Abstract: The disclosure discloses a cutting apparatus including a feeder, a fixed blade, a movable blade, and at least one scraping-off device. The movable blade is configured to slide in a sliding direction crossing a transport direction against the fixed blade and is configured to move along the sliding direction from a standby position on one side to a cutting position on the other side and to cut the print-receiving medium fed by the feeder. The at least one scraping-off device is disposed in proximity to the movable blade and is configured to come into contact from the other side with an adhesive that has adhered to the movable blade and scrape off the adhesive when the movable blade moves from the standby position on the one side to the cutting position on the other side.

Abstract: An automated book punch includes a base, a positioning mechanism, a punching mechanism, a conveying mechanism, a transfer mechanism and a paper straightening/collection mechanism: the base has a paper tray; the positioning mechanism at a fixed position (an open position) locates a book held in the paper tray (allows the book to pass); the punching mechanism is used to punch a book held in the paper tray; the conveying mechanism conveys a book in the paper tray; the transfer mechanism is able to shift a punched book from the conveying mechanism to a predetermined position; the paper straightening/collection mechanism collects and straightens a book from the transfer mechanism.

Abstract: Apparatus and method for translating articles. The apparatus has a rectangular work area defined by the upper run of a positioning conveyor having an oblique-roller conveyor belt selectively driven forward or reverse in coordination with the actuation and deactuation of the obliquely rotatable belt rollers. Tools, such as cutting tools or inspection stools, along the sides of the work area interact with the sides of the articles as they are translated without rotation in a rectangular path against guide surfaces on the periphery of the work area by the sequential reversing of the conveyor belt direction and the actuation and deactuation of the article-supporting rollers.

Abstract: An improved blind cutting machine has a work surface on which a blind to be cut is placed and at least one end stop against which an end of the blind to be cut rests prior to being cut by a cutting mechanism. An actuator is connected to the end stop. The actuator moves the end stop relative to the work surface and the cutting mechanism in response to signals from a controller. An operator enters information about the blind to be cut and the dimensions of an opening over which the blind to be cut is to be mounted into the controller. The controller then calculates the location where the end stop should be so that a sufficient amount of material can be trimmed from an end of the blind to be cut to enable the blind to fit the opening. Then the controller sends a signal to the actuator that causes the actuator to move the end stop to that location. In alternative embodiments the end stop is fixed and the actuator moves the cutting mechanism or a work surface on which the blind to be cut has been placed.

Abstract: This invention provides a system and method for aligning, feeding, trimming, slitting, rotating, cross-slitting and stacking sheets, each containing one or more discrete page images thereon that allows for greater automation of the overall process so that reduced or no manual intervention is required to generate completed book stacks or “blocks” from a stream or stack of printed sheets. Sheets are fed to a first, upstream trimming station to remove margin edges and optionally separate the sheets relative to the discrete page images. The sheets are then rotated 90 degrees and fed to a second, downstream trimming station that trims the right-angle edges and optionally separates the sheets into a final group of full-bleed pages, removing margins and gutter strips. The sheets are feed to a stacking assembly to be tacked in page order and any rejected, defective sheets or stacks are removed from the order.

Abstract: This invention provides a system and method for aligning, feeding, trimming, slitting, rotating, cross-slitting and stacking sheets, each containing one or more discrete page images thereon that allows for greater automation of the overall process so that reduced or no manual intervention is required to generate completed book stacks or “blocks” from a stream or stack of printed sheets. Sheets are fed downstream on a feed surface, trimmed at a first, upstream trimming station to remove margin edges and optionally separate the sheets relative to the discrete page images. The sheets are then rotated 90 degrees and fed to a second, downstream trimming station that trims the right-angle edges and optionally separates the sheets into a final group of full-bleed pages, removing margins and gutter strips. The sheets are feed to a stacking assembly to be tacked in page order and any rejected, defective sheets or stacks are removed from the order.

Abstract: Apparatus and method for cutting boxes. The box cutter has a rectangular work area defined by the upper run of an oblique-roller conveyor belt selectively driven forward or reverse in coordination with the actuation and deactuation of the obliquely rotatable belt rollers. Cutting tools along the sides of the work area cut into the side panels of the boxes as they are translated without rotation in a rectangular path against guide surfaces on the periphery of the work area by the sequential reversing of the conveyor belt direction and the actuation and deactuation of the box-supporting rollers.

