JP2018020198A - Absorbent article - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an absorbent article capable of expanding sufficiently when a force is added in a vertical direction in the way that both end parts go away from each other.SOLUTION: A sanitary towel 10 to be a pad-shaped absorbent article has a vertical direction A and a horizontal direction B orthogonal to each other and both end parts 17 facing each other in the vertical direction and both end parts 16 facing each other in the horizontal direction, and includes a liquid-permeable surface sheet layer 11 on a skin facing surface, a rear surface sheet layer 12 on a surface 12a facing clothes, and a body fluid absorbing absorber 13 put between both sheet layers. Both sheet layers and the absorber have stretchability in the vertical direction, and at least one of the sheet layers has an area which is elastically stretchable, crosses the absorber in the horizontal direction, and is for realizing elastic stretchability. The absorber has a plurality of slits 33a, 33b extending in the horizontal direction and shows stretchability by the slits being expanded when a force in a fixed direction is added to the article.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2

Description

  The present invention relates to an absorbent article suitable for use as a sanitary napkin, a urine absorbing pad, a panty liner, or the like.

  Pad-shaped absorbent articles that are used by being attached to the inner surface of the crotch region of a pant-type article such as sanitary pants are known. Further, such an article that is worn toward the wearer's front-rear direction and can be extended in the length direction of the article is also known.

  For example, the absorbent article disclosed in Patent Document 1 has a vertical direction and a horizontal direction orthogonal to each other, a liquid-permeable top sheet, a back sheet, and an absorbent body interposed between these two sheets. With both ends facing each other in the longitudinal direction and both sides facing each other in the lateral direction, both sheets are stretchable in the longitudinal direction, and the topsheet is stretchable in the longitudinal direction when stretched The absorber has a slit extending in the lateral direction from both sides.

JP 2009-153835 A

  In the conventional sanitary napkin, the top sheet and the back sheet have uniform extensibility in the vertical direction. When forces are applied in the opposite longitudinal directions to such a napkin, a part of both sheets facing the portion where the slit of the absorber exists is extended, while the portion where the slit of the absorber does not exist A part of both sheets facing each other is deformed by a pulling force, and the pulling force is not sufficiently effective, and the napkin cannot sufficiently extend in the vertical direction.

  An object of the present invention is to provide an absorbent article that can be sufficiently stretched when tensile forces in longitudinal directions opposite to each other are applied to the absorbent article.

  In order to achieve the above object, the present invention has a vertical direction and a horizontal direction perpendicular to each other, both end portions facing each other in the vertical direction and both side portions facing each other in the horizontal direction, and forms a skin facing surface. A pad-like absorbent article including a liquid-permeable surface sheet layer, a back sheet layer forming a clothing-facing surface, and a body fluid-absorbing absorbent interposed between the front and back sheet layers. .

  The present invention provides the absorbent article, wherein each of the top sheet layer, the back sheet layer, and the absorber has extensibility in the longitudinal direction, and the top sheet layer and the back sheet layer The extensibility of at least one of the sheet layers is elastic extensibility, and the one sheet layer is the back sheet layer and crosses the absorbent body in the lateral direction to express elastic extensibility. A first region for performing, and a second region having a lower elasticity in the longitudinal direction than the first region, and the absorber has a plurality of slits extending in the lateral direction, When a tensile force in the longitudinal direction opposite to each other is applied to the absorbent article, the slit expands to exhibit the longitudinal stretch, and at least one of the slits and the first One area overlaps A non-extensible first sheet in which a plurality of pleats extending in the transverse direction are adjacent to each other in the longitudinal direction to form a pleat group area; and The first region is formed by an elastically stretchable second sheet that is between the sheet and the absorbent body, traverses the absorbent body, and is joined to the first sheet in a state in which the pleat group region is cut vertically. Formed on the back sheet layer, each of the pleat groups is arranged apart from each other in the longitudinal direction, and the second area is a non-extensible non-pleated group between each of the pleat groups The absorber and the back sheet layer are bonded to each other, the top sheet layer is formed of a non-extensible material, and the top sheet layer includes the plurality of slits extending in the lateral direction. And when the tensile force in the longitudinal direction opposite to each other is applied to the absorbent article, the slit expands to exhibit the stretchability in the longitudinal direction, and the surface sheet layer It arrange | positions so that at least 1 of the said slit and the said slit of the said absorber may overlap.

  According to the absorbent article which concerns on one or more embodiment of this invention, since it has arrange | positioned in the state which at least 1 of the slit of the absorber and 1st area | region overlapped, it is not only with the expansion of the slit of an absorber. One region can be elastically extended. In addition, one sheet layer extends in the lateral direction so as to cross the absorbent body, and has a first region for expressing elastic stretchability, and a first region having a lower elastic stretchability in the longitudinal direction than the first region. Since there are two zones, in the longitudinal direction, the deformation in the first zone can be increased, while the deformation in the second zone can be reduced, and the tensile force applied to the articles in the opposite vertical direction to the article Can be extended sufficiently in the vertical direction.

