Abstract:
An orbital knife including a support structure; a yoke rotatably attached to the support structure having a yoke hub and a plurality of yoke arms; one or more rotatable knife rolls connected to at least two of the plurality of yoke arms; one or more blades attached to each of the one or more knife rolls; one or more sun gears rotatably attached to the support structure; an anvil roll rotatably attached to the support structure; one or more idler gears wherein each such idler gear is mated with one of the one or more sun gears; and one or more planet gears wherein each knife roll has rotatably attached thereto at least one planet gear and each planet gear is mated with one of the one or more idler gears, with the sun gear driving the idler gear which in turn drives the planet gear.
Abstract:
An orbital knife including a support structure; a yoke rotatably attached to the support structure constituting a yoke hub and a plurality of yoke arms; one or more rotatable knife rolls securely connected to at least one of the plurality of yoke arms; one or more blades attached to each of the one or more knife rolls and including a cutting element; one or more sun gears rotatably attached to the support structure; an anvil roll rotatably attached to the support structure; and one or more planet gears wherein each knife roll has rotatably attached thereto at least one planet gear and each planet gear is mated with a sun gear.
Abstract:
A cutting apparatus for cutting blank profiles comprises a first cutting device located at a first position in the apparatus, a second cutting device located at a second position, the second position being separated from the first position along a first axis of the apparatus, and a third cutting device located at a third position, the third position being separated from the first position along a second axis and along a third axis of the apparatus. A chariot moves along the third axis while a support adapted to hold a blank profile is mounted to the chariot and moves along the first and second axes of the apparatus. A greater number of cutting devices may be used. Cutting devices may be arranged in rows along the third axis.
Abstract:
A printer that partially cuts roll paper to leave an uncut portion prevents paper jams from reversing the roll paper. A printer 1 has a print unit 41 for printing images on roll paper R; a cutter unit 46 disposed downstream in the conveyance direction from the print unit for cutting the roll paper and leaving an uncut portion; a conveyance unit 42 for conveying the roll paper in the conveyance direction or a reverse direction that is the opposite of the conveyance direction; and a controller 40 that executes a reversing process conveying the roll paper in reverse by the conveyance unit 42 when the roll paper is separated from the paper roll at the uncut portion after the cutter unit 46 cuts the roll paper, and not executing the reversing process in specific circumstances in which the roll paper remains connected through the uncut portion.
Abstract:
Making a plurality of notching marks on flanges of a rule to enable bending of the rule, including: punching the plurality of notching marks on the flanges of the rule to enable shaping of the rule into a channel letter; and tapering the flanges positioned around sharp notching angles made on the channel letter.
Abstract:
Rotary cutting apparatus has a frame, a first rotary device and a second rotary device. Each of the first and second rotary devices has a shaft concentrically arranged about a rotational axis and a drum and are arranged in the frame in such a way that said first and second axes are substantially horizontal and substantially in the same vertical plane. A pair of bearing housings is arranged on either side of each of the drums. A first pair of bearing housings is movable relative to the frame in a transverse direction to the first rotational axis by means of a force means. Means is provided for passive vibration attenuation of at least the first shaft that includes a mass damper having a housing and a damping body movably arranged inside the housing, wherein the mass damper is associated with the first pair of bearing housings.
Abstract:
A method of producing a frangible post includes the step of forming a region of weakness by compressing a portion of at least one surface and/or edge of the post.
Abstract:
A method for cutting a ribbon of rubber-coated fabric includes dragging a free end of the ribbon past a working position of a punching device, forming a notch between two adjacent reinforcing cords of the ribbon using the punching device, moving a counter-blade of the punching device away from the working position, inserting at least one cutting blade through the notch, and performing first and second cuts of the ribbon. An associated apparatus includes a punching device and a cutting device. The punching device includes an incision tool, an abutting counter-blade, and control devices for moving the incision tool and the abutting counter-blade toward and away from the ribbon. The cutting device includes at least one cutting blade and a control device for moving the at least one cutting blade toward and away from the ribbon.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a device for producing a book page index for facilitating the search for certain sections in a book. The device includes a bearing surface (1) on which a pile (3) of pages is placed. According to the invention, an index notch or thumb section (31) is to be formed on the upper region of the pile, along the front edge (7). To this end, preferably a circular, disk-shaped cutter head (17) is used, the cutter head having a cutting contour (21) on the circumference thereof. The device includes at least one displacement device (19) for moving the support and the cutter head towards or away from each other, so that the notch or thumb section to be formed can be produced on the front edge by means of the cutter head. The height of the thumb index can be set by lowering the bearing surface.
Abstract:
A device for cutting slits in plastic tubes produces a plurality of cuts spaced around tubing passed through the device. The device comprises a plurality of rotatable members (3) located at different circumferential positions around a tube passage (2) through the device. Each rotatable member is provided with a tube cutter (25) which is directed at and away from the tube passage (2) with rotation of each member (3). These rotatable members (3) are adjustable radially of the tube passage (2) for accommodating diametric variances in the tubing.