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1643results about "Folding thin materials" patented technology

Image forming system with pressure-bonding of folded recording material

An image forming system includes an image forming unit for forming a first toner image and a second toner image on a first surface and a second surface of a recording medium by using toner containing wax; a pressure-bonding unit for pressure-bonding the recording medium folded in two by applying heat and pressure to the recording medium, an inner surface of the recording medium folded in two being pressure-bonded via an adhesive medium, one of the first surface and the second surface being the inner surface of the recording medium folded in two, the pressure-bonding unit pressure-bonding the recording medium folded in two via an adhesive member; and a control unit for determining an image forming order so that an image is formed on an outer surface of the recording medium folded in two, and then on the inner surface of the recording medium folded in two.
Owner:CANON KK

Card attachment system and method

A system may include a folding apparatus configured to fold a card carrier for affixing a transaction card to the card carrier and a processor which can receive a first input from a user regarding a number of folds desired in the card carrier and a location of the folds on the card carrier, receive a second input regarding one or more directions of the folds to be made on the card carrier, and transmit a signal to a positioner motor configured to position the card carrier based on the first input and the second input such that the folding apparatus folds the card carrier according to the first input and the second input.
Owner:FISERV INC

Autonomous tiered laundry folding devices, systems, and methods of use

Devices, systems, and methods for autonomously shuffling a plurality of platters through a plurality of tiered folding bays are described. Each of the platters includes a platter coupling, and the plurality of tiered folding bays each include a bidirectionally driven receiving coupling, at least one of a sliding folding rod and blade, and a lifting mechanism configured to separate the platter coupling from the receiving coupling. The system includes a loading elevator for loading a platter and unfolded laundry article disposed thereon into a bay, and an unloading elevator for lowering a platter and a folded laundry article thereon to an unloading station for handing off to packing. A return conveyor returns each emptied platter to a repositioning station for receiving another spread laundry article for folding. The loading elevator, unloading elevator and each of the plurality of folding bays includes a pair of driven conveyors for transferring platters.
Owner:MONOTONY AI INC

Sheet processing apparatus, sheet processing method, and image forming system

A sheet processing apparatus includes: a center-folder to perform a center-folding process on a sheet bundle including multiple sheet materials; a back-crimp binder to: form a back portion on the sheet bundle subjected to the center-folding process; and perform a crimp-binding process on the back portion; and a controller configured to: cause the center-folder to perform the center-folding process; and cause the back-crimp binder to perform the crimp-binding process on the back portion while forming the back portion on the sheet bundle in the crimp-binding process.
Owner:RICOH CO LTD

Sheet postprocessing device that performs postprocessing on plurality of sheets stacked, and image forming system including same

A sheet postprocessing device includes a saddle binding device configured to stack a plurality of recording sheets on a table, abut leading edges of the respective recording sheets against a leading edge cursor, thus to align the leading edges with each other, and bind the center of the recording sheets and fold the recording sheets, and a first pressing member supported so as to pivot in a direction toward and away from the table. The first pressing member is made to pivot toward the table by self-weight thereof, allows the leading edge of the recording sheet delivered to the table to pass toward the leading edge cursor, and presses a portion of the recording sheet in a proximity of the leading edge, at a position upstream of the leading edge cursor, in a delivery direction of the recording sheet.
Owner:KYOCERA DOCUMENT SOLUTIONS INC

Sheet processor and image forming system

PendingJP2025034235ABook bindingElectrographic process apparatus
To provide a configuration capable of inhibiting the quality of an outcome after square-back processing from lowering.SOLUTION: A sheet processor, if giving a second line β1 passing between rotation centers of a pair of saddle third rollers 118 and a second virtual line β2 orthogonal to a width direction and passing a nip of the pair of saddle third rollers 118 in a state not clamping a bundle of sheets, comprises an upper clamp unit 121 that, in a state positioned in a first position, is positioned above the second virtual line β2 with respect to a vertical direction and a lower clamp unit 120 that is positioned below the second virtual line β2 with respect to the vertical direction. In addition, in the first position, spacing D between the upper clamp unit 121 and the lower clamp unit 120 is broader than a bundle of sheets Sb having the maximum thickness for executing square-back processing by the sheet processor.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 12
Owner:CANON FINETECH NISCA INC

