US 12,134,205 B2
Smart die output lane assembly
David J. Whelan, Knoxville, TN (US); and Ryan C. Whelan, Knoxville, TN (US)
Assigned to BROWN LLC, Beaverton, MI (US)
Filed by NAS Nalle Automation Systems, LLC, Knoxville, TN (US)
Filed on Sep. 11, 2020, as Appl. No. 17/018,706.
Prior Publication US 2022/0080612 A1, Mar. 17, 2022
Int. Cl. B26D 7/18 (2006.01); B26D 5/00 (2006.01); B26D 7/00 (2006.01); B26F 1/44 (2006.01)
CPC B26D 7/1818 (2013.01) [B26D 5/005 (2013.01); B26F 1/44 (2013.01); B26D 2007/0018 (2013.01); B26F 2001/4463 (2013.01)] 3 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method for installing a die output lane assembly, the method comprising:
securing the die output lane assembly adjacent to a paper cutting die of a paper die-cutter machine, the die output lane assembly comprising:
a frame,
a plurality of support structures attached to the frame to form a plurality of lanes, the support structures operable to receive sidewalls from openings of the cutting die, and
a memory device secured to the frame and having stored thereon data associated with the die output lane assembly;
transmitting data associated with the die output lane assembly from the memory device of the die output lane assembly to a controller of a robot that is remote from the die output lane assembly, wherein the data comprises a dimension of the die output lane assembly, a dimension of a cutting die of the die-cutter machine, a dimension of a blank, a pick position for removing the blank, a retraction path for removing the blank, a speed of part handling, and placement position data for storing the blank; and
receiving, via the controller of the robot, the data from the die output lane assembly.