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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7413139 | Device and method for controlling the tension of a weblike material The control device comprises: at least one member (12; 12X) for regulating the speed of advance on the weblike material; a central control unit (41); a guiding roller (31) with mobile axis, over which the weblike material is run; and a position ... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7360735 | Device for the attachment of a card clothing with a force measuring device The present invention relates to a device for winding a card clothing onto a roll with a roll drive unit and a braking device acting on the card clothing for generating a winding pretension in a region of the card clothing between roll and braking device. To be able... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7281677 | Strip winding machine A take-up roll forming apparatus for flexible strip material comprises a motor-driven shaft journaled for rotation on a frame where the shaft extends through a circular plate that is affixed to the shaft. A plurality of magnets is affixed to the plate in a predeterm... | 10/16/2007 |
| 6745976 | Data tape speed tachometer using a porous roller bearing A tape roller bearing is provided that prevents the development of an air film between the roller surface and the tape. The spool surface is made from porous material so that air flows through the spool surface. The porous material vents air uniformly over the rolle... | 06/08/2004 |
| 6702221 | Magnetorheological fluid actively controlled bobbin tensioning apparatus A method and apparatus for controlling the tension in a bobbin assembly having a supply bobbin with yarn thereon. As the yarn is fed to a drive bobbin, a magnetic field is variably applied to magnetorheological fluid to apply resistance to the supply bobb... | 03/09/2004 |
| 6454197 | Controlling tension in recording media Tension is controlled in a recording medium fed from a roll by detecting a rotational velocity of the roll as the recording medium is fed, and applying a torque to the roll to maintain tension in the recording medium. The torque applied by the motor is co... | 09/24/2002 |
| 6301862 | Method of adjusting tension applied to sheet, and device for the same It is desired to prevent disalignment of the edges of a folded sheet by smoothly feeding the sheet while keeping tension fluctuations to a minimum when the sheet is unwound from a paper roll set in a paper feed unit to a packaging unit even though the pap... | 10/16/2001 |
| 6286780 | Method of adjusting tension applied to sheet, and device for the same To prevent disalignment of the edges of a folded sheet by smoothly feeding the sheet to a packaging unit while keeping tension fluctuations to a minimum when the sheet is unwound from a paper roll set in a paper feed unit even though the paper roll diamet... | 09/11/2001 |
| 6268005 | Sheeter wire apparatus An improved sheeter wire device providing constant tension on a feeder spool even during wire breakage. A constant speed motor draws wire across the face of the sheeter while a drag motor maintains constant tension on the wire. A pair of pinch rollers pro... | 07/31/2001 |
| 6129302 | Means of securing against impermissible unreeling of a belt element The invention relates to a device for securing against the impermissible unreeling speed of a belt element (80) from a shaft (82) of a lifter (70) used for transporting a handicapped person; the shaft is connected to a first gear wheel (84), in order to a... | 10/10/2000 |
| 6059222 | Method of adjusting tension applied to sheet, and device for the same It is desired to prevent disalignment of the edges of a folded sheet by smoothly feeding the sheet while keeping tension fluctuactions to a minimum when the sheet is unwound from a paper roll set in a paper feed unit to a packaging unit even though the pa... | 05/09/2000 |
| 5967445 | Method of adjusting tension applied to sheet, and device for the same It is desired to prevent disalignment of the edges of a folded sheet by smoothly feeding the sheet while keeping tension fluctuations to a minimum when the sheet is unwound from a paper roll set in a paper feed unit to a packaging unit even though the pap... | 10/19/1999 |
| 5575435 | High speed apparatus for forming foam cushions for packaging purposes A sealing and severing apparatus is disclosed for sealing plastic bags formed in succession from stock plastic film material and then severing the sealed bags from one another. The bags are filled with a foamable composition while they are being formed so... | 11/19/1996 |
| 5467934 | Braking system for bobbin-holder supports A braking system for bobbin holders for holding a bobbin. A closed oleo-hydraulic circuit adapted to increase the flow of oleo-hydraulic fluid to two connected fluid gear pumps and reduction units. The increased fluid pressure to the gear pumps brake rota... | 11/21/1995 |
| 5433539 | Control of media movement using a periodic calibration method and apparatus A ribbon supply apparatus including a support in which a ribbon supply spool and a take-up spool are rotatably mounted. The supply and take-up spools and the support are designed so that these spools can be mounted in the support in only one way, the corr... | 07/18/1995 |
| 5234177 | Magnetic braking apparatus and tension control system using the magnetic braking apparatus A magnetic braking apparatus is integrally attached with a load detector such as an arm-like load cell through an attachment member, an outer fin, or a rotary joint between a yoke body and a stationary portion of an outside construction or facility thereb... | 08/10/1993 |
