JP2010200848A - Method of manufacturing wearing articles - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method of manufacturing wearing articles, capable of eliminating a variation in the dimensions of products and easily manufacturing the wearing articles. <P>SOLUTION: In first and second processes (A, B), a first web 60 is conveyed in a machine direction MD and cut along a first virtual center line r-r. In third to fifth processes (C-E), first sheets 61 are separated from each other in the crossing direction CD, joining means 38 are applied, and openings 64 are formed. In sixth and seventh processes (F, G), a second web 70 is conveyed in the machine direction, cut along a second virtual center line s-s and separated in the crossing direction CD. In eighth and ninth processes (H, I), second sheets 71 are joined to the first sheets 61 and cuff auxiliary elastic members 39 are attached along bending lines 37. In tenth and eleventh processes (J, K), cuff members 3 are folded along the bending lines 37 which are aligned with a third virtual center line t-t, and attached to a chassis 20. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a method for manufacturing a worn article, and more particularly to a method for manufacturing a worn article such as a disposable diaper, excretion training pants, and an incontinence brief.

  Conventionally, as a disposable diaper provided with a barrier cuff, for example, JP 2003-38559 A (Patent Document 1) is known. The diaper of patent document 1 has a liquid-absorbing chassis and a pair of barrier cuffs facing and separating from the vertical center line. The barrier cuff is formed by laminating an elastic sheet that can be elastically stretched and a non-elastic sheet that can be stretched inelastically, and a fixed edge located on the side of the diaper, and a longitudinal center line side of the diaper. The free edge part located and the elastic member extended in the vertical direction of a free edge part are provided. When the diaper is worn, the crotch region of the liquid absorbent chassis is curved, the barrier cuff contracts, and the free edge is separated from the liquid absorbent chassis to the wearer side. By separating the free edge portion, the barrier cuff is erected and the excrement can be prevented from leaking to the outside of the diaper.

JP 2003-38559 A (JP 2003-38559 A)

In the diaper described in Patent Document 1, an elastic sheet that can be elastically stretched and a non-elastic sheet that can be stretched inelastically are used as a barrier cuff.
In the manufacture of the barrier cuff, the elastic sheet and the non-elastic sheet are each wound in a roll shape, drawn out from the roll with a certain tension, and laminated. However, if the sheet has elasticity, it will be stretched when pulled out from the roll, and even if it is cut into a desired shape in the stretched state, it will be difficult to cut accurately if the dimensions shrink if it shrinks. . Therefore, when the barrier cuff is formed by the laminate of the elastic sheet and the non-elastic sheet, the dimensions may vary. Moreover, in order to prevent the dispersion | variation in a dimension, you have to use a special apparatus and there exists a possibility that the manufacturing cost of a diaper may rise.

  It is an object of the present invention to provide a method for manufacturing a worn article that does not vary in product dimensions and is easy to manufacture.

  The present invention provides an improved manufacturing method of a wearing article including a chassis having a front waist region, a rear waist region, and a crotch region positioned between the front and rear waist regions, and a leak-proof cuff formed on the body side of the chassis. Involved.

  In the manufacturing method, the present invention has a machine direction and a crossing direction orthogonal to the machine direction, the step of forming the chassis, the step of forming the leakage prevention cuff, and the leakage prevention cuff The leakage prevention cuff manufacturing step includes: a step in which the two first sheets separated in the intersecting direction are conveyed in the machine direction; and an opening is formed in the first sheet. And two second sheets having extensibility greater than that of the first sheet are joined to the first sheet so as to cover the opening, and a cuff member is formed by the first sheet and the second sheet. A step of attaching a cuff auxiliary elastic member extending in the machine direction to the second sheet of the cuff member in an extended state, and the cuff member including the cuff auxiliary elastic portion And a step to be folded along the cuff member may be conveyed to the machine direction while maintaining a predetermined distance in the crossing direction.

  As one preferred embodiment, the first sheet is cut along a first virtual center line in which the first web conveyed in the machine direction bisects the length dimension in the cross direction, and the cross direction Are spaced apart from each other.

  As another preferred embodiment, the cuff auxiliary elastic member is attached along a folding line that bisects the length dimension of the opening in the intersecting direction and extends in the machine direction. Both end portions are fixed to the first sheet.

  As another preferred embodiment, the second sheet is joined to the first sheet in an expanded state.

  As another preferred embodiment, the second sheet is formed by cutting the second web in the machine direction along a second virtual center line that bisects the length dimension in the intersecting direction.

  As another preferred embodiment, the opening is formed to extend in the machine direction along a third virtual center line that bisects the length dimension of the second sheet in the intersecting direction.

