A precision positioning device of a unit-type die cutting & hot stamping machine includes a positioning element on an input end of a first imprinting element and a positioning element on an output end of each imprinting element. Two neighboring positioning elements accomplish the positioning between the two positioning elements together. Each positioning element is constituted by a positioning assembly installed symmetrically on each end of the imprinting element. The positioning assembly includes a positioning rod which can rotate against an installation shaft. Each positioning rod includes a positioning block which is provided with a reference surface. A rear side of the gripper is provided with a reference matching surface. By the positioning elements, the accuracy in the art of die cutting & hot stamping can be assured when the machine is performing a multiple-working-position procedure.

A process and an apparatus for making a refastenable side seam of an hygienic absorbent article efficiently, without the need to remove scrap and which allows refastenable side seams to be obtained which are ergonomic, aesthetically pleasing, easily identifiable by the user and such that they do not reduce the wearability of the article. The disclosure also relates to a hygienic absorbent article provided with at least one refastenable side seam. The disclosure also relates to a process and an apparatus for carrying out one or more operations on elastic panels usable for making an hygienic absorbent article provided with at least one refastenable side seam.

An image forming apparatus, having a housing, a tray detachably attachable to the housing and having a storage to store a sheet-formed medium, an image forming device to form an image on the sheet-formed medium, a conveyer assembly to convey the sheet-formed medium from the storage along a conveyer path, and a cutter to cut the sheet-formed medium at a predetermined position in the conveyer path, is provided. The conveyer assembly includes a feeder roller to feed the sheet-formed medium from the storage to the conveyer path, and an intermediate roller pair arranged in the conveyer path between the feeder roller and the image forming device. The intermediate roller pair is supported by the housing and is configured to nip the sheet-formed medium. The predetermined position is located in the conveyer path between the feeder roller and the intermediate roller pair.

A method of manufacturing a display device includes providing a display panel including a folding area at which the display panel is foldable, and a flat area which is adjacent to the folding area; providing a protective film on both the flat area and the folding area of the display panel; removing a portion of the protective film which corresponds to the folding area, from the display panel, to expose the folding area outside a remaining portion of the protective film, where the remaining portion of the protective film defines a bump of the protective film at a portion of the flat area which is closest to the folding area; and removing a portion of the bump from the portion of the flat area.

A printer configured to cut recording paper with a fixed blade and a movable blade has a push member configured to push out the movable blade or racks provided at both longitudinal ends of the movable blade, to expose a blade of the movable blade, and the push member is fixed in position while the blade is exposed.

An object of the present invention is to improve throughput of continuous printing in an image printing apparatus having a cutting device that needs to be returned to a standby position for a next cutting operation. One embodiment of the present invention is an image printing apparatus having a printing unit, a conveyance unit capable of conveying a printing medium in a conveyance direction or in a returning direction opposite to the conveyance direction; and a cutting unit provided at a cutting position on a downstream side in the conveyance direction of the printing unit and configured to cut the printing medium by moving in a first direction and return to a cutting standby position for a next cutting operation by moving in a second direction opposite to the first direction.

A spatula edge trimming apparatus for re-edging a spatula includes a base housing with the front side having a spatula receptacle slot extending through to the cavity. The bottom side has a drop aperture extending through to the cavity. The spatula receptacle slot is configured to receive a spatula. A cutter is coupled to the base housing within the cavity and is configured to cut an edge of the spatula. A drive is coupled to the top side of the base housing and is in operational communication with the cutter. A plurality of controls is coupled to the base housing and is in operational communication with the drive. A power source is coupled to the housing. The power source is in operational communication with, and provides power to, each of the drive and the plurality of controls.

An image recording apparatus includes a housing, an operation panel, a sheet conveyor, a recording device, and a cutting device. The operation panel is disposed at a first-side face of the housing in a first direction. The first direction is orthogonal to a vertical direction and extends from a first side to a second side of the image recording apparatus. In the first direction, the cutting device is closer to the first side of the image recording apparatus than the recording device is and closer to the second side of the image recording apparatus than the operation panel is. The cutting device includes a cutter, and a cutter carriage to move with the cutter mounted thereon along a second direction orthogonal to the first direction and the vertical direction. The operation panel overlaps a movable area of the cutter carriage when viewed in the first direction.

A medium cutter includes a conveyor configured to convey a medium in a conveyance direction, a cutter configured to cut the medium from one end of medium in a cutting direction orthogonal to the conveyance direction, a first holder movable to contact a first surface of the one end of medium, and a second holder configured to contact a second surface of the one end of medium opposite the first surface. The first holder is disposed downstream of the cutter in the conveyance direction, and the first holder moves to the one end of medium to pinch and hold the one end of medium between the first holder and the second holder.

A processing device for processing opposing edges of a flexible sheet body is provided, including: a base; a first suction mechanism, arranged on the base and extending along a first direction, including first suction openings; at least one second suction mechanism, arranged on the base and extending in parallel with the first suction mechanism, including second suction openings, the at least one second suction mechanism and the first suction mechanism being relatively movable; a support platform, being adjustable and located between the first suction mechanism and the at least one second suction mechanism; at least one rail mechanism, arranged on the base; at least one gantry mechanism, movably arranged on the at least one rail mechanism; and at least two cutting mechanisms, arranged on the at least one gantry mechanism, at least one of the at least two cutting mechanisms being movable in a second direction.