Abstract: A method for molding the fiber aggregate comprising placing divided members of a mold obtained by dividing the mold having gas permeability into the plurality of members in a developed state, filling cavities of the divided members of the mold in the developed state with the fiber aggregate wherein binder fibers having a lower melting point than that of crimped synthetic staple fibers are dispersed and mixed in matrix fibers composed of the crimped synthetic staple fibers, respectively, uniting the divided members of the mold in the developed state, uniting each divided and filled fiber aggregate, heating the united fiber aggregate, melting or softening the binder fibers, fusing the melted or softened binder fibers to the matrix fibers at their crossing points, then cooling and solidifying the melted or softened binder fibers and providing a molded product and an apparatus therefor.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for molding a cushion member from a fiber mixture by a filling process comprising filling a fiber mixture composed of synthetic matrix fibers and binder fibers dispersed therein into a mold cavity of an air-permeable mold by a transportation air stream and a heat-treatment process comprising making a molding air stream for heating and/or cooling the fiber mixture filled in the mold cavity to pass through the fiber mixture, wherein a contact surface of the mold with the fiber mixture is divided into a plurality of contact sections, and a flow rate and/or pressure of an air stream passing through each of the contact sections are regulated to a predetermined condition so that the air stream in the mold cavity is differently controlled in the filling process and the heat-treatment process.