| 5014997 | Brake-control system for accelerating freely falling objects to a moving craft's speed In a moving craft connected by a towline to an ejected and freely falling object, a brake control system determines when to engage a brake that accelerates the object to the moving craft's speed by retarding the deployment of the towline without exceeding... | 05/14/1991 |
| 4844371 | Apparatus for controlling tension of a sheet An apparatus for controlling a tension of a sheet delivered from a rotatable sheet roll includes a brake device including a shaft connectable to the sheet roll for rotation therewith, a brake disc fixedly mounted on the shaft, and a friction member rotata... | 07/04/1989 |
| 4673141 | Feed control apparatus Feed control apparatus includes a rotatable supply roll on which a supply of sheet or ribbon to be dispensed may be placed, a brake for applying variable braking force to said supply roll to prevent overrunning of the sheet or ribbon from the roll due to ... | 06/16/1987 |
| 4573645 | Ribbon tension control A ribbon tension control for controlling the tension of ribbon traveling between a rotating supply spool and a rotating take-up spool varies the amount of braking torque applied to the supply spool to hold ribbon tension constant as the distribution of ri... | 03/04/1986 |
| 4569489 | Cable tension control device A cable tension control device for an electrically powered mine vehicle is disclosed. The vehicle is of the type having an electric trailing cable wound on a cable reel mounted on the vehicle. The cable reel has a motor for rotating the reel in the direct... | 02/11/1986 |
| 4416355 | Centrifugally controlled differential tape reel brake A centrifugally controlled differential brake uses a plurality of disc brake pads which are urged against a non-rotating braking surface. The disc brake pads are each slidably mounted on a respective one of a plurality of first support rods and spring loa... | 11/22/1983 |
| 4407331 | Speed regulator for the warp beam of a weaving machine A device for regulating the speed at which a weaving machine having a dancer is supplied with warp threads from a warp beam such that the speed and tension of the warp threads are substantially constant. The warp beam is provided with a variable speed dri... | 10/04/1983 |
| 4387861 | Machine for separating double-rolled aluminum sheet Machine for separating double-rolled thin aluminum sheet and for winding the separated sheets onto winding shafts, the coil-carrying supply shaft being driven by a motor-generator controlled by a speed control circuit for a constant sheet speed, following... | 06/14/1983 |
| 4381089 | Wound-tape radius detection system for a tape recorder A wound-tape radius detecting system for use in reel to reel audio and video tape decks includes first and second photoelectric devices which act as supply or take-up reel and tape transport tachometers, resepctively. The ratio of the pulses outputs of th... | 04/26/1983 |
| 4286757 | Method and apparatus for controlling the braking system for an unwinder A brake control system for an unwinder measures the line speed of the moving web and the rpm of the roll and produces electrical output signals proportional to each, which signals are operated upon to produce a main brake control signal to apply a braking... | 09/01/1981 |
| 4278213 | Control arrangement for a roll carrier A control arrangement for a roll carrier in which the speed control is continuously optimized by a computer taking into account the moment of inertia of the roll. The computer responds to an initial value of the moment of inertia which is determined durin... | 07/14/1981 |
| 4256996 | Web transport system A capstanless magnetic tape transport system employs supply and take-up motors, the supply motor being employed as a drag motor. The supply motor is controlled to meter tape at a predetermined speed, and the take-up motor is of such design that, in respon... | 03/17/1981 |
| 4199118 | Method and apparatus for controlling the braking system for an unwinder A brake control system for an unwinder is provided which measures the line speed of the moving web and the rpm of the roll and produces electrical output signals proportional to each which signals are operated upon to produce a main brake control signal t... | 04/22/1980 |
| 4151594 | Web tension control for high-speed web handling equipment A variable torque core brake exhibiting a constant coefficient of friction at all web speeds is regulated in accordance with the position of a dancer roller to maintain web tension at a constant level. Steady state changes in web tension caused by the gra... | 04/24/1979 |
| 4114830 | Rotation control system In a tape recorder, the rotation of a tape reel is detected and converted to a pulse signal having a repetition frequency proportional to the rotation speed of the tape reel. This pulse signal is supplied to a pair of frequency-voltage converters having d... | 09/19/1978 |
| 3989201 | Film driving mechanism for high inertia storage rolls A mechanical means for unwinding paper sheet, plastic film or other thin films from heavy storage rolls. The device includes a normal unwind pair of squeeze rolls which grip the film on opposite surfaces and propel the film toward a use area. A friction r... | 11/02/1976 |
| 3936008 | Reel stand tension control system A web tension control system for a reel stand used with a web-fed printing press in which web material is pulled into the press and unwound from a roll on a reel and having a dancer engaging a loop in the web material intermediate the roll and the press. ... | 02/03/1976 |
