US 11,786,952 B2
Support arm—tool cradle module
Ian Kenneth Scholey, Lone Tree, CO (US); Karl S. Fleischer, Denver, CO (US); and Alan W. Cleveland, Firestone, CO (US)
Assigned to Stolle Machinery Company, LLC, Centennial, CO (US)
Filed by Stolle Machinery Company, LLC, Centennial, CO (US)
Filed on Jul. 22, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/814,278.
Application 17/814,278 is a division of application No. 16/819,549, filed on Mar. 16, 2020, granted, now 11,426,780.
Application 16/819,549 is a continuation of application No. 15/496,046, filed on Apr. 25, 2017, granted, now 10,625,324, issued on Apr. 21, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2022/0355359 A1, Nov. 10, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. B21D 22/28 (2006.01); B21D 51/26 (2006.01); F16H 21/20 (2006.01)
CPC B21D 22/283 (2013.01) [B21D 22/28 (2013.01); B21D 51/26 (2013.01); F16H 21/20 (2013.01)] 9 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A bodymaker comprising:
a frame assembly, said frame assembly including a forward end;
an elongated ram;
a drive mechanism coupled to said frame assembly and operatively coupled to said ram; and
an aligned forward module comprising a number of coupled components and a unitary forward mounting body, said aligned forward module coupled to said frame assembly forward end;
wherein:
said unitary forward mounting assembly includes a body;
said number of coupled components includes a die pack and a domer assembly;
said unitary forward mounting assembly body including a cradle portion, a first support arm portion and a second support arm portion;
wherein said cradle portion has a forward side, a rear side, a right side, and a left side;
said first support arm portion disposed at said cradle portion right side;
said second support arm portion disposed at said cradle portion left side;
said die pack is directly coupled to said cradle portion; and
said domer assembly directly coupled to said first support arm portion and to said second support arm portion.