Abstract: Disclosed is a wet tissue heater. The wet tissue heater includes a box body provided with an opening at an upper end. A box cover is hinged to an upper opening of the box body. The box cover includes a cover housing and a moisturizing cover, the cover housing is provided with a first heating cavity, the moisturizing cover is hinged to the cover housing, and the moisturizing cover is configured to open and close the first heating cavity. A first heating assembly is arranged in the cover housing, and the first heating assembly is capable of heating wet tissues placed in the first heating cavity. A second heating cavity is provided in the box body.

Abstract: A detachable shoe cover assembly includes a plurality of detachable shoe covers each of which is configured for being installed along two installation arms of an installation assembly of a dispenser device, guided to move to an dispenser arrangement of the installation assembly and dispensed from the dispenser arrangement of the installation assembly by detaching from the two installation arms. Each of the detachable shoe covers comprises a shoe cover main body having a receiving cavity, an elastic opening edge portion defining an opening, and an interconnection arrangement arranged for interconnecting the plurality of detachable shoe covers one-by-one in series and held along the two installation arms of the installation assembly of the dispenser device, wherein the interconnection arrangement is configured to be separated by a separator of the dispenser device such that the detachable shoe cover is detached from the installation arms of the dispenser device.

Abstract: Unattended beverage dispensers configured to dispense one or more beverages after authenticating a customer and associating the customer with a customer account. An unattended beverage dispenser may include a user interface with a biometric sensor configured to identify a biometric characteristic of a customer. A controller associated with the unattended beverage dispenser may authenticate a customer based on a biometric characteristic and associate the authenticated customer with a customer account. After authenticating a customer, the controller may allow beverage dispensing from the unattended beverage dispenser in accordance with a beverage dispensing rule associated with the customer's account.

Abstract: A card issuing device for using with a plurality of cards includes a card storage part which accommodates the plurality of cards, a card send-out mechanism which sends out a card among the plurality of cards from the card storage part, a card conveyance mechanism which conveys the card sent out by the card send-out mechanism toward a card discharge port along a card conveyance passage connected with the card discharge port, an optical sensor which is located on a lower side with respect to the card conveyance passage and reads a code indicated on a rear face of the card, and a dust adhesion prevention mechanism which prevents dust from adhering to a reading face of the optical sensor when the optical sensor is not used.

Abstract: A rubber plug supply device 10 places a rotating body 40 in a first rotation position R1 when it is detected by a sensor 25 that the orientation of a rubber plug 5 supplied is a first orientation, and places the rotating body 40 in a second rotation position R2 when it is detected that the orientation of the rubber plug 5 is a second orientation, and then supplies the rubber plug 5 to a first accommodating portion 41 or a second accommodating portion 42. The rubber plug supply device 10 moves the rotating body 40 to the second rotation position R2 or the first rotation position R1 after the rubber plug 5 is supplied to the first accommodating portion 41 or the second accommodating portion 42.

Abstract: A case includes a guide portion to guide sliding of a shutter to open and close a discharge port of a case body, a main pathway at which an end of the shutter is located when the shutter is in a state to open the discharge port, and first and second branching pathways into which the end of the shutter can be selectively inserted when the shutter is in a state to close the discharge port. When a pin is fitted into the case body, the end of the shutter is inserted into the first branching pathway, and when the pin is not fitted, the end is inserted into the second branching pathway, so that it is apparent from the exterior that the distal end is inserted into the first or second branching pathway.

Abstract: [Problem] To provide an article supply device capable of substantially eliminating inconveniences caused by a sold-out state. [Solution] An article supply device 100 comprises: an article supply means (an article supply unit 108, etc.) capable of supplying articles AR in an article storage unit 102 by applying a supply operation to a supply operation unit 103; and a sold-out state signal transmission means (a sold-out state detection unit 152, etc.) capable of transmitting a sold-out state signal once the article storage unit 102 has run out of the articles AR.

Abstract: A cup dispenser (10) and associated methods are provided in which the cup dispenser (10) is tiltable (including rotation) between a dispensing position and a loading position. In the loading position, cups are easily loaded into the cup dispenser (10). A rolling-element bearing (30) may, among other mechanisms, be employed to facilitate the movement.

Abstract: Provided is a cup holding assembly and a dental cup dispenser using same, the cup holding assembly including a plurality of holding modules, each has a seat portion and can hold a cup by contacting the cup from a plurality of directions in a mounting space and a rotary plate which has an inner opening overlapping with the mounting space and includes at least one spiral rail coupled to each of the plurality of seat portions in a non-fixed manner, thereby providing a spiral guide path to each of the plurality of seat portions. Each of the plurality of seat portions moves along the spiral guide path according to the rotation of the rotary plate. The plurality of holding modules move in a direction toward or away from the mounting space or the center of the first inner opening according to the movements of the plurality of seat portions.

Abstract: A product-dispensing device comprises an actuator, a locking gear, and a button which are all supported by a housing. The actuator for rotation about the first axis. The locking gear for the rotation between a first position and a second position about a second axis, the locking gear also includes a locking arm to inhibit rotation of the actuator in the second direction about the first axis when the locking arm is in the second position. The button is operably coupled to the locking gear and configured to rotate the locking gear between the first position and the second position.

