System and method for producing a continuous fabric strip for a use in manufacturing paint roller covers
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국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
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국제특허분류(IPC7판)
B65H-023/198
B65H-019/18
B65H-019/14
B65H-054/28
출원번호
US-0864969
(2001-05-24)
발명자
/ 주소
Jelinek, Dale C.
Skildum, Marcus L.
출원인 / 주소
Monterey, Inc.
대리인 / 주소
Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren, S.C.
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18인용 특허 :
15
초록▼
A system and method for producing a spool having a continuous fabric strip is disclosed which produces an extended length fabric strip made from a plurality of seamed standard lengths of the fabric, the extended length fabric strip being spirally wound upon a hollow core with consecutive windings of
A system and method for producing a spool having a continuous fabric strip is disclosed which produces an extended length fabric strip made from a plurality of seamed standard lengths of the fabric, the extended length fabric strip being spirally wound upon a hollow core with consecutive windings of the extended length fabric strip being located close adjacent each other, and with consecutive rows of the extended length fabric strip overlaying each other on the hollow core. In the preferred embodiment, the standard length fabric strips are joined together at their respective contiguous ends using a small strip of heat-activated seaming tape. The winding operation simultaneously controls both the lateral position at which the extended length fabric strip is wound onto the core and the rotation of the core to achieve the tight and highly compact winding operation, with the speed of the winding operation being controlled according to the amount of the extended length fabric strip which is available at any given time. The extended length fabric strip is suitable for use in the manufacture of paint roller covers.
대표청구항▼
A system and method for producing a spool having a continuous fabric strip is disclosed which produces an extended length fabric strip made from a plurality of seamed standard lengths of the fabric, the extended length fabric strip being spirally wound upon a hollow core with consecutive windings of
A system and method for producing a spool having a continuous fabric strip is disclosed which produces an extended length fabric strip made from a plurality of seamed standard lengths of the fabric, the extended length fabric strip being spirally wound upon a hollow core with consecutive windings of the extended length fabric strip being located close adjacent each other, and with consecutive rows of the extended length fabric strip overlaying each other on the hollow core. In the preferred embodiment, the standard length fabric strips are joined together at their respective contiguous ends using a small strip of heat-activated seaming tape. The winding operation simultaneously controls both the lateral position at which the extended length fabric strip is wound onto the core and the rotation of the core to achieve the tight and highly compact winding operation, with the speed of the winding operation being controlled according to the amount of the extended length fabric strip which is available at any given time. The extended length fabric strip is suitable for use in the manufacture of paint roller covers. e of the base member presses the sod layer downwardly and displaces the underlying ground layer laterally to fill into the recess portion of the dent. This also causes the displaced portion of the sod laterally over the dent. the conveyor having a plurality of carriages driven by a pair of driving units of the conveyor in proximity to the turning paths to circulate the carriages along the conveyance path in a predetermined conveyance direction, the carriage comprising: a torque input member for receiving a torque from the driving unit for moving the carriage in the conveyance direction, and a carriage coupling means for connecting the carriages such that the torque received by one of the carriages on the conveyance path from the driving unit can be transmitted to the succeeding ones of the carriages, wherein the carriage coupling means separates a leading one of the carriages from a succeeding one of the carriages when the leading carriage moves from one linear path to the turning path while coupling the separated carriage with a preceding one of the carriages when the carriage moves from the turning path to another linear path. 2. A carriage according to claim 1, wherein the carriage coupling means comprises at least a driving member and a driven member. 3. A carriage according to claim 2, wherein the driving member comprises a rotatable cam on one of the carriages and the driven member comprises projections mounted on an adjacent one of the carriages, wherein the projections are spaced apart substantially in the longitudinal direction of the carriages and are formed with corresponding cam surfaces so that the rotatable cam can be fitted into and withdrawn from an engaging space defined between the projections. 4. A carriage according to claim 1, wherein the torque input member has a linear movement input member for transmitting an output of a linearly driving member of the endless conveyor to the carriage by being detachably couplable to the linearly driving member, and a turning movement input member for transmitting a torque of a turning member of the endless conveyor to the carriage to turn the carriage by being detachably couplable to the turning member. 