Abstract: The invention relates to a wire-removing device for units (7) consisting of two stacks standing closely next to one another and composed of a plurality of bales (11, 12, 13) arranged one on top of the other, each unit (7) being surrounded in one plane by a bundle (15) embracing all the bales and composed of a plurality of parallel individual wires. So that the removal of wire from the units (7) can be carried out fully automatically and at the same time in order to wind the wire bundle to form a coil, there is in the lower region of the unit (7) a wire-cutting means (18) which is combined with a wire-lifting means (3) for lifting the severed wire bundle (15). Furthermore, there is a gripping means (4) which grasps the wire bundle (15) on both sides of the wire-lifting means (3) and which brings it into a predetermined extraction position. The severed wire bundle (15) is grasped by a winding means, wound to form a roll and ejected from the device.

Abstract: A compressed wastepaper block fastened by a plurality of wires is placed on a working table, and deformed or bent arcuately on the working table. After the compressed wastepaper block is bent, wires exposed in a concave created by the bent compressed wastepaper block are gripped by a presser/wire clamp, and a cutter is thrust substantially centrally into a convex side of the compressed wastepaper block which is opposite to the concave, thereby to cut off the exposed wires. The wires thus cut off are then removed from the compressed wastepaper block.

Abstract: A paper sheet bundle processing apparatus. The apparatus receives a bundle of sheaves bound with large bands. Each sheaf within the bundle is bound with a small band. The bundle is moved to a band removing section where the large bands are removed. The bundle is then moved to a sheaf extracting section where each sheaf is extracted from the bundle one at a time. A band removing apparatus removes the small band from each sheaf thus allowing the paper sheets to be removed individually.

Abstract: A roller conveyor supports a bale at a cutting and removing station. Side compactors and a top compactor compress the bale slightly for positioning it. The bale is pushed against a wire cutting channel in which a blade having a surface that protrudes into and forms a groove in the bottom surface of the bale is passed diagonally across the bale, with the wires springing into a recess in the blade. The blade continues to move, pulling the wire against the back wall of the recess until the wire exceeds its tensile strength and breaks. The bale is then lifted on pins so that a wire pulling blade can be moved also diagonally across the top of the bale. The pulling blade also has a forwardly inclined surface that pushes the bale down while allowing the wires to be captured in a recess in the blade. The blade is moved across the bale, capturing all of the wires and removing them from the bale. Another embodiment uses a turner to rotate the bale to cut and remove wires from adjacent sides of the bale.

Abstract: A paper sheet processing apparatus for removing a strap from a sheaf formed by bundling a number of paper sheets with the strap. The paper sheet processing apparatus includes a strap cutter for cutting the strap of the sheaf, a strap scraping unit for penetrating between the paper sheets and the strap after the strap has been cut by the strap cutter and scraping out the strap from the sheaf, and separating unit for completely separating the strap from the sheaf. This paper sheet processing apparatus can be provided for sheaves of paper sheets and can execute a guaranteed removal of the strap which has been cut.

Abstract: An apparatus for removing binding wire from a bale. The bale containing a plurality of peripheral baling wires is supported on a conveyor and a cutting knife moves vertically along the bale to cut the wires. A pair of gripping knives are located on the opposite side of the bale from the cutting knife and the gripping knives more respectively from the upper and lower ends of the bale toward the vertical midpoint of the bale to gather the cut wires together. The gathered cut wires are engaged by a rotatable winding mechanism which acts to wind the cut wires and remove the wound wires to a discharge site.

Abstract: A process and device for breaking and removing a tie which surrounds a bundle of blanks and is arranged in a vertical plane characterized by an arrangement for holding the bundle and transporting it between a first location and a second location, an arrangement for creating a space between an upper surface of the bundle and each of the ties, an arrangement for breaking the ties being inserted in the space to engage the tie and to hold the tie after it has been transversely broken to allow the blanks to be deposited at the second location.

Abstract: The sacks bound into packs by straps are unbound during their travel towards a sack application device by cutting the strap or straps which bind them, making the cut in a portion of the strap or straps which has been spaced apart from the pack. The cut straps are removed from the unbound pack, which then reaches the sack application device. The arrangement comprises conveyors for conveying the bound sacks to a station for cutting and removing the strap or straps, and from this to a sack application device.

