Abstract: A livestock automatic rearing system, including a supporting frame, grooved floor panels, an operating robot, horizontal and longitudinal conveyors. Animals are reared on grooved panels with feces hold in the grooves. The operating robot is programmed to remove feces, clean up floor panels, pick up dead or sick animals and bring all these objects out of the building through a conveyor system. The autonomous operating robot also assists young animal placement, finished animal, and final cleaning and disinfection. With sensors and AI system, the robot provides behavior observation, health diagnosis, early warning, and remote medical treatment. An underfloor environment control system provides better and comforts air with reduced energy. The system will help reduce farmer's labor in an unpleasant environment, improve animal welfare, increate production effectiveness, and reduce biosecurity risk through the elimination contact of humans with animals.

Abstract: An image inspection apparatus is capable of inspecting an image on a print sheet as an inspection object with high accuracy while conveying the print sheet from an upstream conveyance unit to a downstream conveyance unit. The image inspection apparatus inspects the print sheet conveyed at a first conveyance speed with a first conveyance unit of a printing device, with a first inspection unit, while conveying the print sheet at a second conveyance speed with a second conveyance unit of an inspection device. The first inspection unit is provided in a position downstream of an intermediate position between the first conveyance unit and the second conveyance unit by a length longer than a half of the length of the print sheet. Even when the first conveyance speed and the second conveyance speed are not substantially the same, no disorder occurs in the image read with the first inspection unit.

Abstract: Disclosed is a drive wheel set, comprising a common shaft and at least two external rotor motors installed on the common shaft. External rotors of the external rotor motors form drive wheels of the drive wheel set. Also disclosed are a vertical-type wire storage frame, a swing-type wire storage frame, a guide wheel frame, a traction mechanism and a multi-path conveying mechanism using the drive wheel set. The drive wheel set is small in size, occupies less space, and is suitable for a situation where a plurality of motors need to be driven but sufficient space is lacking.

Abstract: A method for feeding a thread at a preset drawing to a textile machine includes a first feeder which sends the thread to the textile machine and a second feeder arranged spaced from the first feeder and which sends such thread to the latter, each feeder having a rotary member on which there is partly wound the thread before the feeding thereof and a speed sensor adapted to detect the rotational speed of such rotary member and a tension sensor to detect the tension of the thread exiting from each feeder. Controlling drawing the thread sent to the textile machine by controlling and adjusting the ratio between the rotational speed of the rotary member of the first feeder and the rotational speed of the rotary member of the second feeder.

Abstract: A method of continuous curing and post-curing of a plurality of extruded strands is provided. A plurality of extruded strands is wrapped through a plurality of spindle units rotatably connected to a rigid frame structure. A plurality of dual spindles are provided in a plurality of upper and lower spindle units, wherein each dual spindle comprises a free spinning roller and a driven roller. A chamber that comprises a dual function chamber configured for heating and cooling is supported on the rigid frame structure. The plurality of extruded strands is continuously transferred between the upper spindle units and the lower spindle units such that the plurality of extruded strands runs in a vertical fashion that continuously alternates between the lower spindle units and the upper spindle units. Each of the plurality of strands is transferred independently of each other and continuously passed through the chamber for continuous curing and post-curing.

Abstract: An apparatus for continuous curing of a plurality of extruded strands can include a rigid frame structure formed by interconnecting a plurality of rigid frame members. A rigid top plate member and a rigid bottom plate member are attached to the rigid frame structure. A plurality of upper spindle units is rotatably attached to the rigid top plate member and a plurality of lower spindle units is rotatably attached to the rigid bottom plate member. A pair of drive motors is attached to the rigid frame structure. A gear assembly attached to the rigid frame structure is operably engaged to the pair of drive motors and a chamber is supported on the rigid frame structure for curing the plurality of extruded strands. The pair of drive motors drives the gear assembly to continuously pass the plurality of extruded strands through the chamber for continuous curing and post-curing.

Abstract: This invention relates to a flat sanitary door handle mechanism incorporating a self-contained mechanical user-operated continuous material advancing system whereby the person touches a fresh length of material while using the flat door handle to open the door thus avoiding hand exposure to the surface of the flat handle which may have been contaminated by previous users. This is achieved by the pull and release of the flat door handle by the user, without any external source of power, the action of which replaces the used length of material with a fresh length and makes the handle ready for use by the next person.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a transfer device that can feed a work in a stable condition without applying it any excess loads. The transfer device for feeding a tape-shaped work to a process stage standing in an upright position, which is placed on one side of the process stage and which includes a supply reel, a take-up reel and a work feeding mechanism. Specifically, the supply reel, around which the work and a protective sheet are wound, is adapted to feed the work and the protective sheet therefrom. The take-up reel is adapted to wind the work and the protective sheet that have been fed from the supply reel, and it is located below the supply reel. The work feeding mechanism is adapted to forward the work from the supply reel to the take-up reel through the process stage.

Abstract: Method of and apparatus for feeding string involving entraining the string around two godet rolls and driving one or both rolls in the direction for feeding the string forward. The string entrained around the rolls is tensioned by retarding the string upstream from the rolls with a gas flow and by accelerating the string downstream from the rolls with a gas flow.

Abstract: The invention is an apparatus and method for accurately applying a cord to a rotatable mandrel while manufacturing cord reinforced articles. The apparatus includes a rotating build mandrel, a cord supply, and a feed capstan for assisting in feeding cord from the cord supply to the mandrel along a defined cord path. At least two drums of differing diameters are located in the cord path. Encoders are connected to each drum for measuring at least the angular movement of the drum. Using the angular movement of the drums, the effective pitch line differential of the cord is determined.

Abstract: Method of and apparatus for feeding string involving entertainment of the string around two godet rolls, driving one or both rolls in the direction for feeding the string forward, retarding the forward feed upstream from the rolls and accelerating the feed downstream from the rolls by blowing air on the string.

Abstract: A method of and apparatus for feeding string from a supply involves entraining the string around at least one feed roll and driving the feed roll continuously in cycles in a direction for feeding the string forward. Each of the cycles involves varying the speed of the roll for feeding a predetermined length of string forward per cycle. The string is subjected to a force in the reverse direction upstream from the feed roll and to a force in the forward direction downstream from the feed roll.

Abstract: The present invention provides a pneumatic flotation device for use in a continuous web processing system for continuously processing paper and other flexible materials and a method of making the pneumatic flotation device. The pneumatic floatation device replaces the rolls, idlers and air bars currently used in continuous processing systems. The pneumatic floatation device includes a microporous sheet attached to a suitable pneumatic support structure. The microporous sheet has a smooth exterior layer with regularly spaced pores that enables air to pass therethrough. The interior layer of the sheet is an open structure metal fabric that enables air to move freely along two axes of the sheet parallel to the exterior layer while in contact with the pneumatic support structure. In one preferred embodiment, the pneumatic support structure includes a rigid tube and an airflow device in fluid communication with the microporous sheet.