Paper producing apparatus

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11788230-B2
Application number	US-202117485660-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 27, 2021
Priority date	Sep 29, 2020
Publication date	Oct 17, 2023
Grant date	Oct 17, 2023

Abstract

A paper producing apparatus includes: a sieve portion having a plurality of openings; a web forming portion having a deposition surface on which a material passing through the openings and containing fibers is deposited, the web forming portion forming a web on the deposition surface; a sheet forming portion that processes the web into a sheet; and a material supply pipe through which transport airflow containing the material is supplied to an inside of the sieve portion.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A paper producing apparatus comprising
a sieve portion having a plurality of openings;
a web forming portion having a deposition surface on which a material passing through the openings and containing fibers is deposited, the web forming portion forming a web on the deposition surface;
a sheet forming portion that processes the web into a sheet;
a material supply pipe through which transport airflow containing the material is supplied to an inside of the sieve portion, the material supply pipe including
a first supply pipe,
a branch portion at which the first supply pipe is split,
a second supply pipe that couples the branch portion and one end of the sieve portion in a rotation axis direction,
a third supply pipe that couples the branch portion and the other end of the sieve portion in the rotation axis direction, and
an axis driver that shifts an axis of one of the first supply pipe and the branch portion with respect to an axis of the other;

a controller that controls an operation of the axis driver; and
an uneven distribution detector that detects unevenness of the material passing through the first supply pipe,
the controller controlling the operation of the axis driver based on a detection result obtained by the uneven distribution detector.

2. The paper producing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the material supply pipe includes an orifice that reduces an inside diameter of the branch portion.

3. The paper producing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the axis driver has a function of moving the axis of the first supply pipe in a direction perpendicular to the axis of the branch portion.

4. The paper producing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the axis driver has a function of controlling an amount of movement by which the axis of the first supply pipe is moved relative to the axis of the branch portion.

Assignees

• Seiko Epson Corp

Inventors

• Miyazawa Kazuma
• Sato Naoya

Classifications

• D21F7/06 Primary

  Indicating or regulating the thickness of the layer; Signal devices · CPC title

• D21F1/02

  Head boxes of Fourdrinier machines · CPC title

• D21G9/0027

  controlling the forming section · CPC title

• D21F9/00

  Complete machines for making continuous webs of paper · CPC title