Abstract: An apparatus for coating internally threaded fasteners, particularly closed end fasteners, such as flanged weld nuts, which includes a powder spray arrangement, has a spray nozzle within a spray cylinder. The spray nozzle arrangement is actuated by an air cylinder to be in abutting relationship with a fastener seated in the spray position. The spray nozzle is tapped for the supply of air and for the supply of powder to the fastener threads. The spray block on which the nut is sprayed has a vacuum line that exhausts excess powder that does not adhere to the threads.

Abstract: A pencil marking device for clipped cloth includes a fixing base, a pencil pedestal, a driving pedestal, a driving source, and at least two sensors, in which the fixing base is fixed on the automatic marking machinery, and the pencil pedestal is connected in it. The tooth ring is formed on the outside of the pencil pedestal. The driving pedestal is installed on one side of the fixing pedestal and is engaged with the tooth ring of the pencil pedestal through an active gear rack for driving the pencil pedestal to rotate at a fix point. The active gear rack is connected with the driving source by an U shape connection and driven to move horizontally by the driving source. The sensors are installed on the ends of the driving pedestal respectively for sensing the moving range of the active gear rack. The range of the horizontal movement of the active gear rack is restricted for driving the pencil in the pencil pedestal to rotate and mark at a fix position, then an automatic pencil marking device is constructed.

Abstract: A spraying system comprises a conveyor for conveying a series of boards through a spraying station, spray nozzles at the spraying station and a mechanism for controlling spraying from the nozzles onto the board located at the spraying station. The control mechanism comprises a sensor for sensing the speed of the conveyor, a photoelectric cell for sensing the presence of a board on the conveyor and a logic unit which is positioned and arranged for calculating the length of the board in response to signals from the sensor and photoelectric cell. The logic unit is arranged to activate a supply of liquid flux to the nozzles when the leading edge of the board reaches the spraying station and the nozzles are reciprocated across the conveyor as the board is advanced. Sensors control the nozzles so that spray is delivered only onto the board and is stopped as the nozzles reach the side edges of the board.

Abstract: A device for applying a liquid, for instance oil, to a traveling thread, having a rotatably mounted roll (1) extending into the line of the thread in order to receive a film of liquid on its surface (1') from a liquid reservoir (9) and transfer the liquid by surface contact. In order to improve the usefulness of such a device, a spatial separation of roll and reservoirs is provided. The liquid is to be transferred to the roll by a wick (6) which is arranged between the roll (1) and the reservoir (9).

Abstract: An apparatus for applying a liquid lubricant in a pattern to a face of a sheet workpiece has a support frame through which the workpiece is transported in a travel direction substantially parallel to its face, a plurality of axles in the frame extending along respective axes generally perpendicular to the direction and individually displaceable generally perpendicular to the direction and to the respective axes, and respective liquid-pervious rollers journaled on the axles about the respective axes. A liquid lubricant is fed to the rollers and respective actuators connected between the axles and the frame displace the respective rollers perpendicular to the direction and to the respective axes into and out of contact with the workpiece as same passes in the direction through the frame. A controller connected to the actuators individually controls and operates same to apply the liquid lubricant in the rollers to the workpiece in a predetermined pattern as the workpiece passes through the frame.

Abstract: A cleaning apparatus for removing foreign matters from workpieces in the form of strips or sheets cut from a larger blank, before the workpiece is subjected to a press forming operation, which apparatus includes a feeding device for feeding the successive workpieces, de-oiling rolls disposed in an upstream portion of a feed path of the workpieces as seen in a feeding direction and rotated in pressing rolling contact with the surfaces of each workpiece as each workpiece is fed, so as to remove by absorption oily substances from the surfaces of the workpiece, and tacky rolls disposed downstream of the de-oiling rolls as seen in the feeding direction and rotated in pressing rolling contact with the surfaces of the workpiece, so as to remove by tackiness thereof the foreign matters from the surfaces of the workpiece.

