Method and apparatus for forming wall ironed articles

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 5168742
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07634194

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A wall ironing ring (8, 11, 14) for use in cooperation with a punch (1) to reduce the thickness of a sidewall of a cup (17) drawn from a laminate of a polyester film and sheet aluminum or sheet aluminum alloy has a frusto conical entry surface (24) to the ring which converges at an angle between 1.degree. and 4.degree. to a central axis perpendicular to the plane of the ring and terminates at a land of short length, measured at said axis; and divergent exit surface extends from said land at an angle in the range from 5.degree. to 15.degree.. The ironing ring may be made from a material having a thermal conductivity greater than 50 W/m.degree.C. used in cooperation with a like ring of smaller land diameter held apart from the first ring by a spacer (7) in which coolant is applied to the cup.

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CROWN CORK & SEAL TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION11535 S CENTRAL AVENUE ALSIP IL 60803

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Ambrose, Kevin M Wantage, GB 1 12
Digby, Stephen J Wantage, GB 1 12
Heyes, Peter J Wantage, GB 19 373
Mistry, Pravin Wantage, GB 18 589
Williams, Steven P Wantage, GB 8 227

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