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Apparatus for manufacturing absorbent body

US9033018B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJan 13, 2012
Grant dateMay 19, 2015
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Expiry dateJan 13, 2032

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  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T156/17
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An apparatus for manufacturing an absorbent body includes: a suction member for moving a suction section along a predetermined travel path; a cover member surrounding a predetermined range of the travel path; and a supply opening through which liquid absorbent particles fall. The supply opening is provided above the travel path in a space within the cover member. Of the space within the cover member, a space located in a downstream side of a position of the supply opening in a direction along the travel path is divided into a first zone in which the liquid absorbent particle is suctioned to the suction section and a second zone in which the liquid absorbent particle is suctioned to the suction section, the second zone being adjacent to a downstream side of the first zone.

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