Abstract: A resin coating system having an endless conveyor for passing components to be coated with resin successively through a preheating station, a resin coating station, and a gelification station. Coated components are exchanged with uncoated components at a transfer station along the conveyor between the gelification station and the preheating station. If an uncoated component is not ready to be transferred into the coating system or later processing machines are not ready to receive a coated component, then exchange of coated and uncoated components does not take place at the transfer station, and the coated component reapproaches the preheating and coating stations. A system and method for allowing coating of uncoated components to be completed while coated components passing through the coating station are prevented from being recoated is also provided.

Abstract: A surface of a 3-D object is digitized automatically and stored in a memory. Based on the signal representation of the 3-D object areas of the surface are defined for color and boundaries. Coatings application paths are defined within each area and various parameters for applying coatings for each point in each path are also defined including spray pattern, amount of coatings to be applied, speed of application along the path, among others; for each area, the points of the selected path are correlated with the angle of attack, spray pattern, amount of coatings and speed. A set of programmed instructions are compiled for execution in a general purpose computer. An assembly line of objects to be painted may then be set up and the retrieved instructions executed.

Abstract: An electronic mail tracking system having automatic zip code break marking capability. A series of optical sensors along the mail piece transport path of the tracking system track the progress of the mail pieces. A felt tip marker removably mounted to a solenoid is selectively extended and retracted to mark zip code breaks and the mail pieces are then transported to a stacker. The system provides high speed, reliable and low cost zip break marking and tracking of mail piece.

Abstract: A roll coating machine for applying liquid materials onto sheet material workpieces. The machine has particular application in the area of coating flexible foam sheets with stiffening or adhesive agents. The roll coater incorporates mechanisms for controlling the spacing between coating rollers which apply the liquid materials onto one or both sides of the workpiece and enables automatic adjustment for various thickness of material. Automatic adjustment is provided through accurate force balancing of one of the rollers and applying a highly controlled net force acting on the rollers such that the rollers self-adjust based on compression of the workpiece. Another mechanism provided in the machine of this invention incorporates pre-gauging and a cam adjustment mechanism for setting separation distance which can be used independently or in conjunction with a force balancing approach mentioned previously.

Abstract: A web coater is provided with a doctor blade having an active edge or tip engaging the web at a predetermined position. The force applied by such active edge is adjusted by movement of jaws gripping the opposite edge of the blade. The jaws are moved along a curve empirically established to maintain the active edge of the blade in a predetermined fixed position during the adjustment. The angle of incidence of the active edge of the blade relative to the web is also maintained constant by pivoting a blade supporting frame about an axis coincident with the active edge. A controller is supplied with empirically established data developed by utilizing test blades to establish polynomial formulas having constants corresponding to each of the various blades intended to be used by the coater. The controller also automatically compensates for blade wear.

Abstract: Related operations are performed on workpieces, e.g., coating and curing circuit boards, of different types in random order in assembly line fashion on a rotary table of an apparatus under programmed control. The table is rotated stepwise to move successive sections thereof from a load-unload station at which the respective workpieces are loaded and unloaded in random order, to a sensing station at which the type and orientation of the workpiece is sensed, next to an initial work station at which initial work, e.g., coating, is performed on the workpiece in dependence upon its type and orientation previously sensed at the sensing station, then to a subsequent work station at which related subsequent work is performed on the workpiece, e.g., curing of the coating, and in turn back to the load-unload station to complete a cycle. The workpiece is either changed in orientation on the table section for a repeat cycle to perform further work thereon or is replaced by another workpiece in random order.

Abstract: An apparatus for coating an internally threaded fastener includes a support having a support aperture in axial alignment with an aperture in the fastener, a nozzle for applying a coating onto the internal threads located on the fastener aperture, means for reciprocally moving the nozzle through said support aperture and into said fastener aperture to align with the fastener threads, and means for maintaining the spray head in a stationary position within the fastener aperture while said reciprocally moving means continues through its reciprocal cycle.

