Patents Assigned to GEA Procomac S.p.A.
  • Publication number: 20140103584
    Abstract: Process of moulding a container in a contamination-controlled environment (102) starting from a parison (20) made of plastic material, comprising the steps of: injecting air into the parison (20) at the maximum pressure of 16 bar and subsequently, at the maximum pressure of 40 bar in such a way as to obtain the container; discharging the air from the parison or from the container (20) externally of the contamination-controlled environment (102) until the air pressure inside the container (20) reaches a predetermined value comprised between 0.5 bar and 3 bar; completing the discharge of the air from the container (20) towards the contamination-controlled environment (102).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2012
    Publication date: April 17, 2014
    Applicant: GEA PROCOMAC S.P.A.
    Inventors: Paolo Pagliarini, Massimo Boselli
  • Publication number: 20130248047
    Abstract: A rotary fluid dispenser, comprising: at least a fixed portion (3) provided with an arched window (5) developing from a first end (A) to a second end (B); at least a rotary portion (4) rotating about a predefined axis (x) bearing a plurality of fluid dispensing outlets (6); a treatment zone having an arched development, which is contained in the arched window (5) and extends from a fixed start point (C) to an end point (B) determined by the second end of the window (5); means (9) for varying the initial angular position of the arched window (5) with respect to the pre-defined axis (X) in such a way as to vary the extension of the treatment zone.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2012
    Publication date: September 26, 2013
    Applicant: GEA PROCOMAC S.P.A.
    Inventor: Claudio Dordoni
  • Patent number: 8435024
    Abstract: Device (1) for blowing and stretching a plastic parison (3) for obtaining a container, comprising: a blowing nozzle (4) having a first end (4a) to be applied to an inlet (3a) of said parison (3), said first end (4a) emerging in a controlled-contamination environment (5) wherein said parison (3) is blown; a stretching rod (2); means for injecting mid and high pressure air in said parison (3); a non-magnetic tube (7) secured to a second end (4b) of the blowing nozzle (4) and defining a chamber (8) for housing, at least partially, the stretching rod (2), said chamber (8) being tight-sealed relative to a contaminated area (22) from which said controlled-contamination environment (5) is isolated; a first magnet arrangement (9) and a second magnet arrangement (10) coupled together, said first magnet arrangement (9) being located outside said chamber (8) and said second magnet arrangement (10) being integral to said stretching rod (2) and located within said chamber (8).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2013
    Assignee: GEA Procomac S.p.A.
    Inventor: Claudio Dordoni
  • Patent number: 8431069
    Abstract: Mold (1) for molding a container (2) obtained from a parison (3) of plastic material/ comprising: two half-molds (4); means (5) for moving said half-molds (4) between a closed position in which said half-molds (4) define a cavity (6) for housing the parison (3) or the molded container (2), and an open position in which said half-molds (4) are moved away from each other to enable the extraction of the molded container (2) from the cavity (6) or the insertion of another parison (3) in said cavity (6); two jaws (7) movable between a configuration' of engagement and a configuration of disengagement with the parison (3) or the container (2) located in said cavity (6), said half-molds (4) defining an inner portion (9) of the mold (1) that is complementarily shaped relative to an outer profile (10) of the jaws (7) in such a way that said jaws (7) are enclosed, at least partially, by said half-molds (4).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2013
    Assignee: GEA Procomac S.p.A.
    Inventors: Claudio Dordoni, Bernard Troadec
  • Publication number: 20130069285
    Abstract: Method for moulding a receptacle (2) starting from a parison (3) of plastic material, comprising the steps of: positioning the parison (3) inside a mould (5); progressively introducing a stretching rod (8) into the parison (3) until it reaches a bottom thereof; injecting pressurised air into the parison (3), passing radiation through the stretching rod (8), in order to sterilise the inner walls of the parison (3).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2011
    Publication date: March 21, 2013
    Applicant: GEA PROCOMAC S.P.A.
    Inventors: Paolo Pagliarini, Matteo Di Prinzio, Roberto Delmonte
  • Publication number: 20120292827
    Abstract: Method for aseptic moulding of containers (2) of plastic material, comprising the steps of: heating parisons (4) of plastic material; sterilizing the parisons (5) by means of soft X-rays inside an advancing tunnel (7) after heating them and before moulding them; blowing the heated and sterilized parisons (4) in such a way as to obtain the containers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2011
    Publication date: November 22, 2012
    Applicant: GEA PROCOMAC S.P.A.
