摘要:
A forming apparatus uses counteracting, hydraulically coupled pistons to form a dome structure in the bottom panel of the container, such as a beverage can. A pressure ring is on one piston, and a doming die is on the other piston. The pistons are received in a piston housing that also provides a primary fluid reservoir so that, when one piston moves in one direction to displace fluid, the displaced fluid moves the other piston in the opposite direction. The pistons are coaxial and one is received in the other. Return springs are provided to bias the pistons into a desired orientation. A secondary reservoir may be provided to receive overflow fluid. Here, a first one-way valve sets a threshold so that fluid will flow into the secondary reservoir when the pressure in the primary reservoir exceeds the threshold. A second one-way valve permits fluid to return to the primary reservoir when the return springs move the pistons to a starting orientation. The secondary reservoir also permits the pistons to have a limit stop for countermovement at which point they undergo common movement with fluid being overflowed into the secondary reservoir.
摘要:
A can body maker apparatus including a stationary support frame; a housing having forming and ironing dies located therein mounted on the support frame; an elongated ram; a reciprocating ram drive; and a redraw assembly which includes a redraw sleeve for supporting a can body preform thereon; a redraw carriage for supporting and axially displacing the redraw sleeve relative the ram; a redraw electromagnetic coil fixedly positioned relative the stationary support frame; and a permanent magnet fixedly mounted with respect to the redraw carriage in displaceable relationship with the coil along the coil axis for coacting with the electromagnetic field produced by the coil for controllably reciprocatingly displacing the redraw carriage.
摘要:
A can body maker apparatus of the type having an axially reciprocal ram member and an axially reciprocal redraw carriage comprising a ram position sensing assembly for sensing the position of the ram member and for generating a ram position signal in response thereto; an electromagnetic bearing assembly for frictionlessly radially supporting and aligning one end of the ram member with a predetermined ram displacement path; an electromagnetic redraw carriage actuator for applying magnetic force to the redraw carriage for reciprocating the redraw carriage; and a control assembly for selectively energizing and deenergizing electromagnets in the electromagnetic bearing assembly and the electromagnetic redraw assembly in response to the ram position signal.
摘要:
Apparatus for stripping a cylindrical workpiece, such as a can body, from a cylindrical supporting device, such as a punch of a can body making machine, using a plurality of pivotally mounted fingers which are mounted between a non-stripping location so that the cylindrical workpiece and the cylindrical supporting device may pass through the stripping fingers without contacting the stripping fingers and a stripping location whereat the stripping fingers will contact the leading edge of the cylindrical workpiece to disengage it from the punch and wherein the stripping fingers are formed from a magnetically conductive material and are moved into the stripping location by electromagnetic apparatus.
摘要:
The invention is directed to the punch on the reciprocating ram of a can body making machine wherein the punch is mounted on one end portion of the reciprocating ram so that the punch is capable of rotational movement relative to the reciprocating ram.
摘要:
Method and apparatus for spray coating the interior cavity of a plastic bottle with a barrier material. The apparatus includes a spraying assembly for moving a nozzle body into and out of the interior cavity of the bottle while the bottle rotates about its central longitudinal axis. A spraying control system causes a predetermined amount of coating material to be dispensed to selected regions of the bottle as a function of the nozzle body linear displacement relative the bottle.
摘要:
An apparatus particularly suited for rotary filler a mold or a container such as a lipstick pomade with fatty moldable substances by an end filling technique is disclosed. A puck mold and an inverted pomade container carried thereby is conveyed to the apparatus for filling and from the apparatus once filling has been completed for further processing. The apparatus includes a rotating frame including a plurality of lift platforms for supporting the puck mold during filling. The frame includes a housing and a depending filling stem and piston assembly. The piston assembly is adapted to receive a charge of the moldable substance from a housing manifold. A valve is provided within a flow line between the assembly and the stem to open communication from the assembly to the stem and to close communication from the assembly to the manifold, and vice versa. Means are provided to control valve operation, to move the lift platform and mold upwardly to a position at which filling commences and downwardly from the position during the filling operation, and to flow the moldable substance from the piston assembly to the filling stem. The various functions are properly coordinated to the rotary movement of the frame.
摘要:
An end closure for a container, such as a beverage or food can, includes a transverse central body panel and a surrounding outer margin joined to the longitudinal side wall of the container body. The margin portion has a support section, and a plurality of spaced rib structures are located on the margin and have portions that extend longitudinally along the support section to reinforce the margin. The end closure can be a lid or an integrally formed bottom for a can body. The margin can have a U-shaped profile with the rib structures located on either the inner or outer wall portion thereof. The rib structures may be flutes defining tear-dropped shaped depressions. The invention contemplates a can body with the end closure forming the bottom thereof. A method is described for forming such end closures and containers.
摘要:
A coating station for an apparatus and method used to coat at least one side of a pontinuous strip of material includes a housing having a conduit that connects to a source of coating material, a fluid dispensing passageway and a wick that contacts the strip. The passageway has an intake port and a discharge port. A metering member is interposed in the passageway, and a drive rotates it about an axis between the intake and discharge ports. The metering member has a metering bore, and a reciprocating metering piston is disposed in the bore. The metering member may be a cylindrical shaft, and one or more metering bores extend diametrically through the shaft with each being provided with a piston to dispense predetermined amounts of coating material onto the strip.
摘要:
A forming apparatus for doming containers employs a pair of pistons, a pressure ring and doming die. One piston carries the pressure ring, and the other piston carries the doming die. The pistons are mechanically linked so that they move in a counteracting manner thus reducing the stroke distance necessary to dome the container. This further reduces the impact energy on the container. The mechanical linkage is preferably pairs of rack and pinion gears moving the pistons in opposite directions of travel.