An unwinder of reels of web material wound around winding spindles (A), includes a unwinding station (13) with at least one unwinding member (23) to rotate a reel (B) that is located in the unwinding station and feed the web material toward a delivery path (E). Lifting members (51, 53) are provided to lift a spindle of a first exhausted reel from the unwinding station (13), in a removal position (PR). An insertion member (7; 33) is further provided to insert a second reel into the unwinding station (13). A pressing member (61) is arranged to press the web material coming from the first reel in removal position (PR) against the second reel in the unwinding station (13).

The unwinder of reels of web material wound around winding spindles (A), comprises a unwinding station (13) with at least one unwinding member (23) to rotate a reel (B) that is located in said unwinding station and feed the web material toward a delivery path (E). Lifting members (51, 53) are provided to lift a spindle of a first exhausted reel from the unwinding station (13), in a removal position (PR). An insertion member (7; 33) is further provided to insert a second reel into the unwinding station (13). A pressing member (61) is arranged to press the web material coming from the first reel in removal position (PR) against the second reel in the unwinding station (13).

A sheet transport device includes a transport unit that transports a sheet, an endless belt that transmits a driving force from a motor to the transport unit, a rotary member that rotates by being pressed by the sheet transported by the transport unit, and a sensor that generates a signal in accordance with rotation of the rotary member. The rotary member is arranged in such a manner that a portion of the rotary member faces an inner peripheral portion of the endless belt.

A deflection correcting device includes a banknote running passage formed by a first passage plate and a second passage plate, and a deflection correcting wheel is arranged inside the banknote running passage and has a deflection correcting direction deviated with respect to a reference wall of the banknote running passage. Multiple deflection correcting wheels are dispersedly arranged in a conveying direction of the banknote running passage and are arranged to gradually close to the reference wall. An adjusting wheel having a guide direction along a guide direction of the reference wall is provided at the position of the reference wall, and the adjusting wheel is arranged between a first deflection correcting wheel and a second deflection correcting wheel in the multiple deflection correcting wheels. A linear speed of rotation of the adjusting wheel is greater than a linear speed of rotation of the respective deflection correcting wheel.

An image acquiring device for a sheet-type medium includes an upper passage plate and a lower passage plate, a gap being reserved between the upper passage plate and the lower passage plate to form a passage; at least two driving wheels mounted on the lower passage plate, and configured to drive the sheet-type medium entered into the passage to advance along the direction of the passage; at least two floating pinch rollers mounted on the upper passage plate, and each being mounted cooperatively with a respective driving wheel and being tangent to the driving wheel at a tangential point, and being configured to apply a pressure to the sheet-type medium to allow the sheet-type medium to cling to the driving wheel; and an image collecting device, mounted between two sets of the driving wheels and the floating pinch rollers, and configured to collect an image of the sheet-type medium.

An apparatus, system and method for providing an automated contact cutter. The contact cutter includes a contact reel holder for holding therein a bandoleer comprising a plurality of stamped contacts; at least an inlet roller comprising an inlet pin, a turn roller, and a receiving roller mechanically connected by at least one motor drive belt to a drive motor, wherein the inlet roller is capable of receiving an end portion of the bandoleer onto the inlet pin for loading; a cutter between the turn roller and the receiving roller that is capable of cutting ones of the stamped contacts from the bandoleer for picking by a pick and place robot; and a comb capable of combing at least the bandoleer and cut and partially cut ones of the stamped contacts.

An inkjet printer has an image dryer that moves printed media sheets vertically through the dryer from an entrance to the image dryer to an exit from the image dryer that is higher than the entrance. The vertical configuration of the image dryer enables the inkjet printer to increase the dwell time of the printed sheets in the image dryer without increasing a footprint of the inkjet printer.

A plurality of support rollers support a conveyor belt. A first transmission mechanism transmits a rotational force of a first motor to one of the plurality of support rollers. A second transmission mechanism transmits a rotational force of a second motor to one of the plurality of support rollers. A first control portion controls a first supply power supplied to the first motor in accordance with a difference between a speed detection value and a target speed. A second control portion controls a second supply power supplied to the second motor in accordance with one or both of conveyance information on a conveyance state of an object in a specific area and suction force information on a suction force of a suction fan. The second transmission mechanism transmits the rotational force at a greater reduction ratio than the first transmission mechanism.

To prevent a support shaft from breaking during production and assembly. A transfer tool of the present invention is a transfer tool that allows a transfer tape fed out from a feed reel to be wound onto a take-up reel via a transfer head, and includes a rotation transmission means having a feed gear, a take-up gear, and an intermediate gear, that have a disc shape, and transmitting rotation of the feed reel to the take-up reel. The intermediate gear is rotatably supported by an intermediate support shaft, and the intermediate gear is provided with a stress relief means that relieves bending stress when the intermediate gear is attached to the intermediate support shaft.

Disclosed is a sheet conveying mechanism, including: a sheet feeder that conveys a sheet to a sheet conveying path; a conveying track that defines the sheet conveying path of the sheet; and a conveying roller pair that conveys the sheet along the sheet conveying path. The sheet conveying mechanism further includes: a conveying track separator that adjusts a height of the sheet conveying path, wherein the sheet conveying path has at least a first height and a second height, and the second height is greater than the first height; and a conveying roller separator that adjusts a clamping force of the conveying roller pair, wherein the conveying roller pair has at least a first clamping force and a second clamping force, and the second clamping force is smaller than the first clamping force.