Guide bearing assembly and can body making machine for carriage assembly for can body making machine

摘要

A hydrostatic/hydrodynamic fluid bearing assembly for a can bodymaker (10) is provided. The hydrostatic/hydrodynamic fluid bearing assembly is separate from the ram body (50). The outboard guide bearing assembly (60) includes a carriage assembly (62) and a number of elongated journals (64). The carriage assembly (62) includes a ram coupling (72), a crank coupling (74), and body (70) defining a number of journal passages (80). The ram body (50) is coupled to a ram coupling (72). The crank coupling (74) is structured to be coupled to a crank arm (32). Each journal (64) extends through a carriage assembly body journal passage (80). In this configuration, the ram body (50) may form a can body (30) in a traditional manner, but fluid bearing assembly fluid is not applied to the ram body (50). Instead, the fluid bearing assembly fluid is applied to the journals (64).