Cam follower assembly for can bodymaker and can 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 cam follower assembly for a can bodymaker includes a slider structured to be coupled to the proximal end of a ram body of the can bodymaker; and a plurality of cam follower members rotatably coupled to the slider. The cam follower members are structured to be operatively coupled to a cam of a ram drive assembly.
Claims13
A cam follower assembly for a can bodymaker, the cam follower assembly comprising:
- a slider structured to be coupled to a proximal end of a ram body of the can bodymaker;
- a plurality of cam follower members rotatably coupled to the slider, wherein the cam follower members are structured to be operatively coupled to a cam of a ram drive assembly;
- and
- a cam follower bearing assembly having a number of hydrostatic/hydrodynamic bearing pads positioned and structured to engage with corresponding, cooperatively positioned, bearing members,
- wherein the slider comprises a slider body and an upper frame portion extending upward from the slider body, and wherein the number of hydrostatic/hydrodynamic bearing pads are provided on the upper frame portion.
A cam follower assembly for a can bodymaker, the cam follower assembly comprising:
- a slider structured to be coupled to a proximal end of a ram body of the can bodymaker;
- and
- a plurality of cam follower members rotatably coupled to the slider, wherein the cam follower members are structured to be operatively coupled to a cam of a ram drive assembly,
- wherein each of the cam followers comprises a roller bearing, and
- wherein one of the roller bearings includes an eccentric bushing positionable between a first positioning, wherein the one roller bearing is disposed a first distance from another one of the plurality of roller bearings, and a second positioning, wherein the one roller bearing is disposed a second distance, different than the first distance, from the other one of the plurality of roller bearings.
A moving assembly for a can bodymaker, the moving assembly comprising:
- a ram assembly including an elongated ram body having a proximal end and an opposite distal end;
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- a cam follower assembly comprising:
- a slider coupled to the proximal end of the ram body;
- a plurality of cam follower members rotatably coupled to the slider, wherein the cam follower members are structured to be operatively engaged by a cam of a ram drive assembly;
- and
- a cam follower bearing assembly having a number of hydrostatic/hydrodynamic bearing pads positioned and structured to engage with corresponding, cooperatively positioned, bearing members,
- wherein the slider comprises a slider body and an upper frame portion extending upward from the slider body, and wherein the number of hydrostatic/hydrodynamic bearing pads are provided on the upper frame portion.
A moving assembly for a can bodymaker, the moving assembly comprising:
- a ram assembly including an elongated ram body having a proximal end and an opposite distal end;
- and
- a cam follower assembly comprising:
- a slider coupled to the proximal end of the ram body;
- and
- a plurality of cam follower members rotatably coupled to the slider, wherein the cam follower members are structured to be operatively engaged by a cam of a ram drive assembly,
- wherein each of the cam followers comprises a roller bearing, and
- wherein one of the roller bearings includes an eccentric bushing positionable between a first positioning, wherein the one roller bearing is disposed a first distance from another one of the plurality of roller bearings, and a second positioning, wherein the one roller bearing is disposed a second distance, different than the first distance, from the other one of the plurality of roller bearings.
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