Ceramic push pad for can necking machine
AssigneeStolle Machinery Company, LLC
InventorsIan Kenneth Scholey, Stephen Dane Christensen
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Abstract
A pusher assembly for use in forming a can body includes a pusher ram having a first end and an opposite second end. The pusher assembly also includes a number of cam followers positioned at or about the first end of the pusher ram for following a cam profile. The pusher assembly further includes a push pad coupled to the second end of the pusher ram, the push pad having a contact surface structured to engage the can body. The contact surface of the push pad includes a ceramic material.
Claims20
A push pad for use in forming a can body, the push pad comprising:
- a contact surface structured to engage the can body,
- wherein the contact surface comprises a ceramic material.
A pusher assembly for use in forming a can body, the pusher assembly comprising:
- a pusher ram having a first end and an opposite second end;
- a number of cam followers positioned at or about the first end of the pusher ram, the number of cam followers structured to follow a cam profile;
- and
- a push pad coupled to the second end of the pusher ram, the push pad having a contact surface structured to engage the can body, wherein the contact surface comprises a ceramic material.
A pusher arrangement for use in forming a can body, the pusher arrangement comprising:
- a linear motion guide comprising:
- a number of rail members;
- and
- a slider block slidingly coupled to the number of rail members so as to be readily translatable along the number of rail members;
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- a pusher assembly comprising:
- a pusher ram rigidly coupled to the slider block, the pusher ram having a first end and an opposite second end;
- a number of cam followers positioned at or about the first end of the pusher ram, the number of cam followers structured to follow a cam profile;
- and
- a push pad coupled to the second end of the pusher ram, the push pad having a contact surface structured to engage the can body, wherein the contact surface comprises a ceramic material.
A processing station for forming a portion of a can body, the processing station comprising:
- a frame;
- a turret rotatably coupled to the frame and selectively rotatable about a rotation axis;
- a cam body rigidly coupled to the frame, the cam body having a portion defining a cam profile;
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- a pusher arrangement comprising:
- a linear motion guide comprising:
- a number of rail members rigidly coupled to the turret parallel to the rotation axis;
- and
- a slider block slidingly coupled to the number of rail members so as to be readily translatable along the number of rail members parallel to the rotation axis;
- and
- a pusher assembly comprising:
- a pusher ram rigidly coupled to the slider block, the pusher ram having a first end and an opposite second end;
- a number of cam followers positioned at or about the first end of the pusher ram, the number of cam followers structured to follow the cam profile of the cam body;
- and
- a push pad coupled to the second end of the pusher ram, the push pad having a contact surface structured to engage the can body, wherein the contact surface comprises a ceramic material.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.