Combination machine for assembling container components
AssigneeContinental Can Company, Inc.
InventorsDonald J. Roth, Charles S. Kubis, John Walter
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Abstract
This relates to a machine for assembling end units with container bodies. The container bodies have cylindrical open upper ends over which a cylindrical lower portion of an end unit or dome is telescoped with the overlapping portions being adhesively bonded together. The machine receives the end units serially and by way of a Ferris wheel type conveyor moves the end units first to an adhesive applicator where a band of adhesive is applied to the interior of each end unit, after which each end unit is then telescoped over and pressed into position relative to an associated body. The operation of the machine is continuous.
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An apparatus for assembling end units to tubular bodies wherein each end unit has a cylindrical terminal portion for telescoping over an open end of an associated body, said apparatus comprising a first conveyor for conveying tubular bodies along a first preselected path, a second conveyor for conveying end units along a second preselected path from an end unit receiving position to a position overlying said first preselected path, said second conveyor having individual carriers for individual end units, means for supplying an end unit to each of said carriers in sequence, applicator means along said second path for applying a band of adhesive internally of the cylindrical terminal portion of each end unit in sequence, and means for placing each end unit having said band of adhesive thereon on a body in telescoped relation, said applicator means being mounted for parallel swinging movement adjacent a portion of said second path in timed relation to movement of a respective one of said carriers along said second path portion, and means cooperating with said carriers along said second path portion to maintain said carriers in a fixed attitude facing said applicator means.
An apparatus for assembling end units to tubular bodies wherein each end unit has a cylindrical terminal portion for telescoping over an open end of an associated body, said apparatus comprising a first conveyor for conveying tubular bodies along a first preselected path, a second conveyor for conveying end units along a second preselected path from an end unit receiving position to a position overlying said first preselected path, said second conveyor having individual carriers for individual end units, means for supplying an end unit to each of said carriers in sequence, applicator means along said second path for applying a band of adhesive internally of the cylindrical terminal portion of each end unit in sequence, and means for placing each end unit having said band of adhesive thereon on a body in telescoped relation, interrelated drive means for said first and second conveyors to effect the presentation of one of said carriers to each tubular body, and means cooperating with said carriers along said first path to maintain said carriers in a fixed attitude facing a respective tubular body, each of said carriers having a support for an end unit, means mounting said support for movement axially of the respective carrier, and means disposed adjacent said first path for automatically axially moving each support to engage an end unit carried by said support in telescoped relation to a respective tubular body.
An apparatus for assembling end units to tubular bodies wherein each end unit has a cylindrical terminal portion for telescoping over an open end of an associated body, said apparatus comprising a first conveyor for conveying tubular bodies along a first preselected path, a second conveyor for conveying end units along a second preselected path from an end unit receiving position to a position overlying said first preselected path, said second conveyor having individual carriers for individual end units, means for supplying an end unit to each of said carriers in sequence, applicator means along said second path for applying a band of adhesive internally of the cylindrical terminal portion of each end unit in sequence, and means for placing each end unit having said band of adhesive thereon on a body in telescoped relation, each of said carriers having a centering pin, said means for supplying end units being disposed along a selected portion of said second path, and means mounting each centering pin for movement axially of the respective carrier to a projecting position as the respective carrier moves along said second path selected portion to pick up an end unit.
An apparatus for assembling end units to tubular bodies wherein each end unit has a cylindrical terminal portion for telescoping over an open end of an associated body, said apparatus comprising a first conveyor for conveying tubular bodies along a first preselected path, a second conveyor for conveying end units along a second preselected path from an end unit receiving position to a position overlying said first preselected path, said second conveyor having individual carriers for individual end units, means for supplying an end unit to each of said carriers in sequence, applicator means along said second path for applying a band of adhesive internally of the cylindrical terminal portion of each end unit in sequence, and means for placing each end unit having said band of adhesive thereon on a body in telescoped relation, said second conveyor including a wheel mounted for rotation about a fixed axis, each of said carriers including a housing, means pivotally mounting each carrier housing on said wheel for pivoting about an axis disposed parallel to said fixed axis, a fixed cam and a cam follower carried by each carrier housing engaging said fixed cam and determining the attitude of each carrier.
An apparatus for assembling end units to tubular bodies wherein each end unit has a cylindrical terminal portion for telescoping over an open end of an associated body, said apparatus comprising a first conveyor for conveying tubular bodies along a first preselected path, a second conveyor for conveying end units along a second preselected path from an end unit receiving position to a position overlying said first preselected path, said second conveyor having individual carriers for individual end units, means for supplying an end unit to each of said carriers in sequence, applicator means along said second path for applying a band of adhesive internally of the cylindrical terminal portion of each end unit in sequence, and means for placing each end unit having said band of adhesive thereon on a body in telescoped relation, means for detecting the absence of an end unit on a carrier advancing towards said applicator means, and means for rendering said applicator means inoperative when the detected carrier is presented to said applicator means.
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