Title:
METHOD FOR AUTOMATICALLY POSITIONING RAMPS IN A PREFORM HEATING STATION
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2022/136380
Kind Code:
A1
Abstract:
The invention relates to a method for automatically positioning ramps (54) in a station (10) for the heating of preforms (12), comprising: - a pair of ramps (54) delimiting a slot (56) along which the preforms (12) travel, at least one of the ramps (54) being transversely mobile so as to vary the width of the slot (56); - a motorized device (58A) for transversely moving the at least one mobile ramp (54) and controlled automatically by an electronic control unit (60); the positioning method being characterized in that it comprises: - a step (E1) of acquiring an image of the preform (12) taken; - a step (E2) of automatically determining the diameter (D1) below the neck of the preform by computer processing of said image; - a step (E4) of automatically adjusting the width of the slot (56) by moving the at least one mobile ramp (54) according to the determined diameter (D1) below the neck.
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Inventors:
BOURVELLEC LOÏC (FR)
PASQUIER HERVÉ (FR)
PASQUIER HERVÉ (FR)
Application Number:
PCT/EP2021/087005
Publication Date:
June 30, 2022
Filing Date:
December 21, 2021
Export Citation:
Assignee:
SIDEL PARTICIPATIONS (FR)
International Classes:
B29C49/68; B29C49/64; B29C49/06; B29L31/00
Foreign References:
| FR3080056A1 | 2019-10-18 | |||
| US20080102148A1 | 2008-05-01 | |||
| US20160346988A1 | 2016-12-01 | |||
| US20110300497A1 | 2011-12-08 |
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
HEIBLIG, Loïs (FR)
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