REVERSE DIE CUTTING INSERT AND METHOD

摘要

A reverse die cutting apparatus includes a counter die having at least one receiving aperture disposed thereon in which an insert having a blade is received. The receiving aperture disposed on the counter die is a through aperture having a specific geometric configuration that correlates to a perimeter configuration of the insert. The insert is received in the counter die and the blade portion of the insert is customizable due to a forming process, thereby providing a reverse cut to a substrate in a die converting process.

主权项

1. A reverse die cutting apparatus for use with a substrate in a die converting process comprising:
a counter die having a generally planar body portion and a receiving aperture disposed through the planar body portion, wherein the receiving aperture includes a geometric configuration relative to an outer perimeter thereof; an insert having a generally planar body portion, wherein the insert includes a geometric configuration disposed about an outer perimeter thereof that is complementary to the geometric configuration of the receiving aperture, such that the insert is received within the receiving aperture disposed through the generally planar body portion of the counter die; one or more blades extending outwardly from the generally planar body portion of the insert; and wherein the insert, as received in the receiving aperture of the counter die, is configured to provide a reverse cut to the substrate during the die converting process.