CROWN PACKAGING MANUFACTURING UK LIMITED (Royaume‑Uni)
Inventeur(s)
Turner, Andrew
Abrégé
An ink fountain for transferring ink to a roller of an ink station assembly of a can decorator. The ink fountain comprises a removable ink reservoir having an opening through which to transfer ink to an outer surface of the roller when the ink reservoir is installed into the ink fountain. The ink reservoir comprises a barrier operable to selectively open or close the opening when the ink reservoir is installed into the ink fountain.
B41F 17/22 - Appareils ou machines à imprimer de type particulier ou pour emploi particulier, non prévus ailleurs pour l'impression d'objets ou de matériaux filiformes ou allongés, ou d'articles de surfaces cylindriques d'objets de longueur déterminée d'objets de section uniforme, p. ex. de crayons, règles, résistances électriques par contact de roulement
B41F 31/04 - Conduits, réservoirs, dispositifs d'alimentation ou de réglage du débit avec des lames d'encriers ou des dispositifs analogues de réglage du débit
B41F 31/20 - Dispositifs d'enlèvement ou de récupération d'encre
B41F 35/04 - Systèmes ou dispositifs de nettoyage des rouleaux d'encrage
A tab-less metal can end for seaming onto a metal can body. The can end comprises a substantially circular and planar panel, a chuck wall extending around the periphery of the panel and defining a curl, and a discontinuous score formed in said panel and following a circular path substantially concentric with said chuck wall, the score defining a hinge between first and second ends of the score.
B65D 51/22 - Capuchons, couvercles ou chapeaux fonctionnant avec une fermeture intérieure disposée pour être ouverte en perçant, coupant ou déchirant comportant des moyens pour percer, couper ou déchirer la fermeture intérieure
B05B 11/10 - Dispositions de pompage pour transférer le contenu du récipient vers une chambre de pompage par un effet d'aspiration et forcer le contenu à sortir par la buse de distribution
A system and method for aligning spray guns of a spray system includes a pair of adjustment mechanisms. A laser alignment system employs a target device.
B05B 13/02 - Moyens pour supporter l'ouvrageDisposition ou assemblage des têtes de pulvérisationAdaptation ou disposition des moyens pour entraîner des pièces
B05B 13/06 - Machines ou installations pour appliquer des liquides ou d'autres matériaux fluides sur des surfaces d'objets ou de matériaux par pulvérisation, non couverts par les groupes conçus spécialement pour traiter l'intérieur de corps creux
B05B 15/68 - Aménagements de réglage en position des têtes de pulvérisation
G01C 15/00 - Instruments de géodésie ou accessoires non prévus dans les groupes
G01B 11/00 - Dispositions pour la mesure caractérisées par l'utilisation de techniques optiques
A system and method for aligning spray guns of a spray system includes a pair of adjustment mechanisms. A laser alignment system employs a target device.
B05B 15/68 - Aménagements de réglage en position des têtes de pulvérisation
B05B 13/02 - Moyens pour supporter l'ouvrageDisposition ou assemblage des têtes de pulvérisationAdaptation ou disposition des moyens pour entraîner des pièces
09 - Appareils et instruments scientifiques et électriques
Produits et services
Weld monitoring apparatus, namely, an electronic device comprising electronic sensors, computer display monitor, a data processor, and recorded embedded software for monitoring of resistance welding parameters.
09 - Appareils et instruments scientifiques et électriques
Produits et services
(1) Weld monitoring apparatus, namely, an electronic device comprising electronic sensors, computer display monitor, a data processor, and recorded embedded software for monitoring of resistance welding parameters
09 - Appareils et instruments scientifiques et électriques
Produits et services
Weld monitoring apparatus, namely, an electronic device comprising electronic sensors, computer display monitor, a data processor, and recorded embedded software for monitoring of resistance welding parameters
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Inker Assembly Including Oscillation Rollers For A Can Body Decorator
An oscillating roller system for a beverage can decorator is driven back and forth by a cam follower. A cam body having a cam is mounted to a frame of the inker system. Three oscillating cam roller assemblies are positioned about the cam body. Rotation of the cam oscillates the cam followers for each one of the oscillating rollers. Bearings of the oscillating roller assemblies includes an inlet gallery and outlet gallery for a closed loop lubrication system. The rollers are water cooled.
B41F 13/008 - Caractéristiques mécaniques des organes d'entraînement, p. ex. engrenages, embrayages
B41F 13/14 - Dispositifs de repérage comportant des moyens pour déplacer les cylindres
B41F 17/00 - Appareils ou machines à imprimer de type particulier ou pour emploi particulier, non prévus ailleurs
B41F 17/22 - Appareils ou machines à imprimer de type particulier ou pour emploi particulier, non prévus ailleurs pour l'impression d'objets ou de matériaux filiformes ou allongés, ou d'articles de surfaces cylindriques d'objets de longueur déterminée d'objets de section uniforme, p. ex. de crayons, règles, résistances électriques par contact de roulement
B41F 31/13 - Moyens pour entraîner les rouleaux encreurs
B41F 13/00 - Parties constitutives communes aux machines ou presses rotatives
B41F 13/02 - Entraînement ou guidage des bandes à l'intérieur des presses ou des machines
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DIE ASSEMBLY AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A CONTAINER BODY
A die assembly comprising: a housing; a die for drawing and/or wall ironing a metal cup mounted on an end of a ram to form a container body; and a support mechanism for the die or a die holder in which the die is mounted. The support mechanism is configured to allow the die to tilt relative to the housing to reduce misalignment of a longitudinal axis of the die with respect to the ram during drawing and/or wall ironing of a metal cup. The die assembly further comprises a chamber provided in the housing and adapted for sealing fluid therein. The chamber is sealed by one or more surfaces coupled to or provided on the die or die holder such that tilting of the die during drawing and/or wall ironing of a metal cup moves the one or more or more surfaces against fluid sealed in the chamber.
B21D 51/26 - Fabrication d'objets creux caractérisés par l'usage de l'objet de boîtes de conserve ou bidonsFermeture des boîtes de conserve ou des bidons de façon définitive
CROWN PACKAGING MANUFACTURING UK LIMITED (Royaume‑Uni)
Inventeur(s)
Harte, Christopher
Davies, Mark
Abrégé
A force detecting collar for use with a bodymaker for forming metal can bodies using an ironing process. The collar is configured to locate around a nose portion of a ram of the bodymaker, between a circumferentially extending shoulder of the ram and an end face of a punch sleeve, the collar comprising one or more load cells fixed to the collar and configured to generate electrical signals indicative of forces applied to the collar, between said shoulder of the ram and said end face of the punch sleeve, during operation of the ram.
B21D 22/28 - Emboutissage d'objets cylindriques, en utilisant des matrices successives
B21D 51/26 - Fabrication d'objets creux caractérisés par l'usage de l'objet de boîtes de conserve ou bidonsFermeture des boîtes de conserve ou des bidons de façon définitive
G01L 5/00 - Appareils ou procédés pour la mesure des forces, du travail, de la puissance mécanique ou du couple, spécialement adaptés à des fins spécifiques
G01L 1/22 - Mesure des forces ou des contraintes, en général en mesurant les variations de la résistance ohmique des matériaux solides ou des fluides conducteurs de l'électricitéMesure des forces ou des contraintes, en général en faisant usage des cellules électrocinétiques, c.-à-d. des cellules contenant un liquide, dans lesquelles un potentiel électrique est produit ou modifié par l'application d'une contrainte en utilisant des jauges de contrainte à résistance
19.
