US 2020/0399830 A1 · FIBER TRANSPORT APPARATUS AND FIBER TRANSPORT METHOD

Abstract

A sheet manufacturing apparatus includes a case that accommodates raw material pieces including fibers, a rotator that rotates inside the case to stir the raw material pieces, a stirring motor that rotates the rotator, a transport apparatus that transports the raw material pieces through a transport path coupled to a side wall of the case, and a control apparatus that controls rotation states of the rotator and the transport apparatus, in which the transport apparatus includes a discharge pipe that rotates on a central axis along the transport path, and a transport motor that rotates the discharge pipe.

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Dependent claims

A fiber transport apparatus comprising:

a case that accommodates fiber pieces containing fibers;
a stirring portion that rotates inside the case to stir the fiber pieces;
a first driving portion that rotates the stirring portion;
a transport apparatus that transports the fiber pieces through a transport path coupled to a side surface of the case;
and
a control portion that controls rotation states of the stirring portion and the transport apparatus, wherein
the transport apparatus includes a rotator that rotates on an axis along the transport path, and a second driving portion that rotates the rotator.

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Fiber transport apparatus and fiber transport method

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Fiber transport apparatus and fiber transport method

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Abstract

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