Patents Assigned to Sidel Participations
  • CONTAINER HAVING A BOTTOM PROVIDED WITH A STEPPED ARCH
    Publication number: 20160288946
    Abstract: A plastic container (1) is provided with a body (5) and a bottom (6) that extends from a lower end of the body (5), the bottom (6) including: a peripheral base (7) defining a bearing surface (8); a concave arch (10) that extends from a central zone (11) to the base (7); and a series of main reinforcing grooves (13) hollowed into the arch, extending radially from the central zone (11) at least to the base (7) and dividing the arch into a series of angular sectors (15). Where each groove (13) joins each sector (15) of the arch (10) adjacent thereto it is bordered laterally by a reinforcing rib (18) projecting in relation to the sector (15).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2014
    Publication date: October 6, 2016
    Applicant: Sidel Participations
    Inventor: Ivan PIERRE
  • MOULD WITH A MOVABLE BOTTOM AND HORIZONTAL JOINT PLANE
    Publication number: 20160279856
    Abstract: A mould (12) for producing, from a blank (3), a container (2) having a bottom (6) provided with a seat (8), the mould (12) including:—a wall (14) delimiting a cavity (17) and, beyond the cavity (17), a hollow recess (21) opening into the cavity (17) via an opening (20);—a mould bottom (16) that is movable relative to the wall (14), the bottom having an upper surface (27) defining a seat surface (28) having the footprint of the seat (8) of the container (2). In this mould:—the wall (14) has a counterbore (24) that defines, at the top, the hollow recess (21) and that extends perpendicular to and around the opening (20), substantially parallel to the central axis (X);—the upper surface (27) defines a peripheral face (30) that extends flush with the counterbore (24).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2014
    Publication date: September 29, 2016
    Applicant: Sidel Participations
    Inventor: Camille GUITON
  • Strengthened petaloid base of a container
    Patent number: 9428296
    Abstract: Container (1) of thermoplastic material produced by blowing or stretch blowing of a blank, said container comprising a petaloid bottom (3) provided with projecting feet (4) separated by hollow valleys (8) that extend radially from a central zone (5) of the bottom (3), each foot (4) having two flanks (9), each of which laterally borders a valley (8). Each foot (4) is provided, on each of its flanks (9), with a cheek (18) that projects laterally from the side of the valley (8).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2016
    Assignee: SIDEL PARTICIPATIONS
    Inventor: Michel Boukobza
  • Container having a bottom provided with a stepped arch
    Patent number: 9415891
    Abstract: A container made of plastic, provided with a body and with a bottom extending from an end of the body, the bottom having a peripheral seat defining a seating plane, a central zone at an inner area of the bottom surrounding a pellet and corresponding to a zone of injection of the material of a preform used to produce the container, a concave arch extending from the central zone to the peripheral seat, a series of principal reinforcing grooves extending radially from the central zone to at least the peripheral seat. The arch has two concentric regions, including a central region and a peripheral region, separated by a median axial step that extends annularly continuously around the central zone, so that the central region is raised with respect to the peripheral region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2016
    Assignee: SIDEL PARTICIPATIONS
    Inventor: Wilfried Hermel
  • Device for the manufacture of containers comprising a mould and a fluidic coupling plug fitted with means for clamping against the mould
    Patent number: 9409341
    Abstract: A device (10) for the manufacture of containers by blow molding, includes: —a mold (12) equipped with a line for the circulation of a heat transfer fluid, having on an external face (34) of the mold (12) a heat transfer fluid inlet orifice (30) and a heat transfer fluid outlet orifice (32); —a mold carrier (20, 22) in which the mold (12) is removably mounted; —a plug (38) fitted with a duct (40) for conveying the heat transfer fluid and with a duct (42) for removing the heat transfer fluid, the plug (38) being mounted so that it can slide longitudinally on the mold carrier (20, 22) between a position of connection with the orifices (30, 32) of the mold (12) and a position of disconnection of the orifices of the mold, and elements for clamping the plug against the mold in the position of connection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2016
    Assignee: SIDEL PARTICIPATIONS
    Inventors: Damien Cirette, Alexandre Rossetti, Anthony Lepechour
  • Container manufacturing plant comprising an air recycling circuit and recycling method
    Patent number: 9409661
    Abstract: A recycling method and to a plant (10) for manufacturing containers (12) from thermoplastic preforms (14), is characterized in that the plant (10) includes a circuit (60) for recycling the cooling air from the oven (26) including: extraction elements (56), which are capable of extracting the filtered air injected into the interior of the oven (26) by an air-cooling device (34); and at least one duct (62, 74) capable of bringing all or part of the filtered air extracted from the oven (26) as far as at least one unit (38, 48) of the plant into which the air is injected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2016
    Assignee: SIDEL PARTICIPATIONS
    Inventor: Eric Adriansens
  • Mould for forming containers, equipped with an electric heating system comprising a set of distinct resistive elements
    Patent number: 9409342
