Abstract: A high-speed chain cutter apparatus with a self-lubrication capability that is configured to clean and descale a pipe may include a basket plate mounted to a cart frame; a motor coupled to the basket plate; a cable having a proximal end and a distal end, wherein the proximal end is operably coupled to the motor; an outer tubular member disposed around the cable and positioned to expose both a first portion of the cable proximate to the proximal end and the distal end of the cable; and an oil block coupled to the basket plate, wherein the oil block includes a bore, wherein the first portion of the cable extends through the bore and wherein the oil block is configured to store oil.

Abstract: To provide a rotating member that allows formation of protrusions to be dug into an opposite surface with a simple configuration, and that can prevent a direction-dependent reduction of anti-slip effect and provide sufficient slip prevention in the direction of torque as well as in the radial direction, and a method of forming this rotating member. The rotating member has a boss and an anti-slip surface on at least one of both axial end faces of the boss. The anti-slip surface includes a plurality of crater-like depressions each having a peripheral protrusion. At least some of the plurality of crater-like depressions are arranged serially to form a plurality of crater chains.

Abstract: A component mounting machine includes: a feeder device; a component transfer device; a splice portion detecting section detecting a splice portion further on a near side than a supply position of the feeder device; a passing determination section determining if the splice portion is in the passing state in which the splice portion is positioned within a passing area; a suction abnormality determination section determining the suction abnormality state in which a suction nozzle is not able to suck a component; a work defect determination section determining the splicing work defect when the suction abnormality state is determined and the splice portion is determined to be in the passing state; and an abnormality display section that performs dedicated abnormality display when the splicing work defect is determined.

Abstract: A feeder for which carrier tape is reliably inserted to a specified position, the feeder including entrance retaining member that pushes carrier tape inserted into tape insertion section towards tape feeding path, rotatable lever that raises entrance retaining member when carrier tape is inserted into tape insertion section, and stopper member that regulates the insertion position of the carrier tape inserted into tape insertion section to a specified position when entrance retaining member is raised by the rotation of lever.

Abstract: A non-splicing feeder provided with multiple sprockets in the conveyance direction. Provided are a second sprocket that is rotatably provided at a position adjacent to a supply position of a main body and on which is formed a second engaging protrusion, a third sprocket that is rotatably provided at a position adjacent to an insertion section of the main body and on which is formed a third engaging protrusion, and a rail, the upper surface of which forms a conveyance path of a carrier tape, which is provided above the second sprocket and third sprocket, wherein space is formed above the rail between the second sprocket and third sprocket, and in a case in which engaging protrusions of both the third sprocket and second sprocket have engaged with engaging holes of a carrier tape, the carrier tape is slackened such that the carrier tape separates from the rail into space.

Abstract: Methods, devices, apparatus, and assemblies for converting fanfold material into packaging templates are disclosed. A converting system includes a converting machine that performs various conversion functions on the fanfold material. An infeed guide system directs the fanfold material from one or more stacks into the converting machine without folding, creasing, or otherwise compromising the fanfold material. The infeed guide system includes infeed guides with substantially S-shaped segments. The infeed guide system also includes a frame structure that substantially maintains the curvature of the substantially S-shaped segments within a desired range to prevent damage to or jamming of the fanfold material in the infeed guide system.

Abstract: A roller forming device and method for forming a material provided with geometric elements, in particular holes, is disclosed. The device has at least one forming roller and at least one counter roller, wherein a roll gap is configured between the forming roller and the counter roller for carrying through the material. The forming roller has a molding structure on its cylindrical surface, which molds the material when the material runs through the roll gap. The forming roller has carrier elements for an engagement with the geometric elements of the material running through the roll gap.

Abstract: A tape feeder includes: a feeder bottom support that rotatably holds a sprocket; and a tape presser mechanism that presses a carrier tape toward the feeder bottom support. The tape presser mechanism includes a tape presser that is at one end pivotally supported by the feeder bottom support and swingable to the feeder bottom support and that presses the carrier tape toward the sprocket while situated at a close position where the tape presser is closed to the feeder bottom support, and a tape presser operation member that is swingably attached to the feeder bottom support and that swings between a fixed position where the tape presser operation member presses the other end of the tape presser toward the feeder bottom support and an unfixed position where the other end of the tape feeder is released from pressure.

