Abstract: A sustainable insulated shipper pack assembly to transport temperature sensitive and perishable items such as food, pharmaceuticals, and medical specimens within a consistent temperature range for an extended period of time. The assembly is made of entirely recyclable materials to enable curbside recycling, such materials included for example cellulose, cardboard, corrugated cardboard, and paper-based insulation, and materials preferably made from postconsumer paper, and other environmentally friendly materials The insulated shipper pack assembly comprises an outer container, an intermediate sleeve, an inner tray, bottom insulation pad, side insulation pads, and a lid with a top insulation pad.

Abstract: A resealable bag is produced with one or more apertures spanning a mouth of the bag, allowing egress of prefilled material from the bag. The prefilled material may be any material that is desired to be controllably dispersed, such as spices, seasonings, food products, fertilizer, seed, salt, etc. Different sizes of pouches and different sized apertures can be provided to accommodate preferred storage and dispensing of the selected material. In use, a user opens a zipper provided on an interior of the bag. The materials are held in the bag until the bag is inverted, and the material is dispersed from the bag through the apertures. Material egress can be enhanced by shaking the bag.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for holding and dispensing labels. A container provides for both packaging and dispensing continuous feed labels. A bottom portion of the container includes a detachable portion for improved label feed. At least one of the bottom portion or a lid includes cutout to support a roll for a label roll. The detachable portion improves label feeding from the container, particularly near the end of the label supply. The bottom portion of the container can also be stacked on the lid to raise the labels to a better feed geometry.

Abstract: A container for consumer goods includes a rigid outer box, an inner package, an inner frame and a pull tab. The outer box has a hinged lid configured to provide access to an inner volume of the outer box. The inner frame is paperboard having a pre-cut opening configured to provide access to an inner volume of the inner package. The pull tab covers the opening with a first adhesive that releasably adheres an edge portion of the pull tab to the inner frame and a second adhesive that permanently adheres the pull tab to the inner package and the outer box.

Abstract: In the present invention, water-expandable material constituting a tea bag satisfies the condition that the expansion coefficient in a first direction is larger than an expansion coefficient in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction or that a magnitude of contraction coefficient in the second direction is larger than a magnitude of contraction coefficient in the first direction perpendicular to the second direction. Accordingly, the tea bag prevents tea from dissolving any further in water after a predetermined period of time has elapsed, thereby maintaining the deep flavor of the tea for a long time. The present invention presents various other examples of the water-expandable material.

Abstract: A refrigerated containing device has a hydrogen temperature controlling system having an expansion valve, multiple temperature controlling modules, and a control unit. Each temperature controlling module has a control valve, a heat exchanger, and a thermal sensor; the control unit is electrically connected to the control valve and the thermal sensor. A divisional temperature controlling method is applied for the refrigerated containing device; first, measure a temperature of a containing space in a container of the refrigerated containing device, and determine whether a difference between temperature of the containing space and a target temperature is within a range so as to decide whether the hydrogen gas with capabilities of heat absorption after flowing through the expansion valve flows through the control valve to the heat exchanger. Thereby, temperature of the containing space can be controlled accurately, and the cost-effectiveness of fuel cell system applied to refrigerated container is improved.

Abstract: Described are liners for bulk containers such as intermediate bulk containers (IBC) that are abuse-resistant and barrier-providing. The liners are recyclable. The liners have at least one sidewall that is multi-plied and the plies are multi-layered. The liners are preferably metal-free and nylon-free. An outer ply comprises at least one discrete polypropylene-based film layer. Addition of polypropylene ?-olefin to sealant and/or polypropylene-based film layers also improves performance. Methods of making and using the liners are also provided.

Abstract: A storage container system includes a storage container having a frustoconical roof defining a central opening and a lid assembly mounted to the roof of the storage container. The lid assembly includes a rail guide member mounted to the roof of the storage container and oriented such that a center longitudinal axis of the rail guide member has a same pitch as the roof and a lid rotatably coupled to the rail guide member and configured to slide along the rail guide member between open and closed positions over the opening, where when the lid is in an open position, an upper surface of the lid has a same pitch as the roof.

