Abstract: A two-part device for producing a toy wheel from cylindrical playing blocks composed of a hard foam, the device has a cutting device having a trough for insertion of a playing block and a guide for a separating tool extending at an angle to the trough, a joining device which has a circular-ring-shaped trough for insertion of playing block segments cut with the cutting device from the playing blocks, and a wheel shaft hole which is coaxial to the trough of the joining device for passing a wheel shaft.

Abstract: A method of reducing humping of a laminated roofing shingle when the shingle is stacked with others of the shingle involves shingles that include a longitudinal central area having an overlay laminated with an underlay. The method involves providing a depression in the shingle that extends through at least a portion of the central area. In another embodiment, the invention is a method of reducing humping of a laminated roofing shingle including an overlay, an underlay, and an adhesive between the overlay and the underlay in an area of the shingle. The method involves providing a depression in the shingle that extends through at least a portion of the adhesive area. In a further embodiment, the invention is a method of reducing humping of a roofing shingle having a sealant in an area of the shingle. The method involves providing a depression in the shingle that extends through at least a portion of the sealant area.

Abstract: An apparatus for making expandable honeycomb structures suitable for use as window coverings. In one embodiment, folded tubular strips with adhesive lines are fed continuously through a cutter which cuts them into predetermined lengths. The cut strips are then accelerated to a stacker for further processing before the next cut strip arrives. In another embodiment, webs of material are fed continuously in a downstream direction, adhesive lines are applied, a middle web is slitted into strips, and the strips bonded along opposite edges to the outer webs. By choosing for the outer webs transparent or porous material, and for the middle web opaque material, a light or air controlling honeycomb structure results.

Abstract: A sheet supply section disposed along a transport way of a substrate feeds a sheet wound in a roll shape. A sheet cutting section cuts a sealing sheet to be set on the substrate from a fed portion of the sheet. A sheet set section including a transfer head of a vacuum suction type with a plurality of suction holes disposed therein reciprocates/moves the transfer head over a sheet receiving position in the sheet cutting section and a sheet covering position in the transport way. The sheet set section lowers the transfer head in the sheet receiving position, raises the transfer head at the sheet covering position. The transfer head attracts the sheet at the sheet-receiving position and does not attract the sheet at the sheet covering position the sheet covers the substrate.

Abstract: A method for attaching fabric to a structural part. The structural part is at least partially surrounded by fabric at least on one side. The structural part, which is provided with holes, is surrounded by the fabric at least in the region of the holes on both hole-opening sides. Fabric pieces on one side are inserted through the holes and are connected to the fabric of the other side in the region of the hole openings by bonding or welding.

Abstract: A plastic vanity and method for making the same. The vanity includes a base having two side walls, a bottom member forming a shelf inside the base, a rear brace member, a front brace member, and a front opening disposed between the front brace member and the bottom member. The two side walls, the bottom member, the rear brace member, and the front brace member are constructed from a plastic material. The vanity also includes a door swingably mounted to the base and which is configured to cover the front opening. The door, like the base, is constructed from the plastic material. The vanity also has a top opening disposed at the top thereof which is configured to receive a sink top or other surface structure.

Abstract: Method and apparatus for highly efficiently forming a tire reinforcing layer on an outer peripheral surface of a rigid core (13), in which ribbon pieces (33) each comprised of parallel rubber-coated cords (17) are successively adhered to the outer peripheral surface of the core (13) in a circumferential direction thereof, with the side edges of the ribbon pieces in close contact with those of adjacent ribbon pieces. A plurality of cords (17) can be set by one adhering operation, thereby reducing the number of adhering operations in forming a tire reinforcing layer.

Abstract: A method is provided of continuously producing a plurality of laminated shingles, including the steps of advancing a fiber sheet, waterproofing the sheet, applying granules thereto, cutting and separating the sheet into a plurality of strips which are positioned and adhered to each other to be multi-layered, and then cutting the strips while controlling the placement of longitudinal centerlines of the strips, and cutting the multi-layers so as to form a plurality of shingles.