Abstract: A method for removing packaging from a cotton or similar bale comprises delivering the bale to a first station and fixing the bale in position at the station. A cutter mechanism is driven along the length of the bale to cut the bale strips. The bale is then released and passed to a second station where the strapping and a portion of the wrappings are removed. The bale is then passed to a third station where the bale is rotated 180 degrees about a transverse axis. The bale is passed to a fourth station where the remaining wrappings are removed. The bale is then transferred to a fifth station where the bale is made available for further processing of the cotton.

Abstract: A blanket with a weighted perimeter and a method of its use are disclosed herein. This blanket is used as a safety device which can prevent injury to a person cutting baling straps, that surround baled materials and that are under tension, by dampening the whiplash of the straps when cut.

Abstract: A wire-removing machine for pulp bales consists of a positioning device (1) for the bales, a cutting device (2) for cutting through the tying wires stretched around the bales, and also a winding device (4) for winding the cut-through tying wires. In order to optimize the co-ordination between cutting and winding devices and so that cutting through and subsequently winding the wires can be carried out without problem even when the tying wires are arranged obliquely, a gripping device (3) is provided with which the tying wires are held in position and are lifted a short distance away from the bale after being cut through, the winding device (4) seizing the cut-through wires in the section between the bale and the gripping device (3) and winding them into coils.

Abstract: A tool to dewire a bale of dry pulp, waste paper or the like. The tool grabs the wire, cuts it and retains the cut wire. The same sequence of operation is repeated for other wires. The tool then coils the cut wires and discharges the coils as waste. The tool comprises a support casing in which is rotatably mounted a vertical cylindrical tube. This tube includes at its bottom end a pair of opposite slots having a lower portion spiralling for about a quarter of a turn, and an upper portion which extends longitudinally of the tube. A grabber arm, operated by a hydraulic cylinders, is mounted within the tube for up-and-down movement. Wire bending elements and a cutter blade are also mounted within the tube. In operation the tool tube is positioned over a selected wire and applied on the bale. The tube is rotated about one-quarter of a turn to pick up the wire in its spiral slots and raise the wire off the bale. The grabber arm then hooks the wire and pulls the same up.

Abstract: In a method of and a system for unpacking bales each tied by at least one strap, a contact plate member provided with a strap sensor unit is mounted, through a biasing arrangement, on a body frame for movement relative thereto. The body frame is moved toward a confronting side face of the bale to bring the contact plate member into contact with the side face of the bale. The body frame is further moved toward the bale while increasing biasing force of the biasing arrangement, until contact pressure, with which the contact plate member is urged against the side face of the bale, reaches a predetermined value. When the contact plate member is urged by the bale in such a direction as to increase the biasing force during scanning of the strap sensor unit along the side face of the bale, the body frame is moved away from the bale to maintain the contact pressure at the predetermined value.

Abstract: A device for cutting and removal of the strapping bands from an object, said device comprising a framework adapted to be placed over a conveying track for supplying the object to the device, said framework being provided with supports for at least one clamping-cutting-means, which is supported in such a way that it is movable with respect to at least one wall of the object to search for a strapping band lying against said wall, said band being clamped by the means and cut off, after which the cut off end is brought to a band receiving station by the clamping-cutting-means.

Abstract: A yarn end finding device includes a rotary cutter in the form of a drum which has a yarn end sucking holes formed in an outer peripheral surface thereof, and a movable blade having thereon a cutting edge adapted to press against and contact with the outer peripheral surface of the rotary cutter, wherein the movable blade is reciprocally moved in a direction substantially perpendicular to the direction of rotation of the rotary cutter.

Abstract: An arrangement for removing and separating into pieces wrapping wire (3) encircling a bale (2) or like package in individual, closed loops includes a first wire clipping device (6) for severing the wire in each separate loop at a location (29), to form a wire length; a second wire clipping device (14, 16, 17) for dividing the wire length into smaller pieces; and feed means (10, 12'16, 18) for advancing the wire length to the second wire clipping device. The latter device (14, 16, 17) comprises at least one cutting bit (16) projecting radially outwards from a motor-driven rotor (14) and whose cutting edge generates a cylindrical surface, and further comprises a stationary counter cutting bit (17). The feed means includes a part-cylindrical guide surface (18) which co-operates with the cutting edge to advance a wire length introduced between the guide surface and the rotor (14) to the counter cutting bit.

