US 11,859,348 B2
Fiber body manufacturing method
Masahide Nakamura, Nagano (JP)
Assigned to Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo (JP)
Filed by SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION, Tokyo (JP)
Filed on Jun. 27, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/809,019.
Claims priority of application No. 2021-106445 (JP), filed on Jun. 28, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2022/0412012 A1, Dec. 29, 2022
Int. Cl. D21H 23/50 (2006.01); D21H 17/28 (2006.01); D21H 21/18 (2006.01)
CPC D21H 23/50 (2013.01) [D21H 17/28 (2013.01); D21H 21/18 (2013.01)] 6 Claims
 
1. A fiber body manufacturing method in a fiber body manufacturing apparatus including an accumulating section that forms a web on a first transport belt, a transport section having a second transport belt for transporting the web, a water-applying section that applies water to the web, and a heating section that heats the web to which the water is applied, the method comprising:
forming the web by accumulating a material containing fibers and starch or dextrin on the first transport belt by a dry method;
transporting the web by peeling off a first surface of the web from the first transport belt, and by bringing a second surface of the web, which is a surface opposite to the first surface peeled off from the first transport belt, into contact with the second transport belt;
applying, by the water-applying section, the water to the web which is being in contact with the first transport belt or the second transport belt; and
heating the web by bringing the heating section into contact with the web peeled off from the second transport belt, and forming a fiber body by binding the fibers with the starch or dextrin, the heating section being adjacent to the second transport belt; and
directly supplying the web peeled off from the second transport belt to the heating section, such that the web peeled off from the second transport belt is not brought into contact with a member other than the heating section before being brought into contact with the heating section.