Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes an image forming unit, a paper transport unit, and a control unit for supplying the image forming unit with image data for a plurality of pages so that the image forming unit forms images page by page on sheets transported by the paper transport unit, wherein, when the image data for each page includes data representative of blanks on a leading end side and on a tail end side of the page in a paper transport direction, the control unit deletes the data representative of the blank either on the leading end side or on the tail end side from the image data prior to supplying the image forming unit with the image data, and controls the paper transport unit so that a plurality of sheets are transported sequentially to the image formation unit in a multiple state in which one sheet partially overlaps with another in the paper transport direction by a length corresponding to the deleted data representative of the blank.

Abstract: An automatic winder having a steam setting apparatus in which a steam setter for steaming bobbins is disposed along winding units behind a winder body in a system connecting an automatic winder for rewinding spinning bobbins to a fine spinning frame including a multitude of spindles for producing spinning bobbins, and a drying-holding line is provided subsequently to the steam setter.

Abstract: In a bobbin treating system connected to a fine spinning frame and an automatic winder, a steam setter is installed inside of the automatic winder for steaming bobbins coming from the fine spinning frame.

Abstract: A method of operating a direct weaving apparatus which may include a loop provided with picking nozzles and a weft yarn processing machine having a yarn processing unit for processing yarns, feed rollers and yarn storage drums. The start of the yarn storage drums may be controlled in connection with the start of the weft yarn processing machine. The respective operating speeds of the feed rollers of the weft yarn processing machine may be held constant and the yarn storage drums may be operated in synchronism with the corresponding feed rollers respectively at winding speeds slightly higher than the respective feed speeds of the corresponding feed rollers.

Abstract: A tire for a motorcycle comprising a tread, sidewalls extending inwardly from both ends of the tread in a radial direction, bead portions positioned at the radially inward ends of the sidewalls, a toroidal reinforcement carcass composed of reinforcement cords which extend approximately parallel with each other in the radial direction of the tire and of which both end portions are turned up around bead cores, a breaker arranged on the radially outer side of the carcass, the breaker comprising reinforcement tire cords whose tensile strength is not less than 7 g/d and initial modulus is not less than 200 g/d laid at angles of 10.degree. to 45.degree. to the circumferential direction, and a band over the breaker and having a width greater than the breaker so as to axially extend past the outermost edges of the breaker and comprising parallel reinforcement cords laid at angles of 10.degree. to 25.degree.

Abstract: A printer for printing an input data from an external device such as a personal computer or a facsimile transmitter through a cable or telephone line, having a function of printing an input data or fixed data which can be formed by using specific buttons provided on the control panel of the printer in a reversed form being upside down and left to right when a reverse printing button provided on the control panel is ON, whereby it is easy to check the printed documents when the printer is installed on the wall.

Abstract: A doffing truck for a yarn false twisting machine which travels between a plurality of juxtaposed yarn winding units and a peg stand located in an opposing relationship to the yarn winding units and exchange empty bobbins mounted on pegs of the peg stand for fully wound packages from the yarn winding units, wherein it includes a slide frame mounted for reciprocal movement between the yarn winding units and the peg stand, a support arm for receiving a fully wound package from the yarn winding unit and mounting it onto the peg and a bobbin chucking device mounted on the slide frame for holding a bobbin and mounting the bobbin onto the yarn winding unit.

Abstract: A method for quality control of yarn for false twisters having a plurality of take-up motions, consisting of conducting quality measurement of yarn upon doffing by the take-up motions at a first point where the yarn is being twisted and at a second point where the yarn is being untwisted to provide readings of quality measurement by means of a quality measuring device.

Abstract: Radial tires for motorcycles comprising a tread portion, side wall portions, bead portions, a carcass, bead apexes made of a rubber having a high hardness, and optionally reinforcing cord layers arranged outside the bead apexes, said tread portion having shoulder grooves at the shoulder portion thereof and center grooves at the center portion thereof and the depth of the shoulder grooves being from 5 to 50% of the depth of the center grooves, whereby cracking of the shoulder groove bottom caused by providing the bead apexes made of a hard rubber or the reinforcing cord layers is prevented.

Abstract: Radial tires for motorcycles comprising a tread portion, side wall portions, bead portions, a carcass, a breaker, and optionally a reinforcing cord layer arranged outside the carcass and extending from one bead portion to the other bead portion and bead apexes made of a hard rubber, said tread portion having a plurality of longitudinal grooves in the circumferential direction at an angle of at least 5.degree. with respect to the cords of the most outer ply of the breaker. The motorcycle radial tires of the invention have an improved transverse stiffness at the side wall portions and moreover do not cause cracks at the bottom of the grooves in the tread portion.

Abstract: Improvements in a cop supplying apparatus comprising a cop supplying truck which runs along individual winding units of an automatic winding machine and feeds cops into magazines of the winding units without stopping. The cop supplying truck is provided with a guide and a pair of rollers for positively feeding the yarn end which is arranged under a long hole for placing cops through so that the yarn end of the cop held on a cop container is positively taken off from the cop container.