JP2018064718A - Absorbent article and stored product of the same - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an absorbent article in which the absorbent article going to be taken out is hard to be stuck and taken out together with other absorbent articles adjacent to the absorbent article when the folded absorbent articles are taken out of a container one by one, and also a folded state is easy to be maintained.SOLUTION: An absorbent article folded to be expanded of the present invention includes a surface sheet (2) forming a skin facing surface, a back sheet (3) forming a non-skin facing surface and comprising nonwoven fabric, and an absorber (4) positioned between these sheets. The absorbent article is folded at a second virtual straight line in the width direction so that a longitudinal direction first area and a longitudinal direction second area may at least partially be overlapped and faced in the thickness direction after being folded into the surface sheet (2) side at a first virtual straight line in the width direction, and thereby forms an expandably folded state and includes an engagement member (5) in the non-skin facing surface of the position to be overlapped with the longitudinal direction second area in the thickness direction in the longitudinal direction first area.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

  The present invention relates to an absorbent article folded so as to be unfoldable, and a stored article of the absorbent article in which the absorbent article is stored in a folded state.

  Absorbent articles such as disposable diapers and urine picking pads are generally in the form of a bag (for example, a bag made of packaging material such as a plastic film) in a state where a plurality of absorbent articles folded in a deployable manner are stacked. Stored in a container etc.).

  And in such an absorptive article, what has a fastening part for using it by detachably fixing to the inner surface of exterior articles (for example, disposable diapers etc.) and wearers' clothes (underwear etc.) It has been known. For example, Patent Document 1 discloses a plurality of substantially sheet-like absorbent articles each having a surface fastener as a fastening portion on a surface opposite to the wearer side (that is, on the outer surface of the absorbent article). A packaged article of absorbent articles is disclosed that is stacked in a predetermined stacking direction in a folded state and stored in a specific package (container) in a state compressed in the stacking direction.

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  However, like this patent document 1, when the absorbent article accommodated in the packaging body is provided with a fastening part exposed on the outer surface in the folded state, the absorbent article is removed from the packaging body one by one. When taking out, the absorbent article to be taken out and other absorbent articles adjacent to the absorbent article are connected to each other by adhesion between the fastening parts or between the fastening part and the surface of the back sheet other than the fastening part. Each time it is taken out or folded, the user of the absorbent article (for example, a wearer or a caregiver) reinserts the absorbent article into the package or refolds it. In some cases, it took time and effort.

  Therefore, in the present invention, when the absorbent articles in the folded state are taken out from the container one by one, the absorbent article to be taken out and the other absorbent article adjacent to the absorbent article are hardly connected and folded. An object of the present invention is to provide an absorbent article that is easily maintained.

One aspect (aspect 1) of the present invention includes a top sheet that forms a skin facing surface, a back sheet that is a non-woven fabric that forms a non-skin facing surface, and an absorbent body positioned between these sheets. An absorbent article folded in a deployable manner,
The absorbent article has a longitudinal direction, a width direction, and a thickness direction in a plan view in a developed state, and has one end edge and the other end edge in the longitudinal direction,
Furthermore, the absorbent article is in a plan view in a deployed state,
Between the longitudinal center axis extending in the width direction and the one side edge and extending in the width direction between the first virtual straight line in the width direction and between the longitudinal center axis and the other edge A longitudinal central region extending between the second virtual straight line in the width direction and located in the width direction;
A first longitudinal region extending between the one side edge and the first imaginary straight line in the width direction;
A longitudinal second region extending between the other side edge and the width-direction second imaginary straight line;
Have
After the absorbent article is folded to the top sheet side in the first imaginary straight line in the width direction,
The longitudinal direction first region and the longitudinal direction second region are folded at the second imaginary straight line in the width direction so as to at least partially overlap and face each other in the thickness direction so that they can be unfolded. And forming a state,
The absorbent article includes an engaging member on the non-skin facing surface at a position overlapping with the second longitudinal region in the thickness direction in the first longitudinal region.
In this specification, the “engagement member” is detachable with respect to fiber structures such as non-woven fabrics such as exterior articles (for example, disposable diapers) and wearers' clothes (underwear, etc.), woven fabrics, and knitted fabrics. Means a member that can be engaged, and does not include a member that adheres due to adhesion such as an adhesive.

Since the absorbent article of this aspect 1 is provided with the engaging member which becomes a fastening part in the said non-skin opposing surface of the position which overlaps with a longitudinal direction 2nd area | region in a thickness direction within a longitudinal direction 1st area | region. The engaging member is not exposed on the outer surface of the absorbent article in a folded state, and is difficult to adhere to another absorbent article adjacent in the packaging container. It is easy to maintain the folded state of the absorbent article by engaging with the skin facing surface or the non-skin facing surface in the region.
Therefore, when the absorbent article of this aspect 1 takes out the folded absorbent article one by one from the packaging container, the absorbent article to be taken out and other absorbent articles adjacent to the absorbent article. It is difficult to be connected to an article, and it is easy to maintain a folded state, and it is excellent in handling properties such as ease of taking out from the container.

Moreover, in another aspect (aspect 2) of the present invention, in the absorbent article according to aspect 1, the engagement member is disposed at a position near the one side edge in the first region in the longitudinal direction. Yes.
In the present specification, “the position near the one side edge in the first longitudinal region” means “the one side edge when the longitudinal first region is equally divided into two in the longitudinal direction”. "Position within the region that is proximal to".

In the absorbent article according to the second aspect, since the engaging member is disposed in the first region in the longitudinal direction near the one side edge, the engaging member is folded when the absorbent article is folded. Is located at a position away from the other side edge, and even if the vicinity of the other side edge is curled, it is exposed on the outer surface of the absorbent article in a state where the engagement member is folded. It is difficult to do.
Therefore, the absorbent article of the present aspect 2 has the above-described effects (that is, it is difficult to adhere to other absorbent articles adjacent in the container, and the folded absorbent article is removed from the packaging container by 1). When taking out one by one, the effect that the folded state of the absorbent article is easily maintained can be more reliably exhibited.

  In still another aspect (Aspect 3) of the present invention, in the absorbent article according to Aspect 1 or 2, the longitudinal length of the second longitudinal region is shorter than the longitudinal length of the longitudinal central region.

Since the longitudinal length of the second longitudinal region is shorter than the longitudinal length of the longitudinal central region, the absorbent article according to the third aspect has the other side edge when the absorbent article is folded. The portion does not protrude outward from the folded absorbent article, and the vicinity of the other end edge portion is difficult to curl.
Therefore, the absorbent article of the third aspect is more difficult to be exposed on the outer surface of the absorbent article in a state in which the engaging member is folded, and the above-described effects (that is, other absorbent articles adjacent in the container) In addition to being difficult to adhere, when the absorbent article in a folded state is taken out from the packaging container one by one, the effect that the folded state of the absorbent article is easily maintained is more reliably exhibited. be able to.

  In still another aspect (Aspect 4) of the present invention, in the absorbent article according to any one of the aspects 1 to 3, the engagement member is in the second region in the longitudinal direction of the absorbent article in a folded state. Is engaged with the non-skin facing surface.

  In the folded state of the absorbent article according to the fourth aspect, since the engaging member is engaged with the non-skin facing surface in the second region in the longitudinal direction, the skin facing surface of the absorbent article is formed. The top sheet becomes difficult to be exposed on the outer surface of the absorbent article in the folded state, the hygienic state of the top sheet can be maintained well, and the engaging member engages with the skin facing surface of the top sheet. By not doing, when the absorbent article is developed, fluffing on the skin facing surface of the topsheet due to disengagement can be prevented. As a result, the absorbent article of the present aspect 4 has the above-described effects (that is, it is difficult to adhere to other absorbent articles adjacent to each other in the container, and the folded absorbent article is removed from the packaging container. When taking out one by one, in addition to the operational effect that the folded state of the absorbent article is easily maintained, it is possible to provide the wearer with a good touch and a feeling of wearing.

