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US 11,597,001 B2Granted
Ram assembly with removable punch mounting assembly
AssigneeStolle Machinery Company, LLC
InventorsKelly Andrew Crush, Nicholas Schultz, Luke Wayne Jacobson
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Abstract
A ram assembly includes an elongated ram body and a punch mounting assembly. The ram body has a reduced length. The punch mounting assembly includes an elongated body having a complementary length. The punch mounting assembly is coupled to the ram body. The assembled punch mounting assembly and ram body have an operational length.
Claims12
A method of replacing seals in a bodymaker seal assembly, the method comprising:
- providing a bodymaker comprising:
- a frame assembly;
- a drive assembly coupled to said frame assembly;
- a ram assembly including a ram body;
- a punch mounting assembly including an elongated body;
- and
- a seal assembly including a number of seals defining a ram passage,
- wherein said ram assembly extends through said ram passage,
- wherein, when assembled, the punch mounting assembly and the ram body, together, form an operational length,
- wherein said ram body includes a punch mounting assembly first coupling component;
- wherein said punch mounting assembly includes a punch mounting assembly second coupling component, a punch first coupling component, and a radial contour;
- wherein said punch mounting assembly second coupling component is structured to be coupled to said punch mounting assembly first coupling component;
- wherein said contour is structured to support a punch;
- wherein said punch first coupling component is structured to be coupled to a punch second coupling component;
- and wherein said punch mounting assembly second coupling component is coupled to said punch mounting assembly first coupling component,
- wherein said ram body includes a first end and a second end including a threaded bore;
- wherein said elongated body of said punch mounting assembly includes a first end, a medial portion, and a second end;
- wherein said punch mounting assembly second coupling component is disposed at the first end of said elongated body of said punch mounting assembly;
- and wherein said punch mounting assembly second coupling component includes a reduced radius portion and external threads structured to be coupled to the threaded bore of the second end of said ram body, and
- wherein said reduced radius portion is a landing;
- removing at least one ram assembly component from said ram passage;
- replacing said seals;
- and
- reinstalling said punch mounting assembly.
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A bodymaker comprising:
- a frame assembly;
- a drive assembly coupled to said frame assembly;
- a ram assembly including a ram body;
- a punch mounting assembly including an elongated body;
- and
- a seal assembly including a number of seals defining a ram passage,
- wherein said ram assembly extends through said ram passage,
- wherein, when assembled, the punch mounting assembly and the ram body, together, have an operational length,
- wherein said ram body includes a punch mounting assembly first coupling component;
- wherein said punch mounting assembly includes a punch mounting assembly second coupling component, a punch first coupling component, and a radial contour;
- wherein said punch mounting assembly second coupling component is structured to be coupled to said punch mounting assembly first coupling component;
- wherein said contour is structured to support a punch;
- wherein said punch first coupling component is structured to be coupled to a punch second coupling component;
- and wherein said punch mounting assembly second coupling component is coupled to said punch mounting assembly first coupling component,
- wherein said ram body includes a first end and a second end including a threaded bore;
- wherein said elongated body of said punch mounting assembly includes a first end, a medial portion, and a second end;
- wherein said punch mounting assembly second coupling component is disposed at the first end of said elongated body of said punch mounting assembly;
- and wherein said punch mounting assembly second coupling component includes a reduced radius portion and external threads structured to be coupled to the threaded bore of the second end of said ram body, and
- wherein said reduced radius portion is a landing.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.