APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR APPLYING A COATING TO A CAN BODY

摘要

Apparatus and method for applying a coating of lubricant on at least a portion of the outer peripheral surface of can body wherein a turrat having a plurality of pockets formed in its outer peripheral surface is mounted for rotation about a relatively fixed axis and during the rotation thereof a can body is fed into each pocket. The can body in each pocket is held against the outer peripheral surfaces of a pair of rotating rolls having a space therebody is rotated thereby and while rotating is moved against an arcuate wick having a supply of lubricant so as to form a coating of lubricant on the at least a portion of the outer peripheral surface. The peripheral velocity of the outer axis is the same as its peripheral velocity imparted thereto by the rotation of the turret about its own axis and is rotting in a direction opposite to the direction of rotation of the turrat so that there is substantially no relative sliding movement between the at least a portion of the outer peripheral surface and the arcuate which as the coating of lubricant is applied.