Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
242571000 | Radially expansible or contractile | 31 |
20100065675 | EXPANDABLE BELT MANDREL - This is a mandrel used to fabricate seamless belts including those used in electrophotographic marking systems. The mandrel has a center core unit with two circular caps on each side. In between the caps is sandwiched a deformable O-ring which is outwardly deformed upon tightening of the two caps together. Once a tubular sheet is placed over the mandrel, the elastomeric O-ring will hold the sheet in place for further processing. | 03-18-2010 |
20120025003 | DEVICE FOR HANDLING OF ROLLS - A device for handling a number of sleeves, preferably paperboard sleeves, before, during and after rolling up of a paper web on each one thereof, in which a body of a length substantially corresponding to the total length or width of the sleeves is inserted in the sleeves and is expandable for pressing the circumferential surface or wall of the body wholly or partly against the inside of the sleeves and thereafter for holding together the sleeves before and during rolling up of the paper webs on the sleeves and the paper rolls thus realized thereon, characterized in that the body is hose-shaped cylindrical, that the ends of the hose-shaped cylindrical body are sealed with an air seal and at least one end is provided with a valve for supplying a medium for expansion of the body. | 02-02-2012 |
20130015286 | BAG HANDLING ASSEMBLY FOR A GRAIN BAG UNLOADING APPARATUS - A grain bag handling assembly for a grain bag unloading apparatus having an auger assembly with an input end which is inserted into a mouth of an elongated grain bag and a remote output end. The grain bag handling assembly includes a rotatably mounted spool onto which the grain bag is rolled. The spool has a changeable diameter. A drive motor is provided for rotating the spool. | 01-17-2013 |
20130186997 | CORE FOR AN ENDLESS WEB OF A PLASTIC FILM - A core which can be plugged onto a winding shaft for winding an endless, flexible material web to form a reel ( | 07-25-2013 |
20130193260 | WINDING SHAFT FOR A WINDER - The invention relates to a winding shaft for winding a continuous flexible material web into a roll. The winding shaft has means in order to adjust the diameter of the winding shaft surface to be wound between a reduced-diameter unused position and an expanded operating position, and the winding surface in the expanded position is formed jointlessly with a uniform curvature and is supported inward against the operational pressure around said winding surface in a dimensionally stable manner that is substantially uniform. A roll can thereby be wound without disruptions and then stored without a casing until the roll “dies”, said roll remaining stable during storage and not forming any disrupted zones on the inner face of the roll. | 08-01-2013 |
20140027558 | ELONGATED SHEET FEEDING REEL - A delivery reel for an elongated sheet, having a disk-shaped flange member on which a sheet roll is positioned; an auxiliary core member of generally cylindrical shape split in the circumferential direction to enable expansion in diameter, and inserted into the inside diameter part of the sheet roll; a main core member fitted into the auxiliary core member which has been inserted into the sheet roll; and a stopper member attached to the circumferential edge of the flange member, and jutting toward the outside in the radial direction. The main core member has a plate spring. In a state in which the auxiliary core member has been inserted into the inside diameter part of the sheet roll, and the main core member has been fitted into the auxiliary core member, the plate spring presses the inside peripheral surface of the auxiliary core member toward the outside in the radial direction. | 01-30-2014 |
20140042262 | EXPANSION DEVICE FOR HOLDING AND SECURING ROLLED MATERIAL - An expansion device configured for securely holding a rolled material when the rolled material is handled on roller is disclosed. The expansion device includes a roller spindle, two expansion members, a fixing sleeve, a clamping nut, and a locking member. The locking member moves toward the expansion members, so that the two expansion members expand toward the fixing sleeve, and protrusions which are formed on the expansion members are pressed outward through fixing holes of the fixing sleeve, and then resist against an inner surface of rolled material inside a rolling hole formed therethrough the rolled material. Thus, the rolled material is held securely by the expansion device. | 02-13-2014 |
