Printing – Special article machines – Rotating object
Patent
1998-12-03
2000-02-22
Hilten, John
Printing
Special article machines
Rotating object
101 401, B41F 1722
Patent
active
060267437
ABSTRACT:
Can-holding device for holding filled beverage cans for printing on their surfaces, consisting of a frame (1) and two jaws (2) displaceable in the axial direction of the beverage can (D)to be held between a closed position (FIG. 2) and an open position (FIG. 1) for gripping the beverage can (D) to be printed at its two ends, with jaws (2) each being pretensioned by a spring (3) into its closed position and with grippers (21, 22) which permit gripping by external opening elements (Z) for optional movement of the jaws into their open position, and with each jaw (2)consisting of a jaw carrier (23) that cooperates with guide (11) on frame (1) and is provided with a gripper (21, 22), and of a jaw body (24) rotatable relative thereto, said body being lockable in a reference rotational position (FIG. 3) on jaw carrier (23), said carrier also being optionally unlockable by the actuation of an unlocking element mounted on jaw (2) by means of an external actuating element (E) from its locked state and then being rotatable freely relative to jaw carrier (23), said body also having on its circumference a slot-shaped recess (26) that extends over a certain radial distance, said recess being located at the top in the reference rotational position of jaw body (24) and permitting the introduction of a can gripper.
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Hilten John
Sandusky Amanda B.
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