Abstract: An automatic packager including a cartridge and a cartridge mechanism is provided. The cartridge for the automatic packager includes a reservoir for storing a plurality of medications and a wheel including a bottom portion placed in the reservoir. The cartridge also includes a scooping member provided on the wheel to rotate with the wheel and singulate a medication from the reservoir. The cartridge mechanism for the automatic packager includes a platform configured to receive a medication from a cartridge and a camera system. The cartridge mechanism also includes an electronic processor coupled to the camera system configured to dispense the medication from the cartridge in response to determining that the expected medication is delivered to the platform and return the medication to the cartridge in response to determining that the expected medication is not delivered to the platform.

Abstract: A component supply apparatus includes a tape conveying path that includes, both on an upstream side thereof: a first conveying route into which a carrier tape is inserted; and a second conveying route that is positioned under the first conveying route, the first conveying route and the second conveying route joining each other to guide traveling of the carrier tape in a downstream direction, a first tape conveying part that sequentially conveys the carrier tape in the tape conveying path present more downstream than a position at which the first conveying route and the second conveying route join each other, to a component taking out position in the tape conveying path, a tape holding part that holds the carrier tape in at least a portion of the first conveying route, a second tape conveying part that conveys the carrier tape held by the tape holding part, in the downstream direction of the tape conveying path, a tape holding releasing mechanism that causes the carrier tape held by the tape holding part to dr

Abstract: A bottom dampener can be provided for a can rack system. The bottom dampener can dampen forces exerted on a bottom of the can rack system by cans inserted into the can rack system. The bottom dampener can include a curved pad, which can fit into a bottom flap of the can rack system. The curved pad can be used for dampening a force exerted by a can on the bottom flap. The bottom dampener can also include one or more tabs. Each of the tabs can fit into a hole along the bottom flap to removably couple the bottom dampener to the can rack system.

Abstract: A method for determining the thickness of a material strip (5) when feeding the material strip (5) to the processing zone of a machine tool (1). The material strip (5) is clamped between two rotatable rollers (3, 4), whose relative position to each other in the original state with clean rollers and “zero” roller spacing was detected (reference relative position) and whose relative position to each other in the intended feed operation is determined for each feed interval (current relative position). The difference between the current relative position and the reference relative position, which gives the thickness of the strip material (5) when the rollers are clean in their original state, is corrected according to the invention for any changes in diameter of the rollers (3, 4) that may have occurred, for example, due to contamination.

Abstract: A medication dosage reminder apparatus for displaying dosage information for a medication on a medication container which contains the medication includes a cover configured to be mounted to a medication container. At least one indicator assembly is coupled to the cover to indicate dosage information for a medication stored in the medication container. The indicator assembly is configurable to display a selected dosage indicia.

Abstract: Disclosed is a moving device. A moving device for moving a tubular member according to an aspect of the present disclosure may include a housing through which the tubular member passes, a first roller and a second roller arranged to face both sides of the tubular member inside the housing and having outer circumferential surfaces that presses the tubular member, an actuator that provides a driving force for rotating the first roller, a sensor that measures a movement amount of the tubular member, and a controller that controls the actuator on the basis of the movement amount of the tubular member, wherein, when the first roller rotates, the tubular member between the first roller and the second roller moves by a frictional force.

Abstract: An apparatus for housing and delivery eucharistic wafers is provided. The apparatus can include a housing portion that can be configured to house a plurality of wafers that are individually stacked along a vertical axis of the housing. The apparatus includes a platform such that the housing portion is mounted on a top surface of a platform. A slide also rests on the top surface of the platform and is movable along a horizontal axis of the platform. The slide includes a cylindrical-shaped portion that will utilize to push or catch individual wafers from the housing and a narrower handle portion that can be manipulated by a user to direct the slide's movement. The housing portion further includes a front opening is of a sufficient length and height to encourage or limit the passage of a single wafer with each individual, horizontal movement the slider.

Abstract: One embodiment is an assembly comprising a tracking mechanism comprising an hour indicator and a day indicator; a strap retention structure coupled to a back side of the tracking mechanism; and a flexible strap connected to the back side of the tracking mechanism by the strap retention structure, the flexible strap configured to encircle a container to removably attach the tracking mechanism to a side of the container.

Abstract: A dispenser for BBs eliminates binding because the BBs first fill into a groove of the dispenser that is only wide enough to hold BB's single file. The remaining BBs fall back into the main cavity of the dispenser, allowing the BBs in the groove to pass through the dispenser hole one-by-one.

Abstract: The present invention provides an elastic hair tie material and an elastic hair tie dispenser for dispensing varying lengths of elastic hair tie material. More particularly, the present Elastic Hair Tie Dispenser device has been configured with a flexible cover, a pivoting cutting blade actuator and cutting blade to conveniently dispense elastic hair tie material of varying color, cut to any desired length by the user of the dispenser, to be worn by women or men to restrain their hair in many varying different stylish configurations and for varying purposes, and wherein the dispenser is refillable by either winding hair tie material onto a spool rotatably housed within the dispenser or inserting a new coil of hair tie material sold separately.