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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 16, 2019
Filed:
Nov. 30, 2016
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota-shi, Aichi-ken, JP;
TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Toyota-shi, Aichi-ken, JP;
Abstract
A granulated body manufacturing apparatus includes: a housing that includes a cylindrical internal space, is disposed so that a center axis direction of the internal space is horizontal, and houses a raw material for a granulated body inside the internal space; an agitation blade that is provided along an inner circumferential surface of the internal space, and upon being rotated around the center axis, scoops up the raw material accumulated in a bottom portion of the internal space and makes the raw material fall down from an upper position inside the internal space; and a crossing blade including a wire having a wire diameter not exceeding 0.3 mm, the wire being provided at a position in a range, inside the internal space, in which the crossing blade does not come into contact with the agitation blade, and being looped around a framework body that rotates around the center axis.