There is provided an assembly for removing labels from label liners. The assembly comprising a separator block; and a movable arm located at a fixed position relative to the separator block, the movable arm being configured to move a distal end of the movable arm towards the separator block. A corresponding method for removing labels from label liners is also provided.
There is provided an apparatus and a method for dispensing printed labels from a printer. The printed labels may be prepared on a need basis, such that each printed label is either held in the apparatus or ejected from the apparatus. Some advantages of the apparatus and method include prolonging a lifespan for a print head, and minimization of transition error on a media used for printing.
B65C 11/02 - Manually-controlled or manually-operable label dispensers, e.g. modified for the application of labels to articles having printing equipment
G06K 15/00 - Arrangements for producing a permanent visual presentation of the output data
B65C 9/00 - Details of labelling machines or apparatus
09 - Scientific and electric apparatus and instruments
16 - Paper, cardboard and goods made from these materials
Goods & Services
Filled ink cartridges; ink cartridges and printing ink for printers, color printers, laser printers and thermal printers. Computer printers for colour image printing purposes; colour printers; computer printers; digital colour printers; laser printers; printers; thermal printers; computer software for printing documents; printer management software; software driver setup, printer instructions and operating manuals sold together as a unit; electronic machines and apparatus, namely printers, and parts thereof. Stationery; printed matter, namely instruction manuals, product and software operating and service manuals, technical user and service manuals, all in relation to printers and printing; printed instructional material in the field of printing; labels, namely shipping labels, paper labels, printed paper labels and bar code labels.
09 - Scientific and electric apparatus and instruments
16 - Paper, cardboard and goods made from these materials
Goods & Services
Filled ink cartridges; ink cartridges and printing ink for printers, color printers, laser printers and thermal printers. Computer printers for colour image printing purposes; colour printers; computer printers; digital colour printers; laser printers; printers; thermal printers; computer software for printing documents; printer management software; software driver setup, printer instructions and operating manuals sold together as a unit; electronic machines and apparatus, namely printers, and parts thereof. Stationery; printed matter, namely instruction manuals, product and software operating and service manuals, technical user and service manuals, all in relation to printers and printing; printed instructional material in the field of printing; labels, namely shipping labels, paper labels, printed paper labels and bar code labels.
09 - Scientific and electric apparatus and instruments
16 - Paper, cardboard and goods made from these materials
Goods & Services
Filled ink cartridges; ink cartridges and printing ink for printers, color printers, laser printers and thermal printers. Computer printers for colour image printing purposes; colour printers; computer printers; digital colour printers; laser printers; printers; thermal printers; computer software for printing documents; printer management software; software driver setup, printer instructions and operating manuals sold together as a unit; electronic machines and apparatus, namely printers, and parts thereof. Stationery; printed matter, namely instruction manuals, product and software operating and service manuals, technical user and service manuals, all in relation to printers and printing; printed instructional material in the field of printing; labels, namely shipping labels, paper labels, printed paper labels and bar code labels.
Disclosed is a printer, printer tractor feed system, input media management system and methods for allowing a printer to accept a wide range of print media including both print media having sprocket holes and print media without sprocket holes. The system provides for a tray to be secured over and removed from tray supports in the tractor feed system. Also disclosed are components of the system including a tray and tray support.
An apparatus for storing data storage media, the apparatus comprising: a plurality of data storage library modules, each data storage library module comprising a library controller and a plurality of storage slots, the plurality of library controllers being interconnected and configured to allow distributed software to control and manage the plurality of data storage library modules as a single data storage library.
A data storage library comprising a stack of storage modules, each storage module comprising an array of storage slots, the data storage library comprising: a plurality of transmission robots, each transmission robot comprising a tray for transporting a data storage medium to and from a storage slot; and a transmission apparatus configured for effecting movement of at least one of the plurality of transmission robots between two adjacent storage modules in the data storage library.
