Continuous production of molded plastic containers
First Claim
1. A system for making plastic containers, which includes:
- a source for providing a continuous stream of molten plastic,a compression preform molder including a turret carrying a plurality of compression molds for receiving a continuous series of mold charges in sequence cut from said stream and compression molding the charges into a continuing series of individual plastic container preforms,a preform conditioner connected between said compression molder and a blow molder for conditioning performs from said compression molder preparatory to blow molding in a blow molder,a blow molder including a turret carrying a plurality of blow molds arranged in a continuing series for receiving said individual plastic container preforms in sequence and blow molding said preforms into a continuing series of plastic containers, anda common drive connected to and coordinating continuous and synchronous operation of said source, said compression molder, said perform conditioner and said blow molder.
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Abstract
A system for making plastic containers includes a source for providing a continuous stream of molten plastic, and a cutter for severing a continuing series of individual mold charges from the continuous molten plastic stream. A compression molder includes a plurality of compression molds arranged in a continuing series for receiving the mold charges in sequence and compression molding the mold charges into a continuing series of individual plastic container preforms. A blow molder includes a plurality of blow molds arranged in a continuing series for receiving the individual plastic container preforms in sequence and blow molding the preforms into a continuing series of plastic containers. A common drive coordinates continuous and synchronous operation of the molten plastic source, the cutter, the compression molder and the blow molder to provide the continuing series of plastic containers from the continuous stream of molten plastic.
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23 Claims
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1. A system for making plastic containers, which includes:
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a source for providing a continuous stream of molten plastic, a compression preform molder including a turret carrying a plurality of compression molds for receiving a continuous series of mold charges in sequence cut from said stream and compression molding the charges into a continuing series of individual plastic container preforms, a preform conditioner connected between said compression molder and a blow molder for conditioning performs from said compression molder preparatory to blow molding in a blow molder, a blow molder including a turret carrying a plurality of blow molds arranged in a continuing series for receiving said individual plastic container preforms in sequence and blow molding said preforms into a continuing series of plastic containers, and a common drive connected to and coordinating continuous and synchronous operation of said source, said compression molder, said perform conditioner and said blow molder. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method of making plastic containers, which includes the steps of:
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(a) providing a continuous stream of molten plastic, (b) compression molding said plastic into a continuing series of plastic container preforms, said compression molding being performed on a turret carrying a plurality of compression molds for receiving a continuous series of mold charges in sequence cut from said stream and compression molding the charges into said continuous series of preforms, (c) transferring said continuing series of plastic container preforms in sequence to a continuing series of blow molds, wherein said transferring step includes conditioning said plastic container performs preparatory to blow molding in said step (d), (d) blow molding a continuing series of plastic containers in said blow molds, wherein said blow molder includes a turret carrying said plurality of blow molds, (e) removing said containers in sequence from said blow molds, and (f) operating said steps (a) through (e) in synchronism to provide a continuing series of blow molded containers from said molten plastic stream. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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