EP3016625B1 - Vliesstoff und verfahren zu seiner herstellung - Google Patents

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EP3016625B1
EP3016625B1 EP14734443.6A EP14734443A EP3016625B1 EP 3016625 B1 EP3016625 B1 EP 3016625B1 EP 14734443 A EP14734443 A EP 14734443A EP 3016625 B1 EP3016625 B1 EP 3016625B1
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    • D—TEXTILES; PAPER
    • D04—BRAIDING; LACE-MAKING; KNITTING; TRIMMINGS; NON-WOVEN FABRICS
    • D04H—MAKING TEXTILE FABRICS, e.g. FROM FIBRES OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL; FABRICS MADE BY SUCH PROCESSES OR APPARATUS, e.g. FELTS, NON-WOVEN FABRICS; COTTON-WOOL; WADDING ; NON-WOVEN FABRICS FROM STAPLE FIBRES, FILAMENTS OR YARNS, BONDED WITH AT LEAST ONE WEB-LIKE MATERIAL DURING THEIR CONSOLIDATION
    • D04H3/00—Non-woven fabrics formed wholly or mainly of yarns or like filamentary material of substantial length
    • D04H3/08—Non-woven fabrics formed wholly or mainly of yarns or like filamentary material of substantial length characterised by the method of strengthening or consolidating
    • D04H3/14—Non-woven fabrics formed wholly or mainly of yarns or like filamentary material of substantial length characterised by the method of strengthening or consolidating with bonds between thermoplastic yarns or filaments produced by welding
    • D—TEXTILES; PAPER
    • D04—BRAIDING; LACE-MAKING; KNITTING; TRIMMINGS; NON-WOVEN FABRICS
    • D04H—MAKING TEXTILE FABRICS, e.g. FROM FIBRES OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL; FABRICS MADE BY SUCH PROCESSES OR APPARATUS, e.g. FELTS, NON-WOVEN FABRICS; COTTON-WOOL; WADDING ; NON-WOVEN FABRICS FROM STAPLE FIBRES, FILAMENTS OR YARNS, BONDED WITH AT LEAST ONE WEB-LIKE MATERIAL DURING THEIR CONSOLIDATION
    • D04H1/00—Non-woven fabrics formed wholly or mainly of staple fibres or like relatively short fibres
    • D04H1/40—Non-woven fabrics formed wholly or mainly of staple fibres or like relatively short fibres from fleeces or layers composed of fibres without existing or potential cohesive properties
    • D04H1/54—Non-woven fabrics formed wholly or mainly of staple fibres or like relatively short fibres from fleeces or layers composed of fibres without existing or potential cohesive properties by welding together the fibres, e.g. by partially melting or dissolving
    • D—TEXTILES; PAPER
    • D04—BRAIDING; LACE-MAKING; KNITTING; TRIMMINGS; NON-WOVEN FABRICS
    • D04H—MAKING TEXTILE FABRICS, e.g. FROM FIBRES OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL; FABRICS MADE BY SUCH PROCESSES OR APPARATUS, e.g. FELTS, NON-WOVEN FABRICS; COTTON-WOOL; WADDING ; NON-WOVEN FABRICS FROM STAPLE FIBRES, FILAMENTS OR YARNS, BONDED WITH AT LEAST ONE WEB-LIKE MATERIAL DURING THEIR CONSOLIDATION
    • D04H1/00—Non-woven fabrics formed wholly or mainly of staple fibres or like relatively short fibres
    • D04H1/40—Non-woven fabrics formed wholly or mainly of staple fibres or like relatively short fibres from fleeces or layers composed of fibres without existing or potential cohesive properties
    • D04H1/54—Non-woven fabrics formed wholly or mainly of staple fibres or like relatively short fibres from fleeces or layers composed of fibres without existing or potential cohesive properties by welding together the fibres, e.g. by partially melting or dissolving
    • D04H1/559—Non-woven fabrics formed wholly or mainly of staple fibres or like relatively short fibres from fleeces or layers composed of fibres without existing or potential cohesive properties by welding together the fibres, e.g. by partially melting or dissolving the fibres being within layered webs

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  • the present invention relates to a non-woven fabric, a hygiene absorbent article comprising the non-woven fabric, and a process for forming the non-woven fabric.