Abstract: A device for charging a filling material (6) with respect to pieces of dough (1) transferred on a transfer conveyor (2) comprising detectors (3) mounted on the transfer conveyor, the detectors being adapted to detect transverse shifts of the pieces of dough on the transfer conveyor and to generate signals representative of the amounts of the shifts; a filling-charging mechanism (4) disposed downstream of the detectors, the filling-charging mechanism having discharging nozzles (48) mounted movably in the transverse direction; and a control device (7) for receiving from the detectors the signals representative of the amounts of the shifts and controlling the discharging nozzles to move transversely amounts equal to the respective amounts of the shift.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for processing green-tape type circuits, whereby through contacts and electrical circuits are obtained on a thin foil of alumina in the raw state or another analogous or like material containing reference holes or marks (29) and connecting micro-holes (30) by means of a printing process with a conductive material, the green-tape foils being able to arrive from a wound roll of basic material or from a stock of already cut foils, in which method a green-tape foil (10) complete with through connecting holes (30) and reference holes or marks (29) is positioned on a conveyor belt (12) comprising at lest specific zones of transpirable material (3) and loaded with the green-tape foil (10), which is identified as a position in relation to the belt (12), is then printed after reciprocal positioning with a printing means, is dried and discharged, the apparatus comprising at least one loading station (13), a station (15) to identify the position of the green-tape foil (10), a printing station (18)

Abstract: An apparatus for painting an edge of a workpiece that is moving in a travel direction generally parallel to the edge past a painting station has a support movable horizontally transversely of the direction in the station and an actuator connected to the support for displacing the support transversely of the direction. A generally tubular casing mounted on the support has a rear end and a front end and a front plate engaged over the front end of the casing is formed with a narrow nose in turn formed with a notch having a shape complementary to the workpiece edge. The front plate is releasably secured over the front end of the casing. A vacuum tank adjacent the station has a large-diameter flexible vacuum hose connected to the rear end of the casing for drawing in air through the nose at the notch.

Abstract: In a moistener for moistening a mixed succession of objects of a substantially limited number of different height profiles and having a nozzle, methods for controlling movement of the nozzle are presented. These methods include a nozzle initialization process, a nozzle pre-positioning process and a nozzle holding process.

Abstract: Pressure responsive glue dispensing nozzles are mounted on a pivotable glue distributing manifold. Rocker arms are attached to the glue distributing manifold and are actuated to pivot about a fixed pivot axis by solenoids. Adjustable stop means are used to limit and adjust the pivot stroke of the manifold so that the glue dispensing nozzles can dispense glue to one edge of a document that may have a varying thickness. Return means are provided to return the rocker arm assembly to a base position when the solenoids are de-energized.

Abstract: In a process for intermittently spraying a setting pasty composition mixed with a tempering liquid, in particular for building up refractory linings of metallurgical vessels, the composition is conveyed from a preparing station (6) at which it is prepared, to a delivery nozzle (11). In order to prevent the composition from thickening or hardening in the duct (15) leading to the delivery nozzle (11) when delivery is interrupted, it is conveyed during delivery stops in a circuit that includes the delivery nozzle (11).

Abstract: An apparatus for coating samples or small quantities of internally and externally threaded fasteners includes a powder feed, an induction heater, and dust collection system. A reciprocating, magnetized holder engages a friction drive to rotate a stud in front of a spray nozzle. In another embodiment, a nut sample machine includes a reciprocating powder spray nozzle mounted on an air cylinder and a water cooled support block for the nut. In a third embodiment a hydraulically controlled gate is sequenced with the reciprocating powder feed, providing a continuous coating operation. Methods for applying coating to the samples include steps that employ these embodiments.

Abstract: A patterned gluing apparatus and method. The apparatus comprises a rotatable shaft supporting a plurality of glue nozzles arrangeable in different configurations about its periphery. The shaft has a hollow portion and holes communicating with the glue nozzles so that glue may be fed to the nozzles. The shaft is supported above an article conveyor so that the glue nozzles contact articles under the shaft as they are rotated past. The glue nozzles have depressable ball bearings closing off their tips so that they dispense glue on contact with an article. A controller monitors the position of the articles on the conveyor and controls rotation of the shaft so that lines and dots of glue are dispensed to programmed locations on the articles.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for sheet folding and sealing to produce mailable letter-like objects, each from a single preprinted sheet, comprises a feed mechanism for the feed of sheets in seriatim while continuous beads of adhesive are applied to each sheet along lateral portions thereof. The sheets are fed into a buckle folder which makes one or more transverse folds in each sheet while transversely-spaced spots of adhesive are applied along a transverse line across the sheet. The buckle folder is structured so that it has fold pans on one side; and, both the input and output are on the other side. The folder also includes folding and sealing rolls that seal folded-over sheet portions to close and seal the sheet into a letter-like object. A perforator perforates the object so that tearing along the perforations facilitates opening.