Abstract: A sheet cutting apparatus comprising: a movable blade which lowers toward a sheet from above to cut the sheet; and a pushing member located upstream from a tip end of the movable blade in a lowering direction, and having a pushing surface which lowers together with the movable blade to push a cut piece of the sheet cut by the movable blade.

Abstract: A sheet material trimming apparatus and method are described which are suitable for use in a booklet making system. An exemplary apparatus includes at least one cutter for trimming a first and a second edge of a sheet material in a first and a second direction, and a drive system for moving the sheet material in two perpendicular directions for trimming the first and second edges with the at least one cutter. The drive system moves the sheet material in two perpendicular directions by rotating and translating a roller. The sheet material trimming apparatus allows for automatic changes in the amount of material cut off each side of the sheet material by moving the sheet material in two directions without requiring repositioning of the cutter(s).

Abstract: Apparatus for automatically trimming and cutting images on support sheets, which comprises two cutting devices (1, 2) arranged upstream and downstream, respectively, a conveying device (3) which is suitable for conveying to the second cutting device (2) the sheet portions cut by the first cutting device (1) and comprises one or more conveyor belts (12) tight between a pair of rollers (13), at least one being mechanically connected to a motor (14), a plurality of sensors (16, 17, 18) suitable for detecting the presence of a sheet portion on the conveyor belts (12), as well as one or more conveying rollers (25) suitable for taking a sheet portion placed on the conveyor belts (12) and conveying it to the second cutting device (2).

Abstract: A press has a die unit, a feed mechanism and a table unit. The feed mechanism feeds a sheet of material to the die unit. The die unit has a punch and a die for punching first and second holes in the sheet. The punching axis of the punch is inclined at an acute angle with respect to the sheet. The table unit supports the die unit and rotates the die unit with respect to the sheet to direct the punching axis in different directions to form the first and second holes in different directions.

Abstract: A cutter system for cutting a larger sheet into individual photographic images includes a cutter for severing a transverse strip containing one or more printed images from a larger sheet. A transport table positioned to receive the strip from the cutter includes two sets of drivers, one set for moving the strip longitudinally and a second set for moving the strip laterally to a second cutter that in turn separates the strip into individual photographs. Sensors in both cutters acting in response to fiducial marks on the larger sheet cooperate with the drivers for positioning the larger sheet and the severed strip at the proper cutting locations.

Abstract: A cutter system for cutting a larger sheet into individual photographic images includes a cutter for severing a transverse strip containing one or more printed images from a larger sheet. A transport table positioned to receive the strip from the cutter includes two sets of drivers, one set for moving the strip longitudinally and a second set for moving the strip laterally to a second cutter that in turn separates the strip into individual photographs. Sensors in both cutters acting in response to fiducial marks on the larger sheet cooperate with the drivers for positioning the larger sheet and the severed strip at the proper cutting locations.

Abstract: A dual-end cutting machine for trimming assembled blinds has fixed spacing between a pair of trimming units, which are adapted from conventional power miter saws. The blind assembly is clamped to a carriage that is movable on tracks between the trimming units, and adjustable stops are supported at opposite ends of the machine. The adjustable stops also have actuators for movement between an advanced position for positioning the blinds for cutting, and a retracted position that facilitates evacuation of scraps and chips from respective collector boxes wherein cutting takes place to a vacuum holding tank. A method for trimming includes clamping the blinds to the carriage with components aligned against one stop member, trimming that end of the blinds, moving the carriage to abut the blinds against the other stop, and trimming the other end of the blinds.

Abstract: A cutter system for cutting a larger sheet into individual photographic images includes a cutter for severing a transverse strip containing one or more printed images from a larger sheet. A transport table positioned to receive the strip from the cutter includes two sets of drivers, one set for moving the strip longitudinally and a second set for moving the strip laterally to a second cutter that in turn separates the strip into individual photographs. Sensors in both cutters acting in response to fiducial marks on the larger sheet cooperate with the drivers for positioning the larger sheet and the severed strip at the proper cutting locations.

Abstract: A method used for rounding the corners of a pile of sheets. Air is injected between the sheets in the pile to create a lubricating fluid film between the sheets; at least one of the corners of the pile is placed in abutment against two reference surfaces formed facing at least one corner of the pile, and the four cutting devices corresponding to each corner are actuated.

