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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7404349 | System and method for cutting continuous web A system and method for cutting continuous web that provides a simplified and direct feed path during loading, and thereafter a more-complex serpentine feed path at an infeed unit for reliable infeed of the web, arranged as either a free loop or a moderately tension... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7374073 | Apparatus for feeding a band-type material to a press A feed apparatus for intermittently feeding band-shaped material to a press has two feed rollers for advancing the material. An upper feed roller is bearing-mounted in a rocker for swivel-movement with a pivot bearing on a unidirectionally hydraulic cylinder into a ... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7347035 | Assembly for automatically unrolling and cutting stretch film An assembly is disclosed for unrolling and pre-stretching stretch film as the film is fed from the assembly to goods/products to be wrapped or packed. The assembly comprises a first member for controlling the unwinding of the film from a spool, and a cutter arranged... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7341077 | Method for operating a loom A loom having a first drive motor (10), which for instance drives a batten (13), and having at least one second drive motor (44), which drives a dobby (46), is provided with a control and regulating device (48), which forms a rotat... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7111766 | Apparatus for and a method of an intermittent feeding of a strip shaped blank to a press The elongate rocker is forked at its first end and includes two fork tines. These are designed symmetrically relative to the longitudinal plane of symmetry of the rocker. A control rod with a longitudinal center axis is pivotally mounted at its bottom end to the sec... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7090214 | Feeding mechanism True zero-clearance cutting on a commercial scale is provided via a cutting area including a sacrifice material that is relatively softer than the cutter. One example is a cutting system which is capable of cutting a material such as, for example, tape or paper, int... | 08/15/2006 |
| 6935794 | Image recording apparatus An image recording apparatus in which a photosensitive material is rewound into a magazine while maintaining a predetermined disposition. Prior to rewinding of the photosensitive material, a distance between concave portions of guide members which constitute a guide... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6869002 | Apparatus for a intermittent feeding of a strip shaped blank to a press and a method of operating same An adjusting nut is arranged on a threaded spindle and supports a first double arm lever unit with a first and a second arm. A second double arm lever unit is pivotally mounted at its first arm through a connecting strip to the second arm of the first double arm uni... | 03/22/2005 |
| 6662988 | Apparatus for a stepwise feeding of a strip-shaped article Two intermittently and oscillating driven feeding rollers (2; 3) are adapted to feed a strip-shaped workpiece (63). The bottom feeding roller (2) is supported in the frame (1) of the feeding device. The upper feeding roller (3) is supported in a rocker (3... | 12/16/2003 |
| 6412136 | Drain cleaning apparatus The inner end of a snake or drain cleaning cable coiled in a rotatable cable storage drum of drain cleaning apparatus is provided with a torque arm which frictionally engages the outer wall of the drum to restrain sliding of the cable relative thereto dur... | 07/02/2002 |
| 5992722 | Zero force roll release for high speed press feed units An apparatus for intermittently feeding a workpiece to a press, the device including a feed roll with a pinch roll opposite the feed roll, so that a workpiece may pass between the rolls. A servo screw, pinch roll actuator is connected to the pinch roll so... | 11/30/1999 |
| 5794664 | Weft feeding device for fluid weaving machine A weft feeding device which alleviates an excessive tension acting on the weft upon feeding of the weft and inhibits breakage of the weft includes a gripper to grip the weft at prescribed times, a length measuring roller located downstream of the gripper,... | 08/18/1998 |
| 5755370 | Press feed with infinitely variable stock material engagement spacing A press feed capable of being driven in synchronization with a press. The press feed includes a sensor for sensing a selected phase of a press cycle of the press, structure for engaging stock material adapted to be fed by the press feed to the press, and ... | 05/26/1998 |
| 5535653 | Bar stock supporting and feeding apparatus A bar stock supporting and feeding apparatus which includes first and second series of bar stock support members centered about a longitudinal axis and movable with respect to the axis to rotatably engage a length of bar stock. An adjustable stop mechanis... | 07/16/1996 |
| 5333438 | Dual coil power strapping machine An improved power strapping machine comprising a strapping device and a soft touch package compression device. The strapping device includes plurality of coils for supplying strapping to a guide apparatus. A chute apparatus for routing strapping around an... | 08/02/1994 |
| 5197645 | Roll type stock feed apparatus with pneumatically actuated roll release A roll type stock feed apparatus for a power press. The stock feed apparatus has a pneumatic system for actuating the feed rolls between stock feed and stock release positions. Pressurized air in a substantially constant pressure is applied to one side of... | 03/30/1993 |
| 5163595 | Intermittent feeding of a web-shaped workpiece Pivot arms which carry the pressing bar are hingedly mounted to the rocker. At their opposite ends these pivot arms are hingedly mounted such to the frame that in one position the axis of rotation of the lower feeding roller coincides with the pivotal axi... | 11/17/1992 |
| 5110026 | Apparatus for a stepwise advancing of a web-shaped workpiece The crank assembly of the advancing apparatus is eccentrically supported in an intermediate shaft. This intermediate shaft is in turn supported in an oscillating slide. Accordingly, the oscillating movement of the slide is superimposed over such of the dr... | 05/05/1992 |
| 5102026 | Apparatus for an intermittent feeding of a webshaped workpiece A pair of arms is hingedly connected to a rocker. These arms support the pressing bar. At their opposite ends the arms are pivotably mounted such to the casing of the appratus that in one position thereof the axis of rotation of the lower feeding roller c... | 04/07/1992 |
