Abstract: Conveyor belt modules having rodless hook hinges and modular conveyor belts constructed of those modules. Hooks on opposite ends of belt modules hook into complementary hooks on adjacent modules to interconnect the modules at hinge joints into an endless belt. The geometry of the modules enables them to be manufactured by extrusion.

Abstract: An apparatus includes first and second conveyor structures with first and second conveyor surfaces. The conveyor surfaces face each other and are arranged to define a comminuting space in the apparatus. The apparatus brings the conveyor surfaces in movement in the direction from a first end of the conveyor structures towards a second end of the conveyor structures, and the two conveyor surfaces are placed to face each other. The conveyor surfaces are additionally placed in a convergent manner so that the gap between the conveyor surfaces narrows in the movement direction of the conveyor surfaces. The advancing movement of the conveyor surfaces brings about compression in material being comminuted. The conveyor surfaces are in a double-converging so that in addition to the convergence in the movement direction, the conveyor surfaces are additionally convergent in the transverse direction in relation to the movement direction, the comminuting space thus also being double-converging.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an anti-skid speed measurement and material flow detection device for a belt conveyor, include a base symmetrically arranged on the intermediate frame of the belt conveyor and arranged between two groups of slotted roller supports, sliding supports arranged on the base, a speed measurement roller and a sensor arranged on the two groups of sliding supports, and a control system connected with the sensor, a speed measurement disk is sleeved on an end face of one end of a barrel of the speed measurement roller, a circular hole is formed on the circumference of the speed measurement disk, the circular hole is arranged corresponding to the position of the senso. Compared with the prior art, the present invention has the advantages of dramatically reduced production cost and maintenance cost, simple structure and high reliability.

Abstract: The invention relates to an apparatus (1) with at least two modules that are selectively transferable into a specific operating position (BL) for handling of individual articles or article sets. The apparatus (1) comprises at least one transport module (3) that moves individual articles or article sets with a first packaging type and at least one work module (5) that moves individual articles or article sets with a second, different, packaging type. The work module (5) can handle packaging material during the movement, with the packaging material being in contact with the individual articles or article sets. The apparatus (1) has an operating position (BL) and a waiting position (W1), into which operating position (BL) the transport module (3) or the work module (5) can be selectively inserted, and into which waiting position (W1) the transport module (3) is transferable by removing it from the specific operating position (BL).

Abstract: A grill is provided. The grill comprising: an oven configured to maintain a holding temperature within the oven; one or more grilling stations located in the oven, each of the one or more grilling stations comprising: an upper platen assembly including an upper grilling plate; a lower platen assembly including a lower grilling plate opposite the upper grilling plate, the upper grilling plate being separated from the lower grilling plate by a distance; one or more actuators operably connected to at least one of the upper platen assembly and the lower platen assembly, wherein the one or more actuators are configured to adjust the distance; and a conveyor belt located between the upper grilling plate and the lower grilling plate, wherein the conveyer belt is configured to move a food product between the upper grilling plate and the lower grilling plate.

Abstract: A pressing device, comprising: a lower presser (10), provided with a pressing surface (10a) facing upwards; an upper presser (11), provided with a pressing surface (11a), facing downwards; at least one of the two pressers is movable towards and away relative to the other in order to perform pressing of a layer (L) of a ceramic material; a pressing space (V) delimited inferiorly and superiorly by the lower presser (10) and by the upper presser (11); a lower belt (2), movable along a forward direction (Y) and comprising an active portion (3) arranged at least partially between the upper presser (11) and the lower presser (10); an upper belt (4), movable along the forward direction (Y) and comprising an active portion (5) arranged at least partially between the lower belt (2) and the upper presser (11); two side barriers (13,14,15), arranged to laterally contain the layer (L) within the pressing space (V).

Abstract: A belt having a longitudinal direction extending around the first wheel and the second wheel and forming a closed shape with a circumference in the longitudinal direction. The belt has a first rigid portion and a second rigid portion each extending from the first wheel to the second wheel. The belt may be included in a drive mechanism including a first wheel, a second wheel. Accordingly, when the first wheel is rotated about its axis of rotation the rotation causes movement of the belt along the longitudinal direction such that the first rigid portion provides a pushing force on the second wheel, and the second rigid portion provides a pulling force on the second wheel. Drive mechanisms may have a longitudinal gap between a belt and wheels of the belt. Belts may have a v-shaped or arcuate cross-section. Belts may have multiple layers.

