US1206423A

US1206423A - Combined spraying and seaming machine.

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Publication number: US1206423A
Application number: US75177613A
Authority: US
Inventors: Felix Eberhart
Original assignee: American Can Co
Current assignee: Primerica Inc
Priority date: 1913-03-03
Filing date: 1913-03-03
Publication date: 1916-11-28
Anticipated expiration: 1933-11-28

Description

6 SHEETS-SHEET l.

P/fnted Nov. 28, 1916,;

F. EBEBHART." COMBINED SPHAIYING AND SEAMING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED HAR. 3. i913.

Patented Nov. 28, 1916,

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fazz- F. EBERHAHT. 'oMBmED SPRAYING AND SEAMING MACHINE.

`APPLICATION FILED MAR. 3.*l9l3 Patented Nov. 28, 1916.

6 SHEETS-SHEET 3.

F. EBERHART.

COMBINED SPRAYfNG AND SEAMING MAQHINE. Fmg/ mom mso mm3. 19:3.

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F. EBERHART. COMBINED SPRAYlNG AND SEAMING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 3. 1913.

Patented Nov. 28, 19.16.

6 SHEETS-SHEET 5.

lave/Zar Wimse F. EBERHART.

COMBINED SPRAYING AND SEAMING MACHINE` PPLICATION FILFDf\r1AR.3,9I3.l

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for i'eeding bodies automatically to the tur- To all whm it may concern and Seaming Machines, of which the folunrzrnnsrariis Beiitknown that L FELIX EBERHAR'i, a citize'nof lthe United States, residing in Newark, `ivn-lthe 4county of Essex and State of New Jersey, have invented a new and useful Improvement -in Combined Spraying lowing is a specification.

This invention relates to iniproven-ients in machines` for coating the interiorsof` cans' and seaming the bodies and ends. y An` object of the'inventionl is to provide a single machine -which-will apply a coating o-filacquer or otherprotective material to theiniier iv'ails of a loosely assembled body andwend, and which' will also double seam the end to the body.

Another object ofthe invention is to provide a machine, automatic throughout, which comprises meansiforvfeeding can ends one by one fromastack toa rotatable turret; means retin position over the previouslyfed can ends means for assembling the bodiesiind ends.; means for spraying or`,otherwise.ap-

plying-a coating of lacquer or equivalent protective material to the inner walls of the can .body and ends', the coating materialalso bein'ga'itilized to serve as a packing or seal between the body and end flanges for the double seam; mechanism for sez'iming the lends andbodi'es together: and means for ejecting the articles from the turret after all theforegoingl operations have been coin` pleted..y i

Another. obJect oi' thel 'invention ispto pro# 1 vide a machine oit the type above indicated which operates at lii'gh specdand is of rela` tively simple construction. 4

,st-ill -further object of the invention is to coii'ibiiie: in a j single niacliine, means whereby-.ag protective coating' may be applied to the interior oif the bodies and ends, thel coating iiiateiial lbeing utilized to forni the packing between the seam: ioiining flanges. 'lhe inviention iiirthorini'ire consists in tli'e imp'roveincuts in the parts and devices and' in the novel conibinations ot' parts and devices-herein -shown'7 described oil claimed.

' ln-fiiia'u'ticmy itlias` been Jf'ouiid that many-- food'stutlsiiittach the tin and roi-m .saltslof i Speciiicatonof Letters Patent.

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vsi:IiPJiIiiR'iifor NEWARK, NEW Jnnsnxjiassmivon To AMEMCAN can Colvi-` PANY, or NEW YORK, N. Y;, A conrona'ron oF NEW JERSEY.

