Peter Bates

US Patent:

7632089, Dec 15, 2009

Filed:

May 7, 2004

Appl. No.:

10/841771

Inventors:

Peter A. Bates - Perrysburg OH, US
Thomas M. Ingraham - Fort Collins CO, US
Frank W. Mahr - Toledo OH, US
Nikhil Mani - Billerica MA, US
Thomas E. Nahil - Amherst NH, US
Terry C. Potter - Lambertville MI, US

Assignee:

Graham Packaging PET Technologies, Inc. - York PA

International Classification:

B29C 49/18
B29C 49/64
B29C 71/00

US Classification:

425534, 425526, 425532, 425533, 425535, 425813

Abstract:

A take-out and cooling method and apparatus conveys molded plastic articles from a molding machine to and through a cooling station and preferably includes a take-out apparatus that has a main support, a conveyor carried by the main support for movement in an endless path, a cam adjacent to the support, a plurality of arms carried by the conveyor for movement with the conveyor along the endless path and including a follower responsive to the contour of the cam to vary the position of the arms relative to the support, and at least one holder carried by each arm. Each holder is adapted to receive and carry at least one molded article to facilitate in conveying the molded articles and is flexible and resilient to permit relative movement of at least a portion of the holder relative to its associated arm.

US Patent:

20100187720, Jul 29, 2010

Filed:

Dec 14, 2009

Appl. No.:

12/637086

Inventors:

Peter A. Bates - Perrysburg OH, US
Thomas M. Ingraham - Fort Collis CO, US
Frank W. Mahr - Toledo OH, US
Nikhil Mani - Billerica MA, US
Thomas E. Nahill - Amherst NH, US
Terry C. Potter - Lambertville MI, US

Assignee:

Graham Packaging PET Technologies, Inc. - York PA

International Classification:

B29C 71/00
B29C 49/64
B29C 49/70

US Classification:

264237, 425526, 425537

Abstract:

A take-out and cooling method and apparatus conveys molded plastic articles from a molding machine to and through a cooling station and preferably includes a take-out apparatus that has a main support, a conveyor carried by the main support for movement in an endless path, a cam adjacent to the support, a plurality of arms carried by the conveyor for movement with the conveyor along the endless path and including a follower responsive to the contour of the cam to vary the position of the arms relative to the support, and at least one holder carried by each arm. Each holder is adapted to receive and carry at least one molded article to facilitate in conveying the molded articles and is flexible and resilient to permit relative movement of at least a portion of the holder relative to its associated arm.