Abstract: A sheet cutting apparatus including an air removing mechanism and a sheet overlap preventing mechanism. The air removing mechanism includes an aligning device for pushing edges of a stack of sheets, which stack is placed on a table before being cut, towards a center of the stack to align the edges of the stack, and a cover member for covering the stack on the table such that the stack can be hermetically sealed, a pushing device for pushing the stack form above, and an evacuation device for removing air from a space between the table and the cover member to hermetically seal the space. The sheet overlap preventing mechanism is provided with a first restriction device for restricting a displacement of a plurality of stacks of cut sheets, with respect to a thickness direction of each of the stacks of cut sheets, and a second restriction device for restricting a displacement of portions to be cut off from the stacks of the cut sheets, with respect to a thickness direction of each of the portions to be cut off.

Abstract: A running saw system includes a carry portion having a plurality of rails, each rail having a plurality of rollers, a carry conveyor which carries the slab from an entrance port on the carry portion to the rails, the carry conveyor being attached to an entrance port of the carry portion, a rule plate attached to one side of the carry portion in parallel to the rails for setting a position of the slab, and a moving hook portion having hooks for supporting a rear edge of the slab and for intermittently moving the slab on the rails by only a predetermined distance; a traverse cut portion including a clamp for clamping a slab carried by the moving hook portion, and a cut saw for traversely cutting a front edge of the slab by only a predetermined width; a discharge conveyor for carrying this cut slab in a carrying direction and being attached near the traversed cut portion; a traverse conveyor which carries the cut slab in a direction traverse to the carrying direction of the discharge conveyor and which is attach

Abstract: An apparatus and process for feeding panels to a panel cutting saw for conveying a stack of panels to a panel cutting saw so that the edges of the panels in the stack are aligned with respect to the cutting plane of the saw. An elevator platform supports a stack of panels. A panel conveyer transfers one or more panels at a time over a transfer platform to a panel feed platform. A repositionable barrier may be positioned between the saw and the panel feed platform. An alignment device aligns the panels of the stack against the barrier to produce a stack with at least one side in which the edges of the panels are aligned, prior to feeding of the stack into the panel cutting saw.

Abstract: A machine that includes: A transportation system is disclosed for transporting panels such as wood panels between two cutting stations which cut the panels along different axes. The transportation system includes, between the cutting stations, a work surface of parallel bars. The work surface further includes three portions disposed at different levels while maintaining the bars in a parallel and aligned fashion such that a slide, also including parallel bars, may pass horizontally between the three portions. The slide operates vertically as well as horizontally to pick up the panels for transport among the three work surface portions, whose different heights permit a number of different stages of operation for the slide.

Abstract: An apparatus for the program controlled longitudinal and transverse cutting of workpiece plates. A longitudinal cutting saw and a transverse cutting saw are arranged with an intermediate workpiece transport table in-between. Arranged on the intermediate workpiece support table is a lifting device for collecting and lifting end strips cut from workpiece plates by the longitudinal saw above the plane of transport of the cut plate sections, as the cut plate sections are transported onto the transverse saw.

Abstract: The invention involves moving a strip of electroluminescent material past a shear in successive increments each equal to the length of a lamp outline to be cut from the strip. The shear is actuated after each incremental advance to cut a blank having a first dimension equal to the desired length of the lamp outline and a second dimension equal to the strip width, which is a multiple of the desired width of the lamp outline. The blank is then advanced past a punch and die in successive increments equal to the width of the lamp outline to be cut. The punch is actuated after each incremental advance to cut across or transverse to the second dimension to form lamp outlines having the desired length and width. The punch and die are configured to simultaneously cut a straight side of a lamp outline advanced past the punch and a straight side having a projecting electrical tab of an adjacent lamp outline behind the punch.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for forming planar parts (WA) by progressively punching out the shape of the part (WA) from a piece of sheet material (W) in which the part (WA) is automatically removed from the remaining sheet material (W), by a hinged trap door section (37) in a work supporting table (33), one end lowered to form a chute. The punching process is carried out primarily in a first punching station (A), where punch and die set magazines (18, 19) may be mounted, but connecting sections (WC) are left to be removed in a second punching station (B) where the trap door section (37) is located. The separated parts (WC) are deposited on a conveyor system (36) located beneath the table 33, and detector unit (59, 61) enables shut down of the press if a part fails to move after each punching operation.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a liner for a magnetic disk which is formed of non-woven fabric and has a predetermined width, a predetermined length, a central opening and contoured four corners comprising steps of supplying a plurality of non-woven fabric strips, each having a width substantially equal to the width of the liner to be formed, in a stacked state, stamping out openings in the stacked non-woven fabrics, cutting the portion of the stacked non-woven fabrics corresponding to the contoured four corners of the liners to be formed, simultaneously with the stamping of the openings, subsequently separating the non-woven fabric strips and cutting the leading edge portion of the non-woven fabric strips into the predetermined length.

