Patent ID: 7600704

Claim:
A pulp crushing apparatus for crushing a pulp sheet for absorbent product, the pulp crush apparatus comprising: a pulp feed mechanism for feeding a pulp sheet along a predetermined feed line; and a first crushing mechanism and a second crushing mechanism for crushing one side and the other side of the pulp sheet, respectively, the sides of the pulp sheet being parallel to a center line of said feed line, said first crushing mechanism and said second crushing mechanism being arranged in the width direction of the pulp sheet and downstream of said pulp feed mechanism, wherein each of said first crushing mechanism and said second crushing mechanism comprises a crushing cylinder having a substantial tubular shape with an inclined rotation axis as a center, wherein said crushing cylinder is rotatable about said inclined rotation axis to crush said pulp sheet which goes into an outer peripheral surface thereof, said rotation axis being inclined relative to the center line of said feeding line in a direction toward said pulp feed mechanism, and a pulp support part, having a substantial plate shape, for supporting said pulp sheet against rotation of said outer peripheral surface of said crushing surface.