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US 2020/0399825 A1Published application
Fiber transport apparatus
AssigneeSeiko Epson Corporation
InventorsKoji MOTOHASHI, Makoto SATO, Takashi ABE
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Abstract
A storage portion includes a case which includes an internal space configured to accommodate raw material pieces having fibers, a discharge pipe coupled to a side wall of the case, and a transport motor which rotates the discharge pipe on an axis, in which one end in an axial direction of the discharge pipe communicates with the internal space and the other end has an outlet for discharging the raw material pieces, and a spiral member is provided on an inner peripheral surface of the discharge pipe.
Claims17
A fiber transport apparatus comprising:
- a case that has an internal space configured to accommodate fiber pieces containing fibers;
- a tube coupled to a side surface of the case;
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- a driving portion that rotates the tube on an axis, wherein
- one end of the tube in an axial direction communicates with the internal space, and another end has an outlet for discharging the fiber pieces, and
- a protrusion is provided on an inner surface of the tube.
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