CA2120494A1 - Apparatus for reducing can spacing and speed - Google Patents

Apparatus for reducing can spacing and speed

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CA2120494A1
CA2120494A1 CA 2120494 CA2120494A CA2120494A1 CA 2120494 A1 CA2120494 A1 CA 2120494A1 CA 2120494 CA2120494 CA 2120494 CA 2120494 A CA2120494 A CA 2120494A CA 2120494 A1 CA2120494 A1 CA 2120494A1
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holding devices
speed
spacing
chain
mandrels
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Robert Williams
Enn Sirvet
Richard A. Gabel
David John Burke
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Sequa Corp
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41F—PRINTING MACHINES OR PRESSES
    • B41F17/00—Printing apparatus or machines of special types or for particular purposes, not otherwise provided for
    • B41F17/08—Printing apparatus or machines of special types or for particular purposes, not otherwise provided for for printing on filamentary or elongated articles, or on articles with cylindrical surfaces
    • B41F17/14—Printing apparatus or machines of special types or for particular purposes, not otherwise provided for for printing on filamentary or elongated articles, or on articles with cylindrical surfaces on articles of finite length
    • B41F17/20—Printing apparatus or machines of special types or for particular purposes, not otherwise provided for for printing on filamentary or elongated articles, or on articles with cylindrical surfaces on articles of finite length on articles of uniform cross-section, e.g. pencils, rulers, resistors
    • B41F17/22—Printing apparatus or machines of special types or for particular purposes, not otherwise provided for for printing on filamentary or elongated articles, or on articles with cylindrical surfaces on articles of finite length on articles of uniform cross-section, e.g. pencils, rulers, resistors by rolling contact

Abstract

A continuous motion cylindrical can decorator is provided with mandrels that receive undecorated cans and a deco chain that carries decorated cans through a curing oven. The mandrels are mounted along the periphery of a continuously rotating carrier. Chain speed is much slower than linear mandrel speed and spacing between pins on the chain is much less than spacing between mandrels. Interposed between the chain and the mandrel carrier is a continuously rotating transfer carrier having a plurality of suction holding devices thereto. As the holding devices move through a transfer region they are in single file and receive cans that are blown from the mandrels. In the transfer region mandrel linear speed is substantially greater than linear speed of the holding devices, and spacing between the latter is much less than spacing between mandrels As the loaded suction holding devices move downstream through a pickup region cans thereon are loaded on two rows of pins carried by the deco chain. Linear speed of the holding devices while moving through the transfer region exceeds chain speed, and in this region the holding devices are spaced apart by a distance that exceeds pin spacing. By the time the holding devices reach the pickup region they are arranged in two rows, are spaced apart and are moving at a speed such that they essentially track the moving pins while the latter are being loaded.
CA002120494A 1991-10-11 1992-10-08 Apparatus for reducing can spacing and speed Expired - Fee Related CA2120494C (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (3)

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US07/775,172 US5231926A (en) 1991-10-11 1991-10-11 Apparatus and method for substantially reducing can spacing and speed to match chain pins
US07/775,172 1991-10-11
PCT/US1992/008564 WO1993006998A1 (en) 1991-10-11 1992-10-08 Apparatus for reducing can spacing and speed

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CA2120494A1 true CA2120494A1 (en) 1993-04-15
CA2120494C CA2120494C (en) 1999-11-30

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US (1) US5231926A (en)
EP (1) EP0636066B1 (en)
JP (1) JP3228295B2 (en)
KR (1) KR100282651B1 (en)
AT (1) ATE164550T1 (en)
AU (1) AU662020B2 (en)
BR (1) BR9206729A (en)
CA (1) CA2120494C (en)
DE (1) DE69224998T2 (en)
ES (1) ES2116349T3 (en)
MX (1) MX9205829A (en)
TW (1) TW288000B (en)
WO (1) WO1993006998A1 (en)
ZA (1) ZA927789B (en)

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ATE164550T1 (en) 1998-04-15
JPH07508254A (en) 1995-09-14
AU2793492A (en) 1993-05-03
BR9206729A (en) 1995-05-02
CA2120494C (en) 1999-11-30
WO1993006998A1 (en) 1993-04-15
TW288000B (en) 1996-10-11
EP0636066B1 (en) 1998-04-01
EP0636066A4 (en) 1995-05-03
EP0636066A1 (en) 1995-02-01
AU662020B2 (en) 1995-08-17
JP3228295B2 (en) 2001-11-12
ES2116349T3 (en) 1998-07-16
KR100282651B1 (en) 2001-02-15
US5231926A (en) 1993-08-03
DE69224998D1 (en) 1998-05-07
MX9205829A (en) 1993-04-01
ZA927789B (en) 1994-04-11
DE69224998T2 (en) 1998-07-30

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