| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 226168000 | BY ORBITALLY TRAVELING MATERIAL-ENGAGING SURFACE(S) | 51 |
| 20120153000 | CONVEYING DEVICE AND PRINTER - A conveying device includes a first feeder that rotatably supports a roll sheet and feeds the roll sheet to a conveying path, a second feeder that feeds a cut sheet to the conveying path, and a controller that determines whether a sheet fed to the conveying path is the roll sheet or the cut sheet based on the relationship between movement of the sheet fed to the conveying path and rotation of the roll sheet. | 06-21-2012 |
| 20120205418 | RECORDING APPARATUS - A recording apparatus includes a feeding unit that can feed roll-shaped roll medium downstream in the transport direction, a recording apparatus main body having a recording unit that performs recording on the fed roll medium, and a winding device that winds the recorded roll medium in a roll at a predetermined position, in which the winding device can move with respect to the recording apparatus main body. | 08-16-2012 |
| 20120305622 | DEVICE ON A SPINNING ROOM PREPARATION MACHINE, FOR EXAMPLE A FIBRE FLOCK FEEDER, CARDING MACHINE, CLEANER OR THE LIKE, FOR SUPPLYING AND/OR DISCHARGING FIBRE MATERIAL - In a device on a spinning room preparation machine, for example a fibre flock feeder, carding machine, cleaner or the like, for supplying and/or discharging fibre material, a tray-like guide element having a guide surface co-operates with at least one conveyor roll located opposite, the fibre material being guided towards and along the guide surface. In order to provide a simple way of supplying and/or discharging fibre material without undesirable adhesion of fibres, the guide element located opposite the at least one conveyor roll is arranged to be set in vibration by at least one actuator. | 12-06-2012 |
| 226170000 | On endless belt or chain | 3 |
| 20080203131 | Film guiding assembly - A film guiding assembly for guiding a plastic film during travel along a desired path includes at least two non-rotating turning bars over which the film passes, and an actuator for pivoting the turning bars to laterally shift the film. A sensor for senses the lateral position of the film downstream of the turning bars and operates to cause the actuator to pivot the turning bars when necessary to maintain the film leaving the guiding assembly in the desired path. | 08-28-2008 |
| 226171000 | With cooperating surface | 2 |
| 226172000 | Comprising endless belt or chain | 2 |
| 20090071997 | PRINT MEDIA LOADING MECHANISM HAVING DISPLACEABLE ENDLESS BELTS - A print media loading mechanism for a modular printer assembly is disclosed. A pair of opposed endless belts is provided. Each belt passes around a pair of rollers. Opposed roller pairs are slidably received by sliders attached to a frame of the printer assembly. A pair of arms is attached to each opposed roller pair, the pair of arms having a common pivot point. A traversing mechanism connects to each pair of arms at the common pivot point. A drive assembly, including at least one worm screw and motor which rotates the worm screw, is also provided. The worm screw interacts with the traversing mechanism in order to move the traversing mechanisms apart and closer together respectively. This in turn moves the opposed endless belts apart and closer together respectively. | 03-19-2009 |
| 20110049211 | Cable Transport Device - A cable transport device having a pivotably mounted cable transporter, a first drive means connected in a stationary manner to a base frame and intended for achieving an exactly defined pivot movement of the cable transporter around a pivot axis and a second drive means for synchronous driving of at least two cooperating pressure rollers. The second drive means with a drive axle for the pressure rollers is connected in a stationary manner to the base frame, and the drive axle of the second drive means coincides with the pivot axis for the cable transporter. The transmission of the pivot movement is effected via a toothed belt which is tensioned symmetrically to the center of rotation of the pivot axis between a first intermediate shaft arranged on a base plate of the cable transporter and a second intermediate shaft fixed to the machine frame, the pitch axis of the cable transporter being identical to the axis of the first intermediate shaft. | 03-03-2011 |
| 226174000 | With control or adjustment means | 11 |
| 20090057363 | Device for driving one or more superposed webs for a rotary press, and rotary press - The present invention provides two counter-rotating rollers having substantially parallel axes of rotation which are provided to grip the web(s) between them and to cause the web(s) to move along as a result of their rotation, each roller having two spaced cylindrical support surfaces each defining a zone for gripping the web(s) with a corresponding, opposing, support surface of the other roller. The rollers are displaceable relative to each other in the direction of the axes of rotation and a displacement of one of the rollers relative to the other in the direction of the axes of rotation modifies a distance between the gripping zones. A rotary press is also provided. | 03-05-2009 |
