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JP2020096779A
JP2020096779A JP2019059325A JP2019059325A JP2020096779A JP 2020096779 A JP2020096779 A JP 2020096779A JP 2019059325 A JP2019059325 A JP 2019059325A JP 2019059325 A JP2019059325 A JP 2019059325A JP 2020096779 A JP2020096779 A JP 2020096779A
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Hiromi Tachikawa
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将也 金子
Masaya Kaneko
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To provide an absorbent article which provides good wear feeling before and after excretion and is excellent in an absorption performance.SOLUTION: An absorbent article 1 of the invention has an excretion part facing area B arranged opposite an excretion part of a user in use and a front area A and a rear area C arranged back and forth in a vertical direction X of the area B, and is provided with an absorber 4. The absorber 4 contains a fiber lump 11 including a synthetic fiber 11F, and a water absorptive fiber 12F. In the absorber 4, a ratio of content mass of the fiber lump 11 with respect to a total content mass of the fiber lump 11 and water absorptive fiber 12F (fiber lump occupancy) is larger in the excretion part facing area B than in the front area A and the rear area C, and in the excretion part facing area B, smaller on a skin facing side B1 of the absorber than on a non-skin facing surface side B2 of the absorber.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 5

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本発明は、吸収性物品に関する。 The present invention relates to absorbent articles.

使い捨ておむつ、生理用ナプキン等の吸収性物品は、一般に、相対的に着用者の肌から近い位置に配される表面シートと、相対的に着用者の肌から遠い位置に配される裏面シートと、両シート間に介在する吸収体とを含んで構成される。この吸収体は、典型的には、木材パルプ等の吸水性繊維を主体とし、更に吸水性ポリマー粒子を含んで構成される場合が多い。吸収性物品に使用される吸収体については、柔軟性、クッション性、圧縮回復性、保形性などの諸特性の向上が大きな課題である。 Absorbent articles such as disposable diapers and sanitary napkins generally have a topsheet arranged relatively closer to the wearer's skin and a backsheet relatively farther away from the wearer's skin. , And an absorber interposed between both sheets. This absorbent body is typically composed mainly of water-absorbing fibers such as wood pulp, and often contains water-absorbing polymer particles. With respect to the absorber used for the absorbent article, improvement of various properties such as flexibility, cushioning property, compression recovery property, and shape retention property is a major issue.

吸収体の改良技術として、例えば特許文献1には、熱可塑性樹脂繊維とセルロース系吸水性繊維とを含有する吸収体であって、該熱可塑性樹脂繊維が、該吸収体の表面シート側の表面と該吸収体の裏面シート側の表面との両方に露出しているものが記載されている。特許文献1記載の吸収体によれば、熱可塑性樹脂繊維が、セルロース系吸水性繊維などの該吸収体の他の成分を保持するための骨格として機能するため、柔らかく且つヨレにくいとされている。 As a technique for improving the absorbent body, for example, Patent Document 1 discloses an absorbent body containing a thermoplastic resin fiber and a cellulosic water-absorbing fiber, the thermoplastic resin fiber being the surface of the absorbent body on the surface sheet side. And that exposed on both the back sheet side surface of the absorber. According to the absorbent body described in Patent Document 1, since the thermoplastic resin fiber functions as a skeleton for holding other components of the absorbent body such as the cellulosic water-absorbent fiber, it is said to be soft and resistant to twisting. ..

特許文献2には、熱融着繊維を含み、予め繊維間を結合させて3次元構造を付与した不織布片と、吸水性繊維とを含有する吸収体が記載されており、該不織布片は吸収体全体に均一に分布している。この3次元構造の不織布片は、カッターミル方式などの粉砕手段を用いて不織布を細片状に粉砕して製造されるもので、斯かる製造方法に起因して、同文献の図1及び図3に記載されているように不定形状をなしていて、平面とみなせるような部分を実質的に有していない。特許文献2には、同文献記載の吸収体の好ましい形態として、不織布片同士を熱融着させたものが記載されている。特許文献2記載の吸収体によれば、不織布片が三次元構造を有するため、該吸収体内部に空隙が形成され、水分を吸収した時の復元性が向上し、その結果、吸水性能が向上するとされている。 Patent Document 2 describes an absorbent body containing a water-absorbent fiber and a non-woven fabric piece containing heat-fusible fibers and preliminarily binding the fibers to each other to give a three-dimensional structure, and the non-woven fabric piece absorbs the non-woven fabric piece. It is evenly distributed throughout the body. This non-woven fabric piece having a three-dimensional structure is produced by pulverizing the non-woven fabric into strips by using a pulverizing means such as a cutter mill method, and due to such a production method, FIG. As described in No. 3, it has an indefinite shape and substantially does not have a portion that can be regarded as a plane. In Patent Document 2, as a preferred form of the absorbent body described in the document, a nonwoven fabric piece is heat-sealed. According to the absorbent body described in Patent Document 2, since the nonwoven fabric piece has a three-dimensional structure, voids are formed inside the absorbent body, the resilience when absorbing moisture is improved, and as a result, the water absorbing performance is improved. It is said that.

特許文献3及び4には、吸収体とは別体のクッション性に優れる部材を具備する吸収性物品が記載されている。特許文献3記載の吸収性物品においては、吸収体の上部、下部、又は内部に、弾力性を有するフィルム、繊維集合体に凹凸加工を施したシートなどからなるクッション材が配されている。特許文献4記載の吸収性物品においては、表面シートと吸収体との間に、不織布の細片の集合体で構成されたクッション層が配されている。 Patent Documents 3 and 4 describe an absorbent article including a member that is different from the absorber and has excellent cushioning properties. In the absorbent article described in Patent Document 3, a cushioning material composed of a film having elasticity, a sheet obtained by subjecting a fiber assembly to a concavo-convex process, or the like is provided on the upper part, the lower part, or the inside of the absorbent body. In the absorbent article described in Patent Document 4, a cushion layer made of an aggregate of non-woven fabric pieces is arranged between the topsheet and the absorber.

特開2015−16296号公報JP, 2015-16296, A 特開2002−301105号公報JP, 2002-301105, A 特開2000−316902号公報JP 2000-316902 A 特開2003−52750号公報JP, 2003-52750, A

吸収性物品の着用感を高めるためには、吸収性物品が具備する吸収体のクッション性を高めることが有効であり、そのためには、特許文献1に記載されているような、構成繊維が個々独立に存在している吸収体よりも、特許文献2に記載の不織布片の如き、繊維塊を含有する吸収体を使用した方が効果的である。また、特許文献3及び4に記載されているように、吸収体とは別にクッション性に優れる部材を併用することも、吸収性物品の着用感の向上には有効である。しかしながら、これらの従来技術を用いて吸収体のクッション性を高めても、吸収体が吸収性物品の着用時に加えられる体圧などの外力に対してヨレやすいものであると、吸収性物品の着用感の向上には繋がらない。また、吸収体には一定レベル以上の吸液性を備えていることが要求されるが、例えば単に、吸収体に特許文献2に記載の不織布片を含有させただけでは吸液性の低下を招くおそれがある。また例えば、特許文献3及び4に記載の如きクッション性に優れる部材を表面シートと吸収体との間に配置すれば、表面シートと吸収体との離間距離が長くなって液引き込み性が低下し、やはり吸液性の低下を招くおそれがある。吸収性物品の着用中にヨレ難く、クッション性及び液引き込み性に優れる吸収体は未だ提供されていない。 In order to enhance the wearing feeling of the absorbent article, it is effective to enhance the cushioning property of the absorbent body included in the absorbent article. For that purpose, the constituent fibers as described in Patent Document 1 are individually It is more effective to use an absorbent body containing a lump of fiber, such as the nonwoven fabric piece described in Patent Document 2, rather than an independent absorbent body. Further, as described in Patent Documents 3 and 4, it is also effective to improve the wearing comfort of the absorbent article by using a member having excellent cushioning properties together with the absorber. However, even if the cushioning property of the absorbent body is improved by using these conventional techniques, if the absorbent body is easily deformed against external force such as body pressure applied when the absorbent article is worn, the absorbent article is worn. It does not lead to an improvement in feeling. Further, the absorber is required to have a certain level or more of liquid absorbency, but, for example, merely including the nonwoven fabric piece described in Patent Document 2 in the absorber reduces the liquid absorbency. May invite. Further, for example, when a member having excellent cushioning property as described in Patent Documents 3 and 4 is arranged between the topsheet and the absorber, the distance between the topsheet and the absorber becomes long, and the liquid drawing property deteriorates. However, there is a possibility that the liquid absorption may be deteriorated. An absorbent body which is resistant to twisting during wearing of the absorbent article and has excellent cushioning properties and liquid drawing properties has not yet been provided.

したがって本発明の課題は、排泄前後での着用感が良好で、吸収性能に優れた吸収性物品を提供することに関する。 Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide an absorbent article which has a good feeling of wearing before and after excretion and has excellent absorption performance.

本発明は、使用者の前後方向に対応する縦方向とこれに直交する横方向とを有し、且つ使用時に使用者の排泄部に対向配置される排泄部対向領域と、該排泄部対向領域よりも縦方向前側に配される前方領域と、該排泄部対向領域よりも縦方向後側に配される後方領域とを有し、吸収体を備えた吸収性物品であって、前記吸収体は、合成繊維を含む繊維塊と、吸水性繊維とを含有し、前記吸収体において、前記繊維塊及び前記吸水性繊維の合計含有質量に対する該繊維塊の含有質量の比率は、前記前方領域及び前記後方領域よりも前記排泄部対向領域の方が大きく、且つ該排泄部対向領域では、該吸収体の非肌対向面側よりも該吸収体の肌対向面側の方が小さい吸収性物品である。 The present invention has a vertical direction corresponding to the front-back direction of the user and a horizontal direction orthogonal thereto, and an excretory portion facing region that is arranged to face the excretory portion of the user during use, and the excretory portion opposing region. An absorbent article having an absorber, which has a front region arranged on the front side in the vertical direction and a rear region arranged on the rear side in the vertical direction with respect to the excretion part facing region, the absorbent body comprising: Contains a fiber lump containing synthetic fibers, and a water-absorbent fiber, in the absorber, the ratio of the content mass of the fiber lump to the total content mass of the fiber lump and the water-absorbent fiber, the front region and In the absorbent article, the excretion portion facing area is larger than the rear area, and in the excretion portion opposing area, the skin facing surface side of the absorbent body is smaller than the non-skin facing surface side of the absorbent body. is there.

本発明の吸収性物品は、排泄前後での着用感及び吸収性能に優れる。 The absorbent article of the present invention is excellent in wearing feeling before and after excretion and absorption performance.

図1は、本発明の吸収性物品の一実施形態である生理用ナプキンの肌対向面側(表面シート側)を一部破断して模式的に示す平面図である。FIG. 1 is a plan view schematically showing a part of a sanitary napkin, which is an embodiment of the absorbent article of the present invention, on the skin-facing surface side (topsheet side). 図2は、図1のI−I線断面を模式的に示す横断面図である。FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view schematically showing a cross section taken along the line I-I of FIG. 1. 図3は、図1に示す吸収性物品が具備する吸収体の肌対向面側を模式的に示す平面図である。FIG. 3 is a plan view schematically showing the skin facing surface side of the absorbent body included in the absorbent article shown in FIG. 1. 図4(a)は、図3のII−II線断面を模式的に示す横断面図、図4(b)は、図3のIII−III線断面を模式的に示す横断面図である。4A is a cross-sectional view schematically showing a cross section taken along line II-II of FIG. 3, and FIG. 4B is a cross-sectional view schematically showing a cross section taken along line III-III of FIG. 図5は、図3のIV−IV線断面を模式的に示す縦断面図である。FIG. 5 is a vertical cross-sectional view schematically showing a cross section taken along line IV-IV of FIG. 3. 図6(a)及び図6(b)はそれぞれ、本発明で用いる繊維塊の模式的な斜視図である。6(a) and 6(b) are schematic perspective views of the fiber mass used in the present invention. 図7は、本発明で用いる繊維塊の製造方法の説明図である。FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram of a method for producing a fiber mass used in the present invention.

以下、本発明の吸収性物品をその好ましい実施形態に基づき図面を参照しながら説明する。図1及び図2には、本発明の吸収性物品の一実施形態である生理用ナプキン1が示されている。ナプキン1は、体液を吸収保持する吸収体4と、該吸収体4の肌対向面側に配され、着用者の肌と接触し得る液透過性の表面シート2と、該吸収体4の非肌対向面側に配された液難透過性の裏面シート3とを具備する。ナプキン1は、図1に示すように、着用者の前後方向に対応し、着用者の腹側から股間部を介して背側に延びる縦方向Xと、これに直交する横方向Yとを有し、且つ縦方向Xにおいて、着用時に着用者の外陰部などの排泄部に対向配置される排泄部対向部(排泄ポイント)を含む排泄部対向領域Bと、該排泄部対向領域Bよりも縦方向前側(着用者の腹側)に配される前方領域Aと、該排泄部対向領域Bよりも縦方向後側(着用者の背側)に配される後方領域Cとを有し、その3つに区分される。 Hereinafter, an absorbent article of the present invention will be described based on its preferred embodiments with reference to the drawings. 1 and 2 show a sanitary napkin 1 which is an embodiment of the absorbent article of the present invention. The napkin 1 includes an absorbent body 4 that absorbs and retains body fluid, a liquid-permeable surface sheet 2 that is disposed on the skin-facing surface side of the absorbent body 4, and that can come into contact with the wearer's skin, and the non-absorbent body of the absorbent body 4. A back sheet 3 which is arranged on the side facing the skin and which is hardly liquid permeable. As shown in FIG. 1, the napkin 1 has a vertical direction X that corresponds to the front-back direction of the wearer and extends from the wearer's abdominal side to the back side through the crotch portion, and a lateral direction Y orthogonal thereto. In the vertical direction X, the excretory portion opposing region B including the excretory portion opposing portion (excretion point) that is disposed so as to face the excretory portion such as the vulva of the wearer when worn, and is longer than the excretory portion opposing region B. Direction front side (wearer's abdominal side), and a front area A and a rear area C arranged longitudinally behind the excretion part facing area B (wearer's back side), It is divided into three.

本明細書において、「肌対向面」は、吸収性物品又はその構成部材(例えば吸収体4)における、吸収性物品の着用時に着用者の肌側に向けられる面、すなわち相対的に着用者の肌に近い側であり、「非肌対向面」は、吸収性物品又はその構成部材における、吸収性物品の着用時に肌側とは反対側、すなわち相対的に着用者の肌から遠い側に向けられる面である。なお、ここでいう「着用時」は、通常の適正な着用位置、すなわち当該吸収性物品の正しい着用位置が維持された状態を意味する。 In the present specification, the “skin-facing surface” is a surface of the absorbent article or a constituent member thereof (for example, the absorbent body 4), which is directed toward the skin side of the wearer when the absorbent article is worn, that is, relative to the wearer. The side closer to the skin, the "non-skin facing surface", the absorbent article or a component thereof, facing the side opposite to the skin side when the absorbent article is worn, that is, toward the side relatively far from the wearer's skin. It is the surface to be treated. The term "when worn" as used herein means a state in which a normal proper wearing position, that is, a correct wearing position of the absorbent article is maintained.

ナプキン1は、図1に示すように、縦方向Xに長い形状の吸収性本体5と、吸収性本体5における排泄部対向領域Bの縦方向Xに沿う両側部それぞれから横方向Yの外方に延出する一対のウイング部5W,5Wとを有している。吸収性本体5は、ナプキン1の主体をなす部分であり、前記の表面シート2、裏面シート3及び吸収体4を具備し、縦方向Xにおいて前方領域A、排泄部対向領域B及び後方領域Cの3つに区分される。 As shown in FIG. 1, the napkin 1 includes an absorptive main body 5 having a shape elongated in the vertical direction X, and the lateral direction Y outward from both side portions of the absorptive part facing region B of the absorbent main body 5 along the vertical direction X. It has a pair of wing portions 5W, 5W extending to the. The absorptive main body 5 is a main part of the napkin 1, and includes the top sheet 2, the back sheet 3 and the absorber 4, and in the longitudinal direction X, the front region A, the excretion part opposing region B and the rear region C. It is divided into three.

本発明の吸収性物品における排泄部対向領域は、ナプキン1のように吸収性物品がウイング部を有する場合には、該吸収性物品の縦方向(長手方向、図中のX方向)においてウイング部を有する領域である。ナプキン1を例にとれば、一対のウイング部5W,5Wそれぞれの縦方向Xの前方側の付け根を通って横方向Yに延びる仮想直線と、一対のウイング部5W,5Wそれぞれの後方側の付け根を通って横方向Yに延びる仮想直線とに挟まれた領域が、排泄部対向領域Bである。なお、ナプキン1においては、一対のウイング部5W,5Wは、ナプキン1を横方向Yに二分して縦方向Xに延びる縦中心線を基準として左右対称に形成されており、一方のウイング部5Wの前記前方側の付け根と他方のウイング部5Wのそれとは、縦方向Xにおいて同位置に存する。 When the absorbent article has a wing part like the napkin 1, the excretion part facing region in the absorbent article of the present invention has a wing part in the longitudinal direction (longitudinal direction, X direction in the drawing) of the absorbent article. Is a region having. Taking the napkin 1 as an example, an imaginary straight line extending in the lateral direction Y through the front roots of the pair of wing portions 5W, 5W in the vertical direction X and the rear roots of the pair of wing portions 5W, 5W. A region sandwiched by a virtual straight line extending in the lateral direction Y passing through is the excretion part facing region B. In the napkin 1, the pair of wing portions 5W, 5W are formed symmetrically with respect to a vertical centerline that divides the napkin 1 into the horizontal direction Y and extends in the vertical direction X. The root on the front side and that on the other wing portion 5W are located at the same position in the vertical direction X.

また、ウイング部を有しない吸収性物品(例えば使い捨ておむつ)における排泄部対向領域は、該吸収性物品を縦方向Xに三等分した際に、中間に位置する領域に相当する。 Moreover, the excretion part facing region in an absorbent article (for example, a disposable diaper) having no wing part corresponds to a region located in the middle when the absorbent article is divided into three in the longitudinal direction X.

図2に示すように、表面シート2は、吸収体4の肌対向面の全域を被覆している。一方、裏面シート3は、吸収体4の非肌対向面の全域を被覆し、更に吸収体4の縦方向Xに沿う両側縁から横方向Yの外方に延出し、後述するサイドシート6とともにサイドフラップ部を形成している。前記サイドフラップ部は、ナプキン1における、吸収体4から横方向Yの外方に延出する部材からなる部分である。裏面シート3とサイドシート6とは、吸収体4の縦方向Xに沿う両側縁からの延出部において、接着剤、ヒートシール、超音波シール等の公知の接合手段によって互いに接合されている。表面シート2及び裏面シート3それぞれと吸収体4との間は接着剤によって接合されていてもよい。表面シート2、裏面シート3としては、生理用ナプキン等の吸収性物品に従来使用されている各種のものを特に制限なく用いることができる。例えば、表面シート2としては、単層又は多層構造の不織布や、開孔フィルム等を用いることができる。裏面シート3としては、透湿性の樹脂フィルム等を用いることができる。 As shown in FIG. 2, the topsheet 2 covers the entire skin-facing surface of the absorber 4. On the other hand, the back sheet 3 covers the entire non-skin-facing surface of the absorber 4, and further extends outward in the lateral direction Y from both side edges of the absorber 4 along the longitudinal direction X, together with the side sheet 6 described later. The side flap part is formed. The side flap portion is a portion of the napkin 1 formed of a member extending outward from the absorbent body 4 in the lateral direction Y. The back sheet 3 and the side sheet 6 are joined to each other at a portion extending from both side edges of the absorbent body 4 along the longitudinal direction X by a known joining means such as an adhesive, heat sealing, or ultrasonic sealing. Each of the topsheet 2 and the backsheet 3 and the absorber 4 may be joined by an adhesive. As the topsheet 2 and the backsheet 3, various materials conventionally used for absorbent articles such as sanitary napkins can be used without particular limitation. For example, as the topsheet 2, a non-woven fabric having a single layer or a multilayer structure, an apertured film, or the like can be used. As the back sheet 3, a moisture-permeable resin film or the like can be used.

前記サイドフラップ部は、図1に示すように、排泄部対向領域Bにおいて横方向Yの外方に向かって大きく張り出しており、これにより吸収性本体5の縦方向Xに沿う左右両側に、一対のウイング部5W,5Wが延設されている。ウイング部5Wは、図1に示す如き平面視において、下底(上底よりも長い辺)が吸収性本体5の側部側に位置する略台形形状を有しており、その非肌対向面には、該ウイング部5Wをショーツ等の着衣に固定するウイング部粘着部(図示せず)が形成されている。ウイング部5Wは、ショーツ等の着衣のクロッチ部の非肌対向面(外面)側に折り返されて用いられる。なお、ウイング部5Wは、ショーツ等の着衣のクロッチ部の非肌対向面(外面)側に折り返されて用いられるため、前記ウイング部粘着部の形成面であるウイング部5Wの非肌対向面は、その使用時には着用者の肌側に向けられ、肌対向面となる。前記ウイング部粘着部は、その使用前においてはフィルム、不織布、紙等からなる剥離シート(図示せず)によって被覆されている。また、吸収性本体5の肌対向面すなわち表面シート2の肌対向面における縦方向Xに沿う両側部には、平面視において吸収体4の縦方向Xに沿う左右両側部に重なるように、一対のサイドシート6,6が吸収性本体5の縦方向Xの略全長に亘って配されている。一対のサイドシート6,6は、それぞれ縦方向Xに延びる図示しない接合線にて、接着剤や熱エンボス等の公知の接合手段によって表面シート2や他の部材に接合されている。 As shown in FIG. 1, the side flap portion largely protrudes outward in the lateral direction Y in the excretion portion facing region B, whereby a pair of left and right sides along the longitudinal direction X of the absorbent main body 5 is formed. Wing parts 5W, 5W are extended. The wing portion 5W has a substantially trapezoidal shape in which the lower bottom (the side longer than the upper bottom) is located on the side of the absorbent main body 5 in a plan view as shown in FIG. A wing portion adhesive portion (not shown) for fixing the wing portion 5W to clothes such as shorts is formed on the side. The wing portion 5W is used by being folded back to the non-skin facing surface (outer surface) side of the crotch portion of clothing such as shorts. Since the wing portion 5W is used by being folded back toward the non-skin facing surface (outer surface) side of the crotch portion of clothing such as shorts, the non-skin facing surface of the wing portion 5W, which is the surface on which the wing adhesive portion is formed, is , When it is used, it faces the wearer's skin side and becomes the skin-facing surface. Before being used, the wing adhesive portion is covered with a release sheet (not shown) made of a film, a non-woven fabric, paper or the like. In addition, a pair of side portions of the absorbent main body 5 on the skin-facing surface, that is, the skin-facing surface of the topsheet 2 along the vertical direction X overlap with the left and right side portions of the absorbent body 4 along the vertical direction X in plan view. The side sheets 6 and 6 are arranged over substantially the entire length of the absorbent main body 5 in the vertical direction X. The pair of side sheets 6 and 6 are joined to the surface sheet 2 and other members by known joining means such as an adhesive or heat embossing at joining lines (not shown) extending in the vertical direction X.

