An apparatus and method for producing self-adhesive labels, in particular in a self-service area, for example of a drug store, is provided. The apparatus comprises a dye-sublimation thermal printer, as a printing means for printing a printing pattern onto an adhesive film, and a cutting apparatus for cutting the adhesive film along a cutting pattern, the adhesive film being moved automatically from the printing means to the cutting apparatus. Initially, only a first moving unit of the printing means moves the adhesive film at a first speed to a second moving unit of the cutting apparatus, after which both moving units move the printed adhesive film further in the forward direction.

Provided is a recording apparatus capable of accurate positioning and size detection in accordance with a medium size in a paper feed cassette capable of supporting media of a plurality of sizes.

Provided is a recording apparatus capable of accurate positioning and size detection in accordance with a medium size in a paper feed cassette capable of supporting media of a plurality of sizes.

A media conveying apparatus includes a feed table on which a medium is placed, a conveyor to convey the medium placed on the feed table, a sensor to detect floating of the medium conveyed by the conveyor, an ejector to eject the medium conveyed by the conveyor, an ejection tray located above the feed table to stack the medium ejected by the ejector, and an extension tray connected to a downstream side of the ejection tray in a media ejection direction. In a state where the medium ejected from the ejector is stacked on the ejection tray and the extension tray, a lower end portion of the extension tray on an upstream side in the media ejection direction is located closer to the feed table than a lower end portion of the ejection tray on a downstream side in the media ejection direction.

A gear engagement mechanism of a life device includes a lifting member interlocking with a lifting tray to linearly move in a vertical direction, and a gear train having a pinion engaged with the rack to transmit a rotary motion to the rack and transmitting the rotation torque of a lift motor M to the pinion. When the lifting member has over-run an upper limit stop position and a lower limit stop position, engagement of the pinion and the rack is released.

The invention relates to a winding machine (1) with a winding machine fixing mechanism (44) for fixing a winding sleeve (4) on a winding spindle (3). The winding machine fixing mechanism (44) can be actuated by use of a motion control. By this motion-controlled actuation, the winding machine fixing mechanism (44) can be transferred from the release position into a fixing position and/or from a fixing position into a release position. During the motion control, a catch (5) is entrained by the movement of the winding sleeve (4). This catch then causes the actuation of the winding machine fixing mechanism (44).

A medium feeding apparatus includes a feed roller to feed a medium, a driving source to generate a driving force for driving the feed roller, a driving force transmission assembly to transmit the driving force to the feed roller, an applying part to apply a load against rotation of the feed roller, and control circuitry to control the driving source. The control circuitry controls the driving source to stop the feed roller and keeps the driving force transmission assembly static.

A gripper device for gripping individual units, including a gripper unit and a holder unit, the gripper unit has a contact section for gripping an individual unit and the holder device includes a holder element. A free end of the contact section includes a lifting device for lifting an individual gripped unit, such that the contact section is shiftable underneath the individual gripped unit. The gripper unit also includes a fixing device. The handling device includes a robot device with a robotic arm and a gripper device. The system for gripping and transferring individual units includes a handling device and at least one control device. In the method, the gripper unit reaches an edge of the individual gripped unit and the lifting device raises the individual unit to move the contact section underneath the individual gripped unit. The individual unit is clamped between the fixing device and the contact section.