Abstract: A waste disposal device comprises a container having an opening at a top end, the container defining an inner cavity accessible through the opening. A bag interface at the opening is adapted to hold a bag opened at the opening of the container with a closed end of the bag extending in the inner cavity. A pair of doors is pivotally connected to the container to open and close access through the opening and adapted to close off a portion of the bag passing therebetween, the doors being pivotable from a closed position in which the doors meet to close the access through the opening, to a first pivoted position in which the doors are pivoted away from the inner cavity, and wherein One of both doors is or are pivotable to a second pivoted position toward the inner cavity. An actuation mechanism operatively connected to at least one of the doors to bias the at least one of the doors to the closed position.

Abstract: An intermediate container system for detecting a waste receptacle includes an intermediate container and a processor. The intermediate container includes a container, an extension arm coupled to the container, a manipulator coupled to a distal end of the extension arm, and a camera configured to obtain image data associated with a target area proximate the intermediate container. The processor is configured to generate, based on the image data, a pose candidate located within the target area. The processor is also configured to verify if the pose candidate matches a template representation corresponding to the waste receptacle. Responsive to the pose candidate matching the template representation, the processor is also configured to determine a location of the waste receptacle. The processor is also configured to operate at least one of the extension arm or the manipulator to move the manipulator based on the location of the waste receptacle.

Abstract: An apparatus is configured to transport an object between a first location and a second location. An attachment mechanism attaches the apparatus to the object and a battery powers the apparatus. The apparatus includes one or more sensors which measure characteristics of the external environment and at least one wheel configured to mechanically drive the apparatus. A processor determines a path between the first location and the second location and control the at least one wheel to drive the apparatus along the path.

Abstract: A refuse vehicle includes a chassis, a body supported on the chassis, a pump, a tank configured to supply hydraulic fluid to the pump, and a service indicator configured to provide an indication of a fluid level within the tank. The service indicator includes a light, a graphic on a display, or a symbol in an augmented reality overlay. The service indicator is configured to provide the indication of the fluid level within the tank in response to a request signal.

Abstract: A system for detecting a waste receptacle includes a collection assembly and a processor. The collection assembly includes a plurality of interface members configured to engage the waste receptacle and a camera configured to obtain image data associated with a target area proximate the interface members. the processor is configured to generate, based on the image data, a pose candidate located within the target area. The processor is also configured to verify if the pose candidate matches a template representation corresponding to the waste receptacle. Responsive to the pose candidate matching the template representation, the processor is also configured to determine a location of the waste receptacle. The processor is also configured to operate at least one of a lift arm actuator or an articulation actuator of a lift assembly to move the interface members based on the location of the waste receptacle.

Abstract: A refuse vehicle includes a chassis, a body supported on the chassis, and a universal bracket coupled to the chassis. The universal bracket is coupled to (a) a lift cylinder assembly that is configured to lift the body relative to the chassis, or (b) a tiedown assembly that is configured to oppose movement of the body relative to the chassis. The universal bracket includes a sidewall that is coupled to a debris deflection device, a spill kit, a tire chain holder, an air dryer, a wheel chock holder, or a service lift pump.

Abstract: A waste packing device includes a chute, a packer blade, a rod, and a drive unit. The chute includes an opening. The packer blade is configured to translate back and forth in the chute. The rod is pivotally coupled to the packer blade. The drive unit is pivotally coupled to the rod and operable to move the packer blade back and forth in the chute to push waste through the opening of the chute.

Abstract: An automated cryogenic storage system includes a freezer and an automation system to provide automated transfer of samples to and from the freezer. The freezer includes a bearing and a drive shaft though the freezer, the drive shaft being coupled to a rack carrier inside the freezer and adapted to be coupled to a motor. The automation module includes a rack puller that is automatically positioned above an access port of the freezer. The rack puller engages with a sample rack within the freezer, and elevates the rack into an insulating sleeve external to the freezer. From the insulating sleeve, samples can be added to and removed from the sample rack before it is returned to the freezer.