DIE ASSEMBLY AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A CONTAINER BODY
A die assembly comprising: a housing; a die for drawing and/or wall ironing a metal cup mounted on an end of a ram to form a container body; and a support mechanism for the die or a die holder in which the die is mounted. The support mechanism is configured to allow the die to tilt relative to the housing to reduce misalignment of a longitudinal axis of the die with respect to the ram during drawing and/or wall ironing of a metal cup. The die assembly further comprises a chamber provided in the housing and adapted for sealing fluid therein. The chamber is sealed by one or more surfaces coupled to or provided on the die or die holder such that tilting of the die during drawing and/or wall ironing of a metal cup moves the one or more or more surfaces against fluid sealed in the chamber.
B21D 22/28 - Emboutissage d'objets cylindriques, en utilisant des matrices successives
B21D 51/26 - Fabrication d'objets creux caractérisés par l'usage de l'objet de boîtes de conserve ou bidonsFermeture des boîtes de conserve ou des bidons de façon définitive
Commercial packaging machines; machines, all for use in
making and forming finished metal; machines, all for use in
forming, finishing, and closing containers, and packaging
merchandise; parts for all the aforesaid goods, namely,
dies, spacers, seaming rolls, and roll forming tools,
namely, profiled mandrels and profiled rails.
Commercial packaging machines; machines, all for use in
making and forming finished metal; machines, all for use in
forming, finishing, and closing containers, and packaging
merchandise; parts for all the aforesaid goods, namely,
dies, spacers, seaming rolls, and roll forming tools,
namely, profiled mandrels and profiled rails.
CROWN PACKAGING MANUFACTURING UK LIMITED (Royaume‑Uni)
Inventeur(s)
Stephenson, Adam
Abrégé
A screw cap for a container. The cap comprises an inner member having an annular sidewall with an internal screw thread for screwing the cap onto a threaded opening of a container; and an outer member having a skirt enclosing the sidewall of the inner member, the outer member being coupled to the inner member to prevent displacement of the outer member relative to the inner member parallel to an axis defined by the screw thread. The cap has a first configuration in which the outer member is rotatable with respect to the inner member to prevent the cap from being unscrewed and a second configuration in which the skirt engages with the sidewall of the inner member so that the cap can be unscrewed by rotating the outer member.
B65D 50/04 - Fermetures avec des moyens pour empêcher leur ouverture ou leur enlèvement non autorisés avec ou sans moyens indicateurs, p. ex. fermetures à l'épreuve des enfants pouvant être ouvertes ou enlevées par une combinaison de plusieurs opérations exigeant la combinaison de plusieurs opérations simultanées, p. ex. appuyer et tourner, soulever et tourner, immobiliser une partie et en tourner une autre
A method of reducing a thickness and increasing a height of a cylindrical wall of a metal cup to form a can body comprises positioning a wall-ironing punch inside the cup, moving an annular wall-ironing die axially over the closed end of the cup towards the open end of the cup, but not beyond the open end of the cup, in order to iron the cylindrical wall from the closed end up to a position axially spaced from the open end and moving the wall-ironing die back in an opposite direction to remove the can body from the die. Methods of altering a diameter of one or more regions of a can body are also disclosed.
B21D 22/28 - Emboutissage d'objets cylindriques, en utilisant des matrices successives
B21D 22/30 - Emboutissage pour finir des objets déjà formés par emboutissage
B21D 51/26 - Fabrication d'objets creux caractérisés par l'usage de l'objet de boîtes de conserve ou bidonsFermeture des boîtes de conserve ou des bidons de façon définitive
B21D 51/34 - Pliage du joint annulaire par pressage
(1) Commercial packaging machines; machines, all for use in making and forming finished metal; machines, all for use in forming, finishing, and closing containers, and packaging merchandise; parts for all the aforesaid goods, namely, dies, spacers, seaming rolls, and roll forming tools, namely, profiled mandrels and profiled rails.
(1) Commercial packaging machines; machines, all for use in making and forming finished metal; machines, all for use in forming, finishing, and closing containers, and packaging merchandise; parts for all the aforesaid goods, namely, dies, spacers, seaming rolls, and roll forming tools, namely, profiled mandrels and profiled rails.
A horizontal can necking machine assembly includes a plural of main turrets and a plural of transfer starwheels. Each main turret includes a main turret shaft, a main gear mounted on the main turret shaft, a pusher assembly, and a die capable of necking a can body upon actuation of the turret shaft. Each transfer starwheel includes a transfer shaft and a transfer gear mounted on the transfer shaft. The main gears are engaged with the transfer gears such that lines through the main gear center and the centers of opposing transfer gears form an included angle of less than 170 degrees, thereby increasing the angular range available for necking the can body. The main turrets and transfer starwheels may operate to neck and move at least 2800 cans per minute, and each pusher assembly may have a stroke length relative to the die that is at least 1.5 inches.
B21D 51/26 - Fabrication d'objets creux caractérisés par l'usage de l'objet de boîtes de conserve ou bidonsFermeture des boîtes de conserve ou des bidons de façon définitive
CROWN PACKAGING MANUFACTURING UK LIMITED (Royaume‑Uni)
Inventeur(s)
Chislett, Hannah
Abrégé
This disclosure relates to a full aperture can end. The can end comprises a centre panel having a rivet, a tab staked by the rivet, a main score extending around a peripheral region of the centre panel, the main score defining a removable panel, and a venting score disposed on the removable panel. The venting score includes a pair of lateral portions that do not extend radially beyond a lateral axis, which extends through a centre of the rivet, perpendicular to a longitudinal axis that extends through a centre of the rivet and a centre of the centre panel.
B65D 17/28 - Réceptacles rigides ou semi-rigides spécialement conçus pour être ouverts par coupage ou perçage, ou en perçant ou en déchirant des éléments ou des parties frangibles le long de lignes ou à partir de points de moindre résistance
A can comprises a can body (10) and a lid (4). The can body is manufactured using only a single homogeneous piece of material and has an edge that defines a top opening into the can. The can body also has an inwardly directed bead (23), which extends around the body, is adjacent to the can body edge, and defines an inwardly facing sealing surface (24) of substantially constant transverse cross-sectional dimension along an axial extent. The lid defines an outwardly directed sealing surface which abuts the inwardly facing sealing surface presented by the inwardly directed bead in order to seal the lid to the can body. An alternative can body has an inwardly directed pinched or collapsed bead which defines an upwardly facing sealing surface (34) for engagement with a downwardly facing sealing surface of a can lid. The alternative can body additionally has an inwardly directed bead (35) between the can body edge and the pinched or collapsed bead. An outer brim (42) of the lid is configured to be retained between the two beads of the alternative can body.
A method of detecting defects or deterioration in the sidewalls of can bodies during production of the can bodies within a can bodymaker. Each can body is formed by pushing a cup, mounted on a punch of a reciprocating ram, through one or more dies contained within a tool pack of the bodymaker. The method comprises: obtaining output signals from one or more eddy current sensors arranged around the ram axis outside of the tool pack and adjacent to an exit end of the tool pack; processing the output signals to detect passage of open ends of can body sidewalls past the sensor(s) and thereby determine measures of the heights or thicknesses of can body sidewalls; and analysing the determined measures to identify can body sidewall defects or deterioration.
