Patent ID: 11897652
Assignee: DISH NETWORK L.L.C.
Field: Machine tools (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 16:
17. A method, for automatically opening a box, comprising:
determining, using a scanning system, dimensions of a box;
wherein the box has a length L, a height H, and a width W;
wherein the box comprises a top portion and a bottom portion;
wherein each of the top portion and the bottom portion are definable by L×W;

wherein the box comprises a proximal side portion and a distal side portion;
wherein each of the proximal side portion and the distal side portion are definable by H×L; and

wherein the box comprises a leading edge portion and a trailing edge portion;
wherein each of the leading edge portion and the trailing edge portion are definable by H×W;

determining whether the box dimensions are acceptable;
when the box dimensions are not acceptable;
identifying the box for manual opening operations; and
when the box dimensions are acceptable,
inserting the box into an edge opening station comprising:
an edge leading plate;
an edge trailing plate;
wherein at least one of the edge leading plate and edge trailing plate further comprise an edge guide slot;

an edge perforating wheel;
an edge perforating wheel holding block coupled to the edge perforating wheel and configured to facilitate movement of the edge perforating wheel within the edge guide slot; and
a first edge adjustment mechanism coupled to the edge leading plate and the edge trailing plate; and

perforating, by the edge perforating wheel, at least one of the leading edge portion and the trailing edge portion of the box.