Abstract: A grid framework structure for supporting a load handling device operative to move one or more containers includes a plurality of upright members including a first upright member and a second upright member interconnected by at least one of a plurality of grid members extending between the first and second upright members, the first upright member being interconnected at its top end to the at least one of the plurality of grid members by a connection including a pivotable joint such that the at least one of the plurality of grid members is rotatable in a horizontal plane about a vertical axis extending through the pivotable joint upon movement of one of the first or second upright members relative to another of the first or second upright members.

Abstract: An automated guided vehicle (AGV) including a frame, ground-contacting elements connected to the frame for supporting the AGV and a heat shield is used in an automated sow casting facility. AGVs are adapted to get hold of, to move and to release moulds used for producing sows. A method of operating the casting facility involving AGVs to move moulds between stations is also described.

Abstract: A storage system with a multi-level storage rack, a vertical lift connecting the levels of the multi-level storage rack, the vertical lift having a conveyor platform, at least one rack level has a conveyor adjacent to the vertical lift, and a controller configured for controlling the lift, conveyor platform and conveyor such that the lift conveyor platform or conveyor are controlled to transfer a load between the lift conveyor platform and the rack conveyor or vice versa. The transfer is controlled to be performed as soon as the lift conveyor platform and the rack conveyor are at same height and the lifting platform over travels beyond the transition level allowing the transfer to be initiated earlier by transferring the load from the higher lift conveyor platform to the lower rack conveyor or vice versa.

Abstract: According to an aspect of the invention, a storage apparatus, includes; a storage unit including a storage space configured to store a plurality of racks in a plurality of rows in a second direction intersecting a first direction, each of the racks holding a plurality of specimen containers in the first direction; and a plurality of movement units arranged in a plurality of levels in a third direction intersecting the first and second directions, each of the movement units being configured to: sequentially supply the rows of the racks supported by the storage unit to one side in the second direction toward a carry-in position by a predetermined pitch; move the racks in the third direction on a carry-in side; and sequentially withdraw the racks by the predetermined pitch to another side in the second direction.

Abstract: An automatic movement device of the present disclosure is an automatic movement device used in a delivery system that delivers an article, including: a vehicle body section that includes traveling wheels and that is configured to travel; a drive section configured to drive the traveling wheels; a loading section that is provided to the vehicle body section and that is configured to load a conveyance object or engage with a conveyance object to move the conveyance object; and a control section configured to control the drive section and the loading section, and two or more of the loading sections are provided to the vehicle body section.

Abstract: An improved industrial plant and method is described, in particular a unit or apparatus for loading workpieces on a line and a method for loading workpieces on a line with a sequence. Movable workpiece-carriers arrive sequentially at sets of components and are loaded one after the other with components to form the desired sequence.

Abstract: The invention relates to an automated storage and retrieval system comprising an automated storage and retrieval grid and a delivery system wherein the automated storage and retrieval grid comprises a container handling vehicle rail system for guiding a plurality of container handling vehicles, the container handling vehicle rail system comprising a first set of parallel rails arranged in a horizontal plane and extending in a first direction, and a second set of parallel rails arranged in the horizontal plane and extending in a second direction which is orthogonal to the first direction, which first and second sets of rails form a grid pattern in the horizontal plane comprising a plurality of adjacent container handling vehicle grid cells, each container handling vehicle grid cell comprising a container handling vehicle grid opening defined by a pair of neighboring rails of the first set of rails and a pair of neighboring rails of the second set of rails, the container handling vehicles being operable to retr

Abstract: The present invention relates to a reinforcement system and method for supporting stacked containers or boxes, without resulting in damage to the contents and the containers themselves. The system comprises at least one pillar element (1) and at least one end shoulder element (2), where the at least one pillar element (1) is arranged in at least one corner of the stack formed by the containers, and where the at least one end shoulder element (2) is arranged at the lower and upper ends of each of the vertical corners of containers stack, where the pillar element (1) has a smaller dimension as measured by the sum of the containers heights along a vertical corner of the container stack between the terminal shoulder elements (2), so that the boxes or containers absorb part of the load before the pillar element (1) comes into contact with the upper terminal shoulder.

