Method of shape forming vessels controlling rotational indexing

US8726709B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• THE COCA-COLA COMPANY · US

Inventors

• Katherine W. Allen · Newnan, US
• John E. Adams · Alpharetta, US
• Scott C. Biondich · Delmont, US
• Ruth Karina Espinel · Norcross, US
• Alejandro J. Santamaria · Export, US
• Gopalaswamy Rajesh · Alpharetta, US
• H. Brock Kolls · Alpharetta, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Oct 12, 2009
• Grant date: May 20, 2014
• Expiry date: Jan 15, 2031

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B21D51/2692
• WIPO field: Machine tools
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

An embodiment of the present invention is a method of shape forming vessels, the method comprising selecting a pathway to index the vessel across an operation wheel, indexing the vessel, controlling rotational indexing direction of the vessel across selected pathway, and operating on the vessel as the vessel is indexed across the operation wheel along selected pathway.Other embodiment include shaping by contouring length of the vessel, applying decoration to the vessel, wherein the decoration is added at a precise location based in part on reference to the registration spot, and using a controller to select the pathway based in part on desired shape of the vessel.