公开(公告)号：US07073365B2

公开(公告)日：2006-07-11

申请号：US10515552

申请日：2003-05-30

申请人： Jeffrey Edward Geho ,  Harold Cook, Jr. ,  Christopher J. Olson ,  Michael L. Atkinson ,  William Kennedy

发明人： Jeffrey Edward Geho ,  Harold Cook, Jr. ,  Christopher J. Olson ,  Michael L. Atkinson ,  William Kennedy

IPC分类号： B21D41/04

CPC分类号： B21D41/04 ,  B21D51/2615

摘要： The invention relates to a method and apparatus for forming metal containers. The method involves introducing a knockout element (110) into the container body through the open end, providing a forming die shaped to reduce the diameter of the sidewall of the container body (100) when the open end of the container body (106) is forced therein to produce a neck portion of reduced diameter on the container body, driving the open end of the container body into the forming die (108), retracting the knockout element through the neck portion as the neck portion is formed, and removing the container body (106) from the forming die (108) and knockout element (110). In the invention, the driving of the open end of the container body into the forming die and/or the movements of the knockout element are carried out under computer numerical control, preferably employing linear motor drives, thereby enabling the driving or movement to be optimized for the container body and the neck portion formed thereon.

摘要翻译： 本发明涉及一种用于形成金属容器的方法和装置。 该方法包括通过开口端将脱模元件（110）引入容器主体中，提供成形模具，其形状为当容器主体（106）的开口端为 迫使其在容器主体上产生直径减小的颈部，将容器主体的开口端驱动到成形模具（108）中，在形成颈部时将脱模元件通过颈部部分收回，并且将容器 主体（106）和成形模具（108）。 在本发明中，将容器主体的开口端驱动到成型模具中和/或脱模元件的运动在计算机数值控制下进行，优选采用线性电动机驱动，从而使驱动或移动得以优化 用于容器主体和形成在其上的颈部。

公开(公告)号：US06973955B2

公开(公告)日：2005-12-13

申请号：US10735075

申请日：2003-12-11

申请人： John S. Tingey ,  David A. Salee ,  Wade Lee Bowles

发明人： John S. Tingey ,  David A. Salee ,  Wade Lee Bowles

IPC分类号： B22D35/06 ,  B22D41/01 ,  B22D1/00 ,  B22D35/00 ,  B22D41/00

CPC分类号： B22D41/01 ,  B22D35/06

摘要： A trough is described for carrying molten metal, comprising an outer shell defined by a bottom wall and two side walls, an insulating layer filling the outer shell and a conductive U-shaped refractory trough body for carrying molten metal, the trough body being embedded in the insulating layer. At least one heating element is positioned in the insulating layer, adjacent to but spaced apart from the trough body, to provide an air gap between the heating element and the trough body.

摘要翻译： 描述了用于承载熔融金属的槽，包括由底壁和两个侧壁限定的外壳，填充外壳的绝缘层和用于承载熔融金属的导电U形耐火槽体，槽体嵌入 绝缘层。 至少一个加热元件位于与槽体相邻但间隔开的绝缘层中，以在加热元件和槽体之间提供气隙。

公开(公告)号：US06905775B1

公开(公告)日：2005-06-14

申请号：US09508369

申请日：1998-10-13

申请人： Eric Barlow ,  Mark Foster ,  Chris Pargeter ,  Peter Karl Ferdinand Limbach

发明人： Eric Barlow ,  Mark Foster ,  Chris Pargeter ,  Peter Karl Ferdinand Limbach

IPC分类号： B05D3/10 ,  B05D7/00 ,  B05D7/14 ,  C25D11/18 ,  B32B15/04 ,  C25D11/04

CPC分类号： B05D7/54 ,  B05D3/102 ,  B05D7/14 ,  B05D2202/25 ,  C25D11/18 ,  Y10T428/265

摘要： Aluminium alloy sheet having on a surface anodic oxide film and an overlying coating consisting essentially of at least one adhesion promoter excluding silanes. Sheet for architectural use carries a paint layer over the adhesion promoter coating. Sheet for automobile use may carry an electroconductive paint primer layer over the adhesion promoter coating. Preferred adhesion promoters are polyacrylic acid and pretreatments containing Cr, Mn, Mo, Si, Ti, Zr and F values.

