Powder collection unit and fiber processing apparatus
AssigneeSeiko Epson Corporation
InventorsAkihiro Satake, Hiroshi Tanaka
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Abstract
A powder collection unit includes a powder storage having an inlet through which powder including fibers enters and an outlet through which the powder exits, a delivery screw having an elongated shape, disposed in the powder storage, and configured to rotate about a rotation axis to send out and discharge the powder through the outlet, and a powder collection portion coupled to the outlet and having an inner space that collects the powder discharged through the outlet. An end portion of the delivery screw that is adjacent to the outlet protrudes outwardly from the powder storage through the outlet and resides in the inner space of the powder collection portion.
Claims10
A powder collection unit, comprising:
- a powder storage having an inlet through which powder including fibers enters and an outlet through which the powder exits;
- a delivery screw having an elongated shape, disposed in the powder storage, and configured to rotate about a rotation axis to send out and discharge the powder through the outlet;
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- a powder collection portion coupled to the outlet and having an inner space that collects the powder discharged through the outlet, wherein
- an end portion of the delivery screw that is adjacent to the outlet protrudes outwardly from the powder storage through the outlet and resides in the inner space of the powder collection portion, and
- the powder storage includes a vent through which air in the powder storage exits, a suction portion coupled to the vent and configured to suck the air, and a filter configured to catch the powder traveling toward the vent.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.