| 20100308097 | SPRING-LOADED, FRICTION-DRIVEN TAKE-UP ROLLER FOR MANAGING LONG SCANNED DOCUMENTS - This is a take-up roller assembly that is connected to paper exiting a scanner and collects this exiting paper. The take-up roller assembly is moved by movement of paper entering the scanner together with a paper pulling structure that is located in the scanner. This take-up roller assembly is uniquely suitable for use in a wide format imaging system that uses a scanner. | 12-09-2010 |
| 20110062206 | ROLL OR BUFFER STORAGE FOR A FLAT WEB MATERIAL - The invention relates to a buffer storage for a flat web material ( | 03-17-2011 |
| 20150115013 | Cable Transport Device - A cable transport device having a pivotably mounted cable transporter, a first drive means connected in a stationary manner to a base frame and intended for achieving an exactly defined pivot movement of the cable transporter around a pivot axis and a second drive means for synchronous driving of at least two cooperating pressure rollers. The second drive means with a drive axle for the pressure rollers is connected in a stationary manner to the base frame, and the drive axle of the second drive means coincides with the pivot axis for the cable transporter. In additional versions, the second drive means with a drive axle for the pressure rollers is also connected in a stationary manner to the base frame, and the rollers' axes of rotation are parallel to one another and parallel to a common pitch axis. In these versions, transmission of the drive movement to the toothed belt driving the pressure rollers is effected via a toothed belt which is tensioned symmetrically to the center of rotation of the pivot axis between a first intermediate shaft arranged on a base plate of the cable transporter and a second intermediate shaft fixed to the machine frame, the pitch axis of the cable transporter being identical to the axis of the first intermediate shaft. The cable transport device may be equipped with a guide sleeve that includes a grooved plate and a cover plate that may be replaced for adaptation to different cable diameters and for correction of the cable position. | 04-30-2015 |
| 20160137451 | Device for Decurling a Web of Material, Such as a Paper Web - The invention relates to a device for decurling a web of material, such as a paper web, which device comprises: a first main roller; a second main roller arranged parallel to and at a distance of the first main roller, wherein the first main roller and the second main roller are arranged in a main plain; and a decurling roller arranged parallel to and between the first and second main roller, when viewed in a direction perpendicular to the main plain, wherein the spacing between the first main roller and the second roller is smaller than the diameter of the decurling roller. | 05-19-2016 |
| 226176000 | To vary bite of contacting pinch members | 4 |
| 20140203059 | APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING THE NIP FORCE/PRESSURE BETWEEN TWO ROTATING CYLINDERS - An apparatus for controlling the nip force between a fixed roll having a first longitudinal axis and a pivoting roll pivotable about a pivot axis and having a second longitudinal axis is disclosed. | 07-24-2014 |
| 20140291375 | RECORDING DEVICE AND CONVEYANCE DEVICE - A recording device includes a recording unit that performs recording on a recording medium with the recording medium being stored in a rolled state and unrolled from one end. The recording device includes a pair of abutting rollers, a support roller and a movable mechanism. The abutting rollers face each other, and convey the recording medium while the recording medium is nipped between the abutting rollers. The support roller is arranged on a downstream side of the abutting rollers in a conveyance path of the recording medium. The support roller abuts the recording medium to support the recording medium. The movable mechanism changes a position of at least one of the abutting rollers to switch between an abutting state in which the other of the abutting rollers abuts the recording medium and a released state in which the other of the abutting rollers does not abut the recording medium. | 10-02-2014 |
| 20150041515 | DEVICE FOR RETRACTING A HOSE, AND VEHICLE AND METHOD THEREFOR - A retracting device and method for retracting a hose, the device comprising:
| 02-12-2015 |
| 226177000 | Infinitesimally variable | 1 |
| 20100294823 | WIRE FEED DRIVE ASSEMBLY - A wire feed station of a wire processing system draws a supply of wire into the system. The wire feed station includes first and second feed wheels that create a nip to pull the wire through the feed station. A drive assembly is coupled to the first and second feed wheels to cause rotation of the feed wheels. The drive assembly includes first and second drive shafts that are coupled to the first and second feed wheels through a pair of flexible couplings. The flexible couplings allow the first and second feed wheels to move relative to each other to adjust the feed nip. The flexible couplings allow a single drive motor to rotate the first and second feed wheels through a pair of drive shafts without the use of a complex belt or gear assembly. | 11-25-2010 |
