Forming assembly for bodymaker and bodymaker including same
AssigneeStolle Machinery Company, LLC
InventorsKarl S. Fleischer, Ian Kenneth Scholey, Leonardo Antonio Butolo Ribeiro, Sylvan Mario Praturlon
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Abstract
A forming assembly for use in a can bodymaker includes a stationary assembly and a moving assembly movably coupled to the stationary assembly. The stationary assembly and the moving assembly are a unified assembly that is structured to be selectively coupled to a mounting assembly body of the can bodymaker. The moving assembly is structured to be selectively coupled to a ram drive assembly of the can bodymaker and moved with respect to the stationary assembly thereby.
Claims14
A forming assembly for use in a can bodymaker, the forming assembly comprising:
- a stationary assembly;
- and a moving assembly movably coupled to the stationary assembly, wherein the stationary assembly and the moving assembly are a unified assembly that is structured to be selectively coupled to a mounting assembly body of the can bodymaker, wherein the moving assembly is structured to be selectively coupled to a ram drive assembly of the can bodymaker and moved with respect to the stationary assembly thereby, wherein the stationary assembly comprises:
- a stationary assembly base;
- a die pack coupled to the stationary assembly base, the die pack having a proximal end and a distal end;
- and a domer coupled to the stationary assembly base adjacent the distal end of the die pack, wherein the stationary assembly base includes a generally planar member that is sized and configured to substantially correspond to a recess defined in a first surface of the mounting assembly body, wherein the planar member includes a number of guide pin passages defined in, and extending through, the planar member, and wherein the number of guide pin passages comprises a plurality of guide pin passages disposed in a pattern structured to correspond to a plurality of guide pin passages defined in the recess and extending through the mounting assembly body.
A can bodymaker comprising:
- a mounting assembly having a mounting assembly body;
- a ram drive assembly;
- and a forming system comprising a number of forming assemblies, each forming assembly comprising:
- a stationary assembly;
- and a moving assembly movably coupled to the stationary assembly and selectively engaged with the ram drive assembly, wherein the stationary assembly and the moving assembly are a unified assembly that is selectively coupled to the mounting assembly body, wherein the mounting assembly body comprises a number of recesses defined in a first surface of the mounting assembly body;
- and the stationary assembly comprises:
- a stationary assembly base including a generally planar member that is sized and configured to substantially correspond to one recess of the number of recesses defined in the first surface of the mounting assembly body;
- a die pack coupled to the stationary assembly base, the die pack having a proximal end and a distal end;
- and a domer coupled to the stationary assembly base adjacent the distal end of the die pack, and wherein each recess of the number of recesses has a number of guide pin passages extending therefrom through the mounting assembly body;
- the planar member includes a number of guide pin passages defined in, and extending therethrough, and when the planar member of the stationary assembly base is disposed in the recess each guide pin passage of the number of guide pin passages defined in the planar member align with a corresponding guide pin passage defined in the mounting assembly body.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.