Abstract: The invention concerns a device for making a splice into a paper web, which device (10) has been fitted to be used as an auxiliary device in making a cross-direction splice between two ends of a web in a winder. The device (10) comprises a suction zone (11) for immobilizing the web and means (15) for keeping the device (10) in the desired location. The device has been attached to the frame constructions of the winder by means of relief devices. The invention also concerns a method for making a splice into a paper web, in which method a cross-direction splice is prepared between two ends of a web in a winder by means of a device (10) operating as an auxiliary device. In the method, the web is immobilized in a suction zone (11) of the device (10). In the method the device (10) is kept in its place by means of devices (15), and the device (10) is operated as relieved by means of relief devices as attached to the frame constructions of the winder.

Abstract: An integral sheet member is produced by repeating the steps of feeding a predetermined amount of sheet material to a conveyor from a feed position on one side of the conveyor, cutting the sheet material to form a preceding strip which is transferred by the conveyor, and joining a leading end of a successive strip to a trailing end of the preceding strip. According to the invention, the preceding sheet strip has a transfer path which is branched into at least two directions, thereby forming at least two types of preceding strips. The leading end of the succeeding strip is joined to the trailing end of the preceding strip of a selected type, thereby allowing at least two kinds of sheet members to be produced continuously and highly efficiently, with an improved manufacturing flexibility.

Abstract: A system for the fabrication of molding from stock material is disclosed. The system includes a groove cutting assembly for cutting a groove of predetermined shape and size in stock material to define a facing member and bevel member, wherein the groove is positioned between the facing member and the bevel member to define respectively opposed surfaces on the facing member and the bevel member. The system also includes an adhesive application station for applying adhesive within the groove formed by the groove cutting assembly and a folding station for bringing the opposed surfaces of the facing member and the bevel member together. The system further includes a conveyor moving the stock material through the system.

Abstract: A method of making multiple laminated shingles from a single sheet of roofing material. When four shingles are to be made, the sheet is cut into five strips, namely first and second double shims, first and second single tooth strips, and a double tooth strip. Each double shim is then laminated below the tooth portion of a single tooth strip and the tooth portion at one side of a double tooth strip, to produce a single lamination strip. The lamination strip is then slit lengthwise and crosscut by a single conventional shingle cutter to produce four sets of shingles across the width of the lamination strip. The process can produce other numbers of shingle sets. In all cases, the various strips needed are, after being cut, reassembled into a single lamination strip so that they can be slit and crosscut by a single standard shingle cutter.

Abstract: A card manufacturing machine assembly for producing a coupon card fabricated from a continuous sheet of stock. The machine assembly has a support frame for supporting the continuous sheet of stock as the sheet of stock moves through the machine assembly. A driving mechanism is mounted to the support frame and has driving gears for transferring the sheet of stock through the machine assembly at a predetermined speed. A printing station prints indicia on the continuous sheet of stock in two parallel rows. A cutting device separates the continuous sheet of stock into two strips. An inverting device rotates one of the strips 180° relative to the other strip. A stripping device removes a release liner from one of the strips to expose an adhesive layer. A pair of coupling rollers are mounted to the support frame and are in driving engagement with one of the driving gears to rotate the coupling rollers at a predetermined rotational speed.

Abstract: The invention relates to a process and a device for the manufacturing of a glued block made of triangular cross-sectioned elongated staves of wood. The staves of wood are laid beside each other with alternate staves with their base sides downwards and alternate ones with their base sides upwards, and adhesive applied between adjoining surfaces between the staves. A press (13, 14, 21-33) applies main pressure force to glue the staves firmly together is transverse to the base sides of the staves.

Abstract: A process is provided for punching a thin film (2), preferably one formed of a plastic, as well as a punching device for carrying out the process. In the process, the thin film (2) is fed by a feed device (1) to a downstream punching station (4) and transferred to a downstream processing station (13) after the punching operation. The thin film (2) to be punched is joined with a self-sticking reinforcing film (9) on the side facing away from the punching tool before being fed to the punching station (4).