Abstract: Disclosed are an apparatus and method for cutting paper sheets into smaller sheet sections and collating the sheet sections. The apparatus includes a table having a longitudinal section, followed by a transverse section. Chains just below the table move a sheet stack longitudinally past a first blade which cuts the stack longitudinally, after which one of the stack portions is elevated above the other and placed on top of the other to combine the portions into a second stack. A second pair of chains moves the second stack in the transverse direction past a second blade which cuts the second stack transversely. One of the stack portions formed by the second cut is elevated above, then placed on top of, the other portion to form a further reduced sized third stack, which then is moved transversely to a third cutting station at which it is cut in the transverse direction. Again, one of the portions created by the third cut is elevated above and placed on the other portion to form a final stack of sheet sections.

Abstract: A low labor, highly efficient process and system for manufacturing chocolate coated ice cream cookie sandwiches is achieved by incorporating a conveyor system for transporting the ice cream cookie sandwich through the various stages of its manufacture along with uniquely constructed ice cream brick slicing machines and a unique chocolate coating machine. In addition, a pass-through freezer is preferably employed prior to the chocolate coating, in order to assure a high quality, tasty product. The ice cream slicing machine of the present invention employed in the process and manufacturing system of this invention is constructed for receiving a plurality of ice cream bricks and cutting each brick into a plurality of slices in an efficient, automatic, integrated operational procedure and presenting each ice cream slice to a holding zone for placement on a cookie moving along the conveyor system.

Abstract: A sawing machine having a first and a second saw with cutting planes generally perpendicular to each other includes a mechanism for conveying cut planar workpieces from one saw to the other. The mechanism includes a plurality of rows of rollers located adjacent each other and spaced apart with a grate mechanism having grate elements extending between the rows of rollers being movable to transport cut workpieces from a support table of the first saw to the roller rows. A gap formed between the work table of the first saw and the roller rows enables trim waste to fall from the support table, and the grate mechanism is pivotally mounted for reciprocal movement between the support table and the roller rows during which it bridges the gap therebetween.

Abstract: A large rectangular plate is subdivided into small rectangular sections in a system wherein the plate is fed stepwise in a main direction through an upstream shear while the downstream end portion of the plate is seized immediately downstream of the shear with each advanced step. Between the advanced steps the end portions are sheared off and then displaced in the main direction to the upstream end of a conveyor where they are deposited one after the other. The conveyor displaces the sheared-off end portions until each one is positioned above a respective aligner spaced apart in the main direction. The conveyor lowers these sections onto the aligners and the aligners then align them perfectly perpendicular to the main direction. The aligned and sheared-off end portions are then pushed jointly in a transverse direction perpendicular to the main direction stepwise to a downstream shear while they are supported and pneumatically seized at their downstream ends immediately downstream of the downstream shear.

Abstract: A system for cutting generally planar quadrilateral workpieces into a plurality of quadrilateral elements, at least a portion of which have both their length and width dimensions smaller than the overall length and width dimensions of the original workpiece wherein cuts extending completely across the workpiece parallel to one of the length and the width dimensions thereof are first effected by a first saw with the cut pieces being then conveyed to a third saw where cuts completely thereacross may be made in directions perpendicular to the one dimension. The remainder of the workpiece is conveyed to a second saw where cuts are made in directions parallel to the other of the length and width dimensions with the cut portions of the workpiece remainder being subsequently conveyed to the third saw for effecting cuts in the cut portions in directions parallel to the one dimension.

Abstract: An envelope opener comprising first, second and third shear stations for shearing three edges of an envelope in sequence one edge at a time. Each shear station sequentially aligns the envelope by contacting the edge to be sheared, shears the contacted edge, and then releases the envelope. A microcomputer monitors the advance of the envelope through and between the shear stations and causes the shear stations to cyclically align, shear and release the envelope. A peel back station downstream of the shear station peels back a panel of the envelope to expose the contents thereof. If an envelope is jammed at or between any of the stations, the microcomputer actuates a display to indicate a jam condition. The microcomputer also shuts off power to the opener to prevent damage to the envelope.

Abstract: A device and a process for the progressive dividing of carpet webs or the like into square sample pieces of any desirable dimensions with chamfered edges.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for cutting compressed oriented fibers held in position by a peripheral sleeve and transporting the fibers from the cutting zone by means of a vacuum belt that contacts the ends of the fibers.