Patent ID: 9302314
Filing Date: 2016-04-05
CPC Classification: B21D

Claim Text:
1. A redraw press comprising: a die defining a first can blank-receiving cavity; a first punch which is movable between a first punch extended position inside the first cavity and a first punch retracted position outside the first cavity; a first pair of can blank-gripping first fingers, wherein the first pair is movable longitudinally back and forth in upstream and downstream directions, wherein the first fingers are movable axially inwardly toward one another and the first cavity, and wherein the first fingers are movable axially outwardly away from one another and the first cavity; an ejector system comprising an ejector which is movable within the first cavity and has an ejecting position and a non-ejecting position, wherein the ejector is adapted to eject a can blank from the first cavity upon movement from the non-ejecting position to the ejecting position; and a first servomotor which is one of (a) operatively connected to the first fingers and configured to drive movement of the first fingers and (b) operatively connected to the ejector and configured to drive movement of the ejector between the ejecting and non-ejecting positions.