Full-automatic production equipment for internally-separated and stacked napkins

The invention belongs to the technical field of napkin production equipment, and discloses full-automatic production equipment for internally-separated and stacked napkins, which comprises a feeding frame, a first rack and a second rack, and a printing device, a slitting device and a folding device which are sequentially arranged along the X-axis direction are mounted on the first rack; a cutting device, a folding device and a discharging device are mounted on the second rack; the cutting device comprises a paper feeding air suction roller, a lower cutting roller, a paper discharging air suction roller and an upper cutting roller, and the upper cutting roller is connected with a cutter lifting assembly; the folding device comprises a folding assembly and a paper blocking assembly. The discharging device comprises a material receiving assembly, a middle bearing assembly and a feeding assembly. The conveying tail end of the feeding assembly is connected with a two-way discharging conveyor. According to the napkin post-processing and packaging device, integrated configuration of the whole post-processing procedure is achieved, full-automatic operation of napkin post-processing and packaging procedures is achieved, manual participation is not needed, the napkin processing efficiency is greatly improved, and the product quality and safety of napkins are guaranteed.
Owner:WEIFANG KINGNOW MACHINE

Cell stack manufacturing device for secondary batteries

A cell stack manufacturing device for secondary batteries is disclosed. The cell stack manufacturing device for secondary batteries may adjust the rotation speed of the feeder roll according to a moving speed and / or a moving position (trajectory) of a guide roller to adjust the tension of the separator. In addition, the cell stack manufacturing device for secondary batteries may control the tension of the separator by the moving speed and moving trajectory of the guide roller. The cell stack manufacturing device for secondary batteries may include a separator supply unit, a tension adjustment unit, and a stack stacking unit. The tension adjustment unit may be provided with a feeder roll that is rotated by a feeder roll drive unit to adjust the tension of the separator.
Owner:LG ELECTRONICS INC

Automatic cloth stacking, cutting and stacking all-in-one machine and using method thereof

The invention relates to the technical field of cloth production equipment, and discloses an automatic cloth plaiting, cutting and folding all-in-one machine and a using method thereof.The automatic cloth plaiting, cutting and folding all-in-one machine comprises a frame, and a control system, an automatic cloth plaiting mechanism, a cloth cutting mechanism and a cloth folding mechanism are installed on the frame; the automatic plaiting mechanism comprises a plaiting platform and a cloth guide assembly, and the bottom of the plaiting platform is slidably connected to the frame through an electric guide rail assembly; the cloth guiding assembly is installed on the frame and used for guiding cloth to the cloth plaiting platform. The cloth cutting mechanism is mounted at the bottom of the cloth guide assembly; the cloth folding mechanism comprises a cloth pulling assembly, a conveying belt assembly and a cloth folding platform, the cloth pulling assembly is used for conveying cloth on the cloth plaiting platform to the conveying belt assembly, the cloth folding platform and the conveying belt assembly are both installed on the frame, and cloth folding and pressing assemblies are installed on the two sides of the cloth folding platform. According to the invention, continuous production of a series of actions of automatic plaiting, cutting and folding of long-section cloth and automation of the whole process can be realized, and the production efficiency is greatly improved.
Owner:山东航空学院

