End closure with coined panel radius and reform step

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10967412-B2
Application number	US-201715799199-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 31, 2017
Priority date	Oct 18, 2012
Publication date	Apr 6, 2021
Grant date	Apr 6, 2021

Abstract

A method of forming a can end shell is provided which includes providing a can end shell having a central panel portion, a first panel radius around the central panel portion, a chamfer extending from the first panel radius, and a second panel radius around the chamfer, coining the can end shell to form a coined section in the first panel radius around at least a portion of the circumference of the central panel portion, and reforming the can end shell to form a step in the chamfer.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A tool assembly to reform a can end shell having a central panel portion, a first panel radius around the central panel portion, a chamfer extending from the first panel radius, a second panel radius around the chamfer, a panel wall extending from the second panel radius, a countersink formed at the end of the panel wall, and a chuckwall extending upwardly from the countersink, the tooling assembly comprising:
a coining tool assembly including:
a coining tool having an angled section structured to form a coined section in the first panel radius around at least a portion of the circumference of the central panel portion during a coining operation; and

a reforming tool assembly including:
a reforming tool having a reforming section structured to form a step in the chamfer during a reforming operation and a first elongated portion structured to be seated in the countersink; and
a reforming support assembly structured to support the can end shell during the reforming operation and to form a raised portion in the central panel portion adjacent to the first panel radius during the reforming operation,

wherein the reforming support assembly further includes a lower reforming support tool having a first step structured to support a lower end of the chamfer and a second step structured to support an upper end of the chamfer,
wherein the reforming support assembly further includes an upper reforming support tool structured to be disposed beside the reforming tool and including a flat portion structured to abut against a portion of the can end shell opposite of the second step of the lower reforming support tool.

2. The tool assembly of claim 1 , wherein the angled section of the coining tool is structured to form the coined section in the first panel radius around the entire circumference of the central panel portion.

3. The tool assembly of claim 1 , wherein the coining tool assembly further includes a coining support assembly structured to support the can end shell during the coining operation.

4. The tool assembly of claim 3 , wherein the coining support assembly includes a planar portion corresponding to the central panel portion and an angled portion extending from the planar portion, wherein a length of the angled portion is substantially equal to a distance between the first panel radius and the second panel radius.

5. The tool assembly of claim 1 ,
wherein coining tool further includes a second elongated portion structured to be seated in the countersink.

6. The tool assembly of claim 5 , wherein the elongated portion of the coining tool is further structured to at least one of: deepen the countersink; modify the shape of the panel wall; and modify the shape of the chuckwall.

7. The tool assembly of claim 1 , wherein the elongated portion of the reforming tool is further structured to at least one of: deepen the countersink; modify the shape of the panel wall; and modify the shape of the chuckwall.

8. The tool assembly of claim 1 , wherein the lower reforming support tool includes a body portion and a stepped portion, wherein the stepped portion extends upward from the body portion and includes the first step and the second step.

9. The tool assembly of claim 1 , wherein the reforming tool including the reforming section and the first elongated portion is a unitary piece.

10. A tool assembly to reform a can end shell having a central panel portion, a first panel radius around the central panel portion, a chamfer extending from the first panel radius, a second panel radius around the chamfer, a panel wall extending from the second panel radius, a countersink formed at the end of the panel wall, and a chuckwall extending upwardly from the countersink, the tooling assembly comprising:
a coining tool assembly including:
a coining tool having an angled section structured to form a coined section in the first panel radius around at least a portion of the circumference of the central panel portion during a coining operation; and

a reforming tool assembly including:
a reforming tool having a reforming section structured to form a step in the chamfer during a reforming operation and a first elongated portion structured to be seated in the countersink; and
a reforming support assembly structured to support the can end shell during the reforming operation and to form a raised portion in the central panel portion adjacent to the first panel radius during the reforming operation,

wherein the reforming support assembly further includes a lower reforming support tool having a first step structured to support a lower end of the chamfer and a second step structured to support an upper end of the chamfer,
wherein the lower reforming support tool includes a body portion and a stepped portion, wherein the stepped portion extends upward from the body portion and includes the first step and the second step,
wherein the second step extends further from the body portion than the first step.

11. A tool assembly to reform a can end shell having a central panel portion, a first panel radius around the central panel portion, a chamfer extending from the first panel radius, a second panel radius around the chamfer, a panel wall extending from the second panel radius, a countersink formed at the end of the panel wall, and a chuckwall extending upwardly from the countersink, the tooling assembly comprising:
a coining tool assembly including:
a coining tool having an angled section structured to form a coined section in the first panel radius around at least a portion of the circumference of the central panel portion during a coining operation; and

a reforming tool assembly including:
a reforming tool having a reforming section structured to form a step in the chamfer during a reforming operation and a first elongated portion structured to be seated in the countersink; and
a reforming support assembly structured to support the can end shell during the reforming operation and to form a raised portion in the central panel portion adjacent to the first panel radius during the reforming operation,

wherein the coining tool assembly further includes a coining support assembly structured to support the can end shell during the coining operation,
wherein the coining support assembly includes an upper coining support tool and a lower coining support tool, wherein the upper coining support tool is structured to be disposed beside the coining tool, wherein the upper coining support tool includes a first planar portion and the lower coining support tool includes a second planar portion, and wherein the first planar portion is structured to abut against a portion of the central panel portion opposite the second planar portion.

Assignees

• Stolle Machinery Co Llc

Inventors

• Mitchell Mark Richard
• Carstens Aaron Emmanuel
• Mceldowney Craig Allen

Classifications

• B21D22/24

  involving two drawing operations having effects in opposite directions with respect to the blank · CPC title

• B21D51/44

  Making closures, e.g. caps (folded of thin metal foils in the way of making paper caps B31D5/00; making closures in conjunction with applying same B67B) · CPC title

• B65D17/4012

  for opening partially by means of a tearing tab · CPC title

• B65D2517/0062

  and provided with an additional U-shaped peripheral channel · CPC title

• B65D2517/0082

  Coated or laminated metal · CPC title