IP Library Granted Patent US 11,518,062
Granted Patent B2
US 11,518,062 · App. 17/189,629 · Granted Dec 6, 2022

Sheet manufacturing method

Inventor: Yoshihiro Ueno (Nagano, JP)
Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
B27N3/04B27N1/02D04H1/60D04H1/732D21H17/33
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Patent No.
US 11,518,062
App. No.
17/189,629
Granted
Dec 6, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

A sheet manufacturing method includes a mixing step of mixing a fiber and a resin powder in air, and a sheet forming step of accumulating and heating a mixture mixed in the mixing step to form a sheet. The resin powder has a volume average particle diameter of equal to or less than 50 μm, and an absolute value of an average charging amount in a range of 5 (μC/g) to 40 (μC/g).

Claims (18)

1. A sheet manufacturing method comprising:

a mixing step of mixing a fiber and a resin powder in air; and

a sheet forming step of accumulating and heating a mixture mixed in the mixing step to form a sheet,

wherein the resin powder has a volume average particle diameter of equal to or less than 50 μm, and an absolute value of an average charging amount in a range of 5 (μC/g) to 40 (μC/g).

2. The sheet manufacturing method according to claim 1 ,

wherein the resin powder has the average charging amount which is equal to or less than −5 (μC/g) and equal to or greater than −40 (μC/g).

3. The sheet manufacturing method according to claim 1 ,

wherein the resin powder has the average charging amount which is equal to or less than −15 (μC/g) and equal to or greater than −40 (μC/g).

4. The sheet manufacturing method according to claim 1 ,

wherein the resin powder has the volume average particle diameter of equal to or less than 30 μm.

5. The sheet manufacturing method according to claim 1 ,

wherein the resin powder has the volume average particle diameter of equal to or greater than 5 μm.

6. The sheet manufacturing method according to claim 1 ,

wherein the resin powder has the volume average particle diameter of equal to or greater than 10 μm.

7. The sheet manufacturing method according to claim 1 ,

wherein the resin powder includes resin particles and inorganic fine particles arranged in a surface of the resin particles.

8. The sheet manufacturing method according to claim 7 ,

wherein a blending amount of the inorganic fine particles in the resin powder is in a range of 0.1% by mass to 50% by mass.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 2, 2021
From: UENO, YOSHIHIRO
To: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 055458/0351 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP JP2015-227322 · Nov 20, 2015 · national
Continuity (3)
Continuation 16818046 · Mar 13, 2020
Division 15777288
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