JP2020110227A - Absorbent article and package therefor - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide an absorbent article which has less load in take-out and which can be easily attached to a wearable article.SOLUTION: An absorbent article of the invention comprises a longitudinal direction and a width direction orthogonal thereto, and comprises: a surface sheet which is arranged on a skin facing surface side; a rear surface sheet which is arranged on a non-skin facing surface side; an absorber arranged between the sheets; and an exterior body arranged on a non-skin facing surface side of the rear surface sheet. The absorber comprises: a lower layer absorbent core provided on the non-skin facing surface side of the absorbent article; and an upper layer absorbent core provided on a skin-facing surface side of the lower layer absorbent core. The absorber comprises a thin region where there is the upper layer absorbent core and there is no lower layer absorbent core overlapping to the upper layer absorbent core, the thin region being provided on a longitudinal direction end part region and on a center of the width direction. Each of first and second deviation prevention parts is arranged on one end part region and the other end part region in the longitudinal direction of the absorbent article on the non-skin facing surface side of the exterior body, and at least one deviation prevention part overlaps to the thin region in a thickness direction.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to an absorbent article and a package thereof.

BACKGROUND ART Absorbent articles such as absorbent pads have been used overlaid on the skin-facing surface of wearing articles such as underwear and diapers for the purpose of reducing the economical and labor burden associated with the treatment of excrement such as urine. For example, the absorbent article described in Patent Document 1 has a narrow portion in an intermediate region in the longitudinal direction of the absorbent article in the lower absorbent core, and has a width wider than the narrow portion before and after the narrow portion. It has a front wide portion and a rear wide portion, and the front wide portion and the rear wide portion have flap portions that extend outward in the width direction from the positions of both side edges of the upper absorbent core. At the time of use, the flap portion is bent, so that excellent leakproofness can be obtained. Further, the same document also discloses that a slip prevention portion is formed on the non-skin contact surface side of the leak-proof sheet.

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However, in the case where the absorbent article described in Patent Document 1 is formed with the displacement preventing section, when the wearer, the caregiver, or the like attaches the absorbent article to the wearing article, the displacement preventing section contacts the unintended portion of the wearing article. In some cases, they were put together, and the burden of position adjustment and the like occurred. Further, when the absorbent article described in the same document is folded in two so that the skin contacting surface sides face each other, and a packaging body containing a plurality of the absorbent articles in that state is obtained, the folded body absorbs the absorbent article. When the elastic article is taken out, the dislocation preventing portion and the exterior body of the absorbent article adjacent thereto may be engaged with each other, and as a result, a burden may be felt when the article is taken out from the package.

Therefore, the present invention relates to an absorbent article capable of solving the above-mentioned drawbacks of the conventional technology.

The present invention has a longitudinal direction corresponding to the front-back direction of the wearer and a width direction orthogonal to the longitudinal direction, a surface sheet arranged on the skin-facing surface side, and a back sheet arranged on the non-skin-facing surface side. An absorbent article provided with an absorber disposed between these sheets, and an exterior body disposed on the non-skin-facing surface side of the back sheet,
The absorbent body comprises a lower-layer absorbent core located on the non-skin-facing surface side of the absorbent article, and an upper-layer absorbent core located on the skin-facing surface side of the lower-layer absorbent core,
The absorbent body has a thin-walled region where the upper-layer absorbent core is present and a lower-layer absorbent core overlapping the upper-layer absorbent core is not present in an end region in the longitudinal direction and a central region in the width direction of the absorbent article. And
The first displacement prevention portion and the second displacement prevention portion are arranged on the non-skin-facing surface side of the exterior body separately from one end region and the other end region in the longitudinal direction of the absorbent article. And
It is intended to provide an absorbent article in which at least one of the displacement prevention portions overlaps the thin region in the thickness direction.

In the present invention, the absorbent article is folded with the skin-facing surface side facing each other,
It is intended to provide a packaging body in which a plurality of folded absorbent articles are stacked in a packaging bag while the exterior bodies are in surface contact with each other.

According to the present invention, there is provided an absorbent article which has a small load at the time of taking out and is easily attached to a worn article.

