JP3278405B2 - Diapers and diaper covers - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

The present invention relates to infants, the elderly,
The present invention relates to a diaper and a diaper cover which receive excrement by being applied to a crotch of a sick person or the like.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, there are a diaper made of cloth and a diaper made of paper (so-called disposable diaper).

[0003] The above-mentioned paper diaper has a problem that, due to its constituent materials, it cannot be biodegraded and not only causes a pollution problem at the time of disposal but also cannot be reused as a matter of course.

The above-mentioned cloth diaper has an advantage that it can be repeatedly used by washing, but on the other hand, the diaper itself is excessively wetted by excreted fluid (particularly urine), so that the user is comfortable. There is a problem that is hindered.

[0005]

BRIEF Problem to be Solved] The inventions are to form a partition unit to partition the inside and outside pair of cloth-like body into a plurality of bag-like, layer and a layer of air inside the excretion fluid of the partition portion By providing a partition member in which a plurality of styrofoam or glass bead particles to be separated are enclosed, and by providing this partition member in the diaper body, washing is possible and can be used repeatedly, and also until diaper exchange. In the meantime, it is possible to promote the necessity of replacement while maintaining the comfort of the user, and further, it is possible to reduce bedsores by forming a layer of air , and moreover, in accordance with the behavior of the user. Particles are defined
To improve fit by moving inside
The purpose is to provide diapers that can be done .

In one embodiment of the present invention, it is an object of the present invention to provide a diaper in which the inner cloth-like body can be made of a cloth or a paper-like cloth having air permeability.

In one embodiment of the present invention, it is an object of the present invention to provide a diaper in which the outer cloth-like body can be made of cloth, waterproof paper or resin sheet.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the plurality of compartments are subdivided and divided into a particulate enclosing portion in which particulates are present and a particulate non-encapsulated portion in which no particulates are present. Therefore, it is an object of the present invention to provide a diaper that can achieve both maintenance of comfort and promotion of necessity of replacement while reducing the amount of particles used.

[0009] In one embodiment of the present invention, by setting the above-mentioned particles to be spherical, the particles move in the compartment in accordance with the behavior of the user, and the fit is improved. The purpose of the present invention is to provide a diaper that does not irritate the human body due to the spherical shape.

[0010] In one embodiment of the present invention, by forming the above-mentioned partition portion in a square shape, it is possible to easily form the partition portion and to provide a diaper capable of improving the productivity. Aim.

In one embodiment of the present invention, by enclosing a plurality of particles having different sizes in the above-mentioned compartment, the fluidity of these particles is improved, and the responsiveness to human behavior is further improved. The purpose is to provide diapers that can be made to work.

In one embodiment of the present invention, a mesh is interposed between the above-mentioned partition member and an inner layer member provided inside the partition member, so that a space is formed by the mesh of the mesh body. An object of the present invention is to provide a diaper that can be formed to improve comfort when the diaper is used.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the excretion fluid is provided by providing an outer layer member provided outside the above-mentioned partition member, and sewing at least a portion of the outer layer member corresponding to the circumference of the leg of the user. The purpose of the present invention is to provide a diaper capable of preventing leakage of the diaper to the outside.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a diaper cover which can achieve the above object by being integrated with the diaper cover main body.

[0015]

Means for Solving the Problems The present inventionDiaper by
Separates a pair of inner and outer cloths into a plurality of
Forming and the partitionInsideSide that does not touch the skin at
A layer of excreted fluid is formed on the skin and a layer of air is formed on the side in contact with the skin
To separate excretion fluid and air in layersDeparture
Made of Styrofoam or glass beadsParticles are enclosed
Provided with a partition member, and the partition member is provided on the diaper body.
WasIs the thing.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the inner cloth is formed of a cloth or a paper cloth having air permeability.
Things.

[0017] One embodiment of the invention, the outer fabric like body formed fabric, a waterproof paper or a resin sheet Monodea
You.

[0018] One embodiment of the present invention is to subdivide the plurality of partition parts, and particle enclosing unit in which the particle body is present, which was divided set and particle body non-encapsulated portion having no particle body is there.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the particle is set to be spherical .

In one embodiment of the present invention, the partition is formed in a grid shape .

In one embodiment of the present invention, a plurality of particles having different sizes are enclosed .

In one embodiment of the present invention, a mesh is interposed between the partition member and an inner layer member provided inside the partition member .

[0023] One embodiment of the invention, provided the outer member disposed outside the partition member, those portions corresponding to at least the user of the leg of the outer layer member is Fukuronui
It is.

The diaper cover according to the present invention is characterized in that
The diaper according to any one of Items 1 to 9, wherein the diaper is integrated with the diaper cover body .

