Patent ID: 7449087

Claim:
A method of producing a fiber molded article using a pressing mold, the method comprising the steps of: inserting a first split and a second split into a slurry tank such that a fiber layer is formed on the first split and a fiber layer is formed on the second split; placing the pressing mold, which includes a solid elastic member and an inflatable elastic member configured to be inflated, onto the fiber layer on the first split; joining the first split and the second split such that a fiber molded article is formed from the fiber layer on the first split and the fiber layer on the second split; and dewatering and shaping the fiber molded article by pressing the fiber molded article by the solid elastic pressing member toward an inner surface of a first shaping mold formed by the joining the first split and the second split, and feeding a fluid into the inflatable elastic pressing member to press a part of the fiber molded article toward the inner surface of the first shaping mold.