Cooling wet tissue production line

The invention provides a cool and refreshing wet tissue production line. The cool and refreshing wet tissue production line comprises a rack, a feeding mechanism, a folding mechanism, a soaking mechanism, a cutting mechanism and an inserting and folding mechanism. The folding mechanism, the soaking mechanism, the cutting mechanism and the inserting and folding mechanism are all arranged on the rack, the feeding mechanism is located on one side of the rack, and the feeding mechanism is used for feeding a cool wet tissue production line; the folding mechanism is used for folding the cloth conveyed by the feeding mechanism; the soaking structure is used for soaking the folded cloth into a cooling supplement to form a wet tissue cutting mechanism for cutting the wet tissue; and the inserting and folding mechanism is used for folding the cut wet tissue and outputting the folded wet tissue. Through the arrangement of the structure, the whole structure can be tighter, meanwhile, the wet tissue can be folded and then delivered through the inserting connection folding mechanism, the structure is simpler and more convenient, and the whole working efficiency is improved.
Owner:JIANGXI DELE INTELLIGENT TECH CO LTD

Post-processing device that controls timing that air blower forms air layer between upper face of first recording sheet and lower face of second recording sheet, and image forming system

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.
Owner:KYOCERA DOCUMENT SOLUTIONS INC

Membrane bag assembling workstation for industrial RO membrane filter element

The utility model discloses an industrial RO membrane filter element membrane bag assembling workstation, which comprises a base station main body, the base station main body is provided with a membrane feeding mechanism, a separation net feeding mechanism, a membrane assembly assembling mechanism and a membrane assembly discharging mechanism, the membrane assembly assembling mechanism comprises an assembling platform, an assembling gap is formed in the assembling platform in a penetrating manner, and the separation net feeding mechanism and the membrane assembly discharging mechanism are arranged in the assembling gap. The diaphragm feeding mechanism comprises a diaphragm winding drum module, a diaphragm dragging module and a diaphragm cutting module used for cutting off diaphragms, the partition net feeding mechanism comprises a partition net winding drum module, a partition net downward conveying module and a partition net cutting module used for cutting off partition nets, and the partition net downward conveying module comprises a partition net clamping structure. And the effects of high machining precision, uniform size and high machining efficiency are achieved.
Owner:NINGBO ULTRAMAN AUTOMATION EQUIP CO LTD

Container type aerostat capsule loading and transporting equipment and loading and transporting method

The invention relates to the technical field of aerostat transportation, and provides container type aerostat capsule loading and transporting equipment and a loading and transporting method.The container type aerostat capsule loading and transporting equipment comprises a box used for being arranged on transportation equipment, and a containing space with an opening formed in one side is formed in the box; the folding guide rail comprises a first guide rail and a second guide rail, the first guide rail is rotatably connected with the second guide rail, and the first guide rail is arranged in the accommodating space; and the lifting mechanism is used for lifting the aerostat capsule body. The container type aerostat capsule loading and transporting equipment provided by the invention has the advantage of large volume of a conventional loading and transporting container, can meet the loading and transporting and storage requirements at the same time, and does not need additional storage facilities. And through cooperation of the lifting mechanism and the folding guide rail, collision, friction and the like of the bag body in the carrying process are reduced, the bag body is effectively protected, and the damage possibility of the bag body is reduced. Meanwhile, the equipment further has a semi-automatic loading and transporting function, manual operation links are reduced, and labor cost input is reduced.
Owner:AEROSPACE INFORMATION RES INST CAS

Automatic curtain folding machine

The utility model discloses an automatic curtain folding machine, which relates to the technical field of mechanical manufacturing and comprises a rack, a moving frame which is arranged on the rack and is driven by a driving device to reciprocate in the horizontal direction, two traction rollers which rotate in opposite directions are arranged on the moving frame, a material passing space is formed between the two traction rollers, and a material passing device is arranged on the material passing space. At least one traction roller is connected with a rotary driving assembly, the rotary driving assembly controls the two traction rollers opposite in rotation direction to pull a starting material to be conveyed, then the starting material is output forwards and backwards through an output end of a driving device, and the moving frame is controlled to do reciprocating motion on the machine frame. Therefore, the original material is conveyed in the rack in a reciprocating mode to form a laminated layer, the low manual folding efficiency is avoided, and the folding efficiency is improved.
Owner:ANJI TIANYOU MASCH TECH CO LTD