  In still another aspect (Aspect 5) of the present invention, in the absorbent article according to any one of Aspects 1 to 3, the top sheet is made of a nonwoven fabric forming the skin facing surface, and the engaging member is folded. The absorbent article in a state of being engaged is engaged with the skin facing surface in the second region in the longitudinal direction.

In the folded state of the absorbent article according to the fifth aspect, the engaging member is engaged with the skin facing surface (more specifically, the skin facing surface of the surface sheet made of nonwoven fabric) in the second region in the longitudinal direction. Therefore, the top sheet that is more easily engaged than the non-skin facing surface in the second region in the longitudinal direction engages with the engaging member, and more reliably maintains the folded state of the absorbent article. can do.
Therefore, the absorbent article according to the fifth aspect can more reliably maintain the folded state of the absorbent article, and is difficult to adhere to the above-described effects (that is, other absorbent articles adjacent in the container). In addition, when the absorbent article in a folded state is taken out one by one from the above container, the effect of easily maintaining the folded state of the absorbent article can be more stably exhibited.

  Still another aspect (aspect 6) of the present invention includes a plurality of absorbent articles according to any one of the above aspects 1 to 5, a container in which the absorbent article is kept in a folded state, and The container is stored in an absorbent article, and the container is at a position where at least a portion of the absorbent article folded in the second imaginary straight line in the width direction is exposed. It is the said storage goods provided with the taking-out port.

  In the stored item of the present aspect 6, the container has an absorbent article take-out port at a position where at least a portion of the folded absorbent article folded in the second imaginary straight line in the width direction is exposed. Therefore, when a user (for example, a wearer or a caregiver) of the absorbent article takes out the absorbent article in a folded state, the widthwise second virtual straight line of the folded absorbent article It is easy to grip the part folded in the above, and it is easy to take out the absorbent article without being connected to other adjacent absorbent articles while maintaining the folded state.

  Still another aspect (aspect 7) of the present invention includes a plurality of absorbent articles according to any one of the above aspects 1 to 5, a container that is stored while the absorbent article is folded, The container has a mounting surface and a vertical direction perpendicular to the mounting surface, and the absorbent article is in a folded state. The absorbent article is provided with a taking-out port for the absorbent article at a position where a part of the absorbent article is exposed, and the absorbent article has the other end edge located on the lower side in the vertical direction than the take-out port. It is the said storage goods accommodated in.

  In the stored product of this aspect 7, the absorbent article is stored in the container so that the other side edge is positioned on the lower side in the vertical direction with respect to the take-out port. When the user of the absorbent article takes out the absorbent article in a folded state, the other side edge in the longitudinal direction of the absorbent article is not easily caught by the edge of the container outlet, and the absorbent article is It is easy to take out while maintaining the folded state.

  Still another aspect (aspect 8) of the present invention includes a plurality of absorbent articles according to any one of aspects 1 to 5 above, a container that is stored while the absorbent article is folded, and The container has a mounting surface and a vertical direction perpendicular to the mounting surface, and the absorbent article is in a folded state. In the absorbent article, the absorbent body in the second region in the longitudinal direction is positioned on the lower side in the vertical direction with respect to the extraction port. Thus, it is the said storage goods accommodated in the said container.

  In the stored article of the present aspect 8, the absorbent article is stored in the container so that the absorbent body in the second region in the longitudinal direction is positioned on the lower side in the vertical direction than the outlet port. Therefore, when the user of the absorbent article takes out the absorbent article in a folded state, the portion of the second region in the longitudinal direction of the absorbent article including the above-mentioned other side edge is the outlet of the container. The absorbent article is not easily caught on the end edge portion, and it is easy to take out the absorbent article while maintaining the folded state.

  Still another aspect of the present invention (Aspect 9) includes a plurality of the absorbent articles according to any one of the above aspects 1 to 5, and a container that is stored while the absorbent article is folded. The container has a mounting surface and a vertical direction perpendicular to the mounting surface, and the absorbent article is in a folded state. The absorbent article is provided with a take-out port for the absorbent article at a position where a part of the absorbent article is exposed, and the absorbent article has the other end edge portion positioned relatively distal to the take-out port. The stored item is stored in a container.

  In the stored article of this aspect 9, the absorbent article is stored in the container so that the other side edge portion is located on the distal side relative to the takeout port. When the user of the absorbent article takes out the folded absorbent article, the other side edge in the longitudinal direction of the absorbent article is not easily caught by the edge of the container outlet, and the absorbent article Can be easily taken out while maintaining the folded state.

  Still another aspect (aspect 10) of the present invention includes a plurality of absorbent articles according to any one of the above aspects 1 to 5, a container that is stored while the absorbent article is folded, The container has a mounting surface and a vertical direction perpendicular to the mounting surface, and the absorbent article is in a folded state. The absorbent article is provided with a take-out port for the absorbent article at a position where a part of the absorbent article is exposed, and the absorbent article has the other side edge located on the proximal side relative to the take-out port. The stored item is stored in a container.

  In the stored article of this aspect 10, the absorbent article is stored in the container such that the other side edge is located on the proximal side relative to the take-out port. When the user of the absorbent article takes out the absorbent article in a folded state, the other side edge portion together with the portion folded at the second imaginary straight line in the width direction of the folded absorbent article. It is easy to grasp and the absorbent article can be easily taken out while maintaining the folded state.

  According to the present invention, when the absorbent articles in the folded state are taken out from the container one by one, the absorbent article to be taken out and the other absorbent article adjacent to the absorbent article are hardly connected and folded. It is possible to provide an absorbent article that is easily maintained.

FIG. 1 is a plan view of a urine collecting pad 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention as viewed in the thickness direction from the top sheet side in a developed state. 2 is an end view of a cross section taken along line II-II in FIG. Figure 3 is a perspective view showing a state in which the urine absorbing pad 1 a developed state is folded to the surface sheet side in the longitudinal direction first virtual straight line L ₃ and a longitudinal second virtual straight line L ₄ extending in the longitudinal direction L. Figure 4 is a perspective view showing a state in which the urine absorbing pad 1 in the state is folded further in the surface sheet side in the width direction first virtual straight line L ₁ extending in the width direction W of FIG. Figure 5 is a state where the urine absorbing pad 1 in the state shown in FIG. 4 is folded to the surface sheet side further in the width direction second virtual straight line L ₂ extending in the width direction W (i.e., a state in which the urine absorbing pad 1 is folded) FIG. FIG. 6 shows that a urine absorption pad 1 ′ according to another embodiment of the present invention having a different folding direction in the width direction W includes a first longitudinal imaginary straight line L ′ ₃ and a second longitudinal direction second extending in the longitudinal direction L from the developed state. It is a perspective view which shows the state folded by the virtual straight line L' ₄ at the surface sheet side. FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing a state in which the urine collecting pad 1 ′ in the state of FIG. 6 is folded to the top sheet side along a width direction first imaginary straight line L ₁ further extending in the width direction W. FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing the stored item 10 stored in the container 11 while maintaining the folded state of the plurality of urine collecting pads 1.

  Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the absorbent article of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. In this specification, unless otherwise specified, “an object placed on a horizontal surface in an unfolded state (for example, an absorbent article, an absorbent body, etc.) In this case, “viewing from the surface sheet side in the thickness direction of the object” is simply referred to as “plan view”.

