CONTAINER-FABRICATING APPARATUS AND A METHOD FOR THE CLEANING THEREOF

摘要

A container-fabricating apparatus (100) comprises an injection head (101) establishing fluid communication between an injection fluid port (106) disposed therein and a preform disposed in communication with a nozzle (108) of said injection head (101), and a stretching rod (111, 211) mobile between a position projecting from said injection head (101) through said nozzle (108) and a substantially retracted position; said apparatus (100) The apparatus (100) further comprises a cleaning chamber (113) at least partially defined by a hollow, elongate housing (114) contiguous with and extending from said injection head (101, 201), a plurality of cleaning chamber ports (115A, 115B) in a wall of said housing (114) establishing fluid communication with said cleaning chamber (113), said stretching rod (111) being substantially disposed within said cleaning chamber (113) when disposed in said substantially retracted position.