PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an absorber manufacturing apparatus capable of manufacturing absorbers each of which includes multiple absorber materials eccentrically located at a desired position, and capable of stably, continuously manufacturing the absorbers.SOLUTION: The absorber manufacturing apparatus includes: a rotary drum 2 including a plurality of accumulation recesses 22 formed on an outer peripheral surface a duct 4 for supplying the outer peripheral surface of the rotary drum 2 with fiber materials 31 in a scattered state a fiber material supply part 5 for supplying the inside of the duct 4 with the fiber materials and demolding means 6 and 7A for demolding deposited materials produced in the accumulation recesses 22 from the accumulation recesses 22 as absorbers. The absorber manufacturing apparatus for manufacturing absorbers 3 includes, in individual absorber, a portion having a relatively high basis weight of the fiber materials and a portion having a relatively low basis weight of the fiber materials by changing a supply amount of the fiber materials 31 to the duct 4 per unit time. The absorber manufacturing apparatus further includes a supply amount control part 8 that measures an eccentrically-located state of the fiber materials in the absorber 3 or the deposited materials and changes the amount of supply of the fiber materials by the fiber material supply part 5, to the duct 4 on the basis of the measured eccentrically-located state.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1COPYRIGHT: (C)2016,JPO&INPIT【課題】所望の部位に吸収体材料を多く偏在させた吸収体を製造でき、またその吸収体を安定して連続生産できる吸収体の製造装置を提供すること。【解決手段】外周面に複数の集積用凹部22が形成された回転ドラム2と、回転ドラム2の外周面に繊維材料31を飛散状態にて供給するダクト4と、ダクト4内に繊維材料を供給する繊維材料供給部5と、集積用凹部22内に生じた堆積物を、吸収体として集積用凹部22から離型させる離型手段6,7Aとを備え、ダクト4への繊維材料31の単位時間当たりの供給量を変化させることによって、個々の吸収体中に繊維材料の坪量が相対的に多い部分と繊維材料の坪量が相対的に低い部分とを有する吸収体3を製造する吸収体の製造装置であり、吸収体3又は堆積物における繊維材料の偏在状態を計測し、計測した偏在状態に基づき、繊維材料供給部5によるダクト4への繊維材料の供給量を変化させる供給量制御部8を備える。【選択図】図1
