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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 29, 2018
Filed:
Dec. 04, 2015
Applicant:
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Shigeo Fujita, Matsumoto, JP;
Assignee:
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
D21F 9/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
D21F 9/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
A sheet manufacturing apparatus includes a defibrating unit, a forming unit, and an operation unit. The defibrating unit defibrates a raw material that contains fiber in air. The forming unit forms a sheet by using at least a part of a defibrated material after defibration by the defibrating unit. The operation unit is for operation of the sheet manufacturing apparatus. When the side where the operation unit is located is defined as the front side, the defibrating unit is located at the rear side, and the forming unit is located at the front side.