Web transportation apparatus and fiber article producing apparatus

A fiber article producing apparatus comprising:

• a deposition unit including a drum configured to dry deposit a material containing fibers;
• a web transportation unit including a mesh belt on which the material is deposited from the deposition unit and configured to transport a web formed of the deposited material on the mesh belt;
• and
• a shaping unit including a pressing surface configured to press the web transferred from the mesh belt, wherein
• the web transportation unit includes a striking member arranged adjacent to a return section of the mesh belt, the striking member including
• a striking bar having an elongated shape extending substantially parallel to a surface of the mesh belt facing the striking bar and extending along a direction intersecting a transport direction of the mesh belt, and
• a striking lever fixed to the striking bar to reciprocate the striking bar along a direction intersecting the surface of the mesh belt facing the striking bar to strike the mesh belt to remove the material attached to the mesh belt.