Various directions and the like used in this specification are as follows unless otherwise specified.
In the present specification, “longitudinal direction” refers to “a long object in a plan view (for example, an absorbent article)” and “width direction” refers to a “long object in plan view”. "Short direction of the object (short direction)" refers to "Thickness direction" refers to "the direction perpendicular to the object placed on the horizontal surface in the unfolded state". The thickness direction is orthogonal to each other.
Further, in the present specification, “in the longitudinal direction of a vertically long object, a relatively proximal side with respect to a longitudinal central axis _CW located in the center of the object in the longitudinal direction and extending in the width direction”. This is referred to as “inward side in the longitudinal direction”, and “relative to the longitudinal center axis _CW in the longitudinal direction of the longitudinal object” is referred to as “outward side in the width direction”. Likewise, "in the width direction of the elongated object, relatively proximal side with respect to the width direction center axis C _L to and located at the center in the widthwise direction extending in the longitudinal direction of the object" a "in the width direction It called inward "," in the width direction of the vertically elongated object, the relatively distal "with respect to the width direction center axis C _L of" outer side in the width direction ".
Further, in the present specification, unless otherwise specified, in the thickness direction of the absorbent article, “relatively proximal to the skin surface of the wearer when the absorbent article is worn” "Side", and "the distal side relative to the skin surface of the wearer when the absorbent article is worn" is referred to as "the non-skin facing surface side". Here, “when wearing” means from the time when the wearer wears the absorbent article (that is, when the wearable state is formed) to the time that the state is maintained (while being worn) means.
In this specification, “surface on the skin facing surface side” and “surface on the non-skin facing surface side” of various members constituting the absorbent article (for example, a surface sheet, an absorbent body, a back sheet, a side sheet, etc.) Are simply referred to as “skin facing surface” and “non-skin facing surface”, respectively.

FIG. 1 is a plan view of a urine collecting pad 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention as viewed in the thickness direction from the surface sheet side in the unfolded state, and FIG. It is an end elevation of a section along line II.
As shown in FIG. 1, the urine absorbing pad 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention has a vertically long, substantially rectangular outer shape having a longitudinal direction L and a width direction W in plan view. In the present invention, the outer shape of the absorbent article is not limited to such an aspect, and various uses can be used as long as the length dimension in the longitudinal direction L is longer than the width dimension in the width direction W. Arbitrary vertically long shapes (for example, elliptical shape, bowl shape, etc.) can be adopted.

As shown in FIG. 2, the urine absorbing pad 1 of the present embodiment has a liquid-permeable surface sheet 2 positioned on the skin-facing surface side of the urine removing pad 1 in the thickness direction T, and a non-urine pad 1. The back surface sheet 3 positioned on the skin facing surface side, the absorbent body 4 positioned between these two sheets, and the engaging member 5 disposed on the non-skin facing surface of the back sheet 3 are provided as basic configurations. .
In addition, as shown in FIG.1 and FIG.2, the urine picking pad 1 is arrange | positioned at the both ends of the width direction W of the urine picking pad 1 in the position of the skin opposing surface side rather than the surface sheet 2, and the width direction W at the time of wear A pair of side sheets 6 and 6, which can form a leak-proof wall portion by standing up an end edge portion (that is, an inner side edge portion in the width direction W) of A liquid-impermeable leak-proof sheet 7 located between the absorbent bodies 4 is further provided.

In this embodiment, the topsheet 2 extends in plan view, over from one side end edge portion EL ₁ in the longitudinal direction L of the urine absorbing pad 1 at the other side edge portion EL _2, and, urine and Mashimashi one over from the side end edge EW ₁ near the other side edge portion EW ₂ vicinity extending in the width direction W in the pad 1, on the other hand, the backsheet 3, in plan view, in the urine absorbing pad 1 Extending from one side edge EL _{1 in the} longitudinal direction L to the other side edge EL ₂ , and from the one side edge EW ₁ in the width direction W of the urine collection pad ₁ to the other side edge It extends over EW ₂ .
Further, each of the pair of side sheets 6 and 6 is, in plan view, from one end edge EL ₁ in the longitudinal direction L of the urine removing pad 1 to the other side at both ends in the width direction W of the urine collecting pad 1. While extending over the edge portion EL ₂ , the edge portion on the outer side in the width direction W (that is, the outer edge portion in the width direction W) is the width direction in the back sheet 3, respectively. W is joined to one side edge and the other side edge of W to form a fixed end, while the inner side edge in the width direction W is not joined to any sheet and is a free end Is forming. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, each of the pair of side sheets 6 and 6 has the pair of side sheets 6 and 6 and thus a urine collecting pad in the vicinity of the inner side edge in the width direction W. Elastic members EL for contracting 1 in the longitudinal direction L to erect the inner side edge in the width direction W are disposed along the longitudinal direction L, respectively.

Further, as shown in FIG. 1, the urine absorbing pad 1 of the present embodiment has a longitudinal center axis C _W extending in the width direction W and an edge on one side in the longitudinal direction L in a plan view in a developed state. the width direction first virtual straight line L ₁ extending to a position to and the width direction W between the EL _1, located between the central longitudinal axis C _W and the longitudinal direction L of the other side edge portion EL ₂ and the has a width direction second virtual straight line L ₂ extending in the width direction W, further, the longitudinal center extending between said width direction first virtual straight line L ₁ and the width direction second virtual straight line L ₂ and the region AL _C, a first longitudinal region AL ₁ extending between the longitudinal one side end edge portions EL ₁ and the width direction first virtual straight line L ₁ of the L, the other end of the longitudinal direction L second longitudinal region AL ₂ extending between the edges EL ₂ and the width direction second virtual straight line _{L 2} And it has along the longitudinal direction L.
Similarly, the urine absorbing pad 1 of this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 1, in plan view of the expanded state, one side edge of said longitudinal width direction center axis extending in the L C _L and the width direction W a longitudinal first virtual straight line L ₃ extending position to and in the longitudinal direction L between parts EW _1, located between the other side edge portion EW ₂ in the width direction central axis C _L and the width direction W And a longitudinal second imaginary straight line L ₄ extending in the longitudinal direction L, and a width extending between the longitudinal first imaginary straight line L ₃ and the longitudinal second imaginary straight line L _4. and direction central region AW _C, the width direction first region AW ₁ extending between one side edge portion EW ₁ and the longitudinal first virtual straight line L ₃ in the width direction W, the other of the widthwise direction W widthwise second region extending between the side edge portions EW ₂ and said longitudinal second virtual straight line L ₄ And W _2, has along the width direction W.

As shown in FIG. 3, the urine absorbing pad 1 of the present embodiment has the width direction first region AW described above in each of the longitudinal first virtual line L ₃ and the longitudinal second virtual line L _4. as ₁ and the respective skin-facing side of the width direction second region AW ₂ are opposed in the thickness direction T and the upper surface (skin-facing side) of the widthwise central region AW _C, after being folded on the surface sheet 2 side as shown in FIG. 4, in the width direction first virtual straight line L _1, the non-skin facing surface of the longitudinal center region AL _C upper surface of the first longitudinal region AL ₁ above (non-skin-facing side) so as to face in the thickness direction T, folded topsheet 2 side, further, as shown in FIG. 5, in the width direction second virtual straight line L _2, the first longitudinal region AL ₁ and the longitudinal direction overlap in the second region AL ₂ and the thickness direction T And so as to face (more specifically, facing in the longitudinal direction first region AL ₁ of the upper surface (non-skin facing surface and the thickness direction T of the non-skin-facing surface) and the second longitudinal region AL ₂ As a result, it is folded so as to be unfoldable.
At this time, the engagement member 5 has a thickness that is the same as the second longitudinal region AL _{2 in} the longitudinal direction of the urine collection pad 1 in a state in which the engaging member 5 is folded in a deployable manner on the non-skin facing surface in the first longitudinal region AL ₁ . in a position overlapping in the direction T (i.e., the urine absorbing pad 1 in a state of being folded expandable, so as to be interposed between said first longitudinal region AL ₁ and second longitudinal region AL ₂₎ arranged Has been.

