Eastman-kodak Company

Michael J Chapman

Christopher J Kralles

John G Weigand

Thomas C Merle

David L Rowden

A printing apparatus includes a media supply section and a media take-up section. Each section is capable of accepting a plurality of cassettes. On the supply section side, the cassettes can contain a roll of photosensitive material that is to be processed through a printing section. The cassettes on the take-up sections are initially empty and are designed to receive the web of photosensitive material after the web has been conveyed through the printing section. The cassettes can be provided at a plurality of locations and can be angularly positioned with respect to each other. A single transport assembly can be provided at each of the supply section and take-up section, and can be rotatable about a rotatable point so as to accept or discharge media to each of the appropriate cassettes. A splicer is provided on the transport assembly in the supply section, for splicing the end of the material from an empty cassette, and is also rotatable with the transport assembly. In a feature of the present invention, the material can undergo a vertical twist, which results from the pivoting of the paper path by way of the transport assembly.

Printing apparatus

An apparatus for making a bubble spring assembly includes a base member having a side surface and a head assembly. A track way extends along one side surface of the base toward the head assembly. The track way is employed for guiding a respective spring blank into the head assembly. A push block is provided for moving the spring blank along the track way and into the head assembly. A shaping mechanism is provided within the head assembly for receiving the respective spring blank from the track way and for shaping the spring into a predetermined form having a predictable stress strain history along the length of the shaped spring blank. A retaining gate is located proximate the shaping mechanism for positioning a respective cavity block adjacent the shaping mechanism. A transfer rod is provided within the head assembly for moving a shaped spring blank from the shaping mechanism into the cavity block in the absence of further deformation to the shaped spring blank.

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Churchville, NY, United States of America

Michael J Chapman