Patent ID: 8535037
Filing Date: 2013-09-17
Classification: A61L,B29C

Abstract:
1. A blow molding machine for producing plastic bottles, comprising: a plurality of blow molding stations, the stations having assigned thereto valve blocks with valves and blowing nozzles for introducing or discharging blowing air; a cleaning-in-place system for cleaning the blow molding machine, comprising a media distributor for distributing the blowing air over the blow molding stations and for collecting the one or more cleaning-in-place agents; the valve blocks being included in the cleaning-in-place system; and a blowing-air shut-off valve provided in the blowing-air feed line of the valves of the valve blocks, wherein the blowing-air shut-off valve is configured to prevent, during a cleaning-in-place operation, at least one of said blowing-air shut-off valve is disposed between the valve blocks and the compressor.