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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 21, 2015
Filed:
Nov. 18, 2013
Applicant:
Krones Ag, Regensburg, DE;
Inventor:
Jochen Hirdina, Regensburg, DE;
Assignee:
KRONES, AG, Neutraubling, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 49/12 (2006.01); B29C 49/06 (2006.01); B29C 49/36 (2006.01); B29C 49/46 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 49/12 (2013.01); B29C 49/06 (2013.01); B29C 49/36 (2013.01); B29C 2049/1219 (2013.01); B29C 2049/1257 (2013.01); B29C 2049/4697 (2013.01); B29C 2791/006 (2013.01); B29C 2791/007 (2013.01);
Abstract
A stretch blow molding machine and method are provided for forming a container. A preform is expanded to a first configuration in a blow mold of a stretch blow molding machine. A stretching rod element is introduced to the blow mold to expand the preform from the first configuration to a second configuration. The stretching rod element moves axially in the blow mold in a stretching direction. The plastic perform is temporarily coupled to the stretching rod element during at least a period of time of the expansion of the preform from the first configuration to the second configuration for influencing a behavior of the perform during the expansion.