Dampening assembly for can bodymaker ram
AssigneeStolle Machinery Company, LLC
InventorsGregory H. Butcher, Aaron E. Carstens, lan Kenneth Scholey, Daniel A. Jansen
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Abstract
A can bodymaker includes a housing assembly, a drive mechanism, a ram assembly, a domer assembly, and a ram body dampening assembly. The ram assembly includes an elongated ram body. The drive mechanism is operatively coupled to the ram assembly so that the drive mechanism imparts a reciprocating motion to the ram body. The ram body dampening assembly is disposed adjacent the ram body path of travel. The ram body dampening assembly includes a housing and a dampening member. The dampening member is disposed immediately adjacent the ram body path of travel.
Claims15
A ram body dampening assembly for a can bodymaker, said bodymaker including an elongated ram body, said ram body structured to reciprocate between a retracted, first position and a forward, second position, said ram body dampening assembly comprising:
- a dampening member;
- and
- wherein said dampening member is one of an active dampening member or a passive dampening member.
A can bodymaker comprising:
- a housing assembly;
- a drive mechanism, said drive mechanism coupled to said housing assembly;
- a ram assembly including an elongated ram body;
- said drive mechanism operatively coupled to said ram assembly wherein said drive mechanism imparts a reciprocating motion to said ram body;
- said ram body moving between a retracted, first position and a forward, second position over a path of travel;
- a domer assembly coupled to said housing assembly and disposed immediately adjacent the ram body path of travel;
- a ram body dampening assembly disposed adjacent said ram body path of travel;
- said ram body dampening assembly including a housing and a dampening member;
- said dampening member coupled to said ram body dampening assembly housing;
- and
- said dampening member disposed immediately adjacent the ram body path of travel.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.