EP1492480A1 - Article absorbant au caractere discret ameliore - Google Patents

Article absorbant au caractere discret ameliore

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EP1492480A1
EP1492480A1 EP03721187A EP03721187A EP1492480A1 EP 1492480 A1 EP1492480 A1 EP 1492480A1 EP 03721187 A EP03721187 A EP 03721187A EP 03721187 A EP03721187 A EP 03721187A EP 1492480 A1 EP1492480 A1 EP 1492480A1
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absorbent core
absorbent article
sheet
core
article according
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Lina Strand
Manoochehr Moslehi
Urban Gabrielsson
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Essity Hygiene and Health AB
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61F—FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; PROSTHESES; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF, TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, e.g. STENTS; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; FOMENTATION; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS; BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; FIRST-AID KITS
    • A61F13/00—Bandages or dressings; Absorbent pads
    • A61F13/15—Absorbent pads, e.g. sanitary towels, swabs or tampons for external or internal application to the body; Supporting or fastening means therefor; Tampon applicators
    • A61F13/51—Absorbent pads, e.g. sanitary towels, swabs or tampons for external or internal application to the body; Supporting or fastening means therefor; Tampon applicators characterised by the outer layers
    • A61F13/511—Topsheet, i.e. the permeable cover or layer facing the skin
    • A61F13/512—Topsheet, i.e. the permeable cover or layer facing the skin characterised by its apertures, e.g. perforations
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61F—FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; PROSTHESES; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF, TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, e.g. STENTS; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; FOMENTATION; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS; BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; FIRST-AID KITS
    • A61F13/00—Bandages or dressings; Absorbent pads
    • A61F13/15—Absorbent pads, e.g. sanitary towels, swabs or tampons for external or internal application to the body; Supporting or fastening means therefor; Tampon applicators
    • A61F13/15203—Properties of the article, e.g. stiffness or absorbency
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61F—FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; PROSTHESES; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF, TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, e.g. STENTS; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; FOMENTATION; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS; BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; FIRST-AID KITS
    • A61F13/00—Bandages or dressings; Absorbent pads
    • A61F13/15—Absorbent pads, e.g. sanitary towels, swabs or tampons for external or internal application to the body; Supporting or fastening means therefor; Tampon applicators
    • A61F13/51—Absorbent pads, e.g. sanitary towels, swabs or tampons for external or internal application to the body; Supporting or fastening means therefor; Tampon applicators characterised by the outer layers
    • A61F13/511—Topsheet, i.e. the permeable cover or layer facing the skin
    • A61F13/513—Topsheet, i.e. the permeable cover or layer facing the skin characterised by its function or properties, e.g. stretchability, breathability, rewet, visual effect; having areas of different permeability
    • A61F13/51394—Topsheet, i.e. the permeable cover or layer facing the skin characterised by its function or properties, e.g. stretchability, breathability, rewet, visual effect; having areas of different permeability creating a visual effect, e.g. having a printed or coloured topsheet, printed or coloured sub-layer but being visible from the topsheet, other than embossing for purposes of bonding, wicking, acquisition, leakage-prevention
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61F—FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; PROSTHESES; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF, TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, e.g. STENTS; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; FOMENTATION; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS; BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; FIRST-AID KITS
    • A61F13/00—Bandages or dressings; Absorbent pads
    • A61F13/15—Absorbent pads, e.g. sanitary towels, swabs or tampons for external or internal application to the body; Supporting or fastening means therefor; Tampon applicators
    • A61F13/15203—Properties of the article, e.g. stiffness or absorbency
    • A61F2013/15243—Properties of the article, e.g. stiffness or absorbency printed or coloured, e.g. to match skin

Definitions

  • Some absorbent articles have side tabs.
  • the purpose of the side tabs is to be folded around the edges of the briefs in the crotch portion and in this way help to ensure a good fastening of the article in the briefs so that the article does not lie askew.
  • An example of a document describing the importance of the side tabs for fastening of an absorbent article is EP 0,359,501.
  • Another reason for providing an absorbent article with side tabs is that the risk of leakage occurring is reduced. Leakage often arises in articles without side tabs when the edges of the briefs in the crotch area become folded in over the top side of the article or when the article has ended up askew in the briefs. This usually happens when the article is narrower than the width of the briefs.
  • Leakage can also occur when the body fluid cannot be absorbed in time by the central portion of the article but runs across the surface and over the side edges of the article where the bodily discharge comes into contact with the briefs.
  • An article with side tabs secures the positioning of the article in the briefs and reduces the occurrence of leakage.
  • the article is advantageously provided with side tabs which are as long as possible along the longitudinal side edges of the article.
  • Articles with long side tabs are described, for example, in WO 98/25564. Articles without side tabs are therefore most often recommended for use when smaller flows of liquid are to be received by the article.
  • the fact that the side tabs of the article are transparent is not enough to achieve sufficient inconspicuousness.
  • Those parts of the article which come to lie between the briefs and the user's body may be discerned through the thin or loose fabric, because the articles which are at present commercially available consist of an absorbent core which is not transparent.
  • the absorbent core of the article is usually made of cellulose fibres, synthetic fibres or similar fibres laid in layers or mixtures.
  • Absorbent cores of the type in question here have no or extremely little transparency. Slightly greater transparency can be achieved if the absorbent core is made extremely thin, but not sufficiently great transparency for the desired inconspicuousness.