Abstract: Equipment for loading, moving and feeding round bales having a bale lifting mechanism, a T-bar to move the bales along a trailer bed surface and having a pair of tiltable platforms at the front of the trailer bed. One of the platforms is used to move the bale to the other platform and the second platform cooperates with a feeding drum to unwrap the bale substance in a controlled manner.

Abstract: A quick connector for optical fibers of the type comprising a first and second tubular bodies through which passes an optical fiber, which are aligned axially and joined together by means of a nut which partially envelops the second body and is screwed about the first body. The connector further comprises means for fixing and centering the fiber by clamping, this means being formed more particularly by a rigid sleeve and a deformable sleeve intended to be fitted on the optical fiber and to be housed end to end inside said second body.Furthermore, the connector cooperates with a tool intended to carry out the circular cutting or cleavage of the proximal end of the optical fiber.

Abstract: A cutting apparatus for cutting a tying member of a bale of raw material by a cutting blade movable at a high speed against the tying member of the bale comprises a cutting blade with a cutting element having a length which is equal to a small fraction of the width of the bound surface of the bale substantially parallel to the length of the cutting blade and a cutter carriage device on which the cutting blade is mounted by which the cutting blade is movable toward the bale with a speed which is at least 3 m/sec on impact on the tying member.

Abstract: A portion of an endless tying band around a package is displaced from the package thus defining a space between the portion of the tying band and the package. Then, a guide plate is inserted into the space, and the tying band is pressed by the guide roll against the guide plate to grip the tying band between the guide plate and the guide roll. The tying band which is gripped between the guide plate and the guide roll is then severed by a cutter blade. The guide roll is located to deliver an end of the severed tying band for thereby removing the severed tying band from the package.

Abstract: An apparatus for processing paper sheets comprises a batch feeder for carrying the withdrawn paper sheets, a takeout device for picking up the paper sheets from the batch feeder, one by one, an inspection section for inspecting the paper sheets picked up by the takeout device, whereby the paper sheets are classified into two groups, an unmachinable first group and a machinable second group, a first collecting device for collecting the first group of paper sheets, and a judgment unit for classifying the second group of paper sheets into two subgroups, a legitimate third group and a counterfeit fourth group. The first collecting device includes a second collecting device for collecting the third group of paper sheets, and third collecting device for collecting the fourth group of paper sheets.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for cutting through and removing a strapping element applied in a loop around an object or a stack of objects, in which a plate provided with one cutting member of a pair of shears and a pressure area is first moved parallel to the plane of the loop towards the object or the stack, thereupon moved perpendicularly to said loop until it attains a position between the object and the loop and thereafter moved away from the object to bring said cutting member into cooperation with the other cutting member for cutting through the loop and the pressure area into cooperation with a driven roller for gripping and removing the strapping element of the cut through loop.

Abstract: A method for reducing broken fibers on the surface of a carbon fiber bundle involves passing the yarn past a suction nozzle having an extended trailing edge which impacts the broken fibers as they pass the slot breaking off the fibers. The broken fibers are transported to a disposal station. The differential in elevation of the leading and trailing edges of the intake slot of the nozzle provide an exposed impacting edge.

Abstract: A device for finding an end of yarn from a spinning bobbin produced on a spinning frame. The yarn end finding device includes a suction case, a suction cutter drum in the form of a drum mounted for rotation in the suction case, and a cutter for cutting at a predetermined fixed position an end of a yarn sucked in through one of a number of holes formed in a circumferential face of the suction cutter drum.

Abstract: Unstrapping apparatus for removing a strap (2) from a pack of sheets (1) initially contained in the strap is described. The apparatus comprises an input station including a blade (31) for cutting the strap (2) and a hook (59) for engaging the cut strap and carrying the strap to an association station (72). A feed transfer module (79) passes the unstrapped sheets to a doubles detect system and an authentication system (81, 83) for sorting the sheets into acceptable and unacceptable sheets. Unfit sheets, as determined by the doubles detect and authentication systems (81, 83) are transported to the association station (72) where they are stapled by a stapler (73) with the strap (2).

