| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 226010000 | WITH MATERIAL-RESPONSIVE CONTROL MEANS | 25 |
| 20090236385 | CONTINUOUS PAPER FEED DEVICE, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, CONTINUOUS PAPER FEEDING METHOD AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIA STORING PROGRAM - A continuous paper feed device includes a paper feed unit that feeds continuous paper to an image output part; a slack forming unit that forms a slack of continuous paper on a paper transport path; a detecting unit that detects a remaining amount of continuous paper; a cutting unit that cuts the continuous paper; and a cutting controller that controls the cutting unit to cut the continuous paper during a time taken to tighten the slack formed, when paper more than a predefined value which has been set beforehand is transported, and if the remaining amount of paper detected by the detecting unit is more than a threshold value, the cutting controller performing control operation including reducing a length of a slack formed by the slack forming unit and transporting the continuous paper, followed by forming a slack again by the slack forming unit. | 09-24-2009 |
| 20090283565 | Determination of roll media dimensions - A measurement method for roll media comprises determining media thickness as a function of a relationship between media advance and media roll rotation. | 11-19-2009 |
| 20160083128 | WEB PROCESSING WITH SEMI-ROTARY ACCUMULATOR - Various apparatus embodiments include first, second, third and fourth idler shafts, and further include a first movable idler shaft having a first movable axis that is movable between a first axis position and a second axis position, and a second movable idler shaft having a second movable axis that is movable between a third axis position and fourth axis position. At least one linkage connects the first movable idler shaft to the second movable idler shaft. A motor linkage connects the at least one linkage to at least one motor for providing simultaneous movement of the first and second movable idler shafts. | 03-24-2016 |
| 226011000 | Responsive to break or depletion | 1 |
| 20160137448 | SHEET SUPPLYING APPARATUS AND PRINTING APPARATUS - A trailing portion of a sheet drawn out of a sheet roll is discharged with a simple configuration. In a case where a trailing portion of the sheet is drawn out of the sheet roll, a driven roller is brought into press-contact with a core of the sheet roll via the trailing portion, whereby the trailing portion is discharged by utilizing the rotation of the core of the sheet roll. | 05-19-2016 |
| 226015000 | To position material laterally | 10 |
| 20110168752 | Apparatus for Controlling the Lateral Displacement of at least One Material Web with a Lath Securing Device - An apparatus for controlling the lateral displacement of at least one material web, comprising one roller pivoting about a shaft, which roller comprises laths that extend in the direction of the shaft and that are arranged in circumferential direction of the roller, whereas each lath is mounted in such a way that it can be moved in the direction of the shaft. Furthermore the roller comprises at least one lath guiding device on which the movable laths are guided, whereas the lath guiding device comprises for each lath a respective region for guiding each individual lath. According to the invention the roller comprises at least one lath securing device which is used to protect the laths from being detached from the apparatus when the region for guiding the respective lath is defective, whereas the lath securing device comprises for each lath a respective region for securing each individual lath. | 07-14-2011 |
| 20130043294 | FILM SUBSTRATE CONVEYING DEVICE - A film substrate conveying device is a device for conveying a belt-like film substrate while placing the film substrate upright, with one end part thereof being on an upper side in a width direction thereof. The film substrate conveying device has at least a pair of first grip rollers disposed to sandwich an upper end part of the film substrate therebetween; and a first angle adjusting mechanism capable of adjusting an inclination direction and an inclination angle of the first grip rollers to be capable of inclining a rotation angle of the first grip rollers such that a rotation direction of the first grip rollers is on an upper side with respect to a conveying direction. | 02-21-2013 |
| 20130175312 | MEANDERING CORRECTION APPARATUS OF A CONTINUOUS SHEET ASSOCIATED WITH AN ABSORBENT ARTICLE - An apparatus for manufacturing absorbent articles includes: a detecting section detecting an edge position of a continuous sheet in the width direction when the detecting section is stopped at a stop position, a meandering correcting section correcting meandering of the continuous sheet, a motor moving the detecting section in the width direction, and a controller controlling the motor based on a movement signal related to movement of the detecting section. The controller has a value corresponding to a distance from a reference position to each stop position, moves the detecting section to each stop position based on the corresponding value and the movement signal. The controller detects that the detecting section reaches the reference position based on a current of the motor. The reference position is a limit position for physical movement in the width direction of the detecting section, and is at or outside the outermost stop position. | 07-11-2013 |
