Abstract: A method of producing seamless cans wherein a blank holder 2 is inserted in a metal cup 5 coated with an organic film 12, a punch 1 is advanced into a cavity 7 in a die 3 while pushing the bottom 5a of the metal cup onto the flat surface portion 3a of the die by the blank holder 2, so that the side wall 5b of the metal cup 5 is brought into intimate contact with the flat surface portion 3a of the die and with the working corner 3b having a small radius of curvature, thereby to reduce the thickness of the side wall 5b by bend-elongation. Moreover, the portion to be subjected to the necking is ironed at an ironing ratio of not smaller than 5% by the punch 1 in cooperation with the front end 3b.sub.1, of the working corner 3b, or by the front end 3b.sub.

Abstract: A draw-forming method in which a disc-like metal sheet having an organic film or a cup made of a metal sheet having an organic film is held by an annular holder member and a drawing die, and a drawing punch and the drawing die are moved in mesh with each other and relative to each other, the drawing punch being so provided as to move into or cut of the holder member in concentric with the holder member and the drawing die, wherein at least either one of the annular holder member or the drawing die that had been pushing a residual flange portion is so moved as to discontinue the pushing just before the draw forming is finished in said drawing step, and the flange portion is drawn while liberating the rear end of the flange portion.

Abstract: A thickness-reduced deep-draw-formed can obtained by using, as the substrate, a cold-rolled steel plate having a carbon content in the steel of 0.02 to 0.15% by weight, a manganese content in the steel of 0.2 to 1.0% by weight, a mean diameter of crystal grain of smaller than 6.0 .mu.m, a tensile strength over a range of from 35 to 55 kg/mm.sup.2, and a thickness of 0.17 to 0.30 mm in a step of subjecting an organic resin-coated structure of the surface-treated steel plate to the thickness-reducing deep-draw forming. This makes it possible to suppress the generation and accumulation of heat in the organic resin-coated steel plate to a level lower than the conventional levels. Therefore, the organic resin coating is prevented from being peeled off or damaged and, as a result, the corrosion resistance can be markedly improved.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for preparing a printed can be draw-forming or draw-redraw-forming a preliminarily printed metal blank or laminate. By forming an original plate for printing by an image processing by a computer, a print image faithful to the original image can be manifested on the side wall portion of the can, and formation of an undesirable stripe pattern can be prevented. Furthermore, a print image excellent in the linearity can be displayed without an error on the draw-formed can in due consideration of the anisotropy owing to the plastic flow of the blank.

Abstract: In the production of a thickness-reduced draw-formed can by draw-redraw forming and bending elongation, by using a laminated metal plate comprising a metal plate and a coating layer of a thermoplastic resin having a tension of from 1.times.10.sup.7 to 8.times.10.sup.8 dyne/cm.sup.2 under an elongation of 200% at a temperature of the glass transition point plus 20.degree. C., carrying out redraw forming at a temperature at which the dynamic friction coefficient of the thermoplastic resin is smaller than 0.5 and which is higher than the glass transition point and carrying out bending elongation of the side wall of the can simultaneously with redraw forming, high reduction of the thickness of bending elongation and improvement of the corrosion resistance of the resin-coated vessel can be simultaneously attained.

Abstract: Disclosed is a thickness-reduced deep-draw-formed can, which is prepared by subjecting a resin-coated structure of a surface-treated steel plate comprising, as the substrate, a cold-rolled steel plate having a carbon content in the steel of 0.04 to 0.15% by weight and a manganese content in the steel of 0.3 to 1.0% by weight, an average crystal grain size not larger than 6.0 .mu.m and a tensile strength of at least 65 kg/mm.sup.2, to reduction of the thickness and deep-draw-forming.This can has a high pressure-resistant vessel strength, a high uniformity of the can plate thickness, a high adhesion of the coating and a high corrosion resistance in combination.

Abstract: In a method for forming a barrel for a two-piece can, before the step of draw-forming the bottom, a taper portion having an inner diameter gradually decreasing toward the bottom surface is formed on a lower part of the side wall of a flat-bottom barrel, corresponding to the outer circumferential frustoconical portion of the bottom of the final barrel or an upper portion contiguous to the outer circumferential portion, and at the step of draw-forming the bottom, at least an upper part of the taper portion is outwardly expanded by insertion of the cylindrical punch. According to this method, a two-piece can having a bottom having a good appearance, a high pressure-resistant strength and an excellent corrosion resistance can be prepared at a high productivity and with a good operation adaptability.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method of redrawing a metal cup, in which an annular working member is used together with a redrawing die, a redrawing punch and a cup-shaped holding member, and this annular working member has a working face having an inner diameter smaller than the outer diameter of a preliminarily drawn cup to be redrawn. If redrawing is carried out by using this annular working member, the thickness of the drawn cup can be uniformly and sufficiently reduced without damaging a metal sheet of the preliminarily drawn cup or a coating layer thereof.

Abstract: Disclosed is a redrawing method in which a preliminarily drawn cup having a flange is engaged with a flange-correcting die arranged coaxially with a blank holder to surround the blank holder with a small distance from the peripheral face of the blank holder before the residual flange of the preliminarily drawn cup is introduced into a clearance between the blank holder and a redrawing die, and the preliminarily drawn cup is redrawn in this state. The flange-correcting die has a working face, the inner diameter of which is gradually decreased, and the distance of from the peripheral face of the cup on the tangential line of the working face to the point of the contact with the working face is substantially constant at least in the introduction side portion of the working face.

Abstract: The present invention provides a redrawing method which comprises holding a preliminarily drawn cup of a covered metal sheet by an annular holding member inserted in the cup and a redrawing die, and relatively moving the redrawing die and a redrawing punch arranged coaxially with the holding member and redrawing cup, said drawing punch being capable of going into the holding member and coming out from the holding member, so that the redrawing die and redrawing punch are engaged with each other, to form a deep-drawn cup having a diameter smaller than that of the preliminarily drawn cup. This redrawing method is prominently characterized in that the radius of curvature of the operating corner portion of the redrawing die is 1 to 2.9 times as large as the bare sheet thickness of the metal sheet.

Abstract: The present invention provides a redrawing method which comprises holding a preliminarily drawn cup of a covered metal sheet by an annular holding member inserted in the cup and a redrawing die, and relatively moving the redrawing die and a redrawing punch arranged coaxially with the holding member and redrawing cup, the drawing punch being capable of going into the holding member and coming out from the holding member, so that the redrawing die and redrawing punch are engaged with each other, to form a deep-drawn cup having a diameter smaller than that of the preliminarily drawn cup. This redrawing method is prominently characterized in that the radius of curvature of the operating corner portion of the redrawing die is 1 to 2.9 times as large as the bare sheet thickness of the metal sheet.