citations

Zanelli, Matteo. (2026). Apparatus for handling preforms (U.S. Patent No. 12589948). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/12589948

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