Abstract: A size S1 of each of projections 32b provided on an outer perimeter of a sprocket 32 in a proceeding direction of a tape member 20 at a height where each of the projections 32b is engaged with each of feed holes 22 of the tape member 20 is larger than a diameter D of each of the feed holes 22 of the tape member 20, and a size S2 of each of the projections 32b in a direction perpendicular to the proceeding direction of the tape member 20 at a height where each of the projections 32b is engaged with each of the feed holes 22 of the tape member 20 is smaller than the diameter D of each of the feed holes 22 of the tape member 20.

Abstract: A conveyance device 20 of an inkjet printer 1 has a discharge roller 46 disposed on the downstream side of the printing position A in the forward conveyance direction, and a paper jam detector 83 disposed on the downstream side of the discharge roller 46. The paper jam detector 83 includes a driven roller 84, driven pressure roller 85, and an encoder 86 that detects the angle of rotation of the driven roller 84 . The driven roller 84 turns following movement of the continuous paper 2 passing between the driven roller 84 and driven pressure roller 85. The control unit 90 of the inkjet printer 1 detects occurrence of a paper jam based on the difference between the angle of rotation of the driven roller 84 and a reference angle of rotation when the conveyance motor 60 continues driving after the continuous paper has passed through the conveyance path 21.

Abstract: Plural tractors that convey recording media in a recording device can be disposed in close proximity to each other. A tractor module 101 that conveys continuous paper 2 has a gear 117 that receives drive power from the printer unit 10 side of the printer 1, tractors 120, 130 that convey the continuous paper 2 in a specific direction by rotation of the gear 117, and a frame 111 that guides the continuous paper 2 supplied from an external source to the tractors 120, 130.

Abstract: A variable tape feeder is provided. The variable tape feeder includes a frame having an accommodating section and a component feeding section on a transfer path that transfers a carrier tape having components packaged with a cover tape. Width adjusters for the transfer path, the accommodating section, and the component feeding section are installed respectively on the transfer path, accommodating section, and component feeding section to adjust widths thereof according to widths of the carrier tape, the accommodating section, and the component feeding section, respectively. Width sensors for the transfer path, the accommodating section, and the component feeding section detect widths adjustment of the transfer path, the accommodating section, and the component feeding section width adjusters, respectively. A controller outputs a response signal in response to signals detected by the respective sensors installed in the component feeding section and the accommodating section.

Abstract: In the configuration where a cover tape separating mechanism 50 partially separating a cover tape 15e from a carrier tape 15 is provided in an upper member 32 of a guide section 30, a pressing member 43, which presses the carrier tape 15 from the cover tape 15e, is provided in the upper member 32 on the upstream side of the cover tape separating mechanism 50. Accordingly, it is possible to suppress the early separation of the cover tape 15e from the base tape 15a that does not yet reach the cover tape separating mechanism 50.

Abstract: A positioning mechanism, which determines the relative position of a carrier tape 15 in a tape feed direction by fitting alignment pins 37 to feed holes 15d in a lower member 31, and a cover tape separating mechanism 50, which is provided on an upper member 32 and exposes electronic components 16 stored in component pockets 15b by separating a cover tape 15e from a base tape 15, are provided at non-interference positions that do not interfere with each other when the upper member 32 is closed to the lower member 31. Accordingly, when the cover tape 15e is separated from the carrier tape 15, the carrier tape 15 is aligned with the guide section 30.

Abstract: A mounter is operable to sequentially detect feed amounts of a motor at respective times when respective electronic components held by a tape reach a pickup position, while rotating a sprocket 52 of a tape feeder 50 360 degrees or more, and store the feed amounts in correspondence with respective pins 54 drivingly feeding the tape. This makes it possible to reliably duplicate a state when each electronic component reaches the pickup position, based on a feed amount itself of the motor at a time when each electronic component truly reaches a pickup position.