Abstract: An integrated system and method for fabricating a countertop from a slab is disclosed. The system includes a cutting station where an apron strip of a predetermined size is cut from a slab, a translating station where the apron strip is translated and positioned along the cut edge of the slab, and a press for adhesively bonding the apron to the cut edge of the slab.

Abstract: For removing defective transponder units or electronic transponder equipment a web (6)is parted in a station (23) firstly in front and then at the rear of the individual unit. Thereafter the picked out unit is conveyed off transverse to a working plane (3)and the two resulting web ends are transferred into a directly juxtaposed station (24). There the web ends are fixedly interconnected by welding, glueing or the like. Therefrom a use web arises, which includes only non-defective units since the defective units were previously detected by a sensor (32)and then severed out as described with the aid of a control device (50). This fully automatically working apparatus (1)coils the processed use tape in a store (26)into a roll (40)which is suitable for further processing in a machine.

Abstract: A method of making a multi-layer laminated shingle, in which a sheet of roofing material is cut into four strips, namely a shim strip, a first narrow tooth strip, a wide tooth strip, and a second narrow tooth strip, all dovetailing with each other. The shim is then laminated below the wide tooth strip to produce a first lamination. The first lamination is slit lengthwise along its center to produce two half first lamination strips. Each half first lamination strip is then laminated below a narrow tooth strip to produce two three layer lamination strips which are cross-cut into shingles. This enables production of a three layer laminated shingle simply and efficiently. In a modified method, two shim strips are used, one at each side of the sheet of roofing material, each being laminated below the wide tooth strip to produce a first lamination as before.

Abstract: A method for making laminated roofing shingles includes providing a substantially continuous sheet of shingle material, cutting the sheet material at a first cutting station to define a first pair of longitudinal strips having interdigitating tabs with a first pattern length, further cutting the sheet to define a second pair of longitudinal strips, further cutting the sheet at a second cutting station to define a third pair of strips having interdigitating tabs with a second pattern length, laminating together one of the first pair of strips, one of the second pair of strips and one of the third pair of strips in overlapping relation to form a substantially continuous three-layer laminated strip in which one of the second pair of strips is the lowermost layer and having the tabs of the remaining two strips oriented in a common lateral direction, and cutting the laminated strip into uniform longitudinal lengths whereby laminated roofing shingles are made.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for making laminated roofing shingles includes providing a substantially continuous sheet of shingle material, cutting the sheet material at a first cutting station to define a first pair of longitudinal strips having interdigitating tabs with a first pattern length, further cutting the sheet to define a second pair of longitudinal strips, further cutting the sheet at a second cutting station to define a third pair of strips having interdigitating tabs with a second pattern length, laminating together one of the first pair of strips, one of the second pair of strips and one of the third pair of strips in overlapping relation to form a substantially continuous three-layer laminated strip in which one of the second pair of strips is the lowermost layer and having the tabs of the remaining two strips oriented in a common lateral direction, and cutting the laminated strip into uniform longitudinal lengths whereby laminated roofing shingles are made.

Abstract: A method for the production of a laminated shingle wherein at least two strips of a continuously advancing sheet are coated with differently colored aggregates of granules. Present among one of the aggregates are a multitude of granules having at least one color and/or hue thereof not present among the granules of the other aggregate or aggregates. The strips are cut from the sheet and laminated one above the other so as to form at least two layers with the differently colored aggregates exposed to view. The difference in coloration creates a pleasing color contrast and accentuates the difference in elevation between the shingle layers.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for constructing a three-dimensional object. There is provided a lamination unit for holding and pressing a block of material, a slicing unit for cutting the block to form a horizontal layer having a first working surface and a cut block having a second working surface; a profiling means for profiling at least one of the working surfaces into at least one planar element; and an electronic means for receiving XYZ information corresponding to the shape of the object, for processing the XYZ information into a plurality of computerized cross-sectional representations of the shape and for controlling the operation of the lamination means, the slicing means, and the profiling means.