Incidentally, FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a state in which the urine absorbing pad 1 a developed state is folded to the surface sheet 2 side in the longitudinal direction first virtual straight line L ₃ and a longitudinal second virtual straight line L ₄ extending in the longitudinal direction L and at 4 is a perspective view showing a state in which the urine absorbing pad 1 in the state shown in FIG. 3 folded to the surface sheet 2 side further in the width direction first virtual straight line L ₁ extending in the width direction W, Figure 5 shows a state in which the urine absorbing pad 1 in the state 4 is folded to the surface sheet side further in the width direction second virtual straight line L ₂ extending in the width direction W (i.e., a state in which the urine absorbing pad 1 is folded) It is a perspective view.

The urine collecting pad 1 according to the present embodiment has a second longitudinal region of the urine collecting pad 1 in a state in which the engaging member 5 serving as a fastening portion is folded in the first longitudinal region AL ₁ so as to be unfoldable. Since it is provided on the non-skin facing surface at a position overlapping with AL ₂ in the thickness direction T, the engaging member 5 is exposed on the outer surface of the urine collecting pad 1 in a folded state as shown in FIG. Even if a plurality of urine-absorbing pads 1 are stacked while being maintained in a folded state and stored in a container such as a packaging bag, the urine-absorbing pads 1 adjacent to each other in the stacking direction are difficult to adhere to each other. It has become. Furthermore, the urine absorbing pad 1 of this embodiment is interposed in a folded state to enable deployment, while the engagement member 5 described above with the first longitudinal region AL ₁ and the second longitudinal region AL ₂ In order to engage with the second longitudinal area AL ₂ (more specifically, with the non-skin facing surface in the second longitudinal area AL ₂ ), a plurality of folded urine collection pads When one is taken out one by one from the packaging container, the folded state of the urine collecting pad 1 is easily maintained.
Therefore, the urine collection pad 1 according to the present embodiment includes the urine collection pad 1 to be removed and the urine collection pad 1 when the plurality of folded urine collection pads 1 are taken out from the packaging container one by one. The urine collecting pad 1 adjacent to the urine collecting pad 1 is not easily connected to the urine collecting pad 1 and is easily maintained in a folded state, and is easy to handle from such a container.

Further, in the urine absorbing pad 1 of this embodiment, the engagement member 5 described above, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 4, one side edge of the longitudinal direction L in the longitudinal direction first region AL ₁ parts are arranged in EL ₁ position nearer. Although disposing the engaging member at such a position is not an essential component in the absorbent article of the present invention, the engaging member is arranged in the longitudinal direction like the urine collecting pad 1 of the present embodiment. It is preferable to arrange in one region at a position near one edge portion in the longitudinal direction. When the engaging member is arranged in such a position, when the absorbent article is folded, the engaging member is located at a position away from the other end edge in the longitudinal direction. Even if the vicinity of the side edge is curled, it is difficult to expose the outer surface of the absorbent article in a state where the engaging member is folded.
Therefore, the absorbent article in which the engaging member is arranged in such a position is difficult to adhere to other absorbent articles adjacent in the packaging container, and a plurality of the absorbent articles in a folded state are included. When taking out one by one from the above-mentioned container, the effect that it is easy to maintain the folded state of an absorbent article can be exhibited more reliably.

In the urine absorbing pad 1 of this embodiment, the longitudinal length of the second longitudinal region AL ₂ is, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 5, than the longitudinal length of the longitudinal central region AL _C Is also set short. Although setting the longitudinal length of the longitudinal second region to such a length is not an essential component in the absorbent article of the present invention, the longitudinal length of the longitudinal second region is Like the urine collection pad 1 of this embodiment, it is preferable that the length in the longitudinal direction of the central region in the longitudinal direction is shorter. When the longitudinal length of the second longitudinal region is set to be shorter than the longitudinal length of the longitudinal central region, when the absorbent article is folded, the other side edge in the longitudinal direction is folded. The outer side of the absorbent article in a state where the above-mentioned engagement member is folded is further removed. It becomes difficult to be exposed and the above-mentioned effects (that is, it is difficult to adhere to other absorbent articles adjacent to each other in the packaging container, and a plurality of the absorbent articles in a folded state are put in one from the above-mentioned container. When taking them out one by one, it is possible to more reliably exhibit the operational effect that the folded state of the absorbent article is easily maintained.

As described above, the urine absorbing pad 1 of the present embodiment has the width direction first region AW ₁ and the width in the longitudinal direction first imaginary straight line L ₃ and the longitudinal direction second imaginary straight line L ₄ , respectively. direction so that the respective skin-facing surface of the second region AW ₂ are opposed in skin-facing surface and the thickness direction T of the widthwise central region AW _C (more specifically, the surface of the widthwise central region AW _C since the sheet 2 is folded so as not to) the surface sheet 2 side exposed, non-skin-facing of the engagement member 5 described above, in the second longitudinal region AL ₂ in the urine absorbing pad 1 in a folded state Opposing to the surface and engaging with the non-skin facing surface. Thus, when forming a non-skin facing surface engagement with longitudinal second region AL ₂ in the urine absorbing pad 1 in the state in which the engaging member 5 above the folded of the urine absorbing pad 1 The topsheet 2 that forms at least a part of the skin facing surface becomes difficult to be exposed on the outer surface of the urine collecting pad 1 in a folded state, and the hygienic state of the topsheet 2 can be favorably maintained. Since the above-mentioned engaging member 5 is not engaged with the skin facing surface of the top sheet 2, it prevents fuzz on the skin facing surface of the top sheet 2 due to the disengagement when the urine collecting pad 1 is deployed. You can also.
Therefore, the urine absorption pad 1 of the present embodiment has the above-described effects (that is, it is difficult to adhere to other adjacent urine collection pads 1 in the packaging container, and a plurality of urine collection pads in a folded state). When taking out 1 from the above-mentioned container one by one, in addition to the effect that the folded state of the urine collecting pad 1 is easily maintained), it is possible to provide the wearer with a good touch and feeling of wear. .

In addition, like this embodiment, an absorbent article is folded in the surface sheet side so that the surface sheet of the width direction center area | region may not be exposed in each of a longitudinal direction 1st virtual straight line and a longitudinal direction 2nd virtual straight line. Since it is not an essential constituent element in the absorbent article of the present invention, the absorbent article has a first virtual straight line in the longitudinal direction and a longitudinal direction so that a part of the surface sheet in the central region in the width direction is exposed. Each of the second imaginary lines may be folded toward the top sheet side, and may not be folded at the longitudinal first virtual line and the longitudinal second imaginary line.
For example, in the urine picking pad 1 ′ according to another embodiment of the present invention, the top sheet 2 is made of a nonwoven fabric that forms the skin-facing surface of the urine picking pad 1 ′, and the engaging member 5 is folded. In the urine collecting pad 1 ′ in the state of being in contact, it is engaged with the skin facing surface in the longitudinal second region AL ₂ . In addition, since it is the same as that of the above-mentioned embodiment fundamentally about structures other than the structure different from the urine picking pad 1 which concerns on the above-mentioned embodiment, description is abbreviate | omitted.

Here, FIG. 6 shows another embodiment of the present invention in which the folding method in the width direction W (that is, the folding method in the longitudinal direction first imaginary straight line and the longitudinal direction second imaginary straight line) is different. The urine removing pad 1 'is a perspective view showing a state in which the urine collecting pad 1' is folded to the surface sheet side by a longitudinal first imaginary straight line L' ₃ and a longitudinal second imaginary straight line L' ₄ extending in the longitudinal direction L from the developed state. FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing a state in which the urine absorption pad 1 ′ in the state of FIG. 6 is folded to the top sheet side along a width direction first imaginary straight line L ₁ further extending in the width direction W.