.COMINED SPRAYING AND SEAMIN G MACHINE.

tin, and to obviate. tAhisit-ihask been cus- I' tomary to lacquer ordtherwise coat the inte- Patent-@anw 25,1916. Applicaton filed `'.lylarch 3, 1913. Serial NoiV75-1y776.

objectionable, for Ithe reason that the rlacquer or other coating becomes scratched or marred during the `formation of the can,

which7 of course, permits the acids to attack the tin at the exposed parts. Vith the second method ofy forming the interiorly `coated cans. a separatel machine has been required toapply the lacquer or other Coat# ingandto vwhich the can bodies are fied *after the double seeming operationv yThis last method', besides'entailing the expense of two machines, also generally.,necessitates a separate handling oi' the cans between the seaming and lacquering operations, thereby increasing the costrof labor.

iVith my improvements.. I aim; toprovide a machine which will. be free from all of" the objections, above pointed *out7 resulting from the former Ymethods. of manufacturing interior-ly coated cans. Y. Y M

In the drawing yforming a-fpartot' this vspecitication, Figure 1 is a sideelevation of onehforniy of a` machineembodying .my im pi-oveiiients.v iig. 2 is a :topplan view of the "stru u le shoiign in Fig. l. Y Figli is a hori- Zonta] sectional. view.taken substantially .on fthe line 34?, of `lFig. l, and bein-gl uponqa vsomewhat, largeitiscale:thairFig. 1.- Figs. i and 5 arevertical.. sectional `views taken substantially on the .lines l--l and-55 'of t respectively,parts .being broken away and omitted at -theibottom of each of said figures. Fig. (3 is a horizontal,i sectional wiew, taken on the linee-,G of Fig. l. Fig.

T is a detailview o'i.L a portion oi! the cam track employedr in the eject-ing mechanism.

'l `igs. S and t) are horizontal,y Sectional views, i

vtaken substantially on the linesiSS and ifi-9'. i'espect1vely.. of l.i`1g=.l-1i andi Fig. l0 is a detail sectional view, taikeuithrough one deck 23 of the carrier.

In said drawing, the machine, as shown, comprises a main standard 10 and a secondary base or standard 11, the former having mounted thereinl a horizontal shaft 12, from which the various parts of the mechanism are driven, power being derived from any suitable source, not shown, through the fast and loose pulleys 13. Mounted in the base or standard 11 is a continuously rotatable, verti'cal shaft 14, the latter 4being driven by means of a gear 15, keyed or otherwise secured thereto, the gear 15 bein driven from another largergear 16, secure to a vertical shaft 17, havin a bevel gear 18 thereon, driven by means o? another bevel gear 19, secured to the end yof a horizontal shaft 20. said shaft 20 being driven from the shaft 12 through the intermediary of two

gears

21 and 22. (See Figsl and 8).

Mounted on the shaft 14 and independently rotatable thereon is a carrier in the form of a turret having a lower deck 23 and an upper deck 24. said decks being united h v means of vertical connecting members 25. equally spaced around the peripheries of the same. Said carrier is given an intermitteilt rotation by means of a Geneva moticn comprising a constantlyY rotating element 2G on the shaft 1T, and the slotted gear 27 which is formed rigid with the lower deck 23. (See Figs. 4 and'b). The upper deck 2l of the carrier is provided with a plu-- ralit of holders in the form of chucks 28, mounted in chuck housings 12S. each of said chucks having a depending spindle 29, the latter beingr cach provided at their lower ends with a clutch head 30, with which is adapted to engage a cooperating clutcn head 3l formed rigid with a pinion 32. snitably mounted in a bearing 33 on the lower The pinions 32, carrying the lower clutch heads ill, are constantly rotated b v means of a major gear Bt keyed to the shaft 1l, said gear 2H. as morl .clearly shown in Fig. l. being located intermediate the lower and

upper decks

23 and 24. Each chuck is normally held in its lowermost position bv, means of a coiled spring 35 located within the cl\uck housing 12S. and located within ca ch chuck 2S is an i ejccting disk Siti. having a ydownwardly1 cxtending stem .117. mounted within the spindle 2l). -said ejector plate being operated. as hereinafter described. by means ol a ring 2% secured to the stem 3T b v means of a pin 2li), which reciprocates up and down in a slot l() formed in the spindle 2U.