摘要翻译： 具有表面阳极氧化膜的铝合金板和基本上由至少一个不包括硅烷的粘合促进剂组成的上覆涂层。 用于建筑用途的板材在粘合促进剂涂层上涂覆涂层。 用于汽车使用的片材可以在粘合促进剂涂层上携带导电漆底漆层。 优选的粘合促进剂是聚丙烯酸和含有Cr，Mn，Mo，Si，Ti，Zr和F值的预处理。

公开(公告)号：US20240300008A1

公开(公告)日：2024-09-12

申请号：US18666462

申请日：2024-05-16

申请人： NOVELIS INC.

发明人： Phillip Wilson ,  John Robert Buster McCallum ,  Aaron David Sinden ,  Brent Opdendries ,  Jason Dell Hymas ,  Todd F. Bischoff

IPC分类号： B22D11/049 ,  B22D11/00 ,  B22D11/112 ,  B22D11/22

CPC分类号： B22D11/049 ,  B22D11/003 ,  B22D11/112 ,  B22D11/22

摘要： Systems and associated methods are provided for controlling the shape of an ingot head during formation. At the end of a cast, prior to forming the ingot head, chill bars or other cooling structure may be lowered into an ingot mold and define a reduced casting footprint for forming the ingot head. Supplemental molten metal may be fed into the reduced casting footprint, and the chill bars may be moved laterally towards the center of the ingot, further reducing the casting footprint. As additional molten metal fills the reduced mold footprint, the ingot may be lowered relative to the chill bars to further increase the height of the ingot head. Additional molten metal may be added until the desired shape of the ingot head is formed.

公开(公告)号：US20240295017A1

公开(公告)日：2024-09-05

申请号：US18689801

申请日：2022-09-09

申请人： Novelis Inc.

发明人： Guillaume Florey ,  Zeqin Liang ,  Antoine Jean Willy Pralong ,  Geraldine Barman ,  Jonathan Friedli

IPC分类号： C22F1/04 ,  C21D8/02

CPC分类号： C22F1/04 ,  C21D8/0236 ,  C21D8/0268 ,  C21D8/0273

摘要： Provided herein are aluminum alloys having low roping. Also provided herein are methods to produce aluminum alloys having low roping, which may include subjecting an unrecrystallized aluminum product to an annealing heat treatment at a predefined temperature of less than or equal to 495° C. for a length of time less than or equal to 25 minutes to generate a recrystallized aluminum product.

公开(公告)号：US12030116B2

公开(公告)日：2024-07-09

申请号：US18005937

申请日：2021-07-23

申请人： Novelis Inc.

发明人： John Robert Buster McCallum ,  Michael R. Kosmicki ,  Adwait Thakur ,  William M. Betts ,  Phillip Wilson ,  Adarsh Gupta ,  Augusto-Cesar Silva

IPC分类号： B22D11/18 ,  B22D11/049 ,  B22D11/14 ,  B22D11/20

CPC分类号： B22D11/185 ,  B22D11/049 ,  B22D11/141 ,  B22D11/204

摘要： A monitoring system may monitor a casting environment, for example, including a mold. The monitoring system may include a camera and a computer system. The camera may be positioned to capture or detect optical data associated with one or more components in a casting environment. The camera may send the optical data to the computer system and the computer system may generate a profile associated with the casting environment. The profile may be compared with a baseline profile to determine whether a particular event has occurred. Based on the event that may have occurred, operating instructions can be generated. The operating instructions may be used to adjust the casting process.

公开(公告)号：US20240199272A1

公开(公告)日：2024-06-20

申请号：US18554193

申请日：2022-04-05

申请人： Novelis Inc.

发明人： Anna E. Janoff ,  John Min Ho ,  Cedric Wu ,  Hunter Cestoni

IPC分类号： B65D6/10 ,  A47J41/00 ,  B21D51/26 ,  B65D6/00 ,  B65D8/00 ,  B65D17/00 ,  B65D17/28 ,  B65D81/38 ,  B67C3/22

CPC分类号： B65D7/22 ,  A47J41/0072 ,  B21D51/2646 ,  B65D7/04 ,  B65D7/42 ,  B65D17/02 ,  B65D17/4014 ,  B65D81/3869 ,  B67C3/22 ,  B65D2517/0031

摘要： A primary beverage container includes a container body (102) and a container end (230). The container body includes an outer wall (104) and an inner wall (106). The outer wall defines an outer cavity (116), and the inner wall defines an inner cavity (122) with an opening (124) at a top end (108) of the container body. The inner wall is positioned within the outer cavity such that between the top end and a bottom end of the container body, the inner wall is spaced apart from the outer wall within the outer cavity. The container end is joined to the top end of the container body and covers the opening of the inner cavity.

