METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PRODUCING FIBER MOLDED ARTICLE, FIBER MOLDED PRECURSOR, AND FIBER MOLDED ARTICLE

摘要

A method of producing a fiber molded article including the steps of forming a wet fiber deposit layer (10) from a fiber material-containing slurry by papermaking processing and pressing the fiber deposit layer (10) to give a fiber molded article having an edge (113) where two faces (111 and 112) meet. A thick-walled part (104) is formed near the edge (113), which is pressed to form the edge (113). The forming mold used in the pressing is preferably heated. The thick-walled part (104) is preferably formed by partly bending the fiber deposit layer (10).