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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 21, 2021
Filed:
Jul. 25, 2019
Applicant:
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Kentaro Yamada, Nagano, JP;
Assignee:
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B02C 18/22 (2006.01); D21B 1/32 (2006.01); D21C 5/02 (2006.01); B02C 18/18 (2006.01); D21F 9/00 (2006.01); D21B 1/10 (2006.01); B02C 18/00 (2006.01); B02C 18/26 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B02C 18/225 (2013.01); B02C 18/182 (2013.01); D21B 1/32 (2013.01); D21C 5/02 (2013.01);
Abstract
Provided are a shredder assuring greater freedom in designing a feedstock supplier that supplies sheets, and a sheet manufacturing apparatus. The shredder has a feedstock supplier having a supply opening through which a sheet is supplied; and a shredding device configured to shred the sheet supplied from the feedstock supplier. The shredding device includes a rotary cutter that rotates on a first axis, and a circulating cutter that moves in an endless path and cuts the sheet in conjunction with the rotary cutter. The circulating cutter includes a conveyor configured to convey the sheet from the feedstock supplier to the rotary cutter.