  • the disadvantage of the abovementioned method of achieving increased transparency of the absorbent core is that the absorption capacity is lost, that is to say the amount of liquid which the absorbent core can absorb in total is reduced, for which reason the article becomes unsuitable for certain purposes, for example for absorbing large amounts of liquid such as urine. Large amount of liquid is to be understood as meaning 50 ml in one and the same discharge of liquid.
  • a certain amount of absorbent fibre material such as cellulose fluff, synthetic fibres or the like can be replaced by what are called superabsorbent material.
  • Superabsorbent material is a material which can absorb very large amounts of liquid in relation to its weight and is a widely used material in the manufacture of sanitary articles such as baby diapers, incontinence pads, sanitary towels and panty liners.
  • the superabsorbent material can consist, for example, of crosslinked polyacrylic acid, CMS (carboxymethyl starch), CMC (carboxymethyl cellulose), EHEC (ethylhydroxyethyl cellulose), HPC (hydroxypropyl cellulose), chitosan, alginate, pectin, xanthan or the like.
  • Superabsorbent materials which consist in particular of a film have certain transparent properties. Examples of transparent superabsorbent materials are disclosed in the patent document EP 1 134 232.
  • Patent application EP 1 138 293 proposes that the article be designed so that it has fairly large surfaces which are transparent.
  • the purpose of making the absorbent article transparent is to achieve a high degree of inconspicuousness for the person wearing the article, even in cases where the user is wearing items of clothing which have great transparency.
  • the absorbent article may be of material with a high sheen, for example when the user's clothes also have a high sheen.
  • textiles with a high sheen are types of polyester or silk.
  • the object of the invention is to remedy the abovementioned problems and to produce an article with improved inconspicuousness.
  • An absorbent article designed according to the invention is principally characterized by the fact that at least part of the absorbent article has a regular transmittance in excess of 5% and a sheen of less than 25%.
  • the article can have a regular transmittance in excess of 5% in at least the areas outside the longitudinal and transverse edges of the absorbent core, the material surfaces exposed to incident light according to this example having a sheen value of less than 25%.
  • the transparent areas preferably have a sheen of between 3 and 10%.
  • a sheen of ca. 6% is most preferred.
  • the sheen is measured on a complete material section. However, it is later possible, for example, to perforate or otherwise work the material. Perforation of a material reduces its sheen. A material with a sheen which is higher than acceptable can be chosen if it is later perforated or the surface structure is made more irregular. However, it is difficult to measure by this method on a material which has a large number of holes.
  • a material with a sheen which is higher than acceptable can be chosen if it is later perforated.
  • the connection between the sheen of an unperforated material and the same material when perforated can be considered to be linear as a function of the starting sheen. If an unperforated material section has a sheen of one value and this material section is perforated, a sheen is thus obtained which is a product of the starting sheen and the open area of the perforated material section. That is to say, perforated material is also covered by the invention.
  • the starting point is the sheen of an unperforated material section, which sheen is then reduced by the open area which the material section has when it is perforated.
  • the value of the sheen of the perforated material can be described with the following equation:
  • Atot total area of the material section
  • the sheen of the whole laminate is measured. With a sheen of less than 25%, the material is felt to be invisible, assuming that the material is sufficiently transparent. An article with a sheen in excess of 25% would be considered to be too shiny.
  • the word transparency is understood as a measure of the clearness of the material, that is to say how well a material can let incident light pass through the material, or guide incident light, wherein the direction and the angle of the light let through corresponds to the angle and direction of the incident light.
  • the transmitted light (the light which has been let through) can exhibit a certain parallel displacement in relation to incident light, which is due, inter alia, to the thickness of the material and to how the light is refracted within the material layer. In physical terms, this is called “regular transmittance" and is defined by the physical formula described below:
  • a measure of the degree of regular transmittance is obtained by taking the quotient between the amount of transmitted light flux and the total amount of incident light flux, where the angle and the direction of transmitted light flux correspond to the angle and direction of the incident light flux.
  • the method used for the purpose is a standardized, accepted method which is well known in this field.
  • the method has the reference ASTM D 1746 - 97.
  • Regular transmitted light flux is measured on a complete material section, that is to say an unperforated material section.
  • Diffuse scattering is the amount of transmitted light which has been scattered such that its direction deviates by more than a given angle from the incident light.
  • Diffuse scattering in the material can be caused, for example, by an added substance with a refractive index different than that of the basic material, or by the fact that the material has a varying density in the direction of thickness of the material, or by the fact that the material's surface, on the side where the light leaves the material, has an uneven structure.
  • the sheen of the material is understood as the specular reflection where the angle of reflection of the reflected light is the same as the angle of incidence of the incident light on the material.
  • Diffuse reflection When incident light impacts a material, there is, in addition to a “specular reflection”, also a “diffuse reflection” of incident light.
  • the physical description of "diffuse reflection” is the reflected light which has an angle of reflection different than the angle of incidence of the incident light. Diffuse reflection of the material may be caused, for example, by irregularities in the surface of the material.
  • the sheen of a material in the embodiments according to the invention is calculated only on the basis of the "specular reflection".
  • the “material's sheen” is obtained using the physical formula described below:
  • G the sheen of the material
  • Slig t specular reflection, i.e. the light flux which has been reflected off the material's surface at the same angle as the incident light.
  • Ihg ht incident light flux, i.e. the light flux which impacts the material.
  • Sheen quotient between the amount of reflected light flux and the total amount of incident light, where the angle of reflection of the reflected light flux is the same as the angle of incidence of the incident light flux.
  • the method used for the purpose is standard method ASTM D 2457 - 97.
