Patent US4574607A successfully refreshed from Google Patents.
← Back to Patent Explorer
US4574607A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Can end seaming tool

Assignee: Kyocera Corp
•
Filing: 1984-02-01
•
Granted: 1986-03-11
•
Expires: 2004-02-01
📄 Original PDF 🌐 Google Patents 🔄 Sync Now

Abstract

Abstract A can and seaming tool for use in seaming a can end to a can body and having a seaming chuck and a seaming roll, said seaming chuck being adapted to fit said can end while said seaming roll is adapted to simultaneously press and seam the curling portion of said can end and the flanging portion of said can body, wherein the improvement comprises that at least one of said seaming chuck contacting said can end and the portion of said seaming roll frictionally contacting at least said can end is made from cermet of titanium carbonitride system (a composite sintered material composed of a metal and ceramics containing titanium carbides and titanium nitrides).

Inventors

  • 👤 Kenichiro Akino
  • 👤 Akira Miura

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-09 00:53
CPC Classifications
B; B21; B21D; B21D51/00; B21D51/16; B21D51/26; B21D51/30; B21D51/32

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 17
Claim 1
Independent Claim 127 words
A can end seaming tool for use in seaming a can end to a can body and comprising a seaming chuck and a seaming roll, said seaming chuck being adapted to fit said can end while said seaming roll is adapted to simultaneously press and seam a curling portion of said can end and a flanging portion of said can body, and wherein the material of at least a body portion of said seaming chuck which frictionally contacts the can end and/or the material of at least a body portion of said seaming roll which frictionally contacts the can end consists essentially of a sintered cermet composed of 55 to 95 wt % of a TiC-TiN ceramic composition and 5 to 45 wt % of binding metal.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 127 words
A can end seaming tool for use in seaming a can end to a can body and comprising a seaming chuck and a seaming roll, said seaming chuck being adapted to fit said can end while said seaming roll is adapted to simultaneously press and seam a curling portion of said can end and a flanging portion of said can body, and wherein the material of at least a body portion of said seaming chuck which frictionally contacts the can end and/or the material of at least a body portion of said seaming roll which frictionally contacts the can end consists essentially of a sintered cermet composed of 55 to 95 wt % of a TiC-TiN ceramic composition and 5 to 45 wt % of binding metal.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 36 words
The can end seaming tool according to claim 1 wherein said TiC-Tin ceramic composition contains TiC, TiN and one or more members selected from the group consisting of Mo 2 C, NbC, WC, TaN and ZrN.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 44 words
The can end seaming tool according to claim 1 wherein said binding metal is one or more members selected from the group consisting of iron family metals (Fe, Ni Co) and alloys of said iron family metals with chromium family metals (Cr, Mo, W).
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 44 words
The can end seaming tool according to claim 2 wherein said binding metal is one or more members selected from the group consisting of iron family metals (Fe, Ni, Co) and alloys of said iron family metals with chromium family metals (Cr, Mo, W).
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 21 words
The can end seaming tool according to claim 1 wherein said sintered cermet contains 10 to 60 wt % of TiC.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 21 words
The can end seaming tool according to claim 2 wherein said sintered cermet contains 10 to 60 wt % of TiC.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim 21 words
The can end seaming tool according to claim 3 wherein said sintered cermet contains 10 to 60 wt % of TiC.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim 21 words
The can end seaming tool according to claim 1 wherein said sintered cermet contains 5 to 30 wt % of TiN.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim 21 words
The can end seaming tool according to claim 2 wherein said sintered cermet contains 5 to 30 wt % of TiN.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim 21 words
The can end seaming tool according to claim 3 wherein said sintered cermet contains 5 to 30 wt % of TiN.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim 23 words
The can end seaming tool according to claim 1 wherein said sintered cermet contains 5 to 30 wt % of Mo 2 C.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim 23 words
The can end seaming tool according to claim 2 wherein said sintered cermet contains 5 to 30 wt % of Mo 2 C.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim 23 words
The can end seaming tool according to claim 3 wherein said sintered cermet contains 5 to 30 wt % of Mo 2 C.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim 22 words
The can end seaming tool according to claim 1 wherein said sintered cermet contains from 10 to 40 wt % of NbC.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim 22 words
The can end seaming tool according to claim 2 wherein said sintered cermet contains from 10 to 40 wt % of NbC.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim 22 words
The can end seaming tool according to claim 3 wherein said sintered cermet contains from 10 to 40 wt % of NbC.

References Cited (Backward Citations)

US3916497A Cited
US4228673A Cited
JPS5553836A Cited
JPS56165539A Cited
JPS56165541A Cited
JPS56165540A Cited
JPS5744435A Cited

USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1989-03-10 1989-09-09 1990-03-11 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1993-03-10 1993-09-09 1994-03-11 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1997-03-10 1997-09-09 1998-03-11 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

Assigned Categories & Tags

No categories assigned to this patent yet.

Assign Category Tag