| 226179000 | For shifting roll(s) axially | 2 |
| 20090242603 | TRANSPORT DEVICE FOR TRANSPORTING ROLL-SHAPED RECORDING MEDIUM AND RECORDING APPARATUS - A transport device for transporting a roll-shaped recording medium includes: a pair of roll retainers that are attached to both sides of a roll portion of the roll-shaped recording medium; a pair of spindles that are engaged with the roll retainers to support the roll portion; a transport roller that transports the roll-shaped recording medium drawn out from the roll portion while pinching the roll-shaped recording medium; and a positioning mechanism that rotates the roll portion supported by the spindles in a direction in which tension is applied to the drawn roll-shaped recording medium to move the roll portion to one side in a longitudinal direction such that a reference edge of the roll-shaped recording medium comes into contact with a reference position, thereby positioning the reference edge of the roll-shaped recording medium. | 10-01-2009 |
| 20140319194 | APPARATUS FOR GUIDING A MOVING WEB - An apparatus ( | 10-30-2014 |
| 226181000 | Comprising rotary pinch pair | 19 |
| 20080314950 | Reversible nip roller drive system - A reversible nip roller drive system for delivering an elongated band, tape, strap or the like in both a forward and reverse direction as required, with one nip roller of each set of paired nip rollers being translatable between an open and closed position, the nip rollers being connected to associated nip pulleys. The nip pulleys are driven by an interconnected drive belt, preferably toothed, mounted on pulleys or sheaves. The system has a drive pulley, two pairs of nip pulleys connected to the nip rollers, each pair having a fixed pulley and a linearly translatable pulley, and a linearly translatable idler pulley. The drive pulley and the two nip pulleys on one side of the band are stationary or fixed in place, whereas the idler pulley and the opposing nip pulleys are simultaneously linearly translatable relative to the other pulleys, the idler pulley being disposed to same side of the band as the drive pulley, and the opposing nip pulleys being disposed on the opposite of the band from the other nip pulleys. | 12-25-2008 |
| 20090120989 | MATERIAL FEEDING APPARATUS - A material feeding apparatus has a vibration absorbing construction, in which an impulse and vibrations from a press apparatus, etc. are hard to transmit to a material feeding equipment, etc., and includes an inner housing that accommodates therein the material feeding equipment, and an outer housing connected to the inner housing through a vibration absorbing member. A vibration restricting member is provided between the housings to restrict the degree of freedom of vibrations, which are transmitted to the inner housing through the vibration absorbing member when an impulse force acts on the outer housing, only in a vertical direction. The vibration restricting member includes an upper plate member, upper and lower surfaces of which are interposed between a top wall of the outer housing and a top wall of the inner housing, and a lower plate member, upper and lower surfaces of which are interposed between a bottom wall of the outer housing and a bottom wall of the inner housing. | 05-14-2009 |
| 20110198379 | SLUDGE AND SEDIMENT REMOVAL SYSTEM BY REMOTE ACCESS - A compound conduit containing inner and outer conduits with apertures in the former that are angled to direct jets of fluid in a rearward direction from the inner conduit into the annular space is used to draw sludge or undesirable material from a vessel without imposing a vacuum on the system. In conjunction with the compound conduit is a rotary tube seal that allows the conduit to be mounted to an orifice in a tank wall and pivoted or rotated over a range of angles. A tubing drive mechanism grasps the tubing at locations well removed from the distal end and causes the tubing to travel in the direction of the tubing axis. The gripping members in the mechanism engage the sides of the tubing and are capable of shifting position relative to each other to accommodate changes in the curvature of the tubing. | 08-18-2011 |
| 20120199627 | CONTACT NIP ROLL - An improved contact nip roll, a method for assembling an improved contact nip roll, a system for nipping a web, and a method for nipping a web are provided. The improved contact nip roll integrates an inner softer core that can provide compliancy to web caliper variations, while rigid annular rings and a harder outer skin can maintain a uniform contact area. | 08-09-2012 |
| 20120223118 | WEB MEDIA MOVING APPARATUS - An apparatus for moving a continuous web of print media includes a roller having an axis of rotation. The roller includes a pattern of recesses and ridges positioned along the axis of rotation of the roller. A second section of the roller is located between a first section of the roller and a third section of the roller as viewed along the axis of rotation. The roller includes a profile as viewed along the axis of rotation in which the diameter of the ridges located in the first section of the roller and the diameter of ridges located in the third section of the roller are greater than the diameter of the ridges located in the second section of the roller. | 09-06-2012 |