  In this invention, the leakage prevention cuff is formed by cutting the first web to form the two first sheets, and joining the second sheet to the opening formed in the first sheet. One sheet determines the basic dimensions of the leak-proof cuff. Therefore, the occurrence of dimensional errors due to the second sheet can be suppressed, and the leakage prevention cuff can be formed without using a special device.

The perspective view of the assembly state of a diaper. FIG. 2 is a developed plan schematic diagram of FIG. 1. FIG. 3 is a schematic cross-sectional view taken along line III-III in FIG. 2. The figure which shows the assembly state of FIG. Explanatory drawing of a manufacturing method.

1 to 5 show an embodiment of the present invention, and an open type disposable diaper is described as an example of a worn article.
1 is a perspective view showing an assembled state of the diaper 10, FIG. 2 is a developed plan view of the diaper 10 of FIG. 1, and FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken along line III-III of FIG. 1 and 2 are partially broken for explanation, and FIGS. 2 and 3 show a state in which each elastic member is stretched against its contraction force and the diaper 10 is kept flat. ing.

  The diaper 10 includes a longitudinal direction Y and a lateral direction X, a body side and the opposite side, a chassis 20, and a pair of leakage prevention cuffs 30. The chassis 20 is formed by an inner sheet 21 that forms the body side and an outer sheet 22 that forms the opposite side of the body side. The front waist region 23 that continues in the longitudinal direction Y, the rear waist region 24, and the front and rear waist regions 23. , 24 and a crotch region 25 located between them. The leak prevention cuff 30 is disposed on the inner sheet 21.

  Between the inner and outer surface sheets 21 and 22 and at least in the crotch region 25, a liquid absorbing structure 40 capable of absorbing bodily fluids such as urine is disposed. The liquid absorbing structure 40 includes a liquid absorbing core material 41 and a covering sheet 42 that covers the liquid absorbing core material 41. Pulp, superabsorbent polymer particles, or a mixture thereof can be used as the liquid-absorbent core material 41, and liquid-permeable tissue paper or the like can be used as the covering sheet.

  The inner and outer surface sheets 21 and 22 include chassis front and rear end edges 26 and 27 extending in the horizontal direction X and chassis both side edges 28 extending in the vertical direction Y, and a virtual vertical center that bisects the length dimension in the horizontal direction X. It has a line PP and a virtual horizontal center line QQ that bisects the length dimension in the vertical direction Y. Front and rear waist elastic members 51 and 52 are attached between the inner and outer surface sheets 21 and 22 along the chassis front and rear end edges 26 and 27, and leg elastic members 53 are attached at least along the chassis both side edges 28 of the crotch region 25. It has been. The front and rear waist elastic members 51 and 52 and the leg elastic member 53 are joined to at least one of the inner and outer surface sheets 21 and 22 so as to be contractible in an extended state. In this embodiment, sheet-like elastic members are used as the front and rear waist elastic members 51 and 52, and thread-like elastic members are used as the leg elastic members 53. However, it is not limited to these elastic members and can be changed as appropriate.

  A fastening tape 54 extending in the lateral direction X from the chassis side edges 28 is attached to the outer surface sheet 22 in the rear waist region 24. A fastening region 55 is formed in the outer surface sheet 22 in the front waist region 23. When the fastening tape 54 is fastened to the fastening region 55, the front and rear waist regions 23 and 24 are connected, and the diaper 10 is formed in an assembled state as shown in FIG. A hook member can be used for the fastening tape 54, and a loop member that can be detached from the hook member can be used for the fastening region 55.

The leakage prevention cuff 30 formed on the inner surface sheet 21 includes a pair of cuff members 31 facing and separating in the width direction X. The cuff member 31 is disposed symmetrically with respect to the virtual vertical center line PP between the chassis front end edge 26 and the chassis rear end edge 27. The cuff member 31 is located slightly along the inner side in the width direction X of the leg elastic member 53. The cuff member 31 includes a cuff outer edge 33 that is positioned outside the width direction X and extends in the front-rear direction Y, a cuff inner edge 34 positioned inside the horizontal direction X, and cuff front and rear end edges 35 and 36 extending in the horizontal direction X. Including.
The cuff outer edge 33 and the cuff front and rear end edges 35 and 36 are bonded to the inner surface sheet 21 by bonding means such as adhesion or welding. Except for the cuff outer edge 33 and the cuff front and rear end edges 35, 36 joined to the inner sheet 21, the other parts of the cuff member 31 are formed so as to be separated from the inner sheet 21.