吸収体4は、図1に示すように、ナプキン1(吸収性本体5)の縦方向Xの略全長にわたっており、前方領域Aから排泄部対向領域Bを介して後方領域Cにわたって延在している。吸収体4は、ナプキン1の如き吸収性物品に組み込まれることで、人の肌に間接に当てがわれて、すなわち裏面シート3などの部材を介して間接的に肌に当てがわれて使用されるもので、使用時に使用者すなわちナプキン1の着用者の肌から相対的に近い位置に配される肌対向面(表面シート2との対向面)と、使用者の肌から相対的に遠い位置に配される非肌対向面(裏面シート3との対向面)とを有し、更に、使用者の前後方向に対応する縦方向Xとこれに直交する横方向Yとを有し、且つ前方領域A、排泄部対向領域B及び後方領域Cを縦方向Xに有する。吸収体4の前方領域Aは、吸収体4におけるナプキン1の前方領域Aに位置する部分であり、吸収体4の排泄部対向領域Bは、吸収体4におけるナプキン1の排泄部対向領域Bに位置する部分であり、吸収体4の後方領域Cは、吸収体4におけるナプキン1の後方領域Cに位置する部分である。なお、吸収体4は、このような肌に間接に当てて使用する形態の他、シートなどの部材を介さずに肌に直接当てて使用する形態を採ることも可能である。 As shown in FIG. 1, the absorbent body 4 extends over substantially the entire length of the napkin 1 (absorbent body 5) in the vertical direction X, and extends from the front region A to the rear region C via the excretion part facing region B. There is. The absorber 4 is incorporated into an absorbent article such as the napkin 1 so as to be indirectly applied to the human skin, that is, indirectly applied to the skin through a member such as the back sheet 3 and used. A surface facing the skin (a surface facing the topsheet 2) that is relatively close to the skin of the user, that is, the wearer of the napkin 1 during use, and a position relatively far from the skin of the user. Has a non-skin facing surface (a surface facing the back sheet 3), and further has a vertical direction X corresponding to the front-back direction of the user and a horizontal direction Y orthogonal thereto, and The region A, the excretion part facing region B, and the rear region C are provided in the vertical direction X. The front area A of the absorbent body 4 is a portion located in the front area A of the napkin 1 in the absorbent body 4, and the excretory portion facing area B of the absorbent body 4 is in the excretory portion facing area B of the napkin 1 in the absorbent body 4. The rear area C of the absorbent body 4 is a portion located in the rear area C of the napkin 1 of the absorbent body 4. The absorber 4 can be used by directly applying it to the skin without using a member such as a sheet, in addition to the form of indirectly applying it to the skin.

図3〜図5には吸収体4が示されている。本実施形態における吸収体4は、液吸収性の吸収性コア40と、該吸収性コア40の外面を被覆する液透過性のコアラップシート41とを具備している。このように、本実施形態においては、吸収性コア40がコアラップシート41で包まれることで一体化されている。吸収性コア40は、吸収体4の主体をなすもので、図3に示す如き平面視において縦方向Xに長い形状を有している。吸収性コア40は、その長手方向をナプキン1の縦方向Xに一致させてナプキン1に配置されている。吸収性コア40とコアラップシート41との間は、ホットメルト型接着剤等の接着剤により接合されていてもよい。 The absorber 4 is shown in FIGS. The absorber 4 in the present embodiment includes a liquid-absorbent absorbent core 40 and a liquid-permeable core wrap sheet 41 that covers the outer surface of the absorbent core 40. Thus, in the present embodiment, the absorbent core 40 is integrated by being wrapped with the core wrap sheet 41. The absorbent core 40 is the main body of the absorbent body 4, and has a shape elongated in the vertical direction X in a plan view as shown in FIG. The absorbent core 40 is arranged on the napkin 1 with its longitudinal direction aligned with the longitudinal direction X of the napkin 1. The absorbent core 40 and the core wrap sheet 41 may be joined by an adhesive such as a hot melt type adhesive.

本実施形態においては、コアラップシート41は、吸収性コア40の横方向Yの長さの2倍以上3倍以下の幅を有する1枚の連続したシートであり、図4に示すように、吸収性コア40の肌対向面の全域を被覆し、且つ吸収性コア40の縦方向Xに沿う両側縁から横方向Yの外方に延出し、その延出部が、吸収性コア40の下方に巻き下げられて、吸収性コア40の非肌対向面の全域を被覆している。なお、本発明においては、コアラップシートは、吸収性コア40の非肌対向面の全域を被覆し、且つ吸収性コア40の縦方向Xに沿う両側縁から横方向Yの外方に延出し、その延出部が、吸収性コア40の上方に巻き上げられて、吸収性コア40の肌対向面全域を被覆されていてもよい。また、コアラップシートはこのような1枚のシートでなくてもよく、例えば、吸収性コア40の肌対向面を被覆する1枚の肌側コアラップシートと、該肌側コアラップシートとは別体で、吸収性コア40の非肌対向面を被覆する1枚の非肌側コアラップシートとの2枚を含んで構成されていてもよい。また、吸収体4はコアラップシートを具備していなくてもよく、本発明に係る吸収体には、吸収性コアのみからなる吸収体が包含される。 In the present embodiment, the core wrap sheet 41 is one continuous sheet having a width of 2 times or more and 3 times or less of the length of the absorbent core 40 in the lateral direction Y, and as shown in FIG. The entire area of the skin-facing surface of the absorbent core 40 is covered, and the absorbent core 40 extends from both side edges along the longitudinal direction X to the outside in the lateral direction Y, and the extending portion is below the absorbent core 40. It is wound up to cover the entire non-skin facing surface of the absorbent core 40. In the present invention, the core wrap sheet covers the entire non-skin facing surface of the absorbent core 40 and extends outward in the lateral direction Y from both side edges of the absorbent core 40 along the longitudinal direction X. The extended portion may be wound up above the absorbent core 40 to cover the entire skin facing surface of the absorbent core 40. Further, the core wrap sheet does not have to be such one sheet, and for example, one skin side core wrap sheet that covers the skin facing surface of the absorbent core 40 and the skin side core wrap sheet It may be configured as a separate body including two sheets, one non-skin side core wrap sheet that covers the non-skin facing surface of the absorbent core 40. Further, the absorbent body 4 may not include the core wrap sheet, and the absorbent body according to the present invention includes an absorbent body including only the absorbent core.

吸収性コア40は、実質的に吸収体4そのものとも言えるものであり、以下の吸収性コア40についての説明は、特に断らない限り、吸収体4の説明として適宜適用される。吸収体4には、コアラップシートを含まず吸収性コアのみで構成された形態が包含されるところ、斯かる形態の吸収体では、吸収体と吸収性コアとは同じ意味である。 The absorbent core 40 can be substantially referred to as the absorbent body 4 itself, and the following description of the absorbent core 40 is appropriately applied as the description of the absorbent body 4 unless otherwise specified. The absorber 4 includes a form that does not include a core wrap sheet and is composed of only an absorbent core. In the absorber of such a form, the absorber and the absorbent core have the same meaning.

吸収性コア40は、コア形成材料を主体として構成され、典型的には、コア形成材料のみから構成される。コア形成材料には少なくとも、吸水性繊維12Fと、繊維11Fを含む繊維塊11とが含まれる。本実施形態の吸収性コア40では、コア形成材料として更に、吸水性ポリマー13が含まれる。繊維塊11の構成繊維11Fは合成繊維である。 The absorbent core 40 is mainly composed of a core forming material, and is typically composed only of the core forming material. The core-forming material contains at least the water-absorbent fiber 12F and the fiber mass 11 containing the fiber 11F. In the absorbent core 40 of the present embodiment, the water absorbent polymer 13 is further included as the core forming material. The constituent fibers 11F of the fiber mass 11 are synthetic fibers.

本明細書において「繊維塊」とは、複数の繊維がまとまって一体となった繊維集合体のことである。本発明で用いる繊維塊はその製造方法を問わず、例えば、一定の大きさを有する合成繊維シートをカッター等により切断して得られたシート片の如き、定形の繊維集合体でもよく、あるいは、特許文献2に記載の不織布片の如き、合成繊維を主体とする不織布を細片状に粉砕し、あるいはむしり取ったり引きちぎり取ったりして製造された不定形の繊維集合体でもよい。本発明では、吸収体(吸収性コア)は、i)繊維塊として定形の繊維集合体のみを含む形態でもよく、ii)繊維塊として不定形の繊維集合体のみを含む形態でもよく、あるいはiii)繊維塊として定形の繊維集合体と不定型の繊維集合体とが混ざった形態でもよいが、好ましくは前記i)の形態が用いられる。不定形の繊維集合体は、構成繊維がランダムに配向しているために、表面のあちこちから繊維が突出するなどして表面が荒れているため、該繊維集合体同士がそれらの全面に亘って絡み合い、その結果、各繊維集合体の動きの自由度が制限されて柔軟性が低下するおそれがある。本実施形態の繊維塊11は、後述するように定形の繊維集合体である。 In the present specification, the "fiber mass" is a fiber aggregate in which a plurality of fibers are integrated and integrated. The fiber mass used in the present invention may be a regular fiber aggregate, such as a sheet piece obtained by cutting a synthetic fiber sheet having a certain size with a cutter, regardless of its manufacturing method, or, It may be an amorphous fiber aggregate manufactured by crushing a non-woven fabric mainly composed of synthetic fibers into small pieces, such as the non-woven fabric piece described in Patent Document 2, or peeling or tearing the non-woven fabric. In the present invention, the absorbent body (absorbent core) may be in the form of i) containing only a fixed fiber aggregate as a fiber mass, or ii) containing only an amorphous fiber aggregate as a fiber mass, or iii. ) A form in which a regular fiber aggregate and an irregular fiber aggregate are mixed as the fiber mass may be used, but the form i) is preferably used. The amorphous fiber aggregate has a roughened surface such as fibers protruding from various parts of the surface because the constituent fibers are randomly oriented, and thus the fiber aggregates are spread over their entire surfaces. Entanglement, and as a result, the freedom of movement of each fiber assembly is limited, and flexibility may be reduced. The fiber mass 11 of the present embodiment is a fixed-form fiber aggregate as described later.

繊維塊11は、前述したとおり、複数の繊維11Fが塊状に集積されて一体化された繊維集合体であり、その形態を保持した状態で吸収性コア40中に複数存在する。そして繊維塊11は、その繊維集合体の形態に起因して、主として、吸収性コア40の柔軟性、クッション性、圧縮回復性、保形性の向上に寄与する。 As described above, the fiber lump 11 is a fiber aggregate in which a plurality of fibers 11F are accumulated and integrated in a lump form, and a plurality of the fiber lumps 11 are present in the absorbent core 40 in a state where the shape thereof is maintained. Due to the form of the fiber aggregate, the fiber mass 11 mainly contributes to improvement of the flexibility, cushioning property, compression recovery property, and shape retention property of the absorbent core 40.

吸水性繊維12Fは、吸収性コア40中に複数存在しており、それら複数の吸水性繊維12Fは互いに交絡し得るものの、繊維塊11の構成繊維11Fのように集積されておらず、個々独立に存在することが好ましい。吸水性繊維12Fは主として、吸収性コア40の液吸収性の向上に寄与し、また、吸収性コア40の保形性の向上にも寄与する。 There are a plurality of water-absorbent fibers 12F in the absorbent core 40, and although the plurality of water-absorbent fibers 12F can be entangled with each other, they are not accumulated like the constituent fibers 11F of the fiber lump 11 and are independent of each other. Is preferably present. The water absorbent fibers 12F mainly contribute to the improvement of the liquid absorbability of the absorbent core 40 and also to the shape retention of the absorbent core 40.

吸水性繊維12Fとしては、この種の吸収性物品の吸収体の形成材料として従来使用されている吸水性繊維を用いることができる。吸水性の繊維としては、例えば、針葉樹パルプや広葉樹パルプ等の木材パルプ、綿パルプや麻パルプ等の非木材パルプ等の天然繊維;カチオン化パルプ、マーセル化パルプ等の変性パルプ;キュプラ、レーヨン等の再生繊維等が挙げられ、これらの1種を単独で又は2種以上を混合して用いることができる。吸水性繊維12Fの主たる役割が吸収体4の液吸収性の向上である点に鑑みれば、吸水性繊維12Fとしては、天然繊維、再生繊維(セルロース系繊維)が好ましい。 As the water absorbent fiber 12F, a water absorbent fiber conventionally used as a material for forming an absorbent body of this type of absorbent article can be used. Examples of the water-absorbent fibers include natural fibers such as wood pulp such as softwood pulp and hardwood pulp, non-wood pulp such as cotton pulp and hemp pulp; modified pulp such as cationized pulp and mercerized pulp; cupra, rayon, etc. Regenerated fibers, etc., and one of these may be used alone, or two or more thereof may be mixed and used. Considering that the main role of the water absorbent fibers 12F is to improve the liquid absorbency of the absorbent body 4, the water absorbent fibers 12F are preferably natural fibers or regenerated fibers (cellulosic fibers).

吸水性ポリマー13は、吸水性ポリマーの小片として吸収性コア40中に複数存在し、主として、吸収性コア40内の液吸収性の向上に寄与する。吸水性ポリマー13の小片の形状は特に制限されず、例えば、球状、塊状、俵状、繊維状、不定形状であり得る。吸水性ポリマー13の平均粒子径は、好ましくは10μm以上、より好ましくは100μm以上、そして、好ましくは1000μm以下、より好ましくは800μm以下である。吸水性ポリマー13としては、一般に、アクリル酸又はアクリル酸アルカリ金属塩の重合物又は共重合物を用いることができる。その例としては、ポリアクリル酸及びその塩並びにポリメタクリル酸及びその塩が挙げられ、具体的には、アクアリックCA、アクアリックCAW(ともに(株)日本触媒社製)等のアクリル酸重合体部分ナトリウム塩が挙げられる。 A plurality of the water-absorbent polymers 13 are present in the absorbent core 40 as small pieces of the water-absorbent polymer, and mainly contribute to the improvement of the liquid absorbency in the absorbent core 40. The shape of the small piece of the water-absorbent polymer 13 is not particularly limited, and may be, for example, a sphere, a lump, a bag, a fiber, or an indefinite shape. The average particle diameter of the water-absorbent polymer 13 is preferably 10 μm or more, more preferably 100 μm or more, and preferably 1000 μm or less, more preferably 800 μm or less. As the water-absorbent polymer 13, generally, a polymer or copolymer of acrylic acid or an alkali metal acrylate can be used. Examples thereof include polyacrylic acid and its salts, and polymethacrylic acid and its salts. Specifically, acrylic acid polymers such as Aqualic CA and Aqualic CAW (both manufactured by Nippon Shokubai Co., Ltd.). Partial sodium salts may be mentioned.

吸収性コア40においては、複数の繊維塊11と吸水性繊維12Fとが混在しており、本実施形態では、両者が単に混在しているだけでなく、繊維塊11同士又は繊維塊11と吸水性繊維12Fとが互いに交絡している。本実施形態の吸収性コア40においては、複数の繊維塊11が吸収性コア40中の構成繊維(繊維11F,12F)との絡み合いによって結合して1つの繊維塊連続体を形成している。また、複数の繊維塊11同士が交絡しているとともに、繊維塊11と吸水性繊維12Fとが交絡して結合していてもよい。更に通常は、複数の吸水性繊維12F同士も互いに交絡している。吸収性コア40に含有されている複数の繊維塊11の少なくとも一部は、他の繊維塊11あるいは吸水性繊維12Fと交絡している。吸収性コア40においては、それに含有されている複数の繊維塊11の全部が互いに交絡して1つの繊維塊連続体を形成している場合があり得るし、複数の繊維塊連続体が互いに非結合の状態で混在している場合があり得る。 In the absorbent core 40, a plurality of fiber lumps 11 and water-absorbent fibers 12F are mixed, and in the present embodiment, not only are both lumps mixed, but the fiber lumps 11 themselves or the fiber lumps 11 and the water-absorbing fibers are absorbed. The sex fibers 12F are intertwined with each other. In the absorbent core 40 of the present embodiment, the plurality of fiber masses 11 are joined by the entanglement with the constituent fibers (fibers 11F, 12F) in the absorbent core 40 to form one continuous fiber mass. Further, the plurality of fiber lumps 11 may be entangled with each other, and the fiber lumps 11 and the water absorbent fibers 12F may be entangled and bonded. Further, usually, the plurality of water absorbent fibers 12F are also entangled with each other. At least a part of the plurality of fiber lumps 11 contained in the absorbent core 40 is entangled with the other fiber lumps 11 or the water absorbent fibers 12F. In the absorbent core 40, it is possible that all of the plurality of fiber lumps 11 contained therein are entangled with each other to form one fiber lump continuum, and the plurality of fiber lump continuums are non-interleaved with each other. There may be cases where they are mixed in a combined state.

吸収性コア40においては、柔軟性などに優れる繊維塊11が含有されていることに加え、繊維塊11同士又は繊維塊11と吸水性繊維12Fとの間も互いに交絡によって結合しているため、吸収性コア40は外力への応答性が一層優れ、柔軟性、クッション性、圧縮回復性に優れる。吸収性コア40は、ナプキン1の着用時に様々な方向から受ける外力(例えばナプキン1の着用者の体圧)に対してしなやかに変形し、ナプキン1を着用者の身体にフィット性よく密着させ得る。このような吸収性コア40の優れた変形−回復特性は、吸収性コア40が圧縮された場合のみならず、ねじれた場合でも同様に発現し得る。すなわち、ナプキン1に組み込まれた吸収性コア40は、ナプキン1の着用時において着用者の両大腿部間に挟まれた状態で配置されるため、着用者の歩行動作の際の両大腿部の動きによって、縦方向Xに延びる仮想的な回転軸周りにねじられる場合があるが、そのような場合でも、吸収性コア40は高い変形−回復特性を備えているため、両大腿部からのねじれを促すような外力に対して容易に変形・回復し、したがってヨレにくく、ナプキン1に着用者の身体に対する高いフィット性を付与し得る。 In the absorbent core 40, in addition to containing the fiber lumps 11 having excellent flexibility, the fiber lumps 11 or the fiber lumps 11 or the fiber lumps 11 and the water absorbent fibers 12F are also bound to each other by entanglement, The absorbent core 40 is further excellent in responsiveness to external force, and is excellent in flexibility, cushioning property, and compression recovery property. The absorbent core 40 can be flexibly deformed against external force (for example, the body pressure of the wearer of the napkin 1) received from various directions when the napkin 1 is worn, and the napkin 1 can be closely fitted to the wearer's body with good fit. .. The excellent deformation-recovery characteristics of the absorbent core 40 can be exhibited not only when the absorbent core 40 is compressed but also when the absorbent core 40 is twisted. That is, since the absorbent core 40 incorporated in the napkin 1 is disposed in a state of being sandwiched between the thighs of the wearer when the napkin 1 is worn, the thighs during the walking motion of the wearer. Depending on the movement of the part, the part may be twisted about an imaginary axis of rotation extending in the longitudinal direction X. Even in such a case, however, the absorbent core 40 has high deformation-recovery characteristics, and therefore the thighs of both legs are not deformed. It is easily deformed/recovered by an external force that promotes twisting from the body, and thus is less likely to be twisted, and the napkin 1 can be given a high fit to the wearer's body.

吸収性コア40では、繊維塊11同士又は繊維塊11と吸水性繊維12Fとが交絡しているところ、ここでいう、繊維塊11同士等の「交絡」には、下記形態A及びBが包含される。
形態A:繊維塊11同士等が、融着ではなく、繊維塊11の構成繊維11F同士の絡み合いによって結合している形態。
形態B:吸収性コア40の自然状態(外力が加わっていない状態)では、繊維塊11同士等は結合していないが、吸収性コア40に外力が加わった状態では、繊維塊11同士等が構成繊維11F同士の絡み合いによって結合し得る形態。ここでいう、「吸収性コア40に外力が加わった状態」とは、例えば、吸収性コア40が適用された吸収性物品(本実施形態ではナプキン1)の着用中において、吸収性コア40に変形力が加わった状態である。
In the absorbent core 40, where the fiber lumps 11 are entangled with each other or the fiber lumps 11 and the water-absorbent fibers 12F, the “entanglement” of the fiber lumps 11 and the like here includes the following forms A and B. To be done.
Form A: A form in which the fiber lumps 11 or the like are joined by entanglement of the constituent fibers 11F of the fiber lumps 11 instead of fusion.
Form B: In the natural state of the absorbent core 40 (the state where no external force is applied), the fiber lumps 11 and the like are not bonded, but when the external force is applied to the absorbent core 40, the fiber lumps 11 and the like are A form in which the constituent fibers 11F can be combined by being entangled with each other. The "state in which an external force is applied to the absorbent core 40" as used herein means, for example, that the absorbent core 40 is attached to the absorbent core 40 while wearing the absorbent article (the napkin 1 in the present embodiment) to which the absorbent core 40 is applied. It is in a state where a deforming force is applied.

このように、吸収性コア40においては、形態Aのように、繊維塊11は、他の繊維塊11又は吸水性繊維12Fと、繊維同士の絡み合いすなわち「交絡」によって結合している他、形態Bのように、他の繊維塊11又は吸水性繊維12Fと交絡し得る状態でも存在している。斯かる繊維の交絡による結合が、前述した吸収性コア40の作用効果を一層有効に発現するのに重要なポイントの1つとなっている。特に、吸収性コア40は、形態Aの「交絡」を有している方が保形性の点から好ましい。繊維の交絡による結合は、接着成分や融着が無く、繊維同士の絡み合いのみによってなされているため、繊維の融着による結合に比して、交絡している個々の要素(繊維塊11、吸水性繊維12F)の動きの自由度が高く、そのためその個々の要素は、それらからなる集合体としての一体性を維持し得る範囲で移動し得る。このように、吸収性コア40は、それに含有されている複数の繊維塊11同士あるいは繊維塊11と吸水性繊維12Fとが比較的ゆるく結合していることで、外力を受けたときに変形が可能な、緩やかな保形性を有しており、保形性とクッション性及び圧縮回復性等とが高いレベルで両立されている。そして、斯かる高品質の吸収性コア40を具備するナプキン1は、着用者の身体にフィット性良く密着し、着用感に優れる。 Thus, in the absorbent core 40, as in the form A, the fiber lumps 11 are bonded to the other fiber lumps 11 or the water absorbent fibers 12F by the entanglement of the fibers, that is, “entanglement”, and Like B, it also exists in a state in which it can be entangled with other fiber lumps 11 or water absorbent fibers 12F. Bonding by such entanglement of fibers is one of the important points for more effectively expressing the action and effect of the absorbent core 40 described above. In particular, the absorbent core 40 preferably has the form A of “entanglement” from the viewpoint of shape retention. Since the bond by the entanglement of the fibers is made only by the entanglement of the fibers without any adhesive component or fusion, as compared with the bond by the fusion of the fibers, the individual entangled elements (fiber mass 11, water absorption) The freedom of movement of the sex fibers 12F) is high, so that the individual elements thereof can move within a range in which they can maintain their integrity as an aggregate composed of them. As described above, the absorbent core 40 is deformed when an external force is applied because the plurality of fiber lumps 11 contained in the absorbent core 40 or the fiber lumps 11 and the water absorbent fibers 12F are relatively loosely coupled to each other. It has a gradual shape retention that is possible, and the shape retention, cushioning properties, compression recovery properties, etc. are compatible at a high level. The napkin 1 including such a high-quality absorbent core 40 adheres to the wearer's body with good fit and is excellent in wearing feeling.

吸収性コア40における繊維塊11を介した結合態様の全てが「交絡」である必要はなく、吸収性コア40の一部に交絡以外の他の結合態様、例えば接着剤による接合などが含まれていてもよい。 It is not necessary that all the bonding modes via the fiber mass 11 in the absorbent core 40 be "entangled", and a part of the absorbent core 40 includes other bonding modes other than the entanglement, such as bonding with an adhesive. May be

ただし、例えば公知の防漏溝等、吸収性物品の他の部材と一体となった結果として吸収性コア40に形成された「繊維塊11を介した融着」を吸収性コア40から排除した残りの部分、すなわち、未加工の吸収性コア40そのものでは、繊維塊11同士の結合、又は繊維塊11と吸水性繊維12Fとの結合が「繊維の交絡」のみでなされていることが望ましい。 However, the "fusion through the fiber mass 11" formed on the absorbent core 40 as a result of being integrated with other members of the absorbent article, such as a known leak-proof groove, is excluded from the absorbent core 40. In the remaining portion, that is, in the unprocessed absorbent core 40 itself, it is desirable that the fiber lumps 11 are bonded to each other or the fiber lumps 11 and the water absorbent fibers 12F are bonded only by “fiber entanglement”.

前述した吸収性コア40の作用効果をより一層確実に発現させる観点から、形態Aである「交絡によって結合している繊維塊11」と形態Bである「交絡し得る状態の繊維塊11」との合計数は、吸収性コア40中の繊維塊11の全数に対して、好ましくは半数以上、より好ましくは70%以上、更に好ましくは80%以上である。
同様の観点から、形態Aの「交絡」を有する繊維塊11の数は、他の繊維塊11又は吸水性繊維12Fとの結合部を有する繊維塊11の全数の70%以上、特に80%以上あることが好ましい。
From the viewpoint of more surely exhibiting the above-described action and effect of the absorbent core 40, the form A “fiber lump 11 bound by entanglement” and the form B “fiber lump 11 in a entangleable state” are used. The total number is preferably half or more, more preferably 70% or more, still more preferably 80% or more with respect to the total number of the fiber masses 11 in the absorbent core 40.
From the same viewpoint, the number of the fiber lumps 11 having the “entanglement” of the form A is 70% or more, and particularly 80% or more of the total number of the fiber lumps 11 having the bonding portion with the other fiber lumps 11 or the water absorbent fibers 12F. It is preferable to have.