| 20130062389 | SUPPLY DEVICE FOR A MACHINE FOR TRANSVERSELY CUTTING AT LEAST ONE STRIP OF FLEXIBLE MATERIAL - A supply device ( | 03-14-2013 |
| 20130200128 | Driver for a Steel Strip Coiler - A driver for a steel strip coiler, having at least one supporting driving roller mounted on a frame, and at least one driving roller, which can be adjusted with respect to the supporting driving roller and is mounted on at least one rocker connected to the frame, wherein the driving roller is attached to a bearing region of the rocker. The bearing region is open for the insertion or removal of the driving roller toward the side and/or upwardly when the rocker is placed in the operating position. The driver has a fixing mechanism for fixing the driving roller to the bearing region. The method for removing a driving roller from such a driver includes opening the fixing mechanism and removing the driving roller toward the side or upwardly from the driver. | 08-08-2013 |
| 20130221054 | SHEET FEEDER AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCLUDING SAME - A sheet feeder including a sheet roll constituted of one long continuous sheet wound around a core, a sheet conveyance unit to convey the sheet fed from the sheet roll and including an extreme upstream member that contacts an upper surface of the sheet fed from the sheet roll at an extreme upstream side in a direction of conveyance of the sheet, and a trailing end detector rotatable by contacting the sheet extended between the core of the sheet roll and the extreme upstream member. The trailing end detector detects a trailing end of the sheet roll upon being rotated upward to a position above a line connecting the extreme upstream member and a lowest part of the core of the sheet roll having a minimum diameter usable in the sheet feeder. | 08-29-2013 |
| 20130240593 | SHEET TRANSPORT DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING DEVICE - A sheet transport device includes: a sheet transporting unit that transports a sheet; a sheet guiding member that is divided into plural member portions and guides the sheet transported from the sheet transporting unit; and a common locating member that is arranged on sides of the sheet guiding member which sandwich the member portions of the sheet guiding member, and collectively locates and holds the member portions of the sheet guiding member. | 09-19-2013 |
| 20140263533 | DRIVE ROLL ASSEMBLY - A wire feeder includes a wire feeder housing that encloses one or more drive roll assemblies rotatably connected with respect to the wire feeder housing for engaging welding wire. Each of drive roll assemblies includes a biasing element that adjusts compressive forces applied to the welding wire. | 09-18-2014 |
| 20150008245 | LINE TRANSPORT DEVICE - The invention relates to a line transport device ( | 01-08-2015 |
| 20150014383 | INDEXING DRIVE ROLL CARRIER SYSTEM AND METHOD - A drive roll carrier includes a hub coupled to and extending axially from a gear along a rotational axis, an engagement feature coupled to and extending axially from the gear, and a retainer disposed about the hub. The gear is rotatable via a wire feed motor. The engagement feature is configured to engage the drive roll and urge rotation of the drive roll as the gear is rotated. The retainer includes an alignment feature configured to receive the drive roll. The retainer may be selectively locked into one of a first position relative to the hub and a second position relative to the hub. The alignment feature and the engagement feature are aligned in the first position and not aligned in the second position, and the retainer may be transitioned between the first and second positions without being translated along the hub in a direction of the rotational axis. | 01-15-2015 |
| 20150335211 | DISPENSING UNIT AND DISPENSER - A dispensing unit and a dispenser are provided. The dispenser is adapted for the use with continuous web material. The dispensing unit includes a first roller arranged to rotate about a first axis and a second roller arranged to rotate about a second axis. A web path is provided through the dispensing unit and a portion of the web path consists of a web passage defined between the first roller and the second roller. A drive mechanism engages with at least one of the first roller and the second roller for feeding web material through the web passage. The drive mechanism comprises a feeding ring rotatably suspended in the dispensing unit. The feeding ring extends around the web path. | 11-26-2015 |