Abstract: A machine for fusing plastic plates includes a frame and a movable table mounted to the front end of the frame and movable along a longitudinal direction of the frame. Two spaced screw driving devices are secured to the underside of the movable table. Two screw rods are provided and each has a first end fixed to the frame and a second threaded end coupled to an associated screw driving device. The screw driving devices are driven to urge the movable table to move along the longitudinal direction of the frame. A rear compressing device is mounted behind the movable table for clamping a first plastic plate. A front compressing plate that is movable in a vertical direction is provided so as to cooperate with the movable table for clamping a second plastic plate. A fusion blade is provided for fusing a front end face of the second plastic plate with a rear end face of the first plastic plate. The front compressing plate further includes a fixed seat mounted thereon.

Abstract: The invention relates to a set in sheet form as well as to apparatus and a method for producing such a set, which consists of at least one information carrier in card form with carrier material lying in the same plane, wherein the information carrier and the carrier material are completely separated from one another by means of uninterrupted stamped cuts or the like and for the releasable connection of information carrier and carrier material at least one narrow adhesive strip is provided which is coated with a glue on one side, covers at least a part of the stamped cuts between adjacent rows of information carriers and/or between information carriers and carrier material and adheres the components of the set to one another. The width of the information carriers perpendicular to the course of the adhesive strip amounts to a multiple of the width of the adhesive strip.

Abstract: A machine for manufacturing adhesive dressings having an adhesive support, absorbing material compresses laying on the support and a protective layer, includes a cutting element for cutting compresses to a desired size and placing them at the desired intervals onto the adhesive layer. The cutting element includes a first cylindrical counter roll that has a smooth surface and a second roll acting on the first roll. The second roll has projecting sectors, alternated with recessed sectors, provided with at least a transversal cutting knife for cutting the absorbing tape by compressing the same against the counter roll. The tape is drawn during the synchronous rotation of the rolls by the projecting sectors cooperating with the surface of the counter roll.

Abstract: A method of making a multi-row, multi-column laminated product including the steps of providing a printed rectangular paperboard sheet having a leading edge, two perpendicular side edges and a trailing edge parallel to the leading edge, feeding the leading edge of the sheet in a first direction and cutting out a narrow transverse segment in the middle of the sheet to produce a transverse gap, leaving connecting portions at each end of the transverse gap, the transverse gap being parallel to the leading edge, gripping the paperboard sheet and feeding its leading edge in the same first direction and continuously cutting the paperboard sheet into adjacent panels in a direction parallel to the side edges and perpendicular to the leading edge, thereby to remove strips of waste from between adjacent panels, and feeding the leading edge into a laminating roller nip with laminating sheets prior to cutting into the transverse gap and continuously gripping the sheet between its side edges at a distance from the laminat

Abstract: A method of manufacturing an ink cartridge assembly including applying plastic foils to opposite surfaces of a sheet of foam while heating the foils to a temperature above the melting temperature of the foils using a heating press, stamping out a foam body from the sheet, and inserting the body into an ink cartridge housing. Alternatively, the surfaces are covered with a perforated or porous varnish coating or with composite foils of first and second layers having different melting temperatures where the layer with the lower melting temperature is disposed against the sheet of foam.

Abstract: Laminated siding pieces and a method of producing them. A laminated siding workpiece is provided including a substantially flat piece of display material having a first major surface that is laminated to a bevelled piece of support material. The substantially flat piece of display material is cut through to form a laminated siding piece having a flat piece of display material, possessing a freshly cut major surface, laminated to a bevelled piece of support material.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for producing an expandable material from a strip material by longitudinally reciprocating a carriage on a frame between first and second rolls containing supplies of the strip material. The carriage is alternately engageable with the strip material of a first supply roll and the strip material of a second supply roll. The carriage includes an adhesive application device that applies an adhesive to a top surface of a stack of sheets of strip material positioned between the first and second supply rolls using the adhesive application device by moving the carriage. The strip material is then pressed and stacked by a press and stacking device that are driven by cams.

Abstract: A thermally conductive film that includes a film of polymeric matrix material having a thickness t defined between a top surface and a bottom surface. A plurality of fibers, having a greater thermal conductivity than the polymeric matrix material, is disposed in the film and extends between the top surface and the bottom surface. Each of the fibers are oriented in the film to form a fiber-to-film surface angle .theta. relative to the top and bottom surfaces that is greater than about 45.degree. but is less than arctan t/d, where t is the thickness of the film and d is the diameter of the fibers in the direction of the angle .theta.. A shear/extruder apparatus is used to form the thermally conductive film from a sheet of composite prepreg material. An upper die block and a lower die block separated by a predetermined distance form an extrusion slot therebetween.

