Patent ID: 8616149

Claim:
A apparatus for manufacturing a tampon having an absorbent body for absorbing liquid, said apparatus comprising: a compressing-shaping unit for compressing and shaping an absorbent-body material to obtain the absorbent body; a heating unit for heating the absorbent body to fix a shape of the absorbent body; a conveyor belt for conveying the absorbent body in a conveying direction and for cooling the absorbent body; a transferring belt for transferring and applying a melted agent to an outer surface of the absorbent body while the transferring belt is in contact with the outer surface; and a supplying unit for supplying the melted agent to the transferring belt; wherein the transferring belt and the conveyor belt are configured to sandwich the absorbent body while rotating and moving the absorbent body on the conveyor belt in the conveying direction.