A device (10) is described for supplying plastic cards for card-handling devices (100) comprising first supplying means (41) and second supplying means (42) adapted to withdraw a plastic card (30) from a first stack (31) and from a second stack (32), and to supply the plastic card (30) in a rotating part (11), and adapted to rotate the card (30), once it is placed inside it, to supply it from the card-handling device (100), and advancing means (12) of the card (30) in the rotating part (11) to expel it from the rotating part (11) when the rotating part (11) has been rotated; a device (100) is further described for handling plastic cards connectable or comprising such device (10).

第１の条件及び前記第１の条件と異なる第２の条件で再生紙を製造する用紙再生部と、前記第１の条件で製造された再生紙が貯蔵される第１の再生紙貯蔵部と、前記第２の条件で製造された再生紙が貯蔵される第２の再生紙貯蔵部と、前記第１の再生紙貯蔵部から前記第１の条件で製造された再生紙が供給され、前記再生紙を含む被記録媒体に記録情報を印刷する印刷部と、を備えることを特徴とする用紙再生印刷装置。

用紙再生装置を連続的に稼働させ、再生紙を貯蔵させながらも、印刷装置へ供給される既に貯蔵されている再生紙との錯綜、所謂ジャムの発生を防止する用紙再生印刷装置を提供する。　再生紙を製造する用紙再生部と、前記再生紙を含む被記録媒体に記録情報を印刷する印刷部と、前記再生紙を貯蔵する第１の再生紙貯蔵部と、第２の再生紙貯蔵部と、を含む複数の再生紙貯蔵部と、を備える用紙再生印刷装置であって、前記用紙再生部から前記再生紙貯蔵部へ再生紙を供給する再生紙供給部と、前記被記録媒体を前記印刷部へ搬送する搬送部と、を備え、前記搬送部は、前記第１の再生紙貯蔵部に貯蔵された前記再生紙を前記印刷部へ搬送し、前記再生紙供給部は、前記第２の再生紙貯蔵部へ前記再生紙を供給する用紙再生印刷装置。

Systems, apparatus, methods, and articles of manufacture provide for modular vending systems utilizing reloadable product dispensing modules, including, but not limited to, vertical product dispensing modules comprising a vertical conveyor and a mounting structure for releasably engaging with module holder structures of modular vending machines, and a central controller device for communicating with a plurality of modular vending machines.

An apparatus (10) for loading a relatively rigid material in sheets into an operating station of a processing plant, comprises at least a store (11) for storing and feeding the sheets and a loading device (16). The loading device (16) is provided at least with feed means (17), disposed downstream of the store (11) with respect to the direction of feed (P) of the sheets, and able to feed the sheets into the operating station. The apparatus (10) also comprises detection means (18), disposed in correspondence with the feed means (17), able to detect both the position of the sheets with respect to the feed means (17), and also the size of the sheets fed. The detection means (18) are also able to vary in a coordinated manner the operating conditions at least of the feed means (17) according to the position and sizes detected.

Der vorliegenden Erfindung liegt die Aufgabe zugrunde, ein Sortiersystem (50) und ein Verfahren zur einer verbesserten Lückensteuerung anzugeben, mit denen eine Optimierung des Durchsatzes durch einen stets vorteilhaften Abstand von im Poststückstrom benachbarter Poststücke ermöglicht werden kann. Diese Aufgabe wird erf indungsgemäss durch ein Verfahren und ein System zur Einstellung eines Abstandes zwischen zwei in einem Poststückstrom benachbarten Poststücke in einem Sortiersystem für Poststücke gelöst, bei dem: a) für jedes Poststück relevante Prozessdaten erfasst werden (70); b) jedes Poststück temporär in einen Speicherbereich (4a) eines Speichermoduls (2a) überführt wird; und c) ein Abzugszeitpunkt zur Einführung eines Poststücks in den Poststückstrom in Abhängigkeit von den Prozessdaten für das aktuell abzuziehende Poststück bestimmt wird; und d) das Poststück gemäss dem bestimmten Abzugszeitpunkt aus dem Speicherbereich des Speichermoduls abgezogen wird.

A device (10) for extracting and feeding sheets from two trays, comprising a first tray (20) to contain a first ream (21a) of sheets (21), a second tray (30) to contain a second ream (31a) of sheets (31), and a feeding member (50, 53, 53a, 53b) for extracting and feeding one sheet (21, 31) at a time from said first ream (21a) or from said second ream (31a), wherein the two trays (20, 30) are positioned one on top of the other on the same side of the feeding member (50), and the second tray (30), in an intermediate position between the first tray (20) and the feeding member (50), comprises a fixed wall (32, 32a, 32b), to support the second ream (31a), which is configured in order to define an opening or cooperation zone (41) between the first tray (20) and the feeding member (50), so that, when the second ream is not present in the second tray (30) the feeding member (50, 53, 53a) and the first ream (21a) are intended to cooperate in contact with each other, through said cooperation zone (41) in order to extract and feed a sheet (21) from the first ream (21a) contained in the first tray (20). The device of the invention has a compact, inexpensive structure and is realised with a limited number of parts, and guarantees an accurate and silent functioning, reliable in time.

