Abstract: A hand-held power tool, in particular an impact drill, is disclosed. The hand-held power tool includes a housing in which a drive unit for driving an output spindle is arranged. A catch mechanism is associated with the drive unit. The catch mechanism has a first crown disk which is connected to the output spindle for conjoint rotation, and a second crown disk which is arranged in the housing for conjoint rotation. In a first position, the first and second crown disks contact each other via associated catch geometries. In a second position, the second crown disk is arranged spaced apart from the first crown disk along a rotation axis of the output spindle. An annular friction element is arranged without friction in the first position, and generates a specified frictional force between the first and second crown disk in the second position.

Abstract: A system for semi-automatically closing flexible containers includes a continuous deformable web and a semi-automatic device for closing containers with the web. The device includes a frame having a slot for receiving an open end of one container at a time, feeding means for feeding the web, web cutting means and deforming and closing means. The web has labels integrally joined thereto at a substantially constant distance from each other, to thereby form a labeled web having a predetermined cross section. The cutting means are configured to cut the web into sections whose length is equal to the distance and to form labeled clips with the labels located halfway of the sections, The deforming and closing means are coordinated with the cutting means to deform and close each labeled clip around the open end of one container at a time while keeping the labels centered on each container.

Abstract: The present invention provides a food packaging machine comprising a packaging material supply module, a food supply module, a filling module. The food packaging machine further comprises a hardware data processor operably connected to the packaging material supply module, operably connected to the food supply module, so operable to create a food data transaction, and operably connected to a network data processing system. The hardware data processor is operable to send the food data transaction to the network data processing system for the data transaction to be appended to a packaged food production data hash tree. The present invention further provides a system for packaging food comprising a plurality of food packaging machines as well as methods for tracking food data transactions in a food packaging machine and in a system for packaging food.

Abstract: A device for removing straps from boxes, such as a strap encircling a box, includes at least one tentacle or gripping device for creating contact to a strap which is to be removed from a box, at least one first guide for guiding the strap away from the tentacle or gripping device, and at least one first guide drive for driving the first guide. A strap to be removed may be cut before or during the time a tentacle or gripping device engages with the strap.

Abstract: A capsule dispenser for bottling lines includes a motorized wheel with a horizontal axis supports sockets provided with an open end, which follow one another in receiving respective capsules in a capsule loading position and expelling them in a capsule releasing position. Their open ends are directed outward between these positions. A duct supplied with pressurized air has an arched profile about the axis of the wheel and extends externally to the sockets between the capsule loading position and the capsule releasing position. The duct has a tube which, at a lower end, bifurcates into two branches, between which the neck of the bottle is inserted just before the application of the capsule, and is provided with holes directed inwardly to blow air in the direction of the open end of the sockets.

Abstract: An apparatus for the production of a cushion product from a single or multi-layer continuous paper strip includes a chute-like preforming station for the compression of a paper strip in the transverse direction and a deformation station following the preforming station in the feed direction of the paper strip having two embossing rollers engaging into each other in a deformation area in order to form the paper strip to a cushion product with at least one crumple hollow space extending in the longitudinal direction. The preforming station has a lifting unit and is positioned upstream in the feed direction of the embossing rollers for lifting a central area of the paper strip.

Abstract: An envelope sealing and flipping system can be incorporated into a mail inserter system to seal an envelope with a complete unbroken glue line and simultaneously flip the envelope face-up for downstream processing. The system includes a flip cage that receives an envelope and a moveable wetting brush that contacts the flap. The flip cage rotates, causing the flap to drag underneath the wetting brush, and realigning the envelope with a sealer nip which seals the envelope. The flip cage rotates continuously to receive, flip, and seal many envelopes.

Abstract: Provided is a button fastener-side die. The button fastener comprises an annular base defining an opening and a plurality of legs. The button fastener-side die includes a holding part for holding the button fastener and a correcting member for passing through the opening of the button fastener held by the holding part, a pushing member for pushing the correcting member to move in a passing direction toward passing through the opening of the button fastener, and a first spring disposed between the correcting member and the pushing member. When at least one of the legs of the button fastener is in an abnormal position, the correcting member corrects the abnormal leg(s) to be in the normal position as the correcting member is passing through the opening.

Abstract: A doser mechanism includes a cylindrical shell, an auger conveyor, and a check valve. The cylindrical shell includes a hollow cylinder and an end plate. The hollow cylinder at least partially defines an internal enclosure extending between first and second ends of the hollow cylinder, a first opening at the first end, and a second opening through a thickness of the hollow cylinder. The end plate covers the second end. The auger conveyor includes an auger at least partially extending through the internal enclosure through the first end. The check valve has a valve member configured to selectively cover the second opening. The check valve may cause the valve member move between a rest position and an open position to cover or expose the second opening in response to a magnitude of a force applied to the valve member from the internal enclosure through the second opening.

Abstract: An impact wrench (1) includes: a brushless motor (11); a hammer (17) disposed frontward of, and driven by, the brushless motor; and a hammer case (16), which houses the hammer. An anvil (4) of the impact wrench includes: an arm portion (25) disposed frontward of the hammer and configured to be impacted (struck) in a rotational direction by the hammer; a cylindrical portion (30) connected to the arm portion and supported by the hammer case; a square-column portion (31) disposed frontward of the cylindrical portion; and an enlarged portion (35) disposed between the cylindrical portion and the square-column portion and enlarging in a direction extending rearward from the square-column portion. A recessed portion (37) is continuous in a circumferential direction of the cylindrical portion and is disposed between the cylindrical portion and the enlarged portion of the anvil.