公开(公告)号：US11874063B2

公开(公告)日：2024-01-16

申请号：US17806287

申请日：2022-06-10

申请人： Novelis Inc.

发明人： Corrado Bassi ,  Vinzenz Hofmann ,  Jörg Simon

IPC分类号： F27B9/02 ,  C21D9/573 ,  C21D9/00 ,  C22F1/04 ,  F27B9/30 ,  F27B9/36 ,  F27B9/40 ,  F27D9/00 ,  F27B9/12

CPC分类号： F27B9/12 ,  C21D9/0068 ,  C21D9/573 ,  C22F1/04 ,  F27B9/30 ,  F27B9/36 ,  F27B9/40 ,  F27D9/00 ,  C21D2221/00 ,  F27B2009/124 ,  F27D2009/007

摘要： Moving metal strips can be heat treated with any number or combination of dimensionally variable tempers across widths, lengths, or thicknesses of a metal strip. To provide dimensionally variable heat treatment, an apparatus can include one or more heating units suitable to increase the temperature of a metal strip moving proximate the apparatus to a heat treatment temperature. The apparatus can also include one or more cooling units positioned near the heating units to absorb heat and cool the metal strip to minimize the amount of heat transferred from a first region of the metal strip that is to be treated to a second region of the metal strip that is not to be treated.

公开(公告)号：US20230413395A1

公开(公告)日：2023-12-21

申请号：US18459340

申请日：2023-08-31

申请人： Novelis Inc.

发明人： Antoine Jean Willy Pralong ,  Peter Knelsen ,  David Anthony Gaensbauer ,  Rodger Brown ,  Michael Kosmicki ,  David Michael Custers ,  Natasha Iyer ,  Robert Bruce Wagstaff ,  Alp Manavbasi ,  ChangOok Son ,  Duane E. Bendzinski ,  Rajeev G. Kamat ,  David Skingley Wright ,  Andrew James Hobbis ,  Christophe Besson

IPC分类号： H05B6/10 ,  H05B6/06 ,  C21D9/60 ,  F26B3/347 ,  F26B15/18

CPC分类号： H05B6/109 ,  H05B6/06 ,  H05B6/107 ,  C21D9/60 ,  H05B6/102 ,  F26B3/347 ,  F26B15/18 ,  H05B6/104 ,  Y02P10/25

摘要： A rotating magnet heater for metal products, such as aluminum strip, can include permanent magnet rotors arranged above and below a moving metal strip to induce moving or time varying magnetic fields through the metal strip. The changing magnetic fields can create currents (e.g., eddy currents) within the metal strip, thus heating the metal strip. A magnetic rotor set can include a pair of matched magnetic rotors on opposite sides of a metal strip that rotate at the same speed. Each magnetic rotor of a set can be positioned equidistance from the metal strip to avoid pulling the metal strip away from the passline. A downstream magnetic rotor set can be used in close proximity to an upstream magnetic rotor set to offset tension induced by the upstream magnetic rotor set.

公开(公告)号：US20230294167A1

公开(公告)日：2023-09-21

申请号：US18005749

申请日：2021-07-23

申请人： Novelis Inc.

发明人： John Robert Buster McCallum ,  Aaron David Sinden

IPC分类号： B22D11/18 ,  B22D11/049

CPC分类号： B22D11/185 ,  B22D11/049

摘要： A monitoring system may monitor a gap between an ingot and a bottom block of a mold. The monitoring system may include a camera and a computer system. The camera may be positioned to capture or detect optical data associated with one or more molds positioned in a casting environment and send the optical data to the computer system. The computer system may compare the optical data with a baseline profile. Based on the comparison between the optical data and the baseline profile, the computer system may determine if the ingot has separated from the bottom block and the height of the separation. The computer system may generate operating instructions based on the separation. The operating instructions may be used to adjust the casting process.