Abstract: An applicator for a crease setting composition includes two or more applicator heads mounted over a surface having vacuum means for gripping a fabric. The applicator heads can be raised and lowered in unison and moved back and forth over the surface. When the rear edge of the fabric is sensed, the applicator heads drop onto the fabric and then are moved backwards while applying the crease setting composition to the fabric. When the front edge of the fabric is sensed, application of the setting composition is discontinued and the applicator heads are raised from the fabric. Channels or grooves in the surface, which supports the fabric during application of composition, receive the creases so that accurate alignment is maintained between the applicator heads and the creases. Air pressure is used for dispensing the composition.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for imparting a decorative strip onto the sidewall of a cured tire. The tire is sealed between a pair of chucks and inflated. The sidewall portion of the tire to be decorated is maintained in a flat horizontal posture by the chucks and the inflation pressure. The tire is then rotated while a gun, having a nib is contact with the tire sidewall, dispenses a paint directly onto the tire. A heating element for curing or partially curing the paint is maintained in juxtaposition to the sidewall for heating the paint strip as it passes thereunder.

Abstract: A moistening arrangement for moistening a flap of an envelope has a nozzle directed to spray a liquid at the envelope flap along a given locus in the plane in response to signals that are a function of the width of the flap for moistening the flap at determined positions thereof. A sensor is positioned to detect the presence of liquid emitted from the nozzle. A control arrangement controls application of liquid to the nozzle while an envelope is adjacent thereto, and liquid is momentarily directed to the nozzle prior to movement of an envelope adjacent to the nozzle for providing an indication of operability of the nozzle and liquid applying arrangement.

Abstract: In an automatic wax coating apparatus for use with skis, a securing device for securing ski, a wax supplying device, a brushing device and a movement device are provided in the interior of a box for accommodating the ski strips. The brushing device comprises a hot air nozzle for blowing hot air onto the ski, a roller brush for brushing the sliding surfaces of the ski, and a wax nozzle for spraying the sliding surfaces of the ski with a wax supplied from the wax supplying device, and the brushing device can be moved along the longitudinal axes of the ski by means of the movement device.And as occasion demands, the brushing device makes a plurality of reciprocating movmeents along the longitudinal axes of the ski to apply a wax coat of even more accurately controlled uniformity, thickness, surface texture and so forth.

Abstract: An apparatus for applying moisture to a flexible document containing water-activated adhesive includes a buckle chute having a pair of opposing plates defining a document path therebetween, a stopping bar situated between the opposing plates, and an adjustable plate slidably mounted on one of the opposing plates. A moistening assembly is secured to the adjustable plate situated adjacent to one of the buckle chute plates on one side of the document path. The moistening assembly includes a reservoir and a wick secured to the reservoir and extending toward the document path. A hammer/gate unit is pivotably mounted to the adjustable plate on the other side of the document path for engaging the wick and urging the document against the wick. The hammer/gate unit is pivotable between a position adjacent to the moistening assembly for moistening operation and a non-moistening position remote from the moistening assembly.

Abstract: Uniformity of hot melt coatings on thermally sensitive plastic and other webs is maintained by use of a silicone or other rubber-like web back-up roll the dimensional stability of which is maintained during hot melt coating of the webs by a heat-conducting idler roll directly contacting the back-up roll temperature and a heat transfer source for temperature deficiencies on the silicone roll surface, aiding constant nozzle-to-web spacing irrespective of temperature variations and line speeds. Provision is also made for the introduction of chilling, if required.

Abstract: A form collator gluing apparatus in which a plurality of rollers each having a pin wheel are arranged in a framework, a sheet of paper guided by a guide roller is hung over the roller and transferred by a main motor, the sheet of paper is opposite a nozzle mounted on an outlet side of a gear pump which is communicated with a glue tub through a hose, and glue discharged from the gear pump is skippingly or linearly applied onto the continuous sheet of paper by a motor drive and an electronic control of a computer, or by swinging the gear pump by a mechanical means such as cam.