Abstract: Method and apparatus for lifting and removing substrate, such as a cut section from an underlying concrete slab. A plate assembly has a planar support plate and a u-shaped support bracket extending therefrom. The support plate is placed onto the section to be removed. The support bracket has adjoining first, second and third web portions to define an interior channel above the support plate. First and second apertures extend through the support plate on opposing sides of the support bracket and are used to secure the support plate to the cut section using attachment mechanisms such as anchor bolts. A lifting mechanism such as a fork lift inserts a fork through the interior channel to lift the plate assembly and cut section. The interior channel may be contoured to facilitate centering of the fork during lifting and movement of the plate assembly and the cut section.

Abstract: An edge module for a modular conveyor belt. The edge module includes a rod-retention plug that is pivotably mounted in a socket that opens onto the module's bottom. The plug has a bore that receives an axle in the socket on which the plug can be rotated. An arm attached to a main body of the plug by a living hinge allows the arm to flex from a relaxed state occluding a hinge-rod passageway at the belt's hinge joints to a flexed state allowing a hinge rod to be inserted into or removed from the passageway. Locking structure on the plug and in the socket engage to lock the plug in place. A sideguard mounted in the edge module is locked in place by locking structure in the edge module. Locking structure on both the sideguard and the plug engage to lock the sideguard and the plug in place.

Abstract: An automatic case separating apparatus includes a feeding mechanism configured to receive and deliver a plurality of cases after unpacked, a delivery mechanism configured to receive and deliver the cases output by the feeding mechanism, and a combing mechanism configured to comb and separate at least two overlapping cases on the delivery mechanism, so that the cases are separated from each other. The plurality of cases maintain a first state before unpacked. When the feeding mechanism delivers the cases to the delivery mechanism, the cases are in a second state on the delivery mechanism.

Abstract: A transport system, in particular a multi-carrier system, comprises a plurality of linear motors that are arranged in a row and that define a first path and a second path that differs at least partly from the first path; at least one transport unit that has a transport element, which can be moved by the linear motors in a direction of movement along the first path, and a pick-up element for picking up a transport item to be transported, which pick-up element is configured to be moved along with the transport element in the direction of movement and to be moved relative to the transport element in order to set a distance between the transport element and the pick-up element in a transverse direction that extends transversely to the direction of movement; and a distance unit for setting the distance in the transverse direction between the transport element and the pick-up element during the movement of the transport element so that the pick-up element is moved along and/or in accordance with the second path.

Abstract: Data associated with a plurality of items to be stacked on or in a destination location is received. The data associated with the plurality of items enables a first attribute associated with a first item of the plurality of items to be identified. A plan to stack the items on or in the destination location is generated based at least in part on the received data. The plan includes with respect to the first item a plan, determined based at least in part on the first attribute, to place the first item in a stackable container along with one or more other items and to place the stackable container, once filled, in a corresponding location on or in the destination location. The plan is implemented at least in part by controlling a robotic arm to pick up the items and stack them on or in the destination location according to the plan.

Abstract: A transfer device for transporting a cell laminate in which a plurality of electrodes and separators are stacked includes a base plate, a grasping unit, and a support unit. The base plate is capable of moving in a horizontal direction and capable of ascending and descending in a vertical direction at a certain point. The grasping unit is coupled to the lower part of the base plate and picks up the upper surface of the laminate. The support unit is coupled to the base plate and supports the lower part of the laminate picked up by the grasping unit. The support unit comprises: a vertical moving member, and a rotating member coupled to the vertical moving member and rotates about the coupling point to support the laminate.

Abstract: Provided is a medium conveying apparatus to be able to satisfactorily install a roller to assist conveyance of a medium to a loading tray. A medium conveying apparatus includes a loading tray including a placement surface provided with an opening, to place a medium, a roller to assist conveyance of the medium, and a holding part provided on the placement surface, to hold both ends of a rotation axis of the roller. The holding part includes a first arm and a second arm standing on a front side of the placement surface. At least one of the first arm and the second arm is provided to be bent outward in a direction perpendicular to a medium conveying direction when the roller is installed from a back side of the placement surface through the opening.

Abstract: An according to an aspect, a paper feed device includes a device body and a paper feed cassette inserted into the device body along an insertion direction. The paper feed device includes a lock lever mounted to the paper feed cassette via a lever shaft; a spring that applies a rotational force which rotates the lock lever in an engagement direction; and a lock member provided at the device body.

