Patent ID: 9321097
Filing Date: 2016-04-26
CPC Classification: B21D,B30B

Claim Text:
1. A can end conversion system comprising: a plurality of press units, each press unit including a number of elongated sets of lanes, a drive assembly, a number of crankshafts, a linkage assembly, a first tooling assembly, and a second tooling assembly; each drive assembly operatively coupled to an associated crankshaft; each crankshaft including an elongated body and a longitudinal axis; wherein a number of said crankshaft body longitudinal axes are substantially parallel to the associated lane set longitudinal axis; each linkage assembly rotatably coupled to the crankshaft; each linkage assembly coupled to the first tooling assembly; each second tooling assembly disposed in a substantially fixed position relative to the crankshaft; wherein rotation of each crankshaft moves the first tooling assembly between a first position, wherein the first tooling assembly is spaced from the second tooling assembly, and a second position, wherein the first tooling assembly is adjacent the second tooling assembly; wherein each press unit number of elongated sets of lanes is a single lane; and wherein each press unit crankshaft of said press unit number of crankshafts is disposed below the associated first tooling assembly and second tooling assembly.