The following drawings not only illustrate specific embodiments of the present invention, but also include essential configurations, selectively implementable configurations, and preferred embodiments of the invention.
The partial fracture | rupture top view which shows the skin opposing surface of the sanitary napkin which is an example of the absorbent article which concerns on 1st Embodiment of this invention. The partially broken top view which shows the clothing opposing surface of the napkin of FIG. The top view of an absorber. The figure which shows the IV-IV line | wire cut surface of FIG. The figure similar to FIG. 4 when a napkin exists in an expansion | extension state. The figure similar to FIG. 4 in the napkin which concerns on 2nd Embodiment. The figure similar to FIG. 1 in the napkin which concerns on 3rd Embodiment. The partial fracture top view which shows the skin opposing surface of the state which removed the leak-proof sheet in the napkin which concerns on 4th Embodiment. The figure similar to FIG. 2 of the napkin of FIG. In the napkin which concerns on 5th Embodiment, the partial fracture | rupture top view which shows the skin opposing surface of the state which removed the leak-proof sheet | seat. The same figure as FIG. 2 of the napkin of FIG.

  The following embodiment relates to the absorbent article shown in FIGS. 1 to 11 and includes not only an indispensable structure of the invention but also a selective and preferable structure.

<First Embodiment>
1 to 4, a sanitary napkin 10 that is an absorbent article according to the present invention includes a longitudinal direction A and a lateral direction B that are orthogonal to each other, and a dimension in the lateral direction B that is bisected. A surface sheet layer 11 having a center line P extending toward the wearer and forming a facing surface (skin facing surface) 11a against the wearer's skin (not shown), and a facing surface (clothing facing surface) against the wearer's clothing ) A back sheet layer 12 (one sheet layer in the first embodiment) forming 12a (see FIG. 2), and a body fluid-absorbing absorber 13 interposed between the two sheet layers 11 and 12. Have.

  The napkin 10 has both side portions 16 in the horizontal direction B and both end portions 17 in the vertical direction A. Wing portions 20 project in the lateral direction B on both side portions 16. The peripheral edge 18 of the napkin 10 is defined by the side portions 16 and the both end portions 17. On both end portions 17, pressing portions 19 a that join the top sheet layer 11 and the back sheet layer 12 that overlap each other are continuously located. On both side portions 16 and the wing portion 20, a plurality of compressed portions 19 b that join the back sheet layers 12 that overlap each other and the leak-proof sheet 39 that is extensible in the longitudinal direction A are intermittently located. The back sheet layer 12 and the leak-proof sheet 39 are also connected to each other via an adhesive, preferably an elastically extendable adhesive 22 in a portion 21 between the compressed parts 19b adjacent to each other in the longitudinal direction A. It is joined.

  Referring to FIG. 1 again, the surface sheet layer 11 has a liquid-permeable portion at the portion covering the absorber 13. The top sheet layer 11 is formed of a liquid-permeable fiber nonwoven fabric or a porous plastic film having extensibility in the longitudinal direction A, more preferably elastic extensibility. Such a surface sheet layer 11 in the case of being formed of a fiber nonwoven fabric can be formed from a spunbond nonwoven fabric in which the orientation ratio of the constituent fibers is relatively high in the transverse direction B, for example. Such a surface sheet layer 11 has a relatively high orientation ratio of constituent fibers in the machine direction at the time of manufacturing a nonwoven fabric as a material. When the nonwoven fabric is arranged in the lateral direction B when the napkin constituent members are assembled, the orientation ratio of the constituent fibers becomes relatively high in the lateral direction B. As other material examples of the surface sheet layer 11, a nonwoven fabric containing crimped thermoplastic synthetic fibers and a nonwoven fabric containing elastic fibers such as polyurethane fibers can be used. Even in this case, it is preferable that the napkin is arranged so that the constituent fibers are mainly oriented in the transverse direction B.

  In the present invention, when a sheet layer such as the surface sheet layer 11 is extensible, a test piece having a dimension in the longitudinal direction A of 50 mm and a dimension in the lateral direction B obtained from the sheet layer or the like is 25 mm. The tensile tester is set so that both ends in the longitudinal direction A are gripped by 10 mm each, the length 30 mm in the longitudinal direction A is pulled at a speed of 100 mm / min, and the stretching force is 30 mN per 25 mm in the lateral direction B. The elongation ratio when acting in the longitudinal direction A is at least 1.03 to 1.10 times (when the length dimension in the longitudinal direction A in a state where no force is applied to the sheet layer or the like is 1.00) The length dimension in the longitudinal direction A when a force is applied to the sheet layer or the like is at least 1.03 to 1.10 times. Of course, the extensibility of the sheet layer may be 1.10 times or more. In the present invention, when the napkin 10 is extensible, when both ends 17 of the napkin 10 are gripped by a chuck of a tensile tester by a width of 10 to 20 mm and a tensile force of 700 mN per 25 mm width is applied. Furthermore, it means that the sanitary napkin 10 extends at least 1.03 to 1.10 times without being damaged between the chucks. This is, for example, the above numerical range even when the top sheet layer 11 does not have elastic extensibility and the back sheet layer 12 has elastic extensibility. When the layer 11 has elastic extensibility and the back sheet layer 12 has elastic extensibility, the elongation rate of the napkin 10 may be 1.10 times or more. The elongation rate is measured by removing the leakproof sheet 39. The sanitary napkin 10 is preferably extended at a speed of 100 mm / min. In addition, when the sheet layer has elastic extensibility, an extension force is applied to elongate the sheet layer to the length of 2.00 times in the longitudinal direction A, and then immediately after releasing the extension force, This means that the length returns to 1.50 times or less of the length before stretching. The sheet layer whose length does not return to 1.50 times or less has inelastic stretchability. Applying a pulling force in the longitudinal direction A opposite to each other with respect to such a napkin 10 means that one end 17 and the other end 17 of the napkin 10 are gripped in the longitudinal direction A. In addition to pulling away from each other, one end 17 is fixed, and the other end 17 is pulled away from one end 17.

