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US 2024/0082878 A1Published application
Scrap collection device
AssigneeKioxia Corporation
InventorShinji OOKA
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Abstract
A scrap collection device according to the embodiment includes a mesh conveyor, a peeler, and one or more collection containers. The mesh conveyor includes a mesh belt configured to receive a fluid mixture of a liquid and scraps from above to trap at least a portion of the scraps and to allow the liquid to pass, and moves the mesh belt. The peeler peels the scraps from a face of the mesh belt in a state where the face of the mesh belt is directed downward. The collection containers collect the peeled scraps.
Claims20
A scrap collection device comprising:
- a mesh conveyor including a mesh belt configured to receive a fluid mixture of a liquid and scraps from above to trap at least a first portion of the scraps and to allow the liquid to pass, the mesh conveyor being configured to move the mesh belt;
- a peeler configured to peel the scraps from a face of the mesh belt in a state where the face is directed downward;
- and
- one or more collection containers configured to collect the peeled scraps.
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A method for collecting scraps, comprising:
- feeding a fluid mixture of a liquid and the scraps to a rotating mesh belt at a first position from above to trap at least a portion of the scraps on the mesh belt;
- peeling the scraps trapped on the rotating mesh belt at a second position where a face of the mesh belt is directed downward and the scraps are placed on the face;
- and
- collecting the scraps in one of a plurality of collection containers disposed below the mesh belt.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.