Abstract: There are provided a forming device capable of drying at a high speed and of manufacturing a thermosetting resin foam plate more efficiently and stably without multilayering any unnecessary surface material, and a method of efficiently manufacturing a thermosetting resin foam plate therefor. A thermosetting resin foam plate is manufactured by: mixing a resin composition containing at least a thermosetting resin, a foaming agent and a curing agent in a mixer; continuously discharging the resin composition on a traveling air-permeable and flexible surface material, and at the same time covering the upper surface of the resin composition with an air-permeable and flexible surface material; and passing the covered resin composition through a forming device equipped with conveyors having apertures having an aperture area ratio of 15% or more and 80% or less to form and cure the resin composition.

Abstract: A caterpillar traction apparatus (110), wherein two pairs of pulleys (122 & 123, 132 & 133) can be driven at different speeds, so that the linear member (40) being driven by the mechanism is subjected to either compression or extension forces.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for improving of wood veneer quality is provided. In the method, veneers are conveyed through a compression gap made up by two press elements, the gauge of said gap being adjustable. The method comprises the use of an endless felt assembly, which is adapted to circle around at least one of the press elements and which passes through the compression gap in such a way that at least one face of the veneer is brought against the felt assembly in said compression gap.

Abstract: The invention relates to collecting and conveying devices for stacks of sheets (3), comprising a collecting station (1) in which a corresponding number of sheet stacks (3) are formed simultaneously from several imbricated flows (2) of sheets which are guided adjacent to each other, a transversal transporter (4) which is arranged at a distance behind the collecting station (1) for transporting the finished stack of sheets (3) in a manner transversal to the direction of transport of the sheets in the collecting station (1) and a transfer device (5) which is used to transport the stack of sheets (3) from the collecting station (1) to the transversal transporter (4). According to the invention, a carriage (9) that can be displaced over a given path in a manner that is synchronous with the transversal support (4) is arranged adjacent thereto.

Abstract: System for drying a tissue or hygiene web. The system includes a permeable structured fabric carrying the web over a drying apparatus. A permeable dewatering fabric contacts the web and is guided over the drying apparatus. A mechanism is used to apply pressure to the permeable structured fabric, the web, and the permeable dewatering fabric at the drying apparatus. This Abstract is not intended to define the invention disclosed in the specification, nor intended to limit the scope of the invention in any way.

Abstract: An apparatus for improving surface smoothness and internal firmness of cylindrical food products is provided. The apparatus includes a conveyor belt for conveying cylindrical food products to a concave rolling zone below an output end, such that each of the cylindrical food products rolls in the rolling zone for an appropriate amount of time. Thus, surface smoothness and internal firmness of each of the cylindrical food products are improved.

Abstract: A press for pressing a material to form a structural component comprises at least one revolving press band and a control for controlling the course of the press band. The control is preferably carried out via rotating rods that engage the press band and that can be tilted at a convenient angle for the purposes of varying the direction of travel of the press band. According to the method, the band of the press can be controlled by appropriately tilting the rotating rods.

Abstract: A device for successively transporting sheets in a platen press includes gripper bars with respective ends fixedly attached to two flexible of endless loop elements. Each loop element is engaged respectively with an intermittent drive wheel and at least one free wheel. A rectangular working chase and a movable platen arranged on both sides of the path of the grippers of the said bar. Nozzles are connected to a compressed air supply, for directing air jets towards the movable platen during a stopping phase of the gripper bars, in order to successively stop the sheets between the working chase and the movable platen. The nozzles are located below the transverse rear edge of the working chase.

Abstract: Endless steel band for belt presses, especially double belt presses, with a thickness between 2 mm to 4 mm, preferably 2.5 mm to 3.5 mm, which is turned around on drums of the belt press, and whose surface has a maximum medium roughness up to RZ 50.5 ?m, in which a plurality of depressions are provided starting from the surface of the steel strip and extending into the steel strip, the depressions being substantially evenly distributed and reaching from the surface of the steel strip 200 ?m to 600 ?m deep into the steel band. Such steel band can be used for the production of plates, preferably wood-based plates, especially chipboards, with elevations.

