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 including a plurality of plates that are layered in an axial direction of a rotation shaft of the rotating unit, the plates having a plurality of convexities that protrude at a side facing the rotating unit,
- the rotating unit and the fixing unit being arranged such that the fixing unit covers an outer surface of the rotating unit, and the rotating unit and the fixing unit are apart from each other with a gap therebetween in an intersecting direction that intersects with the rotating shaft of the rotating unit,
- the rotating unit including a surface that stands up along the axial direction, the surface being arranged on a side section in the axial direction and arranged at a side where a defibration object is introduced,
- wherein the rotating unit rotates inside of the fixing unit to carry out a dry-type defibrating process on the defibration object.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.