| 20140091127 | SHEET CONVEYING DEVICE - A sheet conveying device that more appropriately corrects a positional deviation for a sheet and reduces the time required for a correction of the positional deviation. The sheet conveying device includes a guide unit, for guiding the edges of the sheet that is conveyed and for correcting a positional deviation, and a buffer unit located upstream of the guide unit to form a slack for the sheet, so that one part of the slack formed by the buffer unit is guided by the guide unit. The buffer unit includes an upstream roller pair and a downstream roller pair, and a slack for the sheet is formed between the upstream roller pair and the downstream roller pair. | 04-03-2014 |
| 20140209655 | SENSOR CONTROLLER FOR INTERPRETING NATURAL INTERACTION SENSOR FOR WEB HANDLING - A sensor controller for web handling applications is described. The sensor controller is provided with a first port, a second port, a computer readable medium, and a processor. The first port receives a sequence of data frames capturing an area of a material web having a width to height ratio between 0.10 and 100. The computer readable medium stores logic indicative of identifying properties of a first group of data points of a feature of the material web extending in a web direction of travel. The processor scans the sequence of data frames to locate a transition between a property of the first group of data points and a property of a second group of data points in the data frames and generates a series of location signals indicative of lateral locations of the transition within the data frames. The second port outputs the location signals. | 07-31-2014 |
| 226018000 | By shiftable material support | 5 |
| 226019000 | Laterally movable support | 3 |
| 20090242602 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO POSITION WEB PROCESSING EQUIPMENT - Various method embodiments move web equipment from a first web processing station to a second web processing station. According to a method embodiment, the web equipment is raised away from the first web processing station, where raising includes rotating the web equipment about a rotary axis. The rotary axis is linearly moved along a linear axis. The web equipment is lowered toward the second web processing station, wherein lowering includes rotating the web equipment about the rotary axis. Various embodiments move a laser head from one web processing station into operational position at another web processing station. | 10-01-2009 |
| 20100072244 | WEB TRANSPORTATION GUIDING APPARATUS AND METHOD - A guiding apparatus and method for a shift generated by a web during web transportation is provided, in which a coarse position guiding module and a fine position guiding module function to directly adjust the web so as to compensate the shift occurred during the process of transportation according to a position of the web. By means of monitoring a location of the fine position guiding module at any time, a reference of the coarse position guiding module will be adjusted when the location of the fine position guiding module satisfies the condition defined in the guiding method, so as to change a position where the web enters into the fine position guiding module. | 03-25-2010 |
| 20110089214 | Strip Material Dispensing Device - An apparatus for dispensing strip materials onto one or more moving substrates includes a frame extending transversally of the substrate path that supports guide arms. Each guide arm includes pulleys for dispensing strip materials and is able to be moved along the frame by a friction drive system, which includes crank shafts, pulleys, and cables. Each guide arm can be held in position by a friction braking system, which includes members that are pressed against components of the drive system to frictionally prevent motion. A position feedback system measures and displays the location of the guide arms. A substrate tracking and adjustment system tracks the position of the substrate as it moves side to side from a normal path and automatically adjusts the position of the frame along a guide track to maintain the guide arms in a desired position in relation to the substrate. | 04-21-2011 |
| 226021000 | Pivotally mounted roller | 2 |
| 20100243698 | WEB CARRIER, WEB CARRYING METHOD, AND WEB CARRIAGE CONTROL PROGRAM - Provided is a web carrier which can prevent creasing of a web by detecting a sign of creasing of a web during carriage of the web. The web carrier ( | 09-30-2010 |
| 20130075441 | WEB GUIDING APPARATUS - Provided is a web guiding apparatus capable of ensuring a smooth operation and durability against a force applied from a web even if the apparatus is used in an environment with airborne paper powder, dust and the like. | 03-28-2013 |
| 226024000 | To regulate longitudinal movement of material | 7 |
| 20120037679 | DEVICE FOR FEEDING A QUASI-ENDLESS MATERIAL WEB - The invention relates to a device for feeding a quasi-endless material web ( | 02-16-2012 |
| 20160031668 | Transport Apparatus and Recording Apparatus - A transport apparatus includes a plurality of rollers that transport a medium, a detection unit that detects a rotation amount of each of the rollers, and a control unit that controls driving of each of the rollers. The control unit controls the driving of each of the rollers using a correction value that corresponds to a rotation amount from an origin position of the corresponding roller. | 02-04-2016 |
| 226027000 | Registration | 2 |
| 20110132957 | RECORDING-MEDIUM-CONVEYING DEVICE AND RECORDING APPARATUS - A device includes a conveying roller configured to convey a recording medium, a follower roller configured to press the recording medium against the conveying roller, a detector configured to detect a direction of skew of the conveyed recording medium, and a changer configured to change a state of contact between the recording medium and the conveying roller in accordance with a result of the detection by the detector such that a length of a portion of the conveying roller that is in contact with the recording medium in a conveyance direction is larger on a side toward which the recording medium is skewed than on an opposite side. | 06-09-2011 |