  • the method can be chosen to measure the sheen at an incident light flux with an angle of 20, 45 or 60°. In the measurements carried out in accordance with the invention, the angle chosen was 60°.
  • the inconspicuousness of the article can be greatly enhanced.
  • the transparent areas of the article have a transmittance of at least 5%, preferably of at least 15%.
  • An article with a transmittance of less than 5% may otherwise be considered too cloudy.
  • the transparent areas of the article it may be possible for the transparent areas of the article to be considered invisible at a sheen of less than 25%, even if the transmittance does not exceed 5%.
  • the absorbent core In order to enhance the inconspicuousness of the absorbent article, it is advantageous to limit the size of the absorbent core in cases where the latter is not sufficiently transparent.
  • the size of the nontransparent core By limiting the size of the nontransparent core to the body openings for which the article is intended, for example introitus or urinary opening, the article does not show to any appreciable extent when the user is seen from straight in front or behind in cases where the user is wearing underwear made of thin and/or loosely woven material.
  • the absorbent core Even if the absorbent core is extremely small and only covers certain body openings, this does not greatly affect the level of reliability concerning leakages, since the material outside the absorbent core has been designed as a safety zone which can collect a small amount of liquid in cases where the absorbent core has not been able to absorb the entire amount of liquid because of the discharge of liquid onto the article taking place too quickly or because of the absorbent core having been incorrectly positioned.
  • the absorbent core must of course be constructed in such a way that it covers the absorption requirements for which the article is designed.
  • a second separate sheet is placed on the absorbent core's second surface which is intended to be directed away from the user's body during use.
  • the second separate sheet in this case extends outside the longitudinal and transverse edges of the absorbent core of the article.
  • the second separate sheet in this case consists of a liquid-tight sheet with a regular transmittance in excess of 5% and a sheen of less than 25% in at least the areas outside the absorbent core of the article.
  • the separate second sheet can, for example, be coloured, provided with a colour print or embossed in such a way that the material becomes less transparent in the area of the absorbent core.
  • Such treatment may be desirable given that some users find it off-putting to think that the core of the absorbent article can be seen. This problem is particularly pronounced when the absorbed body fluid is red-coloured menstrual fluid.
  • treatment of the second separate sheet in the area of the absorbent core only applies if there is no need for the area of the absorbent core to have transparent properties.
  • the second separate sheet which extends outside the longitudinal and transverse edges of the absorbent core of the article, placed on the absorption core's second surface which is intended to be directed away from the user during use, consists of a liquid-permeable sheet.
  • the second separate sheet has at least a regular transmittance in excess of 5% and has a sheen of less than 25% in at least the areas outside the absorbent core of the article.
  • This embodiment has been provided with a hydrophobic fastening adhesive on that side of the second separate sheet directed away from the absorbent core.
  • the hydrophobic fastening adhesive covers at least the area of the absorbent core in order thereby to ensure that liquid reaching the absorbent core does not penetrate through the second separate sheet and thus cause stains to appear on the user's clothes.
  • the article also has sufficient transparency in the area inside the edges of the absorbent core, then it is necessary not only for the second separate sheet to be transparent, but for the absorbent core and the fastening adhesive to be transparent too.
  • the second separate sheet consists of a liquid-permeable sheet.
  • the second separate sheet is placed on the absorbent core's second surface which is intended to be directed away from the user's body during use.
  • the second separate sheet extends outside the longitudinal and transverse edges of the absorbent core of the article.
  • the second separate sheet has at least a regular transmittance in excess of 5% and has a sheen of less than 25% in at least the areas outside the absorbent core of the article.
  • This embodiment has been provided with a liquid barrier sheet placed against that side of the separate liquid-permeable second sheet directed towards the absorbent core. The liquid barrier sheet will cover the area of the absorbent core. In this way, the second separate sheet comes to be liquid-tight within the area of the absorbent core.
  • the second separate sheet which extends outside the longitudinal and transverse edges of the absorbent core of the article is placed on the absorbent core's second surface intended to be directed away from the user's body during use of a liquid-permeable sheet.
  • the second separate sheet has at least a regular transmittance in excess of 5% and has a sheen of less than 25% in at least the areas outside the absorbent core of the article.
  • This embodiment has been provided with a liquid barrier sheet placed against that side of the second separate sheet directed away from the absorbent core. The liquid barrier sheet will cover the area of the absorbent core, so that the second separate sheet comes to have liquid-tight properties within the area of the absorbent core.
  • the article has been provided with a first separate sheet which extends outside the longitudinal and transverse edges of the absorbent core of the article, placed on the absorption core's first surface which is intended to be directed towards the user's body during use.
  • the separate material is liquid-permeable in the area of the absorbent core and has a regular transmittance in excess of 5% and a sheen of less than 25% in at least the areas outside the longitudinal and transverse edges of the absorbent core of the article.
  • the first separate sheet placed on the first surface of the absorbent core is liquid-tight and, in the area of the absorbent core, has been provided with a plurality of openings to allow the arriving liquid to run down to the absorbent core lying underneath.
  • the absorbent core has been provided with a hydrophobic adhesive fastening means on the side which is intended to be directed towards the user's underwear during use.
  • the hydrophobic adhesive fastening means will cover at least the area of the absorbent core and in this way function as a liquid-tight sheet which prevents arriving liquid from penetrating through the article.
  • the first separate sheet has been designed with one large opening, instead of the plurality of small openings as before.
  • the article has been provided with a first separate sheet which extends outside the longitudinal and transverse edges of the absorbent core of the article, the sheet being placed on the absorption core's first surface which is intended to be directed towards the user's body during use.
