DEVICE FOR MOULDING CONTAINERS FROM A THERMOPLASTIC MATERIAL, AND CONTAINER PRODUCTION PLANT USING SAME

摘要

A device for blow moulding or stretch-blow moulding containers from thermoplastic preforms. The device comprises a book mould (2) and actuating means (5) for opening and closing the two pivotable mould halves (3), including a movable arm (7) freely rotatable about an axis (8) and secured to the two mould halves (3), and drive means synchronised with the feed rate of the preforms into the mould and designed to actuate guide means having a cam (13) and a cam follower (12) for moving the arm (7) to control the opening and closing of the mould (2).