FIG. 1 is a plan view showing an embodiment of the absorbent article of the present invention. 2A is a sectional view taken along line II of the absorbent article shown in FIG. 1, and FIG. 2B is a sectional view taken along line II-II of the absorbent article shown in FIG. is there. FIG. 3 is a plan view showing another embodiment of the absorbent article of the present invention. Fig.4 (a) is a top view which shows another embodiment of the absorbent article of this invention, and FIG.4(b) is the III-III line|wire of the absorbent article shown in FIG.4(a). FIG. FIG. 5(a) is a plan view showing still another embodiment of the absorbent article of the present invention, and FIG. 5(b) is a line IV-IV of the absorbent article shown in FIG. 5(a). FIG. FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of a package containing the absorbent article of the present invention. 7A to 7C are cross-sectional views showing a state where the absorbent article of the present invention is accommodated.

The present invention will be described below based on its preferred embodiments with reference to the drawings. 1 and 2 show an absorbent pad which is an embodiment of the absorbent article of the present invention. The absorbent article 1 shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 has a topsheet 2 arranged on the skin facing surface side, a backsheet 3 arranged on the non-skin facing surface side, and a sheet between these sheets 2 and 3. The liquid-retaining absorber 4 is provided. The absorbent article 1 also includes an exterior body 5 that is arranged on the non-skin-facing surface side of the backsheet 3 and forms the outer surface of the absorbent article 1. The absorbent article 1 has a longitudinal direction X corresponding to the front-back direction of the wearer and a width direction Y orthogonal to the longitudinal direction X.

In the present specification, the “front and back direction of the wearer” in the absorbent article 1 refers to a direction extending from the abdominal side of the wearer to the back side through the crotch portion. The “skin-facing surface” is a surface that faces the wearer's skin when the absorbent article is worn when focusing on the absorbent article or its constituent members (for example, the absorber 4). "Is a surface that faces away from the skin of the wearer when the absorbent article is worn. That is, the skin facing surface is a surface relatively close to the wearer's skin, and the non-skin facing surface is a surface relatively far from the wearer's skin. “During wearing” refers to a state in which the proper wearing position of the absorbent article is maintained.

As shown in FIG. 1, the absorbent article 1 has a substantially rectangular shape in its expanded and expanded state. The absorbent article 1 has a symmetrical structure with respect to the longitudinal centerline L1 extending in the longitudinal direction X and a symmetrical structure with respect to the widthwise central line L2 extending in the widthwise direction Y. The absorbent article 1 has a central region 1C arranged in the crotch of the wearer at the time of wearing in the central portion in the longitudinal direction X, and the first end region 1A and the second end sandwiching the central region 1C. It has area 1B. The central area 1C is an excretion portion facing portion that is arranged to face the excretion portion of the wearer when the absorbent article 1 is worn. The first end area 1A and the second end area 1B are arranged such that one of the both end areas 1A and 1B is arranged on the abdomen side of the wearer and the other is arranged on the back side of the wearer. ing. The first end region 1A and the second end region 1B are regions located at both ends in the longitudinal direction when the absorbent article 1 is equally divided into four regions in the longitudinal direction.

As shown in FIG. 1, each of the topsheet 2, the backsheet 3, and the exterior body 5 has a rectangular shape that is long in the longitudinal direction X of the absorbent article 1, and is closer to the side edge of the absorbent body 4 in the longitudinal direction X. Also has an extended portion. As shown in FIG. 2, the width of the topsheet 2 (the length in the width direction Y) is substantially the same as the width of the absorbent article 1. Further, as shown in the figure, the back sheet 3 and the exterior body 5 form an extended portion that extends beyond the side edge of the absorbent body 4 in the width direction, and the extended portion of the absorbent article 1 is formed. It is folded back to the skin contact surface side and fixed to the leak-proof cuff 7 described later.

A pair of leak-proof cuffs 7 made of a liquid-resistant or water-repellent and breathable sheet is provided on both sides of the absorbent article 1 along the longitudinal direction X on the skin-facing surface. In the vicinity of the free end of each leakproof cuff 7, one or more thread-like leakproof cuff forming elastic members 71 are arranged in a stretched state in the longitudinal direction X. The leak-proof cuff 7 stands up at least in the central region 1C when the elastic member 71 arranged in the stretched state is contracted when the absorbent article 1 is worn, and thereby outward in the width direction Y of excrement such as urine. Prevent the outflow of. The leakproof cuff 7 is fixed to the topsheet 2 by the fixing portion 1P in a state where the leakproof cuff 7 is laid down so as to be located inward in the width direction Y in both longitudinal end regions 1A and 1B. ing. The fixed portion 1P shown in FIG. 1 is formed in a portion located on an extension line of the elastic member 71.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the absorbent body 4 includes a lower absorbent core 4B located on the non-skin facing surface side of the absorbent article 1 and an upper absorbent layer positioned on the skin facing surface side of the lower absorbent core 4B. And a sex core 4A. As shown in FIGS. 2A and 2B, the upper absorbent core 4</b>A may be covered with the first core wrap sheet 42. Similarly, as shown in FIG. 2A, the lower absorbent core 4B may be covered with the second core wrap sheet 44. Instead of these, when covering each absorbent core with a core wrap sheet, the core wrap sheet may be composed of a single sheet that integrally covers the upper absorbent core 4A and the lower absorbent core 4B. Good. Further, core wrap sheets are arranged on the skin facing surface side of the upper absorbent core 4A and the non-skin facing surface side of the lower absorbent core 4B, and one core wrap sheet is provided from the widthwise Y side edge of the absorbent core. It may be extended to form an extended portion, and the extended portion may be folded on the other core wrap sheet to cover the two absorbent cores.

