Patent ID: 6770238
Filing Date: 2004-08-03
Classification: B29C

Abstract:
A device for blow-forming containers of a thermoplastic material that has a heater unit for temperature treating preforms and at least one blow station equipped with mould supports that can be positioned relative to one another and wherein at least two cavities are located in the area of the blow station whose longitudinal axes have a spacing relative to one another that is larger than a spacing between the preform longitudinal axes of adjacent preforms (1) in the vicinity of the heater unit (2), characterized in that a positioning element (47) that changes the spacing of the preforms (1) relative to one another is located in the area of the blow station (3), and in that a spreader element that likewise modifies the spacing of the preforms (1) is also located between at least one heating element (16) in the area of the heater unit (2) and the blow station (3).