EP1838472B1 - Verfahren zur formung des offenen endes eines rohrförmigen körpers - Google Patents

Verfahren zur formung des offenen endes eines rohrförmigen körpers Download PDF

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EP1838472B1
EP1838472B1 EP06700148A EP06700148A EP1838472B1 EP 1838472 B1 EP1838472 B1 EP 1838472B1 EP 06700148 A EP06700148 A EP 06700148A EP 06700148 A EP06700148 A EP 06700148A EP 1838472 B1 EP1838472 B1 EP 1838472B1
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B21—MECHANICAL METAL-WORKING WITHOUT ESSENTIALLY REMOVING MATERIAL; PUNCHING METAL
    • B21D—WORKING OR PROCESSING OF SHEET METAL OR METAL TUBES, RODS OR PROFILES WITHOUT ESSENTIALLY REMOVING MATERIAL; PUNCHING METAL
    • B21D41/00—Application of procedures in order to alter the diameter of tube ends
    • B21D41/02—Enlarging
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B21—MECHANICAL METAL-WORKING WITHOUT ESSENTIALLY REMOVING MATERIAL; PUNCHING METAL
    • B21D—WORKING OR PROCESSING OF SHEET METAL OR METAL TUBES, RODS OR PROFILES WITHOUT ESSENTIALLY REMOVING MATERIAL; PUNCHING METAL
    • B21D51/00—Making hollow objects
    • B21D51/16—Making hollow objects characterised by the use of the objects
    • B21D51/26—Making hollow objects characterised by the use of the objects cans or tins; Closing same in a permanent manner

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  • the present invention relates to a method of shaping metal tubular closures or can bodies such that the open end of the tube is formed into a flared shape.
  • it relates to the shaping of a metal closure or can body in which the side wall height is greater than the diameter of the open end(s) and/or end wall.
  • metal closures or can bodies from such easily worked materials as aluminium. These are typically formed from a flat sheet of relatively thin metal which may be shaped by means of one. Or a series of, die or spin-flanging tools such that the finished product is tubular with one axial end closed integrally and with the other end open.
  • the finished product is then typically rolled onto a bottle neck so that threads are formed in the sides of the closure corresponding to the threads on the bottle neck.
  • the tubular nature of these products is such that the diameter of the end of the tube is substantially the same as the closed end.
  • a flange is formed at the axially distal open end of the can body by means of die or spin flanging tools.
  • the flange acts as a feature for connecting the lid to the body for sealing proposes and is therefore typically oriented perpendicularly to the axial length of the can body.
  • the flange is created by stretching and bending part of the can wall.
  • a prior art closure having a flared sidewall is disclosed in DE-A-28 29 755 .
  • the invention provides a method of shaping on open end of a metal tubular body into a flared shape so that the diameter of the tubular body increases gradually from a point axially spaced from the mouth at the open end of the tubular body towards the said mouth itself, the method being characterised by comprising the steps of:
  • An advantage of this method is that splitting of the metal is avoided by the expansion of the overall desired axial length taking place in stages. Further, by increasing the open end to the desired diameter in one step, rather than in more than one step, there is less change of work-hardening of the metal which may cause splitting.
  • the flare may be formed either straight or curved, which has advantages in matching the profiles of containers, in the case of closures. Further embodiments are disclosed in the dependent claims attached hereto.
  • a tube of metal 10 is shown in perspective on the left with substantially cylindrical sidewalls. This could be a food or drink can body.
  • the middle drawing also in perspective, shows this came can body with flanges 12 formed at both ends.
  • the drawing on the right is an enlarged view of one of flanges 12 seen in cross-section.
  • the flange 12 is formed such that the distance of the end of the flange from the wall of the tube 'D' is substantially equal to the axial length of can wall which has been stretched. Further, this flange lies substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the can body 10.
  • the greatest value for 'D', at which no splitting of the metal occurs, is known to be approximately 3mm with typical food or drink cons in which the call wall is comparatively thin (less than 1 mm).
  • the can body could be formed from one sheet of metal so that the can body has on integral closed end and an open opposite end.
  • Figure 2 shows a cross section of a typical metal closure 20.
  • the closure has a closed end 22 and has a milling 24 formed at one end to increase grip.
  • the walls 26 of the closure extend axially away from the closed end 22 and terminate at a mouth 25 at an open end. In some instances part of the walls 26 of the closure 20 have already been shaped such as bulge 28.
  • the mouth 25 at the open end of the closure 20 is expanded outwards so as to form flange 30.
  • the tool 80 is inserted inside the body of the closure 20 until the axial end of the walls 26 butt up against the curved stop 81 of the tool. Further respective movement of the tool 80 and closure 20 forces the open end of the tube outwards so that it conforms to the shape of the tool.
  • the next step of the method is to use a subsequent forming tool, for instance the one shown in Figure 7 .
  • This tool 90 is inserted into the closure body.
  • the portion of the wall which is immediately adjacent but axially "behind" this flange 30, that is the portion between the mouth 25 and a point 27 spaced axially from the open end or mouth 25, is forced outwards such that the diameter of this wall is increased.
  • This figure shows a portion of wall 26. Only one side of the cross-sectional view of the tube is shown as it is symmetrical about the longitudinal axis shown as "X". The wall thickness is exaggerated so that it is indicated by two parallel lines to improve understanding.
  • the original shape of the wall is straight without any curve at the right hand end as indicated by reference 45.
  • the portion indicated 50 extending between the mouth 25 at the open end and the axially spaced point 27 shows how the mouth 25 at the open end of the tube has been expanded by the first step, as described above, such that a flange has been formed.
  • the flange 30 which is initially distinct from the rest of the tubular sidewalls ( Figure 2 ), and become less distinct and in fact may become indistinguishable from the overall flare ( Figure 4 ).
  • the flange 30 may merge and become one with the expanded wall portion 70, such that the diameter of the tube increases gradually from a point 27 spaced from the end of the tube towards the mouth 25 at the open end of the tube.
  • the resultant flare shape of the closure or can body would typically be formed with the open end lying at an angle which is less than 45 degrees from the longitudinal axis.
  • a tube with any wall thickness could be shaped by this method, is advantageously possible to shape tubes with walls of thickness less than 1 mm. This is due to careful design of the flanging and forming tools, the pressure of contact between the tube and the tools, and the sequence of tool shapes utilised. Accordingly, typically relatively thin walled metal tubes, such as found in metal closures or food or drink can bodies, may indeed be shaped this way.
  • tubular walls of less than 1 mm thickness has been quoted, it has been found that the method will also perform well with walls with thickness of less than 0.50mm, and even less than 0.25mm.
  • the diameter of the tube measured at the distal end, may be increase in a range from 1 to 20% of the original diameter, with the diameter of the portion of the tube immediately behind this distal end also being increased such that the overall diameter of the tube increases gradually from a point axially before the distal end of the tube to a point located at the distal end of the tube.
  • This gradual increase in diameter may be formed over an axial length, measured back from the open end, which is grater than the increase in diameter of the tube. Indeed, the increase in diameter could be achieved over an axial length which is almost equal to the entire length of the tube.
  • a tube could be shaped such that a series of flared profiles are formed axially along the length of the tube. Each profile could have a progressively smaller diameter than the preceding profile so that a set of tubes shaped in this way would be nestable.