In the absorbent body 4, as each of the absorbent cores 4A and 4B, an aggregate of hydrophilic fibers such as wood pulp and synthetic fibers that have been hydrophilized, or an aggregate in which a water-absorbent polymer is retained is used. it can. The core wrap sheet is for preventing leakage of the absorbent core forming material, and various known ones can be used. For example, thin paper such as tissue paper, water permeable nonwoven fabric, and the same as the topsheet 2 can be used. Can be used.

As shown in FIG. 1, the upper absorbent core 4A has a rectangular shape along the longitudinal direction X. The upper absorbent core 4A has a narrow portion 41c in which the central area of the upper absorbent core 4A is narrowed inward in the central area C of the absorbent article. It has a first wide portion 41a and a second wide portion 41b that are relatively wider than the portion 41c. The pair of side edges 411, 411 of the first wide portion 41a extending in the longitudinal direction X and the pair of side edges 412, 412 of the second wide portion 41b extending in the longitudinal direction X are respectively with respect to the longitudinal center line L1. It is connected to the pair of side edges 413, 413 of the narrow portion 41c extending in the longitudinal direction X via the inclined side edges, and these side edges form the contour of the upper absorbent core 4A. Although each side edge of the present embodiment is formed in a straight line shape, it may be formed in a curved side edge instead of or together with it.

The lower absorbent core 4B shown in FIG. 1 has a rectangular shape along the longitudinal direction X, similarly to the upper absorbent core 4A. The width of the lower absorbent core 4B is constant from the first end region 1A to the second end region 1B. The width of the lower absorbent core 4B shown in the figure is the same as or smaller than the width of the narrow portion 41c of the upper absorbent core 4A.

As described above, the absorber 4 is formed by laminating two absorbent cores 4A and 4B having different shapes in plan view. As shown in FIG. 1, each of the first wide portion 41a and the second wide portion 41b forms a flap portion that extends outward from both side edges of the lower absorbent core 4B in the width direction Y.

As shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, in the end region in the longitudinal direction of the absorbent article 1 and the central region in the width direction Y, the absorbent body 4 arranged in the absorbent article 1 has the upper absorbent core 4A. And has a thin region 4F where the lower absorbent core 4B does not exist. Each of the longitudinal side edge 47 of the lower absorbent core 4B and the longitudinal side edge 48 of the upper absorbent core 4A shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 extends along the width direction Y, and The longitudinal side edges 47, 47 recede inward in the longitudinal direction X from the longitudinal side edges 48, 48 of the upper absorbent core 4A to form a thin region 4F. As shown in FIG. 2B, the lower absorbent core 4B may not be present in the thin region 4F and the second core wrap sheet 44 may be present, or alternatively, the thin region 4F may be provided. Does not need to include the lower absorbent core 4B and the second core wrap sheet 44. When the absorbent body 4 is integrally covered with one core wrap sheet in a state where the upper absorbent core 4A and the lower absorbent core 4B are laminated, the lower absorbent core 4B does not exist. A thin region 4F is formed by a region where only the upper absorbent core 4A exists. The thin region 4F is arranged in the central region in the width direction Y. In the embodiment shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the thin region 4F is arranged in the central region in the width direction Y so as to straddle the longitudinal center line L1.