| 226028000 | Of continuously moving material | 1 |
| 226029000 | By means to vary speed of material momentarily | 1 |
| 20090071996 | TAPE FEEDER - In a tape feeder to feed electronic parts with a carrier tape, a lower support member | 03-19-2009 |
| 226034000 | By means to vary engagement of feed means with material | 1 |
| 20090101686 | WEB PROCESSING APPARATUS - A web tensioning assembly is configured to exert a tension on a web in a process direction and to balance the tension across a width of the web extending substantially in a direction perpendicular to the process direction. A web processing apparatus includes such a web tensioning assembly. | 04-23-2009 |
| 226038000 | By means to retard material movement | 1 |
| 20140361065 | CONVEYOR AND CONVEYING METHOD - A conveyor is provided with a supply roll, a detection device and a brake force applying device. The supply roll is rotatably arranged and is configured to support a belt-shaped cell material for an electrode or a separator to intermittently feeding out the cell material by rotation of the supply roll. The detection device is arranged with respect to the supply roll to detect an amount of the cell material remaining on the supply roll. The brake force applying device operatively coupled to the supply roll to apply brake force to the rotation of the supply roll based on the amount of the cell material detected by the detection device. | 12-11-2014 |
| 226044000 | Responsive to dancer detector | 1 |
| 20100140312 | System For Alignment Measurement For Rolling Embossed Double-Sided Optical Film And Method Thereof - A system for alignment measurement for a rolling embossed double-sided optical film, the system comprising: a first roller with a first brightness enhancement film pattern and a first alignment pattern thereon, a second roller with a second brightness enhancement film pattern and a second alignment pattern thereon; a measuring unit for measuring diffraction patterns in the first alignment region and the second alignment region, respectively; and a control unit electrically connected to the first roller, the second roller and the measuring unit to adjust the relative position between the first roller and the second roller according to the diffraction patterns measured by the measuring unit. | 06-10-2010 |
| 226045000 | Detector means | 4 |
| 20090321491 | Edge Detection System - An edge detection system including an elongated sheet defining a longitudinal axis and having at least one edge and a sensor positioned relative to the elongated sheet, the sensor defining a scan field having a null zone, wherein the sensor is moveable relative to the sheet in a direction generally perpendicular to the longitudinal axis to align the null zone with the edge. | 12-31-2009 |
| 20140008408 | CONVEYANCE APPARATUS AND RECORDING APPARATUS - A conveyance apparatus includes a feeding unit, on which a roll sheet is settable, configured to feed the roll sheet, a conveyance roller configured to convey a sheet fed from the feeding unit, a first detection unit configured to detect a conveyance distance of the sheet conveyed by the conveyance roller, a second detection unit configured to detect a conveyance distance of the sheet drawn out from the roll sheet set on the feeding unit, a driving unit configured to synchronously drive the feeding unit when the sheet is conveyed by the conveyance roller, and a determination unit configured to determine a state of an end portion of the roll sheet based on detection results by the first detection unit and the second detection unit. | 01-09-2014 |
| 20140374460 | ROLL WITH SENSORS FOR A MACHINE FOR PRODUCING AND/OR PROCESSING A MATERIAL WEB AND MACHINE FOR PRODUCING AND/OR PROCESSING A MATERIAL WEB - A roll for a machine for processing a material web, in particular a paper, cardboard, or tissue machine, has a cylindrical roll core and a roll cover which is arranged on the radially outer lateral face of the roll core. The roll cover has a functional layer and a connecting structure which lies radially between the roll core and the functional layer. The radially outer lateral face of the functional layer provides a contact surface which can be brought into contact with the material web or a covering. A plurality of pressure and/or temperature-sensitive sensors are embedded in the roll cover. The sensors are arranged in the connecting structure or at the interface between the connecting structure and the functional layer. | 12-25-2014 |
| 20150314356 | SYSTEM FOR HIGH SPEED FEEDING A THIN SHEET METAL STRIP INTO A RECIPROCATING PRESS - A sheet metal strip is directed from a supply coil into a unitized system including a frame supporting a feed roll driven by a variable speed motor. The strip is directed upwardly from the feed roll between vertical guide rods to produce an inverted U-shaped vertical loop detected by sensors connected to control the feed roll motor. A servo driven index roll receives and advances the strip into tooling within a reciprocating press. Vibration insulators support the frame from a base stand mounted on air casters which provide for quickly removing the system from the press. The axial length of each roll is less than the width of the strip and engages only a center portion of the strip. A second index roll driven by a servo motor may be used on the press to provide push/pull advancement of the strip through the press. | 11-05-2015 |