An adaptive fabric folding end-effector system

An adaptive fabric folding system and methods for folding a subject fabric article are provided. The system includes a turnover device; a fold line adjuster configured to adjust a fold line of the subject fabric article; a pleat generator; and a fold line fixing device. The pleat generator includes an adjustor adjusting a width of a pleat of the subject fabric article and a fabric feeding device. The turnover device is configured to flip a margin of the subject fabric article delimited by a preset fold line. The fold line adjuster is configured such that a lateral movement of the guiding portion changes a width of margin of the subject fabric article that engages with a curved surface of the turnover device to alter the fold line. The pleat generator is configured to create and regulate widths of pleats while moving the subject fabric article.
Owner:CENT FOR GARMENT PROD LTD +1

Thick paper folding machine

Various paper folding devices on the market play roles in respective fields, but most of the paper folding devices focus on folding operation in a single direction, either the longitudinal direction or the transverse direction. The utility model discloses a thick paper folding machine which is characterized in that three paper folding devices are connected together through corner type machine arrangement, a fence type paper folding machine is responsible for longitudinally folding paper, two transverse folding mechanisms are responsible for transversely folding the paper, and the paper with multiple transverse and longitudinal folds is folded, so that the use requirement is met. The original tedious operation that multiple devices are arranged separately and paper is conveyed manually to change the direction of the paper is replaced, the automation degree is improved, manual intervention is reduced, and the phenomena of paper dislocation and paper jamming are avoided.
Owner:珠海市佳宝科技有限公司

Textile folding, arranging and conveying device

The invention discloses a textile folding, arranging and conveying device, which belongs to the technical field of conveying equipment, and comprises a base, and a feeding mechanism, a folding mechanism and a flattening mechanism which are mounted on the base, the feeding mechanism is used for moving textiles, the folding mechanism is located below the feeding mechanism, the folding mechanism comprises a conveying belt, the two sides of the conveying belt are each provided with a folding plate, and the folding plates are used for folding the textiles; the flattening mechanism is used for flattening the textiles moved by the feeding mechanism; the textile folding and conveying device automatically completes folding and conveying of textiles through the feeding mechanism, the folding mechanism and the flattening mechanism, and is simple in structure and convenient to use.
Owner:兴化市嘉华纺织有限公司

Filter cloth folding compression bar device for sludge filter-pressing dehydration

The utility model belongs to the technical field of sludge treatment and disposal, and relates to a filter cloth folding compression bar device for sludge filter-pressing dehydration, which comprises a rotating rod, a rotating rod gear, a fixed outer circular tube, a folding rod, a motor and a motor gear, the rotating rod is vertically inserted into the fixed outer circular tube and is rotatably connected with the fixed outer circular tube, and the folding rod is connected with the motor gear. One end of the folding rod is fixed on the rotating rod and is vertically connected with the rotating rod; the rotating rod gear is fixedly arranged on the rotating rod in a sleeving mode, the rotating rod gear is connected with the motor gear, and the motor gear is connected with the motor so as to drive the rotating rod gear and the rotating rod to rotate; the fixed outer circular pipe is arranged on the side face of the filter cloth in the moving direction, and the arrangement height of the folding rod is matched with the height of the filter cloth, so that the folding rod is pressed above the filter cloth when rotating to the position perpendicular to the moving direction of the filter cloth.
Owner:CHONGQING INST OF GREEN & INTELLIGENT TECH CHINESE ACAD OF SCI