| 20160114997 | TRANSPORTING DEVICE AND PRINTING APPARATUS - A transporting device includes a first driving roller which transports the base material; a second driving roller which is disposed to be closer to a downstream side of the transporting direction than the first driving roller, and transports the base material; a driven roller which nips the base material between the second driving roller and the driven roller, and rotates together with the second driving roller; and an inter-roller transporting path which is provided between the first driving roller and the second driving roller, and through which the base material is transported in a state where the base material is suspended in a direction of gravity and bent. The second driving roller starts winding the base material at a position which is closer to an upstream side of the transporting direction than a position where the driven roller is in contact with the base material. | 04-28-2016 |
| 226183000 | Including means to ensure arcuate engagement | 3 |
| 20090224021 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING COILED SHEET-LIKE MATERIAL - A coil processor is provided for performing processing operations on coiled sheet-like material, such as sheet metal, plastics or other materials. The coil processor uncoils and straightens the material before performing desired operations on the material and transferring it for packaging, shipping or further processing. Various features improve the overall efficiency of the coil processor, including its ability to move material forward and backward through the unit without slowing down the overall operation, as well as the versatility of its mobile tool carriers, which can perform multiple complex processing applications, including cutting, punching, stamping, bending or others. Additionally, processing efficiency may be further enhanced by the use of a computer, which determines the most efficient sequence for performing processing operations, and controls the coil processor's various features to process material in that sequence. | 09-10-2009 |
| 20130334274 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR APPLYING UNIAXIAL COMPRESSION STRESSES TO A MOVING WIRE - An apparatus and method for moving a wire along its own axis against a high resistance to its motion causing a substantial uniaxial compression stress in the wire without allowing it to buckle. The apparatus consists of a wire gripping and moving drive wheel and guide rollers for transporting the moving wire away from the drive wheel. Wire is pressed into a peripheral groove in a relatively large diameter, rotating drive wheel by a set of small diameter rollers arranged along part of the periphery causing the wire to be gripped by the groove. The drive wheel can have a smooth peripheral surface and a groove or grooves parallel in the outer surface of small diameter rollers. | 12-19-2013 |
| 20150097014 | TRANSPORT DEVICE - Provided is a transport device including a first transport member that transports a sheet-shaped medium in a transport direction, a transport path that is formed by a first guiding member which guides the medium in the transport direction and a second guiding member which guides the medium in the transport direction, at least one of the first guiding member and the second guiding member including a widened part on a downstream side of a processing position and on an upstream side of a second transport member, a pressing member that presses the medium to the first guiding member, a processing unit that performs a processing on the medium which is transported in the transport path, and a second transport member that transports the medium, which is guided by the first guiding member and the second guiding member, in the transport direction. | 04-09-2015 |
| 226186000 | Yieldable bite | 2 |
| 20140197219 | APPARATUS AND SYSTEM FOR RETRIEVING HOSE - The preferred system utilizes two devices to recover larger diameter hoses and couplings. Each of the devices has a plurality of lifting frame arms having a motor disposed between the lifting frame arms. The motor is operatively connected to the rotational drive roller also connected between the lifting frame arms. A hinge or other attaching arrangement that connects the lifting frame arms to mounts allows for lowering the lifting frame arms into a first position and lifting the lifting frame arms into a second position higher the lower rollers. A hydraulic lift cylinder can be utilized to raise and lower the lifting frame arms when a hose coupling on the hose is encountered during the hose recovery process. The devices can be lined up in series and spaced a few feet apart. The devices can be mounted to a tractor, trailer, truck or other similar equipment. A cage can surround the devices on top of the tractor, trailer, truck or other similar equipment. A passageway on top of the vehicle leading to the first of the devices can be utilized in the recovery effort to help guide the hose into the first device. | 07-17-2014 |
| 20150021373 | Apparatus and System for Retrieving Hose - A system for recovering hose, including a hose receptacle having an open top portion for receiving a hose and attached hose couplings. The system further including a first device having a hose recovery means comprising an upper roller and a lower roller, at least one of the upper or lower rollers being powered, and a lifting arm operably coupled to the upper roller for moving the upper roller between a first position and a second position, the upper roller being closer to the lower roller when in the first position than when in the second position. Additionally, a platform having the first device arranged thereon and capable of moving above the receptacle along a first axis and a second axis to deposit the hose in the receptacle, and a platform moving means for moving the platform along the first axis and the second axis, wherein the first axis has first axis limits and the second axis has second axis limits, the first axis limits and second axis limits being substantially coextensive with dimensions of the open top portion of the hose receptacle. | 01-22-2015 |
