Abstract:
An apparatus and method for displaying the weight or cost of an uncut selected segment of an item involves passing a position indicating member over the item lying on a support surface. The position indicating member carves one or more sensors which generate signals corresponding to succeeding cross sectional contours of the item as the member is traversed along the item from a reference position to a selected other position over this item, defining the selected segment of the item. At the same time, a motion detector arrangement preferably comprised of one or more microelectromechanical (MEMS) accelerometer devices generates signals corresponding to motion of the position indicator support member as it is moved along the item. These signals are processed in a signal processor to determine the volume of the uncut selected segment of the item lying between selected successive positions of the indication member. Each of these cumulative volume determinations are converted into numeric weight or to contemporaneously provide an on-looking consumer weight or price information before a particular segment is cut from the item. A visible light band is projected from the sensor bar onto a section price values based on the density factor for the particular type of item, whereby numeric weight and price values (based on weight) are displayed as the member is traversed along the item, thus enabling the operator of the item to clearly show the selected segment bounds corresponding to the numeric display to the onlooker.
Abstract:
The invention relates to an apparatus (12)and method for cutting submerged trees (10)at an underwater logging site and for retrieving the cut trees. Once cut, each tree (10) is retrieved to the water surface by an inflatable bag (24) deployed from and inflated by the apparatus (12). The apparatus (12) includes a control unit (36) positioned on a surface vessel (14), such as a barge or large boat, and an underwater vessel (16) connected together by an umbilical (18). Preferably the underwater vessel (16) is a remotely controllable submersible including a grapple (44) for releasably holding each tree (10) to be cut, a saw, a gas supply connectable to a gas source located on the surface vessel (14), and an air bag deployment and inflation assembly for inflating the air bag (24) and securely attaching it to the tree (10). The underwater vessel (16) is initially loaded with a plurality of air bags (24) which are stored in a magazine located in the interior of the vessel (16). The air bags (24) are sequentially moved from the magazine on to an ejection track at a front end of the vessel (16) disposed above the saw and grapple (44). Each air bag (24) is secured to a cartridge for coupling the bag (24) to the magazine and the ejection track and for holding a tree fastener. In its uninflated state, the air bag (24) is contained within a tubular housing which is releasably connectable to the cartridge. The housing is ejected from the cartridge when the air bag (24) is inflated and deployed.
Abstract:
Die Erfindung geht aus von einer Werkzeugmaschine, insbesondere eine Tischkreissäge, mit einer Werkzeugaufnahme (128), insbesondere für ein scheibenförmiges, rotierend antreibbares Werkzeug (12) und einer Schutzvorrichtung (16). Es wird vorgeschlagen, dass die Schutzvorrichtung (16) dazu vorgesehen ist, das Werkzeug (12) in eine Schutzposition und von der Schutzposition in zumindest eine Arbeitsposition zu führen.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a device for cutting paper webs. Said device comprises a paper feed device (102), a cutting device (108) and a paper delay device (106) which is located between the paper feed device (102) and the cutting device (108) and which delays the fed paper web (112) in such a way that a position is determined on the paper web (112) in which the cutting device (108) is to cut the paper web (112). A buffer device (104) is located between the paper feed device (102) and the paper delay device (106) to take up an accumulating length of the paper web (112) in the form of a loop whilst said web (112) is delayed. A control device (190) controls the paper feed device (102) and the paper delay device (106) in such a way that the height of the loop (195) taken up by the buffer device (104) does not fall below a minimum threshold (h).
Abstract:
A method and apparatus for protecting a die (1) from damage due to material jams in the material stamping equipment, wherein the material is advanced through the die by press feed rollers (6) powered by a drive motor (5). The position error, of the rollers (6) is monitored by the resolver (11), and the torque, of the drive motor (5) is monitored by a strain gauge (10), during the advance of the material through the die. The monitored position error or torque of the motor (5) is compared to the expected position error or the expected torque. If the monitored position error or torque deviates by more than a tolerance value from the expected position error or torque then the material is moved backwards to a previous position, typically the position at which the material was last stamped. The operation of the material stamping equipment may be stopped after the material is moved back if desired.
