Automated Box Opening Apparatus

An apparatus includes a conveyor, a programmable motion device, and a controller. The conveyor preferably includes actuatable rollers, and the programmable motion device is preferably a robotic arm. The controller operates the conveyor, a stopping rail, and a positioning rail to move and position a...

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Hauptverfasser:	DOKE MICHAEL J, DUGAT JAY
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	CALCULATING CHAMBERS PROVIDED WITH MANIPULATION DEVICES COMPUTING CONVEYING COUNTING CUTTING DETAILS COMMON TO MACHINES FOR PERFORATING, PUNCHING,CUTTING-OUT, STAMPING-OUT OR SEVERING ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING HAND CUTTING TOOLS HAND TOOLS HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL MACHINES, APPARATUS OR DEVICES FOR, OR METHODS OF, PACKAGINGARTICLES OR MATERIALS MAKING ARTICLES OF PAPER, CARDBOARD OR MATERIAL WORKED IN A MANNERANALOGOUS TO PAPER MAKING CONTAINERS OF PAPER, CARDBOARD OR MATERIAL WORKED IN AMANNER ANALOGOUS TO PAPER MANIPULATORS PACKING PERFORMING OPERATIONS PHYSICS PORTABLE POWER-DRIVEN TOOLS SEVERING STORING TRANSPORTING UNPACKING WORKING PAPER, CARDBOARD OR MATERIAL WORKED IN A MANNER ANALOGOUSTO PAPER
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Zusammenfassung:	An apparatus includes a conveyor, a programmable motion device, and a controller. The conveyor preferably includes actuatable rollers, and the programmable motion device is preferably a robotic arm. The controller operates the conveyor, a stopping rail, and a positioning rail to move and position a box in a cutting position relative to the robotic arm. The controller determines three dimension of the box and translates a programmed cut pattern to those determined dimensions. Based on the determined dimensions, the controller then operates the robotic arm to perform the programmed cut pattern in the box with the cutting element. The cutting element preferably has square blade so that each of the four blades can be used to cut a side of the box without having to rotate the cutting element during operation.