The cuff member 31 includes an inelastic and substantially non-stretchable first sheet 61 that forms the cuff outer edge 33 and the cuff front and rear end edges 35 and 36. The first sheet 61 is formed with a notch recess 63 that is curved outward from the cuff inner edge 34, and a second sheet 71 that is elastically stretchable is attached to the notch recess 63.
Both the first sheet 61 and the second sheet 71 are formed of two layers. The first sheet 61 and the second sheet 71 are folded over via a folding line 37 located inside the lateral direction X. The folding line 37 is formed at a position that bisects the length dimension of the cuff member 31 in the lateral direction X.

  The second sheet 71 is joined to the inside of the overlapped first sheet 61 via a joining means 38 such as an adhesive so as to be contractable in the longitudinal direction Y in a stretched state with a predetermined magnification. The joining means 38 is provided along the notch recess 63.

  Inside the folding line 37 of the second sheet 71, a cuff auxiliary elastic member 39 is attached along these. The cuff auxiliary elastic member 39 has a front end portion 39 a extending from the second sheet 71 and joined to the first sheet 61, and a rear end portion 39 b similarly extending from the second sheet 71 and joined to the first sheet 61. Yes. In portions other than the front and rear end portions 39a and 39b, the second sheet 71 and the first sheet 61 are not joined, and at least the second sheet 71 and the cuff auxiliary elastic member 39 are relatively movable. . The cuff inner edge 34 of the cuff member 31 is formed by the folding line 37 of the second sheet 71 and the first sheet 61.

  In the diaper 10 according to the above configuration, each elastic member contracts in the assembled state as shown in FIG. When the front and rear waist elastic members 51 and 52 are contracted in the lateral direction X, the chassis front and rear end edges 26 and 27 can be brought into close contact with the wearer's waist, and the leg elastic members 53 are contracted in the vertical direction Y and thereby both side edges of the chassis. 28 can adhere to the wearer's thigh. Moreover, as shown in FIG. 4, when the cuff auxiliary elastic member 39 and the second sheet 71 contract, the cuff member 31 is separated from the inner surface sheet 21 so as to stand toward the wearer's buttocks. Further, when the liquid absorbing structure 40 is sandwiched between the two thighs of the wearer, it is curved with respect to the lateral direction X as shown in FIG. 4, and the cuff inner edge 34 is in close contact with the wearer's buttocks. It becomes possible.

  The expansion / contraction stress of the cuff auxiliary elastic member 39 is set larger than the expansion stress of the second sheet 71, and the cuff auxiliary elastic member 39 compensates for the contraction of the second sheet 71. That is, since the second sheet 71 cannot often obtain a large stretching stress by itself, the cuff member 31 is attached with a separate cuff auxiliary elastic member 39 to increase the stretching stress in the longitudinal direction Y of the cuff member 31. The cuff member 31 can be reliably separated from the inner surface sheet 21 toward the body side.

The diaper 10 which concerns on the said structure is manufactured by the method of the following outline | summary.
The diaper 10 includes a step in which the chassis 20 is formed, a step in which the leakage prevention cuff 30 is formed, and a step in which the leakage prevention cuff 30 is attached to the chassis 20. In the process of forming the chassis 20, the liquid absorbing structure 40 is placed on the outer sheet 22 conveyed in the machine direction MD, the front and rear waist members 51 and 52 and the leg elastic member 53 are attached in an extended state, and further the machine It is formed by laminating the inner sheet 21 conveyed in the direction MD, and can be formed by a known method of this type of article.

FIG. 5 shows a process of forming the leak-proof cuff 30 and a process of attaching the leak-proof cuff 30 to the chassis 20.
Referring to FIG. 5, in the first step (A), a first web 60 having a predetermined width forming the first sheet 61 is conveyed in a machine direction MD from a roller (not shown).
In the second step (B), the conveyed first web 60 is cut along a first virtual center line rr that bisects the length dimension of the cross direction CD orthogonal to the machine direction MD. . By cutting in this manner, two first sheets 61 are formed from the first web 60.

  In the third step (C), the first sheets 61 are separated from each other in the cross direction CD. This separation can be performed using a rotation roller that is inclined with respect to the first virtual center line rr and abuts against the first sheet 61 (not shown). The separation distance of the first sheet 61 is such that each cuff outer edge 33 substantially coincides with the side edge of the chassis 20 to be attached later.

In the fourth step (D), the joining means 38 having a predetermined area such as an adhesive is applied to the first sheet 61 intermittently in the machine direction MD.
In the fifth step (E), an opening 64 is formed in the first sheet 61. The opening 64 is formed at a position coinciding with the joining means 38 and overlaps with a third virtual center line tt that bisects the length dimension of the first sheet 61 in the cross direction CD. For example, the opening 64 is formed in an oval shape extending in the machine direction MD as illustrated, but may be a rectangle extending in the same direction.

