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US 2024/0239097 A1Published application
Inker Assembly Including Oscillation Rollers For A Can Body Decorator
AssigneeCrown Packaging Technology, Inc.
InventorsDaniel Egerton, Michael Jonathan Coates, Daren Blake, Michael Halstead, Damien Bailey
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Abstract
An oscillating roller system for a beverage can decorator is driven back and forth by a cam follower. A cam body having a cam is mounted to a frame of the inker system. Three oscillating cam roller assemblies are positioned about the cam body. Rotation of the cam oscillates the cam followers for each one of the oscillating rollers. Bearings of the oscillating roller assemblies includes an inlet gallery and outlet gallery for a closed loop lubrication system. The rollers are water cooled.
Claims13
An inker assembly of a can decorator, comprising:
- an ink well;
- plural laterally-fixed roller assemblies;
- plural oscillating roller assemblies, each oscillating roller assembly including an oscillator body, an oscillator shaft supporting the oscillator body, and a cam follower coupled to the oscillator shaft;
- the oscillating roller assemblies and the laterally-fixed roller assemblies adapted for cooperation to transmit ink from the ink well to a plate cylinder of the can decorator;
- a cam body having a cam that is engaged with at least one of the cam followers of the oscillating roller assemblies;
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- a cam drive transmission for rotating the cam body and cam;
- whereby rotation of the cam body moves the cam followers fore and aft, thereby moving the oscillating roller fore and aft.
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