    Inventors: Paolo Pagliarini, Matteo Di Prinzio
  • Publication number: 20120164258
    Abstract: Device (1) for blowing and stretching a plastic parison (3) for obtaining a container, comprising: a blowing nozzle (4) having a first end (4a) to be applied to an inlet (3a) of said parison (3), said first end (4a) emerging in a controlled-contamination environment (5) wherein said parison (3) is blown; a stretching rod (2); means for injecting mid and high pressure air in said parison (3); a non-magnetic tube (7) secured to a second end (4b) of the blowing nozzle (4) and defining a chamber (8) for housing, at least partially, the stretching rod (2), said chamber (8) being tight-sealed relative to a contaminated area (22) from which said controlled-contamination environment (5) is isolated; a first magnet arrangement (9) and a second magnet arrangement (10) coupled together, said first magnet arrangement (9) being located outside said chamber (8) and said second magnet arrangement (10) being integral to said stretching rod (2) and located within said chamber (8).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2009
    Publication date: June 28, 2012
    Applicant: GEA PROCOMAC S.P.A.
    Inventor: Claudio Dordoni
  • Publication number: 20120161370
    Abstract: Mould (1) for moulding a container (2) obtained from a parison (3) of plastic material/ comprising: two half-moulds (4); means (5) for moving said half-moulds (4) between a closed position in which said half-moulds (4) define a cavity (6) for housing the parison (3) or the moulded container (2), and an open position in which said half-moulds (4) are moved away from each other to enable the extraction of the moulded container (2) from the cavity (6) or the insertion of another parison (3) in said cavity (6); two jaws (7) movable between a configuration' of engagement and a configuration of disengagement with the parison (3) or the container (2) located in said cavity (6), said half-moulds (4) defining an inner portion (9) of the mould (1) that is complementarily shaped relative to an outer profile (10) of the jaws (7) in such a way that said jaws (7) are enclosed, at least partially, by said half-moulds (4).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2009
    Publication date: June 28, 2012
    Applicant: GEA PROCOMAC S.P.A.
    Inventors: Claudio Dordoni, Bernard Troadec
  • Patent number: 8197245
    Abstract: Molding apparatus (1) comprising: a molding station (3) equipped with a machine (4) for molding containers (2) obtained from parisons of plastic material and drive components (5) of said machine (4); an isolation device (6) for the molding machine (4), suitable for defining a controlled-contamination environment (7) for housing the machine (4), said drive components (5) being situated outside said environment (7); at least one service section (19) having one or more points of access (19a) with seal-tight protection to enable adjustment, maintenance or size change operations to be performed inside the controlled-contamination environment (7); molds (11) fixed to said machine (4); tubular bodies (13) disposed partly inside and partly outside said environment (7), said tubular bodies (13) defining tubular cavities suitable for the passage of the drive components (5), in particular of drive members (12) for opening and closing the molds (11).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2012
    Assignee: GEA Procomac S.p.A.
    Inventor: Claudio Dordoni
  • Publication number: 20110057115
    Abstract: Device (1) for feeding container closures, comprising guiding means (2) for conveying the closures (100) to a treatment station associable with said device. The device (1) comprises spacer means (5, 105) to deliver the closures to the treatment station at evenly spaced time intervals, said spacer means being operatively associated with said guiding means (2) and positioned upstream from said treatment station. Apparatus for sterilising container closures equipped with a sterilisation station and comprising such a device (1) for feeding container closures to said sterilisation station.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2008
    Publication date: March 10, 2011
    Applicant: GEA PROCOMAC S.P.A.
    Inventors: Pietro Ferraguti, Paolo Pagliarini
  • Publication number: 20100272844
    Abstract: Molding apparatus (1) comprising: a molding station (3) equipped with a machine (4) for molding containers (2) obtained from parisons of plastic material and drive components (5) of said machine (4); an isolation device (6) for the molding machine (4), suitable for defining a controlled-contamination environment (7) for housing the machine (4), said drive components (5) being situated outside said environment (7); at least one service section (19) having one or more points of access (19a) with seal-tight protection to enable adjustment, maintenance or size change operations to be performed inside the controlled-contamination environment (7); moulds (11) fixed to said machine (4); tubular bodies (13) disposed partly inside and partly outside said environment (7), said tubular bodies (13) defining tubular cavities suitable for the passage of the drive components (5), in particular of drive members (12) for opening and closing the moulds (11).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2010
    Publication date: October 28, 2010
    Applicant: GEA PROCOMAC S.P.A.
    Inventor: Claudio DORDONI