The invention concerns an apparatus for blowing and filling a container (22) from a preform (16), said apparatus comprising: —a mold (12) for enclosing a preform (16), —stretching means for stretching the preform (16) placed within said mold (12), —a pressurized liquid injection circuit (18) able to inject a liquid under pressure inside said preform (16) when said preform is placed inside said mold, —injection means which are adapted to inject a predetermined volume of liquid through said liquid injection circuit (18) into the preform and to stop injection of the liquid through said circuit into the preform when a blown and filled container (22) has been obtained, stopping the injection of the liquid through the liquid injection circuit into the preform creating an overpressure of the liquid within the liquid injection circuit, characterized in that the apparatus further comprises releasing means for releasing said overpressure of the liquid within the liquid injection circuit.

A liquid blow molding apparatus for liquid blow molding a resin preform into a container having a prescribed shape. The apparatus includes a blow molding mold in which the preform is disposed; a blow nozzle that engages in an opening of the preform; a pressurized liquid supply that supplies a pressurized liquid to a supply path that is connected to the blow nozzle; and a seal member that is provided inside the supply path and opens and closes the supply path with respect to the blow nozzle. The pressurized liquid supply is configured to start the supplying the pressurized liquid to the supply path after the seal member has begun to open.

There is provided a resin container manufacturing apparatus configured to stretch a preform disposed in a stretch blow molding mold by a stretching rod and stretch the preform by introducing blow air into the preform so as to form a resin container. The resin container manufacturing apparatus includes detection means for detecting an actual position of the stretching rod inserted into the preform, and supply control means for controlling a supply state of the blow air based on a detection result of the detection means.

A multilayer container having a polyester layer comprising a thermoplastic polyester resin (X) and a polyamide layer comprising a polyamide resin (Y), wherein the polyester layer is an innermost layer and the polyamide layer is an interlayer, and the polyamide resin (Y) comprises a polyamide resin (Y-1) comprising a structural unit derived from a diamine and a structural unit derived from a dicarboxylic acid, 70 mol % or more of the structural unit derived from a diamine being a structural unit derived from xylylenediamine; and 70 mol % or more of the structural unit derived from a dicarboxylic acid being a structural unit derived from an α,ω-linear aliphatic dicarboxylic acid having 4 to 20 carbon atoms, and wherein a stretching ratio in a transverse direction (TD) is 2.2 times or more, and a stretching ratio in a machine direction (MD) to the stretching ratio in the transverse direction (TD) (MD/TD) is 0.6 or more and less than 1.0.

A multilayer container having a polyester layer comprising a thermoplastic polyester resin (X) and a polyamide layer comprising a polyamide resin (Y), wherein the polyester layer is an innermost layer and the polyamide layer is an interlayer, and the polyamide resin (Y) comprises a polyamide resin (Y-1) comprising a structural unit derived from a diamine and a structural unit derived from a dicarboxylic acid, 70 mol % or more of the structural unit derived from a diamine being a structural unit derived from xylylenediamine; and 70 mol % or more of the structural unit derived from a dicarboxylic acid being a structural unit derived from an α,ω-linear aliphatic dicarboxylic acid having 4 to 20 carbon atoms, and wherein a stretching ratio in a transverse direction (TD) is 2.2 times or more, and a stretching ratio in a machine direction (MD) to the stretching ratio in the transverse direction (TD) (MD/TD) is 0.6 or more and less than 1.0.

A stretch rod for blowing a preform into a container is disclosed. The stretch rod includes a hollow, cylindrical body that is made of metal, a first plurality of apertures, and a second plurality of apertures. The body of the stretch rod includes a handle pocket zone with the first plurality of apertures and an optional zone disposed on the stretch rod below the handle pocket zone, the optional zone including the second plurality of apertures. Compressed air is blown through the first plurality of apertures and the second plurality of apertures of the stretch rod to form the blown container.

A stretch rod for blowing a preform into a container is disclosed. The stretch rod includes a hollow, cylindrical body that is made of metal, a first plurality of apertures, and a second plurality of apertures. The body of the stretch rod includes a handle pocket zone with the first plurality of apertures and an optional zone disposed on the stretch rod below the handle pocket zone, the optional zone including the second plurality of apertures. Compressed air is blown through the first plurality of apertures and the second plurality of apertures of the stretch rod to form the blown container.

A liquid blow molding apparatus for liquid blow molding a resin preform into a container having a prescribed shape. The apparatus includes a blow molding mold in which the preform is disposed; a blow nozzle that engages in an opening of the preform; a pressurized liquid supply that supplies a pressurized liquid to a supply path that is connected to the blow nozzle; and a seal member that is provided inside the supply path and opens and closes the supply path with respect to the blow nozzle. The pressurized liquid supply is configured to start supplying the pressurized liquid to the supply path after the seal member has begun to open.

A preform configured to form a container when the preform is seated in a cavity of a mold and the preform is expanded within the cavity of the mold by introducing an incompressible fluid under a blow pressure into the preform to stretch the preform to assume a shape of the surrounding cavity. The preform includes a high-density polyethylene (HDPE) resin having: a melt flow index of between 0.3 and 10.0 grams per 10 minutes at a temperature of 190° C. under 2.16 kilograms of load through a test fixture of ASTM D1238; a polydispersity index of 4-24; and a density of between 0.943 and 0.965 grams per cubic centimeter.

A high-density polyethylene (HDPE) resin configured to be molded into a preform that can be biaxially expanded within a cavity of a container mold by introducing an incompressible fluid under pressure into the preform to stretch the preform to assume a shape of a surrounding mold cavity of the container mold. The HDPE resin has: a melt flow index of between 0.3 and 10.0 grams per 10 minutes at a temperature of 190° C. under 2.16 kilograms of load; a polydispersity index of 4-24; and a density of 0.943-0.965 grams per cubic centimeter.