吸収性コア40は、繊維塊11をはじめとするコア形成材料の配置の点で特徴付けられる。吸収性コア40においては、図3〜図5に示すように、繊維塊11は、吸収性コア40の全体に均一に分布しておらず、前方領域A及び後方領域Cよりも排泄部対向領域Bに比較的多く存在し、また、排泄部対向領域Bでは、肌対向面側B1よりも非肌対向面側B2に比較的多く存在する。 The absorbent core 40 is characterized by the arrangement of the core-forming material, including the fiber mass 11. In the absorbent core 40, as shown in FIGS. 3 to 5, the fiber mass 11 is not evenly distributed over the entire absorbent core 40, and the excretion part facing region is more than the front region A and the rear region C. A relatively large amount is present in B, and in the excretion portion facing region B, a relatively large amount is present in the non-skin facing surface side B2 than in the skin facing surface side B1.

なお、吸収性コア40の排泄部対向領域Bの肌対向面側B1は、吸収性コア40の排泄部対向領域Bを厚み方向に二等分した場合の肌対向面寄りの部位、非肌対向面側B2は、斯かる場合の非肌対向面寄りの部位である。吸収性コア40の前方領域A及び後方領域Cそれぞれの肌対向面側及び非肌対向面側についても同様である。 The skin-facing surface side B1 of the excretion portion facing area B of the absorbent core 40 is a portion closer to the skin-facing surface when the excretion portion facing area B of the absorbent core 40 is bisected in the thickness direction, that is, non-skin-facing. The surface side B2 is a portion closer to the non-skin facing surface in such a case. The same applies to the skin facing surface side and the non-skin facing surface side of the front region A and the rear region C of the absorbent core 40.

このような吸収性コア40における繊維塊11の偏在を、繊維塊11とともに吸収性コア40のコア形成材料として併用される吸水性繊維12Fとの合計含有質量と対比して、「繊維塊11及び吸水性繊維12Fの合計含有質量に対する繊維塊11の含有質量の比率」(以下、「繊維塊占有率」ともいう。)として規定すると、吸収性コア40の各部の繊維塊占有率は、前方領域A及び後方領域Cよりも排泄部対向領域Bの方が大きく、且つ排泄部対向領域Bでは、非肌対向面側B2よりも肌対向面側B1の方が小さいということになる。 Such uneven distribution of the fiber lumps 11 in the absorbent core 40 is compared with the total content mass of the water absorbent fibers 12F used together with the fiber lumps 11 as the core forming material of the absorbent core 40. When defined as "the ratio of the content mass of the fiber mass 11 to the total content mass of the water absorbent fibers 12F" (hereinafter, also referred to as "fiber mass occupancy rate"), the fiber mass occupancy rate of each part of the absorbent core 40 is the front region. This means that the excretion part facing area B is larger than the A and the rear area C, and in the excretion part facing area B, the skin facing surface side B1 is smaller than the non-skin facing surface side B2.

繊維塊占有率は、吸収性コア40(吸収体4)の所定の測定対象部位について、該測定対象部位に存する繊維塊11及び吸水性繊維12Fそれぞれの含有量を質量で測定し、そうして測定された繊維塊11の含有質量を、吸水性繊維12F及び繊維塊11それぞれの含有質量の合計値で除して100分率で表したものである。すなわち、繊維塊占有率(質量%)={繊維塊11の含有質量/(吸水性繊維12Fの含有質量+繊維塊11の含有質量)}×100である。 The fiber lump occupancy is obtained by measuring the content of each of the fiber lumps 11 and the water-absorbent fibers 12F existing in the measurement target site by mass with respect to a predetermined measurement target site of the absorbent core 40 (absorbent body 4). The measured content mass of the fiber mass 11 is divided by the total value of the content masses of the water-absorbent fibers 12F and the fiber mass 11 and expressed as a percentage. That is, the fiber mass occupancy rate (mass %)={content mass of the fiber mass 11/(mass content of the water absorbent fibers 12F+mass content of the fiber mass 11)}×100.

吸収性コア40の排泄部対向領域Bは、通常、ナプキン1の着用時において着用者の両大腿部間に挟まれるため、着用者の歩行動作の際の両大腿部の動きによって、縦方向Xに延びる仮想的な回転軸周りにねじられやすく、前方領域Aや後方領域Cに比して、外力が強く作用しやすく、ヨレが生じやすい。このような、比較的ヨレが生じやすい吸収性コア40の排泄部対向領域Bに、クッション性、圧縮回復性、保形性などの向上に寄与し得る繊維塊11を、前方領域A及び後方領域Cよりも多く配置する、すなわち排泄部対向領域Bの繊維塊占有率を前方領域A及び後方領域Cのそれよりも高くすることで、ナプキン1の着用時に吸収体4がヨレる不都合が効果的に防止される。 Since the excretion part opposing region B of the absorbent core 40 is normally sandwiched between the wearer's both thighs when the napkin 1 is worn, the movement of both the thighs during the walking motion of the wearer causes a vertical movement. Twisting around an imaginary rotation axis extending in the direction X is likely to occur, external force tends to act more strongly than in the front region A and the rear region C, and twisting is likely to occur. In such an excretion portion facing region B of the absorbent core 40 that is relatively liable to be twisted, the fiber mass 11 that can contribute to the improvement of the cushioning property, the compression recovery property, the shape retention property, and the like is provided in the front region A and the rear region. By disposing more than C, that is, by making the fiber mass occupancy rate of the excretion part facing area B higher than that of the front area A and the rear area C, the inconvenience that the absorbent body 4 is twisted when the napkin 1 is worn is effective. To be prevented.

特に本実施形態においては、前述したとおり吸収体4が、繊維塊11及び吸水性繊維12Fをはじめとするコア形成材料を含有する吸収性コア40と、該吸収性コア40の外面を被覆するコアラップシート41とを具備することで、該コア形成材料が一体化されているため、前述した繊維塊11の偏在による作用効果と相俟って、ナプキン1の着用時における吸収体4のヨレがより一層確実に防止され得る。 Particularly, in the present embodiment, as described above, the absorbent body 4 includes the absorbent core 40 containing the core forming material including the fiber lump 11 and the water absorbent fibers 12F, and the core covering the outer surface of the absorbent core 40. Since the core forming material is integrated by including the wrap sheet 41, the absorbent body 4 is not twisted when the napkin 1 is worn, in combination with the effect of uneven distribution of the fiber mass 11 described above. It can be prevented more reliably.

また、吸収性コア40の排泄部対向領域Bの肌対向面側B1は、典型的には、吸水性繊維12Fが主体をなし、繊維塊11はほとんど含有されていないところ、そのような構成の肌対向面側B1は、体液を吸収して湿潤状態となった場合に保形性が著しく低下する傾向があり、湿潤状態で外圧により意図しない変形をし、ヨレやすいという問題がある。しかしながら、肌対向面側B1と厚み方向において隣接する吸収性コア40の非肌対向面側B2は、合成繊維を含む繊維塊11が偏在し湿潤状態でも保形性に優れる部位であるため、吸収性コア40の排泄部対向領域Bが体液を吸収して湿潤状態となった場合でもヨレが防止される。斯かるヨレ防止効果は、肌対向面側B1と非肌対向面側B2との界面及びその近傍において繊維塊11と吸水性繊維12Fとが交絡していると、より一層効果的である。 Further, the skin-facing surface side B1 of the excretion part facing region B of the absorbent core 40 is typically composed mainly of the water-absorbing fibers 12F, and the fiber lump 11 is hardly contained. On the skin-facing surface side B1, there is a tendency that the shape retention tends to deteriorate remarkably when it absorbs body fluid and becomes wet, and in the wet condition, it is deformed unintentionally due to external pressure and is easily twisted. However, the non-skin-facing surface side B2 of the absorbent core 40, which is adjacent to the skin-facing surface side B1 in the thickness direction, is a portion that is excellent in shape retention even in a wet state because the fiber lumps 11 containing synthetic fibers are unevenly distributed. Even when the excretion part facing region B of the sex core 40 absorbs body fluid and becomes wet, twisting is prevented. Such an anti-twist effect is even more effective when the fiber mass 11 and the water absorbent fibers 12F are entangled at the interface between the skin-facing surface side B1 and the non-skin-facing surface side B2 and in the vicinity thereof.

また、吸収性コア40の排泄部対向領域Bの肌対向面側B1は、吸収性コア40において、ナプキン1の着用者の排泄部から排泄された体液を最初に受ける部位であるから、液引き込み性に優れ、体液を速やかに吸収性コア40内に吸収することが望まれる。また、吸収性コア40が含有するコア形成材料のうち、液引き込み性の向上に最も寄与し得るのは吸水性繊維12Fであり、繊維塊11は液引き込み性に向上にはあまり寄与しない。そこで、吸収性コア40の排泄部対向領域Bにおいては、繊維塊占有率に関して前記のとおり、「肌対向面側B1<非肌対向面側B2」なる大小関係を成立させ、肌対向面側B1の繊維塊占有率を非肌対向面側B2のそれよりも小さくする代わりに、肌対向面側B1に吸水性繊維12Fを比較的多く存在させるようにした。したがって、吸収性コア40は液引き込み性に優れ、排泄された体液を速やかに内部に引き込んで吸収保持し得る。また、繊維塊占有率に関して、「排泄部対向領域B>前後領域A,C」という関係を有することから、吸収性コア40では、排泄部対向領域Bで受けた体液が縦方向Xへ拡散して吸収され易い。このため、吸収性コア40は、体液の横漏れ抑制にも優れる。 In addition, since the skin-facing surface side B1 of the excretion part opposing region B of the absorbent core 40 is a part of the absorbent core 40 that first receives the body fluid excreted from the excretion part of the wearer of the napkin 1, the liquid intake It is desired that the absorbent core 40 has excellent properties and that body fluid is quickly absorbed into the absorbent core 40. Further, among the core forming materials contained in the absorbent core 40, the water-absorbent fibers 12F can contribute most to the improvement of the liquid drawing property, and the fiber lumps 11 do not contribute much to the improvement of the liquid drawing property. Therefore, in the excretion part facing region B of the absorbent core 40, as described above with respect to the fiber mass occupancy ratio, the size relationship of “skin facing surface side B1<non-skin facing surface side B2” is established, and the skin facing surface side B1. Instead of making the fiber lump occupancy ratio of the non-skin-facing surface side B2 smaller than that of the non-skin-facing surface side B2, a relatively large amount of the water-absorbent fibers 12F is present on the skin-facing surface side B1. Therefore, the absorptive core 40 is excellent in the liquid draw-in property, and the excreted body fluid can be drawn into the inside promptly to be absorbed and held. In addition, regarding the fiber mass occupancy rate, since there is a relationship of “excretion part facing region B>front and rear regions A, C”, in the absorbent core 40, body fluid received in the excretion part facing region B diffuses in the vertical direction X. Are easily absorbed. Therefore, the absorbent core 40 is also excellent in suppressing lateral leakage of body fluid.

前述した繊維塊11の偏在による作用効果をより確実に奏させるようにする観点から、吸収性コア40の各部の繊維塊占有率は以下のように設定することが好ましい。
吸収性コア40の排泄部対向領域Bの非肌対向面側B2の繊維塊占有率は、吸収性コア40の他の部位(前方領域A、後方領域C、排泄部対向領域Bの肌対向面側B1)のそれよりも高いことを前提として、好ましくは50質量%以上、より好ましくは90質量%以上であり、100質量%、すなわち繊維塊11を含有する代わりに吸水性繊維12Fを全く含有しなくてもよい。
吸収性コア40の排泄部対向領域Bの肌対向面側B1の繊維塊占有率は、非肌対向面側B2のそれよりも低いことを前提として、好ましくは50質量%以下、より好ましくは10質量%以下であり、0質量%、すなわち吸水性繊維12Fを含有する代わりに繊維塊11を全く含有しなくてもよい。
吸収性コア40の排泄部対向領域Bの非肌対向面側B2の繊維塊占有率と肌対向面側B1の繊維塊占有率との差は、前者から後者を差し引いた場合に、好ましくは50質量%以上、より好ましくは90質量%以上であり、100質量%、すなわち非肌対向面側B2に繊維塊11のみを含有し、肌対向面側B1に繊維塊11を全く含有しなくてもよい。
吸収性コア40の前方領域A及び後方領域Cの繊維塊占有率は、典型的にはそれぞれ、吸収性コア40の排泄部対向領域Bの肌対向面側B1のそれと同様に設定される。
From the viewpoint of more reliably producing the above-described action and effect due to uneven distribution of the fiber mass 11, the fiber mass occupancy rate of each part of the absorbent core 40 is preferably set as follows.
The fiber mass occupancy of the non-skin facing surface side B2 of the excretion part facing area B of the absorbent core 40 is determined by the other parts of the absorbent core 40 (the front area A, the rear area C, the excretion part facing area B of the skin facing surface). It is preferably 50% by mass or more, more preferably 90% by mass or more, and 100% by mass, that is, containing the water-absorbent fibers 12F at all instead of containing the fiber lumps 11 on the assumption that it is higher than that of the side B1). You don't have to.
Assuming that the fiber mass occupancy rate on the skin facing surface side B1 of the excretion part facing area B of the absorbent core 40 is lower than that on the non-skin facing surface side B2, preferably 50% by mass or less, more preferably 10% by mass. The content is 0% by mass or less, that is, 0% by mass, that is, the water absorptive fiber 12F is contained but the fiber lump 11 may not be contained at all.
The difference between the fiber mass occupancy rate on the non-skin facing surface side B2 and the fiber mass occupying rate on the skin facing surface side B1 of the excretion part facing area B of the absorbent core 40 is preferably 50 when the latter is subtracted from the former. Mass% or more, more preferably 90 mass% or more, 100% by mass, that is, the non-skin-facing surface side B2 contains only the fiber mass 11, and the skin-facing surface side B1 does not contain any fiber mass 11 at all. Good.
The fiber mass occupancy rates of the front region A and the rear region C of the absorbent core 40 are typically set to be the same as those of the excretion part facing region B of the absorbent core 40 on the skin facing surface side B1.

前述した繊維塊11の排泄部対向領域Bでの偏在による作用効果をより確実に奏させるようにする観点から、排泄部対向領域Bに、吸収性コア40が含有する全ての繊維塊11の90質量%以上、特に95質量%以上が存在することが好ましい。 From the viewpoint of more reliably exerting the action and effect due to the uneven distribution of the fiber mass 11 in the excretion part facing area B, 90 of all the fiber masses 11 contained in the absorbent core 40 in the excretion part facing area B. It is preferably present in an amount of at least 95% by weight, in particular at least 95% by weight.

吸収性コア40の排泄部対向領域Bにおいては、肌対向面側B1及び非肌対向面側B2それぞれにおいて、1)繊維塊占有率は厚み方向に変化せずに一定でもよく、あるいは、2)肌対向面側B1から非肌対向面側B2に向かうに従って繊維塊占有率が漸次増加してもよい。前記2)の形態では、吸収性コア40の厚み方向において、吸収性コア40の肌対向面及びその近傍では、繊維塊11は存在しないか又は吸収性コア40の排泄部対向領域Bにおいて最低の繊維塊占有率で存在し、吸収性コア40の非肌対向面及びその近傍では、繊維塊11は吸収性コア40の排泄部対向領域Bにおいて最高の繊維塊占有率で存在する。吸収性コア40の前方領域A及び後方領域Cについても、前記1)又は2)の形態があり得る。 In the excretion part facing region B of the absorbent core 40, 1) the fiber mass occupancy rate may be constant without changing in the thickness direction on the skin facing surface side B1 and the non-skin facing surface side B2 respectively, or 2). The fiber mass occupancy may gradually increase from the skin-facing surface side B1 toward the non-skin-facing surface side B2. In the form of 2) above, in the thickness direction of the absorbent core 40, the fiber mass 11 does not exist in the skin facing surface of the absorbent core 40 and the vicinity thereof, or the minimum in the excretion part facing region B of the absorbent core 40. The fiber lump occupancy is present, and on the non-skin facing surface of the absorbent core 40 and in the vicinity thereof, the fiber lump 11 is present at the highest fiber lump occupancy in the excretion part facing region B of the absorbent core 40. The front region A and the rear region C of the absorbent core 40 may also have the form of 1) or 2) above.

前記1)の形態に特有の利点として、吸収体(吸収性コア)の肌対向面側と非肌対向面側とで、各々独立した機能に設計し易い点が挙げられる。また、前記2)の形態に特有の利点として、吸水性繊維と繊維塊との混合比率が吸収体の厚み方向で緩やかに変化するため、吸収体に外力が加わった場合でも繊維塊を介在する交絡状態が厚み方向に亘って維持され易く、使用中において吸収体のクッション性が良好に維持され易い点が挙げられる。 As an advantage unique to the form of 1) above, it is easy to design the absorbent body (absorbent core) on the skin-facing surface side and the non-skin-facing surface side to have independent functions. Further, as an advantage peculiar to the form 2), since the mixing ratio of the water-absorbent fiber and the fiber mass changes gently in the thickness direction of the absorber, the fiber mass is interposed even when an external force is applied to the absorber. The entangled state is likely to be maintained in the thickness direction, and the cushioning property of the absorbent body may be favorably maintained during use.

また、繊維塊占有率は、吸収性コア40の前方領域A及び後方領域Cそれぞれから排泄部対向領域Bに向かうに従って漸次増加してもよい。例えば、前方領域A及び後方領域Cそれぞれにおいては、縦方向Xの外方から内方に向かうに従って繊維塊占有率が漸次増加し、排泄部対向領域Bは前記1)又は2)の形態であってもよい。 Further, the fiber mass occupancy rate may gradually increase from the front region A and the rear region C of the absorbent core 40 toward the excretion part facing region B, respectively. For example, in each of the front region A and the rear region C, the fiber mass occupancy gradually increases from the outer side to the inner side in the longitudinal direction X, and the excretion part facing region B has the form of 1) or 2) above. May be.

本実施形態においては、吸収性コア40の排泄部対向領域Bは、図4(a)に示すように、繊維塊占有率が好ましくは50質量%以上、より好ましくは90質量%以上の部位(以下、「繊維塊リッチ部位」ともいう。)11Pと、繊維塊占有率が好ましくは50質量%未満、より好ましくは10質量%以下の部位(以下、「吸水性繊維リッチ部位」ともいう。)12Pとを厚み方向に有し、より具体的には、非肌対向面側B2の全体が繊維塊リッチ部位11P、肌対向面側B1の全体が吸水性繊維リッチ部位12Pとなっている。したがって、図4(a)に示す吸収性コア40の排泄部対向領域Bにおいては、肌対向面側B1(吸水性繊維リッチ部位12P)と非肌対向面側B2(繊維塊リッチ部位11P)との境界で、繊維塊占有率が大きく変化している。 In the present embodiment, in the excretion part facing region B of the absorbent core 40, as shown in FIG. 4A, a site where the fiber mass occupancy rate is preferably 50% by mass or more, and more preferably 90% by mass or more ( Hereinafter, it is also referred to as a “fiber lump rich portion”) 11P and a portion having a fiber lump occupancy rate of preferably less than 50% by mass, more preferably 10% by mass or less (hereinafter, also referred to as “water absorbent fiber rich portion”). 12P in the thickness direction, and more specifically, the entire non-skin facing surface side B2 is the fiber lump rich portion 11P, and the entire skin facing surface side B1 is the water absorbing fiber rich portion 12P. Therefore, in the excretion part facing area B of the absorbent core 40 shown in FIG. 4A, the skin facing surface side B1 (water absorbing fiber rich portion 12P) and the non-skin facing surface side B2 (fiber mass rich portion 11P) are formed. At the boundary of, the fiber lump occupancy rate changes greatly.

吸水性繊維リッチ部位12Pは、吸水性繊維占有率が好ましくは50質量%以上、より好ましくは90質量%以上の部位である。ここでいう「吸水性繊維占有率」とは、繊維塊11及び吸水性繊維12Fの合計含有質量に対する吸水性繊維12Fの含有質量の比率であり、前述した繊維塊占有率の算出式の分子を「繊維塊11の含有質量」から「吸水性繊維の含有質量」に置き換えて算出される。 The water absorbent fiber-rich portion 12P is a portion having a water absorbent fiber occupancy rate of preferably 50% by mass or more, and more preferably 90% by mass or more. The "water-absorbent fiber occupancy rate" here is the ratio of the content mass of the water-absorbent fibers 12F to the total content mass of the fiber lumps 11 and the water-absorbent fibers 12F. It is calculated by replacing the “content mass of the fiber mass 11” with the “mass content of the water absorbent fiber”.

吸収性コア40の前方領域A及び後方領域Cは、それぞれ図4(b)及び図5に示すように、繊維塊11はほとんど含有されておらず、両領域A,Cの繊維塊占有率は0質量%か又はそれに近く、その全体が吸水性繊維リッチ部位12Pとなっている。 As shown in FIGS. 4(b) and 5, the front region A and the rear region C of the absorbent core 40 contain almost no fiber lumps 11, and the fiber lump occupancy of both regions A and C is small. It is 0 mass% or close to it, and the whole is a water absorbent fiber rich portion 12P.

繊維塊リッチ部位11Pは、繊維塊11が主体をなし、典型的には、吸水性繊維12Fは実質的に含有されていない程度であることから、繊維塊11の特性が強く反映され、主として、吸収性コア40の柔軟性、クッション性、圧縮回復性、保形性などの向上に寄与する。繊維塊リッチ部位11Pにおいては、その全体に繊維塊11が高密度且つ均一に分布していることが好ましい。一方、吸水性繊維リッチ部位12Pは、吸水性繊維12Fが主体をなし、典型的には、繊維塊11は実質的に含有されていない程度であることから、吸水性繊維12Fの特性が強く反映され、主として、吸収性コア40の液引き込み性の向上に寄与する。吸水性繊維リッチ部位12Pにおいては、その全体に吸水性繊維12Fが高密度且つ均一に分布していることが好ましい。 The fiber lump rich portion 11P is mainly composed of the fiber lump 11, and since the water absorbent fibers 12F are not contained substantially, the characteristics of the fiber lump 11 are strongly reflected. It contributes to improvement of flexibility, cushioning property, compression recovery property, shape retention property, and the like of the absorbent core 40. It is preferable that the fiber lumps 11 are densely and uniformly distributed over the entire fiber lump rich portion 11P. On the other hand, the water-absorbent fiber-rich portion 12P is mainly composed of the water-absorbent fiber 12F, and typically, the fiber lump 11 is not substantially contained, so that the characteristics of the water-absorbent fiber 12F are strongly reflected. And mainly contributes to the improvement of the liquid drawability of the absorbent core 40. In the water absorbent fiber rich portion 12P, it is preferable that the water absorbent fibers 12F are densely and uniformly distributed over the entire portion.

吸収性コア40の各部の繊維塊占有率に関して、前述したとおり、「前方領域A、後方領域C<排泄部対向領域B」なる大小関係と、「排泄部対向領域Bの肌対向面側B1<非肌対向面側B2」なる大小関係とが成立することを前提として、繊維塊リッチ部位11P及び吸水性繊維リッチ部位12Pの位置は特に制限されず、吸収性コア40の排泄部対向領域Bの肌対向面側B1に繊維塊リッチ部位11Pが存在してもよく、非肌対向面側B2に吸水性繊維リッチ部位12Pが存在してもよい。 Regarding the fiber mass occupancy rate of each part of the absorbent core 40, as described above, the size relationship of "front region A, rear region C <excretion part facing region B" and "skin facing surface side B1 of excretion part facing region B<. The position of the fiber mass rich portion 11P and the water absorbent fiber rich portion 12P is not particularly limited on the assumption that the size relationship of "non-skin facing surface side B2" is established, and the position of the excretion portion facing area B of the absorbent core 40 is not particularly limited. The fiber lump rich portion 11P may be present on the skin facing surface side B1, and the water absorbing fiber rich portion 12P may be present on the non-skin facing surface side B2.

