Abstract: The invention concerns an apparatus (10) for simultaneously blowing and filling a plastic container from a preform, the apparatus comprising: a mould (14) for enclosing a preform, so as to leave access to the mouth of the preform, stretching means (42) for stretching the preform within the mould, an injection head (16) for injecting a liquid through the mouth so as to cause expansion of the preform within the mould, thereby obtaining a blown and filled container (12) that comprises a dispensing opening (22), characterized in that the apparatus further comprises a capping head (18) for fixing a cap (40) on the dispensing opening of said blown and filled container, the capping head being permanently arranged between the injection head (16) and the mould (14).

Abstract: The invention concerns a method of degasification of a carbonated beverage-filled container in an apparatus for blowing and filling containers, the apparatus comprising: —a mould (12) enclosing a blown and carbonated beverage-filled container (14) that comprises a dispensing opening (16), —an injection head (24) that is movable along a longitudinal axis (A) passing by the dispensing opening of the container between a sealing position in which the injection head is in a sealing engagement with the dispensing opening and a non-sealing position in which the injection head is at a distance from the dispensing opening, characterized in that the method comprises the following steps: i) moving the injection head (24) away from the sealing position (3A) to a non-sealing position (3B). ii) moving back the injection head to the sealing position (30), iii) moving the injection head away from the Position sealing position to a non-sealing position (3D).

Abstract: The invention concerns a system (10; 80) for simultaneously blowing and filling plastic containers from plastic preforms, characterized in that it comprises a rotating apparatus (12) including:—a plurality of moulds (14a-n; 92), each being suitable for enclosing a preform,—a plurality of stretching means (20a-n) for stretching each a preform enclosed within a mould from said plurality of moulds,—a plurality of injection means (18a-n; 94) for injecting each a liquid into a preform enclosed within a mould from said plurality of moulds so as to cause expansion of said preform within a corresponding mould,—a manifold (22; 100) for distributing said liquid under pressure to said plurality of injection means, such that said preforms are simultaneously blown and filled by said liquid, a pump device (30; 102) that is operable to supply liquid to said manifold.