    Abstract: Mold for forming containers from blanks of plastic material. The mold includes a shell delimiting a cavity with the impression of a container extending around a central axis, and a system for heating the shell. The heating system includes at least one set of different resistive elements that are superimposed substantially parallel to the central axis and of similar topology, the heating system being arranged to dissipate a different thermal energy at each resistive element of a same set.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2016
    Assignee: SIDEL PARTICIPATIONS
    Inventors: Anthony Le Pechour, Laurent Fouet
  • DEVICE FOR GRIPPING A CONTAINER COMPRISING A NOSE WHEREIN EXPANSION JAWS ARE HELD CIRCUMFERENTIALLY IN POSITION
    Publication number: 20160207244
    Abstract: A device (20) for gripping a container (16) made of a thermoplastic material, includes: a nose (30) having a main shaft (B) which is suitable for axially inserting into the neck (24) of the container (16); a plurality of jaws (46) which are mounted in the nose (30) in a radially mobile manner between a retracted position allowing the free axial sliding of the nose (30) in the neck (24) and an expanded position allowing the immobilization of the neck (24) in relation to the nose (30) by pressing against the inner part of the neck (24); and elements (54) for elastically returning the jaws to their expanded position, wherein the jaw assembly (46) is maintained circumferentially in a determined circumferential position in relation to the nose (30).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2014
    Publication date: July 21, 2016
    Applicant: SIDEL PARTICIPATIONS
    Inventors: Julien LE ROUX, Yves-Alban DUCLOS, Pierre HEUZEBROC, Franck LACAILLE, Nicolas CHOMEL
  • Method for placing an oven for heat-treating preforms on standby
    Patent number: 9381676
    Abstract: A method for placing an oven (12) for heat-treating preforms (13) into standby, including: a device (16) for conveying the preforms (13); at least one heating lamp (22); at least one heat-accumulation element (24, 26); and an electronic unit for controlling the heating lamps (22), characterized in that the method includes, in series: a first switching-off step (E1) which is triggered when a stop in production is determined, and in which the heating lamps (22) are completely switched off; and then a second temperature-maintaining step (E2) which is triggered after the first step (E1), and in which the heating lamps (22) are activated at a predetermined intensity in order to reheat the accumulation elements (24, 26).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2016
    Assignee: SIDEL PARTICIPATIONS
    Inventors: Mikael Derrien, Pascal Bernier, Laurent Danel
  • Nozzle for forming containers provided with an interchangeable tip in which elements matching the format of the neck of the container are embedded
    Patent number: 9364991
    Abstract: A nozzle (10) for forming containers made of a thermoplastic material by injecting a pressurized fluid into a neck (14) of a preform (12), includes: a mounting (24) which is provided with an inlet pipe (36) for a pressurized fluid along a vertical axis (A); a nozzle tip (26) which axially extends the inlet pipe (36), and which can be sealingly coupled to the neck (14) of the preform (12) via at least one element (42, 44) matching the format of the neck (14); an element for removably attaching the nozzle tip (26) onto the mounting (24); and a stabilizing tube (106) resiliently biased toward the lower stop position thereof via a resilient member (116) that is permanently accommodated in the mounting.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2016
    Assignee: SIDEL PARTICIPATIONS
    Inventors: Yves-Alban Duclos, Denis Cardine
  • MACHINE AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING FILLED CONTAINERS HAVING AN INVERTIBLE DIAPHRAGM
    Publication number: 20160152457
    Abstract: Machine (18, 19) for processing containers (1) including a base (7) having a high standing ring (8) and a central invertible diaphragm (9), the machine (18, 19) including: a container supporting frame (20) including a hollow support ring (21) for engaging a container base (7), a pusher (26) movable with respect of the container supporting frame (20), capable of coming into abutment with the container base (7) through the supporting frame (20), an actuator (28) for slidingly moving the pusher (26) frontwards towards the container base (7) through the supporting frame (20), and backwards, a strain gauge (29) coupled to the actuator (28) for gauging a strain applied by the actuator (28) to the pusher (26), a control unit (30) including a processor (32) connected to the strain gauge (29) and programmed for comparing a gauged strain value to a memorized strain reference value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2013
    Publication date: June 2, 2016
    Applicant: SIDEL PARTICIPATIONS
    Inventors: Florian GODET, Vincent LE GUEN
  • Container having deformable flanks
    Patent number: 9302840
    Abstract: A container made of thermoplastic material having a body in which at least one side panel is hollowed out, the container including a central zone having, in a longitudinal plane, a concave profile, and an adjoining zone longitudinally extending the central zone and having, in a longitudinal plane, a convex profile. The central zone and the adjoining zone are stiffened, and the junction between the central zone and the adjoining zone defines a deformable membrane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2016
    Assignee: SIDEL PARTICIPATIONS
    Inventor: Michel Boukobza
  • Bottom of a hollow body obtained by blowing or stretch-blowing a preform of a thermoplastic material, and hollow body comprising such a bottom
    Patent number: 9302805
