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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 12, 2015
Filed:
Mar. 04, 2011
Applicant:
Michael Jonathan Coates, Otley, GB;
Inventor:
Michael Jonathan Coates, Otley, GB;
Assignee:
Crown Packaging Technology, Inc., Alsip, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G 47/84 (2006.01); B65G 47/31 (2006.01); B21D 51/26 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G 47/31 (2013.01); B21D 51/2692 (2013.01); B65G 47/846 (2013.01); B65G 47/848 (2013.01); B65G 47/84 (2013.01);
Abstract
An infeed apparatus for the manufacture of containers such as can bodies, comprises a series of 3 or more infeed turrets (). The infeed turrets () take a can body as linear pitch and convert this pitch to a circular pitch. By use of the series of turrets, the can passes to a machine such as a container processing machine not only at a desired linear pitch but also at the specified processing speed. The exchange ratio between individual turrets () in the infeed turret series is variable and no greater than 2:1.