Abstract: A system is described relating to the feeding of raw materials into a machine that converts the raw materials into a packaging template. The system may use raw packaging materials and supply the raw materials to a converting mechanism using an infeed wheel. The infeed wheel may rotate and have a number of edges that engage the raw materials. Raw materials of one form used may include fanfold material that has existing fold or score lines that define opposing boundaries of the fanfold material, but which allow separate layers to remain connected. As the infeed wheel rotates, the edges engage the raw materials, and can engage the existing fold or score lines. Some edges may engage at locations between existing fold or score lines, and can crease the raw materials.

Abstract: A tape feeder for a chip mounter is provided. The tape feeder includes a frame, a first link, a second link, and a middle link. A tape is fed along the frame. The first link includes a guide unit guiding the tape and a first end rotatably connected to the frame. The first link is capable of being rotated between a closed position in which the guide unit couples with the frame to guide the tape and an open position in which the guide unit is placed away from the frame. The second link is rotatably connected to the frame and includes a first end supported relative to the frame. The middle link includes a first end rotatably connected to a second end of the first link and a second end rotatably connected to a second end of the second link.

Abstract: It is intended to allow for readily performing a cover tape setting operation. In the present invention, a tape guide 110 for guiding a component supply tape 35 includes a front guide section 120 provided with an open surface 128 opened on one side thereof in a continuous manner in a tape feed direction, so as to allow a cover tape 37 to be taken in and out relative to the front guide section 120 through the open surface 128. This configuration makes it possible to perform the setting operation for the cover tape 37 through given operational steps, under a condition that the tape guide 110 remains fixed to a component supply unit 40.

Abstract: A filament drive mechanism comprising a rotatable component comprising a central hole defined at least in part by an internally-threaded surface, and is configured to receive a filament strand through the central hole to engage the internally-threaded surface with the filament strand. The filament drive mechanism further comprises at least one rotation mechanism configured to rotate the rotatable component, thereby allowing the engaged internally-threaded surface to drive the filament strand through the central hole of the rotatable component.

Abstract: A mounter is operable to sequentially detect feed amounts of a motor at respective times when respective electronic components held by a tape reach a pickup position, while rotating a sprocket 52 of a tape feeder 50 360 degrees or more, and store the feed amounts in correspondence with respective pins 54 drivingly feeding the tape. This makes it possible to reliably duplicate a state when each electronic component reaches the pickup position, based on a feed amount itself of the motor at a time when each electronic component truly reaches a pickup position.

Abstract: A pinwheel includes a plurality of pins arranged on a circumferential surface thereof with a specific interval for engaging transportation holes of a medium, so that the medium is transported. Each of the pins has a lateral section having a substantially oval shape.

Abstract: Disclosed is an electronic-component mounting apparatus 1 for mounting a plurality of electronic components onto a printed-wiring board 10, which comprises a component mounting head 4 adapted to suck up the electronic component and mount the sucked up electronic component on the printed-wiring board 10 while moving along an X-axis direction, a table 8 adapted to move the printed-wiring board 10 along a Y-axis direction, an electronic-component feeding device 12, 14 attached to the table 8 and adapted to move in sync with the movement of the printed-wiring board 10, and component image-recognition/correction means 16 for correcting a posture of the electronic component in accordance with image recognition of the posture, during the time between the sucking up and mounting of the electronic component by the component mounting head, wherein respective positions of the sucking of the electronic component, the mounting of the electronic component and the image recognition are located on the X-axis.

Abstract: This invention provides a low-cost electronic component feeding device which stabilizes a pickup position of an electronic component and does not require a highly accurate sprocket. A component feeding unit is fixed to an adjusting jig, a recognition camera moves to a component pickup position and takes an image of each of feeding teeth formed around a sprocket, and a recognition processing portion performs recognition processing and calculates a position of each of the feeding teeth. In this case, for each of the numbers corresponding to the feeding teeth checked through a checking window, positional data of each of the feeding teeth which are a recognition processing result of the recognition processing portion are stored in a memory by using an input device. After such an adjusting operation of the component feeding units is completed, the component feeding units each mounted with a storage tape are fixed to the electronic component mounting apparatus.