  • Non-woven fabrics are widely applied in disposable absorbent articles for personal care or hygiene. In such articles the appearance of softness is of great importance since it reassures the wearer or caregiver that the article will be experienced as comfortable.
  • an absorbent article adapted to be worn about a wearer's lower torso which aims to enhance the perceived softness of the absorbent article.
  • the absorbent article described in said document comprises a liquid permeable top sheet, a liquid impermeable back sheet and an absorbent core disposed between the top sheet and the back sheet.
  • the liquid impermeable back sheet comprises a laminate of a wearer-facing layer of liquid impermeable, vapour permeable polymeric film and a garment-facing layer of a non-woven web.
  • the non-woven web is being impressed with a first pattern of bond impressions in the shape of diamonds, which first pattern defines a second pattern of unbounded raised regions which also have the shape of diamonds.
  • WO 2006/048173 describes a loop-forming nonwoven material for a mechanical closure system.
  • the fabrics are thermally bonded with a first pattern of bond impressions that create a second pattern of larger unbonded raised regions and a third pattern of smaller unbonded areas.
  • the impressions are a combination of trilobally and linearly shaped geometry. This provides a positive impact on the mechanical stability of the fabric but has the disadvantage that it limits the drapability, an important feature for softness perceiveness.
  • a wiper for cleaning hard surfaces such as marble floors.
  • the wiper typically consists of a single-layer of a nonwoven material.
  • the nonwoven layer consists of a fiber mixture having more than 40% microfibers (meltblown).
  • the rest of the fiber mixture is made up of natural fibers (e.g. cotton) and support fibers which are mainly made from polyester.
  • This construction and the high basis weights are attributed to the intended high cleaning efficiency of the described fabrics rather than to a pleasant hand and wearer's comfort.
  • these wipers are not suitable for hygiene applications that require a sufficiently high softness, in particular personal hygiene absorbent articles that do have direct contact with the wearer's skin.
  • Object of the present invention is to provide a non-woven fabric suitable for use in a hygiene absorbent article having a simplified pattern of bonded and non-bonded areas which can more easily be manufactured, and which at the same time shows an improved softness.
  • Another object of the present invention is to provide a non-woven fabric that has enough shear strength to be used as textile backsheet or landing zone in personal hygiene absorbent articles.
  • the present invention relates to a non-woven fabric comprising a non-woven web suitable for use in a hygiene absorbent article, which web comprises a side which is provided with an overall pattern which consists of a first pattern and a second pattern, in which the first patterns is a pattern of individualised bonded areas which have a non-linear shape, which first pattern defines the second pattern of non-bonded areas which non-bonded areas have a hexagonal type of shape, wherein the non-woven web has a basis weight in the range of from 8-30 g/cm 2 , and wherein the surface of the bonded areas is in the range of 10-30 % of the total surface of the side and the surface of the non-bonded area is in the range of from 70-90 % of the total surface of the side.
  • a major advantage of the present invention resides in the fact that the present pattern is relatively simple to make and it has an improved perceived softness. Moreover, the three-dimensional surface of the non-woven fabric of the present invention provides an aesthetically pleasing appearance for its user.
  • An additional major advantage is the fact that present non-woven fabrics display an improved softness and at the same time a high tensile strength. This is surprising since it is generally acknowledged that softness and dimensional stability (i.e. high tensile strength) of a thermobonded nonwoven fabric are features that mutually exclude each other.
  • the non-woven fabric comprising a non-woven web which comprises a side which is provided with a first pattern of individualised bonded areas which defines a second pattern of non-bonded areas which non-bonded areas have a hexagonal type of shape, and wherein the surface of the bonded areas is in the range of 10-30 % of the total surface of the side and the surface of the non-bonded area is in the range of from 70-90 % of the total surface of the side.
