Abstract: An underground-structure construction method of arranging an underground structure by causing drilling apparatuses engaged with a concrete-made closed-shaped bottom frame to travel in a reciprocating manner to drill a just-underground of a bottom part of the underground structure, discharging to an earth surface excavated earth and sand of an internal ground, and extending a building frame of an upper part of the underground structure includes: open-cutting a ground to form a larger-sized mortar-shaped working hole; forming a closed-shaped horizontal reference area in an edge ground; arranging a bottom frame on the horizontal reference area; building a first stage building frame on the bottom frame; and backfilling, with backfill soil, an annular-shaped outer space of inner and outer spaces as a result of dividing the working hole, the drilling apparatuses being caused to uniformly drill, from the horizontal reference area as a drilling initiation plane, the just-underground of the bottom part.

Abstract: A water activatable sheet containing a paper material having on at least one surface thereof a porous water absorbing layer that has a liquid absorption volume of from 1 to 10 mL/m2, further having provided on the water absorbing layer an adhesive layer containing an aqueous adhesive coated and solidified by drying solves the problems of ordinary glue label, i.e., the wrinkles of a label and the effusion of an adhesive due to dew condensation, the labor on applying the label, and the adhesive deposits on an adherend and the contamination of cleaning water on stripping off the label.

Abstract: This invention provides a tape extracting unit having an excellent performance and a compact small structure, the tape extracting unit comprising: two pairs of first and second extracting roller units whose rotation velocities are capable of being adjusted separately; guide frame which is disposed between the first and second extracting roller units and forms an expanding space for storing a tape; and a sensor for detecting the storage condition of the tape within the guide frame electrically, wherein the tape pulled out of the roll body is stored within the expanding space of the guide frame as a storage tape to which no tension is applied; and the rotations of the first and second extracting roller units are controlled based on a detection signal of the sensor so as to be able to extract the storage tape.

Abstract: A rotary cutter is configured such that a stationary cutter includes: an oscillating member oscillatably pivoted on a strut; a stationary blade projecting on one side of the oscillating member; oscillation restricting means for restricting oscillation of the oscillating member in one direction; a resilient member for applying an urging force to the oscillating member at all times in a direction in which the oscillation is restricted; and oscillating means for forcibly applying an oscillating force to the oscillating member; wherein the oscillating member is supported at three points, that is, a contact point between the resilient member and the oscillating member, a contact point between the oscillation restricting means and the oscillating member, and a pivotal point of the strut of the oscillating member. Thus, it is possible to adjust a fixing angle of the stationary blade at a proper angle by a simple operation and reduce the cost of the rotary cutter.

Abstract: An elevator system in an elevator shaft comprising a carriage movable vertically in the shaft, a counterweight suspended in the shaft on an opposite side of the carriage, upper wheels rotatably mounted at an upper end of the shaft, a suspended cable strung on the upper wheels having opposite ends, the opposite ends of the suspended cable being attached to the carriage and the counterweight respectively, a lower haulage cable strung around the lower wheels and having opposite ends, the opposite ends of lower haulage cable being joined to the carriage and the counterweight, respectively, and a driving unit operatively associated with one of the suspended cable and the lower haulage cable positioned at the bottom of the shaft.

Abstract: A rotatable vehicle turn-table device for use in connection with a multi-story parking garage includes a turn-table, a circular frame and four sets of wheel fixing rollers therein which are spatially positioned to receive the wheels of a car. On opposite sides of the rollers and parallel therewith are four guard plates (inward of the rollers) and four movable side plates (outward of the rollers). Contact sensors are on the guard plates and are electrically connected to a power source. The power source can move the rollers and side plates to adjust the position of the wheels of a car on the turn-table. The wheels of the car can be moved quickly and firmly against the plates. The turn-table can be easily used by even novice drivers and can quickly and safely hold and move cars.

Abstract: This invention relates to a multi-story parking garage which includes a plurality of parking garage floors and a plurality of parking spaces on each of the floors. The garage is further comprised of interconnecting rails and tracks along which a vehicle conveyer device can move so as to transfer cars from an entrance of the garage to parking spaces in the garage on different floors of the garage and then remove the cars from the parking spaces and move them to the exit point of the garage. The vehicle conveyer is comprised of a flat car frame having a plurality of rollers connected thereto which can move along the rails. The flat car includes grooved surface areas which are positioned in a manner corresponding to the four wheels of a car. A shifter device is provided which is of a relatively short height so that it can move beneath a car by moving horizontally along a track and then move upward vertically.

Abstract: A vehicle turn-table (10) comprises a detector (60), which has a device for calculating the position of a vehicle to be driven accurately onto a table (30), and a turning table (30) which turns in response to the calculating device of the detector. A pair of movable belts (40, 41) are provided on the table to lead the front (A, A') and the rear wheels (B, B') of the vehicle to the table, and if, when the front wheels of the vehicle are on the detector, the vehicle is out of position, the calculating device calculates a center point of the vehicle, and then computes the turning direction and range of the table from the center point. The table (30) is then caused to rotate until the wheels of the vehicle and the belts are in alignment.