G01N 27/90 - Recherche ou analyse des matériaux par l'emploi de moyens électriques, électrochimiques ou magnétiques en recherchant des variables magnétiques pour rechercher la présence des criques en utilisant les courants de Foucault
B21D 51/26 - Fabrication d'objets creux caractérisés par l'usage de l'objet de boîtes de conserve ou bidonsFermeture des boîtes de conserve ou des bidons de façon définitive
B21D 22/28 - Emboutissage d'objets cylindriques, en utilisant des matrices successives
G01B 7/06 - Dispositions pour la mesure caractérisées par l'utilisation de techniques électriques ou magnétiques pour mesurer la longueur, la largeur ou l'épaisseur pour mesurer l'épaisseur
G01N 27/904 - Recherche ou analyse des matériaux par l'emploi de moyens électriques, électrochimiques ou magnétiques en recherchant des variables magnétiques pour rechercher la présence des criques en utilisant les courants de Foucault avec plusieurs capteurs
CROWN PACKAGING MANUFACTURING UK LIMITED (Royaume‑Uni)
Inventeur(s)
Twiss, Matthew
Moreland, Luke
Abrégé
A tab-less metal can end for seaming onto a metal can body. The can end comprises a substantially circular and planar panel, a chuck wall extending around the periphery of the panel and defining a curl, and a discontinuous score formed in said panel and following a circular path substantially concentric with said chuck wall, the score defining a hinge between first and second ends of the score.
B65D 17/32 - Réceptacles rigides ou semi-rigides spécialement conçus pour être ouverts par coupage ou perçage, ou en perçant ou en déchirant des éléments ou des parties frangibles le long de lignes ou à partir de points de moindre résistance avec des éléments ou des parties non détachables
B05B 11/10 - Dispositions de pompage pour transférer le contenu du récipient vers une chambre de pompage par un effet d'aspiration et forcer le contenu à sortir par la buse de distribution
B65D 17/28 - Réceptacles rigides ou semi-rigides spécialement conçus pour être ouverts par coupage ou perçage, ou en perçant ou en déchirant des éléments ou des parties frangibles le long de lignes ou à partir de points de moindre résistance
B05B 11/00 - Appareillages monoblocs tenus à la main dans lesquels l'écoulement du contenu est produit par la force musculaire de l'opérateur au moment de l'utilisation
A can bodymaker for producing can bodies from cups. The can bodymaker comprises a ram configured to reciprocate along an axis, a punch mounted on the ram; a tool pack comprising a cradle and a plurality of tools located in the cradle for drawing and ironing a cup mounted on the punch during a forward stroke of the ram. The can bodymaker further comprises a bolster plate fixed to the can bodymaker, an adapter plate fixed to the bolster plate and a stripper assembly fixed to the adapter plate for removing a can body from the punch during a return stroke of the ram and clamping mechanism for biasing the tools against a front face of the adapter late. The can bodymaker further comprises one or more load cells located in or on the adapter plate and configured to generate an output signal or signals indicative of an axial force exerted on the tools by the cup passing therethrough.
B21D 22/28 - Emboutissage d'objets cylindriques, en utilisant des matrices successives
B21D 51/26 - Fabrication d'objets creux caractérisés par l'usage de l'objet de boîtes de conserve ou bidonsFermeture des boîtes de conserve ou des bidons de façon définitive
B23Q 15/14 - Commande ou régulation de l'orientation de l'outil par rapport à la pièce
B23Q 15/007 - Commande automatique ou régulation du mouvement d'avance, de la vitesse de coupe ou de la position tant de l'outil que de la pièce pendant l'action de l'outil sur la pièce
B23Q 15/28 - Commande automatique ou régulation du mouvement d'avance, de la vitesse de coupe ou de la position tant de l'outil que de la pièce avant ou après l'action de l'outil sur la pièce avec compensation de l'usure de l'outil
B23Q 11/10 - Dispositions pour le refroidissement ou la lubrification des outils ou des pièces travaillées
09 - Appareils et instruments scientifiques et électriques
Produits et services
Weld monitoring apparatus, namely, an electronic device comprising electronic sensors, computer display monitor, a data processor, and recorded embedded software for monitoring of resistance welding parameters; all the aforesaid excluding any goods relating to the manufacture of semiconductors and semiconductor devices.
09 - Appareils et instruments scientifiques et électriques
Produits et services
Electronic can seaming monitoring apparatus, namely, an electronic device used during can production comprising electronic sensors, computer hardware and recorded embedded software for monitoring and controlling can seam quality.
09 - Appareils et instruments scientifiques et électriques
Produits et services
Electronic can seaming monitoring apparatus, namely, an electronic device used during can production comprising electronic sensors, computer hardware and recorded embedded software for monitoring and controlling can seam quality.
09 - Appareils et instruments scientifiques et électriques
Produits et services
(1) Electronic can seaming monitoring apparatus, namely, an electronic device used during can production comprising electronic sensors, computer hardware and recorded embedded software for monitoring and controlling can seam quality.
09 - Appareils et instruments scientifiques et électriques
Produits et services
(1) Weld monitoring apparatus, namely, an electronic device comprising electronic sensors, computer display monitor, a data processor, and recorded embedded software for monitoring of resistance welding parameters.
09 - Appareils et instruments scientifiques et électriques
Produits et services
Weld monitoring apparatus, namely, an electronic device comprising electronic sensors, computer display monitor, a data processor, and recorded embedded software for monitoring of resistance welding parameters
09 - Appareils et instruments scientifiques et électriques
Produits et services
Electronic can seaming monitoring apparatus, namely, an electronic device used during can production comprising electronic sensors, computer hardware and recorded embedded software for monitoring and controlling can seam quality
09 - Appareils et instruments scientifiques et électriques
Produits et services
(1) Electronic can seaming monitoring apparatus, namely, an electronic device used during can production comprising electronic sensors, computer hardware and recorded embedded software for monitoring and controlling can seam quality.
09 - Appareils et instruments scientifiques et électriques
Produits et services
Electronic can seaming monitoring apparatus, namely, an electronic device used during can production comprising electronic sensors, computer hardware and recorded embedded software for monitoring and controlling can seam quality
A can comprises a metal can body and a metal lid. The can body has an edge defining a top opening into the body, and an inwardly directed bead (22) extending around the body adjacent to the top opening. The bead defines an upwardly facing sealing surface (25) and an inwardly facing surface (26). The lid has a centre panel (30), a wall (32) surrounding the centre panel, and an outwardly directed curl (34) at the top of the wall. The curl defines a peripherally extending channel (35) having an opening therein, and sealing compound (36) is located within the channel and projects through the opening. The can body and the lid are dimensioned to allow the lid to be press-fitted into the can body, so that an outwardly facing surface of the wall opposes the inwardly facing sealing surface of the bead, whilst the sealing compound is in sealing engagement with the upwardly facing sealing surface of the bead.
Container (1) comprising a substantially tubular metal container body (2) having a top opening defined by an outwardly curled edge, and a bottom opening. The container further comprises a peelable lid (9) bonded to an upper surface of said curled edge to close said top opening in an airtight manner, the outermost edge of the peelable lid not extending beyond an outermost extent of said curled edge, and a metal closure (4) comprising a generally planar centre panel (8) and a downwardly extending sidewall (7) depending from a peripheral region of the centre panel and terminating with an inwardly or outwardly directed fold (12), and a plurality of features (5) pressed into the sidewall at respective circumferentially spaced locations between said peripheral region and the fold, wherein the radial inward extent of the features is greater than that of the fold. The closure and the container body have relative dimensions to allow the features to pass over said curled edge during closure and to be retained beneath the curled edge to resist removal of the closure.