Automatic folding device for spunlace non-woven fabric

The utility model discloses a spunlace non-woven fabric automatic folding device in the technical field of spunlace non-woven fabric processing, which comprises a bottom frame, a plurality of groups of second conveying rollers are arranged, a connecting plate is fixedly arranged between the top of a fixing plate and the top of a supporting plate, the bottom of the connecting plate is fixedly connected with a pressing wheel, and the pressing wheel is fixedly connected with the bottom of the fixing plate. The cloth body penetrates through the position between the bottom of the pressing wheel and the second conveying roller, torsional spring shafts are fixedly connected to the inner side surfaces of the supporting plate and the fixing plate correspondingly, a limiting plate is rotationally installed between the torsional spring shafts, and a sliding hole is formed in the inner side of the limiting plate in a penetrating mode; when one side of the semicircular wheel extrudes the limiting plate to rotate towards the left side around the circle center of the torsional spring shaft, the limiting plate can drive the cloth body on the inner side to be folded towards the left side, and when one side of the semicircular wheel is separated from the limiting plate, the compressed torsional spring shaft can drive the limiting plate to reset, so that the limiting plate drives the cloth body inside to be folded towards the right side, and the operation is repeated; the effect of automatically folding the cloth main body can be achieved.
Owner:SHANDONG METREAL MATERIAL CO LTD

Machine for producing laminar products made of paper material, in particular packages of napkins, tissues or similar products and related production method

A machine (1) for producing packages of napkins, tissues, towels, or similar products, comprises a support frame (100) to support a feeding group (10) which feeds a first and a second web of paper (5a, 5b). The support frame (100) supports, furthermore, a cutting group (20) which cuts the first and second webs of paper (5a, 5b) respectively in a first and a second plurality of sheets (6) of predetermined length, and a folding or interfolding group (30) which folds or interfolds the sheets of paper (6) at a folding or interfolding zone, (35) in such a way to obtain a stack (150) of folded or interfolded sheets, according to a predetermined folding or interfolding configuration. The cutting group (20) and the folding or interfolding group (30) are mounted on the same support body (110) to move between an assembled position in which is supported by the support frame (100), and a disassembled position, in which is not supported by the support frame (100). A displacement group (50) is, furthermore, provided to displace the support body (110) between the assembled position and the disassembled position. The displacement group (50) and the support body (110) are provided with respective engagement portions (58,118) to engage with each other in such a way to allow the displacement group (50) to displace the support body (110) between the assembled position and the disassembled position.
Owner:VALMET TISSUE CONVERTING SRL

Bagger with padding expansion

A bagger device is provided. The bagger device can include a bag handler configured to handle packaging material configured to define a bag that has first and second walls enclosing an interior cavity configured to contain an object therein for shipping, the first wall including an expansion material that has an expandable configuration and that is expandable to an expanded configuration for providing padding to the first wall to protect the object contained within the interior cavity. The bagger device can further include an expansion device configured to apply expanding conditions to the packaging material, the expanding conditions configured to cause the expandable material to expand from the expandable configuration to the expanded configuration.
Owner:PREGIS LLC

Rapid clothes folding machine and clothes folding method based on image recognition

The invention provides a rapid clothes folding method based on image recognition. The method comprises the following steps: acquiring a clothes image and performing clothes type recognition on the clothes image; determining a corresponding clothes folding method according to the identified clothes type, and sending a clothes folding instruction to a clothes folding machine; the clothes folding machine executes clothes folding operation according to the clothes folding instruction and places the folded clothes. Clothes images are collected in real time through a camera, feature data such as contours and lengths are extracted and matched with a pre-training model, the types of clothes such as short-sleeve jackets and trousers are accurately recognized, and recognition tags are generated. Then, a matched folding sequence is called from a preset method library, an instruction sequence containing a mechanical arm moving path and folding point coordinates is generated, sleeve infolding is optimized for complex structures such as long-sleeve upper garments, a dynamic adjustment instruction is fed back in real time through a sensor, and it is ensured that folding is accurate and free of wrinkles.
Owner:GUANGZHOU ZHONGYI LOGISTICS MANAGEMENT SERVICE CO LTD

