Method for covering damaged protective layer areas, device for implementing said method and transport system
AssigneeElpatronic AG
InventorsPeter Taiana, Andreas Lanz
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Abstract
The invention relates first of all to a method for covering areas of damaged protective coating on containers or the like, in which, according to the invention, protective coating material is stamped on to the zone in which the damaged areas occur. The invention also describes an apparatus for carrying out the method in which a carrier unit is provided for stamping protective coating material on to the damaged area. Apparatus is provided for positioning the carrier unit with respect to the container.
Claims24
A method for manufacturing a metal container, comprising the steps of:
- welding one or more lugs to the metal container at predetermined positions, wherein after the welding process an area of damaged protective coating is disposed proximate each of the predetermined positions;
- stamping a protective coating material onto the area of damaged protective coating;
- and
- heating the area to which the protective coating material has been applied to stabilize the protective coating material.
An apparatus for coating an area of damaged protective coating on a container, comprising
- a source of protective coating material;
- at least one carrier unit;
- at least one pusher, wherein the at least one pusher selectively actuates the carrier unit into contact with the source of protective coating material, and selectively actuates the carrier unit into contact with the area of damaged protective coating on the container, thereby stamping protective coating material attached to the at least one carrier unit onto the area of damaged protective coating on the container;
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- a first heater for heating the area of the can to which the protective coating material has been deposited to stabilize the protective coating material.
An apparatus for coating an area of damaged protective coating on a container, comprising
- a solid rod of protective coating material;
- a first heater for heating a stamping end of the solid rod to approximately the melting point of the protective coating material;
- a pusher for actuating the solid rod into contact with the area of damaged protective coating on the container, thereby enabling the deposition of protective coating material onto the container;
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- a first heater for heating the area of the can to which the protective coating material has been depositied to stabilize the protective coating material.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.