Patent ID: 6582217
Filing Date: 2003-06-24
Classification: B29C

Abstract:
A device for the manufacture of hollow plastic bodies comprising a transport device to help guide plastic molding blanks (1) by a transfer station (29) through a tempering station to an extension blowing station, said transport device comprising at least one guide rail (17, 18) forming a stationary closed loop path, discrete slide units (44) with holding devices for plastic molding blanks (1) slideable individually within and supported by said at least one guide rail, a drive unit adapted to push the discrete slide units along the at least one guide rail, and a first twisting area of said at least one guide rail (17, 18), whereby at least one change of orientation of the spatial position of the plastic molding blanks is carried out by means of the first twisting area of the at least one guide rail.