In the sixth step (F), the second web 70 forming the second sheet 71 is conveyed in the machine direction MD, and the second virtual center line that bisects the length dimension of the second sheet 71 in the cross direction CD. Cut along machine direction MD along s-s. When the second web 70 is cut, two second sheets 71 are formed.
In the seventh step (G), the second sheet 71 is separated in the cross direction CD and further cut in the machine direction MD at a predetermined interval. The length dimension in the machine direction MD and the separation distance of the second sheet 71 correspond to the opening 64 formed in the first sheet 61.

  In the eighth step (H), the second sheet 71 is joined to the first sheet 61 such that the second sheet 71 can contract in the machine direction MD in an expanded state. The first sheet 61 is joined so as to cover the opening 64. Since the joining means 38 is located around the opening 64, the second sheet 71 is joined to the first sheet 61 around the opening 64. The cuff member 31 is formed by joining the second sheet 71 to the first sheet 61 in this way.

  In the ninth step (I), the cuff auxiliary elastic member 39 is attached along the folding line 37 that bisects the length dimension of the opening 64 in the cross direction CD and extends in the machine direction MD. The folding line 37 coincides with the third virtual center line tt, and the cuff auxiliary elastic member 39 is attached so as to be contractable in an extended state along the third virtual center line tt. On the outer side in the machine direction MD of the second sheet 71, the joining means 38 is formed so as to extend. Therefore, the front and rear end portions 39 a and 39 b of the cuff auxiliary elastic member 39 are joined to the first sheet 61 by the extended joining means 38. The joining means 38 has a predetermined area that is an area wider than the opening 64 in the machine direction MD and the cross direction CD.

  In the tenth step (J), the cuff member 31 is folded through the folding line 37 that coincides with the third virtual center line tt. That is, the cuff inner edge 34 coincides with the cuff outer edge 33. At this time, the cuff auxiliary elastic member 39 and the second sheet 71 are folded so as to be located on the inner surface. The cuff auxiliary elastic member 39 is attached to the third virtual center line tt and is folded along the third virtual center line tt so that an edge can be taken along the folding line 37. Further, since the second sheet 71 is attached so as to cover the opening 64, when the second sheet 71 is folded, the second sheet 71 extends from the opening 64, and the opening 64 forms a notch recess 63.

In the eleventh step (K), the folded cuff member 31 is attached to the inner surface sheet 21 of the chassis 20. The cuff member 31 is attached such that the cuff outer edge 33 coincides with the chassis side edge 28.
In the twelfth step (L), the chassis 20 and the cuff member 31 attached thereto are cut in the machine direction MD to form the diaper 10. By the cutting, the chassis front and rear edges 26 and 27 are formed in the chassis 20, and the cuff front and rear edges 35 and 36 are formed in the cuff member 31. The chassis front and rear edges 26 and 27 and the cuff front and rear edges 35 and 36 are joined by a joining means (not shown). The cuff member 31 can be separated from the inner surface sheet 21 except for the joined cuff outer edge 33 and the cuff front and rear end edges 35 and 36.

  According to the manufacturing method of the diaper 10 according to the above configuration, since the opening 64 is formed in the first sheet 61 and the second sheet 71 is adhered to the opening 64, the leakage preventing cuff 30 is formed by the first sheet 61. The basic dimensions are determined. Therefore, the second sheet 71 can suppress the occurrence of a dimensional error of the leakage prevention cuff 30, and the leakage prevention cuff 30 and the diaper 10 can be formed without using a special device.

  The second sheet 71 can reduce irritation to the wearer's skin due to its elasticity. In particular, the second sheet 71 forms the cuff inner edge 34 that is easy to contact the wearer. Trouble can be suppressed. In addition, since the cuff auxiliary elastic member 39 is movable relative to the second sheet 71, stimulation due to friction of the cuff auxiliary elastic member 39 can be reduced.

  Since the second sheet 71 is attached after the first sheet 61 is separated in the cross direction CD, the separation distance in the cross direction CD of the formed cuff member 31 can be kept constant. If an opening is formed in the first sheet 61 and the second sheet 71 is attached and then separated from each other in the cross direction CD, the movement distance with respect to the cross direction CD is determined by the elasticity of the second sheet 71. It is difficult to cause variation in the attachment position of the cuff member 31 with respect to the chassis 20. In particular, after the cuff member 31 is folded along the folding line 37, the so-called touch width when the cuff member 31 is separated increases, and the variation becomes remarkable. However, in the embodiment according to the present invention, such variations can be prevented, and the attachment position of the cuff member 31 with respect to the chassis 20 can be made constant. Further, as described above, the cuff member 31 is formed while maintaining a constant separation distance, and further, the cuff members 31 are attached to the chassis 20 while maintaining the mutual separation distance. It can be prevented and the manufacturing process can be facilitated.

