Patent ID: 9682509
Date: 2017-06-20
CPC Classifications: B29C,B29D

Claim:
1. An apparatus for the shaping of plastics material pre-forms into plastics material containers with a conveying device which conveys the plastics material pre-forms along a pre-set conveying path, wherein the conveying device has a movable station carrier which is arranged at least indirectly on a stationary base carrier and on which a plurality of shaping stations are arranged, wherein these shaping stations have in each case blow moulding devices which form cavities in each case inside which the plastics material preforms are capable of being shaped to form the plastics material containers and these blow moulding devices are arranged in each case on blow mould carriers, wherein the apparatus has a changing device which is suitable for and intended for removing at least the blow moulding devices from the blow mould carriers thereof and/or arranging blow moulding devices on the blow mould carriers, wherein this changing device has a gripping device for gripping the blow moulding device, wherein this gripping device is movable in at least two different directions and is pivotable about at least three different pivot axes, and, wherein the changing device has a control device which performs a removal of the blow moulding device from the blow mould carriers and/or an arranging of the blow moulding device on the blow mould carriers in a manner controlled with respect to force and/or distance travelled.