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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7320663 | Continuous medium folding device and continuous medium printing apparatus having thereof The present invention relates to a device for folding continuous medium including a swing arm pivotable about an axis at one end of the swing arm. The continuous medium is guided by the swing arm and accordion-folded with equal widths as a result of the swinging ope... | 01/22/2008 |
| 6969206 | Tension generating mechanism for a printing apparatus A printing apparatus includes a conveyance mechanism for conveying a web to a transfer unit, and a tension generating mechanism for applying a tension to the web fed to the conveyance mechanism, wherein the tension generating mechanism includes a tension generating ... | 11/29/2005 |
| 5704603 | Cloth spreading machine having improved cloth feed control and guide In a cloth spreading machine having a motor-driven cradle for holding a roll of cloth and feeding cloth from the roll onto a supporting surface along which the machine travels, a first signal is provided which is proportional to the speed of travel of the... | 01/06/1998 |
| 5590442 | Device for producing a nonwoven fabric made of fiber material A device for producing nonwoven fabric with a carding machine 3 and a nonwoven fabric layering apparatus 2. A web storage device 5 with a variable storage volume is arranged between the web producer 3 and the nonwoven fabric layering apparatus 2. The web ... | 01/07/1997 |
| 5447296 | Cloth spreading system A spreading system for spreading cloth in flat, aligned and vertically arranged layers on a spreading table comprising a reciprocally driven spreading machine arranged on a spreading table, and a stationary supply of cloth arranged near one end of the spr... | 09/05/1995 |
| 5353477 | Process for laying a nonwoven or the like, and nonwoven laying device A nonwoven laying device has at least two reciprocating carriages accelerated at the reversal points of their moving path. The device has an upper carriage and a laying carriage, and at least two circulating conveyer belts guided by guide rollers of the c... | 10/11/1994 |
| 4958819 | Laying machine In order for a laying machine for laying out a fabric web comprising a fabric web guide mechanism for drawing the fabric web off a fabric reel and laying it out as a fabric layer, including a fabric feed device for feeding the fabric web in accordance wit... | 09/25/1990 |
| 4589644 | Combination cloth spreading machine and complementary moving knife A machine for spreading and severing cloth from a roll, the machine including an expansible perforated endless belt for conveying the cloth from the roll, a vacuum system for drawing a vacuum through said perforated endless belt, the perforated endless be... | 05/20/1986 |
| 4572495 | Apparatus for laying web material The apparatus comprises a laying carriage which travels over a laying surface to deposit web material on the surface. The web material falls as a suspended web. Behind the suspended and descending web there is at least one pivoting air nozzle which direct... | 02/25/1986 |
| 4529186 | Cloth spreading machine with vacuum transport belt for condensing cloth A machine for spreading cloth from a roll upon an elongated table having a frame with wheels mounted on the table for longitudinal movement thereon, a cloth supply feed mechanism mounted on the frame and including an expansible perforated endless belt for... | 07/16/1985 |
| 4516760 | Apparatus for laying web material The apparatus comprises a laying carriage which travels over a laying surface to deposit web material on the surface. The web material falls as a suspended web. Behind the suspended web there is at least one air nozzle which directs a jet of air at the su... | 05/14/1985 |
| 4505466 | Cloth-laying machines A cloth-laying machine comprising a laying carriage adapted for reciprocating movement over a cloth-laying surface. A supply of a cloth web on a roll is supported on the laying carriage, and a driving member is provided to entrain a free end of the cloth ... | 03/19/1985 |
| 4438914 | Cloth laying machine A cloth laying machine for laying out on a supporting surface superimposed layers of cloth drawing from a web of cloth supplied. A carriage includes an apparatus for traversing or reciprocating the carriage in two directions for laying out in at least one... | 03/27/1984 |
| 4092020 | Shademarker A fabric shademarker of the type which is mounted on a fabric spreading machine and which prints identifying indicia such as numerals on the reverse side of the fabric as it is spread, layer by layer, on a spreading table and which is characterized by the... | 05/30/1978 |
