Patent ID: 7361008

Claim:
Thermoforming system having at least one station ( 1 , 2 , 5 ) for producing or processing moulded parts which can be produced from a sheet ( 7 ), in the case of which the sheet ( 7 ) is gripped along two longitudinal borders by a first and a second conveying device ( 3 , 4 ) and can be conveyed through said at least one station in a conveying direction, wherein the first conveying device ( 4 ) can be transferred, transversely to the conveying direction, from a first operating position into a second position, in which it is possible to exchange a mould ( 11 , 12 ) or arrangement serving for producing or processing the moulded parts irrespective of a travel or displacement which can be executed by a table or tables ( 9 , 10 ) or by some other supporting arrangement supporting the mould ( 11 , 12 ) or said producing or processing arrangement, wherein the second position of the first conveying device ( 4 ) is alongside the second conveying device ( 3 ), on one side between said tables ( 9 , 10 ) or said other supporting arrangement, thereby freeing space on the other side between said tables ( 9 , 10 ) or said other supporting arrangement.