吸水性繊維リッチ部位12Pは、吸収性コア40の肌対向面から該吸収性コア40の厚み方向内方に該吸収性コア40の厚みの20〜80%にわたって存在することが好ましく、該厚みの30〜70%にわたって存在することがより好ましい。
繊維塊リッチ部位11Pは、吸収性コア40の非肌対向面から該吸収性コア40の厚み方向内方に該吸収性コア40の厚みの20〜80%にわたって存在することが好ましく、該厚みの30〜70%にわたって存在することがより好ましい。
吸水性繊維リッチ部位12P、繊維塊リッチ部位11Pそれぞれの厚みは、好ましくは0.5mm以上、より好ましくは1mm以上、そして、好ましくは5mm以下、より好ましくは4mm以下である。
吸収性コア40の各部の厚みは、以下の方法で測定される。なお、吸収性コア40(吸収体4)全体の厚み、ナプキン1の厚みなども以下の方法に準じて測定することができる。
The water absorbent fiber rich portion 12P is preferably present in the absorbent core 40 inward in the thickness direction of the absorbent core 40 from the skin-facing surface over 20 to 80% of the thickness of the absorbent core 40. More preferably it is present over 30-70%.
The fiber lump rich portion 11P is preferably present from the non-skin facing surface of the absorbent core 40 inward in the thickness direction of the absorbent core 40 over 20 to 80% of the thickness of the absorbent core 40. More preferably it is present over 30-70%.
The thickness of each of the water absorbent fiber rich portion 12P and the fiber lump rich portion 11P is preferably 0.5 mm or more, more preferably 1 mm or more, and preferably 5 mm or less, more preferably 4 mm or less.
The thickness of each part of the absorbent core 40 is measured by the following method. The thickness of the entire absorbent core 40 (absorber 4), the thickness of the napkin 1, and the like can be measured according to the following method.

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吸収性コア(吸収体)を水平な場所にシワや折れ曲がりがないように静置し、該吸収性コアから測定対象部位(例えば、吸収性コアの肌対向面側又は非肌対向面側)を切り出して測定サンプルとする。そして、測定サンプルにおける5cN/cmの荷重下での厚みを測定する。具体的には、厚みの測定に、例えば、厚み計PEACOCK DIAL UPRIGHT GAUGES R5-C(OZAKI MFG.CO.LTD.製)を用いる。このとき、厚み計の先端部と測定サンプルとの間に、荷重が5cN/cmとなるように大きさを調整した平面視円形状又は正方形状のプレート(厚み5mm程度のアクリル板)を配置して、厚みを測定する。厚み測定では、測定サンプルにおける任意の10箇所を測定し、それら10箇所の厚みの平均値を算出して、測定サンプルの厚みとする。
<Method of measuring thickness>
Place the absorbent core (absorbent body) in a horizontal place without wrinkles or bending, and measure the measurement target site (for example, the skin-facing surface side or the non-skin-facing surface side of the absorbent core) from the absorbent core. Cut out and use this as a measurement sample. Then, the thickness of the measurement sample under a load of 5 cN/cm 2 is measured. Specifically, for example, a thickness meter PEACOCK DIAL UPRIGHT GAUGES R5-C (manufactured by OZAKI MFG.CO.LTD.) is used for measuring the thickness. At this time, a circular plate or square plate in plan view (acrylic plate having a thickness of about 5 mm) whose size is adjusted so that the load is 5 cN/cm 2 is arranged between the tip of the thickness meter and the measurement sample. Then, the thickness is measured. In the thickness measurement, arbitrary 10 points in the measurement sample are measured, and the average value of the thicknesses of these 10 points is calculated and used as the thickness of the measurement sample.

吸収性コア40の厚みは、排泄部対向領域Bの横方向Yの中央(吸収性コア40を横方向Yに二等分して縦方向Xに延びる仮想直線と重なる位置)よりも前方領域A及び後方領域Cの方が薄いことが好ましい。これにより、ナプキン1の着用時において吸収性コア40の前後領域A,Cがショーツ等の着衣になじんで追従しやすくなり、着用者の前身頃や臀部側の着用感がより一層向上し得る。また、吸収性コア40では、少なくとも排泄部対向領域Bの横方向Yの中央及びその近傍すなわち中央部(後述する隆起部15の形成位置)が、前後領域A,Cと比べて肉厚の構造となっている。そのため、前後領域A,Cよりも排泄部対向領域Bで繊維塊占有率が大きいことと相まって、ナプキン1の着用時において、吸収性コア40における排泄部対向領域Bの横方向Yの中央部と平面視で重複する部分が、着用者の排泄部に一層密着性よくフィットし得る。斯かる吸収性コア40の縦方向Xにおける厚み差は、前述したように、吸収性コア40の排泄部対向領域Bの繊維塊占有率が前方領域A及び後方領域Cのそれよりも高められることで実現し得る。 The thickness of the absorbent core 40 is in the front region A with respect to the center of the excretion portion facing region B in the horizontal direction Y (the position overlapping the imaginary straight line that divides the absorbent core 40 into the horizontal direction Y and extends in the vertical direction X). And the rear region C is preferably thinner. As a result, when the napkin 1 is worn, the front and rear regions A and C of the absorbent core 40 easily conform to clothing such as shorts and easily follow, and the wearer's front body and hip side wearing feeling can be further improved. Further, in the absorbent core 40, at least the center in the lateral direction Y of the excretion part facing region B and the vicinity thereof, that is, the center part (the formation position of the raised portion 15 described later) is thicker than the front and rear regions A and C. Has become. Therefore, in combination with the fact that the fiber mass occupancy ratio in the excretion part facing region B is larger than that in the front and rear regions A and C, when the napkin 1 is worn, the excretion part facing region B in the absorbent core 40 has a central portion in the lateral direction Y. The overlapping part in a plan view can fit the excretory part of the wearer with better adhesion. As described above, the thickness difference of the absorbent core 40 in the longitudinal direction X is that the fiber mass occupancy rate of the excretion part facing area B of the absorbent core 40 is higher than that of the front area A and the rear area C. Can be achieved with.

なお、吸収性コア40は、典型的には、排泄部対向領域Bにおいて厚みが横方向Yの全長(全幅)にわたって均一の形態であるか、又は図2に示す如くに、横方向Yの中央部がその両側部よりも厚みが大きい肉厚の構造の形態であるところ、いずれの形態でも、前記の大小関係すなわち、「排泄部対向領域Bにおける吸収性コア40の横方向Yの中央(中央部)の厚み>前方領域Aにおける吸収性コア40の厚み、後方領域Cにおける吸収性コア40の厚み」の関係が成立する場合には、「排泄部対向領域Bにおける吸収性コア40の横方向Yの両側部の厚み>前方領域Aにおける吸収性コア40の厚み、後方領域Cにおける吸収性コア40の厚み」の関係も成立する。 The absorbent core 40 typically has a uniform thickness over the entire length (width) in the lateral direction Y in the excretory part facing region B, or as shown in FIG. The part is in the form of a thick structure in which the thickness is larger than both side parts thereof, and in any of the forms, the above-mentioned magnitude relationship, that is, “the center of the absorbent core 40 in the lateral direction Y in the excretion part facing region B (center) Section>thickness>thickness of the absorbent core 40 in the front area A and thickness of the absorbent core 40 in the rear area C”, the “lateral direction of the absorbent core 40 in the excretion part facing area B” The relationship of “thickness of both sides of Y>thickness of absorbent core 40 in front region A, thickness of absorbent core 40 in rear region C” is also established.

吸収性コア40において、前方領域Aの厚みと排泄部対向領域Bの横方向Yの中央(又は領域Bにおいて厚みが最大の部分)の厚みとの比率は、前者<後者を前提として、前者/後者として、好ましくは0.1以上、より好ましくは0.3以上、そして、好ましくは0.9以下、より好ましくは0.8以下である。後方領域Cの厚みと排泄部対向領域Bの横方向Yの中央(又は領域Bにおいて厚みが最大の部分)の厚みとの比率についても、前記と同様に設定することが好ましい。
吸収性コア40の排泄部対向領域Bの厚み(横方向Yにおいて厚みが異なる場合は最大厚み)は、好ましくは3mm以上、より好ましくは4mm以上、そして、好ましくは10mm以下、より好ましくは8mm以下である。
吸収性コア40の前方領域A及び後方領域Cの厚みは、それぞれ、好ましくは1mm以上、より好ましくは2mm以上、そして、好ましくは8mm以下、より好ましくは6mm以下である。
In the absorbent core 40, the ratio of the thickness of the front region A and the thickness of the center of the excretion portion facing region B in the lateral direction Y (or the portion having the largest thickness in the region B) is such that the former <the latter, The latter is preferably 0.1 or more, more preferably 0.3 or more, and preferably 0.9 or less, more preferably 0.8 or less. It is preferable to set the ratio of the thickness of the rear region C to the thickness of the center of the excretion portion facing region B in the lateral direction Y (or the portion having the maximum thickness in the region B) in the same manner as described above.
The thickness of the excretion portion facing region B of the absorbent core 40 (the maximum thickness when the thickness differs in the lateral direction Y) is preferably 3 mm or more, more preferably 4 mm or more, and preferably 10 mm or less, more preferably 8 mm or less. Is.
The thickness of each of the front region A and the rear region C of the absorbent core 40 is preferably 1 mm or more, more preferably 2 mm or more, and preferably 8 mm or less, more preferably 6 mm or less.

前述した繊維塊11の偏在による作用効果をより確実に奏させるようにする観点から、吸収性コア40の非肌対向面における排泄部対向領域Bに位置する部分の面積は、吸収性コア40の非肌対向面の面積の60%以下、特に50%以下、更には40%以下が好ましい。吸収性コア40の排泄部対向領域Bに位置する部分は、前方領域A及び後方領域Cに位置する部分よりも繊維塊占有率が高い部位であり、特にその非肌対向面側B2は繊維塊占有率が高いことから、該領域B全体として、繊維塊11が有するクッション性が強く反映された「クッション部」とも言える部位である。特に本実施形態においては、非肌対向面側B2が、繊維塊11が主体をなし吸水性繊維12Fをほとんど含有しない繊維塊リッチ部位11Pであるため、該部位11Pを具備する排泄部対向領域Bは、クッション部として有効に機能し得る。つまり、前記の「吸収性コア40の非肌対向面の面積に対する、排泄部対向領域Bの非肌対向面の面積の割合」は、「吸収性コア40(吸収体4)の非肌対向面の面積に対する、クッション部(吸収性コア40において繊維塊11が該吸収性コア40の非肌対向面側に偏在している部位)の非肌対向面の面積の割合」(以下、「クッション部面積率」ともいう。)に言い換えることができる。クッション部面積率が60%以下、すなわち繊維塊11が非肌対向面側B2に偏在している排泄部対向領域Bの面積率が60%以下であることにより、前方領域Aと後方領域Cにおいて体の前身頃やおしり側の装着感を高められるという効果が奏される。なお、クッション部面積率の下限は、排泄部対向領域Bのフィット性を確実に高め、装着感を向上させる観点から、好ましくは20%以上、より好ましくは25%、更に好ましくは30%以上である。クッション部面積率は下記式により算出される。
クッション部面積率(%)=(クッション部の非肌対向面の面積/吸収性コアの非肌対向面の面積)×100
From the viewpoint of more reliably producing the above-described action and effect due to the uneven distribution of the fiber lumps 11, the area of the portion located in the excretion part facing region B in the non-skin facing surface of the absorbent core 40 is the same as that of the absorbent core 40. The area of the non-skin facing surface is preferably 60% or less, particularly 50% or less, and further preferably 40% or less. The portion of the absorbent core 40 located in the excretion part facing area B is a portion having a higher fiber mass occupancy ratio than the portions located in the front area A and the rear area C, and particularly, the non-skin facing surface side B2 thereof has a fiber mass. Since the occupancy rate is high, the region B as a whole is a portion that can be said to be a “cushion portion” in which the cushioning property of the fiber mass 11 is strongly reflected. In particular, in the present embodiment, the non-skin facing surface side B2 is the fiber lump rich portion 11P mainly composed of the fiber lump 11 and containing almost no water-absorbent fibers 12F. Can effectively function as a cushion portion. That is, the above-mentioned "ratio of the area of the non-skin facing surface of the excretion part facing region B to the area of the non-skin facing surface of the absorbent core 40" is the "non-skin facing surface of the absorbent core 40 (absorbent body 4)". Ratio of the area of the non-skin facing surface of the cushion part (the part of the absorbent core 40 where the fiber mass 11 is unevenly distributed on the non-skin facing surface side of the absorbent core 40) to the area of Also referred to as "area ratio"). In the front region A and the rear region C, the cushion part area ratio is 60% or less, that is, the excretion part facing area B in which the fiber mass 11 is unevenly distributed on the non-skin facing surface side B2 is 60% or less. The effect is that the wearing feeling on the front body and the hip side of the body can be enhanced. The lower limit of the cushion area ratio is preferably 20% or more, more preferably 25%, further preferably 30% or more, from the viewpoint of surely enhancing the fit of the excretion part facing region B and improving the wearing feeling. is there. The cushion area ratio is calculated by the following formula.
Cushion part area ratio (%)=(area of non-skin facing surface of cushion part/area of non-skin facing surface of absorbent core)×100

前述したとおり、吸収性コア40には吸水性ポリマー13が含有されるところ、吸収性コア40における吸水性ポリマー13の存在部位は特に制限されず、吸収性コア40の全体に均一に分布していてもよく、吸収性コア40の一部に偏在していてもよいが、少なくとも吸収性コア40の排泄部対向領域Bに存在していることが好ましい。これにより、前述した繊維塊11の偏在による作用効果(特に液引き込み性の向上効果)と相俟って、吸液性がより一層向上し得る。更に、吸収性コア40の排泄部対向領域Bにおいては、非肌対向面側B2よりも肌対向面側B1に吸水性ポリマー13が多く存在するとより効果的である。すなわち、吸収性コア40は、吸水性ポリマー13を少なくとも排泄部対向領域Bに含有し、且つ吸収性コア40における吸水性ポリマー13の含有量は、非肌対向面側B2よりも肌対向面側B1の方が多いことが好ましい。 As described above, when the water absorbent polymer 13 is contained in the absorbent core 40, the site where the water absorbent polymer 13 is present in the absorbent core 40 is not particularly limited, and the water absorbent polymer 13 is evenly distributed throughout the absorbent core 40. Although it may be unevenly distributed in a part of the absorbent core 40, it is preferably present at least in the excretion part facing region B of the absorbent core 40. With this, in combination with the above-described effect due to uneven distribution of the fiber lumps 11 (particularly the effect of improving the liquid drawing property), the liquid absorbing property can be further improved. Further, in the excretion part facing region B of the absorbent core 40, it is more effective that the water-absorbent polymer 13 is present more on the skin facing surface side B1 than on the non-skin facing surface side B2. That is, the absorbent core 40 contains the water-absorbent polymer 13 at least in the excretion part facing region B, and the content of the water-absorbent polymer 13 in the absorbent core 40 is closer to the skin facing surface side than the non-skin facing surface side B2. It is preferable that B1 is larger.

また、吸収性コア40の排泄部対向領域Bの非肌対向面側B2には、繊維塊11のみならず、吸水性繊維12F及び/又は吸水性ポリマー13が含有されていることが好ましい。斯かる構成により、非肌対向面側B2に体液が導入されやすくなり、非肌対向面側B2に体液を効率的に固定することが可能となり、吸収性コア40の吸液性がより一層向上し得る。 Further, it is preferable that the non-skin facing surface side B2 of the excretion portion facing region B of the absorbent core 40 contains not only the fiber mass 11 but also the water absorbent fibers 12F and/or the water absorbent polymer 13. With such a configuration, body fluid can be easily introduced into the non-skin facing surface side B2, and the body fluid can be efficiently fixed to the non-skin facing surface side B2, and the liquid absorbability of the absorbent core 40 is further improved. You can

本実施形態においては、吸収性コア40は、図5に示すように、排泄部対向領域Bに、周辺部よりもナプキン1の着用者(吸収体4の使用者)の肌側に向かって隆起した隆起部15を有している。隆起部15は、その周辺部よりもコア形成材料の坪量が多く、そのため、厚みも周辺部に比して厚い。本実施形態における隆起部15は、排泄部対向領域Bの排泄部対向部(排泄ポイント)に形成されており、より具体的には、該排泄部対向部が位置する、吸収性コア40の排泄部対向領域Bの横方向Yの中央部が、周辺部よりも着用者の肌側に凸状に隆起して形成されている。そして、吸収性コア40の排泄部対向領域Bに隆起部15が存在することで、これに対応するナプキン1の排泄部対向領域Bは、図2に示すように、肌対向面に着用者の肌側に向かって凸状をなす凸部を有している。このように、ナプキン1の排泄部対向領域Bの肌対向面に、吸収性コア40の隆起部15に対応した凸部が存在することで、該凸部が着用者の排泄部に密着するため、着用感及び吸液性が向上し得る。また、前記凸部が存在する吸収性コア40の排泄部対向領域Bにおいては、前述したとおり、繊維塊11が非肌対向面側B2に偏在することで、吸収性コア40のヨレにくさや液引き込み性が高いレベルで確保されているので、該凸部による作用効果と相俟って、ナプキン1の着用感及び吸液性がより一層向上し得る。なお、隆起部15は、吸収性コア40の排泄部対向領域Bの横方向Yの全長にわたって形成されていてもよい。また、隆起部15は、排泄部対向領域Bから前方領域A及び/又は後方領域Cに延出していてもよい。 In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 5, the absorbent core 40 is raised in the excretion part facing region B toward the skin side of the wearer of the napkin 1 (the user of the absorbent body 4) rather than the peripheral part. It has a raised portion 15. The raised portion 15 has a larger basis weight of the core forming material than the peripheral portion thereof, and therefore, the thickness thereof is thicker than that of the peripheral portion. The raised portion 15 in the present embodiment is formed in the excretion portion facing portion (excretion point) of the excretion portion opposing region B, and more specifically, the excretion of the absorbent core 40 in which the excretion portion opposing portion is located. The central portion in the lateral direction Y of the portion facing region B is formed so as to project in a convex shape closer to the wearer's skin than the peripheral portion. The presence of the raised portion 15 in the excretory portion facing region B of the absorbent core 40 allows the corresponding excretory portion opposing region B of the napkin 1 to be placed on the skin facing surface of the wearer as shown in FIG. It has a convex portion that is convex toward the skin side. In this way, since the convex portion corresponding to the raised portion 15 of the absorbent core 40 is present on the skin-facing surface of the excretory portion facing region B of the napkin 1, the convex portion is in close contact with the excretory portion of the wearer. The wearability and liquid absorbency can be improved. Further, in the excretion part facing region B of the absorbent core 40 in which the convex portion is present, as described above, the fiber mass 11 is unevenly distributed on the non-skin facing surface side B2, so that the absorbent core 40 is resistant to twist and liquid. Since the retractability is ensured at a high level, the wearing feeling and the liquid absorbing property of the napkin 1 can be further improved in combination with the effect of the convex portion. The raised portion 15 may be formed over the entire length of the excretion portion facing region B of the absorbent core 40 in the lateral direction Y. Further, the raised portion 15 may extend from the excretion portion facing region B to the front region A and/or the rear region C.

吸収性コア40において、繊維塊11と吸水性繊維12Fとの含有質量比は、前述した繊維塊占有率の特定範囲を満たすことを前提として特に限定されず、繊維塊11の構成繊維(合成繊維)11F及び吸水性繊維12Fの種類等に応じて適宜調整すればよい。例えば、繊維塊11の構成繊維11Fが熱可塑性繊維(非吸水性の合成繊維)、吸水性繊維12Fがセルロース系の吸水性繊維である場合、本発明の所定の効果をより確実に奏させるようにする観点から、繊維塊11と吸水性繊維12Fとの含有質量比は、前者(繊維塊11)/後者(吸水性繊維12F)として、好ましくは20/80〜80/20、より好ましくは40/60〜60/40である。 In the absorbent core 40, the content mass ratio of the fiber mass 11 and the water absorbent fiber 12F is not particularly limited on the assumption that the specific range of the fiber mass occupancy ratio described above is satisfied, and the constituent fibers of the fiber mass 11 (synthetic fiber). ) It may be appropriately adjusted depending on the type of 11F and the water absorbent fiber 12F. For example, when the constituent fibers 11F of the fiber mass 11 are thermoplastic fibers (non-water-absorbent synthetic fibers) and the water-absorbent fibers 12F are cellulose-based water-absorbent fibers, the predetermined effects of the present invention can be more reliably exhibited. From the viewpoint of, the content mass ratio of the fiber mass 11 and the water absorbent fiber 12F is preferably 20/80 to 80/20, more preferably 40 as the former (fiber mass 11)/the latter (water absorbent fiber 12F). /60 to 60/40.

吸収性コア40における繊維塊11の含有量は、乾燥状態の吸収性コア40の全質量に対して、好ましくは20質量%以上、より好ましくは40質量%以上、そして、好ましくは80質量%以下、より好ましくは60質量%以下である。
吸収性コア40における吸水性繊維12Fの含有量は、乾燥状態の吸収性コア40の全質量に対して、好ましくは20質量%以上、より好ましくは40質量%以上、そして、好ましくは80質量%以下、より好ましくは60質量%以下である。
吸収性コア40における吸水性ポリマー13の含有量は、乾燥状態の吸収性コア40の全質量に対して、好ましくは1質量%以上、より好ましくは5質量%以上、そして、好ましくは80質量%以下、より好ましくは50質量%以下である。
なお、ここでいう「乾燥状態の吸収性コア」とは、体液を吸収する前の吸収性コアを意味する。
The content of the fiber mass 11 in the absorbent core 40 is preferably 20% by mass or more, more preferably 40% by mass or more, and preferably 80% by mass or less, based on the total mass of the absorbent core 40 in a dry state. , And more preferably 60 mass% or less.
The content of the water absorbent fibers 12F in the absorbent core 40 is preferably 20% by mass or more, more preferably 40% by mass or more, and preferably 80% by mass, based on the total mass of the absorbent core 40 in a dry state. Or less, more preferably 60 mass% or less.
The content of the water-absorbent polymer 13 in the absorbent core 40 is preferably 1% by mass or more, more preferably 5% by mass or more, and preferably 80% by mass, based on the total mass of the absorbent core 40 in a dry state. Or less, more preferably 50% by mass or less.
The "dry absorbent core" here means an absorbent core before absorbing body fluid.

吸収性コア40における繊維塊11の坪量は、好ましくは32g/m以上、より好ましくは80g/m以上、そして、好ましくは640g/m以下、より好ましくは480g/m以下である。
吸収性コア40における吸水性繊維12Fの坪量は、好ましくは32g/m以上、より好ましくは80g/m以上、そして、好ましくは640g/m以下、より好ましくは480g/m以下である。
吸収性コア40における吸水性ポリマー13の坪量は、好ましくは5g/m以上、より好ましくは10g/m以上、そして、好ましくは200g/m以下、より好ましくは100g/m以下である。
The basis weight of the fiber mass 11 in the absorbent core 40 is preferably 32 g/m 2 or more, more preferably 80 g/m 2 or more, and preferably 640 g/m 2 or less, more preferably 480 g/m 2 or less. ..
The basis weight of the water absorbent fibers 12F in the absorbent core 40 is preferably 32 g/m 2 or more, more preferably 80 g/m 2 or more, and preferably 640 g/m 2 or less, more preferably 480 g/m 2 or less. is there.
The basis weight of the water-absorbent polymer 13 in the absorbent core 40 is preferably 5 g/m 2 or more, more preferably 10 g/m 2 or more, and preferably 200 g/m 2 or less, more preferably 100 g/m 2 or less. is there.