Abstract: An image forming system includes a conveying member which conveys a sheet along a conveying direction; and a separation device which separates the sheet from the conveying member at a separation position. The separation device includes an air flow generating part and a duct. The air flow generating part generate an air flow. The duct which blows the air flow generated by the air flow generation part, from a position above the sheet to a downstream side in the conveying direction at the separation position.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a recording head including a plurality of nozzles that each eject a liquid droplet to a recording medium, the nozzles being arranged in an array, a transport device including an endless belt that transports the recording medium toward an image forming position where the recording head forms an image, a plurality of through holes formed in the endless belt, to be used for a flushing operation, a liquid droplet receptacle that receives a flushing liquid droplet, which has been ejected from the nozzle and passed through the through hole, without being involved in image forming, a skew detection device that detects whether the endless belt is running straightly or skewing so as to shift in a belt width direction, and a levelness adjustment device that adjusts levelness of the transport device.

Abstract: A feed tray includes a first accommodation part in which a roll body having a configuration where a first sheet-shaped medium is rolled in a roll shape is accommodated, a conveyance guide configured to define a conveyance path for a roll medium which is the first sheet-shaped medium unrolled from the roll body accommodated in the first accommodation part, and a shutter movable between an intercept position where the shutter is located in the conveyance path and a retreat position where the shutter is further from the conveyance path than the intercept position.

Abstract: A media conveying apparatus includes a media table, a feed roller to feed a medium placed on the media table, a separation roller located to face the feed roller, a first motor to drive the feed roller, a second motor to drive the separation roller, and circuitry. The circuitry determines whether multi-feed of the medium has occurred and controls the first motor and the second motor such that the feed roller rotates after the separation roller rotates to return the medium to the media table when it is determined that the multi-feed of the medium has occurred.

Abstract: A conveyance apparatus includes a conveyance unit, a first cursor, a second cursor, and a controller. The conveyance unit conveys a sheet in a first direction. The first cursor regulates movement of the sheet in a second direction intersecting the first direction. The second cursor presses the sheet against the first cursor. The controller controls a speed at which the second cursor positioned away from the sheet moves toward the sheet.

Abstract: A tie-down includes a frame, a handle, a reel, a driving detent, a retaining detent and a brake. In a manual mode, the handle is pivoted back and forth on the frame to make the detents alternately engage with two ratcheted wheels of the reel to reel a strap. To switch the tie-down to an automatic mode, the handle is lifted to disengage the detents from the ratcheted wheels to allow a coil spring to rotate the reel to reel the strap. The brake is in contact with the ratcheted wheels to render the reeling at proper speed. The brake is directly movable away from the ratcheted wheels to allow the coil spring to further rotate the reel to completely reel the strap.

Abstract: A plastic film recovery device for recovering a cover plastic film of a reel tape supplied to a mounter is provided.

Abstract: A conveyance device includes a supply tray, a body, a linear conveyance path, a folded conveyance path, and a straight path discharge portion. The supply tray supplies a sheet. The sheet is supplied to the body from the supply tray. The linear conveyance path is provided in the supply tray and the body. The folded conveyance path branches to one side from the linear conveyance path. The straight path discharge portion branches to the other side from the linear conveyance path and conveys and discharges the sheet from the linear conveyance path through a straight path. The straight path discharge portion includes a conveyance guide that guides movement of the sheet conveyed by the straight path discharge portion. The conveyance guide is detachable from the body.

Abstract: A transport device includes a supply tray that supplies a sheet, a casing including a straight transport route through which the sheet is linearly transported, a reversing transport route through which the sheet is transported so as to be reversed, the reversing transport route being branched from the straight transport route, and an image reading device that reads an image on the sheet being transported through the straight transport route, and a straight path discharge tray including a first tray section pivotably attached to the casing, and a second tray section pivotably attached to the first tray section. The straight path discharge tray is switchable between an open state in which the first tray section and the second tray section form a receiving surface for the sheet, and a closed state in which the first tray section and the second tray section partially cover the casing.