B65D 6/28 - Réceptacles dont le corps est formé par jonction ou liaison de plusieurs composants rigides ou sensiblement rigides, constitués en totalité ou principalement en métal, en matière plastique, en bois ou en un matériau de remplacement avec des liaisons à demeure entre parois, p. ex. liaisons d'angles
B65D 8/00 - Réceptacles de section transversale courbe, dont le corps est formé par jonction ou liaison de plusieurs composants rigides, ou sensiblement rigides, constitués en totalité ou principalement en métal, en matière plastique, en bois ou en un matériau de remplacement
B65D 51/18 - Aménagements des fermetures avec couvercles extérieurs de protection analogues à des capuchons ou de plusieurs fermetures conjuguées
An apparatus for forming a base profile on a metal container carried on a punch moving along an axis. The apparatus comprises a die for forming the base profile on the container and a resilient support for holding the die in a resting position substantially along said axis whilst allowing the die to be deflectable perpendicular to said axis and providing a restoring force to return the die to the resting position.
B21D 22/28 - Emboutissage d'objets cylindriques, en utilisant des matrices successives
B21D 51/26 - Fabrication d'objets creux caractérisés par l'usage de l'objet de boîtes de conserve ou bidonsFermeture des boîtes de conserve ou des bidons de façon définitive
09 - Appareils et instruments scientifiques et électriques
42 - Services scientifiques, technologiques et industriels, recherche et conception
Produits et services
Commercial packaging machines; machines for use in making and forming finished metal products; machines, all for use in forming, finishing, and closing containers; all of the foregoing machinery incorporating embedded communication and data analytics software and hardware for monitoring the internal process of the machinery; sensors for monitoring and controlling machinery sold as an integral component of metal forming and finishing machinery. Kits comprised of electronic data processing and recording apparatus, machinery monitoring sensors, computer hardware and recorded and downloadable software for data acquisition, analytics and monitoring of metal forming and finishing machinery to provide information to improve efficiency and productivity. Remote monitoring of metal forming and finishing machinery; Providing online, non-downloadable software for data acquisition, analytics and monitoring of metal forming and finishing machinery to provide information to improve efficiency and productivity.
09 - Appareils et instruments scientifiques et électriques
42 - Services scientifiques, technologiques et industriels, recherche et conception
Produits et services
Commercial packaging machines; machines for use in making and forming finished metal products; machines, all for use in forming, finishing, and closing containers; all of the foregoing machinery incorporating embedded communication and data analytics software and hardware for monitoring the internal process of the machinery; sensors for monitoring and controlling machinery sold as an integral component of metal forming and finishing machinery Kits comprised of electronic data processing and recording apparatus, machinery monitoring sensors, computer hardware and recorded and downloadable software for data acquisition, analytics and monitoring of metal forming and finishing machinery to provide information to improve efficiency and productivity Remote monitoring of metal forming and finishing machinery; Providing online, non-downloadable software for data acquisition, analytics and monitoring of metal forming and finishing machinery to provide information to improve efficiency and productivity
An over-varnish unit and mandrel pre-spin system for a can decorator, especially for beverage can bodies, can have a mandrel pre-spin belt that is outside of the over-varnish unit housing. The position of the can infeed on the mandrel wheel and the print point is controlled.
B41F 17/22 - Appareils ou machines à imprimer de type particulier ou pour emploi particulier, non prévus ailleurs pour l'impression d'objets ou de matériaux filiformes ou allongés, ou d'articles de surfaces cylindriques d'objets de longueur déterminée d'objets de section uniforme, p. ex. de crayons, règles, résistances électriques par contact de roulement
B41F 13/008 - Caractéristiques mécaniques des organes d'entraînement, p. ex. engrenages, embrayages
B41F 13/14 - Dispositifs de repérage comportant des moyens pour déplacer les cylindres
B41F 17/00 - Appareils ou machines à imprimer de type particulier ou pour emploi particulier, non prévus ailleurs
c) extending substantially in said tear direction from a location or locations proximal to said tab to a location or locations proximal to an end of the panel opposite to said edge region. The rib(s) have a depth or height of at least 0.6 mm relative to surrounding panel regions along at least a part of the rib extent.
B65D 17/28 - Réceptacles rigides ou semi-rigides spécialement conçus pour être ouverts par coupage ou perçage, ou en perçant ou en déchirant des éléments ou des parties frangibles le long de lignes ou à partir de points de moindre résistance
Apparatus for controlling a welding station used for welding seams extending along cylindrical can bodies, the welding station comprising a pair of welding rolls and a calibration unit for causing a desired cylinder overlap during welding. The calibration unit is adjustable along at least three different adjustment axes. The apparatus comprises: a weld monitor configured to monitor welded seams and provide an electrical signal indicative of weld thickness at a series of predetermined points along the seam length; a controller configured to receive said signal and to generate one or more control signals; and adjustment mechanisms for coupling to the calibration unit, or forming part of the calibration unit. The adjustment mechanisms are configured to receive the signal(s) and to be responsive thereto to adjust the calibration unit relative to one or more of said three adjustment axes, to provide the desired cylinder overlap and/or a desired weld quality.
B23K 37/00 - Dispositifs ou procédés auxiliaires non spécialement adaptés à un procédé couvert par un seul des autres groupes principaux de la présente sous-classe
B23K 31/12 - Procédés relevant de la présente sous-classe, spécialement adaptés à des objets ou des buts particuliers, mais non couverts par un seul des groupes principaux relatifs à la recherche des propriétés, p. ex. de soudabilité, des matériaux
B23K 37/04 - Dispositifs ou procédés auxiliaires non spécialement adaptés à un procédé couvert par un seul des autres groupes principaux de la présente sous-classe pour maintenir ou mettre en position les pièces
B23K 37/053 - Alignement des pièces cylindriquesDispositifs de serrage à cet effet
B23K 11/06 - Soudage par résistanceSectionnement par chauffage par résistance en utilisant des électrodes à molette
A container comprising a container body having a neck, the neck having inner and outer surfaces and a rim extending between tops of the inner and outer surfaces, and the rim defining a circular opening. The closure has a centre panel, the closure defining an annular channel. An annular gasket is disposed in the annular channel and the annular channel receives said rim of said neck such that the annular gasket forms a seal between said rim and said closure. When the container body is closed by the closure, the difference between an inside radius of the annular channel at a channel depth of 0.2 mm and an inside radius of said rim is less than substantially 0.9 mm.
CROWN PACKAGING MANUFACTURING UK LIMITED (Royaume‑Uni)
Inventeur(s)
Halstead, Michael
Bailey, Damien Andrew
Egerton, Daniel
Abrégé
A can bodymaker for producing can bodies from cups. The can bodymaker comprises a ram configured to reciprocate along an axis, a punch mounted on the ram; a tool pack comprising a cradle and a plurality of tools located in the cradle for drawing and ironing a cup mounted on the punch during a forward stroke of the ram. The can bodymaker further comprises a bolster plate fixed to the can bodymaker, an adapter plate fixed to the bolster plate and a stripper assembly fixed to the adapter plate for removing a can body from the punch during a return stroke of the ram and clamping mechanism for biasing the tools against a front face of the adapter plate. The can bodymaker further comprises one or more load cells located in or on the adapter plate and configured to generate an output signal or signals indicative of an axial force exerted on the tools by the cup passing therethrough.
B21D 22/28 - Emboutissage d'objets cylindriques, en utilisant des matrices successives
B21D 51/26 - Fabrication d'objets creux caractérisés par l'usage de l'objet de boîtes de conserve ou bidonsFermeture des boîtes de conserve ou des bidons de façon définitive
G01B 7/30 - Dispositions pour la mesure caractérisées par l'utilisation de techniques électriques ou magnétiques pour mesurer des angles ou des cônesDispositions pour la mesure caractérisées par l'utilisation de techniques électriques ou magnétiques pour tester l'alignement des axes
CROWN PACKAGING MANUFACTURING UK LIMITED (Royaume‑Uni)
Inventeur(s)
Halstead, Michael
Bailey, Damien Andrew
Egerton, Daniel
Abrégé
A method of detecting defects or deterioration in the sidewalls of can bodies during production of the can bodies within a can bodymaker. Each can body is formed by pushing a cup, mounted on a punch of a reciprocating ram, through one or more dies contained within a tool pack of the bodymaker. The method comprises: obtaining output signals from one or more eddy current sensors arranged around the ram axis outside of the tool pack and adjacent to an exit end of the tool pack; processing the output signals to detect passage of open ends of can body sidewalls past the sensor(s) and thereby determine measures of the heights or thicknesses of can body sidewalls; and analysing the determined measures to identify can body sidewall defects or deterioration.