G11B 17/22 - Guiding record carriers not specifically of filamentary or web form, or of supports therefor from random-access magazine of disc records
F16H 19/04 - Gearings comprising essentially only toothed gears or friction members and not capable of conveying indefinitely-continuing rotary motion for interconverting rotary motion and reciprocating motion comprising a rack
G12B 1/00 - Sensitive elements capable of producing movement or displacement for purposes not limited to measurementAssociated transmission mechanisms therefor
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AN APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MAINTAINING CONSISTENT TENSION OF A FLEXIBLE FLAT CABLE UNDERGOING EXTENSION OR RETRACTION
There is provided an apparatus and method for maintaining consistent tension of a FFC undergoing extension and retraction, where a first end of the FFC is coupled to a moving platform. The apparatus and method prolongs a usability duration of the FFC and correspondingly reduces the frequency of servicing or replacement of the FFC.
B65H 59/38 - Adjusting or controlling tension in filamentary material, e.g. for preventing snarlingApplications of tension indicators by regulating speed of driving mechanism of unwinding, paying-out, forwarding, winding, or depositing devices, e.g. automatically in response to variations in tension
B65H 23/18 - Registering, tensioning, smoothing, or guiding webs longitudinally by controlling or regulating the web-advancing mechanism, e.g. mechanism acting on the running web
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APPARATUS FOR FEEDING A SINGLE SHEET TO AN OUTPUT DEVICE
There is provided an apparatus for feeding a single sheet to an output. The output may be either a separate device or integrated with the apparatus. Preferably, the single sheet is either a printed media sheet or a currency note. The single sheet may originate from either a printer or a currency note repository.
There is provided an apparatus and a method for dispensing printed labels from a printer. The printed labels may be prepared on a need basis, such that each printed label is either held in the apparatus or ejected from the apparatus. Some advantages of the apparatus and method include prolonging a lifespan for a print head, and minimisation of transition error on a media used for printing.
B41J 11/48 - Apparatus for condensed record, tally strip, or like work using two or more papers, or sets of papers
B41J 3/407 - Typewriters or selective printing or marking mechanisms characterised by the purpose for which they are constructed for marking on special material
B41J 13/10 - Sheet holders, retainers, or stationary guides
B65C 9/18 - Label feeding from strips, e.g. from rolls
12.
AN APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MAINTAINING CONSISTENT TENSION OF A ROLL OF MEDIA UNDERGOING UN-WINDING OR RE-WINDING
There is provided an apparatus and a method for maintaining consistent tension of a media roll during un-winding and re-winding. The apparatus includes a drive mechanism configured for causing movement of the roll of media with a speed and a direction; an extender arm; an extender arm position monitoring system configured for determining a position of the extender arm; and a controller configured for receiving the position of the extender arm and for providing instructions to the drive mechanism. The method corresponds to the operation of the apparatus.
B65H 59/38 - Adjusting or controlling tension in filamentary material, e.g. for preventing snarlingApplications of tension indicators by regulating speed of driving mechanism of unwinding, paying-out, forwarding, winding, or depositing devices, e.g. automatically in response to variations in tension
B65H 23/18 - Registering, tensioning, smoothing, or guiding webs longitudinally by controlling or regulating the web-advancing mechanism, e.g. mechanism acting on the running web
A transmission apparatus for use in a stack of data library units, the stack comprising a lower data library unit and an upper data library unit, each data library unit of the stack comprising a plurality of upright frames, the transmission apparatus comprising a tray for transporting a tape cartridge; a plurality of positioning pinions rotatably attached to the tray; a plurality of racks each disposed on each of the plurality of upright frames and configured to be engaged by the corresponding plurality of positioning pinions for vertical positioning of the tray within each data library unit; a plurality of partial racks each comprising an upper tooth and a lower tooth disposed adjacent the plurality of racks at each of the plurality of upright frames, the upper tooth being disposed adjacent a lower end of the frame of the upper data library unit and the lower tooth being disposed adjacent an upper end of the frame of the lower data library unit; a plurality of cross-over pinions each rotatably attached to the tray and disposed co-axially with each of the plurality of positioning pinions, each cross-over pinion having a tooth profile configured to engage each of the partial racks for effecting movement of the tray between the lower data library unit and the upper data library unit.
