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High load non-lubricated cam follower in can necker machine

US6164109A · kind A · utility

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12Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateApr 12, 1999
Grant dateDec 26, 2000
Priority date
Expiry dateApr 12, 2019

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF16C2206/04
  • WIPO fieldMechanical elements
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A can-making necker machine to form the bottom and neck of two-piece metal cans has pusher rams. Each pusher has a cam follower which follows a track or groove. The cam follower is not lubricated but instead has rolling surfaces which are coated with a low-friction high-impact diamond film.

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