Patent ID: 11939100
Assignee: DLN INTEGRATED SYSTEMS, INC.
Field: Handling (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 9:
10. A method of case unpacking comprising:
receiving a case configured as a polygonal prism having a plurality of sides extending between a side top and a side bottom and a bottom disposed between the plurality of sides onto a work surface positioned at a first height, such that the bottom of the case contacts the work surface, the case having one or more products disposed within a void positioned between the plurality of sides and the bottom of the case;
moving the case, with a case movement device, into a position wherein a first side of the case is disposed adjacent to a cutter;
adjusting the cutter based on known parameters of the case, such that the cutter contacts the respective first side at a predetermined cut line positioned closer to the respective side bottom than to the respective side top;
moving the case with case movement device with respect to the cutter thereby cutting the first side of the case with the cutter at the predetermined cut line; and
moving the cut case, with the case movement device, to an unload position adjacent to the work surface and above a product container disposed at a second height, such that the one or more products disposed within a void are deposited into the product container, and wherein the second height is lower than the first height.