Abstract: In a component feeding apparatus, forwarding pitches of the storage tape are reduced without using an alternative forwarding gear corresponding to the reduced pitches. The component feeding apparatus feeds chip components by intermittently forwarding the storage tape having the chip components by predetermined pitches. Thy apparatus has a sprocket for intermittently forwarding the storage tape, a forwarding gear supported by the same axis as that of the sprocket and rotating together with the sprocket, a forwarding lever turnably supported, and first and second forwarding pawls both attached to the forwarding lever. Every time the forwarding lever turns in a predetermined direction, the first forwarding pawl and the second forwarding pawl engage with the forwarding gear alternately to rotate the forwarding gear by half a tooth pitch.

Abstract: In a component feeding apparatus, forwarding pitches of the storage tape are reduced without using an alternative forwarding gear corresponding to the reduced pitches. The component feeding apparatus feeds chip components by intermittently forwarding the storage tape having the chip components by predetermined pitches. Thy apparatus has a sprocket for intermittently forwarding the storage tape, a forwarding gear supported by the same axis as that of the sprocket and rotating together with the sprocket, a forwarding lever turnably supported, and first and second forwarding pawls both attached to the forwarding lever. Every time the forwarding lever turns in a predetermined direction, the first forwarding pawl and the second forwarding pawl engage with the forwarding gear alternately to rotate the forwarding gear by half a tooth pitch.

Abstract: In a double type tape feeder in which two tape feed mechanisms that pitch-feed carrier tapes holding electronic components are arranged in parallel and two carrier tapes can be simultaneously supplied, sprockets in the tape pitch feed mechanisms are arranged so that they hold a shaft axis in common, and directions of respective rotary shafts of motors are coincided with each other toward the shaft axis, so that the motors are arranged in radial pattern. Hereby, an overlap of widthwise sizes of the motors in plane arrangement is permitted. Therefore, the whole width size is reduced and a compact tape feeder is realized.

Abstract: A component tape transport wheel, a component tape transport system and a method of operating a component tape transport system are provided, in which there is a rigid coupling between a transport wheel and an encoder wheel which is arranged on the transport wheel and whose position relative to a sensor can be determined. By this rigid coupling between the transport wheel which moves the component tape and a registration system including an encoder wheel and sensor for registering the position of the transport wheel, it is possible to register the position of the transport wheel at any time with the greatest accuracy. Even after a component tape transport system has been switched off, a determination of the absolute position of the transport wheel is possible, since the distance between two encoder elements of the encoder wheel is less than any play possibly caused by a drive of at least one of the transport wheel and an associated gear mechanism.

Abstract: A method and work material for making embossed blanks for sample packages and other free-standing three dimensional display items from a sheet-type work material includes a printer for printing a graphic image on the work material, and a processing mechanism for performing work operations on the work material. The sheet-type work material has a top layer of sheet material, an intermediate layer of sheet material, and a carrier layer of sheet material, with a first layer of adhesive material bonding the top and intermediate layers of sheet material together, and a second layer of adhesive material bonding the intermediate and carrier layers of sheet material together. Any, all, or a combination of the top, intermediate, or carrier layers of sheet material may have shape retaining deformability characteristics to aid in holding an embossed design in the work material.

Abstract: The invention relates to feeding devices for taped electric components (5), comprising advancing wheels (2) for the tapes (3). Said advancing wheels (2) are driven via tangentially disposed drive spindles (8) of a worm drive. Drive motors (13) for the drive spindles (8) are off-set from one another in two directions of the coordinate system in such a manner that their distance in the axial direction of the advancing wheels (2) is smaller than the distance of the advancing wheels, (2), thereby allowing to increase the thickness of the drive motors (13) and correspondingly increasing their driving power.

