Patent ID: 8663080
Filing Date: 2014-03-04
Classification: B29C,B65B

Abstract:
1. Apparatus for obtaining containers from a sheet material, comprising an operating unit for processing said sheet material, said operating unit comprising an upper operating part for interacting with an upper surface of said sheet material and a lower operating part for interacting with a lower surface of said sheet material, wherein said apparatus comprises a sterilizing arrangement for sterilizing a space adjacent to said upper operating part and to said lower operating part, so as to create a substantially aseptic environment above and below said sheet material, wherein said lower operating part is provided with at least a recess for housing a containing cavity of a container, said recess being defined by two distinct components of said lower operating part comprising a base body defining a lower surface of said at least a recess and an upper body defining a side surface of said at least a recess, and further comprising a movement device for moving said two components away from one another, such as to define between said two components a passage for evacuating a liquid introduced into said recess by said sterilizing arrangement.