Unitary forward mounting body for a unitary forward mounting assembly

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10730093-B2
Application number	US-201715496059-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 25, 2017
Priority date	Apr 25, 2017
Publication date	Aug 4, 2020
Grant date	Aug 4, 2020

Abstract

A unitary forward mounting assembly for a bodymaker includes a unitary forward mounting body with a cradle portion, a first support arm portion and a second support arm portion. The cradle portion has a forward side, a rear side, a right side, and a left side. The first support arm portion is disposed at the cradle portion right side. The second support arm portion is disposed at the cradle portion left side. Because the cradle portion, the first support arm portion and the second support arm portion are part of a unitary body, the unitary forward mounting assembly solves the problems stated above. That is, because the support arms are not mated to the cradle, there is no need for machined coupling surfaces; nor is there a need for aligning the support arms on the cradle.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A unitary forward mounting assembly for a bodymaker, said unitary forward mounting comprising:
a unitary forward mounting body comprising a single piece of material including a cradle portion, a first support arm portion and a second arm portion;
wherein said cradle portion has a forward side, a rear side, a right side, and a left side;
said first support arm portion disposed at said cradle portion right side;
said second support arm portion disposed at said cradle portion left side;
said unitary forward mounting body includes a die pack mounting, a domer door assembly mounting, a stripper bulkhead assembly mounting, a turret sub-assembly mounting, and a cup load station assembly mounting;
said cradle portion defines said die peck mounting and said cup load station assembly mounting;
said first support arm portion defines said turret sub-assembly mounting;
said first support arm portion and said second support arm portion collectively define said domer door assembly mounting; and
said cradle portion, said first support arm portion and said second support arm portion collectively define said stripper bulkhead assembly mounting.

2. The unitary forward mounting assembly of claim 1 wherein said unitary forward mounting body includes a cup infeed housing plate.

3. The unitary forward mounting assembly of claim 1 wherein no shims are disposed between said cradle portion and either of said first support arm portion or said second support arm portion.

4. The unitary forward mounting assembly of claim 1 wherein said cradle portion defines a number of internal cooling fluid passages.

5. The unitary forward mounting assembly of claim 1 wherein said unitary forward mounting body is one of a cast body or a printed body.

6. A unitary forward mounting assembly for a bodymaker, said unitary forward mounting comprising:
a unitary forward mounting body comprising a single piece of material including a cradle portion, a first support arm portion and a second arm portion;
wherein said cradle portion has a forward side, a rear side, a right side, and a left side;
said first support arm portion disposed at said cradle portion right side;
said second support arm portion disposed at said cradle portion left side;
said unitary forward mounting body includes a die pack mounting, a domer door assembly mounting, a stripper bulkhead assembly mounting, a turret sub-assembly mounting, and a cup load station assembly mounting;
wherein said die pack mounting includes an elongated, generally concave mounting bed.

7. The unitary forward mounting assembly of claim 6 wherein said die pack mounting bed is shaped and contoured to substantially correspond to an outer contour of a die pack.

8. The unitary forward mounting assembly of claim 6 wherein said die pack mounting bed includes orienting constructs.

Assignees

• Stolle Machinery Co Llc

Inventors

• Scholey Ian Kenneth
• Fleischer Karl S
• Cleveland Alan W

Classifications

• B21D51/18 Primary

  vessels, e.g. tubs, vats, tanks, sinks, or the like · CPC title

• B21D51/26

  cans or tins; Closing same in a permanent manner (making outlet arrangements B21D51/38; welding or soldering B23K) · CPC title

• B21D22/283 Primary

  with ram and dies aligning means · CPC title