The thin regions 4F shown in FIG. 1 are formed in both end regions 1A and 1B of the absorbent article 1, respectively. Alternatively, as shown in FIG. 3, the thin region 4F may be formed only in one end region of the absorbent article 1. In the embodiment shown in FIG. 3, the thin region 4F is formed only in the first end region 1A. In the second end region 1B, which is the end region on the side where the thin region 4F shown in FIG. 3 is not formed, the longitudinal side edge 47 of the lower absorbent core 4B and the longitudinal side edge 48 of the upper absorbent core 4A. Is consistent with.

Focusing on the thickness direction of the absorbent article 1, the absorbent article is provided with a plurality of displacement prevention portions 8 on the outer surface thereof, and at least one displacement prevention portion is disposed so as to overlap the thin region 4F. The deviation prevention portion 8 is for preventing the positional deviation between the absorbent article and the wearing article when the absorbent article of the present invention is attached to the wearing article, and thereby the absorbent article. 1 is removable with respect to the worn article. The wearing article refers to an absorbent article such as surgical clothing, disposable underwear, sanitary shorts, and the like, and an absorbent article such as a disposable diaper that is worn separately from the absorbent article of the present invention.

Specifically, as shown in FIG. 1 to FIG. 3, the first dislocation-preventing portion 81 and the second dislocation-preventing portion 82 are absorbed on the non-skin facing surface side of the exterior body 5 forming the outer surface of the absorbent article 1. The first end region 1A, which is one end region in the longitudinal direction of the sex article, and the second end region 1B, which is the other end region, are spaced apart from each other. Further, the respective deviation prevention portions 81, 82 are arranged in the central region of the absorbent article 1 in the width direction Y. The displacement preventing portion 8 overlapping the thin region 4F in the thickness direction is located in the thin region 4F in plan view, and there is no portion extending outward from the thin region 4F.

In the embodiment shown in FIG. 1 and FIGS. 2A and 2B, the first displacement prevention portion 81 is formed in the first end region 1A, and the second displacement prevention portion 82 is formed in the second end region 1B. The displacement preventing portions 81 and 82 respectively overlap the thin region 4F in the thickness direction. Instead of this, as shown in FIG. 3A, the thin region 4F formed in the first end region 1A and the first displacement prevention portion 81 overlap in the thickness direction, and the other second displacement prevention is formed. The portion 82 may not overlap the thin region 4F in the thickness direction.

From the viewpoint of increasing the ease of attachment to the worn article and reducing the load at the time of taking out the absorbent article, the width W1 of the deviation preventing portion 8 (see FIG. 2B) is the width W2 of the lower absorbent core 4B. It is preferably shorter than. Specifically, the width W1 of the deviation prevention portion 8 is preferably 10 mm or more, more preferably 20 mm or more, preferably 120 mm or less, and more preferably 100 mm or less. Similarly, the width W2 (see FIG. 2(a)) of the lower absorbent core 4B is preferably 50 mm or more, more preferably 70 mm or more, preferably 140 mm or less, and 120 mm or less. Is more preferable.

From the same point of view, the gap W3 (see FIG. 1) between the shift preventing portion 8 and the longitudinal side edge 47 of the lower absorbent core 4B is preferably 1 mm or more, more preferably 5 mm or more, and It is preferably 30 mm or less, more preferably 20 mm or less. From the same point of view, the length W4 (see FIG. 1) of the displacement prevention portion 8 in the longitudinal direction X is preferably 5 mm or more, more preferably 8 mm or more, and preferably 40 mm or less. , 30 mm or less is more preferable.

According to the absorbent article of the present invention including the absorber 4 having the thin region 4F, the portion where the deviation preventing portion 8 is arranged overlaps the thin area 4F in the thickness direction, and the deviation preventing portion 8 is absorbed by the external force. Since it is likely to be deformed so as to move to the body 4 side, when the absorbent article 1 is attached, it becomes difficult for the shift preventing portion 8 to engage with an unintended portion of a wearing article such as underwear or a disposable diaper. As a result, the absorbent article of the present invention is easy for a wearer, a caregiver, or the like to attach to the wearable article at an appropriate position, and the burden on the attachment is small. Further, after the absorbent article of the present invention is attached to the wearing article, the absorbing article is arranged along the wearing article along the wearer's body shape by the stretching force of the wearing article, so that the central region 1C and There is also an advantage that a difference in thickness between the thin region 4F and each of the end regions 1A and 1B is less likely to occur, and the shift preventing portion 8 located in the thin region 4F and the worn article are likely to be effectively engaged with each other. ..

