Blow moulding machine with tempered base mould

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11833731-B2
Application number	US-202117522463-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 9, 2021
Priority date	Nov 9, 2020
Publication date	Dec 5, 2023
Grant date	Dec 5, 2023

Abstract

An apparatus for forming plastic preforms into plastic containers with at least one forming station which forms the plastic preforms into the plastic containers by the action of a flowable medium, wherein the forming station has a blow mould which forms a cavity, within which the plastic preforms are formed into the plastic containers. The blow mould has a base part which has an inner contour which forms a base of the containers, wherein the base part has at least one channel for conducting a temperature control medium for temperature control of the base part. A course of the channel is adapted to a course of the inner contour and/or the channel has, on its inner surface facing the temperature control medium, structures and/or cross-sectional changes which influence the flow of the temperature control medium through the channel.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A forming apparatus for forming plastic preforms into plastic containers, said forming apparatus having at least one forming station for forming the plastic preforms into the plastic containers by being acted upon by a flowable medium, wherein the forming station has a blow mould having a cavity within which the plastic preforms are formed into the plastic containers, wherein the blow mould has a base part which has an inner contour which forms a base of the containers, and wherein the base part has at least one channel for conducting a temperature control medium for temperature control of the base part, wherein a course of the channel is adapted to a course of the inner contour and the channel has, on its inner surface facing the temperature control medium, structures and cross-sectional changes which influence the flow of the temperature control medium through the channel, wherein the structures are formed as protrusions or webs extending into the channel and wherein recesses are provided adjacent to the webs, wherein bores are provided configured to establish or deflect a coolant flow.

2. The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein
the channel is at least in sections spiral.

3. The apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein
the spiral has more than one rotation, or the spiral forms less than ten rotations.

4. The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein
the channel has a predetermined distance to the inner contour and a course of the channel in a height direction of the base part is adapted at least in sections to the course of the inner contour.

5. The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein
the channel has a distance to the inner contour which is smaller than 10 mm and/or the channel has a distance to the inner contour which is larger than 0.5 mm.

6. The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein
the channel comprises constrictions or narrowings at least in sections.

7. The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein
a predetermined region of the base part can be tempered by the channel and a surface of said predetermined region has a size which has a predetermined proportion of a projection surface which is formed by a projection in a longitudinal direction of the base part of the largest diameter of a contour designed in the base cup and the proportion is between 10% and 80%.

8. A base part of a blow mould for forming plastic preforms into plastic containers, which has an inner contour which forms a base of the containers, wherein this base part has at least one channel for conducting a temperature control medium for temperature control of the base part, wherein
a course of the channel is adapted to a course of the inner contour and the channel has structures and cross-sectional changes on its inner surface facing the temperature control medium which influence the flow of the temperature control medium through the channel, wherein the structures are formed as protrusions or webs extending into the channel and wherein recesses are provided adjacent to the webs, wherein bores are provided configured to establish or deflect a coolant flow.

9. A method for forming plastic preforms into plastic containers, wherein the plastic preforms are formed into the plastic containers by action of a flowable medium in a forming station, wherein the forming station has a blow mould which forms a cavity within which the plastic preforms are formed into the plastic containers, and this blow mould has a base part which has an inner contour and which forms a base of the containers, and wherein this base part has at least one channel through which a temperature control medium for temperature control of the base part is passed,
wherein
a course of the channel is adapted to a course of the inner contour and the channel has, on its inner surface facing the temperature control medium, structures and cross-sectional changes which influence the flow of the temperature control medium through the channel, wherein the structures are formed as protrusions or webs extending into the channel and wherein recesses are provided adjacent to the webs, wherein bores are provided configured to establish or deflect a coolant flow.

10. The apparatus according to claim 1 ,
wherein jagged projections are provided which extend into the channel starting from an inner wall of the channel.

11. The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein
the base part is made of an alloy.

12. The apparatus according to claim 11 , wherein
the base part is made of a wrought aluminium alloy.

13. The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein
the channel, which is designed as a spiral channel, follows the base geometry of the inner contour at a defined distance and follows it continuously at a defined distance.

14. The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein
the webs are configured to steer and/or increase the contact surfaces and/or as supporting elements of the mould contour.

15. The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein
the base part comprises at least one temperature detection device configured to detect a temperature inside the base part.

16. The method according to claim 9 , wherein
the coolant flow or the temperature control medium flow through the channels is at least temporarily controlled and/or changed.

17. The method according to claim 16 , wherein
the flow of the temperature control medium through the channel is also controlled as a function of a temperature of the base part.

18. The method according to claim 16 , wherein
a control as a function of a production speed is provided.

19. The apparatus according to claim 15 , wherein
the at least one temperature detection device configured to detect a temperature in vicinity of the channel.

Assignees

• Krones Ag

Inventors

• Senn Konrad
• Pense Andreas
• Kulzer Markus

Classifications

• B29C49/4823 Primary

  with incorporated heating or cooling means · CPC title

• B29C49/4802

  with means for locally compressing part(s) of the parison in the main blowing cavity · CPC title

• B29C2049/4825

  for cooling moulds or mould parts (B29C2049/5889 takes precedence) · CPC title

• B29C2049/4848

  Bottom · CPC title

• B29L2031/7158

  Bottles · CPC title