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US 9,802,330 B2Granted
Document production system and method with automated die exchange
AssigneeXerox Corporation
InventorsLinn C. Hoover, William J. Nowak, William J. Hannaway
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Abstract
A media cutting system is disclosed comprising a die cutter including a cutting surface and a plurality of dies stored proximate the cutting surface, a die exchange system including a die storage system configured to support the plurality of dies and a die transport system, and a computer system comprising a controller configured to operate the die transport system and the die cutter. A die exchange system and methods of making and using the die exchange system also are disclosed.
Claims19
A media cutting system comprising:
- a rotary die cutter comprising a media cutting table,
- a die exchange system configured to automatically move a selected rotary die between a storage position in the die exchange system and a cutting region in the rotary die cutter, the die exchange system including a die transport system, and a die storage system configured to support a plurality of rotary dies on a plurality of rotary die supports, the die storage system further comprising a ferris wheel type elevator configured to displace the selected rotary die from a storage position to a loading position, the die transport system comprising a die positioning mechanism configured to move the selected rotary die horizontally from the loading position in the rotary die cutter, and
- a computer system comprising a controller configured to operate the die transport system and the rotary die cutter.
A die exchange system comprising:
- a die transport system, and a die storage system configured to support a plurality of rotary dies on a plurality of rotary die supports, the die storage system further comprising a ferris wheel type elevator configured to displace a selected rotary die from a storage position to a loading position, the die transport system comprising a die positioning mechanism configured to move the selected rotary die horizontally from the loading position into a rotary die cutter.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.