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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 04, 2016
Filed:
Dec. 16, 2013
Krones Ag, Neutraubling, DE;
Michael Loy, Regensburg, DE;
KRONES, AG, Neutraubling, DE;
Abstract
An apparatus for sterilizing plastic preforms, comprises a transport device that transports the plastic preforms along a predefined transport path, each plastic preform extending in a longitudinal direction; and a plurality of actuation devices. Each actuation device inputs a flowable medium into interiors of the plastic preforms, respectively. The actuation devices travel with the plastic preforms in a transport direction along the transport device. The actuation devices at least one of inject the flowable medium into the plastic preforms at a predefined angle α relative to the longitudinal directions of the plastic preforms, or include longitudinal directions, respectively, that are offset relative to the longitudinal directions of the plastic preforms.