	US 11,859,346 B2
	Formed body producing method
Shigemi Wakabayashi, Nagano (JP); and Masahiko Nakazawa, Nagano (JP)
Assigned to Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo (JP)
Filed by SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION, Tokyo (JP)
Filed on Jun. 27, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/809,031.
Claims priority of application No. 2021-107744 (JP), filed on Jun. 29, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2022/0412007 A1, Dec. 29, 2022
Int. Cl. D21H 17/28 (2006.01); D21F 1/08 (2006.01); D21H 25/04 (2006.01)

CPC D21H 17/28 (2013.01) [D21F 1/08 (2013.01); D21H 25/04 (2013.01)]

7 Claims

1. A formed body producing method comprising:

an accumulating step of accumulating a mixture including fiber and starch,

a humidifying step of providing the accumulated mixture with water, and

a forming step of obtaining a formed body by heating and pressurizing the mixture provided with water, wherein

a gelatinization temperature of the starch is 60° C. or lower.