US4859351A
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Lubricant and surface conditioner for formed metal surfaces
Assignee: Henkel Corp
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Filing: 1987-06-01
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Granted: 1989-08-22
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Expires: 2007-06-01
Abstract
Abstract A process for the production of aluminum cans to be used as beverage containers, in which the formed cans are cleaned with liquid acidic or alkaline cleaners to remove aluminum fines and other contaminants from at least the outside of said cans, the thus-cleaned cans are dried, and the dried cans are thereafter conveyed along a production line towards a station at which the thus-cleaned-and-dried cans are printed, lacquered and/or filled, in which in order to enhance the mobility of the cans along the production line one reduces the high coefficient of static friction of the dried exterior surface of the cans without preventing the adhesion of lacquer or printing ink thereto by applying to the exterior surface of the cans, before the last drying before the cans are printed, lacquered and/or filled, a water-soluble organic surface conditioner so as to form a film of the latter on the exterior surfaces of the dried cans.
Inventors
- 👤 Sami B. Awad
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-30 04:20
CPC Classifications
C; C10; C10M; C10M173/00; C10M173/02; C10M105/00; C10M105/08; C10M105/22; C10M105/32; C10M105/74; C10M107/00; C10M107/20; C10M107/30; C10M107/32; C10M107/34; C10M137/00; C10M137/02; C10M145/00; C10M145/18; C10M145/24; C10M145/26; C10M145/28; C10M145/38; C10M2201/00; C10M2201/02; C10M2207/00; C10M2207/02; C10M2207/021; C10M2207/04; C10M2207/10; C10M2207/12; C10M2207/121; C10M2207/123; C10M2207/124; C10M2207/125; C10M2207/128; C10M2207/129; C10M2207/22; C10M2209/00; C10M2209/10; C10M2209/103; C10M2209/104; C10M2209/109; C10M2223/00; C10M2223/02; C10M2223/04; C10M2223/042; C10M2223/049; C10M2223/10; C10M2225/00; C10M2225/02; C10N; C10N2040/00; C10N2040/20; C10N2050/00; C10N2050/01; C10N2050/015; C10N2050/02; C10N2050/10; C10N2070/00
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 16
Claim 1
Independent Claim
71 words
A liquid lubricant and surface conditioner composition for application to aluminum cans consisting essentially of a water-soluble organic material selected from the group consisting of an ethoxylated fatty acid, an alcohol having at least about 4 carbon atoms and containing up to about 20 moles of ethylene oxide per mole of alcohol, and an ethoxylated alkyl alcohol phosphate ester, said composition having a pH of between about 1 and about 6.5.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
71 words
A liquid lubricant and surface conditioner composition for application to aluminum cans consisting essentially of a water-soluble organic material selected from the group consisting of an ethoxylated fatty acid, an alcohol having at least about 4 carbon atoms and containing up to about 20 moles of ethylene oxide per mole of alcohol, and an ethoxylated alkyl alcohol phosphate ester, said composition having a pH of between about 1 and about 6.5.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
32 words
A lubricant and surface conditioner composition as in claim 1 wherein said alcohol is a polyoxyethylated oleyl alcohol containing an average of about 20 moles of ethylene oxide per mole of alcohol.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
36 words
A lubricant and surface conditioner composition as in claim 1 wherein said ethoxylated fatty acid is selected from the group consisting of an ethoxylated stearic acid, an ethoxylated isostearic acid, and an alkali metal salt thereof.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
95 words
A process of reducing the coefficient of static friction on the outside surface of a metal can and increasing the mobility of said can, comprising applying to said can a liquid lubricant and surface conditioner composition consisting essentially of a water-soluble organic material selected from the group consisting of an ethoxylated fatty acid, an alcohol having at least about 4 carbon atoms and containing up to about 20 moles of ethylene oxide per mole of alcohol, and an ethoxylated alkyl alcohol phosphate ester, said composition having a pH of between about 1 and about 6.5.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
95 words
A process of reducing the coefficient of static friction on the outside surface of a metal can and increasing the mobility of said can, comprising applying to said can a liquid lubricant and surface conditioner composition consisting essentially of a water-soluble organic material selected from the group consisting of an ethoxylated fatty acid, an alcohol having at least about 4 carbon atoms and containing up to about 20 moles of ethylene oxide per mole of alcohol, and an ethoxylated alkyl alcohol phosphate ester, said composition having a pH of between about 1 and about 6.5.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
28 words
A process as in claim 4 wherein said alcohol is a polyoxyethylated oleyl alcohol containing an average of about 20 moles of ethylene oxide per mole of alcohol.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
32 words
A process as in claim 4 wherein said ethoxylated fatty acid is selected from the group consisting of an ethoxylated stearic acid, an ethoxylated isostearic acid, and an alkali metal salt thereof.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
23 words
A process as in claim 4 including the step of applying said organic material to said can after said can has been washed.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
24 words
A process as in claim 4 including the step of applying said organic material to said can during a treatment cycle for said can.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
29 words
A process as in claim 4 including the step of applying said organic material to said can during the final water rinse cycle after said can has been washed.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
22 words
A process as in claim 8 wherein said treatment cycle is performed at a pH of between about 1 and about 6.5.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
22 words
A process as in claim 8 wherein said treatment cycle is performed at a pH of between about 2.5 and about 5.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
41 words
A process as in claim 4 wherein the amount of said organic material applied to said can is sufficient to reduce the coefficient of static friction on the outside surface of said can to a value of about 1.5 or lower.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
41 words
A process as in claim 4 wherein the amount of said organic material applied to said can is sufficient to reduce the coefficient of static friction on the outside surface of said can to a value of about 1 or lower.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
32 words
A process as in claim 4 wherein the amount of said organic material applied to said can is from about 3 mg/m 2 to about 60 mg/m 2 of said can surface.
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