20150360904 | Mandrel with Wire Retainer - A mandrel for the winding of wire includes a central element and segments radially extending about and respectively coupled to the central element by rotatable arms that permit the segments to assume a collapsed position and an extended position Inner surfaces of the segments define slots in which ends of the arms extend. One segment also defines a radially extending groove on an outer surface of that segment which intersects with the slot of that segment to define an opening through the segment. A resilient pad is fixed in the slot of that segment and has a face located at the opening and adjacent a surface of an arm coupling that segment to the central element. A wire is threaded into the opening and held in place when the arms are rotated to cause the segments to assume the extended position. Methods using the mandrel are disclosed. | 12-17-2015 |
242571100 | Inflatable bladder | 4 |
20080237388 | DIFFERENTIAL CORE WINDING APPARATUS - A pressurize air differential core winding apparatus comprises core mounting outer rings rotationally slidably mounted on a corresponding inner camming ring having outer camming surfaces. A rotating drive shaft has radial displaceable buttons which are displaced radially outwardly by an inner inflatable bladder to selectively rotate the inner ring forming a clutch mechanism. Each outer ring has an annular array of slots in which are elongated rotatable gripping cylindrical rollers having arcuate edges. Each roller is resiliently urged radially inwardly by an O-ring against the camming surfaces. The camming surfaces selectively urge the rollers outwardly to grip a core about which filaments are to be wound. An array of recesses in the outer ring receive a corresponding pad of fibrous members such as the hook type fasteners available as Velcro and Velcoin brands for initially frictionally engaging and gripping a received core. The fibrous members extend from a substrate having an adhesive backing for securing the pad to the recesses. | 10-02-2008 |
242571200 | Plural | 3 |
20120018565 | EXPANDABLE SHAFT - The present invention relates to an expandable shaft ( | 01-26-2012 |
20120168553 | WINDING MANDREL FOR THE PRODUCTION OF REELS OF WEB MATERIAL - The winding mandrel includes a substantially cylindrical wall with expandable members for the torsional locking of tubular winding cores. At least one portion of the wall is made of carbon fiber in a polymer resin matrix. | 07-05-2012 |
20160251197 | WINDING ROD FOR REELS OF WEB MATERIAL AND A WINDING MACHINE USING SAID ROD | 09-01-2016 |
242571300 | Spool loading responsive | 3 |
20090218434 | Adjustable diameter tape roll cartridge core assembly of a tape roll dispensing cartridge assembly - An adjustable diameter tape roll cartridge core assembly which permits various different tape rolls, manufactured, for example, by various different tape roll manufacturers, and characterized by different internal diameter dimensions, to be fixedly and securedly mounted upon the tape roll cartridge core member of a tape roll dispensing cartridge assembly of a carton or case sealing machine. The core assembly comprises an expandable and contractible annular ring member whereby the external diametrical extent of such expandable and contractible annular ring member is adjustable so as to in fact be capable of tightly engaging the inner peripheral surface portion of any one of various different tape rolls having various different internal diameter dimensions. | 09-03-2009 |
20090294572 | EXPANDING-MANDREL WINDER FOR REEL - A winder in which the jaws of the mandrel expand automatically by the weight of the reel, without introducing external energy. The winder has a mandrel of horizontal axis (A) whose jaws are expandable by means of links hinged to the end of a sliding pull rod and connected to the frame by a hinged connecting rod. The winder includes a rocker connected to the frame by a fixed pivot axis (D) and to the mandrel by the physical embodiment of the axis of rotation (A), the two axes (D, A) are parallel. The rocker moves the mandrel vertically between a raised loading position and a lowered use position under the weight of a reel and it brings about, simultaneously, sliding of the pull rod, automatic expansion of the jaws, and automatic clamping of the reel. | 12-03-2009 |
242571400 | Compressible or deflectable | 1 |
242571500 | Longitudinal rib | 1 |
20100213303 | TOILET-PAPER ROLL CENTRALIZER - A device centralizes a roll of toilet tissue onto a rod or spindle. Assuming the roll of tissue has an inner diameter D and a width W, and that the rod or spindle has an outer diameter d | 08-26-2010 |
242571600 | Rotation responsive | 1 |
