Patent ID: 6568932
Filing Date: 2003-05-27
Classification: A47G,B27N,D21J

Abstract:
A device for forming vegetable fiber materials in which a sheet member of vegetable fibers is punched into a preset shape to form a vegetable fiber material, and a final product is formed from the vegetable fiber material, the device comprising:a first conveying means for sequentially and intermittently conveying the vegetable fiber material from a supply position to a bend-drawing position; a humidifying means for humidifying the vegetable fiber material to give it a preset water content during the period of conveyance by the first conveying means; a bend-drawing means for bend-drawing the vegetable fiber material humidified by the humidifying means into an intermediate formed article at the bend-drawing position; a second conveying means for conveying the intermediate formed article bend-drawn by the bend-drawing means from the bend-drawing position to a product pickup position; a warm air drying means for solidifying with warm air the intermediate formed article into a final shape during the period of conveyance by the second conveying means; and a cool air drying means for drying with cool air the intermediate formed article after warm-air-drying by the warm air drying means to finish into the product.