INJECTION BLOW MOULDING WITH CONDITIONING OF PREFORM ON CORE

摘要

The present invention provides an injection blow molding process and apparatus for use in the blow molding of containers in which a preform (1) is molded onto a core (20) and is subsequently moved relative to the core (20) to space a body portion (8) of the preform (1) from the core (20) to facilitate the temperature conditioning of the preform (1) to achieve a desired biorientation of the thermoplastic material from which the preform (1) is made when the preform (1) is blow molded to form a container. The temperature conditioning may be achieved by allowing stabilization of the temperature gradient through the material of the preform (1) with or without the assistance of a supply of gas to the preform (1) at a desired temperature.