  • the high surface of the non-bonded areas to be used according to the present invention provides the attractive high softness.
  • the large unbonded areas allow for the fiber to bulk up and increase the bulkiness of the fabric. This is perceived as an even higher softness from both visual and the tactile perspective.
  • the surface of the non-bonded area is at least 70% and less than 85% of the total surface area of the side.
  • the surface of the non-bonded area is in the range of from 75-85% of the total surface area of the side.
  • the surface of the bonded area is preferably more than 15% and at most 30%, more preferably in the range of from 15-25 % of the total surface area of the side.
  • the first pattern of individualised bonded areas defines the second pattern of non-bonded areas which non-bonded areas have a hexagonal type of shape.
  • the side of the non-woven fabric is only provided with the first pattern and the second patterns, meaning that no further pattern of bonded or non-bonded areas is provided on the side of the non-woven fabric.
  • the individualised bonded areas have a non-linear shape.
  • a non-linear shape is defined as a shape which is not linear as such or does not contain one or more linear parts.
  • the non-bonded areas have the shape of a regular or an irregular hexagon in which one or more sides have a different length.
  • the non-bonded areas have a regular hexagonal shape.
  • the non-bonded areas have a surface in the range of from 20-50 mm 2 , preferably in the range of from 22-45 mm 2 , and more preferably in the range of from 23-40 mm 2 .
  • the individualised bonded areas suitably have a symmetrical shape such as a circle, diamond, square, triangle, heart, moon star, hexagonal, octagonal or another polygon shape.
  • the bonded areas Preferably, the bonded areas have a circle or hexagonal shape. More preferably, the bonded areas have a circle shape.
  • the bonded areas suitably have a maximum width in the range of from 0.7-1.5 mm, preferably in the range of from 0.75-1.25 mm, and more preferably in the range of from 0.8-1.2 mm.
  • the bonded areas have a surface in the range of from 0.38-1.77 mm 2 , preferably in the range of from 0.44-1.22 mm 2 , and more preferably in the range of from 0.50-1.13 mm 2 .
  • the discrete non-bonded areas suitably have a depth in the range of from 0.4-1.5 mm, preferably in the range of from 0.4-0.9 mm, more preferably in the range of from 0.4-0.8 mm, and most preferably in the range of from 0.5-0.7 mm.
  • an even number of bonded areas defines an individual non-bonded area.
  • the individual non-bonded areas are defined by 6, 12, 18 or 24 individualised bonded areas, more preferably 12, 18 or 24 individualised bonded areas, and most preferably by 12 individualised bonded areas.
  • the non-woven web according to the present invention has a tensile strength according WSP 110.4 in MD in the range of from 1 - 4 N per gram basis weight, preferably in the range of from 1,2 - 3,5 N per gram basis weight, and more preferably in the range of from 1.3 - 3.0 N per gram basis weight.
  • Non-woven webs with such tensile strengths provide non-woven articles with a high tensile strength.
  • the non-woven web has a basis weight in the range of from 8-30 g/m 2 and the surface of the bonded area is in the range of from 15-25 % of the total surface area of the side.
  • Non-woven webs with such low basis weights and high bonded areas provide non-woven articles with an improved softness, making them highly attractive for use in personal hygiene absorbent articles.
  • This WSP test method is an internationally acknowledged test method in the non-woven's industry, as the skilled person will understand.
  • the non-woven web has a basis weight in the range of from 8-30 g/m 2
  • the surface of the bonded area of the non-woven bed is in the range of from 15-25 % of the total surface area of the side
  • the non-woven web has a tensile strength in the range of 1.2 - 3.5 N per gram basis weight.
  • Non-woven webs with such low basis weight, high bonded areas and high tensile strengths provide non-woven articles with excellent softness and dimensional stabilities.
  • Suitable non-woven webs may be produced by any of the means known to the art for making a non-woven.
