Sterile heating apparatus for plastics material pre-forms
US-9045285-B2 · Jun 2, 2015 · US
Apparatus and method for heating plastic preforms by means of microwaves using an adaptable base reflector
US10286575B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-10286575-B2 |
| Application number | US-201615091877-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Apr 6, 2016 |
| Priority date | Apr 30, 2015 |
| Publication date | May 14, 2019 |
| Grant date | May 14, 2019 |
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Apparatus for heating plastic preforms, having a microwave generating device which generates microwaves, and having a resonator device which forms a receiving space into which the plastic preforms can be introduced so as to be acted upon by the microwaves in the resonator device in order to be heated, wherein the apparatus has a reflector element which is arranged at least partially in the receiving space and which is suitable and intended for conducting microwaves in the direction of a base region of the plastic preforms. According to the invention, the reflector element is movable relative to the receiving space and the apparatus has a drive device for moving the reflector element relative to the receiving space.
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The invention claimed is: 1. Apparatus for heating plastic preforms, having a microwave generating device which generates microwaves, and having a resonator device which forms a receiving space into which the plastic preforms can be introduced so as to be acted upon by the microwaves in the resonator device in order to be heated, wherein the apparatus has a reflector element which is arranged at least partially in the receiving space and which is suitable and intended for conducting microwaves in the direction of a base region of the plastic preforms, characterized in that the reflector element is movable relative to the receiving space and the apparatus has a drive device for moving the reflector element relative to the receiving space, wherein the reflector element has a ring-shaped cross-section, and wherein the apparatus preferably has a control device for controlling the drive device and this control device is suitable and intended for controlling the movement of the reflector element as a function of at least one value that is characteristic of a heating of the plastic preforms. 2. Apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein a distance between the plastic preform and the reflector element in a longitudinal direction of the plastic preform is variable. 3. Apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the apparatus has a sensor device for detecting at least one parameter that is characteristic of a heating of the plastic preform. 4. Apparatus according to claim 3 , wherein the sensor device is a temperature measuring device which detects, preferably in a contactless manner, a temperature of the plastic preforms. 5. Apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the apparatus has a transport device which transports the resonator device along a predefined transport path. 6. Apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the reflector is at least one of circular or ring-shaped. 7. Apparatus according to claim 6 , wherein a plane of the ring-shaped reflector element is perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the plastic preforms.
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Ovens specially adapted for heating preforms or parisons · CPC title
- B29B13/024Primary
Hollow bodies, e.g. tubes or profiles · CPC title
Other particular articles · CPC title
Injection blow-moulding · CPC title
Thermal conditioning of preforms (B29C49/68 takes precedence) · CPC title
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- What does patent US10286575B2 cover?
- Apparatus for heating plastic preforms, having a microwave generating device which generates microwaves, and having a resonator device which forms a receiving space into which the plastic preforms can be introduced so as to be acted upon by the microwaves in the resonator device in order to be heated, wherein the apparatus has a reflector element which is arranged at least partially in the rece…
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- Krones Ag
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- Primary CPC classification B29B13/024. Mapped technology areas include Operations & Transport.
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- Publication date Tue May 14 2019 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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