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US 12,214,408 B2Granted
Ram assembly with removable punch mounting assembly
AssigneeStolle Machinery Company, LLC
InventorsKelley Andrew Crush, Nicholas Schultz, Luke Wayne Jacobson
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Abstract
An 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.
Claims9
A bodymaker for processing a cup into a can body, said bodymaker comprising:
- a ram assembly reciprocating between a retracted, first position and an extended, second position;
- a drive assembly for driving the ram assembly;
- a domer assembly;
- a seal assembly removing lubricant and cooling fluid from said ram assembly as said ram assembly reciprocates;
- a die pack and a redraw assembly located between said domer assembly and said seal assembly;
- and
- a cup feeder positioning said cup in front of said die pack with an open end of said cup facing said ram assembly,
- wherein said ram assembly has an elongated ram body coupled to said drive assembly, a punch assembly positioned toward said domer assembly, and a punch mount assembly removably supporting said punch assembly,
- wherein:
- said punch assembly is generally cylindrical;
- said punch mount assembly comprises a flange and a first cylindrical portion and a second cylindrical portion extending in opposite directions from said flange;
- said first cylindrical portion is inserted into a landing bore formed in said ram body;
- said punch assembly is disposed on an outside of said second cylindrical portion;
- said landing bore is connected to a threaded bore;
- a punch retainer bolt is inserted through said second cylindrical portion into said punch mount assembly;
- and
- one end of said punch retainer bolt is screwed with said threaded bore.
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