Abstract: A glue head mounting bracket for glue applying folding machines is disclosed which holds a glue head for dispensing glue onto a sheet of paper that is to be folded and secured at the glue lines, which bracket permits the glue head to be placed at a predetermined location and the glue head swiveled out of the way for non-glue application. The bracket is of two piece fixed and demountable construction with the glue head carried in the demountable bracket piece, so that the glue head can be moved for cleaning and repair or replacement, and the glue head placed back into service without changing the location of the glue line.

Abstract: The method of manufacturing an absorbent pad for utilization as a diaper or an adult incontinent brief, wherein a pair of continuous bands of adhesive are applied to the backing sheet of the pad, prior to assembly thereof. The nozzles eject adhesive onto a moving web comprising the backing sheet. The nozzles are shifted sideways during their extrusion of adhesive, from a first location to a second location, thus generating a pair of non-linear bands of adhesive on the backing sheet. The nozzles are again shifted from their second location to their original first location upon receipt of proper signals from a control mechanism. The elastic band is not shifted when the nozzles are, thus effectuating securement of the elastic bands only on the portions of the backing sheets where the adhesive was applied at the first location.

Abstract: An automated system for reconditioning electrical terminals of an electrical work piece, such as a leadless chip carrier. The system includes a carrousel which stops upon rotating each 360/n degrees (wherein "n" is an integer greater than three), dwells, and then resumes rotation. "n" work piece holding assemblies are respectively uniformly disposed on the carrousel and include vacuum tips extending over the periphery of the carrousel for holding work pieces over work stations positioned adjacent and around the periphery of the carrousel beneath the positions occupied by the vacuum tips when the carrousel stops and dwells. A first work piece feed mechanism is located at a sequentially first work station for feeding a work piece to the vacuum tip positioned over the first work station when the carrousel is dwelling. A flux bath is located at a sequentially second work station for bathing a work piece held by the vacuum tip positioned over the second work station when the carrousel is dwelling.

Abstract: Improvement in the process and the apparatus for applying strip labels are made possible by a vacuum drum having a deformable outer surface controlled to be at least essentially cylindrical during initial application of a label to an article and selectively deformable to cause portions of a label thereon to be brought into contact with a glue applying roll. The apparatus uses a component vacuum drum where selective portions of the drum are replaced and other components repositioned to effect changeover from one label length to another.

Abstract: Method and apparatus for applying a flow of insulating material such as silicone to predetermined locations on printed circuit boards to avoid damaging the components on the circuit boards, such as solenoids and buzzers, whose functions will be impaired by the application of such material thereto. The apparatus is comprised of a pump which delivers a flow of insulating material to a manifold, the manifold having a plurality of lengths of flexible tubing attached thereto which serve as nozzles for dispensing the flow of insulating material. A printed circuit board is mounted on a conveyor and the conveyor is advanced until the printed circuit board is under the manifold, at which time the manifold is lowered to place the nozzles in close proximity to the printed circuit board so that the flow of insulating material will be directed to predetermined locations on the printed circuit board. The flexible nozzles are selectively positioned to direct the flow to those predetermined locations.

Abstract: Apparatus for forming matchbox skillets from pre-printed sheets, each sheet having a plurality of rows of matchbox blanks printed thereon. The apparatus includes a sheet feeder for storing pre-printed sheets and removing the sheets one-by-one. The sheets are fed to a gravure printing machine, which applies stripes of striking compound material to predetermined areas of the sheets as they pass therethrough. A conveyor is provided for conveying the sheets from the sheet feeder to the gravure printing machine. After leaving the gravure printing machine the stripes of striking compound material are dried in a radio frequency drier. The sheets are then cut into matchbox blanks by cutting machines. The gravure printing machine has an upper engraving roller, a lower pressure roller, and means for feeding the sheets between the two rollers so that the stripes are printed on the upper surface of the sheets in register with the matchbox blanks.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for performing repetitive cycles of panel coating operations using a programmable manipulator including a manipulator arm movable along a plurality of axes. The apparatus comprises a hand unit carried on the manipulator arm. The hand unit is movable so as to bring the brush held by it into resilient contact with an area of the panel to be coated. A coating material is injected into the brush at a predetermined rate while the brush is held in resilient sliding contact with the panel and while the manipulator arm moves about the panel to coat a preselected area of the panel. After the preselected area of the panel has been coated, the manipulator arm is moved to move the brush out of contact with the panel. Between coating cycles, the manipulator arm moves the brush into a storage chamber where it is treated to prevent the coating material from caking on the coating brush.

