Patent ID: 8888482

Claim:
An apparatus for moulding plastic preforms into containers, including at least one blow mould for receiving the plastic preforms, said blow mould including two mould parts that can be pivoted relative to each other about a connection axis, including at least one locking element arranged on one of the mould parts, which locking element cooperates with at least one counter element arranged on the other mould part, in order to lock the two mould parts against each other, said counter element being arranged on an axis (Y, Y′) essentially parallel to the connection axis, which counter element is rotatable between a locking position in which the blow mould is locked and an unlocking position in which the blow mould can be opened, said counter element being designed in such a way that the counter element rests in the locking position at least partially on the locking element and in the unlocking position releases the locking element, wherein the apparatus includes an actuating element for rotating the counter element, said actuating element including a drive element cooperating with the counter element so as to actuate the counter element, and wherein the actuating element is movable in the direction of a rotary axis (Y) of the counter element.