動作状態と休止状態との状態遷移の頻発を低減し、原料を安定して供給する。　原料供給装置は、原料を供給するための供給部であって、第１供給部と第２供給部とを含む供給部と、前記供給部の異常状態を検出するための検出部と、前記供給部を制御するための制御部と、を有し、前記制御部は、前記検出部による検出結果に基づいて、前記第１供給部が異常状態にあると判断したとき、前記第１供給部を動作状態から休止状態に移行させると共に、前記第２供給部を待機状態から動作状態に移行させて原料を供給させる機能と、前記休止状態にある前記第１供給部が、正常状態に復帰したか否かを判断し、正常状態に復帰したと判断した場合に、前記第１供給部を待機状態に移行させる機能と、を有する。

Es sind ein Verfahren und eine Vorrichtung (1) zum Umgang mit einzelnen Zwischenlagen (5) offenbart. Im Rahmen des Verfahrens wird von wenigstens zwei separaten Zwischenlagenstapeln (7) jeweils eine einzelne zuoberst auf dem jeweiligen Zwischenlagenstapel (7) angeordnete Zwischenlage (5) abgetrennt. Weiter werden die von den wenigstens zwei separaten Zwischenlagenstapeln (7) abgetrennten einzelnen Zwischenlagen (5) in einen Erfassungsbereich einer Sensorik (13) bewegt, wobei jede der abgetrennten Zwischenlagen (5) in einen Erfassungsbereich einer eigenen Sensorik (13) eintritt und die jeweilige eigene Sensorik (13) eine in Bewegungsrichtung der jeweiligen Zwischenlage (5) verlaufende Außenkante (6) mittels vorzugsweise optischer Erfassung erkennt. Zeitlich hierauf fahren die abgetrennten einzelnen Zwischenlagen (5) einen jeweiligen Zielort (Z1, Z2) unter Berücksichtigung der jeweiligen vorzugsweise optischen Erfassung an, so dass die Zwischenlagen (5) ihren jeweiligen Zielort (Z1, Z2) mit vorbestimmter Position erreichen.

A device, system and method for incorporating a multipage feeder into a keyboard scanner to allow continuous and sequential feeding of more than one page into a scanner housed in a computer keyboard. A multipage feeder may be for example integrated into or attachable to and detachable from a single page feeder also included in the keyboard housing.

A finger covering system includes a finger cover dispensing device and a plurality of first and second finger covers. The finger cover dispensing device includes a dispenser body having a face and at least first and second openings disposed in the face, with the first and second openings each being sized to receive at least one finger inserted therethrough, and first and second cavities disposed in the dispenser body extending inward from the first and second openings. The plurality of first and second finger covers are disposed in the first and second cavities, with each of the plurality of first finger covers having an open first end facing the first opening of the dispenser body and a closed second end, and each of the plurality of second finger covers having an open first end facing the second opening of the dispenser body and a closed second end. The plurality of first and second finger covers are disposed in a stacked relationship within the corresponding first and second cavities.

The present subject matter relates to methods and systems for feeding sheets or batches of sheets, where a sheet feeder tray capacity level of a sheet feeder table is controllably varied through a hardware or software user interface, allowing a user to selectively set the sheet feeder table capacity level to any desired level according to a user's needs, and resulting in reduced overall batch feeding time and increased productivity as a result of less feeder tray movement during the feeding process. Control of the feeder tray capacity level through a user hardware interface is achieved by using "up" and "down" buttons or other keys on a control panel to adjust the feeder tray capacity level setting. A control panel button can also provide an automatic capacity setting feature. Control of the feeder tray capacity level through a user software interface is achieved by entering the desired feeder tray capacity.

An automated pill dispenser includes a plurality of pill chambers peripherally disposed about a hub. The hub includes a rotatable plate capable of rotating to a selected pill chamber and removing a pill therefrom. A vacuum tip including a bellows extends through an access opening formed within the rotatable plate to withdraw a pill from a bottom portion of the selected pill chamber by grasping the pill from above. A reflective bar code is disposed beneath the rotatable plate and detectable through an opening through the plate to indicate plate position relative to the pill chambers. A computer enables a user to programmably operable the pill dispenser and select the pill chamber, dosage amount and time.