Abstract: The roller bar chains of a continuous press for producing pressed board provided sufficient play for the roller bars relative to the link chains by having the journaling pins for the link chains extending through bushings which articulate the overlapping link plates together, so that the outer diameters of the pins within these bushings are less than the inner diameters of the bushings. The result is that the roller bar chain has only a single guide plane in the press region between the two press plates.

Abstract: A compactor device for the automatic compacting of empty containers (5), e.g. disposable bottles/cans of metal, plastic, glass or other suitable material, wherein the container (5) is essentially being pressed flat and possibly punctured, possibly crushed, and wherein the compacting area is formed by a cuneiform area between a conveyor belt (20) and a first jaw set (36a) and a second jaw set (36b), and wherein a plurality of jaws (32), which are provided with teeth on their active side, are arranged in such a way that each alternate jaw (32), as seen transversally to the longitudinal direction of the conveyor belt (20), is connected to the jaw sets (36a) and (36b) respectively, the jaw sets (36a) and (36b) being rotatably connected to two common eccentric shafts (38, 38?), and the eccentric shafts (38, 38?) being formed in such a way that the eccentric motion of the jaw sets (36a, 36b) is out of phase, typically by 180 degrees.

Abstract: A flexible press cover which has an additional strengthening element in at least one of its two end regions. As a result, in the end region, the tensile strength and the tensile rigidity in the circumferential direction are increased with respect to that hitherto known in such a way that it is no longer necessary to clamp the press cover end region in between two components. Instead, the press cover according to the present invention is suitable to be fixed to the outer circumferential surface of a rotatable supporting element belonging to the cover carrying disk without the aid of an outer ring, a clamping band, clamping filament or the like. In the most beneficial case, the arrangement for fixing the press cover to the aforementioned supporting element is completely free of any kind of fixing elements which would be associated with the cover outer surface.

Abstract: Endless steel band for belt presses, especially double belt presses, with a thickness between 2 mm to 4 mm, preferably 2.5 mm to 3.5 mm, which is turned around on drums of the belt press, and whose surface has a maximum medium roughness up to RZ 50.5 &mgr;m, in which a plurality of depressions are provided starting from the surface of the steel strip and extending into the steel strip, the depressions being substantially evenly distributed and reaching from the surface of the steel strip 200 &mgr;m to 600 &mgr;m deep into the steel band. Such steel band can be used for the production of plates, preferably wood-based plates, especially chipboards, with elevations.

Abstract: The invention relates to a continuously operating press for pressing planar products. The press comprises facing platens (7, 7′) between which the product (1) to be pressed is passed in order to subject the same to compression. The press further includes slat elements (2, 2′) introduced as a continuous line of adjacent slat elements between the product (1) being pressed and both ones of the press platens (7, 7′) so as to make the slats to travel with the product being pressed and to slide along the press platens, the surface of the slats facing the platens being provided with a tray recess.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for adjusting the properties of the polymer coating (2) of a roll or a belt (3), whereby the roll or the belt is used for calendering a fibrous web (4) in a roll nip (N), which is formed between the roll or the belt and its backing roll (5), whereby the roll or the belt has a polymer coating comprising fibrous material (1). In the method, the thermal elongation coefficient and/or thermal conductivity of the polymer coating (2) are adjusted by directing the fibre direction of the fibrous material (1).

Abstract: A press for pressing a mat into a thin panel has a press frame, upper and lower press plates on the frame, and upper and lower press belts having confronting lower and upper stretches defining a press gap extending in a horizontal and longitudinal transport direction and respectively running below and above the upper and lower press plates. Upper and lower flexible intake plates are juxtaposed respectively above and below upstream ends of the lower and upper stretches of the belts and define therewith a downstream portion of an intake mouth flaring upstream. Upper and lower rollers are respectively braced against the upper and lower stretches of the belts at an upstream portion of the intake mouth immediately upstream of the downstream portion of the intake mouth. Further actuators connected to the rollers set a shape of the upstream portion of the intake mouth.

