| abstract |
A method and apparatus for molding a cushion membernfrom a fiber mixture by a filling process comprisingnfilling a fiber mixture composed of synthetic matrixnfibers and binder fibers dispersed therein into a moldncavity of an air-permeable mold by a transportation airnstream and a heat-treatment process comprising making anmolding air stream for heating and/or cooling the fibernmixture filled in the mold cavity to pass through thenfiber mixture, wherein a contact surface of the mold withnthe fiber mixture is divided into a plurality of contactnsections, and a flow rate and/or pressure of an airnstream passing through each of the contact sections arenregulated to a predetermined condition so that the airnstream in the mold cavity is differently controlled innthe filling process and the heat-treatment process. |