A sheet feeding device includes a tray main body and a cover member. The tray main body has a first mount surface. The cover member is rotatably connected to an end of the tray main body on the side opposite to the sheet feeding side so that the cover member can move rotationally between a closed position where the cover member covers the first mount surface and an open position where the first mount surface is exposed, and has a second mount surface on which a sheet is mounted over the first mount surface when cover member is in the open position. The cover member includes an opening for sheet insertion which penetrates through from an upper surface to a bottom surface of the cover member so that a sheet can be inserted onto the first mount surface when the cover member is in the closed position.

A stacking apparatus includes a conveyance unit, a stacking unit, and a separation member supply unit. The conveyance unit conveys sheets for circuit board. The stacking unit stacks the sheets. The separation member supply unit supplies a separation member to separate the stacked sheets at any position. The separation member supply unit places the separation member on the sheet in being conveyed.

A sheet handling apparatus includes a sheet transport path, a pinch and drive mechanism disposed at an entry side of the transport path for conveying the sheets in a transport direction X along the transport path, at least one liftable pinch and drive mechanism disposed at the transport path downstream of said entry side pinch and drive mechanism, a sheet alignment mechanism disposed further downstream at the transport path and arranged to impart a movement in a direction Z normal to the transport direction X to at least a part of a sheet that passes through, and a controller arranged to receive a sheet length signal and to control said at least one liftable pinch and drive mechanism in accordance with the sheet length.

A transport device includes a drive roller and a driven roller. The drive roller transports paper-sheets in a predetermined transport direction by rotation thereof. The driven roller rotates with rotation of the drive roller, and regardless of from which direction the paper-sheets hit a contact point with the first roller, moves in a direction diagonally forward than a vertical direction with respect to the transport direction. The transport device further includes a bearing groove formed so that a shaft of the driven roller moves in a direction diagonally forward than the vertical direction with respect to the transport direction along an inclined surface.

A cutting mechanism assembly for use with a tape cartridge includes a support arm having first and second opposing ends and adapted to be coupled to the tape cartridge. The cutting mechanism assembly also includes a mount for a biasing element. The mount is coupled to the support arm and the biasing element is configured to couple the mount to the tape cartridge. Further, the cutting mechanism assembly includes a support plate for a mechanism for reducing a biasing force from the biasing element. The support plate is coupled to the support arm and the mechanism is configured to couple the support plate to the tape cartridge.

A transport mechanism and method are provided for transporting sheets of a print medium in a printing system. The transport mechanism includes a first conveyor device having a first conveyor body configured to hold a plurality of sheets of print medium and to convey the sheets along the transport path, and a transfer system including a second conveyor device having a second conveyor body configured to hold the sheets and to convey the sheets further along the transport path. The transfer system is configured to transfer the sheets from the first conveyor body to the second conveyor body in a transfer region. The second conveyor body is adjacent the first conveyor body in the transfer region, and the transfer system includes a suction device configured to provide an under-pressure at the second conveyor body for contactless transfer of the sheets from the first conveyor body to the second conveyor body.

An operation knob that turns a drum is exposed at the outer side of a left side face of a temporary holding section, and a knob cover is disposed at the outer side of the operation knob. When an opening guide of the temporary holding section is in a closed state and is closed onto the upper side of the drum, the knob cover is put into a covering state, via a stud, preventing operation of the operation knob. When the opening guide of the temporary holding section is turned in an opening direction from the closed state and opens apart from the upper side of the drum, the knob cover is turned in an exposing direction by the action of a spring and put into an exposing state.

A conveyance apparatus includes a set unit, a conveyance unit, a first sensor, a control unit, and a platen. The set unit allows a roll sheet to be set. The conveyance unit convey the roll sheet. The first sensor acquires data to be used to identify a type of the roll sheet during sheet conveyance by the conveyance unit. The control unit controls an operation on the roll sheet based on a result of the data acquisition by the first sensor. The platen supports the roll sheet. The first sensor is disposed between a position at which the roll sheet is set and the platen on a conveyance path of the roll sheet.

The present disclosure relates to an apparatus for accommodating copper foil. The apparatus includes an accommodation body in which an accommodation space for accommodating copper foil wound on a core is provided, a first support portion coupled to the accommodation body to support one side of the core, a second support portion coupled to the accommodation body to support the other side of the core, a first damper portion coupled to the first support portion to be disposed between the first support portion and the one side of the core, and a second damper portion coupled to the second support portion to be disposed between the second support portion and the other side of the core, wherein the first damper portion includes a first damper body coupled to the first support portion and a plurality of first damper protrusions protruding from the first damper body.

Apparatus (100) for making a coil (B), preferably for an electrochemical cell intended for battery production, comprising a first confined zone (Z11) configured to operate at a first pressure (P11) and comprising at least one operating unit of the apparatus (100) for making a coil (B), and a first adjacent zone (Z2) and configured to operate at a second pressure (P2) and fluid-dynamically connected to the first confined zone (Z11). The first confined zone (Z11) is configured so as to operate in an overpressure condition (SP1) with respect to the first adjacent zone (Z2). A method is also described for making a coil (B), preferably for an electrochemical cell intended for battery production, the coil (B) being made by winding a strip-shaped article (N).