Further, according to the absorbent article of the present invention including the absorbent body 4 having the thin region 4F, the absorbent article of the present invention may be directly stacked and stored, or may be stored in a bag or the like. Even so, it becomes difficult for the displacement prevention portions 8 to engage with the outer casings of the adjacent absorbent articles 1, so that the individual absorbent articles can be easily taken out. As a result, the absorbent article of the present invention has less burden on the wearer, caregiver, or the like when taking out the absorbent article.

While the above is a description of one embodiment of the absorbent article of the present invention, another embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. 4 and 5. The embodiments described below will be described focusing on the differences from the above-described embodiments, and the description of the first embodiment will be applied to the points not particularly described. Further, in FIGS. 4 and 5, the same members as those in FIGS. 1 to 3 are denoted by the same reference numerals.

In the embodiment shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the shape of the lower absorbent core 4B is different from that of the above-described embodiment. More specifically, as shown in FIG. 4A, the lower-layer absorbent core 4B has a cutout portion 4L in which the side edge 47 in the longitudinal direction is cut out toward the central portion side in the longitudinal direction of the absorbent article 1. doing. The cutout portion 4L is a portion where the lower absorbent core 4B does not exist. The notch 4L shown in FIG. 4A is arranged in both end regions 1A and 1B of the absorbent article 1, and is arranged in the central region of the absorbent article 1 in the width direction Y.

In the plan view of the absorbent article 1 shown in FIG. 4A, the cutout portion 4L is formed in a concave shape by a pair of side edges 4L1 and 4L1 extending in the longitudinal direction X and a side edge 4L2 extending in the width direction Y. These side edges form the contour of the cutout portion 4L. Although each side edge of the cutout portion 4L is formed in a straight line shape, it may be formed in a curved side edge instead of or in addition to this.

In the cross-sectional view of the absorbent article 1 shown in FIG. 4B, the cutout portion 4L is a region where the upper absorbent core 4A exists but the lower absorbent core 4B does not exist in the central region in the width direction Y. Is formed. That is, the thin region 4F in the present embodiment is formed by a portion where the upper absorbent core 4A and the cutout portion 4L overlap each other in the thickness direction. With such a configuration, the ease of attaching the absorbent article to the worn article is increased, and in addition to reducing the load at the time of taking out the absorbent article, the area of the absorber is increased, The absorbability of excreta such as urine can be increased.

From the viewpoint of increasing the ease of attachment to the worn article and reducing the load at the time of taking out the absorbent article, the width W5 of the cutout portion 4L (see FIG. 4A) is the width W2 of the lower absorbent core 4B. It is preferable that the length is shorter than the width and longer than the width of the shift prevention portion 8. Specifically, the width W5 of the cutout portion 4L is preferably 30 mm or more, more preferably 50 mm or more, preferably 120 mm or less, and more preferably 100 mm or less. From the same viewpoint, the length W6 of the cutout portion 4L in the longitudinal direction X is preferably 7 mm or more, more preferably 10 mm or more, preferably 80 mm or less, and 70 mm or less. More preferably. From the same viewpoint, the gap between the misalignment preventing portion 8 and the side edge 4L1 extending in the longitudinal direction X of the cutout portion 4L, and the space between the misalignment preventing portion 8 and the side edge 4L2 extending in the width direction Y of the cutout portion 4L. Can be the same as the range of the interval W3 described above.

Further, as shown in FIG. 5, it is also preferable that the lower absorbent core 4B has a penetrating portion 4P penetrating in the thickness direction thereof. The penetrating portions 4P shown in the figure are arranged in the central region in the width direction Y of the absorbent article 1 and in both end regions 1A and 1B in the longitudinal direction X, respectively. The penetrating portion 4P is a portion where the lower absorbent core 4B does not exist, like the cutout portion 4L described above.

In the plan view of the absorbent article 1 shown in FIG. 5A, the penetrating portion 4P has a rectangular shape by the pair of side edges 4P1 and 4P1 extending in the longitudinal direction X and the side edges 4P2 and 4P2 extending in the width direction Y. Are formed, and these side edges define the space of the penetrating portion 4P. Although each side edge of the penetrating portion 4P is formed in a straight line shape, it may be formed in a curved side edge instead of or together with this.

In the cross-sectional view of the absorbent article 1 shown in FIG. 5B, the penetrating portion 4P has a region in which the upper-layer absorbent core 4A exists but the lower-layer absorbent core 4B does not exist in the central region in the width direction Y. Is forming. That is, the thin region 4F in the present embodiment is formed by a portion where the upper absorbent core 4A and the penetrating portion 4P overlap each other in the thickness direction. Even in the case of such a configuration, in addition to increasing the ease of attaching the absorbent article to the worn article and reducing the load at the time of taking out the absorbent article, the area of the absorbent body is large. Therefore, the absorbability of excrement such as urine can be enhanced.

