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(11) EP 1 055 469 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
21.08.2002 Bulletin 2002/34

(43) Date of publication A2:
29.11.2000 Bulletin 2000/48

(21) Application number: 00111293.7

(22) Date of filing: 25.05.2000
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: B21D 51/32
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE
Designated Extension States:
AL LT LV MK RO SI

(30) Priority: 27.05.1999 GB 9912264

(71) Applicant: Meltog Limited
Birstall, West Yorkshire, WF17 9LW (GB)

(72) Inventor:
  • McConnell, Collin Nicholas
    Drighlington, Bradford BD11 1AD (GB)

(74) Representative: Denmark, James 
Bailey, Walsh & Co. 5 York Place
Leeds LS1 2SD Yorkshire
Leeds LS1 2SD Yorkshire (GB)

   


(54) Adjustment mechanism on a seamer


(57) An adjustment mechanism for a round and irregular seamer useful in the manufacture of tins is disclosed. The seamer has a rotating usually circular plate sandwiched between stationary cam plates above the plate and a seaming chuck below the plate. A seaming assembly is rotationally mounted to the rotating plate proximate its periphery and is provided above the plate with a cam follower which interacts with the cam plate and beneath the plate with a seaming arm and head which moves towards and away from the seaming chuck depending on the interaction of the cam follower with the cam plate.






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