Abstract: An industrial robot comprises an arm, a driving source for driving the arm, an operation unit provided at a tip end of the arm, and a sensor unit provided at the tip end of the arm, in a vicinity of the operation unit. The sensor unit comprises a sensor for detecting a workpiece which is to be subjected to an operation carried out by the operation unit, a shutter for opening and closing a front of the sensor, and a mechanism for causing the shutter to open the front of the sensor at least while the sensor carries out a detecting operation to detect the workpiece, and for causing the shutter to close the front of the sensor at least while the operation unit carries out the operation.

Abstract: A device which provides an economical means for coating offset plates on one side with a solvent based coating. An offset plate is advanced along a feed table by a suction belt toward a roller assembly consisting of a fountain roller, a metering roller, a coating roller and an impression roller. The fountain roller transfers liquid from a supply of coating liquid to the metering roller which transfers a predetermined amount of liquid to a moving plate by the coating roller. The impression roller forces the plate into engagement with the coating roller. A photoelectric sensor detects the leading edge of the plate as it moves through the roller assembly and moves the impression roller toward the coating roller to begin the coating application. The sensor detects the trailing edge of the moving plate and retracts the impression roller to stop the coating application. The speed of the feed belt, discharge belt and rollers are synchronized to accurately control the thickness of the coating applied to the plate.

Abstract: The invention relates to an apparatus adapted to apply a layer of viscous sticky material, particularly varnish, in the form of a pattern or otherwise, to a substrate. The apparatus comprises an applicator roll 1, and an impression roll 2, between which sheets 3 for printing are fed, by feed means.The means for applying the varnish to the applicator roll consist of a cylindrical screen stencil 8 with an internal squeegee device 9.The applicator roll is also displaceable so that it can be moved away from the impression roll 2 in the absence of a sheet to be printed in the event of a malfunction in the feed means.

Abstract: An apparatus for melting and applying meltable adhesive, especially in combination with edge gluing machines for continuously advancing work pieces, includes a melting chamber (4) for the meltable granular adhesive material. The melting chamber is equipped with a heatable melting insert (5). A supply container (17) for the solid meltable granular adhesive material (18) is arranged to open into the melting chamber (4). A power driven closure slide (13) is arranged between the melting chamber (4) and the supply container (17) for the granular adhesive material. The closure slide (13) is operated in such a manner that filling the melting chamber (4) with granular adhesive material (18) is free of trouble and the adhesive material may be properly processed without any difficulties, especially without any jamming.

Abstract: Apparatus for applying gum to spaced portions of an envelope is provided with means for sensing the absence of an envelope on a conveyor belt feeding the envelopes to the gummer apparatus. In response to sensing the absence of an envelope on the conveyor belt, a gummer cylinder containing spaced gummer pads for applying gum to the flap and body of the envelope is precluded from rotating by disengagement of a clutch between the gummer cylinder and its drive and simultaneous contact of a brake with the cylinder.

Abstract: The invention relates to an apparatus and a method for the completely automatic lacquering of strip-form materials, whereby at least one unwinding device is provided with a fast running positioning device, an application roller and an opposing pressure roller are designed in such a way that they grasp the strip-form material and push it centered through the dryer and through a guide device and a winding up device is provided with at least one receiving spool which catches the strip-form material and winds it up.

Abstract: An adhesive applicator has a nozzle through which adhesive can be dispensed to sheets of a set as the sheets are driven seriatim past the nozzle. Adhesive is furnished in a cartridge which is pressurized so that the adhesive is delivered from the cartridge to the nozzle under pressure. A valve controls the flow of adhesive from the nozzle, and the valve is under control of a logic and control unit. The logic and control unit receives signals from various sensors or detectors indicating, inter alia, the presence of an adhesive cartridge, the level of adhesive in the cartridge, the flow of adhesive from the nozzle, and the amount of adhesive in a collection bottle which receives surplus adhesive dispensed from the nozzle but not applied onto a sheet. The logic and control unit is capable of operating the valve that controls flow of adhesive from the nozzle so that adhesive is selectively dispensed from the nozzle to all but one sheet of a set of sheets.