Abstract: A laminator member for color proofing comprising a belt substrate; and a surface layer, said surface layer comprising: a polyamic-imide organic polymer binder; a fluorinated resin polymer; and a perfluoroalkylsubstituted fluororesin-reactive compound having the formula: where R5 is H or F; Q is OH, SiR6R7R8; R6, R7, and R8 being independently selected from the group consisting of Cl, OH, an alkyl group containing 1 to about 4 carbon atoms, an alkoxy group containing 1 to about 4 carbon atoms, an acyloxy group containing 2 to about 4 carbon atoms, and an amino group containing 0 to about 4 carbon atoms; and n is an integer from 1 to about 15; with the proviso that, at least one of R6, R7, and R8 is Cl, OH, or an alkoxy, acyloxy, or amino group; and wherein said surface layer is adhered to said belt substrate by the polyamide-imide polymer binder.

Abstract: An apparatus for the compaction of articles, e.g., disposable metal cans or disposable plastic bottles, includes a pair of mutually counter-rotatable, interacting squeeze rollers, wherein the first roller has a fixed support and wherein the second roller is supported in an arm-spring assembly, thereby enabling the space between the rollers to be varied according to the size and compactability of the article. In addition, the apparatus has a precompactor that includes a conveyor, e.g., a belt or chain conveyor, and an elongate press plate inclined relative to the conveyor and preferably spring-loaded, to ensure that the article is gradually flattened upstream of the squeeze rollers. The squeeze roller may be provided with an incurvate middle portion and, optionally with openings having an L, U or V-shaped cross section with gripping edges in order to facilitate the feeding of the articles, such as bottles having a mouth and bottom nipple, through the compactor.

Abstract: The claimed invention relates to a device for stacking and compressing a plurality of soft elements. One purpose of the invention is to avoid damage to the soft elements due to excessive pressure. The device comprises a stacking shaft, drive means and movable receiving means arranged on two opposite sides of the stacking shaft, which receiving means in pairs are arranged in level with each other. Moveable compressing means are arranged on two opposite sides of the stacking shaft. Both the receiving means and compressing means are movable in a vertical direction. The receiving means are arranged to successively receive elements. Each pair of the compressing means is movable from above the stack for compressing the elements.

Abstract: The invention relates to a continuously operating press for pressing planar products. The press comprises facing platens (7, 7′) between which the product (1) to be pressed is passed in order to subject the same to compression. The press further includes slat elements (2, 2′) introduced as a continuous line of adjacent slat elements between the product (1) being pressed and both ones of the press platens (7, 7′) so as to make the slats to travel with the product being pressed and to slide along the press platens, the surface of the slats facing the platens being provided with a tray recess.

Abstract: A continuous belt press has upper and lower platens defining a horizontal gap. Upper and lower upstream drums and downstream are rotatable on the frame about respective horizontal drum axes at the upstream and downstream ends of the gap. Upper and lower endless steel belts spanned over the respective upper and lower drums each have a working stretch supported by respective upper and lower sets of rollers on the respective platens. Each belt has a pair of edges projecting transversely past the respective rollers and at least one of the drums of each of the belts has a substantially cylindrical central region of a predetermined central diameter bearing through the respective rollers on the working stretch of the respective belt and a pair of edge formations of smaller diameter than the central-region diameter lying outside the central region and in engagement with the edges of the respective belt.

Abstract: In a first embodiment, this invention relates to a continuously operating press, preferably for the manufacture and/or printing, lamination or the like of a one or multiple layer board web of pre-manufactured material and/or raw material, wherein the lubricant used in the press is at least one phenyl-endblocked polydiorganosiloxane-polyphenylorganosiloxane random copolymer fluid. In a second embodiment, this invention relates to a continuously operating press, preferably for the manufacture and/or printing, lamination or the like of a one or multiple layer board web of pre-manufactured material and/or raw material, wherein the lubricant used in the press is a composition comprising (i) at least one phenyl-endblocked polydiorganosiloxane-polyphenylorganosiloxane random copolymer fluid and (ii) at least one stabilizing agent.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method and arrangement for moistening a substantially dry fiber web and subjecting the moistened web to heat and compression.

Abstract: A laminator assembly utilizing either an endless multi-ply belt (27) or a half-lap belt and another endless belt and a roller arrangement (43) to apply pressure to media (55) to be laminated and to convey the media (55) in a controlled manner to pressure rollers.