B21D 22/28 - Emboutissage d'objets cylindriques, en utilisant des matrices successives
B21D 51/26 - Fabrication d'objets creux caractérisés par l'usage de l'objet de boîtes de conserve ou bidonsFermeture des boîtes de conserve ou des bidons de façon définitive
G01B 7/06 - Dispositions pour la mesure caractérisées par l'utilisation de techniques électriques ou magnétiques pour mesurer la longueur, la largeur ou l'épaisseur pour mesurer l'épaisseur
G01N 21/90 - Recherche de la présence de criques, de défauts ou de souillures dans un récipient ou dans son contenu
G01N 27/90 - Recherche ou analyse des matériaux par l'emploi de moyens électriques, électrochimiques ou magnétiques en recherchant des variables magnétiques pour rechercher la présence des criques en utilisant les courants de Foucault
A method of reducing a thickness and increasing a height of a cylindrical wall of a metal cup to form a can body comprises positioning a wall-ironing punch inside the cup, moving an annular wall-ironing die axially over the closed end of the cup towards the open end of the cup, but not beyond the open end of the cup, in order to iron the cylindrical wall from the closed end up to a position axially spaced from the open end and moving the wall-ironing die back in an opposite direction to remove the can body from the die. Methods of altering a diameter of one or more regions of a can body are also disclosed.
B21D 22/28 - Emboutissage d'objets cylindriques, en utilisant des matrices successives
B21D 22/30 - Emboutissage pour finir des objets déjà formés par emboutissage
B21D 51/26 - Fabrication d'objets creux caractérisés par l'usage de l'objet de boîtes de conserve ou bidonsFermeture des boîtes de conserve ou des bidons de façon définitive
B21D 51/34 - Pliage du joint annulaire par pressage
A method for forming a Data Matrix Code or like two dimensional code on a beverage can tab uses a laser having a focal ratio of between 40 and 70 to produce spots having an average diameter of between 200 and 400 microns. The code is smaller than 6 mm by 6 mm, at least 12 modules by 12 modules, and smaller than 21 modules by 21 modules, thereby providing sufficient quantity of unique codes for use with commercial beverage can quantities. Preferably each module is formed by one laser spot. Alternatively, nine spots may be used to form a module.
B41M 5/28 - Thermographie utilisant des composés thermochromes ou des couches contenant des cristaux liquides, des microcapsules, des colorants blanchissables ou des composés thermodégradables, p. ex. libérant un gaz
B65D 17/28 - Réceptacles rigides ou semi-rigides spécialement conçus pour être ouverts par coupage ou perçage, ou en perçant ou en déchirant des éléments ou des parties frangibles le long de lignes ou à partir de points de moindre résistance
CROWN PACKAGING MANUFACTURING UK LIMITED (Royaume‑Uni)
Inventeur(s)
Groves, Thomas Alexander
Ramsey, Christopher Paul
Abrégé
A can comprises a metal can body and a metal lid. The can body has an edge defining a top opening into the body, and an inwardly directed bead (22) extending around the body adjacent to the top opening. The bead defines an upwardly facing sealing surface (25) and an inwardly facing surface (26). The lid has a centre panel (30), a wall (32) surrounding the centre panel, and an outwardly directed curl (34) at the top of the wall. The curl defines a peripherally extending channel (35) having an opening therein, and sealing compound (36) is located within the channel and projects through the opening. The can body and the lid are dimensioned to allow the lid to be press- fitted into the can body, so that an outwardly facing surface of the wall opposes the inwardly facing sealing surface of the bead, whilst the sealing compound is in sealing engagement with the upwardly facing sealing surface of the bead.
CROWN PACKAGING MANUFACTURING UK LIMITED (Royaume‑Uni)
Inventeur(s)
Twiss, Matthew
Mattin, Benjamin
Abrégé
Container (1) comprising a substantially tubular metal container body (2) having a top opening defined by an outwardly curled edge, and a bottom opening. The container further comprises a peelable lid (9) bonded to an upper surface of said curled edge to close said top opening in an airtight manner, the outermost edge of the peelable lid not extending beyond an outermost extent of said curled edge, and a metal closure (4) comprising a generally planar centre panel (8) and a downwardly extending sidewall (7) depending from a peripheral region of the centre panel and terminating with an inwardly or outwardly directed fold (12), and a plurality of features (5) pressed into the sidewall at respective circumferentially spaced locations between said peripheral region and the fold, wherein the radial inward extent of the features is greater than that of the fold. The closure and the container body have relative dimensions to allow the features to pass over said curled edge during closure and to be retained beneath the curled edge to resist removal of the closure.
An apparatus for forming a base profile on a metal container carried on a punch moving along an axis. The apparatus comprises a die for forming the base profile on the container and a resilient support for holding the die in a resting position substantially along said axis whilst allowing the die to be deflectable perpendicular to said axis and providing a restoring force to return the die to the resting position.
B21D 22/28 - Emboutissage d'objets cylindriques, en utilisant des matrices successives
B21D 51/26 - Fabrication d'objets creux caractérisés par l'usage de l'objet de boîtes de conserve ou bidonsFermeture des boîtes de conserve ou des bidons de façon définitive
A lug closure includes a central top panel, an annular channel outboard of the top panel, a downwardly extending skirt outboard of the channel, the skirt terminating at an inward curl that defines a curl height, and lugs formed in the curl. Each one of the lugs includes a body that extends radially inwardly from the skirt. The body includes a leading edge that merges into a leading portion of the curl. The leading edge tapers in thickness from the curl height to a minimum lug thickness and forms a leading edge vertical taper angle from horizontal between 6 and 15 degrees. A trailing edge merges into a trailing portion of the curl and the trailing edge tapers in thickness from the curl height to the minimum lug thickness.
CROWN PACKAGING MANUFACTURING UK LIMITED (Royaume‑Uni)
Inventeur(s)
Roselaar, Katherine
Edwards, Elliann Amy
Oliver, Blanca Pascual
Ramsey, Christopher Paul
Abrégé
A metal easy open can end adapted for closing a metal can body is proposed. The can end has a score (27) defining a removable panel (26) and a tab (23), located at an edge region of the panel, for applying a force to the panel to allow the panel to be removed in a tear direction. The panel (26) has at least one embossed and/or debossed rib (25 a-c) extending substantially in said tear direction from a location or locations proximal to said tab to a location or locations proximal to an end of the panel opposite to said edge region. The rib(s) have a depth or height of at least 0.6 mm relative to surrounding panel regions along at least a part of the rib extent.