Abstract: A packaging method of heat spreaders includes the following steps. Arrange a plurality of heat spreaders and a plurality of gaskets alternately to a container, wherein at least one of the gaskets is arranged between any immediately-adjacent two of the most adjacent heat spreaders. Remove all of the gaskets from the container at the same time. A packaging box suitable for this packaging method is also provided.

Abstract: Various embodiments of the present disclosure provide an automatic-strap-feeding system for feeding strap to a strapping machine. The automatic-strap-feeding system is configured to feed strap from either one of two separate strap coils to the strapping machine; to determine when that strap coil is running low on strap; and, in response, automatically switch to the other (full) strap coil. This quick and automated switchover process minimizes strapping machine downtime and reduces stress on operators to quickly swap the depleted strap coil with a full one.

Abstract: A locking device for adjusting nailing force of an electric nail comprises a power box, a driving motor, and an upper cylinder and lower cylinder provided on the right side of the power box. The driving motor is connected with connecting arm through a reducing mechanism. The end of the connecting arm is provided with an eccentric spindle. A lower piston is provided inside the lower cylinder. The lower piston is hinged with a piston arm on its top side. The piston arm is connected to the eccentric spindle. An upper piston is provided inside the upper cylinder. A firing pin is provided at the center of the sidewall on the left side of the upper piston. The left end of the firing pin sticks out of the upper cylinder. A fixing part is provided on the left side of the upper cylinder and above the power box.

Abstract: A pneumatic fastener driving tool that forces pressurized gas from a gas supply source into a chamber above a piston enclosed in a working cylinder. During an operational cycle, the pressurized gas is released, forcing the piston to fire. The firing valve seals the pressurized gas utilizing two rolling diaphragm seals, thereby providing less breakdown of hardware and removing the need for lubricant within the firing valve. These diaphragm seals exhibit a smaller diameter than prior diaphragms used in similar pneumatic fastener driving tools.

Abstract: The invention relates to a device for grouping into batches at least semi-buoyant objects belonging to the group of fruit and vegetables, comprising a plurality of accumulation channels (11), a hydraulic supply device for each accumulation channel (11), a device for supplying objects to an upstream portion of each accumulation channel, a collecting channel downstream of each accumulation channel (11), a device (14) for holding/releasing the objects in each accumulation channel Each accumulation channel (11) comprises at least one bypass passage (30) for the hydraulic stream extending from at least one inlet of the bypass passage (30) located upstream of the holding/releasing device (14) to at least one outlet of the bypass passage (30) issuing downstream of the holding/releasing device (14). A bypass valve (32) allows adjustment of said part of the diverted flow.

Abstract: A stapler for stapling sheet material with staples, each staple having two staple legs and a staple crown. The stapler having an anvil arm, with a stapling unit being pivotable relative to the anvil arm and including a staple magazine receiving the staples and a driver for pushing staples through the sheet material, with a base part, on which the anvil arm is mounted movably towards it, and with two two-armed bending levers pivotably mounted on the anvil arm about a respective pivot axis, each bending lever having a first and a second lever arm. Upon approach of the anvil arm to the base part, the second lever arms are pivoted and bend the staple legs. The pivot axes extend substantially perpendicular to the staple crowns and the second lever arms have end portions which are arranged offset to one another in the axial direction of the pivot axes.

Abstract: Heat shrink wrap product packaging oven or tunnel apparatus and processing methods are provided which incorporate or utilize a central divider mechanism. The central divider moves over a conveyor between a vertical, dual track position, and a retracted, single track position. The divider can additionally include a curved deflector that focuses and/or smooths air flow from the divider laterally across the dual track conveyance path.

Abstract: A hand held planishing hammer is provided that includes a power unit mounted on a base plate with a handle and powering means that is controllable to produce a hammering action by a combination of a hammer head and slapper to provide flattening, smoothing, and polishing of sheet metal for the aircraft, automobile collision repair, restoration and architectural sheet metal industries.

Abstract: A driving tool without necessary to secure an arrangement space dedicated to an actuator is provided. A driving tool includes: a striking unit movable to strike a fastener; a housing for supporting the striking unit; a trigger provided in the housing; a push lever provided in the housing, and a trigger valve, and the driving tool further includes: a slide member provided in the trigger; and a solenoid provided in the trigger and configured to move the slide member.

Abstract: A sheet folding device includes forming belts which are disposed on both sides in a transfer direction of a corrugated board and move to a center side in a width direction of the corrugated board toward a downstream side in the transfer direction to press both end portions in the width direction from an outside so as to bend both the end portions; and a gauge roller group including several gauge rollers which are disposed along the transfer direction and come into contact with outer sides of both bent portions in the width direction of the corrugated board bent by the forming belts. In the several gauge rollers, recessed portions are provided on outer peripheral surfaces of the gauge rollers in a circumferential direction. Positions of the recessed portions are disposed to be offset downward in a vertical direction toward a downstream side in the transfer direction.