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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 16, 2021
Filed:
Aug. 07, 2017
Applicant:
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Katsuhito Gomi, Nagano, JP;
Assignee:
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
D21F 9/02 (2006.01); D04H 1/732 (2012.01); D21B 1/06 (2006.01); D21H 17/20 (2006.01); D21H 23/20 (2006.01); D21F 7/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
D21F 9/02 (2013.01); D04H 1/732 (2013.01); D21B 1/061 (2013.01); D21B 1/063 (2013.01); D21F 7/008 (2013.01); D21H 17/20 (2013.01); D21H 23/20 (2013.01);
Abstract
A sheet manufacturing apparatus includes: a defibration unit that defibrates a raw material containing fibers in a gas atmosphere; and a sheet former that forms a sheet by using at least a part of defibrated substances obtained through a defibrating process performed by the defibration unit. The defibration unit and the sheet former are thermally blocked from each other.