B65D 17/28 - Réceptacles rigides ou semi-rigides spécialement conçus pour être ouverts par coupage ou perçage, ou en perçant ou en déchirant des éléments ou des parties frangibles le long de lignes ou à partir de points de moindre résistance
CROWN PACKAGING MANUFACTURING UK LIMITED (Royaume‑Uni)
Inventeur(s)
Avolio, Salvatore
Nadin, Gerald
Ramsey, Christopher Paul
Abrégé
A container comprising a container body having a neck, the neck having inner and outer surfaces and a rim extending between tops of the inner and outer surfaces, and the rim defining a circular opening. The closure has a centre panel, the closure defining an annular channel. An annular gasket is disposed in the annular channel and the annular channel receives said rim of said neck such that the annular gasket forms a seal between said rim and said closure. When the container body is closed by the closure, the difference between an inside radius of the annular channel at a channel depth of 0.2mm and an inside radius of said rim is less than substantially 0.9mm.
CROWN PACKAGING MANUFACTURING UK LIMITED (Royaume‑Uni)
Inventeur(s)
Ramsey, Chris
Abrégé
A method of marking indicia on tab stock used to provide tabs for use with can ends. The method comprises providing the tab stock to a tab press comprising a punch and a die. The punch comprises a set of raised features and the die comprises a respective set of recessed features such that the features cooperate to deboss said indicia on regions of the tab stock within tab forming areas that face outwardly when the tabs are attached to a tab end. The features are such that, when the press is fully closed, the spacing between at least part of each of the raised features and at least part of each of the respective recessed features is less than the thickness of the tab stock in said regions within tab forming areas.
B43K 5/00 - Stylographes à plumes, c.-à-d. porte-plumes avec réservoirs d'encre incorporés dans les parties tenues par la main
B65D 17/28 - Réceptacles rigides ou semi-rigides spécialement conçus pour être ouverts par coupage ou perçage, ou en perçant ou en déchirant des éléments ou des parties frangibles le long de lignes ou à partir de points de moindre résistance
68.
INKER ASSEMBLY INCLUDING OSCILLATION ROLLERS FOR A CAN BODY DECORATOR
An oscillating roller system for a beverage can decorator (10) is driven back and forth by a cam follower (652). A cam body (644) having a cam (646) is mounted to a frame of the inker system. Three oscillating cam roller assemblies (610) are positioned about the cam body (644). Rotation of the cam (646) oscillates the cam followers (652) for each one of the oscillating rollers. Bearings of the oscillating roller assemblies (610) includes an inlet gallery and outlet gallery for a closed loop lubrication system. The rollers are water cooled.
B41F 17/22 - Appareils ou machines à imprimer de type particulier ou pour emploi particulier, non prévus ailleurs pour l'impression d'objets ou de matériaux filiformes ou allongés, ou d'articles de surfaces cylindriques d'objets de longueur déterminée d'objets de section uniforme, p. ex. de crayons, règles, résistances électriques par contact de roulement
An over- varnish unit (700) and mandrel pre-spin system (270) for a can decorator (10), especially for beverage can bodies (99), has a mandrel pre-spin belt ()272 that is outside of the over-varnish unit housing (290). The position of the can infeed (A) on the mandrel wheel and the print point (D) is controlled.
B41F 17/22 - Appareils ou machines à imprimer de type particulier ou pour emploi particulier, non prévus ailleurs pour l'impression d'objets ou de matériaux filiformes ou allongés, ou d'articles de surfaces cylindriques d'objets de longueur déterminée d'objets de section uniforme, p. ex. de crayons, règles, résistances électriques par contact de roulement
B41F 13/00 - Parties constitutives communes aux machines ou presses rotatives
A print registration system (400) for a beverage can decorator includes an axial registration system (420) and a circumferential registration system (460). Each registration system is independent and includes a slider (442, 472) that is translated by a motorized lead screw (440, 470). Axial movement of the axial registration slider (442) is transmitted to axial adjustment of the plate cylinder (350) by a mechanical connection between the axial registration slider and the plate cylinder shaft (344). Translation of the circumferential registration slider (472) is transmitted to a helical gear (316) mounted to the plate cylinder shaft such that the plate cylinder shaft (344) is rotated by the movement of the circumferential registration slider (472) upon engagement of the helical driven gear (316) with a stationary drive gear (312).
B41F 17/22 - Appareils ou machines à imprimer de type particulier ou pour emploi particulier, non prévus ailleurs pour l'impression d'objets ou de matériaux filiformes ou allongés, ou d'articles de surfaces cylindriques d'objets de longueur déterminée d'objets de section uniforme, p. ex. de crayons, règles, résistances électriques par contact de roulement
B41F 13/14 - Dispositifs de repérage comportant des moyens pour déplacer les cylindres
71.
Can body decorator having a mandrel pre-spin assembly and infeed improvements
An over-varnish unit and mandrel pre-spin system for a can decorator, especially for beverage can bodies, can have a mandrel pre-spin belt that is outside of the over-varnish unit housing. The position of the can infeed on the mandrel wheel and the print point is controlled.
B41F 17/22 - Appareils ou machines à imprimer de type particulier ou pour emploi particulier, non prévus ailleurs pour l'impression d'objets ou de matériaux filiformes ou allongés, ou d'articles de surfaces cylindriques d'objets de longueur déterminée d'objets de section uniforme, p. ex. de crayons, règles, résistances électriques par contact de roulement
An oscillating roller system for a beverage can decorator is driven back and forth by a cam follower. A cam body having a cam is mounted to a frame of the inker system. Three oscillating cam roller assemblies are positioned about the cam body. Rotation of the cam oscillates the cam followers for each one of the oscillating rollers. Bearings of the oscillating roller assemblies includes an inlet gallery and outlet gallery for a closed loop lubrication system. The rollers are water cooled.
B41F 13/00 - Parties constitutives communes aux machines ou presses rotatives
B41F 13/008 - Caractéristiques mécaniques des organes d'entraînement, p. ex. engrenages, embrayages
B41F 13/02 - Entraînement ou guidage des bandes à l'intérieur des presses ou des machines
B41F 13/14 - Dispositifs de repérage comportant des moyens pour déplacer les cylindres
B41F 17/00 - Appareils ou machines à imprimer de type particulier ou pour emploi particulier, non prévus ailleurs
B41F 17/22 - Appareils ou machines à imprimer de type particulier ou pour emploi particulier, non prévus ailleurs pour l'impression d'objets ou de matériaux filiformes ou allongés, ou d'articles de surfaces cylindriques d'objets de longueur déterminée d'objets de section uniforme, p. ex. de crayons, règles, résistances électriques par contact de roulement
B41F 31/13 - Moyens pour entraîner les rouleaux encreurs
A print registration system for a beverage can decorator includes an axial registration system and a circumferential registration system. Each registration system is independent and includes a slider that is translated by a motorized lead screw. Axial movement of the axial registration slider is transmitted to axial adjustment of the plate cylinder by a mechanical connection between the axial registration slider and the plate cylinder shaft. Translation of the circumferential registration slider is transmitted to a helical gear mounted to the plate cylinder shaft such that the plate cylinder shaft is rotated by the movement of the circumferential registration slider upon engagement of the helical driven gear with a stationary drive gear.
