Abstract:
Apparatus (110, 180, 270, 330, or 360) either reforms a circumferential part (86) of a container body (11) radially outward to form a container body (64), or reforms a plurality of circumferentially-spaced parts (74) of the bottom recess portion (25) of a container body (11) radially outward to form a container body (62). The apparatus (110, 180, 270, 330, or 360) includes a body (158, 230, 288, 332, or 365) and has a tooling element attached thereto which may be a roller (172, 246, 302, or 350) or a swaging element (392). Means is included for providing relative transverse movement between the container body (11) and the tooling element (172, 246, 302, 346, or 392). Means (160, 222, 296, or 332) is provided for providing relative rotary movement between the container body (11) and the tooling element (172, 246, 302, or 346) in all embodiments except the apparatus (360) in which the bottom recess portion (25) is swaged. The method includes providing relative transverse movement between the container body (11) and the tooling element (172, 246, 302, 346, or 392), and in all embodiments except the one (360) in which reworking is achieved by swaging, relative rotary movement between the container body (11) and the tooling element (172, 246, 302, or 346) is provided.
Abstract:
A method of forming a drawn metal cup for a container body which includes drawing a cup having a circular boss in its base wall, redrawing the cup and forming a pressure resistant profile in its base wall.
Abstract:
A thin-walled metal container is formed with a bottom wall having a substantially flat central panel connected to a curved wall portion through an annular, inclined flat or frustum wall portion. The curved wall portion joins the container side wall and is defined by the base radius. The inclined or frustum connecting wall portion acts as a hinge which enables the central panel to move between an upper, non-tensioned position and a lower, tensioned position. In the upper position, the annular downward facing surface of the curved wall located at the radially outermost periphery of the bottom wall defines a support surface which supports the container against necking, seaming, and filling column loads. After displacement of the central panel to the lower, tensioned position, which may occur after filling as a result of carbonation pressure, the container rests on a series of circumferentially spaced feet. These feet are also radially spaced to permit stacking engagement with the upper seamed end of another container. Since the bottom wall does not rely on inwardly curved mechanical features to resist internal pressurization, a thinner gauge metal can be used to satisfy design parameters and can achieve cost and metal reduction savings.
Abstract:
A plastic blow molded containr and lid combination wherein the double-walled lid is screwed to the top of the container and a parallel pair of horizontal recesses are provided on opposite sides of the container wall for receiving forks of a forklift for lifting and otherwise manipulating the container with a conventional forklift. The bottom of the container is also provided with forklift access recesses for lifting and manipulating the container from the bottom with a conventional forklift. The underside of the lid is provided with a protrusion for engaging the upper end of a salvage drum within the container to confine the drum between the top and bottom of the container. An override lid lock mechanism is provided to prevent the lid from accidentally unthreading itself. In addition, central portions of the bottom of the container are recessed upwardly with respect to perimeter portions of the container bottom so that the container in an empty condition will stably rest on a surface without easily tipping. The container and lid are blow molded of high density/high molecular weight thermoplastic such as polyethylene.
Abstract:
A thickness-reduced deep-draw-formed can obtained by using, as the substrate, a cold-rolled steel plate having a carbon content in the steel of 0.02 to 0.15% by weight, a manganese content in the steel of 0.2 to 1.0% by weight, a mean diameter of crystal grain of smaller than 6.0 .mu.m, a tensile strength over a range of from 35 to 55 kg/mm.sup.2, and a thickness of 0.17 to 0.30 mm in a step of subjecting an organic resin-coated structure of the surface-treated steel plate to the thickness-reducing deep-draw forming. This makes it possible to suppress the generation and accumulation of heat in the organic resin-coated steel plate to a level lower than the conventional levels. Therefore, the organic resin coating is prevented from being peeled off or damaged and, as a result, the corrosion resistance can be markedly improved. Moreover, wrinkles can be effectively prevented from developing at the time of reducing the thickness, and the forming can be continuously carried out at a high speed without being substantially affected by the generation or accumulation of heat. It is further possible to easily carry out the post treatments such as necking, flanging and multi-beading after the forming. The thickness-reduced deep-draw-formed can of the invention is effective particularly for preserving various kinds of juices, coffee, oolong tea and any other beverages after it is hermetically sealed, retort-sterilized and reduced for its internal pressure.