  • the non-woven web may be a single layer or multi-layer non-woven having, for example, at least one layer of a spunbonded web joined to at least one layer of a meltblown web, a carded web, or other suitable material.
  • the non-woven fabric according to the present invention comprises in addition a second non-woven web.
  • the non-woven webs may be extensible, elastic, or non-elastic.
  • the non-woven webs may be spunbonded webs, meltblown webs, air-laid webs, or carded webs. If the non-woven web is a web of meltblown fibers, it may include meltblown microfibers.
  • the non-woven webs particularly suitable are made from fibers of thermoplastic polymers such as polyolefins, polyesters, ethylene copolymers, propylene copolymers, butene copolymers, and combinations thereof, but may also comprise natural fibers such as wood, cotton, or rayon in combination with thermoplastic fibers.
  • the nonwoven web may also be a composite made up of a mixture of two or more different fibers or a mixture of fibers and particles.
  • the fibers are suitably joined by bonding to form a coherent web structure.
  • Suitable bonding techniques include, but are not limited to, chemical bonding and thermal bonding, for example thermal calendering or bonding by a hot gas stream.
  • polystyrene polystyrene/isoprene/styrene and styrene/polybutadiene/styrene.
  • the polyolefins may comprise a homopolymer or a copolymer such as propylene- ⁇ -olefins copolymers. In particularly, the latter copolymers can attractively be used in the present invention.
  • the melt flow rate (MFR) of the polyolefin material is suitably less than 90 dg/min.
  • the MFR is determined using ASTM test method D1238, 2.16 kg.
  • the MFR of the polyolefin material is in the range of from 15-50 dg/min, more preferably in the range of from 15-35 dg/min.
  • the fibers are formed from polyethylene or polypropylene homopolymers, co-polymers thereof, blends of polyethylene and polypropylene, a polyester, co-polymers of polyesters and/or blends of polyesters.
  • a propylene-based or ethylene-based homopolymer or a copolymer may comprise comonomer-derived units selected from ethylene and C4-C10 ⁇ -olefins.
  • the polymers may comprise comonomer-derived units selected from C3-C10 ⁇ -olefins.
  • Suitable examples of polyolefin materials include propylene homopolymers, ethylene homopolymers, propylene copolymers and ethylene copolymers such as linear low density polyethylene (LLDPE), high density polyethylene (HDPE), and low density polyethylene (LDPE).
  • Suitable polyesters can be aliphatic polyesters such as, e.g. polylactic acid, or aromatic polyesters such as polyethylene terephthalate (PET) and poly(trimethylene terephthalate (PTT).
  • PET polyethylene terephthalate
  • PTT poly(trimethylene terephthalate
  • Suitable further additives include thermal stabilizers, light stabilizers, slip additives, waxes, and additives to make the fabrics either hydrophilic or hydrophobic.
  • the addition of filler materials can sometimes also be of advantage.
  • Suitable filler materials include organic and inorganic filler materials. Suitable examples of inorganic filler materials include minerals such as calcium carbonate, metals such as aluminium and stainless steel. Suitable examples of organic filler materials include sugar-based polymers.
  • fiber cross-sections are possible. As a rule, round fiber cross-section is preferred, but also tri- and multilobal shaped fibers can advantageously be used. Other suitable fiber cross-sections include triangular, bone-shaped, moon-shaped, hollow-fibers, and ribbon-shaped cross-sections.
  • the fibers from which the non-woven webs are made can suitable be single component or multicomponent fibers such as bicomponent fibers.
  • Suitable examples of multicomponent fibers include symmetric and eccentric core/sheath fibers, side-by-side fibers of A/B or A/B/A-structure, segmented pie fibers, island-in-a-sea fibers, and striped fibers.
  • Preferred are bicomponent fibers where the two components are arranged in a symmetric core-sheath way or in a side-by-side way.
  • core-sheath bicomponent fibers comprising polyethylene and polypropylene, but any other combination of other suitable polymers is possible as well, for example combinations of polyesters with polyolefins.