B41F 31/13 - Moyens pour entraîner les rouleaux encreurs
B41F 17/00 - Appareils ou machines à imprimer de type particulier ou pour emploi particulier, non prévus ailleurs
B41F 17/22 - Appareils ou machines à imprimer de type particulier ou pour emploi particulier, non prévus ailleurs pour l'impression d'objets ou de matériaux filiformes ou allongés, ou d'articles de surfaces cylindriques d'objets de longueur déterminée d'objets de section uniforme, p. ex. de crayons, règles, résistances électriques par contact de roulement
B41F 13/008 - Caractéristiques mécaniques des organes d'entraînement, p. ex. engrenages, embrayages
B41F 13/00 - Parties constitutives communes aux machines ou presses rotatives
CROWN PACKAGING MANUFACTURING UK LIMITED (Royaume‑Uni)
Inventeur(s)
Martins, Joao Fernando Fanico
Sollis, Mark David
Arnell, Stephen Robert
Abrégé
Apparatus for controlling a welding station used for welding seams extending along cylindrical can bodies, the welding station comprising a pair of welding rolls and a calibration unit for causing a desired cylinder overlap during welding. The calibration unit is adjustable along at least three different adjustment axes. The apparatus comprises: a weld monitor configured to monitor welded seams and provide an electrical signal indicative of weld thickness at a series of predetermined points along the seam length; a controller configured to receive said electrical signal and to be responsive to the signal to generate one or more control electrical signals; and a plurality of adjustment mechanisms for coupling to the calibration unit, or forming part of the calibration unit. The adjustment mechanisms are configured to receive the control electrical signal(s) and to be responsive thereto to adjust the calibration unit relative to one or more of said three adjustment axes, to provide the desired cylinder overlap and/or a desired weld quality.
B23K 37/053 - Alignement des pièces cylindriquesDispositifs de serrage à cet effet
B23K 31/12 - Procédés relevant de la présente sous-classe, spécialement adaptés à des objets ou des buts particuliers, mais non couverts par un seul des groupes principaux relatifs à la recherche des propriétés, p. ex. de soudabilité, des matériaux
A method of decorating a metal can body and comprising printing a fine pattern onto the can body using a non-varnishable ink, and applying a varnish over the printed fine pattern while the printed non-varnishable ink remains wet. The pattern is configured to give rise to a textured pattern in the varnish once the varnish has dried.
B41F 17/14 - Appareils ou machines à imprimer de type particulier ou pour emploi particulier, non prévus ailleurs pour l'impression d'objets ou de matériaux filiformes ou allongés, ou d'articles de surfaces cylindriques d'objets de longueur déterminée
B41F 23/08 - Dispositifs de finition des surfaces imprimées, p. ex. glaçage de ces surfaces
A metal closure for seaming onto the end of a container, the closure comprising a centre panel defined by a circumferential score, a tab fixed to the panel by a rivet formed in the panel, and two spaced apart, elongate raised beads formed in the panel. The tab has a heel portion radially inside of the rivet and a nose portion radially outside of the rivet and adjacent to a radially inner edge of the score, such that lifting of the heel portion forces the nose portion into contact with a region of the panel adjacent to the radially inner edge of the circumferential score, thereby causing the closure to fracture partially along the score. The beads extend with a circumferential component of direction, and each has an end terminating under the tab radially between the rivet and the score about which the tab may pivot.
B65D 17/28 - Réceptacles rigides ou semi-rigides spécialement conçus pour être ouverts par coupage ou perçage, ou en perçant ou en déchirant des éléments ou des parties frangibles le long de lignes ou à partir de points de moindre résistance
A can body loader assembly includes a turret starwheel having asymmetrical pockets and a vacuum belt that provides a precise pitch dimension between adjacent cans.
B65G 21/20 - Moyens incorporés ou fixés au châssis ou aux carters pour guider les porte-charges, les éléments de traction ou les charges portées sur les surfaces mobiles
B65G 29/02 - Transporteurs rotatifs, p. ex. disques, bras, croisillons ou cônes rotatifs pour le transport en plan incliné ou vertical
B65G 47/08 - Dispositifs pour alimenter en objets ou matériaux les transporteurs pour alimenter en objets à partir d'un seul groupe d'objets rangés en ordre, p. ex. pièces à usiner en magasin espaçant ou groupant les objets pendant l'alimentation
B65G 47/84 - Roues en forme d'étoiles ou dispositifs à courroies ou chaînes sans fin, les roues ou dispositifs étant dotés d'éléments venant en prise avec les objets
A can body loader assembly includes a turret starwheel having asymmetrical pockets and a vacuum belt that provides a precise pitch dimension between adjacent cans.
B65G 47/84 - Roues en forme d'étoiles ou dispositifs à courroies ou chaînes sans fin, les roues ou dispositifs étant dotés d'éléments venant en prise avec les objets
B65G 17/46 - Dispositifs pour tenir ou retenir les charges en position déterminée sur les porte-charges, p. ex. magnétiques
B65G 43/08 - Dispositifs de commande actionnés par l'alimentation, le déplacement ou le déchargement des objets ou matériaux
B65G 47/82 - Éléments à mouvement rotatif ou alternatif agissant directement sur les objets ou matériaux, p. ex. poussoirs, râteaux, pelles
A cap (10) for beverage can (110) includes a lever (60) for actuating the beverage can tab (140) and protects a consumer's mouth from the edge of the pour opening (170). The cap is applied to the beverage can by inclining the cap such that a heel (144) or distal end of the lever is at the leading edge, thereby enabling a ledge (70) of the lever to slip into the gap between the tab heel (144) and center panel (136) of the can.
B65D 17/36 - Aménagement ou conception des pattes à tirer ou à lever conçus pour permettre la mise en place d'outils d'ouverture, p. ex. de clés à fente
B65D 17/28 - Réceptacles rigides ou semi-rigides spécialement conçus pour être ouverts par coupage ou perçage, ou en perçant ou en déchirant des éléments ou des parties frangibles le long de lignes ou à partir de points de moindre résistance
B65D 17/52 - Fixation des outils d'ouverture, p. ex. des clés à fente, aux réceptacles
B65D 51/20 - Capuchons, couvercles ou chapeaux fonctionnant avec une fermeture intérieure disposée pour être ouverte en perçant, coupant ou déchirant
B65D 51/24 - Fermetures non prévues ailleurs combinées avec dispositifs auxiliaires pour des buts autres que la fermeture
B67B 7/40 - Dispositifs s'adaptant à des embouts, des bandes ou des languettes pour ouvrir par déchirement, p. ex. clés à fente pour ouvrir les boîtes de sardines
A self-dispensing container of carbonated product comprising a hollow body having a filling aperture, a carbonated product inserted into the hollow body via the filling aperture, leaving a headspace, and a lid adapted to seal the filling aperture after insertion of the carbonated product wherein, after sealing, the headspace fills with CO2 from the carbonated product to equalise the pressure within the container. The container further includes a valve having open and closed positions, wherein the valve communicates between a valve inlet on the inside of the container and a dispensing orifice on the outside of the container, and in use the container is orientated so that the valve inlet is submerged in the carbonated product and when the valve is in its open position, the CO2 in the headspace dispenses the carbonated product through the dispensing orifice.
A can bodymaker, which includes a disc feed (1) for feeding a disc (5) directly to the bodymaker itself. A locator (9) positions the disc (5) centrally to a blankholder (12) and a draw pad (10) clamps the disc (5) against a draw die (11). The blankholder (12) then forms the disc into a cup (20) and clamps the cup against a redraw die (14) ready to be picked up by a punch and carried through dies for forming a can body.
B21D 22/00 - Mise en forme sans coupage, par estampage, repoussage ou emboutissage
B21D 22/28 - Emboutissage d'objets cylindriques, en utilisant des matrices successives
B21D 43/00 - Dispositifs d'alimentation, de positionnement ou de stockage combinés à des appareils pour travailler ou traiter les tôles, les tubes ou les profilés, disposés dans ces appareils ou spécialement adaptés pour être utilisés en association avec ces appareilsAssociation de dispositifs de coupe avec ces appareils
A can decorator having a blanket wheel and a plurality inking stations. Each of one or more of the inking stations comprises a rotatable shaft geared to the blanket wheel, a print cylinder mounted on the shaft for rotation with the shaft during printing operations, and an adjustment mechanism for adjusting the angular position of the print cylinder on the rotatable shaft during set-up and for fixing the angular position for printing operations. There is further provided a rotary encoder for determining the angular position of the print cylinder relative to the rotatable shaft during set-up and for providing an electrical signal indicative of the angular position to an operator interface device.
