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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 16, 2018
Filed:
Mar. 30, 2017
Applicant:
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B02C 18/00 (2006.01); D21D 5/24 (2006.01); B02C 4/00 (2006.01); B29B 15/00 (2006.01); D21B 1/06 (2006.01); B02C 18/14 (2006.01); B29L 7/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
D21B 1/06 (2013.01); B02C 4/00 (2013.01); B02C 18/141 (2013.01); B02C 18/146 (2013.01); B29B 15/00 (2013.01); D21D 5/24 (2013.01); B29L 2007/002 (2013.01);
Abstract
A defibration unit includes a rotating unit and a fixing unit. The rotating unit and the fixing unit are arranged so as to be apart from each other with a gap therebetween in a direction that intersects with a rotating shaft of the rotating unit. The fixing unit includes a plurality of plates that are layered in an axial direction of the rotating shaft, and the plates has a plurality of convexities that protrude at a side facing the rotating unit.