Patent ID: 11919063
Assignee: ENVASES (UK) LIMITED
Field: Handling (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 3:
4. A registered shaping machine as defined in claim 1, in which the at least one reorientation actuator comprise(s) one or more actuators selected from any of the following types:
(a) an actuator operatively arranged to re-orient preforms prior to or as they are being loaded onto the conveyor, whereby the loaded preforms are carried by the conveyor in their reoriented state;
(b) an actuator having a fixed portion mounted to a fixed part of the machine, the actuator being operatively arranged to reorient successive holders by which the preforms are carried by the conveyor;
(c) an actuator comprising a series of actuators mounted to the conveyor and each operatively arranged to reorient a respective holder for carrying a respective one of the series of preforms on the conveyor;
(d) an actuator comprising a series of actuators mounted to the conveyor and each operatively arranged to reorient a respective preform (either relative to or together with its holder);
(e) an actuator having a fixed portion mounted to a fixed part of the machine, the actuator being operatively arranged to engage and reorient successive preforms on the conveyor (whether relative to or together with their holders) as the conveyor is indexed;
(f) an actuator mounted to the tool table and operatively arranged to engage and reorient a successive preform with each reciprocation of the tool table;
(g) an actuator operatively arranged to rotate the registered shaping tool in the plane normal to the reciprocation axis; or
(h) any combination thereof.