At one point in the rotation of the carrier or turret. can ends are i'cd automatically one h v one to the chucks of the carrier and seated in pockets l1 formed in the upper face ot' thc carrier. and the means for feeding the can ends to the carrier comprises a reciproeating V-shaped slide 42. reciprocated by' means of a cani disk 43, having a cam groove of can ends held in a stack holder 48. and l each can end. as fed to the carrier. will be forced down into a pocket thereon by means of a spring 49, secured to the stack holder 48, the latter being in turn secured to an annular bracket o0, located above the carrier and secured to the standard lthby suitable means, as shown in Fig. l. Any desirable form of can end feeder may be employed, the" one shown in' the drawing being the same as that illustrated and described in the patent issued to Wegner & Peterf-` No. 1013,344. daten Jan. 2, 1912, to which reference may be had for a more detailed description of the canv end feeder than is here given.

After a can end has been fed to the carrier and when the carrier has been given one forward movement in its rotation kand ugaili brought to rest, the can body is automatically fed tothe carrier in position above the previously fed can endby means of a continuously traveling belt 51, supported on rollers and driven from any suitable source of power. the belt 51 forming the bottoni of a can body guide having side and

top ribs

52 and 53 secured to annpright 54. (SM Figs. 1 and 5). the upright 5l being also secured to the annular bracketI 50. The bodies. as fed to tlal carrier or turret. will .be properly centered by means of the segmental pocketsawhich are formed in the centering plate .'it. secan-d tothe upper deck l of the carrier. the pockets 55 being placedin alinement with the clu|cks28 in a well known manner and. as will be obvious. the ccuvcx portions 5T of the plate'i'it which are intermediateA thc ptn-ketsv will prevent, thc can bodies from 'being moved forward while the carrier is beingintermittently moved.

At the next station after that at which the bodies ale fed to the carrier, the can. bodies and ends are pressed together and also simultaneously spravcd with lacquer or other equivalent protective coating material and l would have it undcrstmid that where the term "lacquer," is used in this application, l mean any material 'which may be used for covering or coating -.they interior walls of the can to protect the metal from being acted on b v the acids of-the food coutents. .\t the spraying station during the spraying operation. the cans are given an alia rotary movement b v means of the pinions'll and clutch heads Ill and Jill. as h'e|eim'terr described. When a pinion 32 is moved by the carrier to a point'beneath the los vI will engagefeach otheiathe-reby rotating the-Y I driiexr by means of bevel gea-rs Gf), lshaft-70 spray nozzle 5S. the spindle 59 on which the 60 and operated by means of a lever armll, pinion 212' is mounted,A is brought in aline. Operated simultaneously with Vthe bell crank l ment with'a lifting` rod 60,' slidably mounted 65 (see Fig. 9;), and whichfhajs a. pin and i'p a bearing" formed in a' bracket (il, the latslotfengagemen't Zwith the rod 89. the i* tei-being secured to thejbase l1. The liftingseaming station, the` can' body willvloe" aised 70 rod lll), after-the'carrier is brought tov rest, and 4 pressed against 'an upper, rotatable operated by means of ahell cranlelQ, pir!" chuck 90, mounted on 'the' lower end 'of an' otallyv mounted on the bracketi'l'h as at (33, 'adjustable jspindle j9l,nw hichif inV turn fis and oscillated by means of a link Gland bell" inountedj in an ov'ei'hfanging bracket 92, crank (35, the htterfhaajii'ig one end thereof formedinteg1al-nith `the standard 10.-'Thef75 engaging ina cam-#groove (f formed inthe" Seamfforlningfflanges of thelbody'and tang barrel ram (5,7, secured toa vertical shaft 68 -lend will be brought in liewith the seaming "rollers 93, liiolrntd oiithe samin'gfroller slides 87, saidseaming rollers being operatedf'- cured to thc-enfd of'a horizontalshaftf;y 'one after the other in the usual mannerto 33 having'- secured theretoat its t'opposite end ,-af complete thedouble seam, the slidesS'being Town gear 74, driven by means ofawor'm' v'each'reoiprfocated byt means of apiyotedflee' 75.y unountcd. on'7the lmrizontall shaft 20."v ver-194, pvotally' connected to the Slide' 'hen the liftingv rody 6Qfis1raised, it will. having `a roller atits lower endengagfi'rig"ai1v more the stem :59 ,and-f:pinionw carried camV Soon the shaft 73,the slides being each rg5, thereby;- so that the elutch headsandl retracted by means ofa suitablelsprinfg 96:"l

