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Rotary stretch blow molding apparatus
Assignee: Monsanto Co
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Filing: 1973-11-14
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Granted: 1979-02-27
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Expires: 1993-11-14
Abstract
Abstract A continuous motion stretch blow molding apparatus for blow molding hollow articles from tubular parisons. A rotary parison loading turret loads parisons sequentially onto a plurality of stretch pin means operatively carried on a continuous motion transfer means which then conveys each of said stretch pin means into an operative position in a molding station on a continuous motion multi-station rotary molding turret. The parisons are stretched longitudinally, blown to form a final article, cooled in the molding stations, and then said article is ejected.
Inventors
- 👤 Ivan L. Kauffman
- 👤 Robert C. Kellogg
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2026-10-29 01:58
CPC Classifications
B; B29; B29C; B29C49/00; B29C49/28; B29C49/30; B29C49/36; B29C49/08; B29C49/10; B29C49/12; B29C49/1205; B29C49/42; B29C49/4205; B29C49/42073; B29C49/42087; B29C49/42093; B29C49/42101; B29C49/42113; B29C49/42115; B29C49/48; B29C2049/4856; B29C2049/48615; B29C49/56; B29C2049/566; B29C2049/5661; B29C2949/00; B29C2949/07; B29C2949/0715; B29C33/00; B29C33/20; B29C33/26; B29C49/02; B29C49/06; B29C49/122; B29C49/1229
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 35
Claim 1
Independent Claim
228 words
In a continuous motion stretch blow molding apparatus for blow molding hollow articles from preheated tubular parisons at orientation temperature having one open end and one closed end, the combination comprising: (a) a continuous motion parison transfer means; (b) a plurality of upwardly disposed stretch pin means carrying said open ends of said parisons in a fixed plan of travel and operatively carried on said transfer means; (c) a continuous motion rotary parison loading turret for receiving preheated parisons and for sequentially loading them onto said stretch pin means including: (i) a parison loading station; and (ii) a plurality of parison loading chutes operatively mounted on the rotary parison loading turret, each of said loading chutes arranged to be disposed over one of said stretch pin means and movable under said parison loading station for receiving a parison and loading the parison onto the stretch pin means disposed thereunder; (d) means synchronized with the movement of said chutes for sequentially dropping parisons into the chutes; (e) a continuous motion rotary molding turret having a plurality of molding stations; and (f) said transfer means being operative to locate each of said stretch pin means with a parison loaded thereon in an individual one of said molding stations for a stretching, blowing and cooling operation on each parison on each stretch pin means to form an article from each parison.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
228 words
In a continuous motion stretch blow molding apparatus for blow molding hollow articles from preheated tubular parisons at orientation temperature having one open end and one closed end, the combination comprising: (a) a continuous motion parison transfer means; (b) a plurality of upwardly disposed stretch pin means carrying said open ends of said parisons in a fixed plan of travel and operatively carried on said transfer means; (c) a continuous motion rotary parison loading turret for receiving preheated parisons and for sequentially loading them onto said stretch pin means including: (i) a parison loading station; and (ii) a plurality of parison loading chutes operatively mounted on the rotary parison loading turret, each of said loading chutes arranged to be disposed over one of said stretch pin means and movable under said parison loading station for receiving a parison and loading the parison onto the stretch pin means disposed thereunder; (d) means synchronized with the movement of said chutes for sequentially dropping parisons into the chutes; (e) a continuous motion rotary molding turret having a plurality of molding stations; and (f) said transfer means being operative to locate each of said stretch pin means with a parison loaded thereon in an individual one of said molding stations for a stretching, blowing and cooling operation on each parison on each stretch pin means to form an article from each parison.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
49 words
A continuous motion stretch blow molding apparatus as defined in claim 1, wherein: (a) each of said loading chutes is formed with an arcuately shaped front wall which guides a parison received by the chute at said loading station and directs the parison downwardly onto a stretch pin means.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
23 words
A continuous motion stretch blow molding apparatus as defined in claim 2, wherein: (a) said arcuately shaped chute front wall is parabolically shaped.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
25 words
A continuous motion stretch blow molding apparatus as defined in claim 1, wherein: (a) each of said loading chutes in gun-holstered shape in side elevation.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
27 words
A continuous motion stretch blow molding apparatus as defined in claim 1, wherein: (a) each of said loading chutes is adjustably mounted on said parison loading turret.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
38 words
A continuous motion stretch blow molding apparatus as defined in claim 1, wherein: (a) said continuous motion transfer means includes a chain means and means for operatively mounting said plurality of stretch pin means in predetermined positions therealong.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
47 words
A continuous motion stretch blow molding apparatus as defined in claim 6, wherein: (a) said rotary parison loading turret includes a chain sprocket having locating means engageable with each of said stretch pin means for positioning a stretch pin means under each of said parison loading chutes.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
28 words
A continuous motion stretch blow molding apparatus as defined in claim 7, wherein: (a) each of said loading chutes is adjustably mounted on said rotary parison loading turret.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
24 words
A continuous motion stretch blow apparatus as defined in claim 8, wherein: (a) each of said loading chutes is gun-holstered shape in side elevation.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
63 words
A continuous motion stretch blow molding apparatus as defined in claim 6, including: (a) a fixed shroud positioned around said rotary parison loading turret; (b) said rotary parison loading turret having a shroud mounted thereon and movable therewith; and, (c) said chain means conveying said stretch pin means between said shroud to prevent heat loss from parisons carried on said stretch pin means.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
