A feeder system for feeding a stack (101) of stackable flat, carton elements to a processing device: A delivery ramp (103) includes a receiving surface (104) on which an edge portion (111) and a center portion (116) of the stack (101) is arrangeable. A transport device (125) includes a supporting platform on which at least a further edge portion (115) of the stack (101) is supportable, wherein the supporting platform is arranged adjacent to the receiving surface (104) such that the further edge portion (115) of the stack (101) may be received. A downholder element (117), adjusts a size of a gap (705) between the downholder element and a supporting platform, such that the further edge portion (115) of the stack (101) is clampable between them. The transport device (125) is movable between the receiving position, at which the stack (101) may be received by the delivery ramp (103), and a hand over position at the processing device such that the stack (101) is movable from the receiving position to the hand over position.

There are included: a plurality of feeding units configured to correspond to respective types of sheets; a detecting unit configured to detect whether or not a sheet is mounted in each of the feeding units; and a display control unit configured to display on a display part a preparation screen for printing on a type of sheet corresponding to one of the feeding units in a case where the type of sheet is mounted in the one of the feeding units whereas no sheet is mounted in any of other feeding units at the time a function including a printing function is selected.

Process and apparatus for applying noise reducing elements to tyres for vehicle wheels. The apparatus includes a loading station of stacks of noise reducing elements, an extraction station of noise reducing elements from each stack placed downstream of the loading station, and a conveyor placed downstream of the extraction station and extending along a predefined path. The conveyor is configured for supporting and advancing in a row the noise reducing elements extracted from the stacks which are then applied to a radially inner surface of the tyres. The extraction of each of the noise reducing elements contemplates: retaining a first noise reducing element placed at the base of a stack; raising the remaining noise reducing elements of the stack from the first noise reducing element; moving away the first noise reducing element according to a set path; and lowering the remaining noise reducing elements of the stack.

A transfer system for transferring a stack (101) of flat elements to a processing device includes a delivery ramp (103) with a receiving surface (104) for receiving the stack (101), a first comb structure (121) having at least one first supporting platform (123) on which at least an edge portion (115) of the stack (101) is supportable, wherein the first comb structure (121) is mounted to the delivery ramp (103), and a second comb structure (122) having at least two second supporting platforms (124) on which at least the edge portion (115) of the stack (101) is supportable, wherein the second comb structure (122) is configured for supplying the stack (101) to the processing device. The first supporting platform (123) and the second supporting platforms (124) are arranged along a first direction (109), one after another, in an interleaved manner such that the edge portion (115) is supportable on the first supporting platform (123) and the second supporting platforms (124). The first comb structure (121) and the second comb structure (122) are movable along a lifting direction (110) with respect to each other such that the edge portion (115) of the stack (101) is supportable selectively by the first supporting platform (123) or by the second supporting platforms (124), wherein the two second supporting platforms (124) are spaced along the first direction (109) such that the first supporting platform (123) is movable along the lifting direction (110) through a space between the two second supporting platforms (124).

A feed appliance for feeding products to a further processing appliance includes a standby circulatory apparatus with a takeover station and with several transport units that are circulatorily movable independently of one another for each receiving a product at the takeover station, a provision conveyor for feeding the products to the takeover station, and a control device for controlling the feed of the products and of the transport units into a takeover section of the takeover station and for controlling the takeover of the fed products by the transport units. The standby circulatory apparatus for creating a gapless product stream includes a release device for the cyclically controlled release of individual transport units into the takeover section. For this, the control device is designed to release a transport unit only given a feed of a cyclically correct product into the takeover section.

An image forming apparatus includes an apparatus body that has an image forming portion which forms an image on a recording medium, a transport unit that includes a middle transport member which transports the recording medium between an upper end and a lower end of a transport path extending in a height direction of the apparatus body and that transports the recording medium to the image forming portion along the transport path, and a feeding unit that includes a stacking unit which has a stacking surface on which recording media are stacked and a restricting unit which protrudes from the stacking unit and which restricts positions of the recording media stacked on the stacking unit, that is adjacent to the transport path in a width direction of the apparatus body, and that is switched between a stored state where the stacking unit is stored inside the apparatus body such that the stacking surface is along the transport path and an exposed state where the stacking unit is exposed to an outside of the apparatus body such that the recording media are capable of being stacked on the stacking surface, in which the middle transport member of the transport unit is disposed at a position that is shifted upward in the height direction and that overlaps in the width direction with respect to the restricting unit in the feeding unit in the stored state.

A sheet conveying device includes an ejection tray, a cover portion, a push tray, and a movable member. The ejection tray accommodates a sheet ejected thereto. The cover portion exposes the ejection tray or covers the ejection tray. The push tray pushes in a direction of ejection of the sheet the sheet ejected to the ejection tray. The movable member moves the push tray on the ejection tray in the direction of ejection of the sheet and a direction opposite to the direction of ejection of the sheet in conjunction with an operation of opening and closing the cover portion.

A medium processing apparatus for processing a medium ejected from an image forming apparatus includes a conveyor, a slit, a medium processing device, a stopper, and detectors. The conveyor conveys the medium ejected from the image forming apparatus. The slit communicates with an opening of a housing into which a medium is manually inserted from outside and includes a placement face on which the inserted medium is placed. The placement face has a first side and a second side orthogonal to the first side. The first and second sides are not parallel to a direction in which a side face of the housing extends. The medium processing device processes the medium conveyed by the conveyor or the medium placed on the slit. The stopper regulates edges of the medium along the first and second sides of the placement face. The detectors are disposed on the stopper to detect the medium.

A sheet handling apparatus (e.g., banknote insertion/discharge mechanism 20) includes a transport unit (e.g., first transport unit 30) configured to transport a sheet (e.g., banknote) in a first transport path 30a; and driving units 36m and 38m configured to move, along the width direction of the first transport path 30a, at least portions of guiding members 36 and 38 forming edges of the first transport path 30a.

A sheet processing device includes a rotator, a first nipper, a conveyor, a second nipper, a detector, a memory, and circuitry. The rotator winds a two-ply sheet around the rotator to generate a winding circumferential difference between two sheets of the two-ply sheet to separate the two sheets. The detector detects an abnormal condition, in which a gap greater than a given interval is not formed between the two sheets around the rotator. The memory stores a detection result as the abnormal condition. The circuitry is to increase a nipping force of the second nipper with the rotator, and increase the nipping force in a present sheet processing to be greater than a previous nipping force of the second nipper in a previous sheet processing, when the memory stores the detection of the abnormal condition in the previous sheet processing, to wind the two sheets around the rotator.