System for handling dies comprising a support and a handler

{
  "publication_number": "US10183460B2",
  "country": "US",
  "kind": "B2",
  "title": "System for handling dies comprising a support and a handler",
  "abstract": "System for handling dies with a rectangular and/or arched transverse cross-section that comprises a support for placing in a removable manner dies having a rectangular transverse cross-section, the support being designed to be coupled in a sliding manner to a fixed structure, in which at least said support has fastening means for holding at least one die with a rectangular transverse cross-section vertically in the air; and a handler provided with hooking means designed to be coupled to the support to place and/or remove the support with respect to the fixed structure, the handler having coupling means to be coupled to a transelevator or similar. This system is designed to facilitate the operations of placing and removing the dies during their storage.",
  "claims": [
    "1. A system for handling dies with a rectangular and/or arched transverse cross-section, comprising: at least one support (1) for placing in a removable manner dies having a rectangular transverse cross-section, the support being designed to be coupled in a sliding manner to a fixed structure, in which at least said support (1) has fastening means for holding at least one die with a rectangular transverse cross-section vertically in the air; and a handler provided with hooking means designed to be coupled to the support (1) to place and/or remove the support with respect to the fixed structure, the handler having coupling means to be coupled to a moving mean, characterized in that support comprises a substantially U-shaped elongated profile (3) in which fastening means are secured along said profile, in order to hold at least one die vertically in the air, said fastening means being provided with rolling means (7), characterized in that includes a rest area having a pair of elongated secondary guide profiles, which are substantially U-shaped, spaced from one another, and designed for placing dies having an arched transverse cross-section so that dies with an arched cross-section (13) are located above the rectangular cross-section dies (2).",
    "2. The system for handling dies according to claim 1, characterized in that the transport means consist of a transelevator or a similar transport mean.",
    "3. The system for handling dies according to claim 1, characterized in that the support (1) for placing the dies has rolling means that can slide over guiding profiles located in the fixed structure.",
    "4. A handler (15) to place and/or remove a support (1) for placing dies with a rectangular and/or arched transverse cross-section, comprising a frame that has hooking means, which move axially and linearly so as to be coupled to a support for placing dies and a rest area in which the dies are available, in that support comprises a substantially U-shaped elongated profile (3) in which fastening means are secured along said profile, in order to hold at least one die vertically in the air, said fastening means being provided with rolling means (7), characterized in that the rest area has a pair of elongated secondary guide profiles, which are substantially U-shaped, spaced from one another, and designed for placing dies having an arched transverse cross-section so that dies with an arched cross-section (13) are located above the rectangular cross-section dies (2).",
    "5. The handler (15) according to claim 4, characterized in that the hooking means comprise a hook mounted on a moving trolley (22) that is supported on a main trolley (23), the moving trolley being driven by motor means (26).",
    "6. The handler (15) according to claim 4, characterized in that the rest area has guiding means through which a support (1) slides.",
    "7. The handler (15) according to claim 6, characterized in that the guiding means comprise a pair of profiles spaced sufficiently apart from one another so as to allow a support (1) to pass through.",
    "8. The system for handling dies according to claim 1, characterized in that it comprises a substantially U-shaped elongated profile (3) in which fastening means are secured along said profile, in order to hold at least one die vertically in the air, said fastening means being provided with rolling means (7)."
  ],
  "description_excerpt": "The aim of the present invention patent application is to register a system for handling dies, which incorporates significant innovations and advantages.\n\nMore specifically, the invention proposes the development of a die-handling system, both for dies having a rectangular and/or arched transverse cross-section (also known as rotating dies), intended to facilitate the operations of placing and removing the dies during storage thereof.\n\nFlat-shaped dies, for example, those used to shape cardboard boxes, usually are stored on shelves provided with compartments in which the different parts comprising the die are placed. The undersides of said parts of the die rest on the surface of the shelf compartment and remain in a vertical position when resting laterally against the lateral walls of the compartment, which means that there is a risk that the edges of the die, which are in contact with the floor or lateral walls, be damaged or deformed, or incorrectly placed, with the risk that they might fall unintentionally.\n\nDue to the weight and the irregular shapes of these flat dies, their storage is usually carried out at floor level in order to facilitate the handling thereof while removing and placing the dies from/on the shelves.\n\nThe arrangement of drawers to store dies when they are not in use is also known. However, this arrangement has the drawback that blades or other elements protruding from the die itself may be damaged or bent while the dies are placed in or removed from the drawers.",
  "cpc": [
    "B31F 1/07",
    "B23Q 3/1556",
    "B23Q 3/15566",
    "B26F 1/14",
    "B26F 1/38",
    "B26F 2210/02",
    "B31F 2201/0776",
    "B41P 2219/30",
    "B65G 1/0457",
    "B66D 3/20",
    "Y10T 483/1731"
  ],
  "ipc": [
    "B23Q 3/155",
    "B26F 1/14",
    "B26F 1/38",
    "B31F 1/07"
  ],
  "assignees": [
    "Comercial Industrial Maquinaria Carton Ondulado SL CIMCOSA"
  ],
  "inventors": [
    "Ramon SERRA OBIOL",
    "Jordi PUIG VARGAS"
  ],
  "filing_date": "2015-06-03",
  "publication_date": "2019-01-22",
  "grant_date": "2019-01-22",
  "priority_date": "2014-06-03",
  "application_number": "US-201515316183-A",
  "family_id": "53489988",
  "cited_by_count": 0,
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}