Patent ID: 8789403
Filing Date: 2014-07-29
Classification: B21D,B30B

Abstract:
1. A can bodymaker including a ram, a crankshaft, a swing lever, a primary connecting rod that couples the crankshaft to the swing lever, and a secondary connecting rod that operatively couples the swing lever to the ram, the swing lever including a body and a sleeve, the body having holes for insertion of a locking pin and the body and sleeve connected by a pivot pin, the swing lever defining at least a first pivot axis when the sleeve is locked in a first position on the body by the locking pin and a second pivot axis when the sleeve is locked in a second position on the body by the locking pin, whereby the primary connecting rod is selectively rotatable about both the first and second pivot axes on the swing lever, such that when the primary connecting rod is rotatable about the first pivot axis the ram has a first stroke length and when the primary connecting rod is rotatable about the second pivot axis the ram has a second stroke length that is different than the first stroke length.