公开(公告)号：US20250051125A1

公开(公告)日：2025-02-13

申请号：US18716770

申请日：2022-12-08

Applicant: Curt G. Joa, Inc.

Inventor： Christopher A. Schwartz ,  Darren R. Horness ,  Jeffrey W. FRITZ ,  Zachary J. Giffey ,  Megan A. Rammer

IPC: B65H29/24

Abstract: An apparatus includes a transfer mechanism that transfers discrete articles to a receiving member. The transfer mechanism includes a plurality of transfer pucks that carry discrete articles thereon. Each of the transfer pucks includes a puck body with an article carrying surface having vacuum holes formed therein to retain the discrete article thereon via a vacuum. The article carrying surface includes a central region and at least one side region adjacent the central region, the side region aligned lengthwise along the puck body. Each of the transfer pucks also includes one or more resilient puck inserts positioned about a portion of a perimeter of the transfer puck, with each puck insert engaged with the puck body in a respective side region. The puck inserts are sized to protrude above the article carrying surface and are depressible inward toward the article carrying surface upon an application of force thereto.

公开(公告)号：US20240391723A1

公开(公告)日：2024-11-28

申请号：US18665593

申请日：2024-05-16

Applicant: Ikumi KAZAMA

Inventor： Ikumi KAZAMA

IPC: B65H29/24 ,  B65H29/14

Abstract: A sheet stacker includes: a loader to which a sheet bundle is to be loaded; a guide to receive a leading end of a sheet conveyed to an area above the loader, and guide the sheet along a guide path above the loader in a conveyance direction; a blower disposed above the guide path of the guide to blow air downward to the sheet; and multiple lines: disposed above the guide path of the guide; and extending in a direction inclined relative to the conveyance direction.

公开(公告)号：US20240158198A1

公开(公告)日：2024-05-16

申请号：US18387189

申请日：2023-11-06

Applicant: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.

Inventor： Keisuke EGAWA

IPC: B65H31/26 ,  B65H29/22 ,  B65H29/24

CPC classification number: B65H31/26 ,  B65H29/22 ,  B65H29/245 ,  B65H2403/94 ,  B65H2801/24

Abstract: A postprocessing device includes a processing tray, a sheet processor, an air blower, an inlet roller pair, and a drive controller. The air blower forms an air layer between an upper face of a first recording sheet already placed on a loading surface of the processing tray, and a lower face of a second recording sheet to be newly placed on the processing tray, by sending air along a transport direction of the recording sheet, from an upstream side in the transport direction toward the loading surface. The drive controller performs an air sending operation, by causing the air blower to send air along the transport direction, before a second recording sheet contacts the upper face of the first recording sheet, and stop sending air before a trailing edge of the second recording sheet in the transport direction passes a nip region defined by the inlet roller pair.

公开(公告)号：US11981523B2

公开(公告)日：2024-05-14

申请号：US17717569

申请日：2022-04-11

Applicant: Taiki Yamamoto ,  Takahiro Ogino ,  Takashi Ebihara ,  Satoshi Kohara ,  Kazuhiro Shimojima

Inventor： Taiki Yamamoto ,  Takahiro Ogino ,  Takashi Ebihara ,  Satoshi Kohara ,  Kazuhiro Shimojima

IPC: B41J11/00 ,  B65H29/24 ,  B65H29/52 ,  G03G15/00

CPC classification number: B65H29/246 ,  B41J11/0045 ,  B65H29/52 ,  G03G15/657 ,  B65H2301/42124

Abstract: A sheet conveying device includes a sheet stacker, an air blower, and a guide. The sheet stacker stacks sheets. The air blower blows air to the sheets. The guide faces an uppermost sheet on the sheet stacker. A set height of a contact portion of the guide to contact the uppermost sheet is changeable.

公开(公告)号：US11932506B2

公开(公告)日：2024-03-19

申请号：US17426667

申请日：2019-12-11

Applicant: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES MACHINERY SYSTEMS, LTD.

Inventor： Hiroyuki Kanazawa ,  Yoshitomo Noda ,  Tomohiro Akaki ,  Koshi Tanimoto ,  Hideaki Nagai ,  Makoto Shimohatsubo

IPC: B65H31/10 ,  B31B50/94 ,  B65H29/24 ,  B65H31/34 ,  B65H33/00 ,  B31B120/30

CPC classification number: B65H31/10 ,  B31B50/94 ,  B65H29/247 ,  B65H31/34 ,  B65H33/00 ,  B31B2120/302 ,  B65H2301/541

Abstract: The present invention provides a sheet stacking device, a counter-ejector, and a carton former and is provided with: a hopper unit that stacks cardboard boxes; feed rollers that feed a cardboard box to the hopper unit; a first blower device that blows air from above the hopper unit toward the cardboard box fed by the feed rollers; and a second blower device that blows air between the cardboard box stacked in the hopper unit and the cardboard box fed by the feed roller.

公开(公告)号：US11926502B2

公开(公告)日：2024-03-12

申请号：US17373589

申请日：2021-07-12

Applicant: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.