| 226188000 | With drive means | 4 |
| 20110095063 | PAPER DISPENSER - A paper dispenser has a transport roller which can be alternatively rotated by a motor-driven mechanism or by a manually driven mechanism. A first coupling member is associated with the transport roller and respective second coupling members are associated with the two drive mechanisms. The two secondary coupling members are interconnected by a movable connecting element and can be alternatively engaged with the first coupling member. | 04-28-2011 |
| 20110240707 | ARRANGEMENT FOR DRIVING A FLAT SUBSTRATE IN A PACKAGING PRODUCTION MACHINE - An arrangement ( | 10-06-2011 |
| 20120061441 | CONVEYANCE SYSTEM THAT TRANSPORTS FABRIC - A conveyance system that transports fabric comprises a work space having a surface that the fabric can be transports across, and at least one budger that moves and/or provide force to the fabric in a servo controlled motion. | 03-15-2012 |
| 20140061277 | SELF-ALIGNING WIRE FEEDER ASSEMBLY - A wire feeder comprises a motor and drive roll assembly. The motor and drive roll assembly comprises a base assembly having a left hand side and a right hand side. A first locating mechanism is on the right hand side and a second locating mechanism is on the left hand side. Modules, such as inlet or outlet guides can be located and mounted, preferably on either side. Each module preferably includes an additional locating mechanism to allow an additional module to be located by the additional locating mechanism. The locating mechanisms are preferably of the same design, and preferably each includes at least two holes with a locator pin disposed in each hole, and each module being located includes at least locating holes to receive the locator pins. | 03-06-2014 |
| 226189000 | Plural spaced apart rolls (e.g., guide rolls) | 3 |
| 20100072245 | High speed and fine substrate alignment apparatus in roll to roll system - Disclosed is a substrate alignment apparatus capable of performing coarse and fine alignments of a substrate in a progressing route to remove or reduce an alignment error between the substrate and a pattern roll. The coarse alignment may be performed by moving a frame using a stage when the alignment error is relatively large, and the fine alignment may be performed by moving subsidiary rollers of a roller unit relative to a main roller of a roller unit when the alignment error is relatively small. An example substrate alignment apparatus may include a frame and a roller unit rotatably fixed to the frame to support a substrate, wherein the roller unit includes a main roller, and at least one subsidiary roller fixed to the main roller such that the at least one subsidiary roller can move relative to the main roller to align the substrate. | 03-25-2010 |
| 20100252603 | APPRARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING A LOCALIZED SPEED VARIANCE OF AN ADVANCING SUBSTRATE - Methods and apparatuses discussed herein provide for localized speed changes of an advancing substrate. Embodiments of a localized speed varying apparatus may include first and second substrate guides positioned upstream and downstream of a processing station, respectively. The substrate guides may utilize orbital motion of guide members to change the length of the substrate within the substrate guides upstream and downstream of the processing station. The changes in substrate length within the substrate guides result in localized speed changes of the substrate between the substrate guides. Coordination between the substrate guides allows for localized speed changes of the substrate passing through the processing station without affecting the speed of the substrate upstream of the first substrate guide and downstream of the second substrate guide. | 10-07-2010 |
| 20120145762 | ACCUMULATING APPARATUS - An accumulating apparatus ( | 06-14-2012 |
| 226190000 | Including details of roll or mount | 8 |
| 20080203132 | Web-handling apparatus including guide roller assembly with resiliently deformable outer layer - A web-handling apparatus includes at least one guide roller assembly having an inner, cylindrical core, and an outer layer affixed thereto. Notably, the outer layer of the roller assembly comprises resiliently deformable material, with polyurethane foam having proven to be particularly suitable for this application. By this arrangement irregularities in an associated film web, such as in the form of side gussets and/or zipper fastener assemblies, are readily guided by the roller assembly while avoiding wrinkling or other stress of the associated film web. | 08-28-2008 |
