B65H2601/51

CONVEYANCE APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS
20250320076 · 2025-10-16 ·

A conveyance apparatus for conveying a sheet includes (i) a first conveyance roller pair, (ii) a second conveyance roller pair configured to convey the sheet to reach a position where the sheet contacts the first conveyance roller pair, (iii) a moving member movable between a restricting position where the sheet is regulated not to reach the first conveyance roller pair and a retracting position, to be moved to the retracting position from the restricting position by being pushed by the sheet, (iv) a first guide disposed between the moving member and the second conveyance roller pair, and (v) a first opposing guide opposing the first guide. One of the first guide and the first opposing guide includes a first curved portion which the sheet contacts, and the other one thereof includes a second curved portion which the sheet contacts.

Film free end control apparatus and method for a stretch wrapping machine
12552571 · 2026-02-17 ·

An apparatus and method for stretch wrapping of a palletized load uses film tension feedback derived from a film tension control load cell to control film dispensation. The load cell measures film tension and the film payout rates is determined by the film tension. Film tension values are used to determine when an out of bounds condition occurs, namely, when a film break has occurred, or when a possible film break is about to occur or when the film has been cut at the end of a wrapping cycle. To prevent film free end entanglement caused by a break, clamps engage the film so the film tail is controlled, eliminating the risk of recoil. The broken film tail may then be quickly and reliably reattached to the rotating load in a desired position.