Patent ID: 8580166

Claim:
An apparatus for transforming plastic preforms into containers, comprising at least one blow mould which forms a cavity, inside which the plastic preforms can be transformed into containers, said apparatus comprising a pressure application device for applying a medium to the plastic preforms in order to expand the latter against an inner wall of the blow mould delimiting the cavity, a stretching rod for stretching the plastic preforms in a longitudinal direction (L) thereof, and an opening and closing mechanism for opening and closing the blow mould, wherein the apparatus includes a transport device which transports the blow moulds along a predefined path, and a cleaning device for cleaning regions of the blow mould, wherein the cleaning device comprises at least a first cleaning element for cleaning the inner wall of the blow mould which cleaning element is arranged at least at times outside the blow mould, wherein the at least first cleaning element is a cleaning nozzle, and the cleaning device also comprises a mechanical cleaning element which can be brought into contact with the inner wall of the blow mould, and wherein the mechanical cleaning element is arranged after the cleaning nozzle in the transport direction of the blow moulds.