A topping sheet forming method includes: a feeding and division step of feeding a textile original fabric, obtained by weaving longitudinally aligned tire cords into a cord fabric by use of weft yarns, and cutting off the weft yarns in predetermined widthwise positions to divide the textile original fabric into a plurality of narrow textile original fabrics; a calender step of topping, with unvulcanized rubber, at least one surface of one narrow textile original fabric out of the divided narrow textile original fabrics; and a wind-up step of winding up the other narrow textile original fabrics out of the divided narrow textile original fabrics.

In order to enable adjustment of the inclination of a guide roller member with respect to a base body, this member is provided with a base body and a guide roller member that is secured to the base body and that determines the advancement direction for a prescribed tape. The guide roller member includes a base part and a rotating shaft that is secured to the base part. In relation to the base body, the base part comes into contact, simultaneously and on the same side as the rotating shaft, with: the leading ends of a plurality of screws that are passed through a plurality of screw holes penetrating the base body; and projecting parts that are connected to or have come into contact with the base part.

An apparatus for manufacturing an electrode plate, includes an unwinder on which an electrode reel is installed; a meandering corrector correcting meandering of an electrode sheet unwound from the electrode reel; a press puncher disposed at a rear end of the meandering corrector; a cutter disposed at a rear end of the press puncher; a detector disposed between the press puncher and the cutter to acquire an image of the electrode sheet; and a controller connected to the detector and the meandering corrector.

In a present vacuum treatment apparatus, a controller controls an auxiliary roller, a thermometer, a power source, and a temperature control mechanism, in which the controller detects a temperature of a base material wound and conveyed by a main roller, starts film deposition to form a film deposition material on the base material when the temperature of the base material is in a film deposition temperature range, adjusts, when the temperature of the base material is out of a threshold range after starting film deposition on the base material, the temperature of the main roller so that the temperature of the base material falls within the threshold range and adjusts an adhesion force between the main roller and the base material, and continues the film deposition of the film deposition material on the base material with the temperature of the base material in the film deposition temperature range.

In a present vacuum treatment apparatus, a controller controls an auxiliary roller, a thermometer, a power source, and a temperature control mechanism, in which the controller detects a temperature of a base material wound and conveyed by a main roller, starts film deposition to form a film deposition material on the base material when the temperature of the base material is in a film deposition temperature range, adjusts, when the temperature of the base material is out of a threshold range after starting film deposition on the base material, the temperature of the main roller so that the temperature of the base material falls within the threshold range and adjusts an adhesion force between the main roller and the base material, and continues the film deposition of the film deposition material on the base material with the temperature of the base material in the film deposition temperature range.

A printing apparatus includes: a roll paper container portion that accommodates roll paper formed into a roll by wrapping recording paper around a core; a transportation roller that transports the recording paper in a transportation direction; a buffering member that moves in contact with the recording paper; and a guide member that is provided upstream of the buffering member in the transportation direction and guides the core of the roll paper that is moved from an inside of the roll paper container portion to an outside.

A printing apparatus includes: a roll paper container portion that accommodates roll paper formed into a roll by wrapping recording paper around a core; a transportation roller that transports the recording paper in a transportation direction; a buffering member that moves in contact with the recording paper; and a guide member that is provided upstream of the buffering member in the transportation direction and guides the core of the roll paper that is moved from an inside of the roll paper container portion to an outside.

A material aligning device having a plurality of sine waves, wherein the sine waves can be in the form of protrusions repeating along an outer surface of a roller. The material aligning device provides an oscillation to the material sheet moving on it to cancel its vibrations, which allows for faster and improved alignment while printing, web converting, and during other similar processes. The material aligning device also relieves the high amount of tension typically necessary for the printing, converting, and other similar material processing using machines. The reduction in tension also reduces the likelihood of the material sheet being overly stretched or for it to rip.

A material aligning device having a plurality of sine waves, wherein the sine waves can be in the form of protrusions repeating along an outer surface of a roller. The material aligning device provides an oscillation to the material sheet moving on it to cancel its vibrations, which allows for faster and improved alignment while printing, web converting, and during other similar processes. The material aligning device also relieves the high amount of tension typically necessary for the printing, converting, and other similar material processing using machines. The reduction in tension also reduces the likelihood of the material sheet being overly stretched or for it to rip.

A printer includes a printing unit having a printing head and a platen positioned opposite the printing head, the printing head being configured to print on a print medium that is fed between the printing head and the platen, a ribbon holding shaft configured to hold an ink ribbon that is wound thereon, a ribbon winding shaft configured to wind and collect the ink ribbon supplied from the ribbon holding shaft, and first and second guide shafts provided along a feeding route of the ink ribbon between the ribbon holding shaft and the ribbon winding shaft to apply tension to the ink ribbon. At least one of the first and second guide shafts has a tilt adjuster that applies a twist to the ink ribbon in a width direction of the ink ribbon through said at least one of the first and second guide shafts.