In the urine absorption pad 1 ′ according to this other embodiment, the distance between the longitudinal first imaginary straight line L′ ₃ and the longitudinal second imaginary straight line L′ _{4 is} the same as that of the urine absorption pad 1 according to the above-described embodiment. 1 is set wider than the distance between the virtual line L ₃ and a longitudinal second virtual straight line L _4. As shown in FIG. 6, the urine absorbing pad 1 ′ includes a _first width direction region AW ₁ and a width direction in each of the first longitudinal direction virtual straight line L ′ ₃ and the second longitudinal direction straight virtual line L ′ _4. each skin-facing surface of the second region AW ₂ is a part of the facing and the widthwise central region AW _C of the surface sheet 2 in the thickness direction T and the upper surface (skin-facing side) of the widthwise central region AW _C After being folded to the surface sheet 2 side so as to be exposed, as shown in FIG. 7, the non-skin facing surface of the first longitudinal region AL _{1 is} the center in the longitudinal direction in the first imaginary straight line L ₁ in the width direction. so as to face in the region AL _C of the upper surface (non-skin-facing surface) and the thickness direction T, folded topsheet 2 side, further, as with the urine absorbing pad 1 of the embodiments described above, the width direction second in the virtual straight line _{L 2,} and the first longitudinal region AL ₁ The serial longitudinal direction and the second region AL ₂ are duplicated in the thickness direction T and to face (more specifically, the upper surface (non-skin facing surface of the first longitudinal region AL ₁₎ and the longitudinal first by being so) it folded to face each other in the non-skin-facing surface and the thickness direction T of the second region AL _2, to form a folded state to enable deployment.
At this time, the engaging member 5 described above, the non-skin facing surface of the first longitudinal region AL _1, second longitudinal region AL ₂ and the thickness of the urine absorbing pad 1 'in a state of folded deployable In an overlapping position in the length direction T (that is, in the urine collecting pad 1 ′ folded in a deployable manner, it is interposed between the longitudinal first region AL ₁ and the longitudinal second region AL _2). ) Is arranged.

In the urine absorbing pad 1 ′ thus folded, the above-described engaging member 5 is engaged with both the skin facing surface in the longitudinal second region AL ₂ and the skin facing surface of the topsheet 2. Therefore, each of the longitudinal direction first imaginary straight line L ′ ₃ and the longitudinal direction second imaginary straight line L ′ ₄ that is folded to the surface sheet 2 side (that is, the width direction first region AW ′ _{1 of the} urine collecting pad 1 ′). And the engagement state between the engagement member 5 and the skin facing surface in the second longitudinal region AL ₂ is further increased by the restoring force (the force to return to the deployed state) of the second region AW ′ _{2 in} the width direction. together are firmly formed, smaller fiber density than the back sheet 3 (i.e., prone firmly engaged with the engaging member than the non-skin-facing surface of the second longitudinal region AL ₂₎ surface sheet 2 above The above-described folding can be engaged with the engaging member 5 more firmly. It can be maintained in a state more reliably. Thus, when the urine collection pad 1 'is taken out from the packaging container one by one, the urine collection pad 1' is more folded when the urine collection pad 1 'is folded. It is easy to maintain.

Moreover, in a urine absorption pad (not shown) according to still another embodiment of the present invention, the top sheet is made of a nonwoven fabric that forms the skin-facing surface of the urine absorption pad, and the urine absorption pad is the first in the longitudinal direction described above. The skin facing surface in the second region in the longitudinal direction (more specifically, in the longitudinal direction) in the urine absorption pad in a state where the engagement member is not folded in the first virtual straight line and the second virtual straight line in the longitudinal direction. It is engaged with the skin facing surface of the topsheet in the second region.
Since the urine absorbing pad according to this embodiment does not have the first longitudinal imaginary straight line and the second longitudinal imaginary straight line as in the above-described embodiments, the urine absorbing pad is folded in the width direction W. In the first imaginary straight line in the width direction, the top sheet side so that the non-skin facing surface of the first region in the longitudinal direction faces the upper surface (skin facing surface) of the central region in the longitudinal direction in the thickness direction T. In the second imaginary straight line in the width direction, the first longitudinal region and the second longitudinal region overlap and face each other in the thickness direction T (more specifically, in the longitudinal first direction). By folding the upper surface (non-skin-facing surface) of one region and the skin-facing surface of the second region in the longitudinal direction so as to face each other in the thickness direction T, a folded state is formed.
Also in this embodiment, the engagement member described above overlaps in the thickness direction with the second region in the longitudinal direction of the urine collection pad folded in a deployable manner on the non-skin facing surface in the first region in the longitudinal direction. (That is, in the urine collecting pad folded in a deployable state) so as to be interposed between the first longitudinal region and the second longitudinal region.

  Since the urine collection pad folded in this way is not folded in the first longitudinal imaginary straight line and the second longitudinal imaginary straight line, the urine collection pad can be folded as many times as possible. In addition, the engagement member is engaged with the skin facing surface in the second region in the longitudinal direction (that is, the skin facing surface of the topsheet). The top sheet that is more easily engaged with the engaging member than the skin facing surface can be more firmly engaged with the engaging member, and the above-described folded state can be more reliably maintained. Thus, the urine collecting pad is more easily maintained in the folded state of the urine collecting pad when the plurality of folded urine collecting pads are taken out one by one from the packaging container. Effect (that is, it is difficult to adhere to other urine collecting pads adjacent to each other in the packaging container, and the urine collecting pads are taken out one by one from the above-mentioned containers. The operational effect that the folded state of the pad is easily maintained can be more stably exhibited.

  Hereinafter, various members constituting the absorbent article of the present invention will be described in more detail using the urine absorbing pad 1 according to the above-described embodiment.

[Surface sheet]
In the urine picking pad 1 according to the above-described embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the surface sheet 2 can directly contact the skin surface of the wearer in the thickness direction T of the urine picking pad 1. It is arrange | positioned in the position by the side of an opposing surface, and is comprised by liquid permeable sheets, such as a nonwoven fabric which forms the skin opposing surface of the urine picking pad 1. FIG.

Topsheet 2 in the present embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, over in plan view, from one side edge portion EL ₁ in the longitudinal direction L of the urine absorbing pad 1 at the other side edge portion EL ₂ extending Te, and has Mashimashi one over from the side end edge EW ₁ near the other side edge portion EW ₂ vicinity extending in the width direction W in the urine absorbing pad 1, the longitudinal direction L of the urine absorbing pad 1 In the direction along the vertical direction. In the absorbent article of the present invention, the outer shape of the top sheet (liquid permeable sheet) is not limited to such an embodiment, and the skin facing surface of the absorbent body disposed on the non-skin facing surface side of the top sheet. If it is a thing which is not exposed, the thing of arbitrary external shapes and sizes can be employ | adopted according to various uses.

  In the present invention, the liquid permeable sheet that can be used as the surface sheet is not particularly limited as long as it has predetermined liquid permeability, touch, and the like. For example, cellulosic fibers and thermoplastics subjected to hydrophilic treatment are used. Arbitrary nonwoven fabrics, such as a spunlace nonwoven fabric and an air-through nonwoven fabric, formed using resin fibers or the like can be used.

  The basis weight and thickness of a liquid-permeable sheet (nonwoven fabric or the like) that can be used as a top sheet are not particularly limited as long as the effects of the present invention are not impaired, and any basis weight and thickness considering liquid permeability and touch. Can be adopted.

[Back sheet]
In the urine absorbing pad 1 according to the above-described embodiment, the back sheet 3 is disposed at a position on the non-skin facing surface side in the thickness direction T of the urine absorbing pad 1 as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2. Hydrophobic that has predetermined breathability but prevents the excrement such as urine discharged from the wearer from permeating and prevents the excretion from leaking to the outside (for example, the clothes of the wearer). It is comprised by the property nonwoven fabric.