20140027559 | PRINTER - A printer includes an arm part connected to a printer body part and a paper roll support shaft part having a first end connected to the arm part and a second end to be inserted into a hollow core of a paper roll. The paper roll support shaft includes a first support shaft and a second support shaft. The paper roll support shaft is configured to come into contact with the interior of the core at a first contact point on the first support shaft and a second contact point on the second support shaft. | 01-30-2014 |
242571800 | Axially compressed elastic mass | 1 |
20170233209 | EXPANDABLE PIN FOR SUPPORTING PARENT REELS IN PAPER CONVERTING PLANTS | 08-17-2017 |
242572000 | Longitudinally shiftable operator | 6 |
20150129710 | Mandrel for stretch film rolls - An adjustable mandrel for use with cored, or coreless rolls of stretch film is disclosed. The mandrel comprises a cylindrical shaft and a sheath. The shaft and sheath each comprise slanted regions that slide against each other when the shaft is moved relative to the sheath, and this sliding movement causes the radial displacement of the sheath such that the mandrel expands to press against the inner surface of a roll of stretch film. The displaced sheath portions retract when the shaft and sheath are disengaged and can be moved from the roll and reused. The even pressure exerted by the mandrel across the roll prevents deformation of the roll and waste of the film. | 05-14-2015 |
242573000 | Cam and follower | 3 |
242573200 | Longitudinally spaced cams | 2 |
20090308968 | PUSH-TO-EXPAND MANDREL FOR STRETCH-WRAP HAND TOOL - The present disclosure relates to a dispenser for use with rolls of film material, particularly coreless rolls. The mandrels of the dispenser can move between a retracted position wherein the dispenser has a reduced diameter, such as for when the dispenser is being inserted into a roll of film, and an increased diameter, such as for when the film is being dispensed from the dispenser. The mandrels have sections which are joined by various spring configurations and are formed as being axially slidable with respect to a central shaft with lug elements. As the mandrel is slid along the central shaft, the lug elements deflect the spring configurations outwardly so as move the mandrels radially outwardly and increase the radius of the dispenser. | 12-17-2009 |
242573300 | Opposed | 1 |
242573500 | Threaded operator | 1 |
20150291387 | Clamping Device for Film Rolls - A clamping device ( | 10-15-2015 |
242573900 | Free end spindle | 1 |
20090256023 | Rolled body holder and recording apparatus - A rolled body holder includes a center shaft member serving as a lead screw connected to a handle, a cam member screwed to the center shaft member, and a plurality of segments which form a cylindrical body covering the center shaft member and the cam member. The cam member includes a plurality of rails, and each of the rails includes a cam surface with a radially varying height. Each of the segments includes a follower part fitted to the rail and relatively slidable along the cam surface and an outer surface part on which multiple projections are formed. When the cylindrical body is inserted into a paper tube of a rolled body and the handle is rotated, the center shaft member is rotated to move the cam member in the longitudinal direction. Then, a portion of the cam surface, which is higher in the radial direction, is brought into contact with the follower part, and each of the segments extends in the radial direction so that the projections bite into an inner surface of the paper tube. As a result, the rolled body can be easily and securely held with a simple structure. | 10-15-2009 |
242574000 | Shiftable linkage | 2 |
20100102158 | SPREADABLE COILER DRUM - In a winder mandrel ( | 04-29-2010 |
20160130110 | ROLL RETAINER, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - Disclosed is a roll retainer fitting into ends of a roll to retain the roll. The roll retainer includes a retaining member having a flange facing one end of the roll; two or more supporting members pivotally retained by the retaining member, each of the supporting members being movable along an axial direction within a plane between a supporting position at which the supporting member is inserted in a hollow shaft of the roll and a retracted position at which the supporting member is retracted from the supporting position; and a linking device configured to couple the supporting members, the supporting members being linked with one another to be moved between the supporting positions and the retracted positions. | 05-12-2016 |
242575000 | Transversely shiftable operator | 3 |
