Spray apparatus and method for the repair of can ends
AssigneeStolle Machinery Company, LLC
InventorsCraig Allan McEldowney, Dennis Cornelius Stammen
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Abstract
This invention generally relates to a spray apparatus and a method useful in the repair of coating adhered to can ends used in the food and beverage packaging industries. The spray apparatus has one or more elongated shafts rotatably coupled to a frame. One or more bearing members are rotatably coupled to the shafts. One or more plates are rotatably coupled to the bearing members. One or more spray guns are coupled to the plates. The spray guns of the spray apparatus are structured to apply fluid to the can end with a solid stream emitted from the spray guns in a circular pattern. A method for the repair of coating adhered on a can end is provided as well.
Claims15
A spray apparatus for the repair of coating adhered on a plurality of can ends, comprising:
- a frame;
- a first elongated shaft rotatably coupled to the frame;
- a second elongated shaft rotatably coupled to the frame;
- a third shaft coupled to the first elongated shaft which passes through an aperture in a first bearing member and a first plate;
- a fourth shaft coupled to the second elongated shaft which passes through an aperture in a second bearing member and the first plate;
- a fifth shaft coupled to the third shaft which passes through an aperture of a third bearing member and a second plate;
- a sixth shaft coupled to the fourth shaft which passes through an aperture in a fourth bearing member and the second plate;
- a first bracket coupled to the first plate;
- a second bracket coupled to the second plate;
- a first spray gun fixedly coupled to the first bracket;
- and
- a second spray gun fixedly coupled to the second bracket,
- wherein the spray guns are structured to apply fluid to the can ends with a solid stream being emitted from the spray guns in a continuous circular vector pattern.
A spray apparatus for the repair of coating adhered on a can end, comprising:
- one or more elongated shafts rotatably coupled to a frame;
- one or more bearing members rotatably coupled to the one or more elongated shafts;
- one or more plates rotatably coupled to the one or more first bearing members;
- and
- one or more spray guns fixedly coupled to the one or more plates,
- wherein the one or more spray guns are structured to apply fluid to the can end with a solid stream being emitted from the one or more spray guns in a continuous circular vector pattern,
- wherein a plurality of can ends, a plurality of elongated shafts, a first plurality of bearing members, a plurality of plates and a plurality of spray guns are provided,
- wherein the one or more plates have a plurality of brackets;
- wherein the plurality of brackets are coupled to the one or more plates,
- wherein the one or each of the spray guns is/are fixedly coupled to a corresponding one of the plurality of brackets, and
- wherein each of the plurality of brackets extends laterally outwardly from a corresponding one of the one or more plates.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.