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Abstract

A cooling arrangement for use in a machine for treating a thermoplastic material, especially molten glass, for cooling a split forming tool, parts of which are mounted on the machine for pivoting about a first pivoting axle, by a pressurized cooling fluid, especially air, includes at least one supply conduit stationarily mounted on the machine and operative for supplying the cooling fluid, and at least one articulated connecting conduit extending between the supply conduit and a respective fluid distributing means mounted for joint pivoting with the forming tool parts about the first pivoting axle, each articulated connecting conduit having at least two components one of which is pivotally mounted on a second pivoting axle arranged at the supply conduit, and the other of which is connected to the one component by a third pivoting axle for relative pivoting and is pivotally mounted on the fluid distributing means for pivoting relative thereto by a fourth pivoting axle, the first, second, third and fourth pivoting axles being parallel to one another. Sealing gap forming seals may be used for sealing the articulated conduit components, the supply conduit, and the fluid distributing means with respect to one another when the cooling fluid is a low-pressure gaseous fluid.

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