Abstract:
A drawn and ironed container body is provided having a plurality of alternating inward and outward segments around the circumference of the stripper bulge and extending through at least a portion of the longitudinal extent of the bulge whereby the minimum column strength of a sampling of such containers is substantially increased. An apparatus for reforming a drawn and ironed container body is also provided, comprising inner and outer members positionable in opposing relation with each other, with at least a portion of the bulge positioned therebetween, the inner and outer members being capable of radial movement relative to each other to form alternating inward and outward segments around the circumference of the bulge and extending through at least a portion of the longitudinal extent thereof. In one embodiment, the inner member is a mandrel for supporting container body and secured to a circular turret and the outer member comprises an arcuate member having a rigid plate and a resilient layer for contacting a portion a container body on the mandrel. As the container simultaneously rotates about its longitudinal axis and revolves around the center axis of the turret, compressive force against the resilient layer forces metal to conform to inward and outward segments in the mandrel.
Abstract:
New technology for deep drawing can bodies for use in the manufacture of two-piece cans for food and beverage products from precoated flat-rolled sheet metal can stock in which damage to can stock precoated on both surfaces with an organic coating is avoided and draw-forming of the side wall is controlled to decrease metal requirements. A draw die cavity entrance (47, 74) is selected to provide at least a major portion of its curvilinear surface having a radius of curvature of about five times nominal sheet metal thickness gage, or less, e.g. a maximum radius of curvature of 0.04 inch is used for the more commonly used can stock materials. During cup redraw, nesting of curvilinear clamping surfaces (21, 26) of the prior art is eliminated; the compound curvilinear juncture of a work product cup, between its end wall and side wall, is reshaped about a clamping ring compound curvilinear transition zone (72) of smaller surface area than the cup juncture and, the sheet metal is clamped solely between planar clamping surfaces (63, 71) during redraw to a smaller diameter utilizing a male punch (66) with a punch nose (79) having a significantly larger surface area than that of the cavity entrance zone.
Abstract:
In the production of a thickness-reduced draw-formed can by draw-redraw forming and bending elongation, by using a laminated metal plate comprising a metal plate and a coating layer of a thermoplastic resin having a tension of from 1.times.10.sup.7 to 8.times.10.sup.8 dyne/cm.sup.2 under an elongation of 200% at a temperature of the glass transition point plus 20.degree. C., carrying out redraw forming at a temperature at which the dynamic friction coefficient of the thermoplastic resin is smaller than 0.5 and which is higher than the glass transition point and carrying out bending elongation of the side wall of the can simultaneously with redraw forming, high reduction of the thickness of bending elongation and improvement of the corrosion resistance of the resin-coated vessel can be simultaneously attained.
Abstract translation:在通过拉伸拉深成形和弯曲伸长率制造厚度缩小的拉伸成型罐时,通过使用包括金属板和热塑性树脂的涂层的层压金属板,其具有1×10 7至8×10 8达因/ cm 2的张力 在玻璃化转变点加上20℃的温度下,在200%的伸长率下,在热塑性树脂的动摩擦系数小于0.5且高于玻璃化转变点的温度下进行再拉伸成形 同时进行再拉拔成型同时实现罐体侧壁的弯曲伸长,可以同时实现树脂涂布容器的弯曲伸长率的高度降低和耐腐蚀性的提高。
Abstract:
A blow-molded thermoplastic drum comprising a carrying and transport ring having horizontal and vertical surfaces formed integrally with the drum shell is disclosed. The end portion of the drum shell opposite the carrying and transport ring is set back in conical fashion. To allow handling with standard mechanized drum handling equipment, a wide channel is formed between the vertical contact surface of the ring and the conical section. To this end, the carrying and transport ring is connected to the conical section of the shell by a wide connecting web which forms the bottom of the channel. The web is supported by a support structure. In a first embodiment, the support structure is zig-zag. In a second embodiment, the support structure comprises radially extending projections. Passageways are located in the bottom of the channel to allow runoff of water.
Abstract:
A drawn and ironed container having a reduced neck around an upper open end has a bottom profile which exhibits excellent strength characteristics and nests with an end double-seamed to the open end of the container. The bottom profile includes a center spherical dome surrounded by a U-shaped annular portion defining a lower support surface for the container. A joining segment is integral with the container side wall and the U-shaped annular portion includes a first annular arcuate portion having an exterior radius and a second annular arcuate portion having an interior radius.