Cutting device for making a cut-out in a wall of a box
AssigneeExotec Product France
InventorJean-Marie Ridez
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Abstract
The invention relates to a cutting device (200) for performing a cut in a wall of a box (100) including: a first part (210) comprising the cutting member and a first support element (212); a second part (222) including a footpad (224) movable in translation relative to the blade along the longitudinal axis (A); wherein said cutting device has at least one first and one second cutting positions corresponding to at least two cutting depths of the wall, the blade protruding axially beyond the footpad when the cutting device is in its first or second cutting positions, wherein the cutting device further includes a selection device (260) for selecting the first cutting position or the second cutting position.
Claims17
A cutting device for performing a cut in a wall of a box, said cutting device extending along a longitudinal axis between a mounting part for a robotic head and a cutting member provided with a blade, the blade having at least one first cutting edge, the cutting device including:
- a first part comprising the cutting member and a first support element;
- a second part, movable in translation relative to the first part along the longitudinal axis, the second part including a footpad having a bearing surface, so that the footpad is movable in translation relative to the blade along the longitudinal axis;
- wherein said cutting device has at least one first and one second cutting positions corresponding to at least two different positions for cutting the wall, the blade protruding axially beyond the footpad when the cutting device is in its first or second cutting position,
- wherein, in the first cutting position, the footpad is at a first axial distance from the first supporting element, so that the blade extends beyond the footpad over a first length corresponding to a first cutting depth and wherein, in the second cutting position, the footpad is at a second axial distance from the first support element so that the blade extends beyond the bearing surface over a second length corresponding to a second cutting depth, the first cutting depth being greater than the second cutting depth, wherein the cutting device further includes a selecting device for selecting the first cutting position or the second cutting position.
An installation for opening boxes, comprising at least:
- a conveyor for moving the boxes in the installation in a direction of travel (S),
- a cutting robot comprising a cutting device for performing a cut in a wall of a box, said cutting device extending along a longitudinal axis between a mounting part for a robotic head and a cutting member provided with a blade, the blade having at least one first cutting edge, the cutting device including:
- a first part comprising the cutting member and a first support element;
- a second part, movable in translation relative to the first part along the longitudinal axis, the second part including a footpad having a bearing surface, so that the footpad is movable in translation relative to the blade along the longitudinal axis;
- wherein said cutting device has at least one first and one second cutting positions corresponding to at least two different positions for cutting the wall, the blade protruding axially beyond the footpad when the cutting device is in its first or second cutting position,
- wherein, in the first cutting position, the footpad is at a first axial distance from the first supporting element, so that the blade extends beyond the footpad over a first length corresponding to a first cutting depth and wherein, in the second cutting position, the footpad is at a second axial distance from the first support element so that the blade extends beyond the bearing surface over a second length corresponding to a second cutting depth, the first cutting depth being greater than the second cutting depth, wherein the cutting device further includes a selecting device for selecting the first cutting position or the second cutting position;
- and wherein said cutting robot a head attached to the mounting head of the cutting device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.