吸収性コア40は、回転ドラムを備えた公知の積繊装置を用いて常法に従って製造することができる。積繊装置は、典型的には、外周面に集積用凹部が形成された回転ドラムと、該集積用凹部にコア形成材料(繊維塊11、吸水性繊維12F、吸水性ポリマー13)を搬送する流路を内部に有するダクトとを備え、該回転ドラムをそのドラム周方向に沿って回転軸周りに回転させつつ、該回転ドラムの内部側からの吸引によって該流路に生じた空気流に乗って搬送されたコア形成材料を、該集積用凹部に積繊させるようになされている。斯かる積繊工程によって集積用凹部内に形成される積繊物は、吸収性コア40である。前述した吸収性コア40におけるコア形成材料の特定配置は、前記積繊装置を用いた製造方法において、各コア形成材料の回転ドラム上での積繊順序などを適宜調整することで実現可能である。吸収性コア40の坪量は、好ましくは100g/m以上、より好ましくは200g/m以上、そして、好ましくは800g/m以下、より好ましくは600g/m以下である。 The absorptive core 40 can be manufactured according to a conventional method using a known fiber stacking device equipped with a rotating drum. The fiber stacking apparatus typically conveys a rotary drum having an outer peripheral surface having a collecting recess formed therein and a core forming material (fiber mass 11, water-absorbent fiber 12F, water-absorbing polymer 13) to the collecting recess. A duct having a flow passage therein, and rotating the rotary drum around the rotation axis along the drum circumferential direction while riding on the air flow generated in the flow passage by suction from the inside of the rotary drum. The core-forming material that has been conveyed is stacked in the accumulating recess. The fiber stack formed in the accumulating recess by the fiber stacking step is the absorbent core 40. The specific arrangement of the core forming material in the absorbent core 40 described above can be realized by appropriately adjusting the fiber stacking order of each core forming material on the rotating drum in the manufacturing method using the fiber stacking device. .. The basis weight of the absorbent core 40 is preferably 100 g/m 2 or more, more preferably 200 g/m 2 or more, and preferably 800 g/m 2 or less, more preferably 600 g/m 2 or less.

公知の積繊装置を用いて本発明に係る吸収体(繊維塊が厚み方向で偏在している吸収体)を製造する方法としては、例えば、以下の2つの方法が挙げられる。
1)2台の積繊装置を用い、一方の積繊装置で製造した積繊体と、他方の積繊装置で製造した積繊体とを重ねて一体化する方法(以下、「第1の製造方法」ともいう。)。
2)1台の積繊装置を用い、繊維塊の集積用凹部への供給タイミングと吸水性繊維のそれとを異ならせる方法(以下、「第2の製造方法」ともいう。)。
Examples of the method for producing the absorbent body (the absorbent body in which the fiber lumps are unevenly distributed in the thickness direction) according to the present invention using a known fiber stacking apparatus include the following two methods.
1) Using two stacking devices, a stacking product manufactured by one stacking device and a stacking product manufactured by the other stacking device are overlapped and integrated (hereinafter, referred to as “first Also referred to as "manufacturing method.").
2) A method in which the supply timing of the fiber lumps to the accumulating recesses is different from that of the water-absorbent fibers by using one stacking device (hereinafter, also referred to as "second manufacturing method").

前記第1の製造方法では、まず、コア形成材料として吸水性繊維と、必要に応じて吸水性ポリマーとを用い、該コア形成材料を第1の積繊装置の集積用凹部に集積して吸水性繊維積繊体を製造する。前記吸水性繊維積繊体は、吸収性コア40の吸水性繊維リッチ部位12Pに相当し得る。またこれとは別に、コア形成材料として繊維塊を用い、該コア形成材料を第2の積繊装置の集積用凹部に集積して繊維塊積繊体を製造する。前記繊維塊積繊体は、吸収性コア40の繊維塊リッチ部位11Pに相当し得る。次いで、前記吸水性繊維積繊体と前記繊維塊積繊体とを重ねて積層体を得、該積層体を厚み方向に加圧することで一体化する。これとは別の一体化方法として、公知のバキュームコンベアの如き吸引手段を用い、該吸引手段の吸引面上に前記吸水性繊維積繊体を置き、該吸引面の吸引力が作用している状態で、該吸水性繊維積繊体上に前記繊維塊積繊体を重ねて一体化する。いずれの一体化方法であっても、吸水性繊維積繊体と繊維塊積繊体との界面では吸水性繊維と繊維塊とに交絡が生じる。こうして本発明に係る吸収体(吸収性コア40の排泄部対向領域B)を得る。 In the first manufacturing method, first, a water-absorbent fiber and, if necessary, a water-absorbent polymer are used as a core-forming material, and the core-forming material is accumulated in the accumulating recess of the first fiber stacking device to absorb water. Manufactures a fibrous fiber product. The water absorbent fiber laminated body may correspond to the water absorbent fiber rich portion 12P of the absorbent core 40. Separately from this, a fiber lump is used as the core forming material, and the core forming material is accumulated in the accumulating concave portion of the second fiber laying apparatus to manufacture a fiber lump laminated fiber. The fibrous mass laminated fiber can correspond to the fibrous mass rich portion 11P of the absorbent core 40. Next, the water-absorbent fiber laminated fiber and the fiber block laminated fiber are stacked to obtain a laminated body, and the laminated body is pressed in the thickness direction to be integrated. As another integration method different from this, a suction means such as a known vacuum conveyor is used, the water-absorbent fiber laminated body is placed on the suction surface of the suction means, and the suction force of the suction surface acts. In this state, the fiber mass laminated fiber is overlaid and integrated on the water absorbent fiber laminated fiber. In any of the integration methods, the water-absorbent fibers and the fiber lumps are entangled with each other at the interface between the water-absorbent fiber laminates and the fiber lump laminates. In this way, the absorber according to the present invention (the excretion part facing region B of the absorbent core 40) is obtained.

前記第2の製造方法では、積繊装置として、集積用凹部の吸引力が部分的に異なるものを使用する。例えば、集積用凹部が、低吸引凹部と、該低吸引凹部よりも吸引力が高い高吸引凹部とを有するものを使用する。前記低吸引凹部と前記高吸引凹部とは、積繊装置が有する回転ドラムの回転方向(周方向)に連接されている。そして、斯かる構成の積繊装置を稼働させ、回転ドラムを周方向に回転させて集積用凹部を一方向に搬送させつつ、該回転ドラムの内部側からの吸引によって該回転ドラムの外部から該集積用凹部に向かう空気流を生じさせ、該空気流によってコア形成材料を該集積用凹部に供給し集積する(集積工程)。前記集積工程においては、まず、繊維塊を集積用凹部に供給し集積させる。このとき、繊維塊は前記高吸引凹部に集中的に集積され、該高吸引凹部に繊維塊積繊体が形成される。次いで、斯かる繊維塊の集積後又は集積途中に、吸水性繊維と、必要に応じ吸水性ポリマーとを集積用凹部に供給し集積させる。このとき、吸水性繊維(吸水性ポリマー)は、集積用凹部における前記低吸引凹部に集積されるとともに、前記高吸引凹部に集積された繊維塊上にも集積され、つまり集積用凹部の全域に吸水性繊維積繊体が形成される。なお、繊維塊は通気性を有しているので、前記高吸引凹部に繊維塊が集積された状態でも、その集積された繊維塊上に吸水性繊維を吸引し得る吸引力が作用しており、前記高吸引凹部に集積された繊維塊上に吸水性繊維(吸水性ポリマー)を重ねて集積することができる。こうして前記高吸引凹部に、前記繊維塊積繊体と前記吸水性繊維積繊体との積層体が形成され、両積繊体の界面では、繊維塊と吸水性繊維とに交絡が生じる。こうして本発明に係る吸収体(吸収性コア40の排泄部対向領域B)を得る。 In the second manufacturing method, as the fiber stacking device, a device in which the suction force of the accumulating concave portion is partially different is used. For example, the accumulating recess has a low suction recess and a high suction recess having a higher suction force than the low suction recess. The low suction concave portion and the high suction concave portion are connected to each other in the rotation direction (circumferential direction) of the rotary drum included in the fiber stacking device. Then, the fiber stacking device having such a configuration is operated, the rotary drum is rotated in the circumferential direction to convey the accumulating concave portion in one direction, and the suction is applied from the inside of the rotary drum to the outside of the rotary drum. An air flow is generated toward the accumulating recess, and the core forming material is supplied to the accumulating recess by the air flow and accumulated (accumulation step). In the collecting step, first, the fiber lumps are supplied to the collecting recesses to be collected. At this time, the fiber lumps are intensively accumulated in the high suction recesses, and the fiber lump stacked fibers are formed in the high suction recesses. Then, after or during the accumulation of such fiber lumps, the water-absorbent fibers and, if necessary, the water-absorbent polymer are supplied to and accumulated in the accumulation recesses. At this time, the water-absorbent fibers (water-absorbing polymer) are accumulated not only in the low suction concave portion of the accumulation concave portion but also on the fiber mass accumulated in the high suction concave portion, that is, in the entire area of the accumulation concave portion. A water absorbent fiber product is formed. Since the fiber lumps have air permeability, even when the fiber lumps are accumulated in the high suction recesses, the suction force capable of sucking the water-absorbing fibers acts on the accumulated fiber lumps. The water-absorbent fibers (water-absorbing polymer) can be stacked and accumulated on the fiber mass accumulated in the high suction concave portion. In this way, a laminated body of the fiber lump laminated fiber and the water absorbent fiber laminated fiber is formed in the high suction concave portion, and the fiber lump and the water absorbent fiber are entangled at the interface between both fiber laminated bodies. In this way, the absorber according to the present invention (the excretion part facing region B of the absorbent core 40) is obtained.

以下、繊維塊11について更に説明する。図6には、繊維塊11の典型的な外形形状が2つ示されている。図6(a)に示す繊維塊11Aは四角柱形状より具体的には直方体形状をなし、図6(b)に示す繊維塊11Bは円盤形状をなしている。繊維塊11A,11Bは、相対向する2つの基本面(base plane)111と、該2つの基本面111を連結する骨格面(body plane)112とを備えている点で共通する。基本面111及び骨格面112はいずれも、この種の繊維を主体とする物品における表面の凹凸度合いを評価する際に適用されるレベルで、実質的に凹凸が無いと認められる部分である。 Hereinafter, the fiber mass 11 will be further described. In FIG. 6, two typical outer shapes of the fiber mass 11 are shown. The fiber mass 11A shown in FIG. 6(a) has a rectangular parallelepiped shape more specifically than the rectangular prism shape, and the fiber mass 11B shown in FIG. 6(b) has a disk shape. The fiber masses 11A and 11B are common in that they have two base planes 111 facing each other and a skeletal plane 112 connecting the two base planes 111. Both the basic surface 111 and the skeleton surface 112 are levels that are applied when evaluating the degree of unevenness of the surface of an article mainly made of this type of fiber, and are portions that are recognized to have substantially no unevenness.

図6(a)の直方体形状の繊維塊11Aは、6つの平坦面を有しているところ、その6面のうち、最大面積を有する相対向する2面がそれぞれ基本面111であり、残りの4面がそれぞれ骨格面112である。基本面111と骨格面112とは互いに交差、より具体的には直交している。
図6(b)の円盤形状の繊維塊11Bは、平面視円形状の相対向する2つの平坦面と、両平坦面を連結する湾曲した周面とを有しているところ、該2つの平坦面がそれぞれ基本面111であり、該周面が骨格面112である。
繊維塊11A,11Bは、骨格面112が平面視において四角形形状、より具体的には長方形形状をなしている点でも共通する。
The rectangular parallelepiped fiber mass 11A of FIG. 6(a) has six flat surfaces. Of the six surfaces, the two opposite surfaces having the largest area are the basic surfaces 111, and the remaining surfaces are the remaining surfaces. Each of the four surfaces is a skeleton surface 112. The basic surface 111 and the skeleton surface 112 intersect with each other, and more specifically, are orthogonal to each other.
The disk-shaped fiber mass 11B of FIG. 6B has two flat surfaces that are circular in plan view and that face each other, and a curved peripheral surface that connects both flat surfaces. Each surface is a basic surface 111, and the peripheral surface is a skeleton surface 112.
The fiber masses 11A and 11B are also common in that the skeleton surface 112 has a quadrangular shape in a plan view, more specifically, a rectangular shape.

吸収性コア40に含有される複数の繊維塊11は、それぞれ、図6に示す繊維塊11A,11Bのような、2つの対向する基本面111と両基本面111を連結する骨格面112とを備えた「定形の繊維集合体」である点で、前述した従来技術における不定形の繊維集合体と異なる。換言すれば、吸収性コア40中の任意の1個の繊維塊11を透視した場合(例えば電子顕微鏡で観察した場合)、その繊維塊11の透視形状はその観察角度によって異なり、1個の繊維塊11につき多数の透視形状が存在するところ、吸収性コア40中の複数の繊維塊11それぞれは、その多数の透視形状の1つとして、2つの対向する基本面111と両基本面111を連結する骨格面112とを備えた特定透視形状を有する。前述した従来技術における不定形の繊維集合体は、基本面111や骨格面112のような「面」、すなわち広がりのある部分を実質的に有しておらず、互いに外形形状が異なっていて「定形」ではない。 Each of the plurality of fiber lumps 11 contained in the absorbent core 40 has two opposing basic surfaces 111 and a skeletal surface 112 connecting both basic surfaces 111, such as the fiber lumps 11A and 11B shown in FIG. It is different from the above-mentioned amorphous fiber assembly of the related art in that it is a “fixed fiber assembly”. In other words, when one arbitrary fiber mass 11 in the absorbent core 40 is seen through (for example, when observed with an electron microscope), the see-through shape of the fiber mass 11 differs depending on the observation angle, and one fiber Where a large number of perspective shapes exist for each lump 11, each of the plurality of fiber lumps 11 in the absorbent core 40 connects two opposing basic surfaces 111 and both basic surfaces 111 as one of the plurality of transparent shapes. And a specific perspective shape having a skeleton surface 112. The amorphous fiber aggregate in the above-mentioned conventional art does not substantially have “faces” such as the basic surface 111 and the skeleton surface 112, that is, a widened portion, and the outer shapes are different from each other. It is not a fixed form.

このように、吸収性コア40に含まれている複数の繊維塊11が、基本面111と骨格面112とで画成された「定形の繊維集合体」であると、不定形の繊維集合体である場合に比して、吸収性コア40における繊維塊11の均一分散性が向上するため、繊維塊11の如き繊維集合体を吸収性コア40に配合することで期待される効果(吸収体の柔軟性、クッション性、圧縮回復性などの向上効果)がより安定的に発現するようになる。また特に、図6(a)に示す如き直方体形状の繊維塊11の場合、その外面が2つの基本面111と4つの骨格面112との6つの面からなるため、他の繊維塊11あるいは吸水性繊維12Fとの接触機会を比較的多く持つことが可能となり、交絡性が高まって、保形性等の向上にも繋がり得る。 As described above, when the plurality of fiber lumps 11 included in the absorbent core 40 are “standard-shaped fiber aggregates” defined by the basic surface 111 and the skeleton surface 112, the irregular-shaped fiber aggregates Since the uniform dispersibility of the fiber lumps 11 in the absorbent core 40 is improved as compared with the case of the above, the effect expected by blending a fiber aggregate such as the fiber lumps 11 with the absorbent core 40 (absorber The effect of improving flexibility, cushioning property, compression recovery property, etc.) is more stably exhibited. Further, in particular, in the case of a rectangular parallelepiped-shaped fiber mass 11 as shown in FIG. 6A, the outer surface of the fiber mass 11 is composed of six basic surfaces 111 and four skeleton surfaces 112. It becomes possible to have a relatively large number of contact opportunities with the functional fiber 12F, the entanglement property is enhanced, and the shape retention property and the like can be improved.

繊維塊11において、2つの基本面111の総面積は、骨格面112の総面積よりも大きいことが好ましい。すなわち、図6(a)の直方体形状の繊維塊11Aにおいては、2つの基本面111それぞれの面積の総和は、4つの骨格面112それぞれの面積の総和よりも大きく、また、図6(b)の円盤形状の繊維塊11Bにおいては、2つの基本面111それぞれの面積の総和は、円盤形状の繊維塊11Bの周面を形成する骨格面112の面積よりも大きい。繊維塊11A,11Bのいずれにおいても、基本面111は、繊維塊11A,11Bが有する複数の面のうちで面積が最大の面である。 In the fiber mass 11, the total area of the two basic surfaces 111 is preferably larger than the total area of the skeleton surface 112. That is, in the rectangular parallelepiped fiber mass 11A of FIG. 6A, the total area of the two basic surfaces 111 is larger than the total area of the four skeleton surfaces 112, and FIG. In the disk-shaped fiber mass 11B, the sum of the areas of the two basic surfaces 111 is larger than the area of the skeleton surface 112 forming the peripheral surface of the disk-shaped fiber mass 11B. In each of the fiber lumps 11A and 11B, the basic surface 111 is the surface having the largest area among the plurality of faces included in the fiber lumps 11A and 11B.

このような、2つの基本面111と両基本面111に交差する骨格面112とで画成された「定形の繊維集合体」である繊維塊11は、従来技術とは異なる製造方法で製造されるものである。繊維塊11の好ましい製造方法は、図7に示すように、原料となる原料繊維シート10bsを、カッターなどの切断手段を用いて定形に切断する工程を有する。原料繊維シート10bsは、繊維塊11と同組成で且つ繊維塊11よりも寸法が大きいシートであり、好ましくは不織布である。斯かる工程を経て製造された複数の繊維塊11は、その形状及び寸法が、従来技術によって製造された不定形の繊維集合体と比較して、より定形的に揃っている。図7は、図6(a)の直方体形状の繊維塊11Aの製造方法を説明した図であり、図7中の点線は切断線を示している。吸収性コア40には、このように繊維シートを定形に切断して得られた、形状及び寸法が均一な複数の繊維塊11が配合されている。 Such a fiber mass 11 that is a “fixed-shaped fiber aggregate” defined by two basic surfaces 111 and a skeletal surface 112 that intersects both basic surfaces 111 is manufactured by a manufacturing method different from the conventional technique. It is something. As shown in FIG. 7, a preferred method for producing the fiber mass 11 has a step of cutting the raw material fiber sheet 10bs, which is a raw material, into a regular shape by using a cutting means such as a cutter. The raw fiber sheet 10bs is a sheet having the same composition as the fiber mass 11 and a larger dimension than the fiber mass 11, and is preferably a nonwoven fabric. The plurality of fiber lumps 11 manufactured through such a process are more regular in shape and size than the irregularly shaped fiber aggregate manufactured by the conventional technique. FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating a method for manufacturing the rectangular parallelepiped fiber mass 11A of FIG. 6A, and the dotted line in FIG. 7 indicates a cutting line. The absorbent core 40 contains a plurality of fiber lumps 11 having a uniform shape and size, which are obtained by cutting the fiber sheet into a regular shape in this manner.

図6(a)の直方体形状の繊維塊11Aは、図7に示すように原料繊維シート10bsを、第1方向D1と該第1方向D1に交差(より具体的には直交)する第2方向D2とに所定の長さで切断することで製造される。両方向D1,D2は、それぞれ、シート10bsの面方向における所定の一方向であり、シート10bsは該面方向と直交する厚み方向Zに沿って切断される。このように、原料繊維シート10bsをいわゆる賽の目状に切断して得られる複数の直方体形状の繊維塊11Aにおいては通常、その切断面すなわちシート10bsの切断時においてカッターなどの切断手段と接触する面が、骨格面112であり、非切断面すなわち該切断手段と接触しない面が、基本面111である。基本面111は、シート10bsにおける表裏面(厚み方向Zと直交する面)であり、また前述したとおり、繊維塊11Aが有する複数の面のうちで面積が最大の面である。 As shown in FIG. 7, the rectangular parallelepiped-shaped fiber mass 11A of FIG. 6A includes the raw material fiber sheet 10bs in a first direction D1 and a second direction intersecting (more specifically, orthogonal) to the first direction D1. It is manufactured by cutting into D2 and a predetermined length. Both directions D1 and D2 are predetermined ones in the plane direction of the sheet 10bs, and the sheet 10bs is cut along the thickness direction Z orthogonal to the plane direction. In this way, in a plurality of rectangular parallelepiped-shaped fiber lumps 11A obtained by cutting the raw material fiber sheet 10bs in a so-called dice shape, the cut surface, that is, the surface that comes into contact with a cutting means such as a cutter at the time of cutting the sheet 10bs. The skeleton surface 112, and the non-cut surface, that is, the surface that does not come into contact with the cutting means is the basic surface 111. The basic surface 111 is the front and back surfaces (the surface orthogonal to the thickness direction Z) of the sheet 10bs, and, as described above, is the surface having the largest area among the plurality of surfaces of the fiber mass 11A.

なお、以上の繊維塊11Aについての説明は、図6(b)の円盤形状の繊維塊11Bにも基本的に当てはまる。繊維塊11Aとの実質的な違いは、原料繊維シート10bsの切断パターンのみであり、シート10bsを定形に切断して繊維塊11Bを得る際には、繊維塊11Bの平面視形状に合わせて、シート10bsを円形状に切断すればよい。 The above description of the fiber lump 11A basically applies to the disk-shaped fiber lump 11B of FIG. 6B. The substantial difference from the fiber lump 11A is only the cutting pattern of the raw fiber sheet 10bs, and when the sheet 10bs is cut into a regular shape to obtain the fiber lump 11B, according to the plan view shape of the fiber lump 11B, The sheet 10bs may be cut into a circular shape.

また、繊維塊11の外形形状は図6に示すものに限定されず、基本面111及び骨格面112はいずれも、図6(a)の各面111,112のように湾曲していない平坦面でもよく、あるいは図6(b)の骨格面112(円盤形状の繊維塊11Bの周面)のように湾曲面でもよい。また、基本面111と骨格面112とは互いに同形状同寸法であってもよく、具体的には例えば、繊維塊11Aの外形形状は立方体形状であってもよい。 The outer shape of the fiber mass 11 is not limited to that shown in FIG. 6, and both the basic surface 111 and the skeleton surface 112 are flat surfaces that are not curved like the surfaces 111 and 112 of FIG. 6A. Alternatively, it may be a curved surface such as the skeleton surface 112 of FIG. 6B (the peripheral surface of the disk-shaped fiber mass 11B). The basic surface 111 and the skeleton surface 112 may have the same shape and the same size, and specifically, for example, the outer shape of the fiber mass 11A may be a cubic shape.

繊維塊11のサイズは特に制限されず、吸収性コア40のクッション性、通液性などを考慮して適宜設定し得る。繊維塊11が有する複数の面のうちで面積が最大の面である、基本面111の面積は、繊維塊11のサイズの指標となり得る。繊維塊11の基本面111の面積は、好ましくは1mm以上、より好ましくは5mm以上、そして、好ましくは100mm以下、より好ましくは50mm以下である。 The size of the fiber mass 11 is not particularly limited, and can be appropriately set in consideration of the cushioning property and liquid permeability of the absorbent core 40. The area of the basic surface 111, which is the largest area among the plurality of surfaces of the fiber mass 11, can be an index of the size of the fiber mass 11. The area of the basic surface 111 of the fiber mass 11 is preferably 1 mm 2 or more, more preferably 5 mm 2 or more, and preferably 100 mm 2 or less, more preferably 50 mm 2 or less.

好ましい繊維塊11として、基本面111のアスペクト比が1又は1に近いもの、すなわち基本面111の平面視形状が正方形又はそれに準じる形状のものが挙げられる。斯かる繊維塊11を吸収性コア40に用いると、吸収性コア40が嵩高くなる傾向があり、クッション性等が向上し得る。 Examples of the preferable fiber mass 11 include those in which the aspect ratio of the basic surface 111 is 1 or close to 1, that is, the basic surface 111 has a square shape in plan view or a shape similar thereto. When such a fiber mass 11 is used for the absorbent core 40, the absorbent core 40 tends to be bulky, and the cushioning property and the like can be improved.

