US3461699A - Method and apparatus for reforming containers - Google Patents

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US3461699A
US3461699A US640690A US3461699DA US3461699A US 3461699 A US3461699 A US 3461699A US 640690 A US640690 A US 640690A US 3461699D A US3461699D A US 3461699DA US 3461699 A US3461699 A US 3461699A
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B21—MECHANICAL METAL-WORKING WITHOUT ESSENTIALLY REMOVING MATERIAL; PUNCHING METAL
    • B21D—WORKING OR PROCESSING OF SHEET METAL OR METAL TUBES, RODS OR PROFILES WITHOUT ESSENTIALLY REMOVING MATERIAL; PUNCHING METAL
    • B21D26/00—Shaping without cutting otherwise than using rigid devices or tools or yieldable or resilient pads, i.e. applying fluid pressure or magnetic forces
    • B21D26/02—Shaping without cutting otherwise than using rigid devices or tools or yieldable or resilient pads, i.e. applying fluid pressure or magnetic forces by applying fluid pressure
    • B21D26/06—Shaping without cutting otherwise than using rigid devices or tools or yieldable or resilient pads, i.e. applying fluid pressure or magnetic forces by applying fluid pressure by shock waves

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  • the stresses which are exerted on the body wall of the container during reforming and which tend to produce rupture at the side seam, are minimized by providing an element having gripping means for engaging an area of the body wall immediately adjacent the side seam.
  • the area engaged by the gripping means takes up the stresses to prevent rupture at the side seam.
  • This invention relates to a method and apparatus for reforming containers and, more particularly, to a method and apparatus for reforming containers having a body wall joined by a side seam.
  • the present invention overcomes the disadvantage of the prior art and enables reforming, such as embossing and stylizing, of a container having any type of a side seam in its body wall.
  • the reforming of the container is accomplished by expansion of the body wall of the container held in a die cavity until the wall conforms to the configuration of the cavity.
  • An element having suitable gripping means is provided in the die, the container being situated to enable the gripping means to engage ⁇ an area of the body wall of the container immediately adjacent the side seam when the expansion of the body Wall begins.
  • the gripping means forms shallow protuberances, or the like, on both sides of the side seam which absorb the hoop stresses land prevent them from acting directly upon the side seam when expansion of the remaining body wall area takes place, thus eliminating the rupture at the side seam.
  • FIGURE 1 is a side elevational view of the apparatus embodying the present invention and used for carrying out the method of this invention
  • FIGURE 2 is a sectional view taken generally along the line 2 2 of FIGURE 1;
  • FIGURE 3 is a sectional view taken generally along the line 3-3 of FIGURE 1;
  • FIGURE 4 is a sectional view similar to FIGURE 3, ⁇ but showing the position of the container after completion of the reforming operation.
  • FIGURE 5 is a side elevational view of the reformed container within one die half of the split die of the apparatus of this invention.
  • FIG- URES 1-3 there is shown means for carrying out the function of this invention, that is, stylizing or embossing a container having a side seam, without rupturing said container at said side seam.
  • the following detailed description of parts represents but one way of accomplishing the above function.
  • Reforming of a container takes place in a die, such as die 10 illustrated in the drawing.
  • the die is a readily openable split die having-two halves joined by conventional means.
  • the die 10 has a cavity 11 which has a coniiguration corresponding to adesired reformed coniiguration of the container to be reformed therein.
  • An interior wall 12 of the die 10 may have a desired design formed thereon, which design is to be embossed on the body wall of th container.
  • the reforming operation is accomplished by placing a container, such as can 14, into die cavity 11 of the die 10.
  • a container such as can 14
  • the body Wall of the can must -be expanded within die cavity 11 in such 4a way that said body wall will engage interior Wall 12 of the die 10 and assume the configuration of said cavity 11.
  • the elastomeric membrane 15 has in its interior (not shown) a pressure shock wave conducting medium, or iluid, and electrode means normally comprising a pair of electrodes.
  • a pair of leads 116 connect the electrodes positioned within the elastomeric membrane 15 to a power source, such as an electric generator or the like.
  • a power source such as an electric generator or the like.
  • a spark is produced between the electrodes causing a formation of a shock wave in the medium within the membrane 15.
  • This shock wave transmitted by the medium, hits the walls of the membrane 15 causing the same to expand thereby expanding the body wall of the can 14, with which the membrane 15 is in contact.
  • Means for preventing rupture of the can 14 at its side seam 17 comprises a part of the interior Wall facing the cavity and includes an element 18 having gripping means, as best seen in FIGURE 3.
  • the element 18 can be integrally formed with the die or it can be inserted as a separate member against the interior wall in the die cavity. The particular example illustrated, shows the element 18 as being integrally formed with the die 10.
  • the prevention of rupture of the can 14 at its side seam is accomplished by restricting deformation of the area of the body wall of the can immediately adjacent the side seam 17 while the remaining area of the body wall of the can is deformed.
  • the can 14 is inserted into the die cavity 11 in such a manner that the side seam 17 faces'the element 118 and the gripping means is opposite both sides of the side seam.
  • the gripping means comprises a pair of vertical grooves 19, the function of which is to be explained in detail later. Other means, such 'as knurled indentations, can be provided in place of grooves 19 is desired. The function, however, of the grooves and of the knurled indentations will be the same.
  • the element Because of the position of the element 1S in relation to the cavity 11, the element is in closer proximity to the can 14 when the same is located within the die cavity, than the can is to the rest of the interior wall 12 of the die. ⁇
  • the elastomeric membrane 15 begins to expand, thereby forcing the can 14 outwardly toward the interior wall 12 of the die 10.
  • the grooves 19 form a pair of shallow protuberances 20, as best seen in FIGURES 4 and 5, in the area of the body Wall adjacent the side seam. The formation of protuberances does not place the side seam of the can under a sufficient stress to cause rupture at the side seam.
  • the hoop stresses on its body wall increase and rapidly build up to a level which may rupture the side seam were it not for the aforementioned grooves 19 ⁇ which firmly hold the previously formed protuberances 20, preventing the hoop stresses or hoop tension force from acting directly upon the side seam.
  • FIGURE illustrates a reformed can 14 positioned within a cavity of a die which has been opened for clarification purposes. It can be observed that the can 14 is reformed in accordance with the configuration of the die cavity 11, where a pair of protuberances 20, appearing on both sides of the side seam 17, have been caused by the vertical grooves 19 of the element 18.
  • a method of reforming a container having a body wall joined by a side seam without rupturing the side seam comprising the steps of:
  • An apparatus for reforming a container having a body wall joined by a side seam comprising:
  • a die having an interior wall defining a cavity for receiving a container to be reformed
  • said gripping means for reducing the effect of stress exerted on said side seam comprises at least a pair of grooves formed in said wall means for receiving said gripping portions of said body wall in close proximity to and on both sides of said side seam.
  • said means for deforming the body Wall of Said container comprises an elastomeric membrane containing a power transmitting medium and electrode means operatively connected to a power source and positioned in said medium.
  • a die for reforming a tubular container body blank having a side seam in its body wall comprising:
  • a die having an interior wall defining a cavity of a configuration substantially corresponding to the desired configuration of said container
  • paired gripping means extending along the length of said raised portion for engaging areas of said container along each side of the said side seam whereby as the container enlarges, the gripping means engage the container wall and relieve the side seam of hoop stress.

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US4909393A (en) * 1988-11-14 1990-03-20 Berwick Container Corp. Container reconfiguring system
US5160031A (en) * 1988-11-14 1992-11-03 Berwick Manufacturing Inc. Nestable container and method of making
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