After vthe double' seaming operation, t chuckA 28 and the )upward@movement .willi-carrier is moved-'forward Vanother"step, dA i also rai-se the chuck-p28 Lout of its recess in: during this mox'fementftliejgipg 38. WhCh'lS the chuck housing lQSQf'and thereby press the i pinned to *the Vstem of the egetorplate,` Willj 9b to the can body engaging at itsjupperlend L7),'therebyllifting'the )ejector platei and; an annular., rotatable plate 17,6, mounted on,l 4`the nowjs-prayedandseaihedeanfanddrig"' the under side ofthev'afnnula-r bracket 5@ by., the- `nert fin-farciA no'velielit-othe crrierj' means ofa vsuitableballbearing. als",elearlyfthe"can will'sbe' erected-fiorngthe,,CM'II by 95 shown in Fig.` 4. The bracket 50 isprovided,- means of theejecting finger 'nto guide- *with a hole 77, throughwhieh the spray nozwayor traok 99 that directs the Can-bodie's-to Zie 5S projects, sogthat the lacquer; can be a baking for .n-yingoentnot shown).v Asia projected int'o the interior oifithe can," and in i theca rile-r `1s agfz'uni moved forward, the ring order to properly sprayithe;anteriors.ofthe 36 lwill slide under andbe depressed by an- 100 cans, the .now/.le -isprovided with",allan-quer; i 'other stationary @anylQtVtseefFig; f1)` to supply pipe. 7 S, conneeted witl'tau supplyY thereby return thel :eJe'ctmg plate': 3 6 to nory of'laequeramlcon'ipressed airvtotheozzle l feeding mechanism.

tank (not shoivnland' acompressed air sul' mal position," whereupon the carrier Will'be ply pipe 79, conlr-,ectrdy to any suitablesouree rotated ,to receive another, can end whennthg. of 'compressed aut `(not fsho \vn), the supply- Chuck,28`1s stopped oppositeth can end 105 being' regulated andjcontrolled lyyjrneraiis of; Fromtheforegoinll d h a pair of valves :SQsimultanemisly operated-seen that during each period ofj'rest' ofthe byv means olfa link 8,1,bell crank '82, havi1`ig--` '.arrier.l ifi-ve operationsare .occurring isimul'i" a springr controlled arm 83eonnecting link. f, taneously; at different-l'iointsspaeed around-11o Mund bell erankhleuer85,lthelatter being: the'periphemY of the carrier, namely,l the operated by Aineans of a aise'dpam 8G, feeding' oa can end toene (-:hi'ielnlthe feed or'med on one ofthe seaininar yroller slides. ingf otl a body tothe carrier above ifrpre-fv S, said slide lieing"operatedfbygneansliere,, aiiofusly fed can end, the simultaneouslyas-' inafter described. ,Fpr regulating the jet vor sembling'for pressing togethorf-)t'a caubodv= 115 spray from the noizle thelatter-.is` pro- ,fand end and spin riner ofl the interior of the vided vith, a'1 adjustable, `,conicalwalve 8&8,` can at theestation follow-inf: tl'iebodyifeed- I whiehj cooperates ywith a co1 x;espondingflyiE iii ,st a}ti on,- und1 they double seal ling opershaped valfy'e seatQg"l 1 fgatiomatanothir station irlt lll also'be Afiter the can bodies and eridshavefbeeii notedV tbatfilll'the operations areautomatii12o assembled or pressed turether and spray= l, ,tl1r lnigfliout. that, the A.chucksBourre 'ota'tedi' v as =ju`st described, the fcarrier'or turret Ais .onl \`",a,t tLwfspi-ayirifgj.andsraming stationair1 i given'tiromoreforward molementg where, and also` that the spraying; ot'rtho interior` upon the ,asseilnbled I'can 'body andfen'] are of `the' eangis dono before; ltlre bod yand end hroughtato" the seaming'statipn.",KSQ ranged ,i-togetlie Y'hei "the llzrediier 5).y At this statioln'th l. buck QSwill'ahaiin olfotliei; i l l i he raised and rotatodili'the saniefmann'er as;v flow, yb'etween the .seam-'toiux'ring' fianioesfv t-o at the"'spa ving' and "assembliria'1 t'on Toi-inthe packing-or seal-ins; niate'riialfintthe* tl11"ugh the instrumentality of'tliejlt ng do1 1bloscam), f 'f -l rod $9,1ounted similarly to the,liftingrodE Inordelnto prerenttbecans kfrom beingr nl: e