The width W7 of the penetrating part 4P (see FIG. 5(a)) is larger than the width W2 of the lower absorbent core 4B from the viewpoint of increasing the ease of attachment to the wearing article and reducing the load when taking out the absorbent article. Is preferably shorter and longer than the width of the shift prevention portion 8. Specifically, the width W7 of the penetrating portion 4P is preferably 30 mm or more, more preferably 50 mm or more, preferably 120 mm or less, and more preferably 100 mm or less. From the same viewpoint, it is preferable that the length W8 of the penetrating portion 4P in the longitudinal direction X (see FIG. 5A) be longer than the length of the displacement preventing portion 8 in the longitudinal direction X, specifically, 10 mm or more. Is preferably 15 mm or more, more preferably 100 mm or less, and further preferably 80 mm or less. From the same viewpoint, the gap between the misalignment prevention portion 8 and each of the side edges 4P1 and 4P2 in the penetrating portion can be set to be the same as the range of the above-described gap W3.

From the viewpoint of further increasing the ease of attachment to the wearing article, the absorbent article 1 is preferably the absorbent article of the embodiment shown in FIG. 3, and is the absorbent article of the embodiment shown in FIG. 4 or 5. The absorbent article of the embodiment shown in FIG. 1 is more preferable.

Next, matters applicable in common to each of the above-described embodiments will be described. It is preferable that the misalignment prevention portion arranged on the non-skin-facing surface side of the exterior body 5 of the absorbent article 1 shown in FIGS. 1 to 5 is a mechanical surface fastener. With such a configuration, the absorbent article 1 can be easily attached to and detached from the wearing article, and can be attached and detached a plurality of times when the wearing position of the absorbent article is determined. The convenience of using the article is improved.

It is also preferable that the mechanical surface fastener used in the present invention is a male sheet having a large number of projecting male engaging portions arranged on the surface. With such a configuration, the absorbent article can be easily fixed to a fiber sheet such as a natural fiber or a non-woven fabric arranged in a wearing article such as underwear or a disposable diaper.

As the mechanical hook-and-loop fastener, various known ones can be used without particular limitation. For example, “Magic Tape (registered trademark)” (manufactured by Kuraray Co., Ltd.), “Quicklon (registered trademark)” (manufactured by YKK Corporation), “ "MAGICROS (registered trademark)" (manufactured by Kanebo Bell Touch Co., Ltd.) and the like can be used. Examples of the male engaging portion of the male sheet include those having an anchor shape, a hook shape, or a mushroom shape.

The absorbent article of the present invention also preferably contains a fragrance. The fragrance may be any as long as its fragrance component is volatilized into the atmosphere under atmospheric pressure, and it is preferable that the fragrance can be perceived in an environment of normal temperature and normal pressure. By using a fragrance for the absorbent article, an unpleasant odor caused by excrement such as urine or feces can be masked by the fragrance of the fragrance.

In particular, from the viewpoint of effectively suppressing the unpleasant odor caused by feces, it is preferable that the fragrance is disposed on the skin-facing surface side of the absorbent body 4. As such a form, for example, the fragrance is evenly distributed over the entire upper absorbent core 4A, or on the skin-facing surface side of the upper absorbent core 4A, or at least the skin of the first core wrap sheet 42 is used. It may be arranged on the opposite surface side.

As the fragrance that can be used in the present invention, for example, plant extract, citrus extract, cineol, pinene, citronellal, limonene, etc., which are extracts from the leaves of Eucalyptus of the family Fusarium or related plants are used. You can From the viewpoint of further reducing the urine odor, in addition to these fragrances, a physical deodorant such as activated carbon, a biological deodorant of a quaternary ammonium salt, etc. may be used.

As the topsheet 2, the backsheet 3, the absorber 4, and the exterior body 5, those used for absorbent articles can be used without particular limitation. For example, various non-woven fabrics, perforated films and the like can be used as the surface sheet 2. As the back sheet 3, a resin film, a laminate of a resin film and a non-woven fabric, or the like can be used. As the sheets for forming the outer casing 5 and the leakproof cuff 7, the same sheets as the backsheet 3 can be used.

