US 12,214,408 B2
Ram assembly with removable punch mounting assembly
Kelley Andrew Crush, Arvada, CO (US); Nicholas Schultz, Evergreen, CO (US); and Luke Wayne Jacobson, Arvada, CO (US)
Assigned to Stolle Machinery Company, LLC, Centennial, CO (US)
Filed by Stolle Machinery Company, LLC, Centennial, CO (US)
Filed on Feb. 7, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/106,763.
Application 18/106,763 is a continuation of application No. 17/019,408, filed on Sep. 14, 2020, granted, now 11,597,001.
Application 17/019,408 is a continuation of application No. 15/621,541, filed on Jun. 13, 2017, granted, now 10,792,725, issued on Oct. 6, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2023/0182196 A1, Jun. 15, 2023
Int. Cl. B21D 51/26 (2006.01); B21D 22/28 (2006.01); B21D 22/30 (2006.01)
CPC B21D 51/26 (2013.01) [B21D 22/283 (2013.01); B21D 22/30 (2013.01)] 9 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A bodymaker for processing a cup into a can body, said bodymaker comprising:
a ram assembly reciprocating between a retracted, first position and an extended, second position;
a drive assembly for driving the ram assembly;
a domer assembly;
a seal assembly removing lubricant and cooling fluid from said ram assembly as said ram assembly reciprocates;
a die pack and a redraw assembly located between said domer assembly and said seal assembly; and
a cup feeder positioning said cup in front of said die pack with an open end of said cup facing said ram assembly,
wherein said ram assembly has an elongated ram body coupled to said drive assembly, a punch assembly positioned toward said domer assembly, and a punch mount assembly removably supporting said punch assembly,
wherein:
said punch assembly is generally cylindrical;
said punch mount assembly comprises a flange and a first cylindrical portion and a second cylindrical portion extending in opposite directions from said flange;
said first cylindrical portion is inserted into a landing bore formed in said ram body;
said punch assembly is disposed on an outside of said second cylindrical portion;
said landing bore is connected to a threaded bore;
a punch retainer bolt is inserted through said second cylindrical portion into said punch mount assembly; and
one end of said punch retainer bolt is screwed with said threaded bore.