Locator bracket for the lower frame assembly of a blanking tool

A lower frame assembly for a carton die cutting machine, comprising:

• a lower blanking tool having an outer frame and an inner grid for supporting a sheet of die paper material during a blanking operation;
• a pull-out frame disposed beneath said lower blanking tool;
• and
• a locator bracket mounting on one of said lower blanking tool or pull-out frame for positioning said lower blanking tool at a desired location with respect to said pull-out frame, said bracket including a spring member releasably engageable with the other of said lower blanking tool or pull-out frame for interconnecting said lower blanking tool and pull-out frame;
• wherein:
• the outer frame of said lower blanking tool includes a longitudinally extending side rail;
• said pull-out frame includes a cross rail extending crosswise with respect to said side rail;
• said locator bracket is mounted on said side rail with said spring member projecting therefrom generally in a first direction;
• the cross rail includes a spring-receiving groove formed therein for receiving said spring member and a top surface extending substantially parallel to said sheet of die paper material having the spring-receiving groove formed therein, the spring-receiving groove including a beveled surface;
• said spring member including an angled surface engagement with the beveled surface;
• and
• said locator bracket further includes a datum member projecting therefrom in a second direction, generally parallel to the first direction, the datum member engageable with one of said side rail or cross rail for positioning said lower blanking tool in said pull-out frame and for aligning the spring member with the spring receiving groove.