Backsheet 3 in the present embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, over in plan view, from one side edge portion EL ₁ in the longitudinal direction L of the urine absorbing pad 1 at the other side edge portion EL ₂ extending Te, and, from one side edge portion EW ₁ in the width direction W of the urine absorbing pad 1 extends over the other side edge portion EW _2, similar to the outer shape of the urine absorbing pad 1 It has a vertically long, substantially rectangular outer shape. In the absorbent article of the present invention, the outer shape of the back sheet (hydrophobic nonwoven fabric) is not limited to such an embodiment, and the non-skin facing surface of the absorbent body disposed on the skin facing surface side of the back sheet is As long as they are not exposed, those having an arbitrary outer shape and size can be adopted according to various uses.

  In the present invention, the nonwoven fabric that can be used as the back sheet is not particularly limited as long as it has a predetermined hydrophobicity, air permeability, and the like. Any hydrophobic non-woven fabric such as a non-woven fabric having a multilayer structure of 3 layers or more (for example, a 5-layer structure) including each non-woven fabric layer of / melt-blown layer / spunbond layer can be used. Especially, it is preferable to use an SMS nonwoven fabric for the back sheet, and it is particularly preferable to use an SMS nonwoven fabric having a large basis weight of the spunbond layer located on the non-skin facing surface side. Since the SMS nonwoven fabric is a nonwoven fabric that has both air permeability and a certain strength and is easy to suppress exudation of excrement such as urine, when such a nonwoven fabric is used as the back sheet, in the back sheet, While ensuring a certain strength, exudation of excrement such as urine can be suppressed. Further, when an SMS nonwoven fabric having a large basis weight of the spunbond layer located on the non-skin facing surface side is used as the back sheet, the spunbond layer having a large basis weight forms a stronger engagement state with the above-described engagement member. Therefore, the folded state of the absorbent article can be more easily maintained.

The constituent fibers of the nonwoven fabric that can be used as the back sheet are not particularly limited, and examples thereof include polyolefin fibers such as polyethylene and polypropylene; polyester fibers such as polyethylene terephthalate; and various composite fibers such as core-sheath composite fibers. Plastic resin fibers can be used.
Furthermore, the basis weight and thickness of the nonwoven fabric that can be used as the back sheet are not particularly limited as long as the effects of the present invention are not impaired, and any basis weight and thickness considering air permeability and the like can be adopted.

In this embodiment, the urine absorbing pad 1 includes a liquid-impermeable leak-proof sheet 7 located between the back sheet 3 and the absorber 4. The leak-proof sheet 7 is made of a thermoplastic resin film such as polyethylene, and, like the back sheet 3, prevents the passage of excrement such as urine discharged from the wearer, and the excrement is exposed to the outside. It functions so as not to leak.
Although providing such a leak-proof sheet is not an essential constituent requirement in the absorbent article of the present invention, if the absorbent article has a leak-proof sheet, leakage of excrement such as urine will occur. It can suppress more effectively.

[Absorber]
In the urine picking pad 1 of the present embodiment, the absorbent body 4 is disposed between the top sheet 2 and the back sheet 3 in the thickness direction T of the urine picking pad 1, as shown in FIGS. It is comprised by the absorptive member which absorbs and hold | maintains the wearer's excrement which has permeate | transmitted the sheet | seat 2. FIG.

In the present embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the absorbent body 4 has a longitudinal first region AL ₁ (specifically, one side edge in the longitudinal direction L) in the urine collection pad 1 in plan view. Extending in the longitudinal direction second area AL ₂ (specifically, in the vicinity of the other end edge EL _{2 in the} longitudinal direction L) from the vicinity of the portion EL ₁ and in the width direction of the urine collecting pad 1. Extending from the region AW ₁ (specifically, in the vicinity of the one side edge portion EW _{1 in the} width direction W) to the width direction second region AW ₂ (specifically, in the vicinity of the other side edge portion EW ₂ ). The urine collecting pad 1 has a vertically long, substantially rectangular outer shape that is long in the direction along the longitudinal direction L. In the present invention, the outer shape of the absorbent body (absorbent member) is not limited to such an embodiment, and any outer shape such as an oval shape or an hourglass shape can be used as long as it can exhibit a predetermined absorption performance. You may have a shape.
Furthermore, in the present invention, the position of the absorbent article including the intersection of the width direction central axis C _L extending in the longitudinal direction _L and the length direction central axis C _W extending in the width direction W is also the position in plan view where the absorber is arranged. If it is a position containing a center part, it will not restrict | limit in particular, The absorber may be biased and arrange | positioned toward the one side of the longitudinal direction in an absorbent article.

  In the present invention, the absorbent member that can be used as the absorbent is not particularly limited as long as it can absorb and retain excrement such as urine, and any absorbent member known in the art is employed. can do. As an example of such an absorptive member, what covered the absorption core comprised with an absorptive material with core wrap sheets, such as tissue which has hydrophilicity, etc. are mentioned. Here, examples of the absorbent material constituting the absorbent core include hydrophilic fibers and superabsorbent polymers. More specifically, cellulose fibers such as pulverized pulp, cotton, rayon, acetate, etc .; acrylic Examples thereof include granular materials composed of a superabsorbent polymer such as sodium acid copolymer; and any combination of two or more thereof.

  The basis weight and thickness of the absorbent member that can be used as the absorber are not particularly limited as long as the effects of the present invention are not hindered, and any basis weight and thickness considering the absorbency, flexibility, and the like can be adopted. it can.

[Engagement member]
In the urine collection pad 1 of the present embodiment, the engagement member 5 is formed on the non-skin facing surface of the back sheet 3 (more specifically, the urine collection pad 1 is described above, as shown in FIGS. 1, 2, and 4). Is placed on a non-skin-facing surface at a position where it is not exposed to the outer surface of the urine collecting pad 1 in a folded state when it is folded as described above, and is applied to an exterior article (for example, a disposable diaper) or a wearer's clothing An engagement means having both a function as a fastening part that is detachably fixed to the inner surface of (underwear, etc.) and a function as a fastening part for maintaining the folded state of the folded urine collecting pad 1 It is comprised by the provided sheet-like member.

In the present embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the engaging member 5 is positioned near the _one end edge EL _{1 in the} longitudinal direction L in the longitudinal first region AL ₁ in plan view. a is, the longitudinal direction is disposed at a position including a widthwise center axis C _L extending L, and has a substantially rectangular outer shape of the long vertical in a direction along the width direction W of the urine absorbing pad 1 Yes. In the absorbent article of the present invention, the outer shape of the engaging member is not limited to such an embodiment, and the engaged member (for example, a nonwoven fabric constituting a back sheet or an exterior article, or a wearer's clothing) Any outer shape and size can be adopted as long as they can form an engagement state with a predetermined strength.

Further, in the absorbent article of the present invention, the position in the plan view where the engaging member is arranged is that of the absorbent article in a state in which the engaging member is folded in a deployable manner on the non-skin facing surface in the first region in the longitudinal direction. A position overlapping the second longitudinal region and the thickness direction T (that is, in the absorbent article folded in a deployable manner, such that it is interposed between the first longitudinal region and the second longitudinal region) Position) is not particularly limited and can be disposed at any position, but the engaging member is disposed at a position overlapping with the above-described absorber in the thickness direction T in plan view. Further, it is particularly preferable that the elastic member disposed in each of the pair of side sheets is disposed at a position that does not overlap in the width direction W.
When the engaging member is disposed at a position overlapping with the above-described absorber in the thickness direction T, the engaging member is supported by the relatively high-absorbency absorber. The skin facing surface and / or the non-skin facing surface in the second region in the longitudinal direction can be more easily engaged with each other, and the engaged state can be more stable. Further, when the engaging member is arranged at a position that does not overlap with the above-described elastic member in the width direction W, wrinkles (unevenness in the thickness direction T) are generated on the engaging member due to the contracting action of the above-described elastic member. Since it becomes difficult, the engagement state between the engaging member and the skin facing surface and / or the non-skin facing surface in the second region in the longitudinal direction is more easily maintained more stably.

