Provided is an absorbent body production apparatus that supplies an absorbent material containing a fiber material, together with airflow, into a duct, and deposits the absorbent material into a recess disposed on a peripheral surface of a rotating drum. A partition member, which adjusts the direction in which the absorbent material is supplied, is disposed inside the duct, and an absorbent material adhesion prevention means is provided at the tip of the partition member on the side where the absorbent material is supplied.本發明提供一種吸收體之製造裝置,其係將包含纖維材料之吸收體材料與氣流一併供給至管道內並使該吸收體材料堆積在配置於轉筒之周面之凹部內者,且於上述管道之內部配置調整上述吸收體材料之供給方向之分隔構件,於上述分隔構件之上述吸收體材料之供給側之前端部包含防止吸收體材料附著之器件。