Abstract: A film-engaging sprocket drive for use with an edge-perforated filmstrip having successive uniform-pitch film perforations includes a set of two coaxial sprocket wheels each having a series of uniform-pitch film-engaging teeth that are similarly shaped to engage the filmstrip within the film perforations and that are arranged in successive pairs of one tooth from one sprocket wheel and another tooth from the other sprocket wheel. The sprocket wheels each are rotatable relative to the other to similarly increase the pitch of the two teeth in the respective pairs of teeth to greater than the pitch of the film perforations. A return spring is arranged to rotate one sprocket wheel relative to the other sprocket wheel to decrease the pitch of the two teeth in the respective pairs of teeth substantially to the pitch of the film perforations.

Abstract: A coil advance drive apparatus for connector plate coils is described. The coil advance drive apparatus includes a support structure, a motor coupled to the support structure, at least one elongate coil support member coupled to the support structure, and at least one drive wheel operatively coupled to the motor Each drive wheel is configured to engage the connector plate coil stock. The coil support member includes a plurality of grooves extending longitudinally in one surface of the support member The grooves are configured to receive the pre-punched teeth extending from the connector plate coil stock. The drive wheel includes a plurality of teeth extending from a circumferential surface of the drive wheel. The teeth are configured to engage the open slots in the connector plate coil stock so as to move the coil stock along the support member as the drive wheel rotates. An elongate coil guide cover is coupled to the surface of each coil support member above the grooves.

Abstract: An apparatus for feeding an electric-component tape which includes a carrier tape having feed holes in its lengthwise direction and which holds electric components at a predetermined pitch in the lengthwise direction, the apparatus including a drive device, two pivotable members which are reciprocatively pivotable about a common axis line, a motion converting device which converts the motion of the drive device into the respective reciprocative pivotal motions of the two pivotable members, such that when one of the two pivotable members is pivoted in one of opposite directions about the common axis line, the other pivotable member is pivoted in the other direction and, vice versa, a feed member having projections projecting outward from its circulateable circumferential surface to engage the feed holes of the carrier tape, and two one-way transmitting devices one of which transmits the pivotal motion of the one pivotable member in the one direction, to the feed member, but does not transmit the pivotal motion

Abstract: A sprocket assembly is provided which allows a film projector or any other film handling device to be readily converted to run film having different perforation-to-frame ratios. The sprocket assembly includes an outer cylindrical sleeve having teeth for engaging the film perforations when the film is run, and an inner cylindrical sleeve adapted to fit within and anti-rotationally mate with the outer cylindrical sleeve. The inner sleeve also has teeth for engaging the film perforations. The inner sleeve is mounted on a rotatable shaft of the projector, and the outer sleeve can be added or removed.

Abstract: A thin strip or flat web of metal material is transported longitudinally in a stable manner and without contact to the working surface by providing a generally constant transverse tension to the web. Equally spaced holes are punched along the outer edges of the web and two oppositely arranged sprockets engage the holes and drive the metal strip without any contact across the width of the strip. The two sprockets are slidably engaged for concurrent rotation with each other and biased outwardly by a spring to provide the constant transverse tension as the web is driven longitudinally.

Abstract: A film transport device for a film with two uniformly distributed rows of holes. Transport is accomplished with a film transport sprocket with a series of teeth disposed in spaced array along a cylindrical tooth circle, which teeth engage the holes in the film and whose tooth circle is driven by a drive motor. A pressure skid brings the holes in the film into engagement with the teeth of the film transport sprocket. Each sprocket tooth has a root portion that merges with the cylindrical tooth circle structure. A base portion adjacent the root portion directly abuts the root portion and has a film support surface at a height relative to the surface of that tooth circle structure that corresponds to the thickness of the film.

Abstract: A sheet conveyor for conveying a sheet by engaging an engaging member with openings formed in a sheet and conveying the sheet by displacement of the engaging member. The conveyor includes a holding device for holding the engaging member so as to be movable between an operative position and a retracted position retracted from the operative position, a device deformable to move the engaging member provided on the holding device between the operative position and the retracted position, and a drive device for driving the holding device to displace the engaging member.