  • the first separate sheet has at least a regular transmittance in excess of 5% in the areas outside the longitudinal and transverse edges of the absorbent core of the article and has a sheen of less than 25%.
  • the first separate sheet in this case consists of a liquid-permeable sheet.
  • the article according to this embodiment has been provided with a liquid barrier sheet placed against that surface of the absorbent core which, during use, is intended to be directed towards the user's underwear.
  • the liquid barrier sheet will at least cover the area of the absorbent core in order to ensure that arriving liquid does not leak through and thus soil the user's underwear.
  • the article has been provided with a first separate sheet placed on the absorbent core's first surface, and with a second separate sheet placed on the absorbent core's second surface, said sheets extending outside the longitudinal and transverse edges of the absorbent core.
  • the first separate sheet and the second separate sheet are connected to each other outside the absorbent core by means of a seal.
  • the separate materials have a regular transmittance in excess of 5% at least in the areas outside the longitudinal and transverse edges of the core of the absorbent article and have a sheen of less than 25%.
  • the first separate sheet, which is placed on the absorbent core's first surface is in this case liquid-permeable
  • the second separate sheet, which is placed on the absorbent core's second surface is liquid-tight.
  • first and second separate sheets which cover the first surface and second surface of the absorbent core extend further outside the longitudinal edges of the core so that side tabs are formed.
  • These side tabs are of such a shape and size that, during use of the article, they can be folded around the leg edges in the crotch portion of a pair of briefs.
  • the article has been provided with a first separate sheet placed on the absorbent core's first surface, and with a second separate sheet placed on the absorbent core's second surface.
  • the extent of the first separate sheet and of the second separate sheet corresponds to the extent of the absorbent core. All the materials included in the article have a regular transmittance in excess of 5% and a sheen of less than 25%.
  • the first separate sheet, which is placed on the absorbent core's first surface, is in this case liquid-permeable
  • the second separate sheet which is placed on the absorbent core's second surface, is liquid-tight
  • the sheets of material included in the article are fastened to one another by transparent adhesive, by ultrasound techniques or the like.
  • transparent adhesive for connecting different sheets to one another is a structural adhesive of the Dispomelt 2000 type produced by National S & C.
  • Figure 1 shows a sanitary towel, seen from the side which will be directed towards the user during use;
  • Figure 2 shows a section along the line ll-ll through the sanitary towel in Figure 1 ;
  • Figure 3 shows a longitudinal section along the line Ill-Ill through the sanitary towel in Figure 1 ;
  • Figure 4 shows the sanitary towel from Figures 1-3 with an alternative fastening means arranged on the underside of the towel, seen from the side which will be directed towards the user during use;
  • Figure 5 shows a section along the line V-V through the sanitary towel in Figure 4.
  • Figure 6 shows a longitudinal section along the line VI-VI through the sanitary towel in Figure 4.
  • Figure 7 shows a sanitary towel according to another embodiment of the invention, seen from the side which will be directed towards the user during use;
  • Figure 8 shows a section along the line VIII-VIII through the sanitary towel in Figure 7;
  • Figure 9 shows a longitudinal section IX-IX through the sanitary towel in Figure 7;
  • Figure 10 shows a sanitary towel according to another embodiment of the invention, seen from the side which will be directed towards the user during use;
  • Figure 11 shows a section along the line XI-XI through the sanitary towel in Figure 10;
  • Figure 12 shows a longitudinal section along the line XII-XII through the sanitary towel in Figure 10;
  • Figure 13 shows a sanitary towel according to another embodiment of the invention, seen from the side which will be directed towards the user during use;
  • Figure 14 shows a section along the line XIV-XIV through the sanitary towel in Figure 13;
  • Figure 15 shows a longitudinal section along the line XV-XV through the sanitary towel in Figure 13;
  • Figure 16 shows a sanitary towel according to another embodiment of the invention, seen from the side which will be directed towards the user during use;
  • Figure 17 shows a section along the line XVII-XVII through the sanitary towel in Figure 16;
  • Figure 18 shows a longitudinal section along the line XVIII-XVIII through the sanitary towel in Figure 16;
  • Figure 19 shows a sanitary towel according to another embodiment of the invention, seen from the side which will be directed towards the user during use;
  • Figure 20 shows a section along the line XX-XX through the sanitary towel in Figure 19;
  • Figure 21 shows a longitudinal section along the line XXI-XXI through the sanitary towel in Figure 19;
  • Figure 22 shows a sanitary towel according to another embodiment of the invention, seen from the side which will be directed towards the user during use;
  • Figure 23 shows a section along the line XXIII-XXIII through the sanitary towel in Figure 22;
  • Figure 24 shows a longitudinal section along the line XXIV-XXIV through the sanitary towel in Figure 22;
  • Figure 25 shows a sanitary towel according to another embodiment of the invention, seen from the side which will be directed towards the user during use;
  • Figure 26 shows a section along the line XXVI-XXVI through the sanitary towel in Figure 25;
  • Figure 27 shows a longitudinal section along the line XXVII-XXVII through the sanitary towel in Figure 25;
  • Figure 28 shows a sanitary towel according to another embodiment of the invention, seen from the side which will be directed towards the user during use;
  • Figure 29 shows a section along the line XXIX-XXIX through the sanitary towel in Figure 28;
  • Figure 30 shows a longitudinal section along the line XXX-XXX through the sanitary towel in Figure 28.
  • absorbent articles in the form of sanitary towels are described, but the invention can of course be applied to panty liners, incontinence pads or the like.