i willbe and modified without departing from the spirit of the invention, and all such changes and lmodifications are contemplated as come within the scope of the claims appended hereto. I claim 1. A combined, protective coating applying and seeming machine comprising. 1n combination: means for applying a coating ofprotective material to the interior of an assembled flanged can body and can end;

.mechanism for seaming the body and end together: and coperating means for conveying the assembled can body and end from said applying means to the seaming mechanism, substantially as specified.

2. -A machine of the character described comprising, in combination: means for assembling a can body and can end in juxtaposition for seaming; a device for applying a coating of lacquer or equivalent material to the interior of an assembled body and end; seaming mechanism for uniting the body and end; and coperating means for conveying the assembled can'b-'idy and end from the said coating device to the seaming mechanism, substantially as specified.

3. A combined, protective coating applying and sealning machine comprising, 1n combination: means for applying a coating of lacquer to the interior walls ofan assembled` flanged can body and can end; double seaming mechanism foruniting the body and end; and coperating means for conveying'the assembled can body and end successively to the said coating means and to the seaming mechanism, substantially as specified.

4. A machine of the character described comprising. in minbination: means for assembling a flanged can body and can end in juxtaposition for double scaming; a lacquer spraying device for applying a coatingof lacquer.to,the interior of the assemble body and eml: and double seaming mechanism operating subsequently to said spraying device for uniting the body and end, substantially as specified.

5. A machine of the character described including. in combination: a movable carrier having a can holder thereon; means. located in operative position relatively to said carrier. for applying a coating of protective. material to the walls of the can; and scanning mechanism operating subsequently to said applying means,y arranged in operative position relatively to the carrier, for

unitinga can body and can end while on to said applying means, arranged in operative position relatively to the carrier, for uniting a can body and can end while on said carrier, said seaming mechanism being separated from the coating means and operating on the same can body and end at a different time than the coating means, substantially as specified.

7. A machine ofthe character described including. in combination: a movable carrier having a can holder thereon; means, located in operative position relatively to said carrier, for applying a coating of protective material to the walls of the can; seaming mechanism operating subsequently t said applying means, arranged in operative position relatively to the carrier` for uniting a can body and can end while on said carrier; and means for automatically feeding bodies and ends to the carrier, sub

stantially as specified.

8. A machine of the character described including. in combination: a movable carrier having a holder thereon adapted to support and hold a can body and can end 1n juxtaposition for seaming; means for feedmg can bodies and ends to the carrier: a device for applying a coating of protective material to theinterior walls of an assembled can body and can end oil the carrier; and seaming mechanism. operating subsequent to the coating device, for uniting the can body and end while on the carrier, substantially as specified.

9. A machine of the character described including. in combination: a movable car rierhaving a holder thereon adapted to sup- `port and retain a can body and can end 1n assembled position: a can end feeder for feeding ends to said holder: a can body feeder. the latter heilig spaced from the can end feeder: a device for applying a coating of protective material to the interior walls of an assembled can body and end: and seaming mechanism operating subsequently to said applying device for uniting the body and end, substantially as specified. i

10. A machine of the character described including. in combination. a movable carrier having a holder thereon adapted to su port and retain a can body and can end m assembled position: a can end feeder for feeding ends to said holder; a can body feeder. the latter bein spaced from the can end feeder; a device or applying a coating of protective material to the interior walls .on saidcarrier; and seaming mechanism operating subsequently to said applying means for uniting the body and end iv-hileon said carrier substantially as specified,