Abstract: A bobbin separating unit, includes at least two first and second serially connected bobbin separating devices, the second bobbin separating device having a given upper level, the first bobbin separating device including a feeding device being controllable by the second bobbin separating device, the feeding device being movable from a bobbin receiving position to bobbin feeding positions disposed above the given upper level, and the feeding device including a feed location in the form of a vibratory conveyor.

Abstract: An apparatus for processing paper sheets comprises a batch feeder for carrying the batches of paper sheets, each of the batches being sealed with the wrapping band, batch takeout device for taking out the batches carried by the batch feeder one by one, and wrapping band removing device adapted to hold the other side portion of the wrapping band while bending each batch taken out by the batch takeout device in one direction, and, then, to cut one side portion of the wrapping band, while bending the batch in the other direction.

Abstract: A device for removing a band (2) wrapped around a bundle (1) of sheets by means of a cutting device (11). The cutter (7) of the cutting device is arranged on the plane on which the bundle is transported in such a way that it dips into a side face of the bundle, cutting along the entire length of the bundle and thereby severing the band located at right angles to the side face. The severed band (2) is grasped on the side opposite the cutting by a hook (13) of a pull-off device (12) provided opposite the cutting device (11), and removed at right angles to the direction in which the bundle (1) is transported.

Abstract: Bobbin separating unit, including a first charging device, a second charging device downstream of the first charging device in flow direction of the bobbins, a first separating device, and a second separating device downstream of the first separating device, and a device for controlling the bobbin delivery rate of the first charging and separating devices in dependence on the bobbin content of the second charging and separating devices.

Abstract: An annular stopper is placed against one end of the bag to prevent it from advancing, the knotted portion of the bag protruding from the stopper is pinched by a plier, both or either of the stopper and the plier is pulled to extend the portion between the peripheral portion of the bag restricted by the plier, and then the extended portion is cut by the blade of a cutter.

Abstract: A crane system sheet feeder method and apparatus employed for depositing collections of bundles of sheets in locations related to specific ones of sheet feeders, such that each collection of bundles can be utilized by an overhead crane to deliver the individual bundles to a specific one of the sheet feeders in accordance with the supply of sheets on that feeder. The bundles are initially bound, and the overhead crane has apparatus for removing the binding and removing the end boards from the bundles so that the bundles are deposited in the feeders free of any bindings.

Abstract: Removal of tightly encircling bands from coiled strips is accomplished by transversely engaging a spaced pair of pinch rolls against the band on a coil and then severing the band therebetween and moving one pinch roll into engagement with the other pinch roll to pinch the severed band end therebetween, and at least one roll is driven to feed the pinched band outwardly away from the coil into a scrap chopper. The device used for severing the band is provided with a band shear which is movable along a track that runs transverse to the band. The shear is driven along the track to lodge a sharp leading edge thereof under the band and the shear is then actuated to sever the band, and thereafter the band severing means is removed from between the pinch rolls.

Abstract: A continuous base of sheet material carrying on its one surface a number of successive rows of laterally spaced loops raised from the one surface is advanced continuously or intermittently along an arcuate path with the loops directed outwardly of the arcuate path. Each of the loops of one of the rows is cut on one of its legs at a two different points by reciprocating a cooperating pair of relatively movable cutting members two times along a given reciprocating path while the one row of loops is in the reciprocating path of the cutting members along the arcuate path.

Abstract: A method for processing paper sheets of banded paper sheet bundles and a processing machine therefor, in which a plate-like to-be-detected medium made of magnetic material is inserted between each paper sheet bundle and a band put thereon, and the bundles are set in layers in the processing machine and delivered successively from top to bottom into a setting section where a delivery roller is disposed. The band of the bundle located in the setting section is cut, and transferred together with the to-be-detected medium to a storing section as the to-be-detected medium is attached to an electromagnet. The paper sheets are successively carried out by the delivery roller, and the to-be-detected medium attached to the next bundle is detected by a detecting means after all the paper sheets of the bundle concerned are carried out. Thus, the operation of the delivery roller is once disabled to allow the delivered paper sheets to be checked.