Inventor： Kentarou Adachi ,  Takafumi Kaneda ,  Hayase Minoura ,  Masaki Takahashi

IPC: B65H5/22 ,  B65H29/24 ,  B65H29/32

CPC classification number: B65H5/224 ,  B65H29/242 ,  B65H29/32 ,  B65H2301/44735 ,  B65H2406/3124 ,  B65H2406/323 ,  B65H2406/363 ,  B65H2406/41

Abstract: A transport device transports an individualized sheet-shaped workpiece. The transport device includes: an annular transport belt having a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface and having a plurality of suction holes extending between the first surface and the second surface; first and second decompression chambers arranged along a moving direction of the transport belt; and a vacuum degree adjusting mechanism provided in the first decompression chamber and adjusting a vacuum degree in the first decompression chamber. The first and second decompression chambers each abut against the second surface, and each suction the workpiece through at least one of the plurality of suction holes toward the first surface such that the transport belt is capable of transporting the workpiece in the moving direction in a suspended state from the first surface.

公开(公告)号：US20230416027A1

公开(公告)日：2023-12-28

申请号：US18253097

申请日：2021-11-16

Applicant: BOBST LYON

Inventor： Eric VERNAY

IPC: B65H5/22 ,  B31B50/00 ,  B31B50/04 ,  B31B50/06 ,  B31B50/07 ,  B31B50/14 ,  B31B50/22 ,  B31B50/88 ,  B31B50/98 ,  B41F13/00 ,  B41F13/56 ,  B41F19/00 ,  B41F33/08 ,  B41F5/02 ,  B41F5/24 ,  B65H29/24 ,  B65H29/52 ,  B65H5/38

CPC classification number: B65H5/222 ,  B31B50/002 ,  B31B50/005 ,  B31B50/042 ,  B31B50/06 ,  B31B50/07 ,  B31B50/146 ,  B31B50/22 ,  B31B50/88 ,  B31B50/98 ,  B41F13/0024 ,  B41F13/56 ,  B41F19/008 ,  B41F33/08 ,  B41F5/02 ,  B41F5/24 ,  B65H29/241 ,  B65H29/52 ,  B65H5/38 ,  B65H2301/44734 ,  B65H2301/44735 ,  B65H2402/10 ,  B65H2402/60 ,  B65H2406/3122 ,  B65H2406/3124 ,  B65H2406/362 ,  B65H2701/1764 ,  B65H2801/21

Abstract: The present invention relates to an inversion transfer module (60) for a converting machine having a printing module (16) comprising a first printing unit (17) arranged to print on a top side (S1) of the sheet (1), and a second printing unit (17′) arranged to print a bottom side (S2) of the sheet. The inversion transfer module is arranged between the first printing unit and the second printing unit and comprises a first inversion vacuum transfer (62) arranged to contact the first side of the sheet and a second inversion vacuum transfer (64) configured to contact the second side of the sheet, whereby the inversion transfer module is configured to change the side of adherence and transportation of the sheet.

公开(公告)号：US11814260B2

公开(公告)日：2023-11-14

申请号：US17649622

申请日：2022-02-01

Applicant: IAI industrial systems B.V.

Inventor： Erik Niels Boerma

IPC: B65H5/22 ,  B65H29/24

CPC classification number: B65H5/224 ,  B65H2406/3221 ,  B65H2406/3223 ,  B65H2406/361 ,  B65H2701/1914

Abstract: The present application relates to a device for conveying flat pieces. The device comprises a belt with a transport surface, wherein the belt is movable along a transport axis; a support element with a support surface for supporting the belt; and a vacuum supply for providing vacuum suction; wherein a suction distributing structure at the support surface of the support element is in fluid connection with the vacuum supply; and wherein the suction distributing structure has a belt suction region and a card suction region, wherein the belt suction region is configured to provide suction to the belt and the card suction region is configured to provide suction to flat pieces on the transport surface of the belt. The present application also relates to a system for treating flat pieces, the system comprising a treatment device, for example a print head.

公开(公告)号：US11772922B2

公开(公告)日：2023-10-03

申请号：US17507089

申请日：2021-10-21

Applicant: RISO KAGAKU CORPORATION

Inventor： Hiroki Fuwa

IPC: B65H5/22 ,  B65H5/02 ,  B65H29/24 ,  B65H7/12 ,  B65H7/16

CPC classification number: B65H7/12 ,  B65H5/021 ,  B65H5/224 ,  B65H7/16 ,  B65H2301/324 ,  B65H2301/4234 ,  B65H2511/524 ,  B65H2553/42

Abstract: A conveying apparatus includes a conveyor and a conveyed object receptor. The conveyor includes a conveyance surface facing downward and configured to convey a conveyed object having a sheet-like shape. The conveyed object receptor is arranged below the conveyor and configured to receive the conveyed object having fallen from the conveyor.

公开(公告)号：US20230242366A1

公开(公告)日：2023-08-03

申请号：US18097681

申请日：2023-01-17

Applicant: Canon Production Printing Holding B.V.

Inventor： Peter J.W. VAN DONGEN ,  Hermanus M. KUYPERS ,  Frank J.W. ZEELEN

IPC: B65H29/24 ,  B65H29/40 ,  B65H29/22

CPC classification number: B65H29/247 ,  B65H29/40 ,  B65H29/22 ,  B65H2301/4212 ,  B65H2404/65 ,  B65H2301/33224 ,  B65H2301/4461 ,  B65H2801/06

Abstract: When using a flipping wheel to flip sheets of weak or long media, there is a risk that these sheets collapse upon themselves. To reduce this risk, a method of stacking sheets includes flipping a sheet while holding its leading edge and bringing the leading edge down towards a stack support; bringing a trailing portion of the sheet into contact with a guide member positioned over the stack support; forming an overpressure in an inner volume of the bent sheet during flipping, while its trailing portion is in contact with the guide member; and maintaining the overpressure and contact while a trailing edge of the sheet travels along the guide member.