Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Die compatibility adaptor for machine press communication
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Application No.: US14810873Application Date: 2015-07-28
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Publication No.: US10245802B2Publication Date: 2019-04-02
- Inventor: Dale A. Lewis
- Applicant: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US TX Plano
- Assignee: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US TX Plano
- Agency: Dinsmore & Shohl LLP
- Main IPC: B30B15/02
- IPC: B30B15/02 ; B30B15/00 ; B21D43/02 ; B21D55/00

Abstract:
A die compatibility adaptor including a housing and a die cable extending outward from the housing and terminating at a die cable end engageable with a manufacturing die that includes a first proximity sensor configured to output a first proximity signal and a second proximity sensor configured to output a second proximity signal. The die compatibility adaptor further includes a direct cable receptacle communicatively coupled to the die cable, a duplicate cable receptacle, and one or more isolation relays positioned between and communicatively coupled to the duplicate cable receptacle and the die cable, the one or more isolation relays having a closed position and an open position. In the closed position, the duplicate cable receptacle is communicatively coupled to the die cable.
Public/Granted literature
- US20170028662A1 DIE COMPATIBILITY ADAPTOR FOR MACHINE PRESS COMMUNICATION Public/Granted day:2017-02-02
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