基本面111のアスペクト比は、基本面111の平面視形状が四角形の場合は、その四角形の基本面111を画成する互いに直交する2辺の長さの比率として求められる。その2辺の長さが同じであれば、平面視四角形形状の基本面111のアスペクト比は1となり、2辺の長さが互いに異なる場合、すなわち基本面111の平面視形状が図6(a)に示す如き長方形の場合は、短辺111aの長さL1に対する長辺111bの長さL2の比率(L2/L1)として求められる。また、図6(b)に示す繊維塊11Bのように、基本面111の平面視形状が四角形でない場合は、基本面111の中心(重心)を通って互いに直交する2本の軸の長さの比率として求められる。その2本の軸の長さが同じであれば、平面視非四角形形状の基本面111のアスペクト比は1となり、2本の軸の長さが互いに異なる場合、すなわち相対的に長さの短い短軸と相対的に長さの長い長軸とが存在する場合は、短軸の長さに対する長軸の長さ(図6(b)の符号L2で示す長さ)の比率(後者/前者)として求められる。 When the planar view shape of the basic surface 111 is a quadrangle, the aspect ratio of the basic surface 111 is obtained as a ratio of the lengths of two sides that are orthogonal to each other and that define the rectangular basic surface 111. If the two sides have the same length, the aspect ratio of the basic surface 111 having a quadrangular shape in plan view becomes 1, and if the two sides have different lengths, that is, the basic surface 111 has a plan view shape as shown in FIG. In the case of a rectangle as shown in (), it is calculated as a ratio (L2/L1) of the length L2 of the long side 111b to the length L1 of the short side 111a. Further, when the basic surface 111 is not a quadrangular shape in plan view as in the fiber mass 11B shown in FIG. 6B, the lengths of two axes passing through the center (center of gravity) of the basic surface 111 and orthogonal to each other. Is calculated as the ratio of. If the lengths of the two axes are the same, the aspect ratio of the basic surface 111 having a non-rectangular shape in plan view is 1, and if the lengths of the two axes are different from each other, that is, the length is relatively short. When there is a short axis and a long axis having a relatively long length, the ratio of the length of the long axis to the length of the short axis (the length indicated by the symbol L2 in FIG. 6B) (the latter/the former) ) Is required.

繊維塊11(11A,11B)の各部の寸法等は、例えば、以下のように設定することができる。繊維塊11の各部の寸法は、繊維塊11の電子顕微鏡写真などに基づいて測定することができる。
基本面111が図6(a)に示す如き平面視長方形形状の場合、その短辺111aの長さL1は、好ましくは0.1mm以上、より好ましくは0.3mm以上、更に好ましくは0.5mm以上、そして、好ましくは10mm以下、より好ましくは6mm以下、更に好ましくは5mm以下である。
平面視長方形形状の基本面111の長辺111bの長さL2は、好ましくは0.3mm以上、より好ましくは1mm以上、更に好ましくは2mm以上、そして、好ましくは30mm以下、より好ましくは15mm以下、更に好ましくは10mm以下である。
なお、基本面111が図6に示すように、繊維塊11が有する複数の面のうちで最大面積を有する面である場合、長辺111bの長さL2は、繊維塊11の最大差し渡し長さ(長軸の長さ)に一致し、該最大差し渡し長さは、円盤形状の繊維塊11Bにおける平面視円形状の基本面111の直径に一致する。
繊維塊11の厚みT、すなわち2つの対向する基本面111間の長さTは、好ましくは0.1mm以上、より好ましくは0.3mm以上、そして、好ましくは10mm以下、より好ましくは6mm以下である。
The dimensions and the like of each part of the fiber mass 11 (11A, 11B) can be set as follows, for example. The size of each part of the fiber mass 11 can be measured based on an electron micrograph of the fiber mass 11.
When the basic surface 111 has a rectangular shape in plan view as shown in FIG. 6A, the length L1 of the short side 111a thereof is preferably 0.1 mm or more, more preferably 0.3 mm or more, and further preferably 0.5 mm. Above, and preferably 10 mm or less, more preferably 6 mm or less, still more preferably 5 mm or less.
The length L2 of the long side 111b of the basic surface 111 having a rectangular shape in plan view is preferably 0.3 mm or more, more preferably 1 mm or more, further preferably 2 mm or more, and preferably 30 mm or less, more preferably 15 mm or less, More preferably, it is 10 mm or less.
In addition, when the basic surface 111 is a surface having the largest area of the plurality of surfaces of the fiber mass 11 as shown in FIG. 6, the length L2 of the long side 111b is the maximum crossover length of the fiber mass 11. (The length of the major axis), and the maximum crossover length corresponds to the diameter of the basic surface 111 having a circular shape in plan view in the disk-shaped fiber mass 11B.
The thickness T of the fiber mass 11, that is, the length T between two opposing basic surfaces 111 is preferably 0.1 mm or more, more preferably 0.3 mm or more, and preferably 10 mm or less, more preferably 6 mm or less. is there.

前述したように、繊維塊11(11A,11B)が有する2種類の面(基本面111、骨格面112)は、繊維塊11を製造する際のカッターなどの切断手段による原料繊維シート10bsの切断によって形成される切断面(骨格面112)と、シート10bsが本来的に有する面であって該切断手段とは接触しない非切断面(基本面111)とに分類される。そして、この切断面か否かの違いに起因して、切断面である骨格面112は、非切断面である基本面111に比して、繊維端部の単位面積当たりの数が多いという特徴を有する。ここでいう「繊維端部」とは、繊維塊11の構成繊維11Fの長さ方向端部を意味する。通常、非切断面である基本面111にも繊維端部は存在するが、骨格面112は、原料繊維シート10bsの切断によって形成された切断面であることに起因して、その切断によって形成された構成繊維11Fの切断端部からなる繊維端部が、骨格面112の全体に多数存在しており、つまり、繊維端部の単位面積当たりの数が基本面111のそれよりも多くなっている。 As described above, the two kinds of surfaces (the basic surface 111 and the skeletal surface 112) of the fiber mass 11 (11A, 11B) are cut into the raw fiber sheet 10bs by a cutting means such as a cutter when manufacturing the fiber mass 11. And a non-cutting surface (basic surface 111) which the sheet 10bs originally has and which does not come into contact with the cutting means. Due to the difference between the cut surface and the cut surface, the skeleton surface 112 that is the cut surface has a larger number of fiber end portions per unit area than the basic surface 111 that is the non-cut surface. Have. The “fiber end portion” here means the end portion in the length direction of the constituent fibers 11F of the fiber mass 11. Normally, the fiber end portion is also present on the basic surface 111 which is a non-cutting surface, but the skeleton surface 112 is formed by the cutting because the cutting surface is formed by cutting the raw fiber sheet 10bs. A large number of fiber ends, which are the cut ends of the constituent fibers 11F, are present in the entire skeletal surface 112, that is, the number of fiber ends per unit area is larger than that of the basic surface 111. ..

繊維塊11の各面(基本面111、骨格面112)に存在する繊維端部は、該繊維塊11が、吸収性コア40に含まれる他の繊維塊11や吸水性繊維12Fとの間に交絡を形成するのに有用である。また一般に、繊維端部の単位面積当たりの数が多いほど交絡性が向上し得るので、吸収性コア40の保形性などの諸特性の向上に繋がり得る。そして前述したように、繊維塊11の各面における繊維端部の単位面積当たりの数は均一ではなく、斯かる繊維端部の単位面積当たりの数に関しては「骨格面112>基本面111」なる大小関係が成立することから、繊維塊11を介した他の繊維(他の繊維塊11、吸水性繊維12F)との交絡性は該繊維塊11の面によって異なり、骨格面112は基本面111に比して交絡性が高い。すなわち、骨格面112を介しての他の繊維との交絡による結合の方が、基本面111を介してのそれよりも結合力が強く、1個の繊維塊11において、基本面111と骨格面112とで他の繊維との結合力に差が生じ得る。一般に、斯かる結合力が強いほど、その結合されている繊維の動きの自由度が制限され、吸収性コア40全体として強度(保形性)が向上する反面、柔らかさが低下する傾向がある。 The fiber ends existing on each surface (basic surface 111, skeletal surface 112) of the fiber mass 11 are located between the fiber mass 11 and other fiber masses 11 and the water absorbent fibers 12F included in the absorbent core 40. Useful for forming confounding. Further, in general, as the number of fiber ends per unit area increases, the entanglement property can be improved, which can lead to improvement in various properties such as shape retention of the absorbent core 40. As described above, the number of fiber ends per unit area on each surface of the fiber mass 11 is not uniform, and the number of such fiber ends per unit area is “skeleton surface 112>basic surface 111”. Since the magnitude relationship is established, the entanglement with other fibers (other fiber lumps 11 and water-absorbent fibers 12F) via the fiber lumps 11 differs depending on the surface of the fiber lumps 11, and the skeleton surface 112 is the basic surface 111. Higher confounding than. That is, the bond due to the entanglement with other fibers through the skeleton surface 112 has a stronger bonding force than that through the basic surface 111, and in one fiber mass 11, the basic surface 111 and the skeleton surface are There may be a difference between 112 and the binding force with other fibers. In general, the stronger the binding force is, the more the degree of freedom of movement of the joined fibers is limited, and the strength (shape retention) of the absorbent core 40 as a whole is improved, but the softness tends to decrease. ..

このように、吸収性コア40においてはそれに含まれている複数の繊維塊11それぞれが、その周辺の他の繊維(他の繊維塊11、吸水性繊維12F)に対して、2種類の結合力を持って交絡しており、これにより吸収性コア40は、適度な柔らかさと強度(保形性)とを兼ね備えたものとなる。そして、このような優れた特性を有する吸収性コア40を、吸収性物品の吸収体として常法に従って用いた場合には、該吸収性物品の着用者に快適な着用感を提供することができるとともに、着用時における着用者の体圧等の外力によって吸収性コア40が破壊される不都合が効果的に防止される。 As described above, in the absorbent core 40, each of the plurality of fiber lumps 11 included in the absorbent core 40 has two kinds of binding force with respect to the other fibers around the absorbent core 40 (the other fiber lumps 11 and the water absorbent fibers 12F). The absorbent core 40 thus has an appropriate softness and strength (shape retention). When the absorbent core 40 having such excellent properties is used as an absorbent body of an absorbent article according to a conventional method, it is possible to provide the wearer of the absorbent article with a comfortable wearing feeling. At the same time, the inconvenience of the absorbent core 40 being destroyed by external force such as body pressure of the wearer when worn is effectively prevented.

特に、図6に示す繊維塊11(11A,11B)は、前述したように、2つの基本面111の総面積が骨格面112の総面積よりも大きい。このため、繊維端部の単位面積当たりの数が相対的に少なく、それ故に他の繊維との交絡性が相対的に低い基本面111の方が、これとは反対の性質を有する骨格面112よりも、総面積が大きいことを意味する。したがって、図6に示す繊維塊11(11A,11B)は、表面全体に繊維端部が均一に存在する繊維塊に比して、周辺の他の繊維(他の繊維塊11、吸水性繊維12F)との交絡が抑制されやすく、また、周辺の他の繊維と交絡するとしても、比較的弱い結合力でもって交絡しやすく、それ故、大きな固まりになり難く、吸収性コア40に優れた柔軟性を付与し得る。 In particular, in the fiber mass 11 (11A, 11B) shown in FIG. 6, as described above, the total area of the two basic surfaces 111 is larger than the total area of the skeleton surface 112. Therefore, the basic surface 111, which has a relatively small number of fiber end portions per unit area and therefore has relatively low entanglement with other fibers, has a skeletal surface 112 having the opposite property. Means that the total area is larger than. Therefore, the fiber mass 11 (11A, 11B) shown in FIG. 6 has other peripheral fibers (other fiber masses 11, water-absorbing fibers 12F) than a fiber mass in which the fiber ends are uniformly present on the entire surface. ) Is easy to be entangled, and even if it is entangled with other fibers around it, it is easily entangled with a relatively weak binding force, so that it is difficult to form a large lump, and the absorbent core 40 has excellent flexibility. It can impart sex.

繊維塊11の構成繊維11Fは合成繊維を含む。繊維11Fとして使用される合成繊維は、吸水性繊維12Fよりも吸水性が低いもの(弱吸水性)が好ましく、特に非吸水性の合成繊維が好ましい。繊維塊11の構成繊維11Fは合成繊維以外の繊維成分(例えば天然繊維)を含み得るが、繊維塊11の構成繊維11Fが弱親水性の繊維、好ましくは非吸水性繊維を含むことにより、吸収性コア40が乾燥状態である場合のみならず、水分(尿や経血などの体液)を吸収して湿潤状態にある場合でも、前述した繊維塊11の存在に起因する作用効果(保形性、柔軟性、クッション性、圧縮回復性、ヨレにくさなどの向上効果)が安定的に奏されるようになる。繊維塊11における構成繊維11Fとしての合成繊維の含有量は、繊維塊11の全質量に対して、好ましくは90質量%以上であり、100質量%すなわち繊維塊11が合成繊維のみから形成されていることが最も好ましい。特に、構成繊維11Fとしての合成繊維が非吸水性のものである場合に、前述した繊維塊11の存在に起因する作用効果が一層安定的に奏される。 The constituent fibers 11F of the fiber mass 11 include synthetic fibers. The synthetic fiber used as the fiber 11F is preferably one having a lower water absorption than the water absorbent fiber 12F (weak water absorption), and particularly preferably a non-water absorbent synthetic fiber. Although the constituent fibers 11F of the fiber mass 11 may include fiber components other than synthetic fibers (for example, natural fibers), the constituent fibers 11F of the fiber mass 11 include weakly hydrophilic fibers, preferably non-water-absorbing fibers, so that Not only when the sex core 40 is in a dry state, but also when it is in a wet state by absorbing water (body fluid such as urine and menstrual blood), the action and effect (shape retention) due to the presence of the fiber lump 11 described above. , The effect of improving flexibility, cushioning property, compression recovery property, and resistance to twisting) can be stably achieved. The content of the synthetic fibers as the constituent fibers 11F in the fiber mass 11 is preferably 90% by mass or more with respect to the total mass of the fiber mass 11, and 100% by mass, that is, the fiber mass 11 is formed only from the synthetic fibers. Is most preferred. In particular, when the synthetic fiber as the constituent fiber 11F is a non-water-absorbing one, the action and effect resulting from the presence of the fiber lump 11 described above is more stably exhibited.

本明細書において、「吸水性」という用語は、例えば、パルプは吸水性と言ったように、当業者にとって容易に理解できるものである。同様に、熱可塑性繊維は弱吸水性(特に、非吸水性)であることも、容易に理解され得る。一方で、繊維の吸水性の程度は下記方法により測定される水分率の値によって、相対的な吸水性の違いが比較できるとともに、より好ましい範囲も規定できる。斯かる水分率の値が大きいほど、繊維の吸水性が強い。
吸水性繊維としては、斯かる水分率が6%以上であることが好ましく、より10%以上が好ましい。一方で、合成繊維は、斯かる水分率が6%未満であることが好ましく、4%未満であることがより好ましい。なお、水分率が6%未満の場合、当該繊維は非吸水性繊維と判定できる。
As used herein, the term “water-absorbing” is easily understood by those skilled in the art, for example, pulp is water-absorbing. Similarly, it can be easily understood that the thermoplastic fiber is weakly water-absorbing (particularly non-water-absorbing). On the other hand, the degree of water absorption of the fibers can be compared with the relative difference in water absorption by the value of the water content measured by the following method, and a more preferable range can be defined. The larger the value of the water content, the stronger the water absorption of the fiber.
The water-absorbent fiber preferably has a water content of 6% or more, and more preferably 10% or more. On the other hand, the synthetic fiber preferably has a moisture content of less than 6%, more preferably less than 4%. If the water content is less than 6%, the fiber can be determined to be a non-water-absorbent fiber.

<水分率の測定方法>
水分率は、JIS P8203の水分率試験方法を準用して算出した。すなわち、繊維試料を温度40℃、相対湿度80%RHの試験室に24時間静置後、その室内にて絶乾処理前の繊維試料の重量W(g)を測定した。その後、温度105±2℃の電気乾燥機(例えば、株式会社いすゞ製作所製)内にて1時間静置し、繊維試料の絶乾処理を行った。絶乾処理後、温度20±2℃、相対温度65±2%の標準状態の試験室にて、旭化成(株)製サランラップ(登録商標)で繊維試料を包括した状態で、Siシリカゲル(例えば、豊田化工(株))をガラスデシゲータ内(例えば、(株)テックジャム製)に入れて、繊維試料が温度20±2℃になるまで静置する。その後、繊維試料の恒量W’(g)を秤量して、次式により繊維試料の水分率を求める。水分率(%)=(W−W’/W’)×100
<Measurement method of water content>
The water content was calculated by applying the water content test method of JIS P8203. That is, the fiber sample was allowed to stand in a test room at a temperature of 40° C. and a relative humidity of 80% RH for 24 hours, and then the weight W (g) of the fiber sample before the absolute drying treatment was measured in the room. Thereafter, the fiber sample was allowed to stand for 1 hour in an electric dryer (for example, manufactured by Isuzu Seisakusho Co., Ltd.) at a temperature of 105±2° C., and the fiber sample was absolutely dried. After the absolute drying treatment, in a test room in a standard state at a temperature of 20±2° C. and a relative temperature of 65±2%, a fiber sample was covered with Saran Wrap (registered trademark) manufactured by Asahi Kasei Co., Ltd., and Si silica gel (for example, Toyoda Kako Co., Ltd. is put in a glass desiccator (for example, manufactured by Tech Jam Co., Ltd.), and the fiber sample is allowed to stand until the temperature reaches 20±2° C. Then, the constant weight W'(g) of the fiber sample is weighed, and the moisture content of the fiber sample is obtained by the following formula. Moisture content (%)=(W−W′/W′)×100

また同様に、吸収性コア40が乾燥状態及び湿潤状態のいずれの状態でも保形性、柔軟性、クッション性、圧縮回復性、ヨレにくさなどにおいて優れた効果を発現し得るようにする観点から、繊維塊11は、複数の熱可塑性繊維が互いに熱融着した3次元構造を有することが好ましい。 Similarly, from the viewpoint of allowing the absorbent core 40 to exhibit excellent effects in shape retention, flexibility, cushioning property, compression recovery property, resistance to twisting, etc. in both dry and wet states. The fiber mass 11 preferably has a three-dimensional structure in which a plurality of thermoplastic fibers are heat-sealed to each other.

複数の熱融着部が3次元的に分散した繊維塊11を得るためには、その原料繊維シート10bs(図7参照)が同様に構成されていればよく、また、そのような複数の熱融着部が3次元的に分散した原料繊維シート10bsは、前述したように、熱可塑性繊維を主体とするウエブや不織布に、熱風処理などの熱処理を施すことによって製造することができる。 In order to obtain the fiber mass 11 in which a plurality of heat-sealed portions are three-dimensionally dispersed, the raw material fiber sheet 10bs (see FIG. 7) may have the same configuration, and such a plurality of heat-bonded portions may be used. As described above, the raw material fiber sheet 10bs in which the fused portions are three-dimensionally dispersed can be manufactured by subjecting a web or nonwoven fabric mainly composed of thermoplastic fibers to heat treatment such as hot air treatment.

繊維塊11の構成繊維11Fの素材として好適な非吸水性の合成樹脂(熱可塑性樹脂)としては、例えば、ポリエチレン、ポリプロピレン等のポリオレフィン;ポリエチレンテレフタレート等のポリエステル;ナイロン6、ナイロン66等のポリアミド;ポリアクリル酸、ポリメタクリル酸アルキルエステル、ポリ塩化ビニル、ポリ塩化ビニリデン等が挙げられ、これらの1種を単独で又は2種以上を組み合わせて用いることができる。なお、繊維11Fは、1種類の合成樹脂(熱可塑性樹脂)又は2種類以上の合成樹脂を混合したブレンドポリマーからなる単一繊維でもよく、あるいは複合繊維でもよい。ここでいう複合繊維は、成分の異なる2種類以上の合成樹脂を紡糸口金で複合し、同時に紡糸して得られる合成繊維(熱可塑性繊維)で、複数の成分がそれぞれ繊維の長さ方向に連続した構造で、単繊維内で相互接着しているものをいう。複合繊維の形態には、芯鞘型、サイドバイサイド型等があり、特に制限されない。 Examples of the non-water-absorbent synthetic resin (thermoplastic resin) suitable as a material for the constituent fibers 11F of the fiber mass 11 include, for example, polyolefins such as polyethylene and polypropylene; polyesters such as polyethylene terephthalate; polyamides such as nylon 6 and nylon 66; Examples thereof include polyacrylic acid, polymethacrylic acid alkyl ester, polyvinyl chloride, and polyvinylidene chloride, and one of these may be used alone or in combination of two or more. The fiber 11F may be a single fiber made of one kind of synthetic resin (thermoplastic resin) or a blend polymer in which two or more kinds of synthetic resins are mixed, or may be a composite fiber. The composite fiber referred to here is a synthetic fiber (thermoplastic fiber) obtained by combining two or more kinds of synthetic resins having different components with a spinneret and spinning at the same time, and a plurality of components are each continuous in the length direction of the fiber. The structure described above refers to those bonded to each other within a single fiber. The form of the composite fiber includes a core-sheath type and a side-by-side type, and is not particularly limited.

また、繊維塊11は、水との接触角が90度未満、特に70度以下であることが、初期排泄での体液の引き込み性を一層向上させる観点から好ましい。このような繊維としては、前述した非吸水性の合成繊維を、常法に従い親水化剤で処理することによって得られる。親水化剤としては、通常の界面活性剤を使用することができる。 Further, the fiber mass 11 preferably has a contact angle with water of less than 90 degrees, particularly preferably 70 degrees or less, from the viewpoint of further improving the ability to draw body fluid during initial excretion. Such fibers can be obtained by treating the aforementioned non-water-absorbing synthetic fibers with a hydrophilizing agent according to a conventional method. Usual surfactants can be used as the hydrophilizing agent.

<接触角の測定方法>
測定対象(吸収性コア)から繊維を取り出し、その繊維に対する水の接触角を測定する。測定装置として、協和界面科学株式会社製の自動接触角計MCA−Jを用いる。接触角の測定には脱イオン水を用いる。インクジェット方式水滴吐出部(クラスターテクノロジー社製、吐出部孔径が25μmのパルスインジェクターCTC−25)から吐出される液量を20ピコリットルに設定して、水滴を、繊維の真上に滴下する。滴下の様子を水平に設置されたカメラに接続された高速度録画装置に録画する。録画装置は後に画像解析をする観点から、高速度キャプチャー装置が組み込まれたパーソナルコンピュータが望ましい。本測定では、17msec毎に画像が録画される。録画された映像において、繊維に水滴が着滴した最初の画像を、付属ソフトFAMAS(ソフトのバージョンは2.6.2、解析手法は液滴法、解析方法はθ/2法、画像処理アルゴリズムは無反射、画像処理イメージモードはフレーム、スレッシホールドレベルは200、曲率補正はしない、とする)にて画像解析を行い、水滴の空気に触れる面と繊維とのなす角を算出し、接触角とする。測定対象物から取り出した繊維は、繊維長1mmに裁断し、該繊維を接触角計のサンプル台に載せて、水平に維持する。繊維1本につき異なる2箇所の接触角を測定する。N=5本の接触角を小数点以下1桁まで計測し、合計10箇所の測定値を平均した値(小数点以下第2桁で四捨五入)を、当該繊維の水との接触角と定義する。測定環境は、室温22±2℃、湿度65±2%RHとする。
<Method of measuring contact angle>
A fiber is taken out from the measurement target (absorbent core), and the contact angle of water with respect to the fiber is measured. As a measuring device, an automatic contact angle meter MCA-J manufactured by Kyowa Interface Science Co., Ltd. is used. Deionized water is used to measure the contact angle. The amount of liquid ejected from an inkjet type water droplet ejecting unit (Pulse Injector CTC-25, manufactured by Cluster Technology Co., Ltd., ejection unit having a hole diameter of 25 μm) is set to 20 picoliters, and the water droplet is dropped directly on the fiber. The dropping is recorded on a high-speed recording device connected to a horizontally installed camera. From the viewpoint of later image analysis, the recording device is preferably a personal computer incorporating a high-speed capture device. In this measurement, an image is recorded every 17 msec. In the recorded video, the first image of the water droplets on the fiber is the attached software FAMAS (software version is 2.6.2, analysis method is the droplet method, analysis method is the θ/2 method, image processing algorithm Is non-reflective, image processing is in frame, image level is frame, threshold level is 200, curvature is not corrected), and image analysis is performed to calculate the angle between the surface of the water droplet that contacts the air and the fiber It is a corner. The fiber taken out from the object to be measured is cut into a fiber having a length of 1 mm, and the fiber is placed on a sample stand of a contact angle meter and maintained horizontally. Two different contact angles are measured for each fiber. The contact angle of N=5 pieces is measured to one digit below the decimal point, and the value obtained by averaging the measured values at a total of 10 points (rounded to the second digit after the decimal point) is defined as the contact angle of the fiber with water. The measurement environment is room temperature 22±2° C. and humidity 65±2% RH.

