Abstract: An intelligent feeding and separating device for consistently separating an outermost sheet of media from a stack and feeding it to an imaging rendering apparatus, includes:

Abstract: A method and apparatus for feeding a currency note into a currency processing machine. This note feeder includes a transporter for transporting notes from a note stack onto a processing belt inside the currency processing machine. The note feeder also includes a mediating transporter that takes the note from the transporter and feeds the note onto the processing belt. The note feeder also includes sensors for determining when the note has left a first feeding area and entered a second feeding area and to determine whether multiple notes have entered the second feeder section. The note feed also includes and a sensor that determines when the note has entered onto the processing belt. Based on information received from the sensors, the transporter starts and stops thus providing uniform spacing between notes.

Abstract: A sheet feeder apparatus and method with throughput control. By varying the speed at which sheets are fed from a supply, the sheet feeder apparatus and method assures that the throughput capacity of a downstream operation is never exceeded. Speed is varied based upon the length of the sheets being fed. Furthermore, the sheet feeder apparatus can have worn components replaced quickly and by operators of minimal skill level.

Abstract: The invention relates to a labeling machine for wet adhesive labels comprising a gluing and application device which holds and guides the labels. A label magazine is connected upstream from the gluing and application device to which labels are fed from said label magazine. During the processing of multiple labels, the label magazine is configured as a support platform with a support wall that extends over the entire length of the platform, and transporting means for transporting the labels are provided above the support platform in the vicinity of the support wall. Said transporting means transfer the detached label to a label conveyor arranged above the support wall, and a conveyor platform is provided on the label conveyor.

Abstract: A discharge mechanism has a lid closing roller for closing a lid of a cassette and automatically delivering the cassette to a predetermined position upon rotation thereof, a motor for rotating the lid closing roller, and an electromagnetic clutch for transmitting rotational power from the motor to the lid closing roller and disconnecting the lid closing roller from the rotary actuator.

Abstract: A sheet feeding device for an image forming apparatus including a main body case includes a sheet feeding tray that is rotatably supported by the main body case so as to be placed at at least a closed position where a sheet feeding inlet is closed by the sheet feeding tray and an open position where the sheet feeding inlet is opened for feeding the sheet into the main body case, a sheet feeding member that feeds the sheet on the sheet feeding tray into the main body case, and an arm including a base end part and a tip end part. The tip end part of the arm includes an arm engagement part that is engaged with an engagement part for the open position provided to the main body case so as to place the sheet feeding tray at the open position.

Abstract: A feeding device for feeding a processing line with printed products, including folded or non-folded printed sheets, from a stack of printed products. A conveyor defines a circulating path and moves in a conveying direction for conveying the printed products to the processing line. A synchronously driven separating mechanism acts upon a closed fold or an edge of the printed product and operates to partially remove the printed product from the stack of printed products. A gripping arrangement includes a controlled gripping device attached to the conveyor in a feeding region of the processing line and essentially moves along in the conveying direction for taking over the printed product from the separating mechanism by gripping a front edge of the printed product relative to the conveying direction.

Abstract: In order to provide a paper feeding apparatus which is miniaturized by inclining a conveying passage and can quickly feed a manuscript even if the manuscript is thick, there is provided a paper feeding apparatus in which a conveying passage for a manuscripts is formed so as to continuously connected with a hopper on which the manuscripts are placed, and the manuscripts placed on the hopper are picked up one by one from an uppermost one thereof and fed to the conveying passage, wherein the conveying passage is inclined in the height direction so that the hopper side thereof is downward, and the angle of the hopper can be set so as to be arranged in a straight line in accordance with the inclination of the conveying passage.

Abstract: The bill arranger of the present invention comprises: a loader for loading bills and feeding the bills one by one; a conveyer for conveying the bills fed from said loader; a discriminating device for discriminating the bills conveyed by said conveyer; a plurality of stackers for stacking the bills, which are conveyed by said conveyer, so that the bills can be removed; an operating device for selecting one of sorting process modes which defines a method of sorting the bills loaded in said loader; a controller for delivering the bills, which are fed from said loader, to one of said stackers, by said conveyer, based on the results of the discrimination by said discriminating device, according to the sorting process mode selected by said operating device; and displays, separately provided for said respective stackers, which can change displayed contents.

Abstract: A control system and a method of a media dispenser with which a user can selects preferable media and dispenses preferable kinds of media can broaden the usefulness media and can recollect abnormal media existing in the media feeding path thus to ease the use. The control system includes a driving motor installed at one side of the base plate in which a media cassette is positioned, for generating driving force, a clutch installed at one side of a media pickup part which discharges media stored in the media cassette and connected to the driving motor, for selectively transmitting the driving force generated in the driving motor to the media pickup part and a clutch controlling means for controlling operation of the clutch by turning on/off a power source applied to the clutch so that the media can be discharged from the media cassette consequently.

Abstract: This invention provides a sheet conveying apparatus and an image forming apparatus excellent in reliability which maintain high productivity and yet can quickly detect bad conveyance when it occurs. A sheet feeding sensor is provided near the downstream side of a conveying roller and a retard roller, and a sheet discharge sensor is provided near the upstream side of discharge rollers, and when the length of a sheet in the direction of conveyance thereof is defined as Ls and the conveyance distance between the sheet feeding sensor and the sheet discharge sensor is defined as Lp and the number of sheets conveyed at a time at a spacing of zero (0) between sheets is defined as N, N is set so that Lp>Ls×N, and when the designated number of sheets is equal to or greater than N, N sheets as a set are conveyed at a spacing of zero (0) between the sheets, whereafter N sheets as a set are again conveyed at a predetermined spacing between the sheets detectable by the sensors, and this is repeated.

