FOLDING DEVICE AND FOLDING METHOD

摘要

A rotary type folding device wherein a plate member is disposed parallel to a mounting member and the plate member is slid toward the mounting member is enabled to fold objects to be folded of any size. In the folding device (100), the objects to be folded (CL1, CL2) are mounted on the mounting member (201) such that the objects to be folded partially hang from a side end of the mounting member in the initial state. Sliding members (211 to 214) are arranged in the initial state under the mounting member so as to face the mounting member and is slidable toward the mounting member. A rotation mechanism (220) rotates the mounting member and the sliding members from side to side. When the sliding direction of the sliding member comes to cross the vertical direction (Dv) when viewed from the front, vertical movement members (284, 401) move between the mounting member and the sliding members from the upper side toward the lower side.