Abstract: Imaging apparatus of the kind in which successive image portions of a length of strip material are sequentially imaged and developed, features a development device adapted to provide continuous development periods of equal duration for all image portions, regardless of intermittent operation of said apparatus. One disclosed embodiment features guide means sequentially movable at the strip-feed rate between a first position, constraining all strip portions that are within the development zone in a developing relation, and a second position wherein all such strip portions are released from the developing relation.

Abstract: An apparatus is disclosed for the automatic coating of articles. The apparatus has a spray device controlled by a programmed control device. A transport device transports the articles along a predetermined path to a coating position and then away therefrom after coating. A sensor monitors the position of the article and generates signals representative thereof, preferably generating one signal each time the article moves a predetermined distance (e.g. 2 cm.) along the path. A second sensor generates additional signals to the control device when an article passes a predetermined point, also indicating which of several types of articles has been detected. The control device controls the spraying process responsive to these signals. If desired, portions of the article that are moved sequentially into the coating position can be sprayed in different manners, e.g. with the spray devices positioned or oriented differently, or using different coating materials, etc. The control device is preferably reprogrammable.

Abstract: Adjusting method and apparatus for a cylindrical article peripheral surface coating machine characterize in that a coating clearance between a coating roller and a cylindrical article fitted over each mandrel on a travelling mandrel conveyor, the coating clearance being formed for allowing the coating roller to be brought into rolling contact with the cylindrical article when the latter has entered the coating zone, a transfer clearance between the coating roller and a transfer roller formed for allowing the latter to be brought into rolling contact with the former, and a receiving clearance between the transfer roller and a fountain roller formed for allowing the latter to be brought into rolling contact with the former, are made adjustable each independently without affecting each other.

Abstract: An apparatus for applying a given amount of blood serum sample to a sample bearing film which has been wetted with Veronal-Veronal soda buffer solution comprises an applicator with an application chip holding a given amount of the blood serum sample, a hygrometer for detecting a humidity of an atmosphere surrounding the wetted sample bearing film, a timer circuit for presetting an application time in accordance with the detected humidity and producing a timing signal when said present application time has elapsed, and a control circuit for receiving the timing signal to drive the applicator to apply the blood serum sample to the film which is in the most favorable wet condition.

Abstract: Apparatus for applying fluid to articles. The apparatus comprises an applicator head, an internally defined cylinder interconnected with a source of fluid pressure, and a reciprocally displaceable piston disposed within the cylinder for selectively engaging articles to directly apply fluid thereto. The piston includes an output orifice at the outer extremity thereof adapted to contact an article when the piston is moved through a predetermined dispensing stroke. The orifice is in fluid flow communication with a dispensing fluid input source. In a single action embodiment the apparatus includes a return spring for resetting the piston after each dispensing operation, and in an alternative double action embodiment fluid pressure is utilized to automatically reset the piston at a preselected instant.

Abstract: A portion of a melting or fusing adhesive in the form of a cartridge is melted in a melting chamber and supplied under pressure to an adhesive applying device. The latter includes a melting chamber with a heated facing wall having exit holes therein through which the molten adhesive may be pressed out by a piston movable in the melting chamber by way of a power drive. The starting and stopping of the adhesive supply is controlled by the movement of a work piece past the adhesive applying device.

Abstract: In a device for developing electrostatic charge images produced on the surface of a sheet of electrophotographic recording material in a copier which employs a magnet having on its surface a magnetic brush formed of magnetizable toner particles, the copier further presenting a recording material sheet guide path which extends at a distance from the magnetic brush, there are provided contact elements which are disposed in the guide path and which are arranged to be controlled by the leading edge of a sheet of recording material in a manner to be brought into contact with the sheet along a line which lies behind its leading edge to press the recording material against the magnetic brush, the contact elements being controlled in a manner such that they are lifted away from the sheet shortly before reaching the trailing edge thereof in order to prevent the contact elements from contacting the magnetic brush.