(19)
(11) EP 1 825 936 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
19.11.2008 Bulletin 2008/47

(43) Date of publication A2:
29.08.2007 Bulletin 2007/35

(21) Application number: 07102852.6

(22) Date of filing: 22.02.2007
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
B21D 51/26(2006.01)
 B65D 8/22(2006.01)
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR
Designated Extension States:
AL BA HR MK RS

(30) Priority: 27.02.2006 IT UD20060042

(71) Applicant: Illycaffe' S.p.A. con Unico Socio
34147 Trieste (IT)

(72) Inventors:
  • Spotti, Davide
    34125 Trieste (IT)
  • Coppola, Alessandro
    34149 Trieste (IT)

(74) Representative: Petraz, Gilberto Luigi et al
GLP S.r.l. Piazzale Cavedalis 6/2
33100 Udine
33100 Udine (IT)

   


(54) Apparatus for making a metal can and method for making said can


(57) Apparatus (10) for making a metal tin by assembling a lid (13) and a bottom (14) to the ends of a tubular shaped shell (12). The apparatus comprises at least coupling members (31, 45) by means of which the shell (12) is able to be coupled to the lid (13) and to the bottom (14) in correspondence with respective joining zones (27, 30), pressure members (36, 46) able to achieve, in correspondence with the joining zones (27, 30), at least an interpenetration (138, 149) both between the shell (12) and the lid (13), and also between the shell (12) and the bottom (14), and welding members (41, 51) able to weld the shell (12) to the lid (13) and to the bottom (14) in proximity to or in correspondence with the interpenetration (138, 149).







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