Apparatus for reforming round cans into rectangular cans
US4271777A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | May 7, 1979 |
| Grant date | Jun 9, 1981 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 7, 1999 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB21D51/2646
- WIPO fieldMachine tools
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Apparatus for reforming round cans into rectangular cans including an anvil having an entrance and an exit end, a gripper chain for moving the cans along the anvil; side-mounted rollers or belts for forming the round can into a rectilinear shape; and a paneling roller for creasing the can into a rectilinear shape prior to the exit end of the anvil.
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