Sheet manufacturing apparatus
US-2024052568-A1 · Feb 15, 2024 · US
Sheet manufacturing apparatus
US2016145802A1 · US · A1
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-2016145802-A1 |
| Application number | US-201514944506-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | A1 |
| Filing date | Nov 18, 2015 |
| Priority date | Nov 26, 2014 |
| Publication date | May 26, 2016 |
| Grant date | — |
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Disclosed is a sheet manufacturing apparatus including a rotatable drum unit in which a plurality of openings are formed; a web forming unit that forms a web by using a material containing fibers passing through the openings; a housing unit that covers at least a portion of the drum unit in which the openings are formed; a material supply port that is provided to supply the material in a direction along a rotational axis of the drum unit to the inside of the drum unit by airflow; and an air intake port that is provided to supply air that does not contain the material in the direction along the rotational axis of the drum unit to the inside of the drum unit. The web forming unit includes a mesh belt on which the material is deposited and a suction unit that sucks the material onto the mesh belt.
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What is claimed is: 1 . A sheet manufacturing apparatus comprising: a rotatable drum unit in which a plurality of openings are formed; a web forming unit that forms a web by using a material containing fibers passing through the openings of the drum unit; a housing unit that covers at least a portion of the drum unit in which the openings are formed; a material supply port that is provided to supply the material containing fibers in a direction along a rotational axis of t…
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- What does patent US2016145802A1 cover?
- Disclosed is a sheet manufacturing apparatus including a rotatable drum unit in which a plurality of openings are formed; a web forming unit that forms a web by using a material containing fibers passing through the openings; a housing unit that covers at least a portion of the drum unit in which the openings are formed; a material supply port that is provided to supply the material in a direct…
- Who is the assignee on this patent?
- Seiko Epson Corp
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification D21F1/52. Mapped technology areas include Textiles & Paper.
- When was this patent published?
- Publication date Thu May 26 2016 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (A1). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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- We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).