  In addition, the number of engagement members to be arranged is not particularly limited, and two or more engagement members may be arranged on the non-skin facing surface in the first longitudinal region, and the non-engagement members in the first longitudinal region are not. One piece may be arranged on each of the skin facing surface and the non-skin facing surface of the second region in the longitudinal direction.

Moreover, in this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 2, the engaging member 5 protrudes toward the non-skin opposing surface side from the base of the sheet shape arrange | positioned on the non-skin opposing surface of the back sheet | seat 3. As shown in FIG. Each of the plurality of engaging projections, and each of the plurality of engaging projections includes a shaft portion extending from the base portion toward the non-skin facing surface side, and a tip of the shaft portion (specifically, Specifically, it has a specific structure having a diameter-expanding portion that swells in a direction in which the outer peripheral surface of the shaft portion expands at the tip of the shaft portion located on the opposite side of the base portion.
The engaging member that can be used in the absorbent article of the present invention is not limited to the one having such a specific structure, and any conventionally known engaging member (for example, a hook tape of a mechanical fastener) is used. However, it is preferable to use an engagement member having the specific structure. The engagement member having such a specific structure is such that the engagement member is an exterior article (for example, a disposable diaper or the like) or an inner surface of a wearer's clothes (such as underwear) or the skin facing area in the second region in the longitudinal direction described above. Forming an engagement state with the skin and / or non-skin facing surface of the surface and / or the non-skin facing surface (hereinafter, these engaged surfaces may be collectively referred to as “fixed surface”). Even when the portion forming the engagement state is pulled in various directions (for example, the plane direction of the fixed surface) by the wearer's movement or the like, the engagement member having the specific structure described above However, since it can be engaged with the fixed surface corresponding to the force in any direction on the fixed surface, the engagement state between the engaging member and the fixed surface can be maintained firmly and stably. can do.

[Side sheet]
In the urine collection pad 1 of the present embodiment, the pair of side sheets 6 and 6 are arranged in the width direction W of the urine collection pad 1 at a position on the skin facing surface side than the top sheet 2 as shown in FIGS. It is comprised by a pair of strip | belt-shaped liquid impervious sheet | seat which can be arrange | positioned at the both ends of this, and the inner side edge part of the width direction W can stand up and can form a leak-proof wall part.

In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 1, each of the pair of side sheets 6, 6 has, in plan view, the one side edge portion EL ₁ in the longitudinal direction L of the urine collection pad ₁ to the other side edge portion. It extends over EL ₂ and has a vertically long strip-like outer shape that extends in the direction along the longitudinal direction L of the urine collecting pad 1. In the present invention, the pair of side sheets (band-shaped liquid-impermeable sheet) is not limited to such an embodiment, and any external shape and shape can be used as long as a predetermined leak-proof wall portion can be formed. Sizes can be used.

  Furthermore, in this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 2, each of the pair of side sheets 6 and 6 has an outer side edge in the width direction W having an arbitrary joining means such as a hot-melt adhesive ( (Not shown), each of the backside sheet 3 is joined to one side edge and the other side edge in the width direction W to form a fixed end, while the inner side edge in the width direction W is , None of the sheets is joined to form a free end. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, each of the pair of side sheets 6, 6 has an elastic member EL such as rubber thread in the longitudinal direction L in the vicinity of the inner side edge in the width direction W. Each is arranged along.

  In the present invention, the belt-like liquid impermeable sheet that can be used as the side sheet is not particularly limited as long as it has predetermined liquid impermeability, flexibility, etc. For example, a hydrophobic nonwoven fabric (for example, hydrophobic A liquid-impermeable sheet such as a spunbond nonwoven fabric, a point-bonded nonwoven fabric, an SMS nonwoven fabric, etc., a liquid-impervious synthetic resin film, or a laminate thereof. Can do.

  Further, the basis weight and thickness of a strip-like liquid-impermeable sheet (hydrophobic nonwoven fabric, etc.) that can be used as a side sheet are not particularly limited as long as the effects of the present invention are not impaired, and liquid-impermeability and flexibility are considered. Any basis weight and thickness can be employed.

  In addition, although it is not an indispensable constituent requirement in the absorbent article of the present invention, it is particularly preferable that the absorbent article includes such a side sheet in the width direction of the absorbent article. , Leakage of excrement such as urine can be more effectively suppressed.

  Hereinafter, a preferred embodiment of a stored article of an absorbent article of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing the stored item 10 stored in the container 11 while maintaining the folded state of the plurality of urine collecting pads 1.
As shown in FIG. 8, the stored item 10 is a packaging product in which a plurality of folded urine collecting pads 1 and the plurality of folded urine collecting pads 1 are stored in a folded state. a container 11 is provided with a further container 11 for packaging, as shown in FIG. 8, folded at least the width direction second virtual straight line L ₂ of the urine absorbing pad 1 in a folded state moiety (i.e., the boundary portion between the longitudinal central region AL _C and second longitudinal region AL ₂₎ to the exposed position, and a take-out opening 12 of the urine absorbing pad 1. The take-out port 12 is formed by breaking along a weak line provided in a predetermined portion of the container 11 before the user actually takes out the urine collecting pad 1 from the container 11.

Such in the retracted article 10, the container 11 described above, the position where at least the width direction second folded by the virtual straight line L ₂ portion of the urine absorbing pad 1 in a folded state is exposed, is taken out of the urine absorbing pad 1 Since the mouth 12 is provided, when the user takes out the urine collecting pads 1 in a folded state one by one, the urine collecting pad 1 in the folded state is folded along the second imaginary straight line L ₂ in the width direction. Therefore, the urine collecting pad 1 can be taken out without being connected to another adjacent urine collecting pad 1 while maintaining the folded state.

  In addition, the number of the urine collecting pads 1 stored in the container 11 is not particularly limited, and an arbitrary number (for example, 2, 3, 4, or more) in consideration of a desired sales form or the like is adopted. be able to.

  In the present invention, the structure of the container for storing the absorbent article is not particularly limited as long as a plurality of folded absorbent articles can be stored side by side so as to be stacked in the thickness direction. An arbitrary structure (for example, a gusset-type bag-like container or the like) according to a desired sales form or the like can be adopted. Further, the material forming the container is not particularly limited as long as it has a strength capable of storing a plurality of absorbent articles in a compressed state in the thickness direction, and any packaging material such as a thermoplastic resin film. Can be used.

  The absorbent article storage product of the present invention is particularly advantageous when a plurality of folded absorbent articles are stored in a container adjacent to each other in a compressed state in the thickness direction. . That is, in such a case, in a conventional absorbent article (that is, an absorbent article having a configuration in which the fastening portion is exposed on the outer surface of the absorbent article), the absorbent articles are adjacent to each other by pressure compressed in the thickness direction. However, in the absorbent article of the present invention, the engaging member is not exposed on the outer surface of the absorbent article in a folded state. Not only is it difficult for the absorbent articles adjacent to each other to adhere to each other, but the engaging member can be used with the skin-facing surface and / or the non-skin-facing surface of the second region in the longitudinal direction using the pressure compressed in the thickness direction. Engage firmly, and the folded state of the absorbent article is more easily maintained.

In another embodiment of the present invention, the stored item is a stored item including a plurality of the above absorbent articles and a container that is stored while the absorbent articles are folded. The container has a placement surface and a vertical direction perpendicular to the placement surface, and the absorption is performed at a position where a part of the absorbent article in a folded state is exposed. In addition, the absorbent article is housed in the container such that the other side edge is positioned on the lower side in the vertical direction with respect to the outlet. .
In the stored item of this aspect, the absorbent article is stored in the container so that the other side edge is positioned on the lower side in the vertical direction with respect to the take-out port. When the user of the absorbent article takes out the absorbent article in a folded state, the other side edge in the longitudinal direction of the absorbent article is not easily caught by the edge of the container outlet, and the absorbent article is There is an advantage that it is easy to take out while maintaining the folded state.