  • the core comprises the component with the higher melting point and the sheath comprises the component with the lower melting point, but it can be advantageous to have it in the reversed way.
  • the bicomponent fiber has a core of polypropylene and a sheath of polyethylene.
  • the bicomponent fiber comprises from 10% to 90% by weight of the higher melting component in the core and from 90% to 10% by weight of the lower melting component in the sheath.
  • the bicomponent fiber has from 30% to 70% by weight of the higher melting component in the core.
  • the bicomponent fibers may contain different types of polypropylene.
  • the bicomponent fiber has a core of a polypropylene which has a higher melting point and a sheath of a polypropylene which has a lower melting point.
  • a side-by-side-bicomponent fiber comprises two polypropylenes that differ in melt temperature or melt flow.
  • the fibers can be made according to spinning technologies known in the art. Most conveniently employed are spunbond and meltblown processes, from which the non-woven fabrics can directly be formed.
  • Spunbond fibers are generally produced by extruding a molten polymer through a large spinneret having several thousand holes per linear meter or from banks of smaller spinnerets, for example, containing as few as 40 holes. After exiting the spinneret, the molten fibers are quenched by a cross-flow air quench system, then pulled away from the spinneret and attenuated by high speed air. Lay-down of the filaments to create a nonwoven layer occurs on a permeable transport belt. Spunbond fibers are generally continuous and range in fiber diameter between ca. 10-100 ⁇ m.
  • meltblown fibers on the other hand are generally much smaller in diameter and usually range between 0.5-10 ⁇ m. Additionally, meltblown fibers are considered to be mainly discontinuous.
  • a meltblowing process is a process in which fibers are formed by extruding a molten thermoplastic material through a plurality of fine, usually circular, die capillaries as molten threads or filaments into a high velocity, usually heated, gas streams which attenuate the filaments of molten thermoplastic material to reduce their diameter.
  • the meltblown process normally has the filaments in single row of filaments across the width of the die. Thereafter, the meltblown fibers are carried by the high velocity gas stream and are deposited on a collecting surface to form a web of randomly dispersed meltblown fibers.
  • Meltblown fibers are microfibers which may be continuous or discontinuous.
  • the non-woven fabric in accordance with the invention can additionally be treated to add specific properties. Most common are topical treatments to make the fabric either hydrophilic or to make it hydrophobic. Most common is the treatment of the fabric with either hydrophilic surfactants or with a fluorocarbon or a silicon material.
  • a surface of a non-woven fabric or non-woven web is "hydrophilic" when the contact angle of water disposed on that surface is less than about 90 and a surface is "hydrophobic" when the contact angle of water disposed on that surface is greater than or equal to 90.
  • the non-woven fabrics in accordance with the invention are hydrophobic non-woven fabrics.
  • the non-woven fabric according to the invention can consist of only one type of fibers or fiber layers, e.g. a spunbond layer, but it suitably can comprise additional fiber layers which may be different.
  • Suitable multi-layer fabrics may include one or more spunbond layers (S) and one or more meltblown layers (M), such as SMS, SMMS, SSMMS, etc. adhered to form a nonwoven fabric according to the present invention.
  • S spunbond layers
  • M meltblown layers
  • these multilayer fabrics are made in one step on a single line with multiple beams, which generally encompass a combination of spunbond and meltblown beams. In some cases it might be advantageous or technically necessary to make a multiple layer according to the invention in two or more separate steps.
  • spunbond layers that differ in their fiber cross-section or in their fiber type is also possible. For example, it is also possible to combine a layer of trilobal filaments with a layer of round fibers, or to combine a core-sheath bicomponent layer with a side-by-side biocomponent layer.
  • the additional non-woven webs to be used in accordance with the present invention are made of meltblown fibers.
  • the none-woven webs to be used in accordance with the present invention comprise at most 40 wt% of meltblown fibers, based on total weight of the non-woven web.