なお、測定対象の吸収体(吸収性コア)が吸収性物品等の他の物品の構成部材として用いられており、該吸収体を取り出して評価測定する場合において、該吸収体が、接着剤、融着などによって他の構成部材に固定されている場合には、その固定部分を、繊維の接触角に影響を与えない範囲で、コールドスプレーの冷風を吹き付ける等の方法で接着力を除去してから取り出す。この手順は、本願明細書中の全ての測定において共通である。 Note that the absorbent body (absorbent core) to be measured is used as a constituent member of another article such as an absorbent article, and when the absorbent body is taken out and evaluated and measured, the absorbent body is an adhesive, If it is fixed to other components by fusing, etc., remove the adhesive force on the fixed part by blowing cold air of cold spray etc. within the range that does not affect the contact angle of the fiber. Take out from. This procedure is common to all measurements herein.

以上、本発明をその実施形態に基づいて説明したが、本発明は、前記実施形態に制限されることなく適宜変更が可能である。
例えば、前述した実施形態では吸収体4は、排泄部対向領域Bの少なくとも横方向Yの中央部が他の領域A,Cよりも厚みが大きい肉厚の構造を有するものであったが、排泄部対向領域Bと前後領域A,Cとで吸収体4の厚みが同じであってもよい。この場合は、例えば、均一厚みの吸収性コア40を作製し、その均一厚みの吸収性コア40の排泄部対向領域Bの少なくとも一部の形成材料を排除したのち、排除した厚み分の繊維塊11を補充する等の方法によって、全体の厚みが均一な吸収体4を作製することができる。
本発明の吸収性物品は、人体から排出される体液(尿、軟便、経血、汗等)の吸収に用いられる物品を広く包含し、前述した生理用ナプキンの他、生理用ショーツ、止着テープを有するいわゆる展開型の使い捨ておむつ、パンツ型の使い捨ておむつ、失禁パッド等が包含される。
Although the present invention has been described above based on the embodiment, the present invention can be appropriately modified without being limited to the embodiment.
For example, in the above-described embodiment, the absorbent body 4 has a thick structure in which at least the central portion of the excretion portion facing region B in the lateral direction Y is thicker than the other regions A and C. The thickness of the absorber 4 may be the same in the part facing region B and the front and rear regions A and C. In this case, for example, the absorbent core 40 having a uniform thickness is produced, and at least a part of the forming material of the excretion part facing region B of the absorbent core 40 having the uniform thickness is removed, and then the fiber mass of the removed thickness is obtained. The absorber 4 having a uniform overall thickness can be manufactured by a method such as supplementing 11 with the same.
The absorbent article of the present invention broadly includes articles used for absorbing body fluids (urine, loose stool, menstrual blood, sweat, etc.) discharged from the human body, and in addition to the sanitary napkins described above, sanitary shorts and fastenings. A so-called unfolding type disposable diaper having a tape, a pants type disposable diaper, an incontinence pad and the like are included.

前述した本発明の実施形態に関し、更に以下の付記を開示する。
<1> 使用者の前後方向に対応する縦方向とこれに直交する横方向とを有し、且つ使用時に使用者の排泄部に対向配置される排泄部対向領域と、該排泄部対向領域よりも縦方向前側に配される前方領域と、該排泄部対向領域よりも縦方向後側に配される後方領域とを有し、吸収体を備えた吸収性物品であって、前記吸収体は、合成繊維を含む繊維塊と、吸水性繊維とを含有し、前記吸収体において、前記繊維塊及び前記吸水性繊維の合計含有質量に対する該繊維塊の含有質量の比率は、前記前方領域及び前記後方領域よりも前記排泄部対向領域の方が大きく、且つ該排泄部対向領域では、該吸収体の非肌対向面側よりも該吸収体の肌対向面側の方が小さい吸収性物品。
<2> 前記吸収体は、前記排泄部対向領域に、該吸収体が含有する全ての前記繊維塊の90質量%以上を含有する、前記<1>に記載の吸収性物品。
<3> 前記吸収体の厚みは、前記排泄部対向領域の横方向中央よりも前記前方領域及び前記後方領域の方が薄い、前記<1>又は<2>に記載の吸収性物品。
<4> 前記吸収体の非肌対向面における前記排泄部対向領域に位置する部分の面積は、該吸収体の非肌対向面の面積の60%以下である、前記<1>〜<3>のいずれか1に記載の吸収性物品。
<5> 前記吸収体は、吸水性ポリマーを少なくとも前記排泄部対向領域に含有し、且つ該吸収体における該吸水性ポリマーの含有量は、前記非肌対向面側よりも前記肌対向面側の方が多い、前記<1>〜<4>いずれか1に記載の吸収性物品。
<6> 前記吸収体は、前記繊維塊及び前記吸水性繊維を含有する吸収性コアと、該吸収性コアの外面を被覆するコアラップシートとを具備する、前記<1>〜<5>のいずれか1に記載の吸収性物品。
<7> 前記吸収体は、前記排泄部対向領域に、周辺部よりも使用者の肌側に向かって隆起した隆起部を有する、前記<1>〜<6>のいずれか1に記載の吸収性物品。
<8> 前記吸収体において、複数の前記繊維塊同士又は該繊維塊と前記吸水性繊維とが互いに交絡している、前記<1>〜<7>のいずれか1に記載の吸収性物品。
Regarding the above-described embodiment of the present invention, the following supplementary notes are further disclosed.
<1> An excretory portion facing region which has a vertical direction corresponding to the front-back direction of the user and a lateral direction orthogonal to the longitudinal direction and which is arranged to face the excretory portion of the user during use, and from the excretory portion facing region. Also an anterior region arranged on the front side in the vertical direction, and a rear region arranged on the rear side in the longitudinal direction with respect to the excretion portion facing region, an absorbent article comprising an absorbent body, wherein the absorbent body is A fiber mass containing a synthetic fiber, and a water-absorbent fiber, in the absorber, the ratio of the content mass of the fiber mass to the total content mass of the fiber mass and the water-absorbent fiber, the front region and the An absorbent article in which the excretion part facing region is larger than the rear region, and in the excretion part facing region, the skin facing surface side of the absorbent body is smaller than the non-skin facing surface side of the absorbent body.
<2> The absorbent article according to <1>, wherein the absorbent body contains 90% by mass or more of all the fiber masses contained in the absorbent body in the excretion part facing region.
<3> The absorbent article according to <1> or <2>, wherein the thickness of the absorber is smaller in the front region and the rear region than in the lateral center of the excretion part facing region.
<4> The area of the portion of the non-skin facing surface of the absorbent body located in the excretion part facing region is 60% or less of the area of the non-skin facing surface of the absorbent body, <1> to <3> above. The absorbent article according to any one of 1.
<5> The absorbent body contains a water-absorbent polymer in at least the excretion part facing area, and the content of the water-absorbent polymer in the absorbent body is on the skin facing surface side rather than the non-skin facing surface side. The absorbent article according to any one of <1> to <4>, which is more often.
<6> The absorbent body includes an absorbent core containing the fiber mass and the water-absorbent fiber, and a core wrap sheet that covers an outer surface of the absorbent core. <1> to <5> The absorbent article according to any one of claims 1.
<7> The absorbent body according to any one of <1> to <6>, wherein the absorbent body has a raised portion that is raised toward a user's skin side rather than a peripheral portion in the excretion portion facing region. Sex goods.
<8> The absorbent article according to any one of <1> to <7>, in which a plurality of the fiber aggregates or the fiber aggregates and the water absorbing fibers are entangled with each other in the absorber.

<9> 前記吸収体において、前記前方領域又は前記後方領域の厚みと前記排泄部対向領域の横方向中央の厚みとの比率は、前者<後者を前提として、前者/後者として、好ましくは0.1以上、より好ましくは0.3以上、そして、好ましくは0.9以下、より好ましくは0.8以下である、前記<3>〜<8>のいずれか1に記載の吸収性物品。
<10> 前記吸収体の前記排泄部対向領域の非肌対向面側の、前記繊維塊及び前記吸水性繊維の合計含有質量に対する該繊維塊の含有質量の比率(繊維塊占有率)は、該吸収体の他の部位のそれよりも高いことを前提として、好ましくは50質量%以上、より好ましくは90質量%以上である、前記<1>〜<9>のいずれか1に記載の吸収性物品。
<11> 前記吸収体の前記排泄部対向領域の肌対向面側の、前記繊維塊及び前記吸水性繊維の合計含有質量に対する該繊維塊の含有質量の比率(繊維塊占有率)は、該吸収体の該排泄部対向領域の非肌対向面側のそれよりも低いことを前提として、好ましくは50質量%以下、より好ましくは10質量%以下である、前記<1>〜<10>のいずれか1に記載の吸収性物品。
<12> 前記吸収体の前記排泄部対向領域の非肌対向面側の、前記繊維塊及び前記吸水性繊維の合計含有質量に対する該繊維塊の含有質量の比率(繊維塊占有率)と、該吸収体の該排泄部対向領域の肌対向面側のそれとの差は、前者から後者を差し引いた場合に、好ましくは50質量%以上、より好ましくは90質量%以上である、前記<1>〜<11>のいずれか1に記載の吸収性物品。
<9> In the absorber, the ratio of the thickness of the front region or the rear region to the thickness of the central region in the lateral direction of the excretion part facing region is such that the former <the latter, the former/the latter is preferably 0. The absorbent article according to any one of <3> to <8>, which is 1 or more, more preferably 0.3 or more, and preferably 0.9 or less, more preferably 0.8 or less.
<10> The ratio of the content mass of the fiber mass to the total content mass of the fiber mass and the water absorbent fibers (fiber mass occupancy rate) on the non-skin facing surface side of the excretion part facing region of the absorber is Absorbency according to any one of the above items <1> to <9>, which is preferably 50% by mass or more, more preferably 90% by mass or more, on the assumption that it is higher than that of other parts of the absorber. Goods.
<11> The ratio of the content mass of the fiber mass to the total content mass of the fiber mass and the water-absorbent fiber (fiber mass occupancy rate) on the skin-facing surface side of the excretion part facing region of the absorber is the absorption rate. Any of the above <1> to <10>, which is preferably 50% by mass or less, more preferably 10% by mass or less, on the assumption that it is lower than that on the non-skin facing surface side of the excretion part facing region of the body. The absorbent article according to item 1.
<12> The ratio of the content mass of the fiber mass to the total content mass of the fiber mass and the water absorbing fibers (fiber mass occupancy rate) on the non-skin facing surface side of the excretion part facing region of the absorbent body, The difference from the excretion portion facing region of the absorbent body on the skin facing surface side is preferably 50% by mass or more, more preferably 90% by mass or more, when the latter is subtracted from the former, <1> to The absorbent article according to any one of <11>.

<13> 前記繊維塊は、相対向する2つの基本面と、該2つの基本面を連結する骨格面とを備えている、前記<1>〜<12>のいずれか1に記載の吸収性物品。
<14> 前記繊維塊において、2つの前記基本面の総面積は、前記骨格面の総面積よりも大きい、前記<13>に記載の吸収性物品。
<15> 前記基本面の面積は、好ましくは1mm以上、より好ましくは5mm以上、そして、好ましくは100mm以下、より好ましくは50mm以下である、前記<13>又は<14>に記載の吸収性物品。
<16> 前記繊維塊に含まれる前記合成繊維は、前記吸水性繊維よりも吸水性が低く、好ましくは非吸水性である、前記<1>〜<15>のいずれか1に記載の吸収性物品。
<17> 前記繊維塊に含まれる前記合成繊維の含有量は、該繊維塊の全質量に対して、好ましくは90質量%以上であり、最も好ましくは100質量%である、前記<16>に記載の吸収性物品。
<18> 前記繊維塊に含まれる前記合成繊維は、水分率が6%未満であり、より好ましくは4%未満である、前記<16>又は<17>に記載の吸収性物品。
<19> 前記吸水性繊維は、水分率が6%以上であり、より好ましくは10%以上である、前記<1>〜<18>のいずれか1に記載の吸収性物品。
<20> 前記繊維塊は、水との接触角が90度未満、好ましくは70度以下である、前記<1>〜<19>のいずれか1に記載の吸収性物品。
<21> 前記吸収性物品が生理用ナプキンである、前記<1>〜<20>のいずれか1に記載の吸収性物品。
<13> The absorbent article according to any one of <1> to <12>, in which the fiber mass includes two basic surfaces facing each other and a skeleton surface connecting the two basic surfaces. Goods.
<14> The absorbent article according to <13>, wherein the total area of the two basic surfaces is larger than the total area of the skeleton surface in the fiber mass.
<15> The area of the basic surface is preferably 1 mm 2 or more, more preferably 5 mm 2 or more, and preferably 100 mm 2 or less, more preferably 50 mm 2 or less. <13> or <14> Absorbent article.
<16> The absorbent according to any one of the above items <1> to <15>, wherein the synthetic fiber contained in the fiber mass has lower water absorption than the water absorbent fiber, and is preferably non-water absorbent. Goods.
<17> The content of the synthetic fibers contained in the fiber mass is preferably 90% by mass or more, and most preferably 100% by mass, based on the total mass of the fiber mass. The absorbent article described.
<18> The absorbent article according to <16> or <17>, wherein the synthetic fiber contained in the fiber mass has a moisture content of less than 6%, more preferably less than 4%.
<19> The absorbent article according to any one of <1> to <18>, wherein the water absorbent fiber has a water content of 6% or more, more preferably 10% or more.
<20> The absorbent article according to any one of <1> to <19>, wherein the fiber lump has a contact angle with water of less than 90 degrees, preferably 70 degrees or less.
<21> The absorbent article according to any one of <1> to <20>, wherein the absorbent article is a sanitary napkin.

以下、本発明を実施例により更に具体的に説明するが、本発明は斯かる実施例に限定されるものではない。 Hereinafter, the present invention will be described more specifically by way of examples, but the present invention is not limited to the examples.

〔実施例1〕
図3〜図5に示す吸収体4を製造し、実施例1の吸収体とした。具体的には、繊維塊11、吸水性繊維12F及び吸水性ポリマー13をコア形成材料として用い、公知の積繊装置を2台用いて、常法に従って、吸水性繊維リッチ部位12Pと繊維塊リッチ部位11Pをそれぞれ積繊して製造し、これら吸水性繊維リッチ部位12Pと繊維塊リッチ部位11Pとを重ね合わせるとともに厚み方向に加圧することによって、吸収性コア40を得、該吸収性コア40の外面全体を坪量16g/mのコアラップシート41で被覆して、吸収体4を製造した。繊維塊11の製造は図7に準じ、原料繊維シートを賽の目状に切断して製造した。前記繊維塊の原料繊維シートとして、ポリエチレン樹脂繊維及びポリエチレンテレフタラート樹脂繊維(非吸水性繊維、繊維径18μm)からなる非吸水性の熱可塑性繊維を構成繊維とする坪量18g/m、厚み0.6mmのエアスルー不織布(構成繊維同士の熱融着部を有する繊維シート)を用いた。吸水性繊維12Fとして、針葉樹晒クラフトパルプ(NBKP)を用いた。吸水性ポリマー13として、アクリル酸重合体部分ナトリウム塩を用いた。
[Example 1]
The absorber 4 shown in FIGS. 3 to 5 was manufactured to be the absorber of Example 1. Specifically, the fiber lump 11, the water-absorbent fiber 12F and the water-absorbent polymer 13 are used as core forming materials, two publicly known fiber-laying devices are used, and the water-absorbent fiber rich portion 12P and the fiber lump rich are used in accordance with a conventional method. The parts 11P are manufactured by stacking them, respectively, and the absorbent core 40 is obtained by stacking the water absorbent fiber rich part 12P and the fiber lump rich part 11P and pressing in the thickness direction. The entire outer surface was covered with a core wrap sheet 41 having a basis weight of 16 g/m 2 to manufacture an absorber 4. The fiber lump 11 was manufactured in accordance with FIG. 7 by cutting the raw material fiber sheet into a dice shape. As a raw material fiber sheet of the fiber lump, a basis weight of 18 g/m 2 having a non-water-absorbing thermoplastic fiber composed of polyethylene resin fiber and polyethylene terephthalate resin fiber (non-water-absorbing fiber, fiber diameter of 18 μm) as a constituent fiber, and thickness A 0.6 mm air-through nonwoven fabric (fiber sheet having heat-sealed portions of constituent fibers) was used. Softwood bleached kraft pulp (NBKP) was used as the water absorbent fiber 12F. As the water absorbing polymer 13, a partial sodium salt of acrylic acid polymer was used.

実施例1の吸収体4は、縦方向長さ210mm、横方向長さ70mmであり、横方向長さは、前方領域A及び後方領域Cの一部である縦方向Xの前後端部を除き、吸収体4の縦方向の全長にわたって一定であった。実施例1の吸収体4の厚みは、前方領域A及び後方領域Cはそれぞれ3.2mm、排泄部対向領域Bは5.7mmであり、排泄部対向領域Bに、周辺部よりも使用者の肌側に向かって隆起した隆起部を有していた。また、実施例1の吸収性コア40は、排泄部対向領域Bの非肌対向面側B2の全体が繊維塊リッチ部位11P(繊維塊占有率が100質量%の部位)、それ以外の部位は全て吸水性繊維リッチ部位12P(繊維塊占有率が0.01質量%の部位、吸水性繊維占有率が99.9質量%の部位)であり、前方領域A(吸水性繊維リッチ部位12P)の縦方向長さ55mm、排泄部対向領域B(繊維塊リッチ部位11P)の縦方向長さ80mm、後方領域C(吸水性繊維リッチ部位12P)の縦方向長さ75mmであった。また、実施例1の吸収体4の前記クッション部面積率(吸収体の非肌対向面の全面積に占める排泄部対向領域Bの非肌対向面の面積の割合)は38.6%であった。実施例1の吸収性コア40の繊維塊の坪量は140g/m、吸水性繊維の坪量は210g/mとした。なお、実施例1の吸収性コア40には、吸水性ポリマー13が50g/m含まれており、その90質量%以上が吸水性繊維リッチ部位12Pに含まれる。また、繊維塊リッチ部位11Pと吸水性繊維リッチ部位12Pとの界面では、繊維塊11と吸水性繊維12との交絡が存在するが、該界面とその近傍領域以外では、繊維塊層11Pには吸水性繊維12は含まれず、吸水性繊維層12Pには繊維塊11は含まれていない。前記「繊維塊占有率」の値は、当該界面領域以外の部分における値である。 The absorbent body 4 of Example 1 has a length of 210 mm in the vertical direction and a length of 70 mm in the horizontal direction, and the horizontal length is the front and rear end portions in the vertical direction X that are part of the front region A and the rear region C. , Was constant over the entire length of the absorbent body 4 in the vertical direction. The thickness of the absorbent body 4 of Example 1 is 3.2 mm for the front region A and the rear region C, and 5.7 mm for the excretion part facing region B, and the excretion part facing region B has a thickness of the user more than that of the peripheral part. It had a raised portion that was raised toward the skin side. Further, in the absorbent core 40 of Example 1, the entire non-skin facing surface side B2 of the excretion part facing region B is the fiber mass rich part 11P (the part where the fiber mass occupancy rate is 100% by mass), and the other parts are All of the water-absorbent fiber-rich portion 12P (a portion having a fiber mass occupancy rate of 0.01 mass% and a water-absorbent fiber occupancy rate of 99.9 mass%) are in the front region A (water-absorbent fiber rich portion 12P). The length in the vertical direction was 55 mm, the length in the excretion region facing area B (fiber mass rich portion 11P) was 80 mm, and the length in the rear area C (water absorbent fiber rich portion 12P) was 75 mm. Further, the cushion portion area ratio (the ratio of the area of the non-skin facing surface of the excretion portion facing region B to the total area of the non-skin facing surface of the absorbent body) of the absorbent body 4 of Example 1 was 38.6%. It was The basis weight of the fiber mass of the absorbent core 40 of Example 1 was 140 g/m 2 , and the basis weight of the water absorbent fibers was 210 g/m 2 . The absorbent core 40 of Example 1 contains 50 g/m 2 of the water absorbent polymer 13, and 90% by mass or more of the water absorbent polymer 13 is contained in the water absorbent fiber rich portion 12P. Further, at the interface between the fiber lump rich portion 11P and the water absorbent fiber rich portion 12P, there is entanglement between the fiber lump 11 and the water absorbent fiber 12, but in the fiber lump layer 11P except for the interface and the vicinity thereof. The water absorbent fiber 12 is not included, and the water absorbent fiber layer 12P does not include the fiber lump 11. The value of the “fiber mass occupancy ratio” is a value in a portion other than the interface region.

〔比較例1〕
吸収性コア及びコアラップシートを具備する吸収要素の非肌対向面側に、弾力性に富むクッションシートを積層してなる積層体を製造し、比較例1の吸収体とした。比較例1の吸収体の厚みは5.7mm均一であった。比較例1の吸収要素は、吸収性コアが繊維塊を非含有である点以外は、実施例1の吸収体と基本構成が同じであった。クッションシートとして、吸収要素と平面視において同形状同寸法のシート状の坪量40g/mのエアスルー不織布を用い、クッションシートを3枚重ねて吸収要素の非肌対向面に固定してクッション部とした。クッションシートは、吸収要素の非肌対向面の全域を被覆するように固定し、クッションシート同士及びクッションシートと吸収要素との固定にはホットメルト接着剤を用いた。比較例1の吸収体においては、吸収体の非肌対向面の全域がクッション部で形成されているので、前記クッション部面積率は100%である。吸水性繊維の坪量は210g/mとした。
[Comparative Example 1]
The absorbent body of Comparative Example 1 was manufactured by manufacturing a laminated body in which a cushion sheet having a high elasticity is laminated on the non-skin facing surface side of an absorbent element including an absorbent core and a core wrap sheet. The absorber of Comparative Example 1 had a uniform thickness of 5.7 mm. The absorbent element of Comparative Example 1 had the same basic structure as the absorbent body of Example 1 except that the absorbent core contained no fiber lumps. As the cushion sheet, a sheet-like air-through non-woven fabric having a basis weight of 40 g/m 2 having the same shape and size as the absorbent element in plan view is used, and three cushion sheets are stacked and fixed to the non-skin-facing surface of the absorbent element. And The cushion sheet was fixed so as to cover the entire non-skin-facing surface of the absorbent element, and a hot melt adhesive was used for fixing the cushion sheets to each other and between the cushion sheet and the absorbent element. In the absorbent body of Comparative Example 1, since the entire non-skin-facing surface of the absorbent body is formed by the cushion portion, the cushion portion area ratio is 100%. The basis weight of the water absorbent fibers was 210 g/m 2 .

〔比較例2〕
比較例1の吸収要素の構成と同じまま比較例2の吸収体とした。比較例2の吸収体の厚みは5.7mm均一であった。吸水性繊維の坪量は350g/mとした。
[Comparative Example 2]
The absorbent body of Comparative Example 2 was used with the same structure as that of the absorbent element of Comparative Example 1. The absorber of Comparative Example 2 had a uniform thickness of 5.7 mm. The basis weight of the water absorbent fibers was 350 g/m 2 .

〔性能評価〕
各実施例及び比較例の吸収体について、下記方法により、動的ヨレ率、リングクラッシュ、曲げ剛性、動的最大吸収量、圧縮ひずみ率、回復仕事量をそれぞれ測定した。結果を下記表1に示す。
[Performance evaluation]
With respect to the absorbers of Examples and Comparative Examples, the dynamic twist ratio, ring crush, bending rigidity, dynamic maximum absorption amount, compressive strain rate, and recovery work amount were measured by the following methods. The results are shown in Table 1 below.

なお、測定対象として吸収性物品を用いる場合には、各実施例及び比較例の吸収体を用い、図1に示すナプキン1と基本構成が同様の生理用ナプキンを作製し、該生理用ナプキンを測定に用いた。生理用ナプキンにおける表面シートとして、坪量30g/mのエアスルー不織布を用い、裏面シートとして、37g/mのポリエチレン樹脂フィルム(FL−KDJ100nN、大化工業製)を用いた。 When an absorbent article is used as a measurement target, the absorbent body of each of the Examples and Comparative Examples is used to prepare a sanitary napkin having the same basic configuration as the napkin 1 shown in FIG. 1, and the sanitary napkin is manufactured. Used for measurement. An air-through non-woven fabric having a basis weight of 30 g/m 2 was used as the top sheet of the sanitary napkin, and a polyethylene resin film of 37 g/m 2 (FL-KDJ100 nN, manufactured by Daikagyo Co., Ltd.) was used as the back sheet.