    Abstract: A bottom (2) of a hollow body obtained by blowing or stretch-blowing a preform of a thermoplastic material. The bottom (2) includes a transverse support surface (4) and, on either side of the transverse support surface (4), a transverse outer edge (5) and a concave inner wall with a transverse central portion (10) having a pellet (11) of a low-crystallinity material. The pellet corresponds to the injection point of the perform. The bottom (2) has reinforcing ribs (1) having an outer edge (12) adjacent to the outer edge (5) of the bottom (2) as well as an inner edge (13) adjacent to the transverse central portion (10) but not reaching the transverse central portion (10). The reinforcing ribs (1) flare from their outer edge (12) toward their inner edge (13).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2016
    Assignee: SIDEL PARTICIPATIONS
    Inventors: Mikael Derrien, Michel Boukobza
  • Method for cooling a mould by circulating a heat-transfer fluid in contact with the external face thereof
    Patent number: 9296147
    Abstract: Method and apparatus for cooling a heated mold (12, 14, 16) of a device (10) for blow-molding thermoplastic containers, the device including: a mold (12, 14, 16) having an internal face which delimits a molding cavity (18) and which includes an external face (20, 28) which surrounds the molding cavity (18); heating elements for heating the mold to a determined temperature and which are deactivated when the cooling method is implemented; characterized in that the mold (12, 14, 16) is cooled by circulating heat-transfer fluid directly in contact with the external face (20, 28) thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2016
    Assignee: SIDEL PARTICIPATIONS
    Inventors: Anthony Le Pechour, Laurent Fouet
  • Method of heating preforms for the manufacture of containers
    Patent number: 9296148
    Abstract: Method of heating a plastic preform (1) for the manufacture of a container by forming it from the preform (1), this method comprising: a step of transporting the preform (1) along a predetermined path with rotation of the preform (1) about its axis (A); and a step of heating the preform (1) along said path by means of infrared radiation sources (11), wherein the intensity of the emitted radiation is regulated along the path so as to heat selectively at least one angular section (7, 7a, 7b) of the preform (1).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2016
    Assignee: SIDEL PARTICIPATIONS
    Inventor: Guy Feuilloley
  • Container having a bottom with a corrugated internal seat portion
    Patent number: 9284092
    Abstract: Container (1) of plastic material, comprising a body (5) and a bottom (6), the bottom (6) having an annular outer seat (8) defining a principal seating plane (9) for the container (1), and a deformable membrane (10) that extends radially inside the annular outer seat (8) and is arranged to be able to adopt two configurations: a retracted configuration, in which the membrane (10) extends axially above the principal seating plane (9); a deployed configuration, in which the membrane (10) comprises an annular inner seat (14) in the form of an annular bead projecting towards the exterior of the container (1), which extends axially beneath the principal seating plane (9) and defines a secondary seating plane (15), the bottom (6) comprising a series of hollow reserves (20) in the annular inner seat (15) [sic], which form local discontinuities of the secondary seating plane (15).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2016
    Assignee: SIDEL PARTICIPATIONS
    Inventor: Michel Boukobza
  • Machine for plasma treatment of containers comprising an integrated vacuum circuit
    Patent number: 9279180
    Abstract: A machine for plasma treatment of containers, including a chamber for receiving a container to be treated, the chamber connected to a primary vacuum circuit. A pressure sensor is connected to the chamber. There is a first mechanism for communicating the pressure sensor with the chamber; a secondary vacuum circuit dependent on the first circuit and connected to the pressure sensor; and second mechanism for communicating the pressure sensor with the secondary vacuum circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2016
    Assignee: SIDEL PARTICIPATIONS
    Inventor: Jean-Michel Rius
  • Method for controlling the bell of a blowing nozzle
    Patent number: 9259875
    Abstract: A mould carrier unit having a stretching rod (10) borne by a slide (13) mobile between an inactive position and an active position where its free end reaches the bottom of the mould (2); a nozzle (15) including a fixed body (16) extended by a bell (20), which is mobile from an inactive position where its free edge (25) is held substantially at the same level as the free end (11) of the stretching rod (10) to an active position where it is sealingly applied against the inlet surface (4) of the mould (2), to close the circuit of the blowing fluid. The bell (20) includes a bar (21) provided with a stop (23), which stop (23) cooperates with a support (24) formed on the slide (13) to permit the bell (20) to pass from its active position to the inactive position with the same law of motion as the stretching rod (10).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2016
    Assignee: SIDEL PARTICIPATIONS
    Inventors: Fabien Eudier, Nicolas Rousseau, Laurent Danel, Frederic Lecomte
  • Method for changing a mold
    Patent number: 9248602
    Abstract: A method for changing a mould of a moulding device, includes at least the following steps for dismounting a mould: (a) controlling fixing elements in order to release each mould half (20), (b) joining the mould halves together in order to form a single transportable sub-set, (c) opening mould carriers (14) from their closed position during steps (a) and (b) in order to extract, with a translational movement, the sub-set arranged in a reference position, and (d) removing the sub-set as a single unit from its reference position, from between the mould carriers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2016
    Assignee: SIDEL PARTICIPATIONS
    Inventors: Hervé Pasquier, Damien Cirette, Nicolas Chomel, Yves-Alban Duclos
  • Bottle
    Patent number: D757556
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2016
    Assignee: SIDEL PARTICIPATIONS
    Inventor: François Lesueur