Patent ID: 7757527
Filing Date: 2010-07-20
Classification: B21D,B65D,Y10S

Abstract:
1. Apparatus for manufacturing shaped metal containers comprising: a carousel; means sequentially rotating the carousel through a plurality of work stations including a first station at which a container preform is loaded onto the carousel; can shaping means into which the preform is loaded as the carousel is indexed from the first station through a series of subsequent stations, said can shaping means including a mold whose inner surface conforms to a desired container profile, said can shaping means having means for introducing pressurized air into the preform to force the sidewall of the preform against the side of the mold and shape the container; and, control means controlling operation of the apparatus to move the carousel from the first station sequentially through the other stations, to close the mold about the preform when the preform is loaded into the can shaping means and initiate a shaping operation, and, after the shaping operation is complete, to move the carousel until the shaped container reaches a station at which the container is removed from the carousel for further operations on the container.