  • Figures 1 -3 show a sanitary towel 101 which has two transverse edges 130, and two longitudinal edges 131.
  • the sanitary towel in Figures 1 -3 has a substantially rectangular shape, but it can also be designed so that it has an hourglass shape, a round shape, a trapezoid shape, or another shape suitable for the purpose.
  • the sanitary towel can also be made three- dimensional, that is to say the surface of the sanitary towel which will be directed towards the user is of such a shape that it is adapted to the user's anatomy.
  • Sanitary towels which have a three-dimensional shape are often designed with a ridge-like elevation, referred to as a hump, so as to be adapted to the genitals, introitus or between the buttocks.
  • the sanitary towel comprises an absorbent core 102 which can comprise one or more sheets of material.
  • absorbent core 102 can comprise one or more sheets of material.
  • non-transparent absorbent materials can advantageously be chosen.
  • Suitable non-transparent materials for the absorbent core 102 include, for example, cellulose pulp.
  • Fluff pulp is usually supplied as rolls, bales or sheets which are dry-defibred and converted in fluffed form into a pulp mat.
  • Superabsorbents are also generally admixed. Superabsorbents are polymers with the capacity to absorb several times their own weight of water or body fluid. Examples of other usable materials are various types of regenerated cellulose, for example viscose fibres as described in SE 9903070-2. Natural fibres such as cotton fibres, peat or the like can also be used. It is of course also possible to use absorbent and/or hydrophilic synthetic fibres or mixtures of natural fibres and synthetic fibres. Other examples of materials which can be used for the absorbent core are, for example, foamed materials having an open cell structure.
  • the absorbent core is made of a transparent material. Examples of a transparent superabsorbent material are set out in the patent document EP 1 ,134,232.
  • the absorbent core 102 also has two surfaces, namely a first surface 103 which is directed upwards towards the user and a second surface 104 which is directed away from the user during use.
  • the first surface 103 of the absorbent core is soft and comfortable. If the absorbent core 102 consists of a loosely bound fibre structure with or without unbound superabsorbent particles, the absorbent core 102 may crease or be "crumpled up" during use and thus become very uncomfortable.
  • An unbound absorbent core 102 can advantageously be covered or enclosed so that at least the first surface 103 of the absorbent core consists of a liquid-permeable sheet which is not appreciably affected by mechanical wear caused by the user in the dry and wet states. A sheet whose purpose is to provide good comfort for the user is often referred to in this field as a comfort layer.
  • the comfort layer is not depicted in the figures but will constitute an obvious alternative for those embodiments in which the first surface 103 of the absorbent core lies directly against the user and where the absorbent core 102 is constructed in such a way that an extra comfort sheet is required to maintain good comfort for the user during use.
  • a comfortable surface structure for the first surface 103 of the absorbent core can be obtained, for example, by providing said surface with a sheet of fibrous web consisting of absorbent or non-absorbent fibres of cotton, polyethylene, polypropylene or the like.
  • the fibrous web is advantageously bonded to the underlying material of the absorbent core 102, for example by a mechanical pressing technique which results in the fibres of the fibrous web and of the absorbent core 102 becoming entangled in one another, or by applying energy so that a certain fusing of the fibrous web and/or fibres in the absorbent core 102 takes place and the fibrous web can adhere to the absorbent core 102.
  • Other examples of usable comfort sheets placed on the first surface 103 of the absorbent core are bonded nonwoven sheets, three- dimensional plastic sheets, tissue sheets, knitted material, crocheted material, woven material or the like.
  • a comfort sheet which has transparent properties.
  • materials for transparent comfort sheets are three-dimensional liquid-permeable natural plastic film or bonded fibre material comprising natural fibres of polyethylene or polypropylene.
  • the word natural means films or fibres without added organic or inorganic pigments, for example titanium dioxide.
  • the absorbent core 102 consists of a foam material, tissue material, low-density airlaid, crocheted or knitted material, carded material, gel, hydrogel, combinations of these materials or similar materials with partially or completely bonded surface structure, the absorbent core 102 does not have to be provided with an extra comfort layer on the side of the first surface 103 of the absorbent core.
  • the sanitary towel 101 also comprises a second separate sheet 106 placed in such a way that it covers the second surface 104 of the absorbent core 102 and extends outside the longitudinal and transverse edges 121 , 120 of the absorbent core.
  • the second separate sheet 106 is characterized in that it is at least transparent in the areas outside the longitudinal edges 121 and transverse edges 120 of the absorbent core 102.
  • the second separate sheet 106 shown in the illustrative embodiment in Figures 1 -3 consists of a thin, liquid-tight transparent flexible plastic film.
  • suitable films are natural polypropylene and polyethylene films or laminates of these.
  • the word natural means films without added organic or inorganic pigments, for example titanium dioxide.
  • the second separate sheet 106 on that side of said second separate sheet 106 directed upwards towards the user's body, can be treated for example with an embossed pattern.
  • An embossed structure of the second separate sheet 106 feels less tacky to the user than if the second separate sheet 106 has a smooth surface structure.
  • An embossed pattern can be obtained by mechanical treatment, for example, with the second separate sheet 106 being guided through a nip between two rollers, where one of the rollers is designed in such a way that the second separate sheet 106 acquires an embossed surface.
  • the second separate sheet 106 is able to breathe, that is to say is able to let moist air through (but not liquid), as this increases user comfort.