Abstract: A process and apparatus for cleaning a transport belt of a machine for the production or processing a web. The apparatus includes at least one nozzle device composed of a rotatable nozzle head having at least one cleaning nozzle, a transport device including a crosspiece extending substantially crosswise to a transport belt travel direction, in which the at least one nozzle device is coupled to the transport device and adapted for displacement along the crosspiece. A traversing speed of the nozzle device is very low and falls within a range of between approximately 1 mm/min and 10 mm/min. Alternatively, the at least one nozzle is positionable in a plurality of cleaning positions that are successively arranged crosswise to the transport belt, and the at least one nozzle is held stationary in each respective cleaning position for a predefined time period.

Abstract: A set of calender rollers is described, which comprises at least three rollers, for rolling a plastic material into a plastic material sheet and for laminating the plastic material sheet onto a base material sheet at a nip portion to be formed into a laminated plastic material sheet, wherein

Abstract: Process and device for draining a fibrous pulp suspension. The process may include positioning two surfaces to converge in a downstream direction, feeding the fibrous pulp suspension between the two converging surfaces, driving at least one of the two converging surfaces to move the suspension with a relative translational velocity, and draining the fibrous pulp suspension through each of the two surfaces. The device may include two arcuate surfaces positioned to form converging surfaces. One of the two arcuate surfaces may include a drivable, pivotable, and rotatable cylinder having an outer sleeve with openings, the other of the two arcuate surfaces may include a screen positioned to be guided around at least a portion of the outer sleeve. The screen and the openings may form drains for draining the fluid pulp suspension.

Abstract: A device to drain a fibrous pulp suspension including an arched surface that is impermeable. The arched surface, moreover, is surrounded by a permeable belt. The belt and the arched surface are able to be moved such that there exists a relative velocity between the belt and the arched surface. The arched surface includes recesses that are able to take up quantities of fluid.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for densification of fibrous material such as harvested cotton, preferably by a movement of the cotton continuously through a compacting zone on the harvester. In one aspect of the invention, the fibers are locked by differential translation of portions of the mass of compacted material to prevent a layer of material from springing back after compression. A continuous mat of compressed material with locked fibers is formed into a uniform, high density bale or module on the harvester. A cotton harvester compacting system includes an air system feeding harvested cotton into an accumulation area and to the compacting zone on the harvester. The cotton is compressed and fed through a shear zone which differentially translates the cotton and locks the cotton fibers into a uniform, compact mat. In one embodiment, the mat of compacted cotton is fed to a round baler on the harvester to form a dense round bale or module.

Abstract: A device for dewatering solid-liquid suspensions, in particular pulp suspensions, in which the suspension is dewatered between two belts and a dewatering zone is formed in the shape of a wedge between the two belts. The wedge height at its end closest to the outlet is adjustable over the entire belt width by an adjusting element.

Abstract: Transferring and extracting sticky blanks. The apparatus including a thin layer disposed under tension stress in contact with the top of the go length and extending in the travel direction of said length downstream beyond the zone in which said length bends and as far as a zone where said layer co-operates with a takeup transporter. The apparatus is applicable to lines for shaping after prior pressing and heating.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for compressing and packaging compressible materials. The compression is carried out continuously between parallel plates which come closer to each other as they advance. As the plates advance, the materials are accompanied by a lower packaging film and an upper packaging film which are joined at the sides of the compressed materials at the end of compression.

Abstract: A can crusher includes two endless belt assemblies arranged alongside each other with the mutually facing runs of said belt assemblies being arranged to define a converging gap therebetween in the direction of motion of the belt so that a can to be crushed fed into the converging space is progressively crushed as it moves between the belts. One of the belt assemblies is pivotally mounted relative to the other such that the angle of convergence can vary, the conveyance movement being controlled by, for example, gas-springs.

Abstract: The device for working a dough strand into a thin dough sheet, comprises two superimposed endless conveyors the operative runs of which are facing one another and adapted to be driven in the same direction at the same speed. The operative runs confine a passage gap for the dough strand that gradually increases in height in the conveying direction. According to the invention, the operative run of the upper one of the two belt conveyors has, as seen in the conveying direction of the dough strand, a profile, that satisfies the equation: ##EQU1## in which Y.sub.x is the perpendicular distance between the operative run of the upper belt conveyor and the lower, flat belt conveyor at a point x in the passage gap between the two operative runs, and wherein a is a measure for the length of the conveyance path.