G12B 1/00 - Sensitive elements capable of producing movement or displacement for purposes not limited to measurementAssociated transmission mechanisms therefor
The present invention provides a multi-function device having a housing, a printer module and a scan module. The housing having a plurality of pivotable panels, wherein the pivotable panels are collapsible on the housing to conform with its surfaces thereon. The printer module has a printer head assembly and a multiple sheet feeder disposed within the housing, the multiple sheet feeder having a first paper guide, a feeder assembly and a second paper guide forming a print path, the printer head assembly is mounted along the print path between the first and the second paper guide, wherein a void to the printer module is defined within the housing between the printer head assembly and the first paper guide. The scan module is collapsibly mounted on the housing, the scan module having a scan bar coupling with a multiple original feeder, wherein the scan module is adapted to submerge within the void when it is at a collapsed configuration, and when it is at a lifted configuration, the scan module forms a scan path. The print path is separated from the scan path. A roller assembly is also provided herein.
A transmission apparatus for transmitting tapes within a tape library is disclosed. The transmission apparatus comprises a tray for transmitting a tape cartridge. A plurality of pinion gears is provided. The pinion gears are operably connected to each other and are rotatably attached to the tray. A plurality of vertically disposed racks is provided for engagement by the plurality of pinion gears for rotational movement therealong.
A tape cartridge handler for transmitting a tape cartridge in a tape library. The handler comprises a deck for supporting a tape cartridge thereon; a gripper assembly in translatable engagement with the deck; and at least one arm in rotatable engagement with the gripper assembly, the arm being rotatable about a longitudinal axis of the arm and having a catch for engaging an aperture in a tape cartridge.
A lancing device (1) for use with a lancet (7) for obtaining a blood sample is disclosed. The lancing device comprises a housing (2); a probe (10) disposed in the housing (2); and a probe actuator (15) for linearly displacing the probe (10). The probe (10) is configured for releasably engaging a lancet (7) and is provided with sliding surfaces for slidably (32, 33) engaging a pair of guides (23, 24). Each sliding surface (32, 33) has a radius of curvature centred about a curvature defining axis, the curvature defining axis being coincident with a central longitudinal axis of the lancet (7) when the lancet is engaged by the probe (10). The sliding surfaces (32, 33) are continually biased against the pair of guides (23, 24) such that when the lancet (7) is engaged by the probe (10), the lancet (7) is prevented from translating in any other direction than in a direction parallel to its central longitudinal axis during linear displacement of the probe (10).
A positioning apparatus (201 ) for a tape library (203) is provided. The positioning apparatus (201 ) comprises a tape cartridge loader (202) movable relative to the tape library (103) along an axis (107), at least one sensor (702) on the tape cartridge loader (202) operable to detect a reference position along the axis (207), and a controller (215). The controller (215) is operable to track a distance moved by the tape cartridge loader (202) along the axis (207) until the at least one sensor (702) detects the reference position. A corresponding method is also disclosed.
A slot for releasably storing a tape cartridge is disclosed. The slot comprises an enlargeable receiving portion for releasable insertion of the tape cartridge and a plate for supporting the tape cartridge in the slot. At least a portion of the plate is moveable for enlarging the receiving portion.
A transmission apparatus for transmitting tapes within a tape library is disclosed. The transmission apparatus comprises a tray for transmitting a tape cartridge. A plurality of pinion gears is provided. The pinion gears are operably connected to each other and are rotatably attached to the tray. A plurality of vertically disposed racks is provided for engagement by the plurality of pinion gears for rotational movement therealong.
Imaging systems such as copiers, printers and facsimile devices are used for imaging media sheets. Generally, many of these imaging systems are able to perform both functions of scanning and printing. However, many of such imaging systems are costly and bulky. An embodiment of the present invention is disclosed for directing media sheets for imaging. An imaging system is described according to an embodiment of the present invention. The imaging system comprises a first structure, a second structure and a feed mechanism for directing media sheets towards imaging devices for imaging.
G03G 15/00 - Apparatus for electrographic processes using a charge pattern
G11B 7/00 - Recording or reproducing by optical means, e.g. recording using a thermal beam of optical radiation, reproducing using an optical beam at lower powerRecord carriers therefor