<動的ヨレ率の測定方法>
生理用ナプキンを測定サンプルとし、測定サンプルの動的ヨレ率を、駆動式の女性用下半身人体モデルを用いて評価した。まず、測定対象のナプキンの中央幅(ナプキンの縦方向中央における横方向長さ)(歩行前の中央幅)を測定し、該ナプキンをショーツに貼りつけて女性用人体モデルに装着させた。次に、人体モデルを100歩/分の速度で30分間歩行させ、その人体モデルの歩行中において、3分歩行後に装着状態のナプキンに脱繊維馬血を15秒間で1.5g注入する操作を6回繰り返し、合計9gの脱繊維馬血をナプキンに注入した。そして、ナプキンをショーツから外してその中央幅(歩行後の中央幅)を測定し、歩行前の中央幅と歩行後の中央幅とから、次式により動的ヨレ率(%)を算出した。動的ヨレ率の数値が小さいほど、ナプキンがヨレ難く、高評価となる。なお、測定対象に注入した脱繊維馬血は、日本バイオテスト(株)製脱繊維馬血で且つ液温25℃における粘性が8cpに調整されたものであり、また、斯かる粘度は、東機産業株式会社製TVB−10M形粘度計において、ロータ名称L/AdP(ロータコード19)のロータで回転速度12rpmにて測定した場合の粘度である。
動的ヨレ率(%)=[{(歩行前の中央幅)−(歩行後の中央幅)}/(歩行前の中央幅)]×100
<Measurement method of dynamic twist ratio>
Using a sanitary napkin as a measurement sample, the dynamic deflection rate of the measurement sample was evaluated using a drive-type lower body human body model for women. First, the center width of the napkin to be measured (horizontal length in the longitudinal center of the napkin) (center width before walking) was measured, and the napkin was attached to shorts and attached to a female human body model. Next, the human body model is made to walk at a speed of 100 steps/minute for 30 minutes, and during the walking of the human body model, an operation of injecting 1.5 g of defibrinated horse blood into the napkin in the worn state after 15 minutes of walking is carried out for 15 seconds. Repeated 6 times, a total of 9 g of defibrinated horse blood was injected into the napkin. Then, the napkin was removed from the shorts and the center width (center width after walking) was measured, and the dynamic twist ratio (%) was calculated from the center width before walking and the center width after walking by the following formula. The smaller the value of the dynamic twist ratio, the harder the napkin is twisted, and the higher the rating. The defibrinated horse blood injected into the measurement target was defibrinated horse blood manufactured by Nippon Biotest Co., Ltd., and the viscosity at a liquid temperature of 25° C. was adjusted to 8 cp. This is the viscosity of a TVB-10M type viscometer manufactured by Kiki Sangyo Co., Ltd. when measured at a rotation speed of 12 rpm with a rotor having a rotor name of L/AdP (rotor code 19).
Dynamic twist ratio (%)=[{(central width before walking)-(central width after walking)}/(central width before walking)]×100

<リングクラッシュの測定方法>
下記(湿潤状態の吸収体を備えた吸収性物品の調製方法)に従い、測定対象の吸収体を湿潤状態とし、その湿潤状態の吸収体を、該吸収体の肌対向面(生理用ナプキンにおける表面シートとの対向面)が内側となるように長手方向(縦方向)に湾曲させ、且つ長手方向の両端部どうしをホッチキスステープラで固定して、直径45mmのリング状の測定サンプルを作製した。株式会社島津製作所の小型卓上試験機EZTest(EZ−L)を用い、試験台にリング状の測定サンプルを、該リングの軸方向が該試験台の測定サンプル載置面に対して直交するように取り付け、圧縮速度120mm/分で、測定サンプルの圧縮手段と該測定サンプル載置面との間隔が30mmになるまで測定サンプルを繰り返し3回圧縮し、圧縮後の高さを測定した。圧縮前のサンプル高さと圧縮後のサンプル高さから、次式によりリングクラッシュ(%)を算出した。リングクラッシュの数値が小さいほど、当該吸収体は吸収性物品の着用時にヨレにくく、高評価となる。
リングクラッシュ(%)=[{(圧縮前の高さ)−(圧縮後の高さ)}/(圧縮前の高さ)]×100
<Ring crush measurement method>
According to the following (Preparation method for absorbent article having absorbent body in wet state), the absorbent body to be measured is placed in a wet state, and the absorbent body in the wet state is used as the skin-facing surface of the absorbent body (the surface of a sanitary napkin). A ring-shaped measurement sample having a diameter of 45 mm was prepared by curving in the longitudinal direction (longitudinal direction) so that the surface facing the sheet) was on the inside, and fixing both ends in the longitudinal direction with a stapler stapler. Using a small tabletop tester EZTest (EZ-L) manufactured by Shimadzu Corporation, a ring-shaped measurement sample was placed on the test stand so that the axial direction of the ring was orthogonal to the measurement sample mounting surface of the test stand. At a mounting and compression rate of 120 mm/min, the measurement sample was repeatedly compressed three times until the distance between the measurement sample compression means and the measurement sample mounting surface was 30 mm, and the height after compression was measured. The ring crush (%) was calculated by the following formula from the sample height before compression and the sample height after compression. The smaller the numerical value of the ring crush, the more difficult the absorbent body is to twist when the absorbent article is worn, and the higher the rating.
Ring crush (%) = [{(height before compression)-(height after compression)}/(height before compression)] x 100

<曲げ剛性の測定方法>
生理用ナプキンを測定サンプルとし、株式会社大栄科学精器製作所の風合い試験機(ハンドルオ・メーター法、型式HOM−3)を用いて評価した。まず、スリット幅を40mmに設定した試料台の上に、生理用ナプキンの長手方向(縦方向)がブレードと直角になるように設置した。測定サンプルにおける曲げ剛性の測定箇所が試料台のスリット位置と重なるように、測定サンプルを試料台に配置した。生理用ナプキンの前方領域の曲げ剛性を測定する場合は、該前方領域の縦方向端部(ナプキンの前端部)から縦方向内方に35mmの位置を測定箇所とし、生理用ナプキンの後方領域の曲げ剛性を測定する場合は、該後方領域の縦方向端部(ナプキンの後端部)から縦方向内方に35mmの位置を測定箇所とし、生理用ナプキンの排泄部対向領域の曲げ剛性を測定する場合は、該排泄部対向領域の縦方向中央を測定箇所とした。次に、試料台表面から10mmまで下がるように設定したブレードを下降させて測定サンプルを押し、この時のピーク値(mN)を当該測定サンプルの曲げ剛性の値とした。曲げ剛性の数値が小さいほど、当該吸収体を組み込んだ吸収性物品は着用感に優れると判断され、高評価となる。
<Bending rigidity measurement method>
A sanitary napkin was used as a measurement sample and evaluated using a texture tester (handle-o-meter method, model HOM-3) manufactured by Daiei Kagaku Seiki Seisakusho. First, the sanitary napkin was placed on a sample table having a slit width of 40 mm so that the longitudinal direction (longitudinal direction) of the sanitary napkin was perpendicular to the blade. The measurement sample was placed on the sample table so that the bending stiffness measurement point of the measurement sample overlaps the slit position of the sample table. When measuring the flexural rigidity of the front region of the sanitary napkin, the position of 35 mm in the longitudinal direction inward from the longitudinal end (front end of the napkin) of the front region is set as the measurement point, and the rear region of the sanitary napkin is measured. When measuring the bending rigidity, the position of 35 mm inward in the vertical direction from the longitudinal end portion (rear end portion of the napkin) of the rear area is set as the measurement point, and the bending rigidity of the excretion portion facing area of the sanitary napkin is measured. In this case, the center in the vertical direction of the excretion part facing region was set as the measurement point. Next, the blade set so as to be lowered to 10 mm from the surface of the sample table was lowered to push the measurement sample, and the peak value (mN) at this time was taken as the bending rigidity value of the measurement sample. It is judged that the smaller the value of the bending rigidity is, the more excellent the wearing feeling of the absorbent article incorporating the absorber is, and the evaluation is highly evaluated.

<動的最大吸収量の測定方法>
測定対象の生理用ナプキンを生理用ショーツに固定し、人体の動的モデルに装着した。人体の動的モデルとしては、両脚を歩行運動させることが可能な可動式女性腰部モデルを用いた。動的モデルの歩行動作を開始させ、歩行動作開始より1分後に、液排泄点より2gの疑似血液を注入した(1回目)。更に1回目の液注入終了より3分後に3gの疑似血液を注入した(2回目)。更に2回目の液注入終了より3分後に2gの疑似血液を注入した(3回目)。3回目以降は、液注入後から3分後に2gの疑似血液を注入する操作を繰り返し、生理用ナプキンのウイング部から疑似血液が染み出した時点で液注入操作を終了し、その時点までに注入した疑似血液の総重量を動的最大吸収量(g)とした。
擬似血液は、B型粘度計(東機産業株式会社製 型番TVB−10M、測定条件:ローターNo.19、30rpm、25℃、60秒間)を用いて測定した粘度が8mPa・sになるように、脱繊維馬血(株式会社日本バイオテスト研究所製)の血球・血漿比率を調製したものを用いた。動的最大吸収量の数値が大きいほど、体液が素早く吸収体へ移行し易く、漏れ難く、高評価となる。
<Measuring method of dynamic maximum absorption>
The sanitary napkin to be measured was fixed to sanitary shorts and attached to a dynamic model of the human body. As a dynamic model of the human body, a movable female waist model that allows both legs to walk is used. The walking motion of the dynamic model was started, and 1 minute after the walking motion was started, 2 g of pseudo blood was injected from the liquid excretion point (first time). Furthermore, 3 minutes after the completion of the first liquid injection, 3 g of pseudo blood was injected (second time). Further, 2 minutes after the completion of the second liquid injection, 2 g of pseudo blood was injected (third time). From the third time onward, repeat the operation of injecting 2 g of pseudo blood 3 minutes after the liquid injection, and end the liquid injection operation when the pseudo blood oozes out from the wing part of the sanitary napkin, and inject by that time. The total weight of the simulated blood was defined as the dynamic maximum absorption amount (g).
The pseudo blood had a viscosity of 8 mPa·s measured using a B-type viscometer (Model No. TVB-10M manufactured by Toki Sangyo Co., Ltd., measurement condition: rotor No. 19, 30 rpm, 25° C., 60 seconds). A defibrinated horse blood (manufactured by Japan Biotest Institute Co., Ltd.) having a adjusted blood cell/plasma ratio was used. The larger the value of the dynamic maximum absorption amount, the faster the body fluid is transferred to the absorbent body, the more difficult it is to leak, and the higher the rating.

<圧縮ひずみ率(ΔT/T0)の測定方法>
試料の圧縮ひずみ率(ΔT/T0)は、KESを用いて測定することができる。具体的には、カトーテック株式会社製の自動化圧縮試験装置KES−G5を用いて圧縮ひずみ率(ΔT/T0)を測定した。測定手順は以下のとおりである。
下記(湿潤状態の吸収体を備えた吸収性物品の調製方法)に従い、測定対象の吸収体を湿潤状態とした。試料を圧縮試験装置の試験台に取り付ける。次に、その試料を面積2cm2の円形平面を持つ鋼板間で圧縮し、その圧縮時の荷重を徐々に大きくしていって、該荷重が所定の最大値(最大荷重)となった時点での測定対象物の厚み(圧縮厚み)Tmを測定する。測定対象物にシワや折れ曲がりがないように留意する。圧縮試験機の測定条件は下記のとおり。
・圧縮速度:0.2mm/sec
・最大荷重:2450mN/cm
・SENS:10
・DEF:20
また、測定対象物の初期厚み(T0)は、前記荷重が103.9mN/cmの時点での厚みとした。次式により圧縮ひずみ率(%)を算出する。
圧縮ひずみ率(ΔT/T0)={(T0−Tm)/T0)}×100
<Method of measuring compressive strain rate (ΔT/T0)>
The compressive strain rate (ΔT/T0) of the sample can be measured using KES. Specifically, the compressive strain rate (ΔT/T0) was measured using an automated compression tester KES-G5 manufactured by Kato Tech Co., Ltd. The measurement procedure is as follows.
The absorbent body to be measured was put into a wet state according to the following (Method for preparing an absorbent article having an absorbent body in a wet state). Mount the sample on the test bench of the compression test equipment. Next, the sample was compressed between steel plates having a circular flat surface with an area of 2 cm2, the load at the time of compression was gradually increased, and when the load reached a predetermined maximum value (maximum load), The thickness (compressed thickness) Tm of the measurement object is measured. Make sure that the object to be measured does not have wrinkles or bends. The measurement conditions of the compression tester are as follows.
・Compression speed: 0.2 mm/sec
・Maximum load: 2450 mN/cm 2
・SENS: 10
・DEF: 20
Further, the initial thickness (T0) of the measurement target is the thickness at the time when the load is 103.9 mN/cm 2 . The compressive strain rate (%) is calculated by the following formula.
Compressive strain rate (ΔT/T0)={(T0-Tm)/T0)}×100

<圧縮仕事量及び回復仕事量の測定方法>
測定対象物(吸収体)の回復仕事量(以下、「WC’」ともいう。)は、カトーテック株式会社製のKES(カワバタ・エバリュエーション・システム)での測定値で表し得ることが一般的に知られている(参考文献:風合い評価の標準化と解析(第2版)、著者 川端季雄、昭和55年7月10日発行)。具体的には、カトーテック株式会社製の圧縮試験装置KES−G5を用いてWC’を測定することができる。測定手順は以下のとおりである。なお、WC’の測定の際には、圧縮仕事量(以下、「WC」ともいう。)も併せて測定可能であるので、以下ではWC及びWC’の測定方法を併記する。
240mm×70mmの平面視四角形形状の試料(コアラップシートで包まれている吸収体)を用意し、圧縮試験装置の試験台に取り付ける。下記(湿潤状態の吸収体を備えた吸収性物品の調製方法)に従い、該吸収体を湿潤状態として、測定サンプルとする。次に、測定サンプルの非凹陥部、すなわち圧搾加工などが施されておらず測定サンプルの姿が残っている部分を、面積2cmの円形平面を持つ鋼板間で圧縮する。斯かる圧縮工程において、圧縮速度は0.2cm/sec、圧縮最大荷重は2450mN/cmとする。回復過程も同一速度で測定を行う。WCは下記式(1)、WC’は下記式(2)で表され、単位は「mN・cm/cm」である。下記式中、Tmは、2450mN/cm(4.9kPa)荷重時の厚み、TOは、4.902mN/cm(49Pa)荷重時の厚みを示す。また、下記式(1)中のPa及び下記式(2)中のPbは、それぞれ、圧縮過程時の測定荷重(mN/cm)、回復過程時の測定荷重(mN/cm)を示す。
<Method of measuring compression work and recovery work>
The recovery work amount (hereinafter, also referred to as “WC′”) of the measurement object (absorber) can be generally represented by a value measured by KES (Kawabata Evaluation System) manufactured by Kato Tech Co., Ltd. (Reference: Standardization and analysis of texture evaluation (2nd edition), author Toshio Kawabata, published July 10, 1980). Specifically, WC′ can be measured using a compression test device KES-G5 manufactured by Kato Tech Co., Ltd. The measurement procedure is as follows. When measuring WC′, the compression work (hereinafter, also referred to as “WC”) can also be measured, and therefore the methods for measuring WC and WC′ will be described below.
A 240 mm×70 mm square-shaped sample in a plan view (an absorber wrapped with a core wrap sheet) is prepared and attached to a test stand of a compression test apparatus. According to the following (Method for preparing absorbent article provided with absorbent body in wet state), the absorbent body is placed in a wet state and used as a measurement sample. Next, the non-concave part of the measurement sample, that is, the part where the compression sample is not applied and the figure of the measurement sample remains is compressed between steel plates having a circular flat surface with an area of 2 cm 2 . In this compression step, the compression speed is 0.2 cm/sec and the maximum compression load is 2450 mN/cm 2 . The recovery process also measures at the same speed. WC is represented by the following formula (1) and WC′ is represented by the following formula (2), and the unit is “mN·cm/cm 2 ”. In the following formula, Tm is the thickness under a load of 2450 mN/cm 2 (4.9 kPa), and TO is the thickness under a load of 4.902 mN/cm 2 (49 Pa). Further, Pb in the following formula (1) Pa and the following equation in (2), respectively, measured load at the compression process (mN / cm 2), showing a measuring load during the recovery process (mN / cm 2) ..

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なお、WC’は、KES−G5の測定結果画面には表示されず、該測定結果画面に表示されるのは、WCと、WC’から算出される圧縮回復率ないし圧縮レジリエンス(以下、「RC」ともいう。)である。このような場合には、測定装置に表示されるパラメータ(WC,RC)を用い、次式によりWC’を算出する。 Note that WC′ is not displayed on the measurement result screen of KES-G5, and what is displayed on the measurement result screen is WC and the compression recovery rate or compression resilience calculated from WC′ (hereinafter referred to as “RC It is also called.). In such a case, the parameters (WC, RC) displayed on the measuring device are used to calculate WC' by the following equation.

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(湿潤状態の吸収体を備えた吸収性物品の調製方法)
脱繊維馬血を注入する前の吸収性物品を気温23℃、相対湿度50RH%の環境下で24時間放置して、乾燥状態の吸収性物品を調製する。当該乾燥状態の吸収性物品を、表面シート側(肌対向面側)が上側となるようにして水平に置き、その表面シート上に、楕円形注入口(長径50mm、短径23m)を置き、該注入口から脱繊維馬血を3.0g注入し、1分静置した後に更に脱繊維馬血3.0gを注入し、注入後1分間その状態を保持して、湿潤状態の吸収体を備えた吸収性物品を得る。なお、吸収性物品に注入した脱繊維馬血は、日本バイオテスト(株)製脱繊維馬血で且つ液温25℃における粘度が8cpに調整されたものであり、また、斯かる粘度は、東機産業株式会社製TVB−10M形粘度計において、ロータ名称L/Adp(ロータコード19)のロータで回転速度12rpmにて測定した場合の粘度である。
(Method for preparing absorbent article provided with absorbent body in wet state)
The absorbent article before infusion of defibrinated horse blood is left for 24 hours in an environment of an air temperature of 23° C. and a relative humidity of 50 RH% to prepare a dry absorbent article. The absorbent article in the dry state is placed horizontally with the surface sheet side (skin facing surface side) facing upward, and an elliptical injection port (major axis 50 mm, minor axis 23 m) is placed on the surface sheet. Defibrinated horse blood (3.0 g) was injected from the injection port, allowed to stand for 1 minute, further defibrinated horse blood (3.0 g) was injected, and the condition is maintained for 1 minute after injection to obtain a wet absorbent body. The absorbent article provided is obtained. The defibrinated horse blood injected into the absorbent article was defibrinated horse blood manufactured by Japan Biotest Co., Ltd. and the viscosity at a liquid temperature of 25° C. was adjusted to 8 cp, and the viscosity was This is the viscosity of a TVB-10M type viscometer manufactured by Toki Sangyo Co., Ltd. when measured at a rotation speed of 12 rpm with a rotor having a rotor name of L/Adp (rotor code 19).

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1 生理用ナプキン(吸収性物品)
A 前方領域
B 排泄部対向領域
C 後方領域
2 表面シート
3 裏面シート
4 吸収体
40 吸収性コア
11 繊維塊
11F 繊維塊の構成繊維(合成繊維)
111 基本面
112 骨格面
12F 吸水性繊維
11P 繊維塊リッチ部位
12P 吸水性繊維リッチ部位
13 吸水性ポリマー
15 隆起部
41 コアラップシート
10bs 繊維塊の原料繊維シート
1 Sanitary napkins (absorbent articles)
A front region B excretion part facing region C rear region 2 top sheet 3 back sheet 4 absorber 40 absorbent core 11 fiber lump 11F constituent fiber of fiber lump (synthetic fiber)
111 Basic Surface 112 Skeleton Surface 12F Water Absorbent Fiber 11P Fiber Agglomerate Rich Site 12P Water Absorbent Fiber Rich Site 13 Water Absorbent Polymer 15 Ridge 41 Core Wrap Sheet 10bs Raw Material Fiber Sheet for Fiber Agglomerate

Claims (8)

使用者の前後方向に対応する縦方向とこれに直交する横方向とを有し、且つ使用時に使用者の排泄部に対向配置される排泄部対向領域と、該排泄部対向領域よりも縦方向前側に配される前方領域と、該排泄部対向領域よりも縦方向後側に配される後方領域とを有し、吸収体を備えた吸収性物品であって、
前記吸収体は、合成繊維を含む繊維塊と、吸水性繊維とを含有し、
前記吸収体において、前記繊維塊及び前記吸水性繊維の合計含有質量に対する該繊維塊の含有質量の比率は、前記前方領域及び前記後方領域よりも前記排泄部対向領域の方が大きく、且つ該排泄部対向領域では、該吸収体の非肌対向面側よりも該吸収体の肌対向面側の方が小さい吸収性物品。
An excretion portion facing region that has a vertical direction corresponding to the front-back direction of the user and a lateral direction orthogonal thereto and that is arranged to face the excretion portion of the user during use, and a longitudinal direction that is greater than the excretion portion facing region. An absorbent article having an absorber, which has a front region arranged on the front side and a rear region arranged on the longitudinal rear side of the excretion part facing region,
The absorbent body contains a fiber mass containing synthetic fibers, and water-absorbent fibers,
In the absorbent body, the ratio of the content mass of the fiber mass to the total content mass of the fiber mass and the water absorbing fibers is larger in the excretion part facing region than in the front region and the rear region, and the excretion An absorbent article in which the skin-facing surface side of the absorbent body is smaller than the non-skin-facing surface side of the absorbent body in the portion facing region.
前記吸収体は、前記排泄部対向領域に、該吸収体が含有する全ての前記繊維塊の90質量%以上を含有する請求項1に記載の吸収性物品。 The absorbent article according to claim 1, wherein the absorbent body contains 90% by mass or more of all the fiber masses contained in the absorbent body in a region facing the excretion part. 前記吸収体の厚みは、前記排泄部対向領域の横方向中央よりも前記前方領域及び前記後方領域の方が薄い請求項1又は2に記載の吸収性物品。 The absorbent article according to claim 1 or 2, wherein a thickness of the absorber is smaller in the front region and the rear region than in a lateral center of the excretion part facing region. 前記吸収体の非肌対向面における前記排泄部対向領域に位置する部分の面積は、該吸収体の非肌対向面の面積の60%以下である請求項1〜3のいずれか1項に記載の吸収性物品。 The area of the part located in the excretion part facing area in the non-skin facing surface of the absorbent body is 60% or less of the area of the non-skin facing surface of the absorbent body. Absorbent article. 前記吸収体は、吸水性ポリマーを少なくとも前記排泄部対向領域に含有し、且つ該吸収体における該吸水性ポリマーの含有量は、前記非肌対向面側よりも前記肌対向面側の方が多い請求項1〜4のいずれか1項に記載の吸収性物品。 The absorbent body contains a water-absorbent polymer in at least the excretion part facing area, and the content of the water-absorbent polymer in the absorbent body is higher on the skin facing surface side than on the non-skin facing surface side. The absorbent article according to any one of claims 1 to 4. 前記吸収体は、前記繊維塊及び前記吸水性繊維を含有する吸収性コアと、該吸収性コアの外面を被覆するコアラップシートとを具備する請求項1〜5のいずれか1項に記載の吸収性物品。 The said absorber is equipped with the absorptive core containing the said fiber block and the said water absorptive fiber, and the core wrap sheet|seat which coat|covers the outer surface of this absorptive core. Absorbent article. 前記吸収体は、前記排泄部対向領域に、周辺部よりも使用者の肌側に向かって隆起した隆起部を有する請求項1〜6のいずれか1項に記載の吸収性物品。 The absorbent article according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the absorbent body has, in a region facing the excretion part, a raised portion that is raised toward a user's skin side rather than a peripheral portion. 前記吸収体において、複数の前記繊維塊同士又は該繊維塊と前記吸水性繊維とが互いに交絡している請求項1〜7のいずれか1項に記載の吸収性物品。 The absorbent article according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein a plurality of the fiber lumps or the fiber lumps and the water-absorbent fibers are entangled with each other in the absorbent body.
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