  • the second separate sheet 106 has a regular transmittance in excess of 5% and a sheen of less than 25%. Some users find a visible core 102 off-putting, especially when the absorbed fluid is coloured menstrual fluid. Therefore, in those cases where the sanitary towel 101 does not necessarily need to have transparent properties in the area of the absorbent core 102, it is possible to treat the second separate sheet 106 in the area of the absorbent core 102 in such a way as to obtain a reduced visibility of the second surface 104 of the absorbent core. Increased opacity can be obtained in the second separate sheet 106 by means of the plastic film being coloured with titanium dioxide, for example, or by means of the surface being embossed. This is not illustrated in Figures 1-3.
  • a fastening means 109 in the form of two longitudinal adhesive strips is arranged in the area of the absorbent core 102, on that side of the second separate sheet 106 intended to be directed away from the user during use.
  • the fastening means 109 is protected by a removable protective sheet 110.
  • the protective sheet 110 is intended to protect the adhesive fastening means 109 from dirt and dust, and from adhering to other undesired surfaces or to itself, until the sanitary towel is to be used.
  • the adhesive fastening means 109 it is possible to use means which have mechanical adherence or high friction.
  • alternative fastening means 109 are velcro material or foamed material. When a velcro material or foamed material is used as fastening means 109, the protective sheet 110 can be omitted.
  • the fastening means 109 expediently consists of a transparent fastening adhesive which is protected by a removable protective sheet 110.
  • the fastening means 109 are adhesives without admixture of pigments, for example Ecomelt H 145 produced by Collano.
  • an alternative way of reducing the visibility of the second surface 104 of the absorbent core 102 is for the above-described fastening means 109 to be chosen such that it covers a greater part of the extent of the absorbent core 102 and for the material of the fastening means 109 to be opaque.
  • opaque signifies that the material has such properties that the material lying underneath is not visible through the opaque material.
  • opaque fastening means 109 can be, for example, adhesives containing colouring pigments, mechanical fastening means 109 such as velcro or foamed material, or the like.
  • Figures 4-6 show a sanitary towel 201 of substantially the same structure as the sanitary towel 101 in Figures 1-3.
  • the numbering of the various parts of the sanitary towel in Figures 4-6 is therefore in analogy with the numbering used in the description of the sanitary towel 101 in Figures 1 -3.
  • the sanitary towel 201 shown in Figure 4 differs in two respects from the previously described sanitary towel 101.
  • the first difference is that the second separate material sheet 206 placed against the second surface 204 of the absorbent core is liquid-permeable.
  • the second separate sheet 206 has transparent properties at least in the areas which extend outside the absorbent core 202.
  • the second separate sheet 206 suitably consists of liquid-permeable materials of nonwoven fibre fabrics, called nonwoven materials.
  • liquid-permeable material is a sheet of continuous longitudinal bonded fibres.
  • Other possible liquid-permeable materials are perforated plastic films, net, knitted, crocheted or woven textiles or combinations and laminates of the material types listed.
  • the material consists of natural fibres of polyethylene or polypropylene without added organic or inorganic pigments, for example titanium dioxide, in order to obtain transparent properties.
  • the second difference between the sanitary towel 201 and the previously described sanitary towel 101 in Figures 1-3 is that the fastening means 209 covers at least the extent of the core 202 and the coverage it provides is such that liquid reaching it cannot penetrate through the fastening means 209 and risk causing stains on the user's clothes.
  • Suitable liquid-tight fastening means are foamed material in which at least one surface has closed cells, hydrophobic adhesive or the like.
  • Figures 7-9 show a sanitary towel 301 of substantially the same structure as the sanitary towel 201 in Figures 4-6.
  • the numbering of the various parts of the sanitary towel in Figures 7-9 is therefore in analogy with the numbering used in the description of the sanitary towel 201 in Figures 4-6.
  • the sanitary towel 301 shown in Figure 7 differs in one respect from the previously described sanitary towel 201.
  • the sanitary towel 301 is provided with a liquid barrier sheet 307 placed against that surface of the second separate sheet 306 which is intended to be directed towards the second surface 304 of the absorbent core.
  • the liquid barrier sheet 307 has a greater extent than or covers at least the same extent as the absorbent core 302.
  • the liquid barrier sheet 307 consists, for example, of hydrophobic adhesive, plastic film, foamed material with at least one surface of closed cells, hydrophilic fibre structures such as nonwoven, cellulose fibre sheets which have been treated with a hydrophobicizing means so that these have a surface which is not liquid-permeable.
  • the fastening means 309 For the sanitary towel 301 , there is no requirement for the fastening means 309 to have a special configuration or be liquid-tight, since the liquid barrier sheet 307 prevents liquid from spreading further to the fastening means 309.
  • Figures 10-12 show a sanitary towel 401 of substantially the same structure as the sanitary towel 301 in Figures 7-9.
  • the numbering of the various parts of the sanitary towel in Figures 10-12 is therefore in analogy with the numbering used in the description of the sanitary towel 301 in Figures 7-9.
  • the liquid barrier sheet 407 has been placed against the second separate sheet 406, on that surface which is directed away from the second surface 404 of the absorbent core.
  • the liquid barrier sheet 407 has at least the same extent as or is greater than the absorbent core 402, which means that the second separate sheet 406 has a liquid-tight area, in at least the area of the absorbent core 402.
  • Figures 13-15 show a sanitary towel 501 of substantially the same structure as the previously described sanitary towels 101 , 201 , 301 , 401 in Figures 1- 12.
  • the numbering of the various parts in Figures 13-15 is therefore in analogy with the numbering used in the description of the sanitary towels in Figures 1-12.