25 words
A continuous motion stretch blow molding apparatus as defined in claim 6, including: (a) chain take-up means for taking up slack in said chain means.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
69 words
A continuous motion stretch blow molding apparatus as defined in claim 6, wherein: (a) each of said stretch pin means includes a tubular body, a stretch pin slidably mounted in said tubular body, a first means on said stretch pin for limiting movement of the stretch pin in one direction, and a second means on said stretch pin for limiting movement of the stretch pin in the other direction.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
49 words
A continuous motion stretch blow molding apparatus as defined in claim 12, wherein: (a) said stretch pin body and stretch pin are provided with passage means for conveying blow air into a parison carried on said stretch pin for blowing the parison into the shape of a final article.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
41 words
A continuous motion stretch blow molding apparatus as defined in claim 13, wherein: (a) said molding rotary turret is provided with means at each of the molding stations for operatively locating a stretch pin means in each of said molding stations.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
40 words
A continuous motion stretch blow molding apparatus as defined in claim 14, wherein: (a) each of said molding stations is provided with means for admitting blow air into a stretch pin located in the molding station during a molding operation.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
63 words
A continuous motion stretch blow molding apparatus as defined in claim 14, wherein: (a) said means for locating a stretch pin means in each of said molding stations includes a sprocket operatively mounted on said rotary molding turret and provided with notches for receiving the stretch pin body of each stretch pin means for axially locating the stretch pin in each molding station.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
33 words
A continuous motion stretch blow molding apparatus as defined in claim 16, including: (a) means for guiding said chain means from said rotary parison loading turret and tangentially onto said rotary molding turret.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
33 words
A continuous motion stretch blow molding apparatus as defined in claim 1, including: (a) means at each of said molding stations for locating a stretch pin means at each of said molding stations.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
69 words
A continuous motion stretch blow molding apparatus as defined in claim 18, wherein: (a) each of said stretch pin means includes a tubular body, a stretch pin slidably mounted in said tubular body, a first means on said stretch pin for limiting movement of the stretch pin in one direction, and a second means on said stretch pin for limiting movement of the stretch pin in the other direction.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
48 words
A continuous motion stretch blow molding apparatus as defined in claim 19, wherein: (a) each of said molding stations includes a molding means movable between an open position and a closed position; and, (b) means for moving said molding means between said open position and said closed position.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
39 words
A continuous motion stretch blow molding apparatus as defined in claim 20, wherein: (a) said transfer chain means is operative to move a stretch pin laterally into said molding means when the molding means is in an open position.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
38 words
A continuous motion stretch blow molding apparatus as defined in claim 21, wherin said molding means includes: (a) a pair of mold halves movable between an open position and a closed position; and (b) a mold end plug.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
26 words
A continuous motion stretch blow molding apparatus as defined in claim 22, including: (a) means for moving said mold halves between said open and closed positions.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
35 words
A continuous motion stretch blow molding apparatus as defined in claim 23, wherein: (a) means for moving said end plug inwardly of said mold halves for engagement by a parison during a parison stretching operation.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
25 words
A continuous motion stretch blow molding apparatus as defined in claim 24, wherein: (a) said means for moving said plugs includes a cam operated means.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
24 words
A continuous motion stretch blow molding apparatus as defined in claim 25, including: (a) means for locking the mold halves in the closed position.
Claim 28
Dependent Claim
30 words
A continuous motion stretch blow molding apparatus as defined in claim 26, including: (a) means for moving said mold halve locking means between a locked position and an unlocked position.
Claim 29
Dependent Claim
32 words
A continuous motion stretch blow molding apparatus as defined in claim 27, wherein: (a) said means for moving said mold halve locking means between the locked and unlocked positions includes cam means.
Claim 30
Dependent Claim
49 words
A continuous motion stretch blow molding apparatus as defined in claim 25, including: (a) a stretch pin actuator means operatively located at each of said molding stations for moving a stretch pin inwardly of the mold halves to stretch a parison on a stretch pin to a predetermined length.
Claim 31
Dependent Claim
80 words
A continuous motion stretch blow molding apparatus as defined in claim 29, wherein each of said stretch pin actuator means includes: (a) a spring biased lift means engageable with the stretch pin; (b) means for carrying said spring biased lift means; (c) means for moving said spring biased lift means to move the stretch pin; and, (d) means for releasably retaining said spring biased lift means in a raised position to retain a stretch pin in a raised molding position.
Claim 32
Dependent Claim
26 words
A continuous motion stretch blow molding apparatus as defined in claim 30, wherein: (a) said means for moving said spring biased lift means includes cam means.
Claim 33
Dependent Claim
47 words
A continuous motion stretch blow molding apparatus as defined in claim 30, wherein: (a) said means for releasably retaining said spring biased lift means in a raised position includes a spring biased latch means operative when said spring biased lift means is moved to a raised position.
Claim 34
Dependent Claim
30 words
A continuous motion stretch blow molding apparatus as defined in claim 32, including: (a) means for disabling said latch means after a molding station has passed through a molding cycle.
Claim 35
Dependent Claim
25 words
A continuous motion stretch blow molding apparatus as defined in claim 33, wherein: (a) said means for disabling said latch means includes a cam means.
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