| abstract |
A method for producing a filled article having an outside skin material and, filled therein, a filler comprising grains or chips, wherein grains or chips of the filler are bonded to each other and the filler and the backside of the skin material are also bonded, which comprises a step of mixing the filler comprising grains or chips with a binder which exhibits its function by reacting with water, a step of charging the filler mixed with the binder into a bag made of the outside skin material in form to thereby form a filled article, and a step of passing steam through the filled article. The binder reacts with the steam being passed through the filled article and bonds grains or chips of the filler with one another and also such grains or chips with the backside of the skin material. |