Method of forming a vessel

US8857232B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• THE COCA-COLA COMPANY · US

Inventors

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

Key dates

• Filing date: May 24, 2013
• Grant date: Oct 14, 2014
• Expiry date: May 24, 2033

Classification

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

Abstract

A system and method of forming a vessel may include providing multiple operation wheels configured in opposing facing pairs. Each operation wheel may include multiple work zones, each work zone of an operation wheel being configured in an opposing facing pair with a work zone of another operation wheel to engage the vessel and perform a forming operation on the vessel. Opposing facing pairs of the operation wheels may be linearly pushed to a closed position to engage the vessel, and pulled to an open position. The work zone(s) may perform least one forming operation on the vessel. The vessel may be indexed through the operations at a rotational timing coordinated to index the vessel when opposing facing pairs of the operation wheels are in the open position, the indexing may be clockwise or counterclockwise based on whether a decoration operation is to be performed on the vessel.