Absorbent structure manufacturing apparatus
US8955570B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 25, 2011 |
| Grant date | Feb 17, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 5, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61F13/15658
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An absorbent structure manufacturing apparatus has a feeder that includes a measuring roller provided with a filling region to be filled with absorbent discrete material, a material feeding space to reserve and feed the absorbent material to the filling region, a scraper located downstream of the material feeding space to scrape surplus amount of the absorbent material fed to the filling region, a feed chute to receive and retain temporarily the absorbent material from the filling region, and an open-close movable shutter on a peripheral wall of the feed chute. The measuring roller is rotary driven by a rotary drive and the shutter is opened-closed by an actuator. The rotary drive is rotated at a velocity corresponding to a conveyance velocity of a continuous sheet and the actuator controls the shutter in timing corresponding to the conveyance velocity. The absorbent material is fed onto the continuous sheet.
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