  Referring to FIG. 2, the back sheet layer 12 is liquid-impermeable, more preferably air-permeable and liquid-impermeable, and is located on the clothing facing surface 12 a side and has a non-extensible first sheet 23 and an absorbent body. And a plurality of second sheets 24 having a relatively small width that can elastically extend and contract in the longitudinal direction A across the transverse direction 13. The second sheets 24 are arranged at predetermined intervals in the vertical direction A. In addition, although illustration is abbreviate | omitted, the backsheet layer may use the 1 sheet nonwoven fabric which has elastic extensibility, and may laminate | stack 3 or more sheets.

  The first sheet 23 in the case of liquid impermeability is formed from a plastic film such as a polyethylene resin film. The first sheet 23 in the case of air-impermeable liquid impermeability is formed of, for example, a plastic film such as a stretched polyethylene resin film containing inorganic fine particles such as calcium carbonate and barium sulfate as a filler. The first sheet 23 is formed with a plurality of pleats 25 that extend across the absorbent body 13 from one side 16 to the other side 16. The plurality of pleats 25 define a pleat group region 26 adjacent to the longitudinal direction A. A non-pleated group region 27 in which the pleats 25 do not exist is defined between the pleated group regions 26 arranged apart in the longitudinal direction A. The back sheet layer 12 has a first non-extensible sheet 23 that defines a pleat group region 26 and a second sheet 24 that is elastically extensible, and exhibits a first elastic stretchability. A first region 29 is defined, and a non-pleated group region 27 is defined with a second region 30 that is less elastic than the first region 29 in the longitudinal direction A. Since the cross-sectional shape in the longitudinal direction A of the pleat 25 has undulations as illustrated in FIG. 4, the pleat 25 is located on the side portion 16 so that the skin of the wearer is not stimulated. It is preferable that it is in the state where it was crushed not only between the pressing parts 19a and 19b but also between the pressing parts 19b.

  The second sheet 24 is formed of, for example, a plastic film having rubber elasticity such as a polyurethane resin film, and is interposed between the first sheet 23 and the absorber 13 and overlaps the pleat group region 26. More preferably, it is in a state of overlapping with the pleat group region 26 so as to cover the entire pleat group region 26, and is applied in an elastically relaxed state with an interval in at least one of the longitudinal direction A and the lateral direction B, for example. It is joined to the non-pleated group region 27 of the first sheet 23 through the hot melt adhesive 37 (see FIG. 4).

  Each of the second sheets 24 is also separated in the longitudinal direction A so as not to cover the entire area of the non-pleated group region 27 located between the pleated group regions 26. Therefore, each of the non-pleated group regions 27 faces the absorber 13 without the second sheet 24 interposed therebetween. On the clothing facing surface 12a of the non-pleated group region 27, a fastening region 35 that can be peeled off from the clothing is provided by, for example, a pressure-sensitive adhesive material. Until the napkin 10 is manufactured and worn, the fastening area 35 is covered and protected by a separator 36 indicated by a virtual line. The plurality of fastening regions 35 formed in the longitudinal direction A of the napkin are largely separated from each other in the longitudinal direction A, so that the extensibility in the longitudinal direction A is not inhibited.

  The non-pleated group region 27 of the wing part 20 is also provided with a fastening region 35. Therefore, in this napkin 10, all the fastening areas 35 are arranged in the non-pleated group area 27. However, when the napkin 10 is worn, the wing portion 20 is folded on the outer surface of the crotch region in the clothing and is fastened to the clothing via the fastening region 35. When the pleat group region 26 is positioned there, the wing portion 20 may be difficult to bend toward the outer surface of the crotch region when the napkin 10 is attached to the clothing. The wing portion for avoiding such a thing is not shown in the figure, but it is preferable that the pleat group region is not formed.

  Referring to FIG. 3, the absorbent body 13 includes a compression-molded hydrophilic fiber and / or a collection of water-absorbing fibers, a compression-molded mixture of superabsorbent polymer particles and hydrophilic fibers, and a compression molding thereof. These are coated with tissue paper or a liquid-permeable non-woven fabric, and may contain a binder such as a water-soluble binder. Examples of hydrophilic fibers and / or water-absorbing fibers include rayon fiber and acetate fiber staples, pulverized pulp, wood pulp, and synthetic pulp. The absorber 13 also has both side edges 31 extending in the longitudinal direction A on both sides of each lateral direction B, and both end edges 32 extending in the lateral direction B at both ends of the longitudinal direction A.