Abstract: A tape drive system for the weft gripper of a shuttleless loom which uses a plastically undeformable tape formed of composite laminate layers containing rigid fibers. The tape is driven by a sprocket engaging perforations provided along the tape and the engagement is being ensured by two shoulder blocks. Additionally the tape is provided with a permanent magnet at that end carrying said weft gripper cooperating with a metal plate extending along the whole or at least part of a tape travel track.

Abstract: A photosensitive sheet positioning device used in an image forming apparatus provided with a photosensitive sheet wound in a roll, a leader sheet attached to the forefront edge of the photosensitive sheet, forwarding holes formed in a line on the sides of the leader sheet, and forwarding pins mounted and protruding on the outer circumference of a roller, whereon the forwarding holes are successively fitted, and that control the forwarding direction of the photosensitive sheet, comprises fastening holes formed on the forefront portion of the leader sheet, and fastening pins that restrain the motion of the leader sheet and that may be inserted in and removed from the fastening holes freely. Accordingly, in the present device, the forwarding holes may be fitted on the forwarding pins easily, rapidly and without being fitted in a shifted manner.

Abstract: A means is described with the aid of which a label strip can be introduced into a label printing and/or label dispensing apparatus (10). The label printing and/or label dispensing apparatus (10) includes a transport wheel (38) which is surrounded by a cover (35). The label strip (25) must be introduced into the gap between the periphery of the transport wheel (38) and the cover (35). The distance between the inner surface of the cover (35) and the transport wheel (38) is dimensioned in a first region so that only a frictional force is exerted on the strip when the transport wheel (38) moves so that frictional entrainment of the label strip (25) results.

Abstract: A web for being fed by a pair of sprockets, each sprocket provided with a plurality of standard feed pins and one or more pairs of additional pins with one additional pin of each pair of additional pins located on either side of one or more of the standard feed pins, the web having a pair of longitudinally extending side edge portions with each side edge portion provided with a plurality of standard feed holes for receiving the standard feed pins of one of the sprockets and each longitudinally extending side edge portion also provided with a plurality of pairs of additional holes equal in number to the plurality of standard feed holes, one additional hole of one pair of additional holes provided on either side of each of the standard feed holes to permit the pairs of additional holes to receive the one or more pairs of additional pins regardless of the circumferential location of the one or more pairs of additional pins on the sprockets.

Abstract: In a thermal transfer type color printer, an ink film on which plural color inks are sequentially painted in its longitudinal direction is sequentially transported forward between an ink film supply roll and winding roll, while a printing paper is repeatedly transported forward and backward in order to print out a color image by overlapping plural color inks. In color printing, the printing paper and ink film are partially overlapped and wound around a platen roller, and a thermal head is pressed against the platen roller by sandwiching the ink film and printing paper therebetween so that the thermal head transfers the color inks on the printing paper. In order to prevent wrinkles from being formed on the ink film, tension applying means applies tension force to the ink film by temporarily controlling or stopping revolution of the ink film supply roll.

Abstract: A paper tractor comprising a driven sprocket wheel engaging recording paper to feed same, a chassis holding the sprocket wheel on its both sides and movable widthwise of recording paper, a fixed member supporting the chassis slidably via an engaging portion formed at one end thereof and extending widthwise of the recording paper, and a locking lever provided swingable at one end of the chassis and having a locking cam engageable with part of the fixed member. The locking cam including a first cam face for restricting the movement of the chassis by engaging part of the fixed member when the locking lever is swung to a locking position, and a second cam face for allowing the chassis to move opposite to part of the fixed member in virtually non-engaged relationship thereto when the locking lever is swung to its released position.

Abstract: A web loading and feeding system comprises an elongated web and a web loading and feeding machine. The web is fed longitudinally of itself through the machine by a pair of drive sprockets having pins which cooperate with holes in side edge portion of the web. The hole arrangement in the web and the pin arrangement on the sprockets readily enable a machine operator to visually determine how to properly load the web onto the sprockets.

Abstract: A web loading and feeding system comprises an elongated web and a web loading and feeding machine. The web is fed longitudinally of itself through the machine by a pair of drive sprockets having pins which cooperate with holes in side edge portion of the web. The hole arrangement in the web and the pin arrangement on the sprockets readily enable a machine operator to visually determine how to properly load the web onto the sprockets.