Abstract: A method for preparing a laminate including pressing a heater against the upper and lower surfaces of a veneer during which an inner portion of the veneer in the thickness direction is dried to the smallest extend then the surfaces so that a water content of the inner portion is kept higher than that of the surfaces, dividing the veneer in terms of its thickness into two counter veneers, placing a ligneous board between the counter veneers using an adhesive so that the surfaces resulting from the diving are disposed as outer surfaces, and pressing a heater against the outer surfaces to effect bonding of the counter veneers and the ligneous board.

Abstract: A process and device for cutting and distributing printed large width bands and a positioning table for implementing the process.In the extension of a feed table a positioning table is provided which is itself equipped with endless belts each carrying a gripping clip for pulling an initial band from the feed table on to itself, devices for registering and positioning the band being provided at least at the inlet and at the outlet of the positioning table.The device allows the production of a continuous wide width printed band from a narrower width printed band assuring that the design and the pattern on the new wide width band are in perfect register as shown in FIG. 1. The device cuts a rectangular length of the original narrow band, the length being the width of the desired wide width band. The so cut rectangular sheets are joined by gluing them along the longer side of the rectangles.

Abstract: A fiber placement head movable with respect to a surface, for placing fiber tows thereon, including a feed assembly for feeding the tows to a front end of the feed assembly where the feed assembly includes first and second sets of feed tow guides, an applicator assembly at the front end to receive the tows and apply such to the surface where the applicator assembly includes first and second sets of applicator tow guides, and a device for rotating the applicator assembly relative to the feed assembly between first and second positions. In the first position, the first set of applicator guides is aligned with the first set of feed guides, and in the second position, the first set of applicator guides is aligned with the second set of feed guides.

Abstract: An apparatus for automatically making a laminated electrical or electronic device has a series of processing stations including an inspection station for inspecting the quality of printing at a series of indexed segments on a ceramic coated, continuous tape, a stack and tack station at which sequential segments of the tape are cut and stacked on top of each other to form a stack having a selected number of layers, a lamination station in which the stacked layers are laminated together, and a cutting station at which the stack is cut into a plurality of individual chips, a tape feed mechanism for indexing the tape segments sequentially through the inspection station and stack and tack station, and a drive mechanism for moving a stack from the stack and tack station through the lamination station and cutting station.

Abstract: An expandable and contractible cellular panel 10 comprises a plurality of parallel, aligned, elongated tubular sections 12 secured together at the median region of their adjacent longitudinal margins to form the panel 10. The adjacent tubular sections 12 of the panel 10 are made of a pair of substantially identical separate strips of sheet material from those forming the other adjacent tubular sections 12. The various adjacent pairs of strips are laminated together along their confronting longitudinal margins. Each strip is made of at least two separate flexible substrate sheets 18,20 having completely different appearances, and are secured together by welding together their longitudinal margins.

Abstract: The present invention generally relates to manufacturing apparatus, method of manufacture, and products manufactured thereby and more particularly to an integral three-dimensional object (6, 15) formed from individually contoured laminations (4, 62) of the same or gradually varying shape, successive laminae of that object being produced out of thin sheet or powder based materials (1, 60) through the cutting, fusing or physicochemical property changing action generated by a computer directed beam (7) of concentrated energy or matter, successive substantially planar laminations (4, 62) of that object (6, 15) being automatically stacked together for step-wise laminar buildup of the desired object (6, 15).

Abstract: A machine for cutting and fusing plastic plates includes a feeding means for feeding the plastic plates toward a first compressing device having a first supporting plate being flush with the feeding means, a first compressing plate controlled by two first cylinders disposed beside the first supporting plate, a cutting device disposed above the first compressing means and having a disk blade driven by a motor, the disk blade is moved with a belt movably reeved around pulleys disposed to a frame so as to cut the plastic plate fed by the feeding means. A second compressing means is movably connected to the first supporting plate and has a second supporting plate being flush with the first supporting plate and a second compressing plate which is connected to two second cylinders disposed beside the second supporting plate.