| 5026336 | Apparatus for controlling the feed of an intermittent web feeding apparatus The driving gear meshes with the gear on the web of a planetary gear. This planetary gear includes an arrestable sun wheel. The output sun wheel is rigidly connected to the drive shaft. It extends through a sleeve section of the web. A longitudinally disp... | 06/25/1991 |
| 4936496 | Sprocket-type strip feed mechanism Strip feed mechanism comprises an intermittently rotated sprocket wheel which engages the strip material. A guide plate extends tangentially past the sprocket wheel and serves to hold the strip material against the wheel and in engagement with the sprocke... | 06/26/1990 |
| 4869411 | Roll feed apparatus A roll feed apparatus in which a plate material is held in a pair of rolls and fed intermittently, in a predetermined length at a time, by the oscillated operation of the rolls, the distance between the rolls is adjusted by a material thickness adjusting ... | 09/26/1989 |
| 4865242 | Chain feeder for slide fastener finishing machines A chain feeder for used in a slide fastener finishing machine includes feed roller mounted on a driven shaft driven to rotate in one direction via a clutch and a spring-biased brake lever mounted on the driven shaft via a one-way clutch for exerting a bra... | 09/12/1989 |
| 4856695 | Method of and apparatus for feeding slide fastener chain with fly strips A method of feeding a continuous slide fastener chain with successive fly strips in a slide-fastener finishing machine, comprises feeding the slide fastener chain with successive fly strips along a horizontal straight path normally by applying driving for... | 08/15/1989 |
| 4848636 | Roll feed apparatus A roll feed apparatus for intermittently feeding a strip by a constant length into manufacturing machines. A pair of first and second rolls and a pair of first and second brake shoes are arranged along a strip transporting path. The rolls move swingingly ... | 07/18/1989 |
| 4792074 | Arrangement and the stepwise advance of band material with two oppositely driven feed rollers An arrangement for the stepwise feed of band material which includes a first, locally fixed and driven feed roller and a second feed roller rotatably supported on a rocker; a lifting mechanism is provided, by which the second feed roller is movable at the... | 12/20/1988 |
| 4788908 | Automatic release timing control system An automatic release timing control system for use with a press and a cooperating feeder for feeding a web of sheet material wherein a sheet release timing and a sheet grip timing of a release mechanism in the feeder are corrected in response to the varyi... | 12/06/1988 |
| 4776505 | Roll feed apparatus A roll feed apparatus for intermittently feeding a strip by a constant length into manufacturing machines. A pair of first and second rolls and a pair of first and second brake shoes are arranged along a strip transporting path. The rolls move swingingly ... | 10/11/1988 |
| 4698706 | Reversible drive mechanism for a magnetic tape in a magnetic tape recorder A drive mechanism for a magnetic tape recorder which uses a single reversible electric motor that drives the magnetic tape in the recorder in the forward direction through a pinch roller-capstan drive assembly, and which automatically disengages the pinch... | 10/06/1987 |
| 4634034 | Roll feed apparatus A roll feed apparatus for feeding a sheet material successively to different working stations. The apparatus includes an oscillation driving device, a main sector roll integrally carried by a main roll shaft and adapted to be oscillatorily driven by the o... | 01/06/1987 |
| 4624400 | Electromagnetic probe drive apparatus An elongated flexible probe carrier is wound on a take-up reel and is fed therefrom around a feed pulley, being held in frictional engagement with the feed pulley by a plurality of idler rollers on a pivotal support arm. The feed pulley and the take-up re... | 11/25/1986 |
| 4601420 | Roll feed apparatus A roll feed apparatus for intermittently feeding a sheet-like blank material to successive work stations has a pair of sector rolls adapted to be driven by an oscillation driving device in synchronism with each other such as to clamp the material therebet... | 07/22/1986 |
| 4597516 | Web feeder apparatus An apparatus and method for supplying thin film plastic web materials to a wrapper machine as shown and described. This apparatus includes feed stripper which assures the separation of the web material from the apparatus. The feed stripper includes a clam... | 07/01/1986 |
| 4566643 | Yarn feeding means and a yarn winder including the same A yarn feeding means comprising a yarn detaching guide positioned in the vicinity of a positively rotating roller for feeding a yarn continuously fed from a supply source to a yarn winder and capable of selectively occupying either of two positions, one o... | 01/28/1986 |
| 4561582 | Strip feeders An improvement in a strip feeder for feeding a continuous strip of sheet material to a punch press, for example. The feeder includes a drive roller segment and an idler roller. The drive roller segment is driven in oscillating fashion by the punch press t... | 12/31/1985 |
| 4549683 | Roll feed apparatus A roll feed apparatus for feeding a sheet material successively to different working stations. The apparatus includes an oscillation driving device, a main sector roll integrally carried by a main roll shaft and adapted to be oscillatorily driven by the o... | 10/29/1985 |
| 4508252 | Web feeding method and apparatus for a printer There is disclosed web feeding apparatus and method for feeding a web from a web roll to a utilization device. The paying out of the web from the web roll into a U-shaped buffer loop is assisted by a pair of cooperating feed rolls which engage the web alo... | 04/02/1985 |
| 4487352 | Apparatus for adjusting the feed length of strip material to a press An input shaft of a press feed is rotated at a preselected speed and is drivingly connected to a cam that rotates the input shaft. Continuous rotation of the cam is converted to oscillating rotational movement of a cam follower through a preselected angle... | 12/11/1984 |
| 4434924 | Dual driven feed rolls for a punch press The input shaft of a punch press is rotated at a continuous preselected speed and is drivingly connected by a cam drive mechanism to an output shaft to generate oscillating rotational movement of the output shaft. Upper and lower feed rolls are rotatably ... | 03/06/1984 |
| 4420107 | Lead frame advance system To cut a strip of metal into exact lengths, rollers are brought into contact with the strip and turned by an accurate motor until a pin can be mechanically inserted into a hole in the strip to effect final alignment. If the pin does not successfully enter... | 12/13/1983 |
