B65H35/0086

Roll-dispensed stock container
10894688 · 2021-01-19 ·

A roll-dispensed stock container is provided with fixation strips attached to the body of the container and a cutter assembly attached to a lid of the container. Roll-dispensed stock is secured by the fixation strips when the lid of the container is in a closed configuration and the cutter assembly is configured to separate a sheet of the roll-dispensed stock of a desired length.

SHEET PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM
20210011417 · 2021-01-14 ·

A sheet processing apparatus includes a puncher, a first sensor positioned upstream of the puncher in the conveyance direction, a second sensor positioned upstream of the first detection position in the conveyance direction, a drive source configured to drive the puncher, a controller configured to control the drive source. The controller executes a control mode including a first process of controlling a rotation speed of the puncher on a basis of a detection result of the second sensor and a second process of controlling the rotation speed of the puncher on a basis of a detection result of the first sensor. In the control mode, the controller does not stop rotation of the puncher in a period between the punching process on the preceding sheet and a punching process on the succeeding sheet.

Cutting apparatus and printer

The disclosure discloses a cutting apparatus including a movable blade and a guide device. The movable blade is configured to move along a sliding direction to a cutting position. The guide device includes an upper guide part including a contact part and a lower guide part including at least one guide surface. The contact part is disposed at a position separated from a first blade edge of the fixed blade by a first distance in the transport direction and by a second distance in an upper direction. The at least one guide surface that inclines in an inclination direction in which the at least one guide surface inclines downward at a predetermined angle toward a downstream in the transport direction and is disposed to have an interval of a third distance against the contact part in a direction orthogonal to the inclination direction.

Tape machine

An automated tape applicator that applies pavement marking tape to a pavement surface. The automated tape applicator may include dual knives for cutting two or more patterns simultaneously, a hinged frame that permits an adhesion roller to be lifted off the ground when not in active use, an electronic clutch for selectively engaging a tape feed mechanism, a swiveling front tire, an automated controller for simultaneous application of multiple markings and accurate dimensioning, and/or replaceable knife inserts.

TAPE ATTACHMENT APPARATUS OF BATTERY CELL
20200385229 · 2020-12-10 · ·

Disclosed herein is a tape attachment apparatus comprising a tape feed unit configured to feed a tape to a battery cell; and a tape cutting unit configured to cut the tape fed from the tape feed unit, wherein the tape cutting unit comprises a cutter having a cutting blade with a larger width than a width of the tape and configured to cut the tape; a cutter elevation module configured to move the cutter in a Z-axis direction being perpendicular to a surface of the tape; and a cutter movement module configured to move the cutter in a Y-axis direction being perpendicular to a feeding direction of the tape.

CUTTING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM
20200387100 · 2020-12-10 ·

An image forming system includes an image forming apparatus, a cutting apparatus, and a controller. The cutting apparatus includes a conveyance path, a first cutting unit configured to cut, at a cutting position with respect to a conveyance direction of the sheet on the conveyance path, the sheet in a width direction perpendicularly intersecting with the conveyance direction, and a second cutting unit configured to cut, at a cutting position with respect to the width direction, the sheet in the conveyance direction. The controller is configured to control the cutting apparatus such that, in a case where the sheet is cut neither with the first cutting unit nor with the second cutting unit, the sheet is conveyed through the conveyance path with the first cutting unit and the second cutting unit retreated not to contact with the sheet passing through the conveyance path.

Mechanical sheet product dispenser

A dispenser for dispensing sheet product is provided including a housing that defines an interior configured to accommodate a source of sheet product and an outlet through which the sheet product is dispensed. The dispenser also includes a first roller that is rotatable and disposed in the housing. A portion of the sheet product is designed to be in contact with the first roller prior to being dispensed through the outlet. The dispenser also includes a knife drum that is rotatable and configured to cooperate with the first roller to dispense the sheet product. The knife drum includes a knife configured to cut the sheet product into individual sheets. The dispenser also includes a spring assembly that may be configured to bias the knife drum toward a predetermined position during rotation of the knife drum.

PROCESS FOR CUTTING A WATER-SOLUBLE WEB

Process for cutting a water-soluble web in a cross-machine direction.

SEALING FILM INDENTING DEVICE AND CUP SEALER INCORPORATING SUCH AN INDENTING DEVICE
20200369423 · 2020-11-26 ·

A sealing film indenting device includes an indentation cutter pad, a movable rod movable relative to the indentation cutter pad along a moving axis, an indentation cutter mounted to the movable rod, and a drive unit. The drive unit is coupled to the movable rod for driving the movable rod to move along the moving axis between a standby position where a film lidding receiving space defined between the indentation cutter and the indentation cutter pad for receiving a film lidding to be indented, and an indentation cutting position where the indentation cutter moved toward the indentation cutter pad across the film lidding to cut indentations on the film lidding.

Roll-dispensed stock container
10836558 · 2020-11-17 ·

A roll-dispensed stock container is provided with a cutter assembly attached to the body of the container. The cutter assembly can be attached in a recessed area or within the body and can be moved to a second deployed position for use.