Abstract: A media dispenser capable of simplifying structure and reducing cost by driving a whole system using a driving means and treating various kinds of media by installing various kinds of media selectively thus to broaden the usefulness, comprising a base plate in which a media cassette in which media are stored and a rejected box are loaded, a media pickup part installed at the lower side of the base plate for discharging the media stored in the media cassette by separating sheet by sheet, a media feeding part for feeding the media discharged through the media pickup part, a media discharging part for discharging the fed media through the media feeding part to outside, a driving means installed at one side of the base plate for generating driving force, a power transmitting means for transmitting the driving force generated at the driving means to the media pickup part, media feeding part and media discharging part, a clutch means installed at one side of the media pickup part for controlling the driving force t

Abstract: A sheet feeding apparatus has a sheet support for supporting sheets, a feed roller pressingly contacted with the sheets supported on the sheet support, the feed roller rotating in a sheet conveying direction for feeding the sheets, a separation rotator pressingly contacted with the feed roller and the separation rotator rotating in a direction of restoring the sheets so as to separate, sheet by sheet, the sheets fed out. The sheet feeding apparatus further has a pressure switch for switching pressure of the separation rotator with respect to the feed roller during rotating operation of the feed roller.

Abstract: A configuration for determining the dimensions of printed media, especially of letters or envelopes, is used in a separating apparatus of a mail processing system, in which the printed media are transferred on an output side by an ejector to a following device, such as a scale or a franking machine. The field of use is widened by determining the dimensions of the printed media by using existing elements. A device is provided for scanning and determining the dimensions of the printed media, and the ejector is included in the scanning of the printed media. Sensors are electrically connected to an evaluation circuit which transmits measurement results to the following device.

Abstract: An automated banking machine (10) identifies and stores documents such as currency bills deposited by a user. The machine then selectively recovers such documents from storage and dispenses them to other users. The machine includes a central transport (70) wherein documents deposited in a stack are unstacked, oriented and identified. Such documents are then routed to storage areas in recycling canisters (92, 94, 96, 98). When a user subsequently requests a dispense, documents stored in the storage areas are selectively picked therefrom and delivered to the user through an input/output area (50) of the machine.

Abstract: A sheet feed table for receiving sheets along a substantially horizontal sheet feed plane and for transferring the sheets to a sheet processing machine. The sheet feed table has a sheet transfer table surface inclined at an angle with respect to the sheet feed plane, and at least one relatively positionable guide roller device is mounted above a turn point between the sheet feed plane and the table surface. The guide roller device includes a plurality of deflection rollers arranged in a curved array which extends from a position approximately tangential to the sheet feed plane to a position approximately tangential to the table surface for directing the sheets along a curved path onto the inclined table surface.

Abstract: A sheet feeding apparatus including a movable sheet supporting device for supporting a sheet, a sheet feeding device urged against the sheet supported by the sheet supporting device and adapted to rotate in a sheet feeding direction to feed the sheet, a feeding device disposed at a downstream side of the sheet feeding device in the sheet feeding direction and adapted to feed the sheet fed from the sheet feeding device, a separating roller adapted to rotate in a sheet restoring direction to restore the sheet fed from the sheet feeding device, a drive transmitting device for stopping rotation of the sheet feeding device toward the sheet feeding direction before a leading end of the sheet fed out from the sheet supporting device by the sheet feeding device reaches the feeding device and then for rotating the sheet feeding device in the sheet feeding direction again, and a pressing and retracting device for moving the sheet supporting device which abutted the sheet against the sheet feeding device before the lead

Abstract: A printer and control method therefor for printing to a specific location on an inserted form whether the form is loaded automatically or manually in the printer. When a specific command is received from a host, the printer selects the insertion operation used for the printing form. If automatic loading is selected, the leading edge of the form is set to a specific position in the printer by a form transportation mechanism, and printing then begins. If manually positioned form insertion is selected, printing begins directly with the printing form as inserted and positioned by the user.

Abstract: An original carrying apparatus includes a separation unit for separating one original from a plurality of stacked originals, a carrying roller for carrying the original separated by the separation unit, a carrying belt for receiving the original carried by the carrying roller, and carrying the originals in a state where the plurality of originals are being held, wherein the carrying belt carries the original such that the original passes through an exposure position at a first speed, and a control unit for performing control to set an interval between the two originals carried by the carrying belt to be a first distance. The control unit performs the control to set the interval between the two originals to be the first distance after setting it to be a second distance shorter than the first distance, by using the carrying roller. Further, the control unit accelerates the carrying belt up to a second speed, decelerates the second speed to the first speed to set the second distance to be the first distance.

Abstract: A signature feeder for delivering stacked signatures to a conveyer or gatherer includes a variable speed separator disk for separating signatures from the stacked signatures. The separator disk mechanically couples with a servomotor. The separator disk has a blade with a leading edge and a trailing edge. The servomotor accelerates the separator disk through the stacked signatures to separate signatures from the stacked signatures. After a signature separates from the stacked signatures, the servomotor slows the separator disk.