  • the non-woven webs comprises at most 30 wt% of meltblown fibers, more preferably 20-30 wt% of meltblown fibers, based on the total weight of the non-woven web.
  • the present non-woven webs contain meltblown fibers only, not mixtures of meltblown fibers and another type of fibers.
  • the present invention also relates to a hygiene absorbent article comprising the non-woven fabric according to the present invention.
  • the hygiene absorbent article according to the present invention is a disposable hygiene absorbent article selected from the group consisting of incontinence articles, diapers, wipes and fem-care articles.
  • Suitable disposable hygiene absorbent articles according to the present invention include those selected from the group consisting of baby diapers, pull-ups, training pants, hygiene closure systems, adult incontinence briefs and diapers, panty liners, sanitary napkins, medical garments, and bandages.
  • Suitable wipes can comprise wet and dry wipes for hygiene purposes.
  • Disposable hygiene absorbent articles are hygiene absorbent articles which are not intended to be laundered or otherwise restored or reused as hygiene absorbent articles.
  • such absorbent articles comprise a back sheet, a top sheet and an absorbent core which is arranged between the back sheet and the top sheet.
  • the back sheet will have an integral landing zone or will work as a landing zone on its own, and comprises a nonwoven web which is arranged at the outermost portion of the absorbent article and prevents liquid from passing through the hygiene absorbent articles, whereas the exudates from a wearer's lower torso will pass through the top sheet and are absorbed in the absorbent core.
  • An additional function of the top sheet is to provide skin comfort.
  • the disposable hygiene absorbent article will usually comprise a hook or loop fastening system to fasten the disposable hygiene absorbent article around the wearer's lower torso.
  • the present non-woven fabric can be bonded or attached to the outer layer or back sheet of the article as a discrete patch of loop material.
  • the present non-woven fabric can form the entire outer layer or back sheet of such a disposable personal care hygiene absorbent article and function as a landing zone.
  • the hook or loop fastening system can be any of a wide variety of commercially available hook or loop fastening systems.
  • the non-woven fabric according to the present invention can suitably be part of a top sheet, back sheet, landing zone and/or a loop fastening member.
  • the present non-woven fabric is part of a back sheet and/or a landing zone.
  • the present invention also relates to a process for forming the present non-woven fabric.
  • the present invention also relates to a process for forming the non-woven fabric comprising the steps of:
  • the present invention further relates to a process for forming a non-woven fabric according to the present invention comprising the steps of:
  • the first and second non-woven web may be pre-bonded before feeding the non-woven fabric so formed within the nip formed by the rolls.
  • the present invention also relates to a process for forming a non-woven fabric according to the present invention comprising the steps of:
  • the rolls to be used in the processes according to the present invention are suitably right circular cylinders that can be formed of any suitable, durable material. Such rolls will be operated in ways known in the art.
  • the locations of the oppositely positioned rolls can suitably be varied to form the nip between the rolls.
  • the nip pressure within nip can suitably be varied depending upon the properties of the one or more non-woven webs to be processed. The same is true for the necessary temperature of the calender rolls, which has to be adjusted according to the required final properties and the kind of fibers to be bonded.
  • the bonded areas are suitably formed by means of melt-fusing by controlling the temperature of at least one of the rolls.
  • the temperature of the outer surface of at least one of the rolls can be adjusted by heating or cooling the rolls. The heating and cooling may affect the features of the web(s) being processed and the degree of bonding of single or multiple webs being passed through the nip formed between the respective rolls.
  • One of the rolls to be used will contain a bonding pattern on its outermost surface comprising a continuous pattern of land areas defining a plurality of discrete openings, apertures or holes.
  • Each of the openings in the one or more rolls will form a discrete unbonded area in at least one side of the non-woven fabric or non-woven web.
  • the other roll will suitably have an outer surface which is much smoother than the other roll.
  • the outer surface of the other roll will be smooth or flat.
  • the rotational speeds of the respective rolls are substantially identical.
  • FIG. 1 a side of a non-woven fabric is shown having a bond pattern which comprises a first and second pattern in accordance with the present invention.