Abstract: A paper corrugator machine has a closed loop for delivering warm adhesive from a source to a pan from which the adhesive is applied onto the crests of the corrugated paper flutes. To insure a delivery of the correct amount of adhesive to the flute crests, a predetermined amount of adhesive is first accumulated in a graduated column. Then, the adhesive delivery feed is switched from the closed loop to the graduated column. A detector senses upper and lower limits of the amount of the adhesive in the column. The rate of the delivery of adhesive is determined by how long it takes for the predetermined amount of adhesive to be delivered from the column to the corrugating machine. Responsive to this determination, the corrugating machine may be adjusted to apply more or less adhesive to the flute crests.

Abstract: A machine for processing raw material plates includes a feeding assembly, a first transportation assembly for moving raw material plates to a front clamping assembly which is used to clamp a first raw material plate for subsequent cutting of an irregular front end of the first raw material plate by a front electric heating assembly. The machine further includes a movable table device for moving the first raw material plate to a rear clamping assembly for subsequent cutting of an irregular rear end of the first raw material plate by a rear electric heating assembly. The rear electric heating assembly has a further function for fusing the cut front end of the first raw material plate to a previously fused material web before the cutting of the rear end of the fused material web. A second transportation assembly is provided to feed the first raw material plate to the rear electric heating assembly.

Abstract: A process for making a laminated sheet by cutting a fiber-reinforced thermoplastic resin sheet into a plurality of cut sheets. The cut sheets are feed to a butting apparatus to bring adjacent end faces of the cut sheets against each other. The abutted cut sheets are joined to a continuous sheet, which is a fiber-reinforced thermoplastic resin sheet, by melt welding using a heated roller where the cut sheets and the continuous sheet cling to the heated roller. Cooling of the joined cut sheets and continuous sheet occurs by causing such to cling to a cooling roller. A correcting roller is moved along the cooling roller, where the joined cut sheets and continuous sheet are between the cooling roller and the correcting roller, so that the amount of contact arc between the joined cut sheets and continuous sheet is changed to adjust the amount of warp in the joined cut sheets and continuous sheet.

Abstract: An apparatus for forming a corrugated substrate comprises a first assembly for advancing liner sheets including a corrugated medium and facing sheets and a second assembly for advancing fluting sheets. Each fluting sheet has bend surfaces along its top and bottom sides. An applicator applies adhesive along at least one of the top and bottom sides of the fluting sheets. The first assembly and second assembly advance the liner sheets and fluting sheets into contact with one another along the side of the fluting sheet having the adhesive. The fluting sheets are secured to the liner sheets to form a layered article having an upper and lower surface. A means for correlating operates the first assembly, second assembly, and applicator so that in each cycle of operation the layered article adheres to at least an additional layered article in succession.

Abstract: A pocket coil spring structure assembling apparatus for producing a pocket coil spring structure which includes a feeder mechanism to supply a group of pocket coil springs to a positioning transfer conveyor mechanism; a cutting mechanism between the feeding mechanism and the positioning transfer conveyor mechanism to cut the group of pocket coil springs to a predetermined length; a press holding mechanism to hold and lift the cut group of pocket coils springs on the positioning transfer conveyor mechanism by pressing the centers of opposite ends of each pocket coil springs; a pressing holding mechanism carrier mechanism to move the press holding mechanism in forward, backward, leftward, and rightward directions; a spray mechanism with a spray nozzle to apply adhesive to the cut group of pocket coil springs; a nozzle carrier to move the spray nozzle; and a controller mechanism for controlling each of the mechanisms.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for processing sheets, includes placing a sheet on a carrier to form a sheet/carrier structure, sizing the sheet/carrier structure, stacking the sheet/carrier structure in a stacking apparatus having a second sheet stacked in advance therein, so that the sheet contacts the second sheet, aligning the sheets with pins, tacking the sheet to the second sheet and removing the carrier.