Clothes folding machine

The present invention relates to a clothes folding machine comprising: a frame part forming an external skeleton; a folding part which is mounted to the frame part, holds clothes, and folds the held clothes; and a holder which is disposed in front of the folding part and holds the clothes before the clothes are held by the folding part. The holder forms an upwardly convex curved surface, thus preventing wrinkles from occurring in the clothes held by the holder and preventing the occurrence of creases in the folded clothes.
Owner:LG ELECTRONICS INC

Folding roller structure of soft cotton towel folding machine

The utility model relates to the technical field of soft cotton towel production, in particular to a folding roller structure of a soft cotton towel folding machine, which comprises a mounting wall plate and a frame, the frame is fixedly connected to the outer wall of the mounting wall plate on the left side, an anti-deviation mechanism is arranged on the inner side of the mounting wall plate, a clamping mechanism is arranged in the frame, and the clamping mechanism is fixedly connected with the frame. A support is fixedly connected to the right side of the mounting wall plate on the left side, and the outer wall of the sleeve is rotationally connected with the mounting wall plate on the right side through a bearing. The double-end stud is rotated, the double-end stud drives the two threaded blocks to move, the threaded blocks drive the supporting plate to move through the vertical rods, the supporting plate slides on the upper surface of the transverse plate, the transverse plate plays a role in guiding the movement of the supporting plate, the supporting plate drives the arc-shaped ring to move, the outer wall of the arc-shaped ring is attached to the soft cotton towel, and rotation of the double-end stud is stopped. When the soft cotton towel is conveyed to the position between the two folding rollers, the two sides of the soft cotton towel are limited through the arc-shaped rings, the position of the soft cotton towel is not prone to deviation when the soft cotton towel is conveyed to the folding rollers, and therefore the folding effect of the soft cotton towel cannot be affected.
Owner:WEIANJIE CARE PROD CHINA CO LTD

Dental appliances with folded material components

Dental devices having folded material. A dental appliance may include a specialized region configured to impart one or more specialized forces to one or more particular areas of a patient's dentition. The specialized region may include a reinforcement structure including a rigid three- dimensional structure, where the rigid three-dimensional structure includes repeating geometric shapes defined by folds in a sheet of one or more polymeric materials. The folds may be folded along a pattern of lines according to the repeating geometric shapes. The rigid three-dimensional structure may have a greater thickness than the unfolded sheet so as to impart a greater rigidity to the specialized region compared to the unfolded sheet, thereby reinforcing the specialized region for imparting the one or more specialized forces to the one or more particular areas of the patient's dentition.
Owner:ALIGN TECHNOLOGY INC

Planning apparatus for determining an ablation probe parameter for a single ablation probe or for multiple ablation probes

The invention relates to a planning apparatus (1) for determining an ablation probe parameter. A thermal energy determination unit determines, in a first part of a planning procedure, a first thermal energy distribution by using a thermal energy function like a Bioheat equation such that a temperature-based condition is fulfilled, which is indicative of a desired treatment outcome for a subject (18). An ablation probe parameter determination unit determines, in a second part, the ablation probe parameter by using a second thermal energy function, which relates a second thermal energy distribution to be caused by the ablation probe (22) to b) the ablation probe parameter, such that a deviation between the first thermal energy distribution and the second thermal energy distribution fulfils a predefined deviation criterion. This dissection into two parts allows for an improved adaptability of the determination of the ablation probe parameter to different types of ablation procedures.
Owner:KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS NV

In-line manufacturing apparatus for lithium metal battery

An in-line manufacturing apparatus for a lithium metal battery comprises: a lithium foil tape unwinder peeling a release film on the lithium foil tape and transferring the lithium foil tape peeled off the release film to a notching part; the notching part forming an anode plate having an electrode tab by processing the lithium foil tape; and a stacking part inserting a separator film between the anode plate and a cathode plate directly transferred from the notching part in a zigzag manner to alternately stack the separator film.
Owner:ENERGY TECH SOLUTION CO LTD