  • the first pattern of individualised bonded areas 1 defines a second pattern of non-bonded areas 2.
  • the individualised bonded areas 1 are in the form of circles and the non-bonded areas 2 have a hexagonal type of shape.
  • a number of non-woven fabrics were prepared in accordance with the present invention.
  • a number of comparative non-woven fabrics were prepared falling outside the scope of the present invention.
  • the non-woven fabrics were all made from polypropylene in a melt-spinning process on Reicofil machines.
  • the polypropylene had a melt flow of 25 g/10 min (2.16 kg at 230 °C), and was processed at 230 - 235 °C.
  • Spinning occurred at a throughput of 170 kg/hr/m.
  • the melt was squeezed through spinning nozzles, stretched, quenched, and laid down on a conveyor belt. The line speed was set such to obtain the respective basis weight.
  • the loose fiber mat was then consolidated by passing through a heated calender.
  • non-woven fabrics in accordance with the present invention that comprise non-bonded areas that have a hexagonal type of shape had the following characteristics: bonded area: 17.6%; number of shapes per cm 2 : 24.8; bonded point surface area: round bonded point size: 0.97 mm (diameter); and side-to-side distance of hexagonal shapes: 4.8 mm.
  • the comparative non-woven fabrics had conventional bonded areas of an oval elliptical shape having the following characteristics: bonded area: 18.1%; number of shapes per cm 2 : 49.9; bonded point surface area: 0.363 mm 2 ; bonded point size: 0.882 x 0.524 mm.
  • WSP 110.4 was used as the test method to determine the tensile strength (N/5 cm) in the machine direction (MD), whereas WSP 90.3 was used in the Handle-O-Meter test (mN). These tests are well-known standard methods in the non-woven industry.
  • Table 1 the results of these tests are shown for the various non-woven fabrics having an increasing basis weight (gsm).
  • Table 1 Basis weight (gsm) Handle-O-Meter (mN) Tensile strength (N/5cm)(MD) Hexagonal pattern; 17.6% bonded area Oval elliptical pattern; 18.1% bonded area Hexagonal pattern; 17.6% bonded area Oval elliptical pattern;18.1% bonded area 15 40 47 30 30 17 57 69 35 35 30 220 270 75 78 40 345 503 112 115 50 420 870 149 160
  • the tensile strength is only less than 10 % higher in the latter case, whereas at the same time the stiffness is more than twice as high (hexagonal: 420 mN versus oval: 870 mN).
  • the basis weight of the oval pattern bonded fabric has to be reduced to approximately 35 gsm. This is undesirable in view of liquid absorption and retention capacity, which goes down when the basis weight is reduced. It is evident that at the same softness level, the conventional oval bonded fabric displays a much lower tensile strength. This makes the conventional oval bonded fabric much less attractive for use in hygiene absorbent articles.

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  1. Vliesstoff, umfassend eine Vliesbahn, die zur Verwendung bei einem absorbierenden Hygieneartikel geeignet ist, wobei die Bahn eine Seite aufweist, welche mit einem Gesamtmuster versehen ist, welches aus einem erstem Muster und einem zweiten Muster besteht, wobei das erste Muster ein Muster von individualisierten verbundenen Bereichen ist, welche eine nichtlineare Form aufweisen, wobei das erste Muster das zweite Muster von nicht verbundenen Bereichen definiert, wobei die nicht verbundenen Bereiche eine sechseckige Form aufweisen, wobei die Vliesbahn ein Flächengewicht im Bereich von 8 bis 30 g/m2 aufweist, und wobei die Oberfläche der verbundenen Bereiche im Bereich von 10 bis 30 % der Gesamt-Oberfläche der Seite beträgt, und die Oberfläche des nicht verbundenen Bereichs im Bereich von 70 bis 90 % der Gesamt-Oberfläche der Seite beträgt.