Abstract: A coupon manufacturing machine assembly (10) for producing a two-sided coupon card (78). The coupon card (78) is fabricated from a continuous sheet of stock (26) wherein the sheet of stock (26) has an adhesive layer (30) and a release film (32) applied to a bottom surface (34). A printing station (12) prints indicia on a top surface (36) of the continuous sheet of stock (26) in two parallel rows. The two parallel rows define a first strip (38) and a second strip (40) of the stock (26). A laminating device (14) applies a clear laminate (46) to the top surface (36) of the stock (26) for viewing the indicia. A cutting device (16) separates the continuous sheet of stock (26) into the first strip (38) and the second strip (40) and an inverting device (18) rotates the second strip (40) 180.degree. relative to the first strip (38). More specifically, the second strip (40) passes through a first turn bar (52), a spacing roller (58), and then through a second turn bar (54) to effectuate the 180.degree. rotation.

Abstract: Apparatus and a method for production of laminated electronic or electrical devices are described which enables one thin patterned or unpatterned substrate to be easily and accurately incorporated into a previous stack of substrates by registration of a coated tape from which the substrate is excised. In the present invention the tape is indexed to a fixed position and then a platen with the previously stacked substrates is brought into registration with the stationary tape, following which the substrate is excised from the coated tape and added to the stack of substrates. Since the tape always is positioned in the equipment as indexed at the same location with each indexing step, and since once indexed the tape does not move, the platen can be brought into accurate alignment and registration with the tape.

Abstract: A laminated object manufacturing (LOM) system for forming a plurality of laminations into a stack to create a three-dimensional object. The system includes an X-Y plotter device positioned above a work table, the work table being vertically movable. The X-Y plotter device includes a forming tool for forming a layer from a sheet of material positioned on the work table. The layers are bonded to each other with heat sensitive adhesives provided on one side thereof. A bonding tool or fuser is mounted to translate across the work table and apply a lamination force and heat to each of the layers. The X-Y plotter device and bonding tool are mounted to translate along rails mounted on a common reference frame. The reference frame includes two rigid beams positioned on a base frame. A sensor is provided between the bonding tool and the reference frame to sense the force applied by the bonding tool to the laminations and adjust the height of the work table in response thereto.

Abstract: An apparatus for making expandable honeycomb structures suitable for use as window coverings. In one embodiment, folded tubular strips with adhesive lines are fed continuously through a cutter which cuts them into predetermined lengths. The cut strips are then accelerated to a stacker for further processing before the next cut strip arrives. In another embodiment, webs of material are fed continuously in a downstream direction, adhesive lines are applied, a middle web is slitted into strips, and the strips bonded along opposite edges to the outer webs. By choosing for the outer webs transparent or porous material, and for the middle web opaque material, a light or air controlling honeycomb structure results.

Abstract: The invention comprises an apparatus for cutting cardboard boxes into panels of uniform widths and removing irregularities from the panels, for sorting the panels and for assembling several series of panels end to end and assembling the series of panels face to face to make a multiple thickness corrugated web. The apparatus can ensure that seams between panels in one layer are laterally displaced from seams in adjacent layers and can provide for wrapping paper or cardboard around the corrugated web.

Abstract: A mineral wool panel including at least one covering sheet supporting a mineral wool blanket which has a plurality of side-by-side strips wherein their longitudinal axis is parallel to the panel axis and their fibers are oriented perpendicular to the surface of the covering sheet, and further the strips are offset in accordance with a pseudo-random arrangement.

Abstract: A method for producing one or more individual stacks of superimposed, secured together, expandable tubular strips forming an expandable honeycomb panel. The strips coated with adhesive are advanced sequentially to the inlet of a stacking chamber having an elevated floor with a longitudinally extending slot of a length to receive each strip and which is narrower than the width of the strips to be delivered thereto. The strip so delivered is pushed up through the narrower slot and against the strip just previously delivered to the chamber, to adhere it to the latter strip. The chamber has a weight bar to exert a downward force on the stack of strips to provide good adherence between the strip.