Abstract: For applying a surface pressure and temperature to pressing band-driven workpieces a fluid pressure medium is accommodated in a pressure chamber which is limited between a pressing band and a workpiece as well as seals located therebetween, and the fluid pressure medium is subjected to extensive forced movement in the pressure chamber which forms an action zone.

Abstract: Continuous 3-D forming machine using upper and lower revolving endless, flexible, forming belts produces three-dimensional patterned products from heated thermoplastic material. The mold belts revolve synchronously in elongated oval paths around their respective carriages moving in opposed face-to-face relationship defining one or more travelling mold channels progressing from an entrance to an exit. Formable heated thermoplastic material feeds into the entrance, and attractive 3-D products proceed from the exit. Revolving mold surfaces are operated at least 25.degree. F. above room temperature, for example in a range of 110.degree. F. to 140.degree. F., for providing aesthetic surface qualities on products having content which may be foamed to densities in the range of about 0.9 to about 0.4. Thermoplastics in such travelling mold channels are appropriately chilled when differentials .DELTA.

Abstract: Apparatus for making laminates such as a wood panel, in particular a chip board or a fiber board or the like, includes a prepress having an inlet for receiving particulate material such as wood particles and adapted to form a pressing zone in which the wood particles are conducted initially in vertical direction and subsequently laterally deflected by 90.degree. along a curved path to form a material strand. The prepress includes two continuous conveyor belts that have upper substantially horizontal belt sections for receiving the particulate material and transporting material webs to the inlet. Extending downstream of the prepress is a main double-belt press for compacting the material strand and for formation of a laminate.

Abstract: The invention concerns a bonding press for bonding, onto a cloth, a fusible interlining comprising a base fabric associated to one or more thermoadhesive and/or thermocross-linkable adhesive polymer layer(s). According to the invention, the interlining/cloth complex trapped between the two conveyor belts (1, 2) passes through a second area (B) heated to a temperature greater than or equal to the melting temperature of the polymer(s) so as to allow for the chemical coupling reaction of the thermocross-linkable polymers in the interlining's adhesive layer.

Abstract: A cargo consisting of stacked compressible bales, such as bales of straw, positioned on a flat cargo bed of a cargo vehicle is compacted and compressed laterally of the cargo bed to eliminate excessive overhang of the cargo beyond the sides of the bed by pressing compacting members against opposite sides of the cargo to exert opposing compacting forces on the cargo laterally of the cargo bed. The disclosed compacting members are rollers between which the cargo vehicle is driven in a manner such that the rollers undergo relative rolling movement along the sides of the cargo to progressively compact the cargo from one end to the other.

Abstract: A compressing and baling machine has a compression compartment formed from an endless slat conveyor in the form of an endless mat, which is driven by a pair of rotatable plates interacting with the mat. The endless mat and the frame which it travels upon is deformable into a circular shape, and then sealed by the rotatable plates during compression. The baled product is removed from the compression compartment by the same end plates and is further handled by an output part of the machine which is connected to the plates.

Abstract: The present invention provides a roller position controller for a continuous belt press whereby the positions of the rollers supporting the belts are monitored and controlled, so that their relative positions always remain staggered and fixed with respect to each other. By maintaining the rollers in a synchronized relationship, material defects such as "pinching" are avoided.

Abstract: A measuring and control device for guiding a steel belt along a longitudinal axis of a continuously operating press includes a driving drum and a reversing drum for guiding the steel belt. Two measuring columns are respectively anchored in a foundation and spaced longitudinally from either longitudinal side of one end face of the continuously operating press. Four path sensors are disposed on the measuring columns, such that each of the path sensors measure a spacing between the sensor and a point on the continuously operating press. Pressure cylinder-piston arrangements are disposed on the driving drum and the reversing drum to correct the course of the steel belt. Variables for altering the course of said steel belt include the spacings measured by the path sensors.

Abstract: For applying a surface pressure and temperature to pressing band-driven workpieces a fluid pressure medium is accommodated in a pressure chamber which is limited between a pressing band and a workpiece as well as seals located therebetween, and the fluid pressure medium is subjected to extensive forced movement in the pressure chamber which forms an action zone.