Abstract:
A device is disclosed for cooling and granulating strands of plastic which emerge in molten form from dies (3) before being fed, either directly or via a chute (22) which can be positioned underneath the dies and has a cooling water supply, to a subsequent flow channel (1) which has at least one device for producing a stream of coolant. From the flow channel (1) the strands (4) are fed into a granulator (16) which is provided with at least one blade system comprising a rotating shearing blade (13) and a counterblade (12) and used for granulating the strands (4). The proposed new device is designed without a pair of feed rollers as an assembly belonging to the granulator (16) but has a pair of draw-off rollers (20, 21) at the end region of the flow channel (1). This draw-off roller system (20, 21) is used to draw off the substantially solidified plastic strands (4) from the flow channel (1), thus ensuring that after leaving the draw-off roller system (20, 21), the strands (4) enter the directly adjacent intake area of the granulator (16), which is designed as a detachable assembly, and then undergo further processing. In the event that the cutting blades in the granulator (16) become unusable after a long period of use, the entire granulator (16) can be removed from the draw-off roller system (20, 21) of the flow channel and replaced with a new one. With the new device, the granulator can be replaced with virtually no interruption in the flow of plastic during operation of the system, which is of great advantage especially in continuous production.
Abstract:
Die vorliegende Erfindung betrifft eine Vorrichtung (5) zum Aufschneiden von mehreren Lebensmittelprodukten (2), insbesondere Wurst, Schinken und/oder Käse, wobei für jedes Lebensmittelprodukt (2) jeweils eine Spur (7) vorgesehen ist, entlang derer es in Richtung eines sich bewegenden Messers (11) transportiert wird. Des Weiteren betrifft die vorliegende Erfindung ein Verfahren zum Aufschneiden von mindestens zwei Lebensmittelprodukten in zwei separaten Spuren (7), wobei jedes Lebensmittelprodukt entlang einer Spur von einem Transportmittel (4) in Richtung eines Schneidmessers (11) transportiert wird, das Lebensmittelscheiben von dem Lebensmittelprodukt (2) abtrennt.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a method for extracting buds 8 from a stalk 1 of a graminaceous plant comprising the steps of automatically detecting a bud 8 on the stalk 1 and cutting out a vegetal tissue comprising the bud 8 based on the detected position of the bud 8. According to the method the step of detecting the bud 8 on the stalk 1 comprises obtaining the longitudinal position of the bud 8 in the longitudinal direction of the stalk 1 and the circumferential angle position of the bud 8 on a cross section of the stalk 1, said longitudinal position and circumferential angle position defining the position of the bud 8. Furthermore, the invention relates to a system for carrying out this method as well as the use of this system for extracting buds 8 from a stalk 1 of a graminaceous plant.
Abstract:
An apparatus (10) for singulating micro-well tape includes a tape drive (12) and a cutting assembly (14). The micro-well tape is advanced into and passes between upper and lower tape retainers (44, 45), with the upper tape retainer (44) including a groove (441) into which a raised ridge (451) of a multiplicity of ridges (450) of the bottom tape retainer (45) extends, with the rows of wells moving between adjacent ridges (450) in a movement direction. When a bar code on the micro-well tape is detected by a sensor 24, a knife blade (30) mounted on a slide block (32) is moved vertically to cut the micro-well tape. The new leading edge of the micro-well tape pushes the cut micro-well tape which is deflected by the raised ridge (451).
Abstract:
Die Erfindung geht aus von einer Werkzeugmaschine, insbesondere einer Sägemaschine, mit einer Arbeitsfläche (14) zum Platzieren eines zu bearbeitenden Werkstücks (16) und einer Werkzeuglagereinheit (20) zum Lagern eines Werkzeugs (18), die relativ zur Arbeitsfläche (14) beweglich gelagert ist. Es wird vorgeschlagen, dass die Werkzeugmaschine eine Werkzeugbetriebsüberwachungsvorrichtung (60) zur Überwachung eines Werkzeugbereichs (68) zumindest bei einem Werkzeugbetrieb umfasst, die eine Bilderfassungseinheit (62) aufweist.