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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 21, 2026
Filed:
Aug. 07, 2023
Applicant:
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Naoto Aruga, Matsumoto, JP;
Assignee:
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
D21F 3/02 (2006.01); D21F 5/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
D21F 3/0272 (2013.01); D21F 5/022 (2013.01);
Abstract
There is provided a sheet manufacturing apparatus including: an accumulation section that forms a web by accumulating a material containing fibers by an air flow; a web transport section including a transport belt that comes into contact with one surface of the web and holds the web; a sheet forming section that forms a sheet by subjecting the web supplied from the web transport section to at least one of heating and pressurizing treatments; and an air ejection section provided at an end portion positioned on a sheet forming section side in the web transport section, and ejecting compressed air to the web.