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Shaping Of Tube Ends By Bending Or Straightening (AREA)
  • Rigid Containers With Two Or More Constituent Elements (AREA)
  • Containers Having Bodies Formed In One Piece (AREA)
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Claims (7)

  1. Verfahren zum Formen eines offenen Endes eines rohrförmigen Metallkörpers in eine aufgeweitete Form, sodass sich der Durchmesser des rohrförmigen Körpers allmählich von einem Punkt aus vergrößert, der sich axial von der Mündung am offenen Ende des rohrförmigen Körpers in Richtung der besagten Mündung selbst befindet,
    dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass
    das Verfahren aus folgenden Verfahrensschritten besteht:
    (a) aus dem Formen eines Flansches (12; 30; 60) mit einem Flanschwerkzeug (80), wodurch der Durchmesser der besagten Mündung am offenen Ende des rohrförmigen Körpers (10; 20; 26) auf einen gewünschten Durchmesser vergrößert wird; und
    (b) nach dem Formen des Flansches (12; 30; 60) aus der Vergrößerung des rohrförmigen Körpers im Bereich (50; 60; 70) zwischen dem besagten Punkt und der besagten Mündung mit einem oder mehreren Flanschwerkzeugen (90), sodass der Durchmesser der besagten Mündung des rohrförmigen Körpers (10; 20; 26) von dem in Schritt (a) des Verfahrens geformten Durchmessers unverändert bleibt.
  2. Verfahren gemäß Anspruch 1,
    dadurch gekennzeichnet,
    dass ein axiales Ende des rohrförmigen Körpers geschlossen und das andere Ende offen ist.
  3. Verfahren gemäß Anspruch 1 oder 2,
    dadurch gekennzeichnet,
    dass die besagte aufgeweitete Form gebogen ist.
  4. Verfahren gemäß Anspruch 1,
    dadurch gekennzeichnet,
    dass die besagte aufgeweitete Form gerade ist.
  5. Verfahren gemäß einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche,
    dadurch gekennzeichnet,
    dass der Durchmesser des rohrförmigen Körpers (10; 20; 26) um einen Bereich von 1 bis 20 % des ursprünglichen Durchmessers erweitert wird.
  6. Verfahren gemäß einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche,
    dadurch gekennzeichnet,
    dass der Durchmesser des rohrförmigen Körpers (10; 20; 26) um eine axiale Länge (50; 60; 70) vergrößert wird, was größer ist als die Vergrößerung des Durchmessers des rohrförmigen Körpers (10, 20, 26) zwischen dem besagten Punkt und der Mündung am offenen Ende des besagten rohrförmigen Körpers (10, 20, 26).
  7. Verfahren gemäß einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche,
    dadurch gekennzeichnet,
    dass die aufgeweitete Form des rohrförmigen Körpers einen Winkel darstellt, der um weniger als 45 Grad von seiner Längsachse abweicht.
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