  The absorber 13 has a plurality of central slits 33a and side edge slits 33b extending in a wave shape in the lateral direction B. Each central slit 33a is arranged at the center in the horizontal direction B so as to cross the center line P, and partially divides the absorber 13 in the vertical direction A. The absorber 13 is continuous in the longitudinal direction A in both the lateral directions B of the central slit 33 a, and the central slit 33 a does not reach the side edge 31. The side edge slit 33 b extends in the lateral direction B from the side edge 31 toward the center line P, and is disposed on both side edges 31. The absorber 13 continues in the longitudinal direction A on the side close to the center line P of the side edge slit 33b, and the side edge slit 33b does not reach the center line P. The central slit 33a and the side edge slit 33b are preferably formed so as to be symmetric with respect to the central line P, and penetrate the absorber 13 in the thickness direction. The slits 33a and 33b are preferably wavy curves, but are not excluded from being linear. However, if the slits 33a and 33b are formed in a wavy curve, the wearer's uncomfortable feeling when the absorbent body 13 is stretched inelastically in the longitudinal direction A can be reduced when compared with a linear one. The absorber 13 having such slits 33a and 33b is highly inelastically stretchable in the longitudinal direction A at the portions where the slits 33a and 33b are present, and is oriented in the longitudinal direction A at the portions where the slits 33a and 33b are not present. Inelastic stretchability is low. In this napkin 10, the absorber 13 and the back sheet layer 12 are arranged and joined in a state where all the central slits 33a and the first region 29 are overlapped, but at least one of the slits 33a and 33b and the first slit 29a and the first sheet 29 are joined. The absorber 13 and the back surface sheet layer 12 may be disposed and bonded in a state where the first region 29 is overlapped.

  The absorber 13 is bonded to the top sheet layer 11 and / or the back sheet layer 12 via, for example, a hot melt adhesive (not shown), and in a state where no tensile force in the longitudinal direction A is applied, The central slit 33a and the side edge slit 33b are in a closed state. The absorber 13 in the case of joining to the back sheet layer 12 is joined to the non-pleated group region 27 in the first sheet 23 so as not to prevent the second sheet 24 from extending in the longitudinal direction A. However, the present invention can also be implemented in such a manner that the first sheet 23 is joined to the pleat group region 26 or the second sheet 24 is joined to a part thereof.

  Referring to FIG. 4, the second sheets 24 adjacent to each other in the longitudinal direction A are separated from each other so as not to cover the non-pleated group region 27, so that the non-pleated group region 27 is directly connected to the absorber 13. Facing each other. Therefore, in the non-pleated group region 27, the first sheet 23 exhibits air permeability without being obstructed by the second sheet 24, and allows water vapor generated from the moisture absorbed by the absorbent body 13 to escape to the outside of the napkin 10. be able to.

  Referring to FIG. 5, this is a partial cross-sectional view of the napkin 10 showing the state when the both ends 17 of the napkin 10 shown in FIG. 4 are gripped and the napkin 10 is pulled in the longitudinal direction A. In the napkin 10, the back sheet layer 12 has elastic extensibility, and each of the pleats 25 expands in the longitudinal direction A by the first sheet 23 of the back sheet layer 12 being pulled in the longitudinal direction A. Each second sheet 24 is elastically extended. The top sheet layer 11 joined to the back sheet layer 12 at both side portions 16 and both end portions 17 of the napkin 10 also extends in the longitudinal direction A. The fact that the back sheet layer 12 and the leak-proof sheet 39 are joined by the compressed parts 19b formed intermittently in the longitudinal direction A in the both side parts 16 means that the back sheet layer 12 and the leak-proof sheet 39 are compressed parts 19b. And the compressed portion 19b can be extended in the longitudinal direction A. In particular, the intermittent formation of the squeezed portions 19b in the pleat group area 26 of the back sheet layer 12 facilitates the extension of the pleat group area 26. Since the absorber 13 is bonded to the top sheet layer 11 and / or the back sheet layer 12, the absorber 13 expands in the longitudinal direction A at least in the center slit 33a of the center slit 33a and the side edge slit 33b. As a result, the napkin 10 extends in the longitudinal direction A. The extensibility of the napkin 10 generated by the elongation is elastic extensibility due to the presence of the second sheet 24, and the napkin 10 is elastically contracted and extended when released from the extension force. Approach the previous state. Therefore, when the napkin 10 is fastened and worn on the crotch region of clothing such as sanitary pants, the napkin 10 is elastic when the crotch region is twisted or bent as the wearer moves. It is possible to adapt to the movement of the crotch region while expanding or contracting elastically. Since the napkin 10 extends and contracts easily as described above, the fastening region 35 does not easily peel off from the crotch region. In the crotch region, the napkin 10 does not sag or wrinkles only on the napkin 10, and the wearer has a strong sense of unity between the napkin 10 and the clothes.

  In addition, according to this napkin 10, since all the central slits 33a of the absorber 13 and the first region 29 are arranged and joined together, the central slit 33a of the absorber 13 is expanded. The first region 29 can elastically extend. In addition, the back sheet layer 12, which is one of the sheet layers, extends in the transverse direction B so as to cross the absorber 13, and exhibits elastic stretchability, and elastic in the longitudinal direction A. Since it has the second region 30 whose extensibility is lower than the first region 29, in the longitudinal direction A, the deformation in the first region 29 can be increased, while the deformation in the second region 30 can be decreased, The napkin 10 can be sufficiently extended in the longitudinal direction A by applying tensile forces in the longitudinal direction A opposite to each other. In addition, in this napkin 10, the region where the slit of the absorber 13 does not exist and the second region 30 are arranged and joined in an overlapping state, so that the deformation in the second region 30 can be further reduced. It is possible to ensure the above-described effect (applying a tensile force in the longitudinal direction A opposite to the napkin 10 to sufficiently extend in the longitudinal direction A).