12. A machine of the character described including, in combination: a rotary carrier having a holder thereon adapted to support and retain an assembled can bodypand can end; means for., spraying the interior walls .of an assembledfcanbody and end While on said carrier; and seaming mechanism operating subsequently to said spraying means" foi" uniting the body and end, substantially as specified. n

13. A machine kof the character described including, in combination a rotary carrier having a holder thereon; ymeans forapplyinga coating of protective material' ftofthe interior of, an assembled can `bddy and end Aon said carrier; seamingmeehaiiism operating subsequently to said applying meansfr uniting the body and end Whileon saidcarrier; and means for'feeding bodies and ends to the rotary carrier7 substantially as specilied. y

14. A machine of the character described including, in combination: a rotary carrier having a holder thereon; means for applying a. coating of protective materialV to the s l interior of an assembled can body and end on said carrier; seaining mechanism operating siibsequntly'to said applying means for uniting the body and'fend while on saidcarier.; 2r-can end feeder; and a body feeder, the latter being located at a different point in the path of rotation of the carrier than the can end feeder, `substantially as specified. y

15. A machine of the character described including, in combination: arotary carrier having devices thereon for holding and retaining an assembled can body and can end; means for feeding a'can end to the carrier at one point in itsV rotation; a body feeder for feeding bodies to the carrier vat another point in its rotation; a spraying device located adjacent tlie carrier and adapted to apply lacquer to the. interior of an assembledcaii body and end; and seami'ng mechanisni operating subsequently to said spraying device for uniting the body and cnd, substantially as specified;

16. A machine of the character described including, in combination: a rotary lcarrier having' means thereon 4for holding assembled can body and endd; meansgfor feeding a can end and can body to saidl'carrier; a stationary spraying device located above said carrier and adapted to apply`lacquer to the Iinterior of an assembled can body and end on the carrier; and relatively stationary seaming mechanism loperating subsequently to said spraying device substantially L as`=" specified. l

i 17. --A macliineof the character described including, in combination: a movablecar; rier having means thereon for holdinga can body and can end in assembledl po'sition;`

means, stationary relatively to said carrier, for applying a coating of protective material to the interior of an asseuibledfcan' body and end; and seaming mechanism operating subsequently to said'applying means, sta-"'J tionary relatively to said carrier, for unitthe body and end, substantially as'rspecie y 18. A machine of the character described including, in combination: a. carrier rota'table about ai vertical axis and having a p lurality of can holders thereon; a stationary spraying device for applying lacquer to the interior of assembled can bodies and "ends on the carrier; and seaming mechanism 'op-" erating subsequently to 'said spraying device1` stationary relatively tothe carrier, for uniting the bodies and ends, ksubstantially specified.v f

including, in combination: a` carrier rotatable about a vertical axis and having a plu- 19.. A machine ci' the" characterfdesc'ei' the interiors of assembled can bodies and ends on said carrier; and seaining mechanism operating subsequently to 'said applying means. for uniting the 'bodies andends, subantially asspeciied, f

20. A machine of thc character 'describiligi including, in combination: a carrier rotatable about a vertical axis and having a plurality of can holders thereon; means for applying ya coating of protective materialto v the interiors of assembled can bodies and` ends on said carrier; and seainiiig'mechanism operating subsequently to said applying means for uniting the bodies and ends,

the seaining mechanism being located adja'- cent the carrier at a different point than the spraying device, substantially as specified.`

2l. A machine of the character described v comprising,'in combination: a carrier rota'- table about a vertical axis and having a plu'- rality of can holders thereon; means for ner walls of assembled can bodies and ends on said carrier; and double seaming mechanism operating subsequentl to said applying device for unitin the ies and ends, substantially as speci ed.

22. A machine of the character described including, in combination: a carrier rotatableabout vertical axis and having a plurality of can holders thereon; a stationary spraying device for applyin lacquer to the interior of assembled can ies and ends on the carrier; seaming mechanism operating subsequently to said spraying device, stationary relatively to the carrier, for uniting the bodies and ends; and means for rotating the cans and spraying device relatively to each other during the pauses in the rotation of the carrier, substantially as specified.

