Samson Aktiengesellschaft

Pitney Bowes Deutschland Gmbh

Deere & Company

Bell & Howell, LLC

Pitney Bowes Technologies Gmbh

Aeg Sensorsysteme Gmbh

Bag Bizerba Automotive Gmbh

Rainer Oberheim

Martin Sting

Christian Botschek

Stefan Kolbenschlag

Joerg Kiesbauer

Manfred A Becker

Edward J Kapturowski

Joseph Zuech

Aaron A Kracht

Robin L Heilman

Jörg Kiesbauer

Todd Murdock

Ralf Kapell

Miodrag Mees

Udo Winkler

A communication device for control interaction between operating electronics and an actuator to set a process fluid flow of a process-engineering plant can include a first communication interface configured to receive electrical signals from the operating electronics, a second communication interface configured to provide electrical actuator commands to the actuator, and a permissibility processor having a data memory that stores permissible actuator commands, the permissibility processor being configured to cause the second communication interface to provide one of the permissible actuator commands to the actuator based on an electrical signal of the electrical signals received via the first communication interface.

Control-interaction method and communication device for carrying out a control interaction between an electronic operating system and an actuating system

In a spring body for a force transducer built into a force-transmitting part, a force-input section is provided for receiving a force, a force-output section for transmitting the force, and an elastic deformation body arranged therebetween which couples the force-output section to the force-input section such that the force received by the force-input section is transmitted to the force-output section. The elastic deformation body performs a predetermined elastic deformation movement caused by the force to be transmitted at at least one point. A coding sampling section is provided at the at least one point of the deformation body and which follows deformation movements of the at least one point.

Spring body for a force transducer, such as a torque-and/or tension/compression-force measuring cell

The present application relates to techniques and equipment to manufacture mailpieces containing inserts. The equipment can be an inserter or an envelope wrapper that collects documents and inserts on a collating track before the material is inserted into an envelope by inserting equipment or wrapped with paper or film to make an envelope by wrapping equipment. More specifically, the present application relates to a rotary insert feeder that feeds inserts to a collating track on inserting or wrapping type equipment.

Method and system to feed inserts with a rotary and gripper system

A supply station for positioning enclosures on an enclosure-collating path of a mail-processing installation allows a simple conversion from operation for processing a stack of comparatively flexible, thin enclosures to operation for processing a stack of comparatively thick, essentially inflexible enclosures. The conversion is achieved using a magazine housing inside a supply station housing mounted so that it can be secured in two different pivot positions, whereby in one pivot position the lowermost enclosure of a stack of enclosures is bent using a vacuum arrangement in which the front end of the enclosure in the withdrawal direction can be gripped by a gripper, while in a second pivot position of the magazine housing, the front end in the withdrawal direction of a lowermost, comparatively thick and essentially inflexible enclosure is pushed by means of a pusher arrangement directly into the open claws of the gripper.

Supply station for positioning enclosures on an enclosure-collating path

In a rotary feeder for conveying enclosures, in particular into conveying compartments of an enclosure-collating path, during operation, shocks within the gear mechanism of the drive unit of the feeder drum on account of gear mechanism play are avoided and the level of noise during operation is reduced in that a cam-actuated pair of claws () is provided in each case at two diametrically opposite locations of the feeder drum () of the rotary feeder, and the cam () for actuating the pairs of claws is configured in sections (O) with an increasing in the radial spacing of its profile in accordance with a claw-opening movement counter to the prestressing force of prestressing means () and, in sections (C) with a decrease in the radial spacing of its profile in accordance with a claw-closing movement under the prestressing force of the prestressing means, such that a braking moment on account of the claw opening counter to the prestressing force of the prestressing means, this braking moment being transmitted to a rotating follower roller () and a link (), bearing the latter, for claw actuation, and to the feeder drum () via the claw pivoting shaft (), is compensated for by an accelerating moment on account of the claw closure under the prestressing force of the prestressing means, this accelerating moment being transmitted to a rotating follower roller () and a link (), bearing the latter, for claw actuation, and to the feeder drum ().

Rotary feeder with cam actuated claw members

A pedal displacement sensor includes an actuating lever and a switching element. The actuating lever is arranged in a housing, is rotatably supported on a rotational axis, and can be rotated by a pedal. The actuating element of the switching element is actuated by rotating the actuating lever. The housing of the pedal displacement sensor has an opening. The actuating lever extends through the opening to an end which engages the pedal. The actuating lever includes first and second arms which form an angle lever. The first arm is rotatably supported in the housing. The second arm extends through the opening to an end face which contacts the pedal lever. The actuating lever preferably also acts upon a transducer such as a Hall sensor and a permanent magnet.

Pedal displacement sensor

In a gripper mechanism for devices for handling objects in the form of sheets or plates, simple and easy operability of the gripper claws of pivoting gripper arms into the open position for adjustment purposes, test purposes and the like is achieved in that a manual operating element made of plastic is connected in the gripper claw operating drive between an operating lever which is mounted on the relevant gripper arm such that it can pivot, and a coupling linkage which is connected to one of the gripper claws which can pivot, and this manual operating element can pivot on the operating shaft of the gripper claw operating drive in such a manner that the claw can be caused to open easily while the machine is at rest, without any risk of injuries.

Gripper mechanism for device for handling object in the form of sheets or plates, in particular for post processing machine

The invention relates to an actuator for operating a signal transmitter comprising a shaft rotatably mounted in a housing, a motor rotating the shaft to operate the signal transmitter as a function of position, a portion of the shaft having a first recess, a sleeve surrounding the shaft having a second recess, a ball element spring biased in one recess, the ball element operating the signal transmitter when the position of the first and second recess coincide.

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Bensheim, Germany

Rainer Oberheim