The absorbent article 1 of each of the above-described embodiments is preferably distributed in the market in the form of a package containing a plurality of the absorbent articles 1 from the viewpoint of being compact, capable of being transported, displayed, stored, and the like.

FIG. 6 shows the package 100 of the present embodiment and the absorbent articles 1 housed in the package 100 in plural numbers. The packaging body 100 shown in FIG. 1 includes a packaging material 111 made of a flexible sheet material, a packaging bag 110 having an internal space 112 defined by the packaging material 111, and a plurality of packaging materials accommodated in the internal space 112. And the absorbent article 1 of 1. The absorbent articles 1 accommodated are all the same and are accommodated in a compressed state.

As shown in FIG. 6, the packaging bag 110 has a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape, and has a predetermined width W, depth D, and height H. On the upper surface of the packaging bag 110, a grip portion 130 that can be used for lifting and carrying the packaging bag 110 is provided. The grip 130 is made of a packaging material 111 and is integrally formed with the packaging bag 110. An opening 140 for taking out the absorbent article 1 contained in the packaging bag 110 is provided on the upper surface and the side surface of the packaging bag 110. The opening 140 is formed by providing the packaging bag 110 with perforations for opening.

In the internal space 112 of the packaging bag 110, a plurality of absorbent articles 1 are folded and accommodated with their skin-facing surfaces facing each other. In the embodiment shown in FIG. 6 and FIG. 7, the surface sheets 2 constituting the skin-facing surface side of the absorbent article 1 are opposed to each other so that the folding direction and the longitudinal direction X of the absorbent article 1 coincide with each other. It has been folded. One end 1S of the folded absorbent article 1 is formed by both end areas 1A and 1B of the absorbent article 1, and the other end is defined by the central area in the longitudinal direction of the absorbent article 1. Has been formed. As shown in FIG. 6, the folded absorbent article 1 is packaged in a state where the folding direction and the direction along the depth D are aligned and the outer surfaces of the outer casing 5 of the absorbent article 1 are in surface contact with each other. The bags 110 are stacked in the direction along the width W to form a stacked body. In addition, a plurality of the stacked bodies are stacked in the direction along the height H of the packaging bag 110, and are compressed and housed in the internal space 112 of the packaging bag 110. Instead of this, the folded absorbent article 1 has the same folding direction as the direction along the depth D, and the outer surfaces of the outer casing 5 of the absorbent article 1 are in contact with each other. The laminated body is laminated in the direction along the height H to form a laminated body, and the laminated body is compressed and accommodated in the internal space 112 of the packaging bag 110 in a state in which the laminated body is arranged in parallel in the direction along the width W of the packaging bag 110. Good.

FIG. 7 shows a state in which the folded absorbent article 1 is housed in the package 100. In detail, FIG. 7A shows a housed state of the absorbent article 1 of the embodiment shown in FIG. 1, and FIG. 7B shows a housed state of the absorbent article 1 of the embodiment shown in FIG. FIG. 7( c) shows a state in which the absorbent article 1 of the embodiment shown in FIG. 5 is accommodated. As shown in FIGS. 7(a) to 7(c), the absorbent article of the present invention has the thin region 4F in at least one end region in any of the embodiments. The shift preventing portion 8 arranged at a position overlapping the 4F in the thickness direction moves so as to be dented toward the absorbent body 4 side by the external force applied to the absorbent article 1 during accommodation in the packaging body 100, and the shift preventing portion 8 Then, the outer casing 5 of the absorbent article 1 adjacent to each other is separated. As a result, it is possible to effectively prevent the shift preventing portion 8 from being caught by the outer casing of the adjacent absorbent article 1, and the absorbent article 1 can be easily and easily taken out from the packaging body 100. In particular, even when the absorbent article 1 is accommodated in the packaging bag 110 in a compressed state, the gap preventing portion 8 and the exterior body 5 of the adjacent absorbent article 1 are separated from each other. The burden of taking out the elastic article is reduced.