  The napkin 10 is also formed with a central slit 33a in the absorbent body 13 so that when the napkin 10 is held in the longitudinal direction A by holding a portion on the center line P at both end portions 17, the back surface is joined at both side portions 16. The sheet layer 12 and the leak-proof sheet 39 have a characteristic of easily extending without being affected. Therefore, a wearer who wants to selectively wear the napkin 10 according to the present invention from among a large number of commercially available napkins can pull the both ends 17 of the napkin in his hand in the longitudinal direction A, thereby Knowing the existence, the napkin 10 can be selected without hesitation.

  Referring to FIG. 1 again, the both side portions 16 and the wing portion 20 of the napkin 10 join the water-repellent or liquid-impervious leak-proof sheet 39 and the back sheet layer 12 to each other through, for example, a hot melt adhesive. It is formed by. The leak-proof sheet 39 has a portion 40 joined to the skin facing surface side of the back sheet layer 12 via, for example, a hot melt adhesive (not shown). However, the inner edge 40a extending in the longitudinal direction A is in a non-bonded state with respect to the top sheet layer 11 and the back sheet layer 12 except for the end portions 17, and the inner edge 40a and the top sheet Since a gap is formed between the layer 11 and the body fluid is received in the gap, it is possible to prevent the body fluid from leaking and exuding in advance.

  In the first embodiment described above, the napkin 10 in which the absorber 13 and the back sheet layer 12 are arranged and bonded in a state where all the central slits 33a and the first region 29 are overlapped has been described. However, in the present invention, although not shown in the drawings, the absorber and the back sheet are in a state where all the central slits and the first region are overlapped, and all the side edge slits and the first region are overlapped. Layers may be disposed and joined. In this case, the absorber and the back sheet layer are arranged and bonded in a state where the region where the central slit and the side edge slit are not formed and the second region overlap each other.

Second Embodiment
Referring to FIG. 6, in the napkin 10, the top sheet layer 11, the absorber 13, and the back sheet layer 12 are recessed from the top sheet layer 11 toward the back sheet layer 12 and separated from each other. A plurality of dot-shaped compressed portions 42 are formed. The pressing part 42 can be obtained by embossing or debossing the sheet layers 11 and 12 and the absorbent body 13, more preferably by embossing / debossing under heating. In the pressing part 42, both the sheet layers 11 and 12 and the absorber 13 are integrated by mechanically entwining or welding. Such a compressed portion 42 is disposed only in the second region 30 that overlaps the region where the slits 33a and 33b are not formed, and if not disposed in the first region 29, both the sheet layers 11 and 12 and the absorber 13 It becomes easy to extend or contract the absorbent body 13 in the longitudinal direction A while strengthening the integration of. The same applies to other embodiments described later.

<Third Embodiment>
Referring to FIG. 7, the surface sheet layer 41 of the napkin 10 is formed of a liquid-permeable fiber nonwoven fabric or a porous plastic film that is elastically inextensible in the longitudinal direction A and extends in the lateral direction B. By forming a plurality of slits 43a, the film has extensibility in the vertical direction A. In addition, a plurality of slits 43 b extending in the lateral direction B are also formed in the leakproof sheet 39.

  In the napkin 10, the leakage preventing sheet 39 and the surface sheet layer 41 are arranged so that the slits 43 b of all the leakage preventing sheets 39 and the slits 43 a of the surface sheet layer 41 overlap with the slits 33 a and 33 b of all the absorbent bodies 13. The absorber 13 is arrange | positioned and joined. According to the napkin 10, the slits 33 a and 33 b in the absorbent body 13 can be easily expanded by the slits 43 b of the leak-proof sheet 39 and the slits 43 a of the surface sheet layer 41. In addition, it is preferable that all the slits 43a and 43b of the surface sheet layer 41 and the leak-proof sheet 39 overlap with the slits 33a and 33b of the absorbent body 13, but at least one of the surface sheet layer 41 and the leak-proof sheet 39 is overlapped. The slits 43a and 43b and the slits 33a and 33b of the absorber 13 need only overlap.

<Fourth embodiment>
Referring to FIG. 8, the surface sheet layer (one sheet layer) 51 of the napkin 10 of the fourth embodiment is formed of a liquid-permeable fiber nonwoven fabric, and can be elastically stretched in the longitudinal direction A. And in the state extended elastically, it can shrink. In the longitudinal direction A, the top sheet layer 51 crosses the absorbent body 13 in the lateral direction B and exhibits elastic stretchability, and the elastic stretchability in the longitudinal direction A is first region. And a second region 45 lower than 44. The second region 45 also crosses the absorber 13 in the lateral direction B. The first areas 44 and the second areas 45 are alternately arranged in the vertical direction A. In FIG. 8, the boundary between the first region 44 and the second region 45 is clearly indicated by a two-dot chain line extending in the lateral direction B. The first region 44 and the second region 45 cross the absorber 13 respectively. In this embodiment, for example, the back sheet layer 52 does not have elastic extensibility, and the top sheet layer 51 has elastic extensibility. When an extension force of 700 mN is applied in the longitudinal direction A with respect to a size of about 25.0 mm, the extension rate of the napkin 10 is at least 1.03 to 1.10 times. Of course, the elongation rate of the napkin 10 may be 1.10 times or more.