Abstract: An apparatus for feeding at a high speed a tape having a series of the same patterns and check marks printed thereon. The tape is to be divided into sections each bearing one printed pattern. The feeding apparatus comprises a pair of first and second cylindrical drums rotatable in tangential contact so as to pull the tape out of its roll by frictionally driving the tape therebetween. The first drum is mounted for free rotation on a first drive shaft and has a circumference slightly longer than the predetermined design length of one section cut from the tape. The second drum is mounted for free rotation on a second drive shaft and has a circumference slightly shorter than the predetermined length of one section. An electromagnetic clutch is provided between the first drum and the first drive shaft while a unidirectional clutch is provided between the second drum and the second drive shaft.

Abstract: An adjustable high speed marked tape-feeding system which includes a larger drum and a smaller drum having greater circumferences than a predetermined length of tape arranged in tangential contact for transporting tape therebetween, a variable diameter drum adapted to rotate at a constant speed and a transmission mechanism for selectively connecting the variable diameter drum to either one of the other drums. A control system controls the diameter of the variable diameter drum and the transmission mechanism to speed up or slow down the tape transport depending upon whether the tape is being overfed or underfed.

Abstract: A variable diameter drum for driving perhaps other drums which includes a rotating shaft, and a plurality of cylinder segments circumferentially arranged around the shaft. Each cylinder segment has an outer arc surface with the outer arc surfaces of all of the cylinder segments forming a substantially continuous surface when the segments are joined together. The segments are held from axially and circumferentially moving, but can move radially. A frusto-conical barrel and an adjustable collar are arranged interiorly of the segments to provide and control their radial positions.

Abstract: An improvement in a high speed tape feeding apparatus comprising a pair of cylindrical drums rotatable in tangential contact so as to pull a tape out of the roll of tape by frictionally driving the tape therebetween, one of the pair of drums being mounted for free rotation on a first drive shaft and having a circumference slightly longer than the length of one section to be cut from the tape, the tape having identical patterns and check marks printed thereon and to be cut into sections bearing one printed pattern, the other drum being mounted for free rotation on the second drive shaft and having a circumference slightly shorter than the length of one section to be cut from the tape, an electromagnetic clutch between the first drum and the first drive shaft, a unidirectional shaft between the other drum and the second drive shaft, photoelectric sensing apparatus for detecting two successive check marks on the tape, and producing signals, and a mechanism for bringing the electromagnetic clutch into and out of

Abstract: In a device for high speed feeding and stopping of an article which comprises a shaft, a drum fitted for carrying said article fitted to said shaft, a first clutch having an external cylinder and being mounted on said shaft, a high speed crank for driving said drum at a high speed linked to said shaft with said first clutch, a second clutch on said shaft, and a low speed crank for driving said drum at a low-speed linked to said shaft with said second clutch, the improvement which comprises a brake disk integral with said shaft, a steel ball containing cylinder integral with the external cylinder of said first clutch for high speed driving, a plurality of steel balls arranged between said brake disk and said steel ball containing cylinder, and a plurality of projections positioned closely to said steel balls interposable between said brake disk and said steel balls, whereby said steel balls are detached from said brake disk during the backward stroke period of the external cylinder of said first clutch for hig

Abstract: An apparatus for supplying an adhesive to a cylindrical drum rotatable about a vertical axis for applying the adhesive to labels, which comprises a housing disposed in close contact with the drum and having a curved wall extending parallel and adjacent to the circumference of the drum. First and second compartments are defined in the housing, juxtaposed downstream and upstream with respect to the direction of rotation of the drum, and exposed to the drum through openings in the curved wall. Also an upper compartment is defined in the housing over the first and second compartments. A passage communicates the upper compartment to the first compartment, and drain pipes communicate the first and second compartments to the upper compartment. The intersections between the downstream side walls of the first and second compartments and the curved wall form vertically extending scraping edges, and the drain pipes are substantially aligned with the scraping edges.

Abstract: A labelling machine which includes a plurality of label suction drums rotatably mounted on a bed plate and a plurality of label holders for supplying labels one-by-one to a corresponding label suction drum. A label applicator drum is positioned adjacent to the label suction drums for receiving labels carried by the label suction drums, and thereafter applying the labels to an object which may have either an arcuate or a planar surface. Each label suction drum is provided with a plurality of arcuately spaced projections and vacuum suction outlets between the projections. The labels are retained on a peripheral surface of each label suction drum between the projections by a vacuum applied through the vacuum suction outlets. An upper stop element is positioned adjacent the periphery of each label suction drum and the label applicator drum.

Abstract: An improved labeling device of the type including a rotatable transfer drum for transferring containers onto which labels are to be affixed; an adhesive coating drum for applying an adhesive coating; and a label supply drum for first holding and then releasing labels. The improvement comprises arranging the components such that the containers carried by the rotatable container transfer drum first contact the adhesive coating drum and subsequently the adhesive coated containers while still carried by the container transfer drum are brought into contact with labels carried by the label supply drum, thereby making it possible to apply labels to containers at high-speeds and to use strong adhesives.

Abstract: A tape feeding apparatus having a rotary member for feeding a tape which is drivingly connected with rotary driving means through at least two link mechanisms to be rotated at different speeds and with a phase difference so that one of the link mechanisms for a low speed rotation is set in operation just before another enters its dead point. With this structure, intermittent tape feeding can be effected at a high speed, while allowing quick stopping of the rotary member at a required position.