Abstract: A band-removing apparatus for taking off a band wound about a paper sheet bundle. One end portion of a paper sheet bundle brought to a band-removing section by transport means is clamped in a vertical direction by a pair of clamping members, thereby causing the paper sheet bundle to be bent downward. Part of a band is stretched over the concave portion of the bent paper sheet bundle in the form of a chord. A hooking member catches said chord portion of the band. When the hooking member holding said chord portion of the band is rotated crosswise of the transport passage, then the band is pulled off from the paper sheet bundle. The removed band is let to fall into a receptacle disposed on one lateral side of the transport passage.

Abstract: An automatic cutting apparatus for the binding band on a strip coil comprising a carriage movable towards and away from the strip coil, a pawl guide rod operatively connected to the carriage for movement towards and away from the strip coil, a jaw member pivoted at one end to the carriage and at the other end to the pawl guide rod for opening and closing movement, pawl mechanisms secured to the other end of the jaw member to be guided along the pawl guide rod in response to the opening and closing movement of the jaw member, separate operation mechanisms for the pawl guide rod and jaw member, a primary cutting blade secured to the undersurface of the pawl guide rod, and cooperating feed rollers and feed rollers for shredding and a shredding blade mechanism for further cutting the binding band after the band has been pulled from the strip coil by the pawls and primarily sheared off by the primary cutting blade and then pulled to the shredding position by the feed rollers for delivery to the feed rollers for sh

Abstract: An apparatus for separating first and second lead wires of an electrical component and cutting one of the lead wires to a predetermined length includes a separator blade having a first shearing edge thereon. The separator blade is attached to a carrier assembly for moving the separator blade between the first and second lead wires to separate the lead wires. A length adjustment assembly is operably associated with the separator blade for moving the electrical component relative to the separator blade to a relative position such that the first shearing edge of the separator blade is adjacent a point at which the one lead wire is to be cut. A cutter assembly is operably associated with the separator blade and has a second shearing edge thereon.

Abstract: Disclosed is a bale wagon comprising a bed upon which bales are stored and a tower mounted on the bed for receiving a bale or bales, lifting the bale(s) to a selected height, and moving the bale(s) longitudinally of the bed length, depositing same on the bed or on a partially formed load already on the bed and wherein said tower can retrieve said bales from said load and eject them from said bed.

Abstract: A machine for untying bales, such as bales of paper in a papermill, and characterized by being adapted to hold the ties, such as wires or metal bands, until after cutting and disposal of the bundle of material from the ties such as to separately dispose of the ties to avoid the ensuing damages and maintenance and to reduce manual labor. The present machine comprises a trolley, a frame suspended to the trolley such as by a hoist, a plurality of cutting heads, one for each tie of a bale, movably suspended to the frame, with each cutting head characterized by a combination of a cutter and a pair of catch members arranged to sequentially catch and hold the ties during cutting and until after the bundle of material of the bale has been disposed of to separately dispose of the ties harmless of the equipment processing the bundle of material.

Abstract: A machine for cutting and removing cord or band from secured goods, having a portal stand to which a conveyer brings the goods secured by cord or band. A cross beam can be vertically adjusted and guided along uprights and suspended from two rope lines which are run over fixed pulleys and connected with a pulley block that is actively connected to a gear brake motor. To one end section of the cross beam is mounted an adjustable cutter unit and to the other an adjustable suction unit. Both units have each one spring-mounted movable feeler plate. To the feeler plate of the cutter unit is mounted a vertically positioned cutter head and to the feeler plate of the suction unit is connected a suction head that removes the cut securing agents.

Abstract: A strap cutter is secured to the top structure on an oil well casing and as the discharge pipe supporting a submersible pump is withdrawn, the cutting head of the strap cutter engages with and cuts the straps which secure the pump power cable to the discharge pipe. The strap cutter is manually guided into place but employs the upward motion of the discharge pipe string to supply the cutting force. The method comprises the use of the upward motion to accomplish the cutting step.

Abstract: A device for ejecting radar chaff comprising a magazine having a number of tubular cells in which chaff bundles are displaced towards an ejection end of the cell. The displacement of the chaff bundles is obtained by means of a plunger device which is longitudinally movable in each cell. Each plunger device is driven by a wire running from an attachment point on the plunger device to the ejection end, and therefrom to a driving wheel. The wire also drives a knife element. The knife edge of the knife element performs a cutting movement substantially longitudinally of the cell, the cutting movement preferably being rotational and in the opposite direction to the direction of movement of the chaff bundle.

