A web transfer system includes a first winder with a first core thereon and a second winder with a second core thereon. The web transfer system includes a roll changer carriage that is moveably mounted on a track and communicates with a carriage actuator. A linkage is pivotally mounted to the roll changer carriage and is movable between a first and second roll transfer positions. The linkage includes a lay-on roll and an auxiliary arm. The auxiliary arm is pivotable between a retracted and extended position. The auxiliary idler is rotatably mounted to the auxiliary arm. The lay-on roll and the auxiliary idler roll transfer a web from the first core to the second core.

A machine for handling limp materials has at least a first and a second gripping device adapted for gripping the same piece of limp material at the same time. At least one of the gripping devices is connected to a drive system adapted for displacing the gripping devices with respect to each other. One of the gripping devices is a manipulator having a displacement mechanism adapted for actively displacing the limp material in a direction which is generally within a plane in which the limp material is held in the manipulator. The machine further has at least one sensor adapted for detecting the limp material and/or regions of interest.

A reel take-up apparatus includes a frame, a drive mechanism, a hydraulic counterbalance system, and a pair of positioning actuators. The frame may be configured to receive a reel from one end. The drive mechanism is generally slidably mounted to the frame and configured to rotate the reel. The hydraulic counterbalance system is generally configured to counterbalance a weight of the drive mechanism to allow the drive mechanism to float freely on the frame. The pair of positioning actuators may be configured to move a pair of support rollers toward and away from each other so as to (i) lift the reel from a support surface, (ii) support the reel during rotation by the drive mechanism, and (iii) lower the reel to the support surface for removal from the frame.

In an image forming apparatus, a tray having first and second receiving portions is configured to move between a first position, at which at least part of the tray is positioned inside an apparatus body, and a second position, at which the tray is outside the apparatus body. The tray in the first position allows a first recording medium to be conveyed from the first receiving portion. When the tray is in the first position, the second receiving portion is configured to move between a third position, which is at an upstream side relative to a first opening of the apparatus body in a second direction, and a fourth position, which is at a downstream side relative to the third position in the second direction. The second receiving portion at the third position allows a second recording medium to be conveyed from the second receiving portion in the second direction.

A document receiving apparatus comprises a receiving port configured to receive a document into an apparatus main body, a document stopper configured to be pivotable between a first posture in which reception of the document is suppressed and a second posture in which the reception is permitted, a holding portion configured to hold the document stopper in the first posture, and a biasing portion configured to bias the document stopper held in the first posture to be set in the second posture

A web transfer system includes a first winder with a first core thereon and a second winder with a second core thereon. The web transfer system includes a roll changer carriage that is moveably mounted on a track and communicates with a carriage actuator. A linkage is pivotally mounted to the roll changer carriage and is movable between a first and second roll transfer positions. The linkage includes a lay-on roll and an auxiliary arm. The auxiliary arm is pivotable between a retracted and extended position. The auxiliary idler is rotatably mounted to the auxiliary arm. The lay-on roll and the auxiliary idler roll transfer a web from the first core to the second core.

The present disclosure discloses a moveable feeder assembly/unit for multi-function devices and corresponding retrieval and printing methods. Here, a multi-function device is disclosed. The multi-function device includes multiple trays. Each tray is configured to receive or store one or more media sheets, and further is positioned at a respective vertical height. The multi-function device further includes a single moveable feeder unit for all trays at the multi-function device. The single moveable feeder unit is configured to move across a plurality of positions to reposition itself proximate to a target tray of multiple trays, selected for printing operation.

Provided is an aligner capable of aligning a sheet during transport in a direction orthogonal to a transport direction. The aligner includes: a transport path; a linear-motion transport unit that generates a drive force in a transport direction along the transport path to a sheet on the transport path; a left-skew transport unit that is disposed in a left direction with respect to the transport direction of the linear-motion transport unit and generates a drive force in a left-oblique direction inclined in the left direction to the sheet on the transport path; and a right-skew transport unit that is disposed in a right direction with respect to the transport direction of the linear-motion transport unit and generates a drive force in a right-oblique direction inclined in the right direction to the sheet on the transport path.

When performing post-processing on a preceding sheet of a recording medium stacked on a processing tray, a control portion arranges a first discharge roller and a second discharge roller in an apart position, and when the leading end of a subsequent sheet of the recording medium conveyed along a conveyance passage passes between the first and second discharge rollers and the trailing end reaches a branch point between the conveyance passage and the retraction passage, the control portion rotates a pair of intermediate conveyance rollers to retract the subsequent recording medium into a retraction passage.

A pouch film supply device for a secondary battery of the present technology includes: a plurality of first guide rollers installed between a pouch film inlet and a pouch film outlet to be spaced apart from each other, and configured to guide a pouch film, wherein one side of each of the plurality of first guide rollers is fixedly supported; a plurality of second guide rollers installed below the plurality of first guide rollers between the pouch film inlet and the pouch film outlet to be spaced apart from each other, and configured to guide the pouch film; and an inclination measurement member provided on another side of each of the first guide rollers to measure at least one of a vertical inclination and a horizontal inclination of each of the first guide rollers.