Fiber body manufacturing apparatus, fiber body manufacturing unit, and fiber body manufacturing method

A fiber body manufacturing method in a fiber body manufacturing apparatus including an accumulating section having a first transport belt configured to transport a web, a transport section having a second transport belt configured to transport the web, a water-applying section that applies water to the web, and a pressurizing section that pressurizes the web, the method comprising:

• an accumulating step of forming the web by accumulating a material containing fibers on the first transport belt by a dry method;
• a transport step of transporting the web by peeling off a first surface of the web from the first transport belt, and by bringing a second surface of the web, which is a surface opposite to the first surface peeled off from the first transport belt, into contact with the second transport belt;
• a water-applying step of applying the water toward the first surface of the web which is in contact with the second transport belt;
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• a pressurizing step of pressurizing the web to which the water is applied and which is peeled off from the second transport belt.

A fiber body manufacturing unit comprising:

• an accumulating section that forms a web by accumulating a material containing fibers on a first transport belt by a dry method;
• a transport section that transports the web by peeling off a first surface of the web from the first transport belt, and by bringing a second surface of the web, which is a surface opposite to the first surface peeled off from the first transport belt, into contact with a second transport belt;
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• a water-applying section that applies water toward the first surface of the web which is in contact with the second transport belt.