Patent ID: 11926145
Assignee: CROWN PACKAGING TECHNOLOGY, INC.
Field: Textile and paper machines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 0:
1. A combination over-varnish unit and pre-spin assembly for a can body decorating machine, the pre-spin assembly being located at an inlet to an over-varnish unit, the over-varnish unit including:
a support frame; and
a rotatable applicator roller for applying a coating to can bodies after decoration has been applied to the can bodies by a blanket wheel;
the pre-spin assembly comprising:
a pre-spin drive assembly that is independent from a drive of the over-varnish unit and is supported independent from the support frame of the over-varnish unit; and
a mandrel drive belt driven by the pre-spin drive assembly, the mandrel drive belt configured to contact mandrels for imparting spin to the mandrels before the mandrels are positioned for contact with an applicator roller of the over-varnish unit.