23. A machine of the character described including, in combination: a rotatable carrier having a plurality of axially rotatable chucks thereon; a spraying device, adapted to spray assembled can bodies and ends while on said carrier; seaniing mechanism operating subsequently to said spraying device and mechanism for rotating said chucks during the spraying and seaming operations; substantially as specified.

24. A machine of the character described comprising, in,combination: a rotatable carrier having a plurality of axially rotatable chucks thereon; means for feeding can bodies and ends to the chucks on said carrier; means for iressing the can bodies and ends together a `ter the saine have. been fed to the chucks; a spraying device for applying lacquer to the interior walls of assembled can bodies and ends on the carrier; seaming rolls operating subsequently to said spraying device; and mechanism for rotat- I ing said chucks during the seauiing operation, substantially as specified.

25. A machine of the character described including, in combination: a rotatable cai'- rier having a plurality of axially rotatable chucks thereon; means' for feeding can bodies and ends to said chucks; means for pressin the can bodies and ends together after tie same have been Aplaced on the chucks; a spraying device located above said carrier, the spraying device. operating while the bodies and ends are being pressed .together; and seaming mechanism operating subsequently to said spraying device for uniting the bodies and ends, substantially as specified.

26. A machine of the character described including, iii combination: an intermittently rotatable carrier having a plurality of axially and independently rotatable chucks thereon, means for feeding can bodies and ends to the chucks while the carrier is stationary; spraying devices; seeming mecha- -nism operating subsequently to said spraying devices; and means for rotating said chucks at the spraying and scaining stations, substantially as specified.

27. A machine of the character described including, in combination: a cari-ier rotatable about a vertical axis and having a plurality of chucks thereon: and a can end feeder, a can body feeder. a spraying device, and scanning mechanism operating subsequently to `said spraying device. said can end feeder, body feeder. s iraying device and seaniing mechanism al being operated simultaneously, substantially as specified.l

28. A machine of the character described including, in combinationz'a carrier intermittently rotatable about a vertical axis and having a plurality of independently, axially rotatable chucks thereon, said carrier having also a plurality of constantly rotatable pinions carried thereby, the number of said pinions corresponding to the number of chucks and being in aliiieinent therewith: coperating clutch heads -formed rigid with each chuck and pinion; a device for a iplying lacquer to the interiors of asseinbied can bodies and ends while on the chucks of said carrier; and mechanism for moving said clutch heads together each time a chuck is brought beneath. the spraying device, substantially as s' cified. l

29. A machine of the character described including, in combination: a carrier intermittently rotatable about a vertical axisand having a plurality of rotatable chucks and rotating pinions thereon, there being one pinion for each chuck zf a spraying device located above said carrier beneath which the chucks are adapted to be brought successively and held stationary; seaming mechanism adapted to imite the spyed can bodies and ends while on said chucks when brought into operative position with the seeming mechanism; and means for rotating sai chucks from said rotating piiiions when the chucks are in operative position relatively to the spraying device and seaiiiing mechanism, substantially as specified.

30. A machine of the character described including, in combination: an intermittently rotatable carrier having a plurality of indepeiidently, axially rotatable chucks thereon;

means for feeding can ends and can bodies to said carrier at different places and while the carrier is at rest; a lacquer spraying nozzle disposed above Suid carrier and in aline# ment with which the chucks are adapted to bc brought successively; seaniin mechanism: and means for rotating the c licks successively asthey are brought into operative position relatively to the spraying device and scaming mechanism, substantially as speci- 3'1. A machine of the character described including, in combination: a movable carrier having a holder thereon adapted to support mechanism copera-ting with the said carand hold a can rbody and can end in juxtarer for uniting the can body and end while osition for seuming; means for feeding can on the carrier; substantially :1s specified.

` odies sind ends to the carrier; a device for FELIX EBERHART. i 5. applying a coating of protective material to Witnesses:

the interior walls of an assembled can body W. D. FOSTER, and can endY on the carrier; and seamlng C. W. GRAHAM.

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