A sheet feeding device includes: a feeding unit that is provided to be movable in a forward-backward direction to move forward or backward relative to a sheet placing unit on which a sheet is placed, and feeds the sheet; a moving unit that moves the feeding unit in the forward-backward direction; a contact unit that is provided to be movable, with which the sheet placed on the sheet placing unit is brought into contact; a limitation unit that limits movement of the contact unit; and a releasing unit that, when the moving unit moves the feeding unit in a direction away from the sheet placing unit, with the movement of the feeding unit, releases limitation on the movement of the contact unit by the limitation unit.

A document feeder constituting an image forming apparatus includes a paper feeder to supply a document to a document transport path, a first transporter to transport the document toward image reading positions, and a second transporter to transport the document toward the document discharging tray while supplying the document to the image reading positions. Furthermore, the document feeder includes a motor provided on the first frame, a first driver provided on the first frame and to transmit driving force generated by the motor to the paper feeder and the first transporter, a second driver provided on the second frame and to transmit the driving force generated by the motor to the second transporter, and a second driver to transmit the driving force generated by the motor to the second transporter, and a relay transmission member to transmit the driving force generated by the motor to the second driver.

A medium conveying device includes an accommodation unit that accommodates a plurality of media including a first medium and a second medium, a pickup roller, a retard roller, a separation roller, a conveyance roller, a drive source that generates power to rotate the rollers, a power transmission mechanism that transmits power to the pickup roller and the separation roller, and a transmission interruption mechanism that interrupts transmission of power to the pickup roller during transmission of power to the separation roller. The transmission interruption mechanism is configured to interrupt the transmission of power to the pickup roller after the pickup roller conveys the trailing end of the first medium in a conveying direction.

A remotely controlled, tethered vehicle system is comprised of a communication network interface, a system command and control module, a power source, a tether cable spooling apparatus and a remotely controlled vehicle that is tethered to the communication, control and power source by a cable that is controlled to be dispensed from or retracted into the spooling apparatus. The spooling apparatus has a spooling mechanism that is controlled to move the cable into and out of the spooling apparatus without using a slip ring device.

A sheet conveying apparatus includes a rotating member to covey a sheet and a drive transmission having a first, gear in a first engaging portion, a second gear in a second engaging portion, and an urging member. In a state where the first engaging portion and the second engaging portion are engaged with each other and the first gear is rotating in a first direction, a first surface of the first engaging portion transmits a driving force of a driving source from the first gear to the second gear. The first surface is inclined so that either engaging portion can retract, in the direction against the urging force of the urging member, to disengage with the other engaging portion while the first engaging portion rotates. A direction of twist of helical teeth in the first gear is configured to generate an axial force with respect to the urging direction.

An image reading apparatus includes a medium support section that supports a medium before feeding, a reading section that reads the medium that feeds from the medium support section, a transport roller that is disposed upstream of the reading section and transports the medium to the reading section, and a load applying device that applies a load against rotation of the transport roller. The transport roller is disposed on a rotating shaft that extends in a medium width direction that intersects the medium transport direction, and the load applying device imparts the load by pressing a transport roller driving gear that is disposed at one end of the rotating shaft in a direction from the one end of the rotating shaft to the other end thereof.

A media processing device includes: a hopper supporting media units (e.g. cards), and a biasing assembly biasing the cards toward a hopper outlet; an input roller for accepting a single card at a hopper slot inlet; a pick roller at the outlet for dispensing a card from the hopper to a media processing path; a motor having an output shaft; a primary drivetrain segment connecting the output shaft with the pick roller; an auxiliary output selector connected to the primary drivetrain segment and switchable between first and second output configurations; first and second auxiliary drivetrain segments connecting the output selector, respectively, with the input roller and a release member for disengaging the biasing assembly; and a selector input movable to switch the output selector between the first output configuration, coupling the primary and first auxiliary drivetrain segments, and the second output configuration, coupling the primary and second auxiliary drivetrain segments.

A system for processing a cable end of a cable. The system includes: a pallet delivery system; a cable processing module; a pallet supported by the pallet delivery system; an on-pallet dual-belt cable feed mechanism configured for linear feeding of the cable end into the cable processing module; and an off-pallet electric motor operatively coupled for driving circulation of a pair of belts of the dual-belt cable feed mechanism. The cable processing module includes cable processing equipment configured to perform an operation on the cable end and a computer. The computer is configured to: (a) cause the dual belts to circulate in respective cable pushing directions to cause a specified length of cable to be inserted into the cable processing equipment; (b) activate the cable processing equipment to perform an operation on the inserted end of the cable; and (c) cause the dual belts to circulate in respective cable pulling directions to cause the specified length of cable to be withdrawn from the cable processing equipment.

A motorized reel apparatus suitable for endobronchial ultrasound bronchoscopy (EBUS) is presented. The present invention attaches to any suitable corresponding biopsy needle stylus. The motorized reel apparatus contains a reel housing, a spool drum, a spool spindle, a motor, and a controller. The reel housing contains wire outlet aperture. The wire outlet aperture traverses through the reel housing. The spool drum is connected within the reel housing. The spool spindle operatively engages along the spool drum, where the spool spindle can dispense a biopsy wire along the wire outlet aperture. The motor is rotatably engaged to the spool spindle. The controller is electrically connected to the motor, where the controller is configured to retract or deploy a biopsy wire along the wire outlet aperture.

The invention relates to a device (10) to dispense paper sections of a predetermined length, comprising a device (26), operated by pulling on an end (74) of the paper web, for separating the paper sections from a paper web (24) wound onto a paper roll (22), and to provide easy manual access to the paper web (24) that follows after the separated paper section has been released, whereby the device (26) comprises at least one cutting roller (40) with a width that corresponds to at least the entire width of the paper web and a knife (42) that extends substantially over the entire side of the roller and protrudes rigidly from a roller shell, whereby associated with the cutting roller (40) is a pressure roller (44), which has a slit-shaped opening (46) that corresponds to the knife and is coupled to the cutting roller via geared wheels (52, 56; 54, 58). In order to be able to cut and automatically dispense paper web of high strength and elasticity in a reliable and trouble-free manner, it is intended that a geared wheel (52, 56; 54, 58), which is coupled to the cutting roller (40) or to the pressure roller (44), is eccentrically coupled to a tension spring (80), that pulling the end (74) of the paper web results in the paper web (24) being stretched tightly over a circumferential surface (72) of the pressure roller (44), and being sectionally cut, while maintaining some uncut strands, by the penetration of the knife (42) from the outside into the slit-shaped opening (46), in order to effect both a severing of the paper section as well as an elongation of the tension spring (80) up to a turn-around point, and that after the turn-around point has been overcome, both the cutting roller (40) and the pressure roller (44) continue to be rotated in opposite directions by the contraction of the tension spring (80) to dispense the paper section and a new paper end.