Abstract: The present invention provides a method of suitably conveying a sheet-shaped member 32. The method of the present invention is performed in an equipment 20 including: a blower duct 22; a sheet feeding unit 28 for feeding the sheet-shaped member 32 to the blower duct 22; and an air stream unit 24 for generating an air stream in the blower duct 22, and the method comprises the steps of: forming a temporary deformity 32b in the sheet-shaped member 32; feeding the sheet-shaped member from the sheet feeding unit 28 to the blower duct 22; and conveying the sheet-shaped member by applying a wind pressure to the deformity 32b.

Abstract: An equipment for conveying sheet-shaped members, including a plurality of blower ducts being arranged in parallel; a common duct connected to outlets of the blower ducts; an air stream unit for generating air streams in the blower ducts; a plurality of sheet feeding units respectively connected to the blower ducts, the sheet feeding units feeding sheet-shaped members into the blower ducts; a plurality of open/close valves respectively provided to the blower ducts, the open/close valves opening and closing the blower ducts; a drive section for respectively driving the open/close valves; a collecting unit provided to a terminal end of the common duct, the collecting unit collecting the sheet-shaped members conveyed; and a control section for controlling the drive section.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method of suitably conveying a sheet-shaped member 32. The method of the present invention is performed in an equipment 20 including: a blower duct 22; a sheet feeding unit 28 for feeding the sheet-shaped member 32 to the blower duct 22; and an air stream unit 24 for generating an air stream in the blower duct 22, and the method comprises the steps of: forming a temporary deformity 32b in the sheet-shaped member 32; feeding the sheet-shaped member from the sheet feeding unit 28 to the blower duct 22; and conveying the sheet-shaped member by applying a wind pressure to the deformity 32b.

Abstract: The card processing apparatus is capable of reissuing a card-shaped storage medium and omitting a trouble of collecting accommodated card-shaped storage media. The card processing apparatus comprises: means for processing the card-shaped storage medium, which reads data from and writes data in the card-shaped storage medium; means for transferring the card-shaped storage medium, which has been accommodated in a card accommodating section; a movable guide section distributing the card-shaped storage medium to the card accommodating section or a card outlet according to a position thereof; means for changing the position of the movable guide section; and a control section selectively feeding the card-shaped storage medium to the card accommodating section, outside of a card inlet or outside of the card outlet.

Abstract: The compact bill validator including a bill accommodating section comprises: a bill sending mechanism sending the bill inward from an inlet via a sending path; a bill identification section being provided to a mid part of the sending path; a turning section turning a traveling direction of the bill; and a bill accommodating section being contiguous with the bill sending mechanism, the bill accommodating section accommodating the bill which has been turned by the turning section. The bill accommodating section has an extended space, which corresponds to an outer part of the turning section. A rear part of the bill accommodated in the bill accommodating section is curved in the extended space.

Abstract: The card processing apparatus is capable of reissuing a card-shaped storage medium and omitting a trouble of collecting accommodated card-shaped storage media. The card processing apparatus comprises: means for processing the card-shaped storage medium, which reads data from and writes data in the card-shaped storage medium; means for transferring the card-shaped storage medium, which has been accommodated in a card accommodating section; a movable guide section distributing the card-shaped storage medium to the card accommodating section or a card outlet according to a position thereof; means for changing the position of the movable guide section; and a control section selectively feeding the card-shaped storage medium to the card accommodating section, outside of a card inlet or outside of the card outlet.

Abstract: The compact bill validator including a bill accommodating section comprises: a bill sending mechanism sending the bill inward from an inlet via a sending path; a bill identification section being provided to a mid part of the sending path; a turning section turning a traveling direction of the bill; and a bill accommodating section being contiguous with the bill sending mechanism, the bill accommodating section accommodating the bill which has been turned by the turning section. The bill accommodating section has an extended space, which corresponds to an outer part of the turning section. A rear part of the bill accommodated in the bill accommodating section is curved in the extended space.

Abstract: An electric-component feeder for feeding a carrier tape carrying electric components at a predetermined component-carry pitch, at a tape-feed pitch equal to a quotient obtained by dividing the component-carry pitch by an integral number, and thereby supplying the electric components, one by one, the feeder including a main frame including a tape guide which guides the carrier tape in a lengthwise direction thereof; a cam which has a cam surface and which is provided on the main frame such that the cam surface is movable relative to the main frame; a cam drive device which is supported by the main frame and which drives the cam and thereby moves the cam surface relative to the main frame; a cam follower which is supported by the main frame and which follows the cam surface while being moved by the cam surface being moved by the cam drive device; and a motion converting device which is supported by the main frame and which converts the motion of the cam follower into the feeding of the carrier tape at the tape-

Abstract: A method and apparatus for moving component supplying units, each of which carries electric components, along a reference line along which respective component-supply portions of the component supplying units are arranged so as to sequentially position a respective component-supply portion at a component-supply position. The method and apparatus also causes an external drive device to operate a drive member thereof to drive a member of a feeding device of each component supplying unit to perform a component feeding action and a component feeding preparing action and thereby feed the electric components of each unit one by one to the component-supply portion of each unit. The component-feeding action causing one of the electric components of each unit to be fed to the component-supply portion of each unit with the component-feeding preparing action causing the feeding device to be prepared for the component feeding action.

Abstract: An apparatus for conveying a circuit substrate, including: two belts which are provided at respective positions apart from each other in a first direction, and which include respective flat portions extending parallel to each other in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction; two substrate guides one of which extends over one of opposite sides of the flat portion of a corresponding one of the two belts, and the other of which extends over one of opposite sides of the flat portion of the other belt, the one side of the flat portion of the one belt being remoter from the other belt than the other side of the flat portion of the one belt in the first direction, the one side of the flat portion of the other belt being remoter from the one belt than the other side of the flat portion of the other belt in the first direction, the two substrate guides having respective guide surfaces opposite to each other; the respective other sides of the respective flat portions providing respective substrate-conve

Abstract: An electric-component transferring apparatus having a suction testing function, including at least one suction device which sucks and holds an electric component by a negative pressure; a suction-device moving device which moves the suction device; a negative-pressure control device which controls the negative pressure supplied to the suction device; a negative-pressure measuring device which measures the negative pressure of the suction device; and a test control device which controls the suction-device moving device, the negative-pressure control device, and the negative-pressure measuring device so that the suction-device moving device moves the suction device to a position where the negative-pressure measuring device is present and the measuring device measures the negative pressure of the suction device.

Abstract: A correction device for a typewriter is disclosed. The correction device includes a correction key which is linked to the escapement device which normally advances the carriage each time a key is depressed. The correction key disengages the escapement device so that the carriage is not advanced during correction of a misprinted character. Therefore, it is not necessary to backspace following the correction of the character. The correction key also causes the correction ribbon to be raised to the printing position so that it can be easily seen whether that portion of the ribbon has been used.