  2. Vliesstoff nach Anspruch 1, wobei die Oberfläche des nicht verbundenen Bereichs mindestens 70 % und weniger als 85 % der Gesamt-Oberfläche der Seite beträgt.
  3. Vliesstoff nach Anspruch 2, wobei die Oberfläche des nicht verbundenen Bereichs im Bereich von 75 bis 85 % der Gesamt-Oberfläche der Seite beträgt.
  4. Vliesstoff nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 3, wobei die Oberfläche des verbundenen Bereichs mehr als 15 % und höchstens 30 % der Gesamt-Oberfläche der Seite beträgt.
  5. Vliesstoffverfahren nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 4, wobei die verbundenen Bereiche eine Kreis-, Diamant-, Quadrat-, Dreieck-, Herz-, Mond-, Stern-, Sechseck-, Achteck- oder eine andere Polygonform aufweisen.
  6. Vliesstoff nach Anspruch 5, wobei die verbundenen Bereiche eine Kreis- oder Sechseckform aufweisen.
  7. Vliesstoff nach Anspruch 6, wobei die verbundenen Bereiche eine Kreisform aufweisen.
  8. Vliesstoff nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 7, wobei die erste Vliesbahn Fasern aufweist, welche aus einem thermoplastischen Material ausgewählt aus der Gruppe bestehend aus Polyestern, Polyamiden, Polyolefinen, Polyurethanen und Mischungen davon gebildet sind.
  9. Vliesstoff nach Anspruch 8, wobei die Fasern aus Polyethylen, Polypropylen, einem Copolymer von Polyethylen und Polypropylen, einer Mischung von Polyethylen und Polypropylen, einem Polyester, Copolymeren von Polyestern und/oder Mischungen von Polyestern gebildet sind.
  10. Vliesstoff nach Anspruch 8 oder 9, wobei die Fasern Ein-Komponenten- oder Mehr-Komponenten-Fasern sind.
  11. Vliesstoff nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 10, umfassend weitere Vliesbahnen.
  12. Absorbierender Hygieneartikel, umfassend den Vliesstoff nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 11.
  13. Absorbierender Hygieneartikel nach Anspruch 12, wobei der Vliesstoff eine hintere Lage und/oder ein Anlegebereich des absorbierenden Artikels ist.
  14. Absorbierender Hygieneartikel nach Anspruch 12 oder 13, wobei der absorbierende Hygieneartikel ein absorbierender Einweg-Hygieneartikel ausgewählt aus der Gruppe bestehend aus Inkontinenzartikeln, Windeln, Wischtüchern und Damenhygieneartikeln ist.
  15. Verfahren zur Herstellung des Vliesstoffes, umfassend die folgenden Schritte:
    (a) Herstellen einer Vliesbahn mit einem Flächengewicht im Bereich von 8 bis 30 g/m2 und
    (b) Zuführen der Vliesbahn in einen zwischen gegenüber positionierten ersten und zweiten Walzen definierten Spalt, wobei mindestens eine der Walzen eine gemusterte äußere Oberfläche zum Aufbringen des Verbindungsmusters auf die erste Vliesbahn aufweist, wobei das Verbindungsmuster aus dem ersten und dem zweiten Muster besteht, wie in einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 7 definiert.
  16. Verfahren zur Herstellung eines Vliesstoffs nach Anspruch 11, umfassend die folgenden Schritte:
    (a) Herstellen einer ersten Vliesbahn,
    (b) Herstellen einer zweiten Vliesbahn,
    (c) Zuführen der ersten Vliesbahn und der zweiten Vliesbahn in einen zwischen gegenüber positionierten ersten und zweiten Walzen definierten Spalt, wobei mindestens eine der Walzen eine gemusterte äußere Oberfläche zum Aufbringen eines Verbindungsmusters auf die erste Vliesbahn aufweist, wobei das Verbindungsmuster das erste und das zweite Muster aufweist, wie in einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 7 definiert,
    (d) Verbinden der ersten und der zweiten Vliesbahn, um den Vliesstoff zu bilden.
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