B41F 13/14 - Dispositifs de repérage comportant des moyens pour déplacer les cylindres
B41F 3/58 - Organes d'entraînement, de synchronisation ou de commande
B41F 5/18 - Rotatives typographiques pour impression sur bandes pour impression en plusieurs couleurs utilisant un cylindre d'impression unique coopérant avec plusieurs cylindres de clichés
B41F 33/02 - Aménagements des dispositifs indicateurs, p. ex. des compteurs
B41F 17/22 - Appareils ou machines à imprimer de type particulier ou pour emploi particulier, non prévus ailleurs pour l'impression d'objets ou de matériaux filiformes ou allongés, ou d'articles de surfaces cylindriques d'objets de longueur déterminée d'objets de section uniforme, p. ex. de crayons, règles, résistances électriques par contact de roulement
A can bodymaker comprising: a ram; a drive mechanism; a yoke coupling the ram to the drive mechanism in order to drive the ram with a linear, reciprocating motion; a yoke slide fixed relative to the can bodymaker, the yoke being confined by the yoke slide to move in a linear direction; and an alignment mechanism for aligning a yoke-coupled end of the ram with respect to the yoke within a plane perpendicular to said linear direction.
A can bodymaker comprising a ram and a redraw sleeve assembly for holding a cup or other preform article against a redraw die. The redraw sleeve assembly comprises: a redraw sleeve; a redraw carriage to which the redraw sleeve is removably coupled, the redraw carriage being driven in a reciprocating motion along an axis; and a redraw sleeve alignment mechanism. The redraw sleeve alignment mechanism comprises: a redraw sleeve module having one or more bearings defining a passage through which the redraw sleeve moves and a bearing adjustment mechanism to facilitate radial alignment of the redraw sleeve module with the redraw die. The coupling between the redraw carriage and the redraw sleeve permits variable radial offset, relative to said axis, between the two components.
A closure assembly comprising a two-part closure having a metal panel or disc (2) and a ring (3), and a container such as a glass jar (20). The ring (3) is substantially cylindrical with an axially upwardly extending sidewall and has a radially inwardly extending lower edge. The jar (20) terminates in a radially outwardly extending beaded rim (16) and the disc (2) has a curled circumference (8) such that this curl (8) co-operates with the beaded rim (16) of the container to provide a primary seal. In one example, in a metal ring (3), the lower edge is curled with equally spaced lugs (13) on the skirt wall. In a plastic ring, the upper rim feature may be omitted.
B65D 51/14 - Disques rigides ou éléments sphériques conçus pour être maintenus dans l'ouverture du réceptacle en réalisant l'étanchéité, p. ex. plaques de fermeture pour pots de conserves
B65D 41/04 - Capuchons ou couvercles en forme de capuchons filetés ou similaires, fixés par rotation
A stripper assembly for a can bodymaker is configured to remove a can body from a punch mounted on a ram of the can bodymaker. The stripper assembly comprises a stripper housing defining an internal bore through which the punch passes and a radial offset monitor. The radial offset monitor comprises one or more eddy current sensors located within the stripper housing or attached thereto. The radial offset monitor is configured to detect misalignment of a ram and/or a punch, or a can body held on the punch, within the bore. A method of detecting axial misalignment of a ram and/or a punch of a can bodymaker, or of a can body held on the punch is also described. The method comprises providing a stripper housing defining an internal bore through which the punch passes; obtaining electrical output signals from one or more eddy current sensors within the housing or attached thereto, and processing the signal(s) to detect any axial misalignment.
B21D 51/26 - Fabrication d'objets creux caractérisés par l'usage de l'objet de boîtes de conserve ou bidonsFermeture des boîtes de conserve ou des bidons de façon définitive
A handle (200) includes a strap (202), a first boss component (204), and a second boss component (206). The strap has a first end (208) and an opposing second end (209). The first boss component is positioned at the first end of the strap and has a first ledge (218) that extends in a first ledge direction. The second boss component is positioned at the second end of the strap and has a second ledge that extends in a second ledge direction. The first boss component and the second boss component are configured to couple to a first can such that when the first can is nested within a second can the first ledge and the second ledge lie on top of an upper contact surface (106') of the second can such that the first ledge direction and the second ledge direction are substantially parallel to the upper contact surface.
A can bodymaker comprising a plurality of components that require relative alignment to one another. The can bodymaker comprises a toolpack module which includes a toolpack frame and components including one or more dies supported by the toolpack frame. The die(s) are alignable with respect to the toolpack frame when the toolpack module is not attached to the bodymaker. The can bodymaker further comprises a fixing that allows removable fixing of the toolpack module to the can bodymaker.
B21D 22/28 - Emboutissage d'objets cylindriques, en utilisant des matrices successives
B21D 51/26 - Fabrication d'objets creux caractérisés par l'usage de l'objet de boîtes de conserve ou bidonsFermeture des boîtes de conserve ou des bidons de façon définitive
A beverage can end includes a filling port in the end itself. An activating gas that interacts with the beverage may be charged through the filling port. If the end has a vent opening, such as sometimes used in a recloseable end, the vent opening may be used for charging the activating gas.
A closure for a container. The closure comprises an end panel, a sidewall depending from the end panel and having an inwardly directed curl, and a sealing compound extending down the inner surface of the sidewall. A plurality of ribs are formed in the sealing compound, spaced apart around the circumference of the sidewall, each rib extending down the sidewall and projecting radially inwardly.
A drawn and wall ironed beverage can body, method for forming same, and a sealed and filled can, include a through-hole or aperture in the base. A grommet for charging a propellant in can is located in the aperture. The aperture has a burr that is located on the inboard side of the rim of the aperture. A method of forming a valve in the drawn and ironed beverage can body includes positioning a first tool in an interior of the can body, contacting an exterior surface of the base with a second tool such that the first and second tools are aligned, forming the aperture in the base, and inserting the grommet into the aperture.
B21D 51/38 - Fabrication des dispositifs pour remplir ou vider les boîtes de conserve, bidons, cuvettes, bouteilles ou autres récipientsFabrication des fonds des boîtes de conserveFabrication des dispositifs de fermeture
B65D 1/20 - Boîtes de conserves, barils, tonneaux ou fûts caractérisés par l'emplacement ou la disposition des ouvertures de remplissage ou de décharge
B65D 1/16 - Boîtes de conserves, barils, tonneaux ou fûts caractérisés par la forme de section transversale courbe, p. ex. cylindrique
B21D 28/28 - Perforation, c.-à-d. découpage de trous dans des tubes ou autres corps creux
A method of reducing a thickness and increasing a height of a cylindrical wall of a metal cup to form a can body comprises positioning a wall-ironing punch (40) inside the cup, moving an annular wall-ironing die (24) axially over the closed end of the cup towards the open end of the cup, but not beyond the open end of the cup, in order to iron the cylindrical wall from the closed end up to a position axially spaced from the open end and moving the wall-ironing die (24) back in an opposite direction to remove the can body from the die (24). Methods of altering a diameter of one or more regions of a can body are also disclosed.
B21D 22/28 - Emboutissage d'objets cylindriques, en utilisant des matrices successives
B21D 22/30 - Emboutissage pour finir des objets déjà formés par emboutissage
B21D 51/26 - Fabrication d'objets creux caractérisés par l'usage de l'objet de boîtes de conserve ou bidonsFermeture des boîtes de conserve ou des bidons de façon définitive
B21D 51/34 - Pliage du joint annulaire par pressage