5. A conveying mechanism for circulating a plurality of carriages in a predetermined conveyance direction along an endless conveyance path comprised of at least two substantially linear paths and turning paths connecting opposite ends of the substantially linear paths, a pair of driving units for driving the respective carriages, wherein each of the driving units comprises: turning means for separating the carriages located at downstream ends of coupled units of the respective carriages coupled along the substantially linear paths and turning them along the turning paths, and linear movement output members which operate in synchronism with the turning means to convey the downstream ends of the coupled units coupled along the substantially linear paths to the turning means. 6. A conveying mechanism according to claim 5, wherein the two driving units are disposed respectively at the opposite ends and between the substantially linear paths for driving the respective carriages. 7. A conveying mechanism according to claim 6, wherein the turning means comprises a cam follower and a rotatable cam. 8. A conveying mechanism according to claim 7, wherein the conveyance path is formed on a table having a specified height. 9. A conveying mechanism according to claim 8, further comprising a plurality of base blocks arranged one after another, wherein the base blocks comprise path defining means for defining the conveyance path on the base blocks. 10. A conveying mechanism comprising: two linear paths each said linear path having an entry and an exit; two non-linear turning paths extending from the exits from the linear paths; a plurality of carriages moveably positioned along a selected one of said paths, each said carriage having an upstream coupling member and a downstream coupling member, the upstream and downstream coupling members being configured for transmitting a pulling force between adjacent carriages when the upstream and downstream coupling members of the adjacent carriages are substantially linearly aligned along one of the linear paths, the downstream coupling member of any of said carriages being separable from the upstream coupling member of any of said carriages by turning any of said carriages onto one of the turning paths; and two driving units, each said driving unit having a linear movement output member in proximity to the exit of one of the linear paths and a turning movement output member in proximity to one of the turning paths, the linear movement output members exerting a pulling force for pulling toward the exits all of the carriages on the linear paths by engaging the carriage closest to the respective exit, said turning movement output members being operative to move said carriages sequentially through said turning paths and to thereby disengage the carriages sequentially from said carriages remaining on the respective linear path. 11. The conveying mechanism of claim 10, wherein the turning movement output member of the first driving unit is operative for sequentially turning said carriages from the exit of the first linear path to the entry of the second linear path, and wherein the turning movement output member of the second driving unit is operative for moving said carriages sequentially from the exit of the second linear path to the entry of the first linear path. 12. The conveying mechanism of claim 11, wherein the upstream coupling member of each of said carriages is configured for movement into engagement with the downstream coupling member of an adjacent one of said carriages as said turning movement output member of the first driving unit turns the carriages sequentially onto the entry of the second linear path and as the turning movement output member of the first driving unit turns the carriages onto the entry of the first linear path. 13. The conveying mechanism of claim 12, wherein the linear movement output member of each of said first and second driving units comprises a rotatably driven wheel having sprockets, and wherein each said carriage comprises a linear movement input member extending along each said carriage, each said linear movement input member having a plurality of recesses engageable with the sprockets of the linear movement output member of each said driving unit. 14. The conveying mechanism of claim 13 wherein each said linear movement input member comprises a chain. 15. The conveying mechanism of claim 13, wherein the turning movement output member comprises a rotatable member having at least one recess, and wherein each said carriage comprises a cam engageable by the recess of the linear movement output member for turning each said carriage through the respective turning paths. 