Transport device and sheet manufacturing apparatus
AssigneeSeiko Epson Corporation
InventorsNaoko Omagari, Toshiaki Yamagami
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Abstract
A transport device includes a transport pipe for transporting a material to be transported having at least one of a sheet piece, a fiber, and a powder, and a blower for generating an air flow in the transport pipe, the transport device transports the material to be transported by the air flow, in which the transport pipe has an introduction port into which the material to be transported is introduced, the air flow has a velocity difference in a direction orthogonal to a direction of the air flow in the transport pipe, and the introduction port is provided on a side where a velocity of the air flow is lower.
Claims9
A transport device comprising:
- a transport pipe that transports a material to be transported including at least one of a sheet piece, a fiber, and a powder;
- and
- a blower that generates an air flow in the transport pipe, the transport device transporting the material to be transported by the air flow,
- wherein the transport pipe includes
- an introduction port into which the material to be transported is introduced, and
- a first portion with a curved or folded shape, the first portion has a lowest part that is positioned lowest in the transport pipe,
- the blower is positioned downstream relative to the first portion in a direction of the air flow,
- the transport pipe is connected to the blower at a connection point that is entirely higher than the lowest part of the first portion,
- the air flow has a velocity difference in a direction orthogonal to a direction of the air flow in the transport pipe, and
- the introduction port is provided on a side where a velocity of the air flow is lower.
A transport device comprising:
- a transport pipe that transports a material to be transported including at least one of a sheet piece, a fiber, and a powder;
- and
- a blower that generates an air flow in the transport pipe, the transport device transporting the material to be transported by the air flow,
- wherein the transport pipe includes a first portion provided with an introduction port into which the material to be transported is introduced, the first portion has a curved or folded shape and includes a lowest part that is positioned lowest in the transport pipe,
- the blower is positioned downstream relative to the first portion in a direction of the air flow,
- the transport pipe is connected to the blower at a connection point that is entirely higher than the lowest part of the first portion,
- an inflow direction of the air flow into the first portion is different from an outflow direction of the air flow flowing out from the first portion, and
- the introduction port is provided on the outflow direction side of the transport pipe when viewed in the inflow direction.
A transport device comprising:
- a transport pipe for transporting a material to be transported including at least one of a sheet piece, a fiber, and a powder;
- and
- a blower for generating an air flow in the transport pipe, the transport device transporting the material to be transported by the air flow,
- wherein the transport pipe includes
- a curved portion includes a lowest part that is positioned lowest in the transport pipe, and
- an introduction port provided inside the curved portion and into which the material to be transported is introduced,.
- the blower is positioned downstream relative to the curved portion in a direction of the air flow, and
- the transport pipe is connected to the blower at a connection point that is entirely higher than the lowest part of the curved portion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.