| 20140054349 | Drive Roll Carrier for Welding Wire Feeder - A drive roll carrier is provided for use with a wire feeder for a welder that includes a hub that can be rotated by a gear and that may include at least one lug that extends longitudinally along and radially out from the hub and at least one retainer that extends from an outer surface of the hub. The retainer may be fixed in a longitudinal direction with respect to the hub and may be movable in a radial direction for allowing mounting of a drive roll onto the hub. An outer end of the lug may include an alignment segment that has a different profile shape than the rest of the lug to facilitate alignment of a mounting groove of the drive roll with the lug. | 02-27-2014 |
| 20160068360 | GAS BEARING, POROUS MEDIA VACUUM ROLLER AND POROUS MEDIA AIR TURN - In order to provide web handling which mitigates marking of the web, externally-pressurized porous media gas bearings are used for vacuum rollers, which provide differential tension, and also for air turns, which provide non-contact turning of webs. The porous media gas bearings mitigate three of the biggest issues with the current technology, including cost, high flow rates and low pressure, and web marking. By introducing positive pressure or both, various configurations are presented which allow for improved differential tension, or non-contact conveyance. By also employing externally-pressurized radial bearings, more alternatives are provided, including conveyance and lateral motion of webs without the use of motors. Lastly, employing novel lightweight materials allows for yet other configurations which also employ some of the same aforementioned benefits. | 03-10-2016 |
| 20160251190 | PAPER FEEDING ROLLER | 09-01-2016 |
| 226194000 | Bearing or support | 4 |
| 20080210733 | EXPANDER ROLLER - A roller, in particular an expander roller, for a web-processing machine, has a support core, which is braced in the region of both its ends via a respective bearing arrangement, and an outer covering, which in its axially central region is braced in a radially fixed manner in relation to the support core and in the region of its two ends is braced in a radially displaceable manner in relation to the support core by a respective additional bearing arrangement, whereby the radially extending center plane of both the support core bearing arrangement and the outer covering bearing arrangement lies axially within the outer covering. Preferably the outer covering is displaceable in this case in the region of its two ends respectively by an actuator arranged within the outer covering. | 09-04-2008 |
| 20100072246 | DEVICE FOR TRANSFERRING FILM - A device for transferring a film is provided. The device includes a roller transferring a film; a balancing unit connected to the roller by fixed supporters, the fixed supporters being disposed on both sides of the roller; and springs disposed on both sides of the balancing unit, wherein, if the film is out of balance, the balancing unit restores balance to the film by vibrating the both sides of the balancing unit. That is, if a film becomes out of balance during the transfer of the film, the device may restore balance to the film with the aid of the balancing unit which can vibrate on both sides of the balancing unit due to the springs. | 03-25-2010 |
| 20150336760 | Removal Equipment for an Electric Conduction Plate of Electric Double Layer Capacitors Battery for Electric Vehicle - The present invention relates to a winding conveying unit for an electrode plate of a rechargeable battery for an electric vehicle which can manufacture electric rolls by conveying and winding an electrode from the electric rolls without breakage when the electrode rolls are manufactured by using electrode rolls in which an electrode is configured in a direction to fill the electrode rolls in a box at a high integration in a manufacturing process of a rechargeable battery for an electric vehicle that is configured by stacking electrode rolls in a sealed (cylindrical or angular) box. The present invention provides a winding conveying unit for an electrode plate of a rechargeable battery for an electric vehicle, which can prevent a breakage when an electrode is conveyed, by providing a guide roller at a moving position of the electrode on an external surface of a conveying roller. | 11-26-2015 |
| 20150368839 | DEVICE FOR SPREADING YARN ON A CONVEYOR STRUCTURE - Disclosed is a device for spreading at least one yarn on a conveyor structure, the device including a rotating structure operated by a motor and having at least one point for supplying yarn in the region of the axis of rotation of the rotating structure. The device also includes a channel directed inside the rotating structure, radially in relation to the axis of rotation of the rotating structure, and opening out in the region of an orifice for outputting the yarn which is radially offset in relation to the axis of rotation of the rotating structure. The device further includes a spreader plate which is axially mounted on the rotating structure and comprises the orifice for outputting yarn and is intended to be positioned in the plane and against the surface of the conveyor structure. | 12-24-2015 |