36, DE; 0527345, EP ent which has a recessed region having a recessed location, and also a raised edge region radially outwardly of the recessed region at a raised edge location and extending at least partially around the recessed region, said tool comprising: a) base member having a compression surface and a ground penetrating member; b) a golf club having a grip portion attached to said base member and a ball striking end portion spaced from the grip portion, said base member being mounted to the grip portion to position the base member so that with the grip portion being positioned downwardly from the ball striking end portion the compression surface is facing downwardly to be able to be pressed downwardly against the raised edge region, with the golf club extending in a generally upward direction from the green surface, and the golf club is able to be pushed downwardly to press the raised edge region downwardly to repair the dent; c) said ground penetrating member having a first stowed position where the ground penetrating member extends over the compression surface, and being moveable outwardly from the stowed position to an operating position extending outwardly from the compression surface, after which the tool can be moved so that the ground penetrating member penetrates into the golf green. 2. The tool as recited in claim 1, wherein said compression surface is positioned so that the location of the compression surface is aligned with the grip portion of the golf club. 3. The tool as recited in claim 2, wherein said ground penetrating member is provided with a hinge connection at one side of the compression surface. 4. The tool as recited in claim 2, wherein said ground penetrating member is configured with length and width dimensions such that when said ground penetrating member is located in its stowed positions the ground engaging member is located substantially within an area of an end portion of the grip portion of the golf club. 5. The tool as recited in claim 4, wherein said ground penetrating member extends outwardly from the compression surface a distance no greater than about three-quarters of an inch. 6. The tool as recited in claim 5, wherein said ground penetrating member extends outwardly from the compression surface the distance no greater than about one-half of an inch. 7. The tool as recited in claim 6, wherein said ground penetrating member extends outwardly from the compression surface the distance no greater than about three-eighths of an inch. 8. The tool as recited in claim 1, further comprising a releasable locking mechanism arranged to releasably hold said ground penetrating member in said operating position. 9. The tool as recited in claim 8, wherein said locking mechanism comprises a protrusion mounted to said ground penetrating member in a manner that in moving the ground penetrating member from the stowed position to the operating position, the protrusion moves over a surface which resists movement of the ground penetrating member from the stowed position to the operating position and also resists movement of the ground engaging member from the operating position back to the stowed position, whereby said ground engaging member is yieldingly held in its stowed position and also yieldingly held in its operating position. 10. The tool as recited in claim 1, wherein said ground penetrating member has a generally flattened configuration, with a surface area which, when the ground penetrating member is moved through the green surface, is located near a ground portion which is displaced into said raised edge region. 11. A restoring tool for repairing a dent in a golf green having a green surface, caused by a golf ball impacting the green surface to form the dent which has a recessed region having a recessed location, and also a raised edge region radially outwardly of the recessed region at a raised edge location and extending at least partially around the recessed region, said tool comprising: a) a base mem ber having a compression surface and a ground penetrating member; b) said base member being arranged to be mounted to a grip portion of a golf club having said base member being adapted to be mounted to the grip portion to position the base member so that the grip portion being positioned downwardly from a ball striking end portion, the compression surface is facing downwardly to be able to be pressed downwardly against the raised edge region, with the golf club extending in a generally upward direction from the green surface, and the golf club is able to be pushed downwardly to press the raised edge region downwardly to repair the dent; c) said ground penetrating member having a first stowed position where the ground penetrating member extends over the compression surface, and being moveable outwardly from the stowed position to an operating position extending outwardly from the compression surface, after which the tool can be moved so that the ground penetrating member penetrates into the golf green. 12. The tool as recited in claim 11, wherein with the tool being mounted to the grip portion, said compression surface is positioned so that the location of the compression surface is aligned with the grip portion of the golf club. 13. The tool as recited in claim 12, wherein said ground penetrating member is provided with a hinge connection at one side of the compression surface. 14. The tool as recited in claim 12, wherein said ground penetrating member is configured with length and width dimensions such that when said ground penetrating member is located in its stowed position the ground engaging member is located substantially within an area of an end portion of the grip portion of the golf club. 15. The tool as recited in claim 14, wherein said ground penetrating member extends outwardly from the compression surface a distance no greater than about three-quarters of an inch. 16. The tool as recited in claim 15, wherein said ground penetrating member extends outwardly from the compression surface a distance no greater than about one-half of an inch. 17. The tool as recited in claim 16, wherein said ground penetrating member extends outwardly from the compression surface a distance no greater than about three-eighths of an inch. 18. The tool as recited in claim 11, further comprising a releasable mechanism arranged to releasably hold said locking ground penetrating member in said operating position. 