Disclosed is an example of a registration assembly for a media processing device, including a registration surface. The registration assembly including a bias member coupled to the registration surface to bias the registration surface toward the media processing path to apply a force to a media unit. The registration assembly including an activator coupled to a roller, the roller to be driven via contact with the media unit. The activator configured to move the registration surface toward the media processing path into the active position to engage the media unit responsive to rotation of the roller in the first rotational direction. The activator configured to move the registration surface away from the media processing path into an inactive position responsive to rotation of the roller in the second rotational direction.

The present disclosure provides a feeder and a backlight production apparatus. The feeder includes: a storing assembly configured to store a material tray on which a plurality of elements to be fed are placed; a fetching assembly configured to obtain the material tray from the storing assembly by sucking and transport the material tray; a distributing assembly configured to obtain at least one element to be fed by sucking from the material tray transported by the fetching assembly, and distribute the at least one element to be fed; and a turn-over assembly configured to turn over the at least one element to be fed distributed by the distributing assembly, and transport the at least one element to be fed to a next process unit.

A sheet conveying device includes: a sheet conveyance path that receives a long sheet conveyed from an image forming apparatus and allows the long sheet to be further conveyed; a turnover conveyance path that diverges from the sheet conveyance path, receives the long sheet conveyed from the sheet conveyance path to turn over the long sheet, and allows the turned-over long sheet to be further conveyed; a first shunt conveyance path that connects to the turnover conveyance path, has a circularly curved shape, and allows the long sheet conveyed from the turnover conveyance path to be shunted and switched back thereon; and a long-sheet conveyance path diverges from the turnover conveyance path connecting to the first shunt conveyance path and allows the long sheet switched back on the first shunt conveyance path to be conveyed toward a conveyance path leading to the image forming apparatus or an ejection device.

A media processing device includes: a transport assembly to guide a media unit from a source past a processing head in an outbound direction, and past the processing head in a return direction toward an output; and a redirector to receive the media unit in the outbound direction, flip the media unit, and expel the media unit in the return direction. The redirector includes: a motor having an output shaft; a carriage rotatably supported by a housing; a roller supported by the carriage for engaging with the media unit; and a selector connected between the output shaft and the roller. The selector, for a first output shaft drive direction, rotates relative to the carriage and drives the roller for receiving or expelling the media unit, and for a second output shaft drive direction, engages the carriage and rotates the carriage relative to the housing for flipping the media unit.

The present disclosure relates to assembling, advancing, reorienting, and/or transferring stretched elastic parts during the assembly of absorbent articles. As described herein, a transfer assembly reorients a stretched elastic part from a first orientation, wherein the direction of stretch is generally parallel to the machine direction, to a second orientation, wherein the direction of stretch is generally perpendicular to the machine direction. The reoriented elastic part is then transferred to a carrier while maintaining the stretched condition of the elastic part. The orientation and/or configuration of vacuum apertures in a carrier surface relative to the direction of stretch of the elastic part and relative to the machine direction helps to prevent the elastic part from contracting, while at the same time helps to allow the elastic part to slide off the carrier surface without snagging and/or sticking to aperture perimeter edges.

A glove stacking apparatus for forming a stack of gloves for packing into a box comprises a packing recess for receiving gloves to be stacked and for containing the stack as the stack is being formed, and a glove placement means for moving and depositing gloves at the recess one of top of another for forming the stack of gloves. The recess has a pair of opposite side edges. A movable floor within the recess is lowered as the stack of gloves grows whereby the stack of gloves continues to be retained within the recess as gloves are added to the stack. The glove placement means is arranged to deposit gloves with a portion of each glove overlapping alternately one or the other of the opposite side edges of the recess as subsequent gloves are deposited. The apparatus also comprises a pair of movable flaps adjacent the opposite side edges of the recess for folding alternately inwards towards the recess the portions of that gloves that overlap alternately one or another of the opposite side edges of the recess.

The present disclosure relates to assembling, advancing, reorienting, and/or transferring stretched elastic parts during the assembly of absorbent articles. As described herein, a transfer assembly reorients a stretched elastic part from a first orientation, wherein the direction of stretch is generally parallel to the machine direction, to a second orientation, wherein the direction of stretch is generally perpendicular to the machine direction. The reoriented elastic part is then transferred to a carrier while maintaining the stretched condition of the elastic part. The orientation and/or configuration of vacuum apertures in a carrier surface relative to the direction of stretch of the elastic part and relative to the machine direction helps to prevent the elastic part from contracting, while at the same time helps to allow the elastic part to slide off the carrier surface without snagging and/or sticking to aperture perimeter edges.

A sheet discharge device includes a discharge portion, a sheet stacking tray, a pair of alignment members and a pair of width regulation members, a shift portion, and a control portion. The pair of alignment members include an arm portion formed of a rigid body, and an alignment portion formed of a flat-shaped elastic material and fixed to a swingable end of the arm portion. In the sorting processing, when stacking a sheet at a first position, the control portion causes a first alignment member to ride on a top surface of the sheet and a first side edge of a second alignment member to make contact with the sheet, and, when stacking the sheet at a second position, causes the second alignment member to ride on the top surface of the sheet and the first side edge of the first alignment member to make contact with the sheet.

An apparatus may include a gantry configured to affix a transaction card to a card carrier, a conveyor configured to convey the card carrier to the gantry, a flipper system including a flipper arm configured to engage the card carrier and flip the card carrier onto the conveyor, and a controller. The controller is configured to receive an input including a desired location on the card carrier where the transaction card is to be affixed and a desired orientation of the transaction card on the card carrier, determine that the card carrier has been received by the flipper system, operate the flipper arm to engage the card carrier and flip the card carrier onto the conveyor, move the arm of the gantry based on the one or more inputs, and affix the transaction card to the card carrier by the gantry.

A sheet conveying device includes: a sheet conveyance path that receives a long sheet conveyed from an image forming apparatus and allows the long sheet to be further conveyed; a turnover conveyance path that diverges from the sheet conveyance path, receives the long sheet conveyed from the sheet conveyance path to turn over the long sheet, and allows the turned-over long sheet to be further conveyed; a first shunt conveyance path that connects to the turnover conveyance path, has a circularly curved shape, and allows the long sheet conveyed from the turnover conveyance path to be shunted and switched back thereon; and a long-sheet conveyance path diverges from the turnover conveyance path connecting to the first shunt conveyance path and allows the long sheet switched back on the first shunt conveyance path to be conveyed toward a conveyance path leading to the image forming apparatus or an ejection device.