Sheet manufacturing apparatus and defibrating unit
AssigneeSeiko Epson Corporation
InventorsNaotaka HIGUCHI, Toshiaki YAMAGAMI, Nobumasa ABE
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Abstract
A defibrating 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 an intersecting direction that intersects with a rotating shaft of the rotating unit. The rotating unit includes a surface that stands up along an axial direction of the rotating shaft and that is arranged on a side section in the axial direction and arranged at a side where a defibration object is introduced. The fixing unit includes a plurality of plates that are layered in the axial direction, and the plates has a plurality of convexities that protrude at a side facing the rotating unit.
Claims3
A defibrating unit comprising:
- a rotating unit;
- and
- a fixing unit,
- the rotating unit and the fixing unit being arranged so as to be apart from each other with a gap therebetween in an intersecting direction that intersects with a rotating shaft of the rotating unit,
- the rotating unit including a surface that stands up along an axial direction of the rotating shaft, the surface being arranged on a side section in the axial direction and arranged at a side where a defibration object is introduced,
- the fixing unit including a plurality of plates that are layered in the axial direction, the plates having a plurality of convexities that protrude at a side facing the rotating unit.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.