Patent ID: 9393610
Filing Date: 2016-07-19
CPC Classification: B21D,B30B

Claim Text:
1. A can end conversion system comprising: a housing assembly including a plurality of conversion press units; a drive assembly including a motor; each said press unit including a number of elongated sets or lanes, a number of crankshafts, and a number of associated first tooling assemblies and second tooling assemblies; said drive assembly motor operatively coupled to each said crankshaft; each said crankshaft operatively coupled to an associated said first tooling assembly; each said first tooling assembly movably coupled to said housing assembly; each said second tooling assembly coupled to said housing assembly; wherein rotation of each said crankshaft moves an associated said first tooling assembly between a first position, wherein the first tooling assembly is spaced from the associated second tooling assembly, and a second position, wherein the first tooling assembly is adjacent the associated second tooling assembly.