20140191076 | Expandable Drum Assembly For Deploying Coiled Pipe - A drum assembly having a post, and first and second spoke frames. Each of the first and second spoke frames includes expandable spokes and immovable spokes, extending away from the post. Each expandable spoke includes a distal end movable between a retracted position and an extended position. A plurality of first drum segments each are mounted to the distal end of one of the expandable spokes of the first spoke frame and to the distal end of one of the expandable spokes of the second spoke frame. A plurality of second drum segments each mounted to an end of one of the immovable spokes of the first spoke frame and to an end of one of the immovable spokes of the second spoke frame. Mechanical actuators, extending between the post and either the expandable spokes or the first drum segments, move the expandable spokes between the retracted and extended positions. | 07-10-2014 |
20160159610 | SPOOL SUPPORT - A spool support, for supporting a windable material, comprises a main body, an actuator and a clamp portion. The actuator is movable relative to the main body between a first position and a second position. The clamp portion is pivotably connected to the main body. The actuator actuates the clamp portion such that the clamp portion pivots relative to the main body between a retracted position when the actuator is in the first position and a deployed position when the actuator is in the second position. | 06-09-2016 |
242575300 | Rotatable cam or cam follower | 1 |
20150368066 | Device for Retaining a Sleeve Around a Mandrel - The present invention relates to a mandrel comprising a radially movable portion ( | 12-24-2015 |
242576000 | With particular actuator or contractor | 3 |
20090194631 | ROLL MEDIUM SUPPORTING APPARATUS AND PRINTING APPARATUS - A roll medium supporting apparatus includes: a base body portion to be inserted into a hollow shaft portion of a rolled medium; a plurality of contact supporting portions provided circumferentially of the base body portion so as to be capable of being displaced radially of the hollow shaft portion, having a plurality of predetermined positions within the displaceable range, and coming into contact with the inner peripheral surface of the hollow shaft portion and supporting the same; and a stabilizing mechanism configured to stabilize the contact supporting portions at the plurality of predetermined positions. | 08-06-2009 |
20130277491 | MANDREL CUPPING ASSEMBLY - A mandrel cupping assembly for releaseably engaging the unsupported ends of a plurality of mandrels supported on a web winding turret assembly is disclosed. Each of the mandrels is driven in a closed mandrel path about a web winding turret assembly axis. The mandrel cupping assembly has a cupping arm turret with a cupping arm turret central axis, a cupping arm cooperatively associated with each mandrel of the plurality of mandrels, and a first actuator for disposing the cupping arm from a hold-open position to a hold-closed position. Each of the cupping arms is disposed radially about the cupping arm turret and is carried in a radial orbital path about the cupping arm turret central axis while disposed in either of the hold-open position or the hold-closed position. | 10-24-2013 |
20140042263 | MANDREL CUPPING ASSEMBLY - A mandrel cupping assembly for releasably engaging unsupported ends of a plurality of mandrels is disclosed. The mandrel cupping assembly comprises a cupping arm turret having a cupping arm turret central axis, a mandrel cup cooperatively associated with each mandrel of the plurality of mandrels, and a first actuator. | 02-13-2014 |
242577000 | Individually adjustable segment or spoke | 2 |
20090020642 | Expansion Reel Mandrel - The invention relates to a reel mandrel ( | 01-22-2009 |
20120032021 | ROLL MEDIUM HOLDING UNIT, ROLL SHEET FEEDER, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A roll medium holding unit is disclosed that includes a core part configured to be inserted in a core pipe of a roll medium; and plural diameter-increasing members configured to be variably arranged at corresponding first positions provided along a periphery of the core part and arranged at corresponding second positions provided away from the core part. The roll medium holding unit is capable of being set in a first holding state where the diameter-increasing members arranged at an outer peripheral surface of the core part support the roll medium with the diameter-increasing members arranged at the corresponding first positions and capable of being set in a second holding state where the core part of a holding member supports the roll medium with the diameter-increasing members arranged at the corresponding second positions. | 02-09-2012 |