In still another embodiment of the present invention, a stored article is an absorbent article comprising a plurality of the above absorbent articles and a container that is stored while the absorbent articles are folded. The container has a placement surface and a vertical direction perpendicular to the placement surface, and a position where a part of the absorbent article in a folded state is exposed. The absorbent article is further provided with a take-out port for the absorbent article, and the absorbent article is positioned so that the absorbent body in the second region in the longitudinal direction is located below the take-out port in the vertical direction. In the container.
In such a stored item, the absorbent article is stored in the container so that the absorber in the second region in the longitudinal direction is positioned below the take-out port in the vertical direction. Therefore, when the user of the absorbent article takes out the absorbent article in a folded state, the portion of the second region in the longitudinal direction of the absorbent article including the above-mentioned other side edge is the outlet of the container. There is an advantage that the absorbent article can be easily taken out while maintaining the folded state.

In still another embodiment of the present invention, a stored article is an absorbent article comprising a plurality of the above absorbent articles and a container that is stored while the absorbent articles are folded. The container has a placement surface and a vertical direction perpendicular to the placement surface, and a position where a part of the absorbent article in a folded state is exposed. The absorbent article is further provided with a take-out port for the absorbent article, and the absorbent article is disposed in the container so that the other side edge is located on the distal side relative to the take-out port. It is stored in.
In the stored item of such an aspect, the absorbent article is stored in the container so that the other side edge is located on the distal side relative to the takeout port. When the user of the absorbent article takes out the folded absorbent article, the other side edge in the longitudinal direction of the absorbent article is not easily caught by the edge of the container outlet, and the absorbent article There is an advantage that it can be easily taken out while maintaining the folded state.

In still another embodiment of the present invention, a stored article is an absorbent article comprising a plurality of the above absorbent articles and a container that is stored while the absorbent articles are folded. The container has a placement surface and a vertical direction perpendicular to the placement surface, and a position where a part of the absorbent article in a folded state is exposed. The absorbent article is further provided with a take-out port for the absorbent article, and the absorbent article is disposed in the container so that the other side end edge portion is positioned relatively proximal to the take-out port. It is stored in.
In the stored item of such an aspect, the absorbent article is stored in the container such that the other side edge is positioned on the proximal side relative to the takeout port. When the user of the absorbent article takes out the absorbent article in a folded state, the other side edge portion together with the portion folded at the second imaginary straight line in the width direction of the folded absorbent article. There is an advantage that it is easy to grasp and the absorbent article can be easily taken out while maintaining the folded state.

  The present invention can be applied to various absorbent articles such as disposable diapers, light incontinence pads, sanitary napkins and the like in addition to the urine absorbing pads of the above-described embodiments. Further, the absorbent article of the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and can be appropriately combined, substituted, changed, and the like without departing from the purpose and spirit of the present invention. In this specification, ordinal numbers such as “first” and “second” are used to distinguish items with the ordinal numbers, and mean the order, priority, importance, etc. of each item. Not what you want.

1 Urine pad (absorbent article)
2 Top sheet 3 Back sheet 4 Absorber 5 Engagement member 6 Side sheet 7 Leakproof sheet AL ₁ first area in the longitudinal direction AL ₂ second area in the longitudinal direction AL _C longitudinal center area AW ₁ first area in the width direction AW ₂ width Direction second region AW _C width direction central region EL ₁ one side edge in the longitudinal direction EL ₂ other side edge in the longitudinal direction EW ₁ one side edge in the width direction EW ₂ other side edge in the width direction L ₁ width direction first virtual line L ₂ width direction second virtual line L ₃ longitudinal direction first virtual line L ₄ longitudinal direction second virtual line

Claims (10)

An absorbent article folded in a deployable manner, comprising a top sheet that forms a skin facing surface, a back sheet made of nonwoven fabric that forms a non-skin facing surface, and an absorbent body positioned between these sheets. There,
The absorbent article has a longitudinal direction, a width direction, and a thickness direction in a plan view in a developed state, and has one end edge and the other end edge in the longitudinal direction,
Furthermore, the absorbent article is in a plan view in a deployed state,
Between the longitudinal center axis extending in the width direction and the one side edge and extending in the width direction between the first virtual straight line in the width direction and between the longitudinal center axis and the other edge A longitudinal central region extending between the second virtual straight line in the width direction and located in the width direction;
A first longitudinal region extending between the one side edge and the first imaginary straight line in the width direction;
A longitudinal second region extending between the other side edge and the width-direction second imaginary straight line;
Have
After the absorbent article is folded to the top sheet side in the first imaginary straight line in the width direction,
The longitudinal direction first region and the longitudinal direction second region are folded at the second imaginary straight line in the width direction so as to at least partially overlap and face each other in the thickness direction so that they can be unfolded. And forming a state,
An engagement member is provided on the non-skin facing surface at a position overlapping with the second longitudinal region in the thickness direction in the first longitudinal region.
The absorbent article.   2. The absorbent article according to claim 1, wherein the engagement member is disposed at a position near the one side edge in the first region in the longitudinal direction.   The absorbent article according to claim 1 or 2, wherein a longitudinal length of the second longitudinal region is shorter than a longitudinal length of the longitudinal central region.   The said engaging member is engaging with the said non-skin opposing surface in the said 2nd area | region in the said longitudinal direction in the said absorbent article of the folded state, As described in any one of Claims 1-3. Absorbent article. The top sheet is made of a nonwoven fabric that forms the skin facing surface,
The absorption according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the engaging member is engaged with the skin facing surface in the second region in the longitudinal direction in the absorbent article in a folded state. Sex goods. A plurality of absorbent articles according to any one of claims 1 to 5, and an absorbent article storage article comprising: a container in which the absorbent article is stored in a folded state. There,
The container is provided with the absorbent article take-out port at a position where at least a portion of the absorbent article folded in the width direction second imaginary straight line is exposed. A plurality of absorbent articles according to any one of claims 1 to 5, and an absorbent article storage article comprising: a container in which the absorbent article is stored in a folded state. There,
The container has a placement surface and a vertical direction perpendicular to the placement surface, and the absorbent article is in a position where a part of the folded absorbent article is exposed. With an outlet for
The said absorptive article is the said accommodated goods accommodated in the said container so that the said other side edge part may be located in the downward direction in the said up-down direction rather than the said extraction port. A plurality of absorbent articles according to any one of claims 1 to 5, and an absorbent article storage article comprising: a container in which the absorbent article is stored in a folded state. There,
The container has a placement surface and a vertical direction perpendicular to the placement surface, and the absorbent article is in a position where a part of the folded absorbent article is exposed. With an outlet for
The stored article, wherein the absorbent article is stored in the container so that the absorbent body in the second region in the longitudinal direction is positioned on the lower side in the vertical direction with respect to the take-out port. A plurality of absorbent articles according to any one of claims 1 to 5, and an absorbent article storage article comprising: a container in which the absorbent article is stored in a folded state. There,
The container has a placement surface and a vertical direction perpendicular to the placement surface, and the absorbent article is in a position where a part of the folded absorbent article is exposed. With an outlet for
The absorptive article is stored in the container so that the other side edge is located on the distal side relative to the take-out port. A plurality of absorbent articles according to any one of claims 1 to 5, and an absorbent article storage article comprising: a container in which the absorbent article is stored in a folded state. There,
The container has a placement surface and a vertical direction perpendicular to the placement surface, and the absorbent article is in a position where a part of the folded absorbent article is exposed. With an outlet for
The said absorbent article is the said accommodated goods accommodated in the said container so that the said other side edge part may be located in the proximal side relatively with respect to the said extraction port.

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