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US 2026/0062864 A1Published application
Fiber body manufacturing apparatus and fiber body production method
AssigneeSeiko Epson Corporation
InventorsNaoto ARUGA, Hayato YANAGAWA, Tetsuya TAMURA
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Abstract
In a fiber body manufacturing apparatus, after a mixture is transported from a second mesh belt, a first humidifying section performs a cleaning operation of softening dust generated from the mixture and adhering to a “suction pipe” by applying a solvent, removing the softened dust, and then drying the solvent adhering to the “suction pipe” by performing suction by the “suction pipe”.
Claims11
A fiber body manufacturing apparatus comprising:
- a forming section that forms a mixture containing fibers;
- a belt having holes, and transporting the mixture in a transport direction;
- a humidifying section that applies a solvent to the belt;
- a suction pipe that sucks air through the holes to adsorb the mixture onto the belt;
- and
- a shaping section that shapes the mixture transported by the belt to produce a fiber body, wherein
- after the mixture finishes being transported from the belt, the humidifying section performs a cleaning operation of softening dust generated from the mixture and adhering to the suction pipe by applying the solvent, removing the softened dust, and then drying the solvent adhering to the suction pipe by performing suction by the suction pipe.
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A fiber body production method comprising:
- forming a mixture containing fibers;
- transporting the mixture while adsorbing the mixture onto a belt by sucking air through holes formed in the belt using a suction pipe for transporting the mixture;
- applying a solvent to the belt by a humidifying section;
- and
- shaping the mixture transported by the belt to produce a fiber body, wherein
- after the mixture finishes being transported from the belt, the humidifying section performs a cleaning operation of softening dust generated from the mixture and adhering to the suction pipe by applying the solvent, removing the softened dust, and then drying the solvent adhering to the suction pipe by performing suction by the suction pipe.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.