Abstract: Method and apparatus for winding wire on a double flanged spool by means of a single spooler wherein the wire is automatically carried from a feed roller toward the spindle by grasping the free end of an endless wire, guiding the grasped end in an orbital path about a spindle, until a portion remote from the wire is grasped by another means adjacent to the spindle and wire is then caused to be cast from the other grasping means over the end flange of the spool and onto the spool itself. Thereafter the wire is wound about the spool after which, the wire is automatically grasped and cut from the spool by the orbital means so as to restart a new cycle of winding.

Abstract: A wind-up head which is in particular provided for unwiring bales in conjunction with a cutting apparatus, comprises substantially a cylindrical wire receiving portion which at its work end has at least one receiving slit for gripping the wire and is arranged between two wire guide slits. In order to permit that the wind-up head is able to grip and coil wire lengths without the aid of further apparatus and in particular is able to grip directly the wires still engaging a bale when using it for unwiring bales without the aid of a special lift-off apparatus, the wire receiving portion is formed as a hollow cylinder from the work end of which at least two helical slits start penetrating the cylinder wall. The hollow cylindrical wire receiving portion is surrounded at a distance by an external cylinder which has at least two helical slits likewise starting from its work end and having an opposite hand to the slits of the inner hollow cylinder.

Abstract: Apparatus for cutting straps wound on a bale of material in which the bale of material is brought into contact with a cutter blade which is forcibly retracted against the action of a spring whereafter the cutter element is released under the pressure of the compressed spring and is thrust forwardly against the bale to cut the straps on the bale.

Abstract: An arrangement for opening and cutting up packaging straps for scrap, in which a traveling frame moves transversely to a transport track. A cross beam with adjustable elevation has fastened to it a device for snipping and cutting up straps for scrap. A sensor determines the position of the package, of the packaging strap, of shears and shear blades. A control unit with preset control program switches the drives of the transport track, of the traveling frame, of the cross beam and of the device for snipping and cutting up for scrap, which is connected to the sensor. The shears have an extension forward of the lower shear blade with a blade-shaped pointed wedge, and drives for producing a nearly continuous force and for producing impacts attached to the shears. The wedge-shaped extension may form an acute angle with the package surface; this angle is adjustable relative to the package surface via a fulcrum.

Abstract: An apparatus for cutting a tying band of a coiled material comprising a cutter for cutting the tying band, and pinch rollers for pinching and transferring the tying band after it is cut out. The cut comprises a lower cutter and a pair of upper cutters pivotally mounted on the lower cutter. The lower cutter is connected to a hydraulic cylinder and adapted to be moved up and down along a guide which is obliquely mounted to a base member by the actuation of the hydraulic cylinder. The tying band is being cut out between the lower cutter and the upper cutters.

Abstract: A cutting device at each winding station of a ball winding machine comprises two thread clamps located between the winding mandrel and the winding flyer at that station, which clamps are spaced apart and clamp the yarn and then carry the clamped yarn to a cutting element which severs the yarn between the clamps.

Abstract: In accordance with one embodiment of the invention the packing-wire cutting device includes an electrical electrode assembly comprising a pair of arms pivotally mounted on a bearing shaft, the ends of the arms remote from the bearing shaft carrying each one a rotatable disc together forming an electrode roller supplied with electric power from a supply circuit normally open at the electrode roller which has a gap between its rotatable discs. Further the packing-wire cutting device comprises a conveyor path for the goods to be treated by said device, said goods being provided with a packing of wires crossing the sides of the goods. When the goods passes the packing-wire cutting device the electrode roller is caused to pivot towards the goods side so as to engage against this side to be rotated when the goods is advancing so that when any of the wires is passing the electrode roller it closes the supply circuit whereby the section of the wire located between the rotatable discs will melt off.

Abstract: An ultrasonic cutting apparatus comprising a tuning fork or U-shaped flexural member having legs on which cutting means are mounted, and an ultrasonic drive connected to the flexural member for inducing ultrasonic vibrations in the flexural member. Also disclosed herein is an ultrasonic drive member having a "folded over" resonant holder, and a piezoelectric crystal compressively mounted in the holder by coupling means for transmitting the ultrasonic excitation from the drive to the flexural member.