  The top sheet layer 51 and the absorbent body 13 are arranged and joined in a state where the first region 44 of the top sheet layer 51 and all the central slits 33a of the absorbent body 13 overlap each other. In addition, the surface sheet layer 51 and the absorber 13 should just be arrange | positioned and joined in the state with which the 1st area | region 44 of the surface sheet layer 51 and at least one of the slits 33a and 33b of the absorber 13 overlapped.

  Referring to FIG. 9, the back sheet layer 52 is formed only from the elastically non-extensible first sheet 23, and is not provided with the narrow second sheet 24 described above. In the first sheet 23, pleats 25 are formed in the entire area excluding both end portions 17, the wing portion 20, and the central portion in the longitudinal direction A, and can be extended in the longitudinal direction A by the plurality of pleats 25. . Further, the back surface sheet layer 52 has two pleat groups 26 formed in the vertical direction A formed by arranging a plurality of pleats 25 adjacent to each other in the vertical direction A. It has a group 27. The non-pleated group region 27 is disposed in the central portion and both end portions 17 in the longitudinal direction A. The back sheet layer 52 thus formed can be inelastically stretched in the longitudinal direction A by the pleat group region 26.

  According to this napkin 10, since all the central slits 33a of the absorber 13 and the first region 44 are arranged and joined in an overlapping state, the first region is expanded together with the expansion of the central slit 33a of the absorber 13. 44 can elastically stretch. Moreover, the surface sheet layer 51 crosses the absorbent body 13 in the lateral direction B and the first region 44 for expressing the elastic stretchability, and the elastic stretchability in the longitudinal direction A is more than the first region 44. In the longitudinal direction A, the deformation in the first area 44 can be increased, while the deformation in the second area 45 can be reduced, and the napkins 10 are opposite to each other. A tensile force in the vertical direction A can be applied to sufficiently extend in the vertical direction A. Moreover, in this napkin 10, the region where the slit of the absorber 13 does not exist and the second region 45 are arranged and joined in an overlapping state, so that the deformation in the second region 45 can be further reduced. It is possible to ensure the above-described effect (applying a tensile force in the longitudinal direction A opposite to the napkin 10 to sufficiently extend in the longitudinal direction A).

  In the above-described embodiment, in the first sheet 23, an example in which the pleats 25 are formed in the entire region excluding the both end portions 17, the wing portion 20, and the central portion in the longitudinal direction A is shown. As long as the effects and advantages of the present invention are achieved, pleats 25 may be formed on the first sheet 23 in the entire area in the longitudinal direction A excluding both end portions 17.

<Fifth Embodiment>
Referring to FIGS. 10 and 11, a napkin 10 according to the fifth embodiment includes a top sheet layer 51 according to the fourth embodiment and a back sheet layer 12 according to the first embodiment. Specifically, the top sheet layer 51 has a first region 44 and a second region 45, and the back sheet layer 12 has a first region 29 and a second region 30. In FIG. 10, the boundary between the first region 44 and the second region 45 in the surface sheet layer 51 is clearly indicated by a two-dot chain line extending in the lateral direction B.

  The napkin 10 includes both the sheet layers 11 and 12 in a state where all the central slits 33a of the absorbent body 13, the first region 44 of the top sheet layer 51, and the first region 29 of the back sheet layer 12 are overlapped. The absorber 13 is arrange | positioned and joined.

  According to this napkin 10, when the pulling force in the longitudinal direction A opposite to each other is applied to the napkin 10 and the central slit 33a of the absorber 13 is expanded, the force is removed. The expansion of the central slit 33a of the absorbent body 13 is the contraction force of the sheet layers 12 and 51 disposed on the opposing surfaces 11a and 12a (the contraction force of the top sheet layer 51 and the contraction of the second sheet 24 of the back sheet layer 12). Force) to quickly return to the original state.

The disclosure relating to the present invention described above can be organized into at least the following matters.
The present invention relates to a liquid-permeable surface sheet having a longitudinal direction and a lateral direction orthogonal to each other, both end portions facing each other in the longitudinal direction and both side portions facing each other in the lateral direction, and forming a skin facing surface. A pad-like absorbent article comprising a layer, a back sheet layer forming a clothing-facing surface, and a body fluid-absorbing absorbent interposed between the front and back sheet layers, the top sheet layer and the back surface Each of the sheet layer and the absorbent body has extensibility in the longitudinal direction, and the extensibility of at least one of the top sheet layer and the back sheet layer is elastic extensibility. The one sheet layer has a first area for crossing the absorbent body in the lateral direction to exhibit elastic extensibility, and an elastic extensibility in the longitudinal direction is lower than the first area. A second region, wherein the absorber is the lateral A plurality of slits extending in the longitudinal direction, and when the tensile force in the longitudinal direction opposite to the absorbent article is applied to the absorbent article, the slit expands to exhibit the longitudinal stretchability. , At least one of the slits and the first region are disposed so as to overlap each other, and a plurality of pleats extending in the lateral direction are adjacent to each other in the longitudinal direction on the back sheet layer to form a pleat group region A non-extensible first sheet, and an elasticity that is between the first sheet and the absorbent body, crosses the absorbent body, and is joined to the first sheet in a state in which the pleat group is cut vertically. The first region is formed by a second stretchable sheet, and each of the pleat group regions is spaced apart from each other in the longitudinal direction on the back sheet layer, The second region, which is a non-stretchable non-pleated group region, is formed between each of the leet group regions, the absorber and the back sheet layer are joined to each other, and the top sheet layer is a non-stretchable material The top sheet layer has the plurality of slits extending in the lateral direction, and the slits are applied to the absorbent article when a tensile force in the opposite vertical direction is applied to the absorbent article. Is expanded so as to exhibit extensibility in the vertical direction, and at least one of the slits of the topsheet layer and the slit of the absorber are arranged to overlap each other.

