A system and method for shaped cutting of washable sanitary absorbent articles having a back layer of washable fabric and the like is provided, wherein the back layer is fed longitudinally along a travel direction to a cutting unit including at least one cutting tool movable transversally to the travel direction so as to cut at least one longitudinal side edge of the back layer, in combination with a longitudinal displacement thereof, along a curved profile.

The invention relates to an electromagnetic drive for a cutting device of a textile machine for severing a thread, to a cutting device having an electromagnetic drive, and to a yarn clearer having a cutting device. In order to provide an electromagnetic drive for a cutting device of a textile machine for severing a thread, the electromagnetic drive enabling particularly efficient, fast and/or precise operation of a cutting device having a cutting blade with large cutting force and also preferably enabling a particularly long uninterrupted and maintenance-free operating time, it is provided that: —the piston is partly guided in a core tube contained by the solenoid, the core tube being formed by the component which is stationary relative to the piston, and the axial air gap extending between the end face of the piston and an end face of the core tube, which end face is formed by the counter face; and/or—the piston is at least partly hollow; and/or—the piston is operatively connected to a returning element for returning the piston after the piston has been moved out of the rest position, the returning element having a progressive and, in particular, non-linear spring characteristic curve; and/or—the piston is surrounded by a solenoid core, which is stationary relative to the piston and which either is produced by powder injection moulding and/or is made from a soft ferrite or is made from a plurality of layers of an electrical steel sheet, more particularly from a non-grain-oriented electrical steel sheet.

A cutting apparatus comprising: a cutting unit including a first blade member and a second blade member that cooperates with the first blade member in cutting an object, configured to cut the object by relatively moving the object and at least one of the first blade member and the second blade member to each other to cut the object; and a changing unit configured to change a pressing force between the first blade member and the second blade member during an operation of cutting the object; wherein the changing unit sets the pressing force during the initial cutting operation from a time when cutting of the object is started until the object has been cut by a predetermined length higher than the pressing force during the subsequent cutting operation.

A cutting apparatus comprising: a cutting unit including a first blade member and a second blade member that cooperates with the first blade member in cutting an object, configured to cut the object by relatively moving the object and at least one of the first blade member and the second blade member to each other to cut the object; and a changing unit configured to change a pressing force between the first blade member and the second blade member during an operation of cutting the object; wherein the changing unit sets the pressing force during the initial cutting operation from a time when cutting of the object is started until the object has been cut by a predetermined length higher than the pressing force during the subsequent cutting operation.

A hollow board cutting apparatus includes a machine bed unit, a driving unit, and a cutting unit. The driving unit includes a pair of upper sprockets rotatably disposed on the machine bed unit, a pair of lower sprockets rotatably disposed on the machine bed unit, a motor coupled to one of the lower sprockets for directly driving rotation of the one of the lower sprockets, a first drive chain trained on the upper and lower sprockets, and a second drive chain trained on the lower sprockets. The cutting unit includes an upper positioning seat coupled co-movably to the first drive chain, a lower positioning seat coupled co-movably to the second drive chain, and at least one cutting blade secured between the upper and lower positioning seats.

Personal cutting devices in the form of hand held punches for producing jewelry display cards include two aligned templates having identical patterns of apertures and being securely mounted in a frame such that a space between the templates accommodates a piece of cardstock. There is a spring biased movable member having elongate cutting elements designed to pass through the apertures in both templates, and an activation lever on which indicia is printed to show the aperture patterns produced by the punches. A housing protects the mechanism. Each punch is specifically designed to produce a display card that can hold and display a single article of jewelry such as a pair of earrings, a necklace or a brooch. The punches vary in size according to the template patterns. The punches enable the jewelry designer to use any card stock, including a business card, to display an article of jewelry.

Personal cutting devices in the form of hand held punches for producing jewelry display cards include two aligned templates having identical patterns of apertures and being securely mounted in a frame such that a space between the templates accommodates a piece of cardstock. There is a spring biased movable member having elongate cutting elements designed to pass through the apertures in both templates, and an activation lever on which indicia is printed to show the aperture patterns produced by the punches. A housing protects the mechanism. Each punch is specifically designed to produce a display card that can hold and display a single article of jewelry such as a pair of earrings, a necklace or a brooch. The punches vary in size according to the template patterns. The punches enable the jewelry designer to use any card stock, including a business card, to display an article of jewelry.

A power transmission unit for electrode cutting apparatuses includes a lift block, an upper frame, a connection shaft, and an elastic member. The lift block includes a structure configured to be mounted to a main frame so as to be movable upwards and downwards. An upper cutter holder is mounted to the upper frame and is fixed to an upper cutter configured to cut an electrode sheet. The connection shaft is configured to connect the lift block and the upper frame to each other. The elastic member is located at the upper part of the connection shaft.

Apparatuses and methods for decoupling an element that is bonded to a surface by an adhesive are provided. In one example, the apparatus includes a body, a first spool that is rotationally coupled to the body, and a cable having a first cable end portion that is coupled to the first spool, a second cable end portion that is coupled to the body, and a cable intermediate portion that is disposed between the first cable end portion and the second cable end portion. The apparatus is configured to be positioned adjacent to at least one of the element and the surface with the cable intermediate portion disposed adjacent to the adhesive such that when the first spool is rotated, the cable wraps about the first spool, thereby pulling the cable intermediate portion through the adhesive.

A device (1) for cutting food comprises a cutting unit (10) having a rotatable carrier (20), a slicing knife (21) associated with the carrier (20) at one side of the carrier (20) for slicing the food, and at least one dicing knife associated with the carrier (20) at another side of the carrier (20) for dicing the food. The cutting unit (10) furthermore comprises a protection element (30) which is designed to be arranged vis-à-vis a side of the carrier (20) where the dicing knife associated with the carrier (20) is present, for delimiting a dicing space for the dicing knife associated with the carrier (20) to move through during operation, wherein the protection element (30) is equipped with at least one annular groove (33) at a side for facing the carrier (20), for receiving a free end of the dicing knife associated with the carrier (20).