Patent ID: 7959428

Claim:
A device for blowing, by means of a pressurized fluid, containers from thermoplastic blanks of which the body is enclosed in a blowing mold, said device comprising a nozzle comprising an end formed to be functionally and sealingly connected to the neck of a blank and comprising a plurality of solenoid valves for selectively connecting said nozzle to, respectively, a source of fluid at moderate pressure for pre-blowing, a source of fluid at high pressure for blowing and an exhaust for discharging the pre-blowing/blowing fluid, wherein a body associated mechanically with the nozzle incorporates at least one housing which is adapted to accommodate one of the solenoid valves and which is selectively in communication with the nozzle, wherein each housing extends parallel to the axis of the nozzle from the upper face of the body, and wherein each housing is formed to receive a respective solenoid valve cartridge.