  • the sanitary towel comprises an absorbent core 502, which can comprise one or more material sheets.
  • the absorbent core 502 comprises two surfaces, namely a first surface 503, which is directed upwards towards the user, and a second surface 504, which is directed away from the user during use.
  • the sanitary towel 501 moreover comprises a first separate sheet 505 which is placed in such a way that it covers the first surface 503 of the absorbent core 502 and extends outside the longitudinal edges 521 and two transverse edges 520 of the core.
  • the first separate sheet 505 is characterized in that it is transparent at least in the areas outside the longitudinal edges 521 and transverse edges 520 of the absorbent core 502.
  • the first separate sheet 505 shown in the illustrative embodiment consists of a thin, transparent, air-permeable, flexible plastic film which has been provided with a plurality of openings 526 in the area of the absorbent core 502, so that liquid reaching the sanitary towel 501 can penetrate through the first separate sheet 505 to the absorbent core 502.
  • suitable films are natural polypropylene and polyethylene films or laminates of these.
  • the word natural means films without added organic or inorganic pigments, for example titanium dioxide.
  • the first separate sheet 505 can be treated, on the surface directed upwards towards the user's body, with an embossed pattern for example.
  • the first separate sheet 505 has a regular transmittance in excess of 5% and a sheen of less than 25%.
  • fastening means 509 it is necessary for the fastening means 509 to cover at least the area of extent of the core 502 and the coverage it provides is so complete that liquid reaching it does not penetrate through the fastening means and increase the risk of staining the user's clothes.
  • Suitable liquid-tight fastening means 509 are, for example, foamed material, in which at least one surface has closed cells, hydrophobic adhesive, etc.
  • adhesive it is important for the absorbent core 502 to be completely coated, that is to say the adhesive sheet has no openings large enough to allow liquid to penetrate through the sheet.
  • a fastening means 509 is, for example, an adhesive without added colouring pigments, for example Ecomelt H 145 produced by Collano.
  • the fastening means 509 is an adhesive means
  • the latter is protected by a removable protective sheet 510.
  • the protective sheet 510 is intended to protect the adhesive fastening means 509 from dirt and dust, and from adhering to other undesired surfaces or to itself, until the sanitary towel is to be used.
  • the protective sheet 510 can be omitted.
  • the fastening means 509 is intended to be arranged directly against the absorbent core 502, it is important that the adhesion of the fastening means 509 to the user's clothes does not exceed the adhesion to the absorbent core and that the core's inner strength is sufficiently high.
  • the absorbent core 502 may be torn when the sanitary towel 501 is removed from the user's clothes. If the absorbent core 502 has a porous surface structure, it should be reinforced with a reinforcement sheet (this reinforcement sheet is not shown in the figures). Reinforcement of the second surface 504 of the absorbent core can be obtained, for example, by providing the surface with a sheet of fibrous web consisting of absorbent or non-absorbent fibres of cotton, polyethylene, polypropylene or the like.
  • the fibrous web can be connected to the absorbent core 502 by, for example, a mechanical pressing technique which results in the fibres of the fibrous web and of the absorbent core 502 becoming entangled in one another.
  • a connection can also be obtained by applying energy so that a certain fusing of the fibrous web and/or fibres in the absorbent core 502 takes place, making it possible for the fibrous web to adhere to the absorbent core 502.
  • reinforcement sheets placed on the second surface 504 of the absorbent core are a bonded nonwoven sheet or a three-dimensional plastic sheet.
  • Other examples of possible reinforcement sheets are bound nonwoven sheets, three- dimensional plastic sheets, tissue sheets, knitted material, crocheted material, woven material or the like.
  • the sanitary towel 501 has transparency in the area of the absorbent core, then, in addition to the transparent absorbent core 502, it is necessary to choose a reinforcement sheet which has transparent properties.
  • materials for transparent reinforcement sheets are three-dimensional liquid-permeable natural plastic film or bonded fibre material comprising natural fibres of polyethylene or polypropylene.
  • the word natural means films or fibres without added organic or inorganic pigments, for example titanium dioxide.
  • Figures 16-18 show a sanitary towel 601 of substantially the same structure as the sanitary towel 501 in Figures 13-15.
  • the numbering of the various parts of the sanitary towel in Figures 16-18 is therefore in analogy with the numbering used in the description of the sanitary towel 501 in Figures 13-15.
  • the sanitary towel 601 shown in Figure 16 differs in two respects from the previously described sanitary towel.
  • the first separate sheet 605 consists of a thin, transparent, flexible plastic film which has been provided with a single large opening 626 in the area of the absorbent core 602, so that liquid reaching the sanitary towel 601 can be absorbed directly by the absorbent core 602.
  • the first separate sheet 605 is characterized in that it is transparent at least in the areas outside the longitudinal edges 621 and transverse edges 620 of the absorbent core 602.
  • first surface 603 of the absorbent core 602 comes to bear directly against the user's body, then, if the first surface 603 of the absorbent core consists of a loosely bound structure, it is advantageous to provide the surface with a comfort layer as has been illustrated earlier in the embodiments in Figures 1 -12.
  • Figures 19-21 show a sanitary towel 701 of substantially the same structure as the sanitary towel 601 in Figures 16-18.
  • the numbering of the various parts of the sanitary towel 701 in Figures 19-21 is therefore in analogy with the numbering used in the description of the sanitary towel 601 in Figures 16-18.
  • sanitary towel 701 shown in Figures 19-21 differs in two respects from the previously described sanitary towel 601.
  • the separate sheet 705 is a liquid-permeable sheet, suitably consisting of a nonwoven material.