The present invention disclosed in the above paragraph can include at least the following embodiments. The embodiments can be adopted separately or in combination with each other.
(1) The second sheet is bonded to the non-pleated group region.
(2) A fastening area for clothing of the absorbent article is provided in the second area of the back sheet layer.
(3) The absorbent article has an elongation ratio of at least 1.03 to 1.10 times when an extension force of 700 mN is applied in the longitudinal direction with respect to the transverse dimension of 25.0 mm.
(4) The absorber has side edges extending in the vertical direction on both sides in the horizontal direction, has a central slit in the center in the horizontal direction, and at least one of the horizontal directions of the central slit. The central slit does not reach the side edge continuously in the longitudinal direction, and the absorber has at least two central slits.
(5) having a central line extending in the vertical direction by dividing the dimension in the horizontal direction into two equal parts, the absorber has the side edges extending in the vertical direction on both sides of the horizontal direction, and the side Side edge slits extending in the lateral direction from the edge toward the center line are provided on both side edges, and the side edge slit is continuously located in the longitudinal direction on the side close to the center line of the side edge slit. The absorber does not reach the line, and the absorber has at least two side edge slits.

  In the specification and claims of this invention, the terms “first” and “second” are used merely to distinguish between like-named elements, positions, and the like.

10 Absorbent articles (napkins)
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 11 Top sheet layer 11a Skin opposing surface 12 Back sheet layer 12a Clothing opposing surface 13 Absorber 17 Both ends 23 First sheet 24 Second sheet 25 Pleated 26 Pleated group area 27 Non-pleated group area 29 First area 30 Second area 31 Side edge 33a Central slit 33b Side edge slit 35 Fastening area 41 Top sheet layer 43a Slit 44 First zone 45 Second zone 51 Front sheet layer 52 Back sheet layer A Vertical direction B Horizontal direction P Center line

The present invention, in the absorbent article, said to have a stretch of the said longitudinal directions of the topsheet layer and said backsheet layer and the absorbent body, the back sheet layer, the transverse said absorber A first region for crossing in the direction and exhibiting elastic extensibility; and a second region in which the elastic extensibility in the longitudinal direction is lower than the first region; Having a plurality of slits extending in the transverse direction, and when the tensile force in the longitudinal direction opposite to each other is applied to the absorbent article, the slit expands to extend in the longitudinal direction The pleats are arranged in such a manner that at least one of the slits and the first region overlap each other, and a plurality of pleats extending in the lateral direction are adjacent to each other in the longitudinal direction on the back sheet layer. Group A non-extensible first sheet formed, and is joined between the first sheet and the absorbent body, crossing the absorbent body and longitudinally cutting the pleat group region. The first region is formed by an elastically stretchable second sheet, the second sheet is formed by a rubber elastic plastic film, and each of the pleat group regions is formed on the back sheet layer. The second region, which is a non-extensible non-pleated group region, is formed between each of the pleat groups, spaced apart from each other in the vertical direction, and the absorber and the back sheet layer are joined to each other. It is characterized by that.

The disclosure relating to the present invention described above can be organized into at least the following matters.
The present invention relates to a liquid-permeable surface sheet having a longitudinal direction and a lateral direction orthogonal to each other, both end portions facing each other in the longitudinal direction and both side portions facing each other in the lateral direction, and forming a skin facing surface. A pad-like absorbent article comprising a layer, a back sheet layer forming a clothing-facing surface, and a body fluid-absorbing absorbent interposed between the front and back sheet layers, the top sheet layer and the back surface Each of the sheet layer and the absorbent body has extensibility in the longitudinal direction, and the back sheet layer crosses the absorbent body in the lateral direction to express elastic extensibility. A region and a second region whose elastic stretchability in the longitudinal direction is lower than that of the first region, and the absorber has a plurality of slits extending in the lateral direction, and the absorbent article The tensile force in the longitudinal direction opposite to each other is applied. Said slit express extensibility to said longitudinal direction by expanding when the are arranged in a state in which at least one said first region are overlapped in the slit, the backsheet layer, said lateral A plurality of pleats extending in the longitudinal direction are adjacent to each other in the longitudinal direction to form a pleat group region, and the non-extensible first sheet is between the first sheet and the absorbent body and crosses the absorbent body In addition, the first region is formed by an elastically stretchable second sheet joined to the first sheet in a state where the pleat group region is cut vertically, and the second sheet is a plastic film having rubber elasticity. In the back sheet layer, each of the pleat group regions is arranged in the longitudinal direction so as to be spaced apart from each other, and a non-extensible non-pull between each of the pleat groups. It is formed the second zone is over Tsu group zone, wherein the absorbent body and said backsheet layer are joined to each other.