Abstract: A stacking portion stacks a sheet processed by the processing portion. A lifting/lowering portion lifts and lowers the stacking portion. A displacement portion is provided on the stacking portion and displaced according to a presence or absence of the sheet on the stacking portion. An output portion is provided in the processing unit outputs an electric signal according to the displacement of the displacement portion. A reception portion is provided in the processing unit and receives the electric signal output from the output portion. The wiring portion is provided in the processing unit and connects the output portion and the reception portion. The determination portion determines the presence or absence of the sheet on the stacking portion according to the electric signal received by the reception portion.

Abstract: A tape material control apparatus includes a supply portion configured to supply a tape material including a peeling member and a sticker member, a first roller configured to feed the tape material to a peeling position where the sticker member is peeled off from the peeling member, a first rotary driving portion, a second roller configured to convey the peeling member from which the sticker member has been peeled off at the peeling position, a second rotary driving portion, a third roller around which the sticker member peeled off at the peeling position is windable, a third rotary driving portion, and a controller is configured to individually control a feeding speed of the tape material by the first rotary driving portion, a conveyance speed of the peeling member by the second rotary driving portion, and a winding speed of the sticker member by the third rotary driving portion.

Abstract: In a strip feeding apparatus, particularly for a stirrer dispenser in a beverage vending machine, a reel coupled to a support to rotate about an unwinding axis is moved from a retracted strip feeding position to an extracted reel loading or changing position via a handling device configured to arrange the unwinding axis horizontally when the reel is arranged in the retracted strip feeding position and tilting downwards and towards a flat reel abutment wall when the support is arranged in the reel loading or changing position.

Abstract: A workpiece carrier for taking over, transporting and transferring a workpiece formed as a segment of a material web, with a support surface formed on a carrier body for placing the workpiece on, and a suction device for sucking the workpiece onto the support surface, wherein the suction device has at least one movable suction nozzle which projects from the support surface in the rest position and, when subjected to vacuum, is configured to be moved against a force holding the suction nozzle in the rest position into a retracted position in which the suction nozzle does not project beyond the support surface.

Abstract: A reel includes a core, a first flange, a first collar, and a first locking arrangement having a locked configuration in which a first end region of the core, the first flange, and the first collar are connected to one another, and an unlocked configuration in which the first end region of the core, the first flange, and the first collar are disconnected from one another. The first locking arrangement is movable between the unlocked configuration and the locked configuration.

Abstract: A device includes a spool; a fish tape wound on the spool; a magnet coupled to the spool; a sensor configured to detect the magnet and to generate a signal indicative of the detection; and a controller in communication with the sensor and configured to determine an extension of the fish tape based on the signal; and output the determined amount.

Abstract: A solution for detecting an entity of an elevator system based on a representation generated from measurement data is provided. The solution includes generating the representation in a frequency domain descriptive of a vibration experienced by the elevator car; determining if the representation includes a number of portions corresponding to reference data; and setting, in accordance with a determination, a detection result to express one of the following: i) an entity corresponding to a vibrational fingerprint of the reference data is present in the elevator system, ii) an entity corresponding to a vibrational fingerprint of the reference data is absent in the elevator system.

Abstract: A derailment detection system for an elevator includes a wire that is installed in a space which does not interfere with a movement space of ascending-descending bodies ascending and descending in a shaft and that is stretched in parallel with a guide rail guiding ascent and descent of a counterweight, a pass-through detection sensor that is installed in the counterweight and detects whether or not the wire passes through an internal space, a wire-contact detection sensor that is installed in the counterweight and detects whether or not the wire-contact detection sensor is in contact with the wire, and derailment judgment processor that performs a derailment judgment process based on signals output from the pass-through detection sensor and the wire-contact detection sensor.

Abstract: A modular lifting apparatus includes a vehicle body assembly and a drive control assembly. The vehicle body assembly includes a vehicle body and a pedal component, and the pedal component is connected to the vehicle body. The drive control assembly is disposed on the vehicle body, and includes a control component, a drive component and an auxiliary guide component. The control component is connected to the drive component. The drive component and the auxiliary guide component are used to cooperate with a guide body to allow the vehicle body to move in an extension direction of the guide body.