In this embodiment, the front and rear end portions 39 a and 39 b of the cuff auxiliary elastic member 39 are joined to these sheets by the joining means 38 formed on the first sheet 61, but the joining means 38 that joins the second sheet 71. They may be joined via another joining means.
An adhesive or the like is used as the joining means 38, but it can also be joined by, for example, a sonic bond. In such a case, the fourth step (D) can be omitted, and another joining step can be added instead.

Although it will not specifically limit if the 2nd sheet | seat 71 is a sheet-like and elastic thing, If a skin irritation | stimulation with respect to a wearer is considered, it is preferable that it is a fiber nonwoven fabric. Specifically, a stretch of crimped fibers having a side-by-side structure made of polypropylene or polyester is heated to develop crimps, or non-stretchable fibers such as polypropylene fibers and polyurethane fibers are used. The thing etc. which extended | stretched the fiber sheet containing the mixture with an elastic fiber or its laminated body, and provided the elasticity can be used. The elongation of the second sheet 71 can be 110 to 140% when loaded with 100 g.
The first sheet 61 is non-elastic such as a spunbond fiber nonwoven fabric, a thermal bond fiber nonwoven fabric, or a spunlace fiber nonwoven fabric, and various general sheets can be used. The first sheet 61 does not necessarily need to be inelastic, and may be of a size that does not cause significant variation when the cuff member is attached to the chassis and has a small width in the cross direction CD. Specifically, the extensibility of the second sheet 71 may be larger than that of the first sheet 61.

  Although the diaper 10 concerning the said structure is an open type thing as an example of the wearing article concerning this invention, this invention is a pull-on type (pants type) with which the side edge part of the front-back waist area was mutually joined. Needless to say, the present invention can also be applied to things.

10 Diapers (wearing articles)
20 Chassis 23 Front waist region 24 Rear waist region 25 Crotch region 30 Leakage prevention cuff 31 Cuff member 37 Folding curve 39 Cuff auxiliary elastic member 39a Front end portion 39b Rear end portion 60 First web 61 First sheet 64 Opening 70 Second web 71 2nd sheet MD Machine direction CD Cross direction rr 1st virtual center line ss 2nd virtual center line tt 3rd virtual center line

Claims (6)

In a manufacturing method of a wearing article including a front waist region, a rear waist region, and a chassis having a crotch region located between these front and rear waist regions, and a leakage prevention cuff formed on the body side of the chassis,
Having a machine direction and a crossing direction orthogonal to the machine direction, the chassis being formed, the leak preventing cuff being formed, and the leak preventing cuff being attached to the chassis,
The manufacturing process of the leakage prevention cuff is as follows:
A step in which two first sheets spaced apart in the intersecting direction are conveyed in the machine direction;
Forming an opening in the first sheet;
A step of forming a cuff member by the first sheet and the second sheet, wherein the second sheet of the two strips having a greater extensibility than the first sheet is joined to the first sheet so as to cover the opening;
The cuff auxiliary elastic member extending in the machine direction is attached to the second sheet of the cuff member in an extended state; and
The cuff member includes a step of being folded along the cuff auxiliary elastic member, and the cuff member is conveyed in the machine direction while maintaining a constant interval in the intersecting direction. Manufacturing method.   The first sheet is formed by cutting a first web conveyed in the machine direction along a first virtual center line that bisects the length dimension in the intersecting direction and being spaced apart from each other in the intersecting direction. The manufacturing method of the wearing article of Claim 1.   The cuff auxiliary elastic member is attached along a folding line that bisects the length of the opening in the intersecting direction and extends in the machine direction, and both ends of the cuff auxiliary elastic member are fixed to the first sheet. The manufacturing method of the wearing article of Claim 1 or 2 to be performed.   The said 2nd sheet | seat is a manufacturing method of the wearing article in any one of Claims 1-3 joined to the said 1st sheet | seat in the expansion | extension state.   The second sheet is formed by cutting the second web in the machine direction along a second virtual center line that bisects the length dimension in the intersecting direction. Method for manufacturing a worn article.   6. The opening according to claim 1, wherein the opening is formed to extend in the machine direction along a third virtual center line that bisects the length dimension of the second sheet in the intersecting direction. A method for manufacturing a worn article.

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