The present invention disclosed in the above paragraph can include at least the following embodiments. The embodiments can be adopted separately or in combination with each other.
(1) The surface sheet layer is formed of a non-extensible material, and the surface sheet layer has the plurality of slits extending in the lateral direction, and the surfaces opposite to each other with respect to the absorbent article. When a tensile force in the vertical direction is applied, the slit expands to exhibit the extensibility in the vertical direction, and at least one of the slits in the top sheet layer and the slit in the absorber include They are arranged so as to overlap.
( 2 ) The second sheet is bonded to the non-pleated group region.
( 3 ) A fastening region for clothing of the absorbent article is provided in the second region of the back sheet layer.
( 4 ) The said one sheet layer is the said surface sheet layer of the stretchable fiber nonwoven fabric which has the said 1st area | region and the said 2nd area | region, and the said absorber and the said surface sheet layer are mutually joined.
( 5 ) The top sheet layer and the back sheet layer each have the first region and the second region, and at least one of the slits of the absorber, the first region of the top sheet layer, It arrange | positions so that the said 1st area | region of the said back surface sheet layer may overlap.
( 6 ) The absorbent article has an elongation ratio of at least 1.03 to 1.10 times when an extension force of 700 mN is applied in the longitudinal direction with respect to the lateral dimension of 25.0 mm.
( 7 ) The absorber has side edges extending in the vertical direction on both sides in the horizontal direction, a central slit in the center of the horizontal direction, and at least one of the horizontal directions of the central slit. The central slit does not reach the side edge continuously in the longitudinal direction, and the absorber has at least two central slits.
( 8 ) having a center line extending in the vertical direction by equally dividing the dimension in the horizontal direction, the absorber having the side edges extending in the vertical direction on both sides of the horizontal direction, Side edge slits extending in the lateral direction from the edge toward the center line are provided on both side edges, and the side edge slit is continuously located in the longitudinal direction on the side close to the center line of the side edge slit. The absorber does not reach the line, and the absorber has at least two side edge slits.

Claims (6)

A liquid-permeable surface sheet layer having a longitudinal direction and a lateral direction perpendicular to each other, both end portions facing each other in the longitudinal direction and both side portions facing each other in the lateral direction, and forming a skin-facing surface; A pad-like absorbent article comprising a back sheet layer forming an opposing surface and a body fluid absorbent absorbent interposed between the front and back sheet layers,
Each of the top sheet layer, the back sheet layer and the absorber has extensibility in the longitudinal direction,
The extensibility of at least one of the top sheet layer and the back sheet layer is elastic extensibility,
The one sheet layer is the back sheet layer, the first region for crossing the absorbent body in the lateral direction to develop elastic stretchability, and the elastic stretchability in the longitudinal direction are A second zone lower than the first zone,
The absorbent body has a plurality of slits extending in the lateral direction, and when the tensile force in the longitudinal direction opposite to the absorbent article is applied to the absorbent article, the slits are opened to expand the longitudinal body. Express extensibility in the direction,
Arranged in a state where at least one of the slits overlaps the first region,
A non-extensible first sheet in which a plurality of pleats extending in the transverse direction are adjacent to each other in the longitudinal direction to form a pleat group area, the first sheet, and the absorber The first zone is formed by an elastically stretchable second sheet that is joined to the first sheet in a state where the absorbent body is crossed and the pleat group region is cut vertically.
Each of the pleat groups is arranged in the back sheet layer so as to be spaced apart from each other in the longitudinal direction, and the second region that is a non-extensible non-pleated group is formed between each of the pleat groups. ,
The absorber and the back sheet layer are joined together,
The top sheet layer is formed of a non-extensible material;
The surface sheet layer has the plurality of slits extending in the lateral direction, and when the tensile force in the longitudinal direction opposite to the absorbent article is applied, the slits are expanded. Expressing the extensibility in the longitudinal direction,
An absorbent article, wherein at least one of the slits of the topsheet layer and the slit of the absorber are arranged to overlap.   The absorbent article according to claim 1, wherein the second sheet is bonded to the non-pleated group region.   The absorbent article according to claim 1 or 2, wherein a fastening area for clothing of the absorbent article is provided in the second area of the back sheet layer.   The absorbent article has an elongation ratio of at least 1.03 to 1.10 times when an extension force of 700 mN is applied in the longitudinal direction with respect to a dimension of 25.0 mm in the lateral direction. The absorbent article in any one. The absorber has side edges extending in the vertical direction on both sides in the horizontal direction, a central slit in the center of the horizontal direction, and the vertical direction in at least one of the horizontal directions of the central slit. The central slit does not reach the side edge continuously,
The absorbent article according to claim 1, wherein the absorbent body has at least two central slits. Having a center line that bisects the transverse dimension and extends in the longitudinal direction;
The absorber has the side edges extending in the longitudinal direction on both sides of the lateral direction, and has side edge slits on the side edges extending in the lateral direction from the side edges toward the center line. The side edge slit does not reach the center line continuously in the longitudinal direction on the side close to the center line of the edge slit,
The absorbent article according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the absorbent body has at least two side edge slits.

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