  • a liquid-permeable material is a sheet of continuously longitudinal bound fibres.
  • Other possible liquid-permeable materials are perforated plastic films, net, knitted, crocheted or woven textiles, and combinations and laminates of the material types listed.
  • the material can, for example, comprise natural fibres of polyethylene or polypropylene.
  • the word natural means films or fibres without added organic or inorganic pigments, for example titanium dioxide.
  • the second difference between the sanitary towel 701 and the previously described sanitary towel 601 in Figures 16-18 is that the fastening means 709 does not cover the whole area of extent of the core 702. It is therefore necessary for a liquid barrier sheet 707 to be placed on the second surface 704 of the absorbent core in order to ensure that liquid reaching the sanitary towel 701 does not spread through the sanitary towel 701 and increase the risk of staining the user's clothes.
  • the liquid barrier sheet 707 advantageously has the same extent as the absorbent core 702.
  • the liquid barrier sheet 707 consists, for example, of hydrophobic adhesive, plastic film, foamed material with at least one surface of closed cells, hydrophilic fibre structures such as nonwovens, cellulose fibre sheets which have been treated with a hydrophobicizing means so that they have a liquid-tight surface, or similar.
  • Figures 22-24 show a sanitary towel 801 of substantially the same structure as the previously described sanitary towels in Figures 1 -21.
  • the numbering of the various parts of the sanitary towel in Figures 1 -21 is therefore in analogy with the numbering used in the description of the sanitary towel 801 in Figures 22-24.
  • first separate sheet is placed against the first surface 803 of the absorbent core and a second separate sheet is placed against the second surface 804 of the absorbent core.
  • the two sheets 805, 806 cover the absorbent core 802 and extend further beyond the longitudinal and transverse edges 821 , 820 of the absorbent core, the two sheets 805, 806 being joined together outside the edges of the core at a connection edge 808.
  • the connection can be obtained by any technique known for this purpose, for example adhesive bonding, welding, sewing or the like.
  • the first separate sheet 805 in this embodiment is a liquid-permeable sheet which has transparent properties at least in the areas which extend beyond the longitudinal edges 821 and transverse edges 820 of the absorbent core 802.
  • the first separate sheet 805 consists, for example, of liquid-permeable material of nonwoven fibre fabric, called nonwoven material.
  • a liquid-permeable material is a sheet of continuously longitudinal bonded fibres.
  • Other possible liquid-permeable materials are perforated plastic films, net, knitted, crocheted or woven textiles and combinations and laminates of the material types listed.
  • the material can for example comprise natural fibres of polyethylene or polypropylene.
  • the word natural means films or fibres without added organic or inorganic pigments, for example titanium dioxide.
  • the second separate sheet 806 is characterized in that it is transparent at least in the areas outside the longitudinal edges 821 and transverse edges 820 of the absorbent core 802.
  • the sheet 806 consists of a thin, flexible plastic film which is liquid-tight.
  • suitable films are natural polypropylene and polyethylene films or laminates of these.
  • the word natural means films without added organic or inorganic pigments, for example titanium dioxide.
  • the second separate sheet 806 is able to breathe, that is to say let through moist air (but not liquid), as this increases user comfort.
  • the second separate sheet 806 has a regular transmittance in excess of 5% and a sheen of less than 25%.
  • Figures 25-27 show a sanitary towel 901 of substantially the same structure as the previously described sanitary towel 801 in Figures 22-24.
  • the numbering of the various parts of the sanitary towel 901 in Figures 25-27 is therefore in analogy with the numbering used in the description of the sanitary towel 801 in Figures 22-24.
  • the first and second separate sheets 905, 906 are transparent in at least the areas which extend outside the longitudinal and transverse edges 921 , 920 of the absorbent core 902.
  • the first and second separate sheets 905, 906 in this case extend so far outside the longitudinal edges 921 of the absorbent core 902 that the sanitary towel 901 has two transparent side tabs 922.
  • the side tabs 922 are arranged on each side of the absorbent core 902.
  • the side tabs 922 are of such shape and size that they can be folded around the leg openings of the briefs during use.
  • the transparent side tabs 922 of the sanitary towel 901 have been provided with transparent fastening adhesive 923. It has been found to be expedient for the transparent side tabs 922 to have fastening adhesive 923 arranged near the outer contour line 925 of the side tabs 922 in order to create a good contact between the outer contour line 925 of the side tab 922 and the briefs, so that the side tab 922 is prevented from hanging down or being bent out from the outside of the briefs and thus becoming noticeable.
  • Protective sheets 924 are placed over the transparent fastening adhesive 923.
  • FIGS 28-30 show a sanitary towel 1001 of substantially the same structure as the previously described sanitary towel 901 in Figures 25-27.
  • the numbering of the various parts of the sanitary towel 1001 in Figures 28-30 is therefore in analogy with the numbering used in the description of the sanitary towel 901 in Figures 25-27.
  • first and second separate sheets 1005, 1006 coincides with the longitudinal and transverse edges 1021 , 1020 of the absorbent core 1002. All of the material making up the sanitary towel has transparent properties.
  • the sanitary towel has a regular transmittance in excess of 5% and a sheen of less than 25%.

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L'invention concerne un article absorbant (101, 201, 301, 401, 501, 601, 701, 801, 901, 1001) tel qu'une serviette hygiénique, un protège-slip, une serviette pour incontinent ou analogues. Au moins une partie dudit article absorbant présente une transmittance régulière supérieure à 5 % et une brillance inférieure à 25 %.
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