Apparatus and method of heating plastics material pre-forms with simultaneous mounting or removal respectively of heating elements and screening elements

摘要

An apparatus for heating plastics material pre-forms includes a conveying device which conveys the plastics material pre-forms along a pre-set conveying path (P). A plurality of holding elements for holding the plastics material pre-forms and a plurality of screening elements for screening off heat are arranged on the conveying device. The apparatus has a plurality of carrier units on which at least parts of the holding elements and at least parts of the screening elements are arranged and these carrier units are capable of being removed from the conveying device jointly with the parts of the holding elements and screening elements which are arranged thereon.

主权项

1. An apparatus for the heating of plastics material pre-forms, comprising a conveying device which conveys the plastics material pre-forms along a pre-set conveying path (P), wherein a plurality of holding elements for holding the plastics material pre-forms and a plurality of screening elements for screening off heat are arranged on the conveying device, wherein the apparatus has a plurality of carrier units on which at least one part of the holding elements and at least one part of the screening elements are arranged and the carrier units are removable from the conveying device as an unit with the parts of the holding elements which are arranged thereon and the screening elements, wherein at least one holding element is designed in at least two parts and a releasable connection is present between the parts of the holding element, and wherein the carrier units are removable from the conveying device without a use of tools.