Abstract: A retractable pin sprocket drive for feeding paper employs free floating, radially moving, cam actuated sprocket pins in axially spaced sprocket hubs forming sprocket wheels. The pins are slidably fitted in equally angularly spaced radial slots in each sprocket hub. The sprocket wheels are each journalled in a sprocket wheel housing and the sprocket pins are moved radially only by a stationary cam track in each sprocket housing as the sprocket wheels rotate. Insertion of paper having perforated edges is facilitated by means providing for the precise axial spacing of the sprocket wheels and angular positioning of the sprocket wheels and pins in relation to the perforations or holes along the edges of the paper, together with transparent sprocket wheel housings and openings therethrough permitting viewing of the sprocket pins and the holes in the paper as they come together, to permit precise sprocket pin insertion into the holes in the paper.

Abstract: A dispenser for manually dispensing wire bag tie closure strips has a hollow housing having a feed hopper communicating with a transverse cylindrical recess. A removable lid is received on a top portion of the housing. The lid forms an open receptacle for loose bag tie closure strips. A slotted feed roller is rotatably mounted in the cylindrical recess. An exterior control knob is connected for manual rotation of the feed roller for dispensing bag tie closure strips through a horizontal slot formed in a front wall of the housing. A pawl and rachet mechanism is utilized to allow only one bag tie closure strip to be dispensed at a time. An aperture is formed through the front housing wall and is provided with a slidable cover. The aperture is utilized for initially aligning a series of interconnected bag tie closure strips with the slotted feed roller. An adhesive strip is provided on a back exterior wall of the housing for securing the dispenser to a vertical surface.

Abstract: In the processing of a material web provided with crease lines a reel is used frequently for registry. The reel comprises one or more axial rules, the distance between these being adapted to the distance between transverse crease lines of the material web. To ensure a correct engagement with the crease lines, the rules are relatively sharp which may cause damage to the material web. Supporting elements are provided at the end of the rules so that any material extending beyond the ends is not folded or broken. The reel moreover comprises adjustment facilities for adapting it to varying distances between the transverse crease lines of the material web.

Abstract: A paper feed apparatus for a printer, having a belt type paper feed mechanism and a feed wheel both mounted on a frame. The belt type paper feed mechanism is of a construction in which a driving sprocket and two driven sprockets are arranged so that the respective rotational axes are positioned at the angles of a triangle, and in these positions the three sprockets are rotatably supported by the frame, and an endless belt is entrained about those sprockets. The endless belt has feed pins erected in a row at predetermined intervals on its outer peripheral surface. The feed wheel is supported by the frame rotatably about a rotational axis parallel to that of the driving sprocket in a position close to the same sprocket, and it has feed pins radially erected in a circumferential row at predetermined intervals on its outer peripheral surface.

Abstract: In a machine, such as a plotter or sign maker, wherein the web is fed longitudinally of itself by a pair of feed sprockets two corresponding pins of the two sprockets are visually distinguished from the other pins and at intervals along the length of the web corresponding holes on opposite sides of the web are visually distinguished from the other holes to enable a pair of such distinguished web holes to be loaded onto the pair of distinguished sprocket pins, thereby assuring proper loading of the web onto the machine and eliminating the possibility of subsequent faulty operation of the machine due to web misloading. The distinguished pairs of web holes are so distinguished by extra holes in the web and the distinguished pair of pins of the two sprockets are so distinguished by extra pins on the sprockets or by causing the two distinguished pins to have a color or other visual characteristic different from that of the other pins.

Abstract: A printing apparatus and a paper controlling method for a printer in which, upon activating a power source or upon changing over to the on-line mode or upon switching to a high paper feed speed, a paper feed motor is rotated first reversely to draw back paper by an amount a little greater than an amount of a possible slack and then forwardly to advance the paper. Accordingly, paper slack can be cancelled adjacent a print head in preparation for subsequent printing. Accordingly, high quality printing can be attained.