PREFORM COOLING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF PREFORM COOLING

摘要

A preform cooling apparatus that attains satisfactorily effective cooling of preforms, being capable of satisfactory suppression or prevention of local damaging by mutual contact of preforms adjacent to each other being delivered in the state of not yet being fully cooled. There is provided an apparatus comprising means for, toward preforms (34) being delivered on given carrier line (42), blowing mist, subsequently blowing a coolant stream, and further blowing a gas stream.