19. The tool as recited in claim 18, wherein said locking mechanism comprises a protrusion mounted to said ground penetrating member in a manner that in moving the ground penetrating member from the stowed position to the operating position, the protrusion moves over a surface which resists movement of the ground penetrating member from the stowed position to the operating position, and also resists movement of the ground engaging member from the operating position back to the stowed position, whereby said ground engaging member is yieldingly held in its stowed position and also yieldingly in its operating position. 20. The tool as recited in claim 11, wherein said ground penetrating member has a generally flattened configuration, with a surface area which, when the ground penetrating member is moved through the green surface, is located near a ground portion which is displaced into said raised edge region. St. Paul, MN. Apr., 2000. nd second sensors information indicative of the properties of the fluid adjacent to each of the first and second sensors, respectively; and (c) comparing the information collected from the first and second sensors; wherein the head includes an extension tube having an upper end and a lower end, the upper end being above the first and second sensors and the lower end being below the first and second sensors. 10. The method according to claim 9, further comprising the step of sufficiently pumping a first fluid into the well via the extension tube to contact a second fluid within the well, creating an interface between the first and second fluids. 11. The method according to claim 10, wherein the step of pumping further comprises pumping the first fluid until the interface passes the second sensor. 12. The method according to claim 11, wherein the step of pumping further comprises pumping the first fluid until the interface passes the spacer. 13. The method according to claim 12, wherein the first fluid is a treatment fluid. 14. The method according to claim 13, wherein the step of pumping further comprises pumping the treatment fluid until the first sensor detects the treating fluid. 15. The method according to claim 13, further comprising the step of decreasing rate of pumping of the treatment fluid to correspond substantially to the rate at which the treatment fluid flows into the formation and pumping the treatment fluid to substantially maintain the interface between the first and second sensors. 16. A method for positioning a fluid interface in a well, comprising: (a) providing a tool comprising: (i) a spacer having first and second ends; (ii) a first sensor adjacent to the first end of the spacer, wherein the first sensor measures a first fluid property; and (iii) a second sensor adjacent to the second end of the spacer, wherein the second sensor measures a second fluid property; (b) collecting from the first and second sensors information indicative of the properties of the fluid adjacent to each of the first and second sensors, respectively; (c) comparing the information collected from the first and second sensors; (d) pumping a first fluid and a second fluid into the well; and (e) using the information obtained in step (c) to control the rates at which said first and second fluids are pumped into the well. 17. A method for accurately placing a well treatment fluid in a well, comprising: (a) pumping a first fluid into a first part of the well until an interface is formed between the first fluid and a second fluid; (b) extracting information regarding at least one fluid property of the first and second fluids with first and second sensors positioned in the first and second fluids respectively; and (c) exchanging information between the first and second sensors and a telemetry unit. 18. The method according to claim 17, further comprising the step of maintaining the position of the interface at a desired position in the well by adjusting the pressure applied to the first or second fluids and by monitoring the position of the interface within the well. 19. The method according to claim 17, wherein step (c) further comprises transmitting information regarding the at least one fluid property from the first and second sensors to the telemetry unit. 20. A method for positioning a fluid interface at a desired interface depth in a well, comprising: (a) positioning a tool proximate the desired interface depth in the well, the tool comprising a first sensor and a second sensor, the first sensor being positioned above the desired interface depth and the second sensor being positioned below the desired interface depth; (b) forming an interface between first and second fluids; (c) analyzing at least one property of the first and second fluids with the first and second sensors to acquire information; (d) pumping a first fluid and a second fluid into the well; and (e) controlling the rate at which said fi
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