An improved guide rail in particular for a transport device or stretching unit is distinguished inter alia by the following featuresthe cooling device comprises at least one cooling duct which extends in a zigzag shape inside the guide rail and which is formed by connected transverse bores, and/orthe guide rail comprises at least two half-shells or halves between which a flexible tube is arranged in a sandwich-like manner to form at least one cooling duct, and/orat least one cooling duct is arranged outside the guide rail so as to extend parallel thereto, and, in the longitudinal direction of the guide rail, in each case bores extending transversely thereto are made, into which bores outwardly projecting heat lines and/or heat pipes are inserted.

An improved guide rail in particular for a transport device or stretching unit is distinguished inter alia by the following featuresthe cooling device comprises at least one cooling duct which extends in a zigzag shape inside the guide rail and which is formed by connected transverse bores, and/orthe guide rail comprises at least two half-shells or halves between which a flexible tube is arranged in a sandwich-like manner to form at least one cooling duct, and/orat least one cooling duct is arranged outside the guide rail so as to extend parallel thereto, and, in the longitudinal direction of the guide rail, in each case bores extending transversely thereto are made, into which bores outwardly projecting heat lines and/or heat pipes are inserted.

A tenter-clip carriage for a stretching system comprises a longitudinal direction (LR) and a transverse direction and a clip body having a clamping device. The tenter-clip carriage comprises fastening portions in order to fasten the tenter-clip carriage to a partial chain portion of a conveyor chain arrangement of the stretching system. The tenter-clip carriage comprises at least one stabilising roller or at least one stabilising sliding element. The at least one stabilising roller or the at least one stabilising sliding element is, by means of a guide device: a) held directly on the tenter-clip carriage; or b) held indirectly on the tenter-clip carriage via a pin that connects two chain segments of the partial chain portion of the conveyor chain arrangement to one another and, specifically, unaffected by the feed and drive forces acting on the tenter-clip carriage or the partial chain portion to move the tenter-clip carriage and/or the partial chain portion. The at least one stabilising roller or the at least one stabilising sliding element can be adjusted perpendicularly or transversely to the longitudinal direction by a force accumulator or spring-force accumulator.

A tenter-clip carriage for a stretching system comprises a longitudinal direction (LR) and a transverse direction and a clip body having a clamping device. The tenter-clip carriage comprises fastening portions in order to fasten the tenter-clip carriage to a partial chain portion of a conveyor chain arrangement of the stretching system. The tenter-clip carriage comprises at least one stabilising roller or at least one stabilising sliding element. The at least one stabilising roller or the at least one stabilising sliding element is, by means of a guide device: a) held directly on the tenter-clip carriage; or b) held indirectly on the tenter-clip carriage via a pin that connects two chain segments of the partial chain portion of the conveyor chain arrangement to one another and, specifically, unaffected by the feed and drive forces acting on the tenter-clip carriage or the partial chain portion to move the tenter-clip carriage and/or the partial chain portion. The at least one stabilising roller or the at least one stabilising sliding element can be adjusted perpendicularly or transversely to the longitudinal direction by a force accumulator or spring-force accumulator.

Machine for stretching films, comprising two tracks each having a first rail (1) on which clips (3) move and close together at a point for adjusting their pitch and a second rail (2) on which articulated carriages (5) move, in a chain driven by a toothed drive wheel (6), with two consecutive clips (3) respectively, characterised by a wheel (8) for indexing the point for adjusting the pitch of the clips (3).

Machine for stretching films, comprising two tracks each having a first rail (1) on which clips (3) move and close together at a point for adjusting their pitch and a second rail (2) on which articulated carriages (5) move, in a chain driven by a toothed drive wheel (6), with two consecutive clips (3) respectively, characterised by a wheel (8) for indexing the point for adjusting the pitch of the clips (3).

Performance of a link apparatus is improved. A link mechanism (11C) included in the link apparatus includes, for example, a roller (110A) fixed to a link shaft (40A) via a bracket (100A), the roller (110A) being contactable with a link retainer (70).

Performance of a link apparatus is improved. A link mechanism (11C) included in the link apparatus includes, for example, a roller (110A) fixed to a link shaft (40A) via a bracket (100A), the roller (110A) being contactable with a link retainer (70).

An improved device for the uniaxial or biaxial stretching of plastics material portions by means of a stretching frame is characterised among other things by the following features: the stretching frame comprises two pairs of mutually perpendicular guide rails with clips for stretching a plastics material portion, which clips are movable away from or towards each other; the device is constructed such that in addition to the starting position at the beginning of a stretching process and the end position after performing a stretching process, the guide rails and thus the clips seated thereon are additionally movable into a loading position, and the loading position is arranged so that it lies asymmetrically within the stretching frame and is thus closer to at least one longitudinal side of the stretching frame than to the opposite side of the stretching frame.

An improved device for the uniaxial or biaxial stretching of plastics material portions by means of a stretching frame is characterised among other things by the following features: the stretching frame comprises two pairs of mutually perpendicular guide rails with clips for stretching a plastics material portion, which clips are movable away from or towards each other; the device is constructed such that in addition to the starting position at the beginning of a stretching process and the end position after performing a stretching process, the guide rails and thus the clips seated thereon are additionally movable into a loading position, and the loading position is arranged so that it lies asymmetrically within the stretching frame and is thus closer to at least one longitudinal side of the stretching frame than to the opposite side of the stretching frame.