From the viewpoint of allowing the absorbent article 1 to be easily taken out of the package 100 by further separating the gap prevention section 8 and the exterior body 5 of the adjacent absorbent article 1 from the package 100, the absorbent article housed in the package 100. 1 is preferably the absorbent article of the embodiment shown in FIG. 3, more preferably the absorbent article of the embodiment shown in FIG. 4 or FIG. 5, and more preferably the absorbent article of the embodiment shown in FIG. More preferably,

From the viewpoint of making it easier to take out the individual absorbent articles 1 more easily when the absorbent articles 1 are taken out from the package 100, the engagement between the adjacent absorbent articles due to the shift stopper 8 is further reduced. As shown in FIG. 6 and FIG. 7, it is preferable that the end 1S side of the folded absorbent article 1 having the displacement prevention portion 8 is accommodated in the packaging bag 110 in a state of facing the opening 140 side. At this time, it is more preferable that the folding direction of the absorbent article 1 coincides with the direction along the depth D of the packaging body 100. With such a configuration, the wearer and the caregiver grasp the end 1S side of the absorbent article 1 and pull it out from the opening 140 when taking out the absorbent article 1 from the package 100. As a result, the shift preventing portion 8 is pressed against the absorber 4 side by the external force applied to the absorbent article 1 by gripping. As a result, the dislocation preventing portion 8 and the exterior body 5 of the adjacent absorbent article 1 are further separated from each other, and the target individual absorbent article in a state in which the dislocation preventing portion 8 is less likely to engage with the adjacent absorbent article 1 Can be taken out.

Although the present invention has been described above based on its preferred embodiments, the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments. Although the absorbent article of the present invention has been described by taking the absorbent pad as an example, the absorbent core is not limited to this form, for example, an absorbent core such as a urine absorbing pad, a light incontinence pad, a deployable disposable diaper, a pants-type disposable diaper, and a sanitary napkin. It is applicable to an article provided with. Further, the requirements in each embodiment can be appropriately replaced with each other between the embodiments.

In addition, in the embodiment shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the entire area of the displacement prevention portion 8 is in the thin region 4F, but at least a part of the displacement prevention portion 8 is in the thin region 4F. Then, the object of the present invention is achieved. However, since the entire area of the shift preventing portion 8 is in the thin region 4F, the absorbent article 1 can be easily attached to a proper position of the wearing article, and the slip preventing portion 8 located in the thin region 4F can be easily attached. The advantage that the wearing article is easily and effectively engaged is effectively exhibited.

1 Absorbent article (absorbent pad)
2 Topsheet 3 Backsheet 4 Absorber 4A Upper layer absorbent core 4B Lower layer absorbent core 4F Thin area 5 Outer package 8 Misalignment part 100 Package 110 Packaging bag 140 Opening X Longitudinal direction Y Width direction Z Thickness direction

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Having a longitudinal direction corresponding to the front-back direction of the wearer and a width direction orthogonal thereto, a surface sheet arranged on the skin-facing surface side, a back sheet arranged on the non-skin-facing surface side, and these sheets. An absorbent article comprising an absorber arranged between and an exterior body arranged on the non-skin facing surface side of the back sheet,
The absorbent body comprises a lower-layer absorbent core located on the non-skin-facing surface side of the absorbent article, and an upper-layer absorbent core located on the skin-facing surface side of the lower-layer absorbent core,
The absorbent body has a thin-walled region where the upper-layer absorbent core is present and a lower-layer absorbent core overlapping the upper-layer absorbent core is not present in an end region in the longitudinal direction and a central region in the width direction of the absorbent article. And
The first displacement prevention portion and the second displacement prevention portion are arranged on the non-skin-facing surface side of the exterior body separately from one end region and the other end region in the longitudinal direction of the absorbent article. And
An absorbent article, wherein at least one of the shift prevention portions overlaps with the thin region in the thickness direction. The lower-layer absorbent core has a notch portion in which a side edge in the longitudinal direction is notched in the longitudinal direction central portion side of the absorbent article,
The absorbent article according to claim 1, wherein the thin region is formed by a portion where the upper absorbent core and the cutout portion overlap in the thickness direction. The lower absorbent core has a penetrating portion that penetrates in the thickness direction,
The absorbent article according to claim 1, wherein the thin region is formed by a portion where the upper absorbent core and the penetrating portion overlap each other in the thickness direction. The absorbent article according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the shift prevention portion is a mechanical surface fastener. The absorbent article according to claim 1, further comprising a fragrance. The absorbent article according to claim 5, wherein the fragrance is disposed on the skin facing surface side of the absorber. The absorbent article according to any one of claims 1 to 6 is folded with the skin-facing surfaces facing each other,
A packaging body in which a plurality of the folded absorbent articles are stacked in a packaging bag while the exterior bodies are in surface contact with each other. The packaging bag is formed with an opening for taking out the absorbent article,
The package according to claim 7, wherein an end portion side of the folded absorbent article having the shift prevention portion is accommodated in the packaging bag in a state of facing the opening portion side.

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