[0025]

According to the diaper of the present invention, a plurality of styrofoam or gas filled in the above-mentioned compartment is provided.
Compartment unit by Rasubizu made particles body layer of excretion fluids on the side not in contact with the skin is formed, the layer of air is formed in the side in contact with the skin, excretion fluid of the user by the laminar separation skin It is no longer possible to touch and no damp discomfort is given, and comfort can be maintained.

As a result, the user's comfort can be maintained until the diaper is replaced, and the user can be prompted to replace the diaper by appropriate moisture based on the excreted fluid layer. In addition, the formation of the above-described air layer has an effect of reducing floor displacement.

Such an effect becomes more remarkable when the user sleeps in the supine position. In addition, unlike conventional paper diapers, there is an effect that washing is possible and can be used repeatedly. In addition, the particles in the compartment correspond to the behavior of the user.
To move, so that the fit can be improved.
You.

According to one embodiment of the present invention, there is an effect that the inner cloth-like body can be constituted by a cloth or a paper-made cloth having air permeability.

According to one embodiment of the present invention, there is an effect that the outer cloth body can be constituted by cloth, waterproof paper or resin sheet.

According to one embodiment of the present invention, the above-mentioned plurality of compartments are subdivided and set to be divided into a particulate enclosing portion in which particulates are present and a particulate non-encapsulated portion in which no particulates are present. Therefore, there is an effect that it is possible to achieve both the maintenance of comfort and the promotion of the necessity of replacement while reducing the use amount of the particles.

According to one embodiment of the present invention, since the above-mentioned particles are set to be spherical, the spherical particles move more satisfactorily in the compartment in accordance with the behavior of the user, and the particles are moved. Since there is no deviation, it is possible to further improve the fit, and there is an effect that the human body is not stimulated by the spherical shape.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, since the above-mentioned partition is formed in a square shape, the partition can be easily formed, and the productivity can be improved.

According to one embodiment of the present invention, since a plurality of particles having different sizes are enclosed in the above-mentioned compartment, the fluidity of these particles can be further improved,
There is an effect that it is possible to further improve responsiveness and fit during human body behavior.

According to one embodiment of the present invention, since the mesh member is interposed between the above-described partition member and the inner layer member provided inside the partition member, the mesh of the mesh member allows space to be formed. (Air layer) is formed, and there is an effect that the comfort when using the diaper can be further improved.

According to one embodiment of the present invention, since the outer layer member provided outside the above-mentioned partition member is provided, and at least a portion of the outer layer member corresponding to the circumference of the leg of the user is sewn, the excretion is achieved. There is an effect that leakage of the fluid to the outside can be reliably prevented at the bag sewing portion.

According to the diaper cover of the present invention, the above structure
Since the formed diaper is integrated with the diaper cover main body, a diaper cover that can exhibit the above-described effects can be obtained.

[0037]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS One embodiment of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings. The drawing shows a diaper and a diaper cover, FIG.
In FIG. 2, the diaper 1 has a waterproof cloth 2 disposed on the outermost layer, and three layers of water-absorbing cloths 3, 4, and 5 made of acrylic non-woven fabric and the like disposed on the upper side of the waterproof cloth 2; A cloth member 7 that comes into direct contact with the skin via a partition member (layer separation unit) 6 and a mesh body 28 is disposed above the
7 to 28 are appropriately sewn and integrated, and the peripheral edge is edged to form an edged portion 8. Further, waterproof gather portions 9, 9 are integrally formed at portions corresponding to the left and right sides of the crotch portion. Is formed.

Here, the above-mentioned cloth body 7 is located inside the partition member 6.
This is an inner layer member disposed on the (user side), and the above-described elements 2 to 5 are outer layer members disposed outside the partition member 6 (on the opposite side to the user).

A polyurethane film can be used as the above-mentioned waterproof cloth 2, and a polyester having air permeability and fine nap to improve skin feel can be used as the cloth body 7. These materials are merely examples, and the present invention is not limited to these materials. In addition, it goes without saying that the diaper 1 corresponds to the waist, buttocks, crotch and abdomen in use from the left side to the right side in FIG.

Further, the above-mentioned waterproof cloth 2 is formed in a developed shape as shown in FIG.
Is formed as shown in FIG. On the other hand, the mesh member 28 is formed in a mesh shape by combining yarns and the like, and a space (layer of air) is formed by the mesh to improve comfort when using the diaper. The interposed range of the body 28 may be the entire area corresponding to the partition member 6, a main part corresponding to the partition member 6, or the entire area of the lower surface of the cloth body 7.

Next, the configuration of the above-mentioned partition member 6 will be described with reference to FIGS. The partition member 6 includes an inner cloth 10 having air permeability (an upper cloth in FIG. 6) and an outer cloth 11 having a waterproof property (a lower cloth in FIG. 6).
The inner and outer pair of cloth bodies 10 and 11 are divided into a plurality of bags using sewing threads 12 to form a plurality of grid-shaped partitions 13.

Here, the above-mentioned inner cloth 10 is formed of cloth or a paper cloth having air permeability, and the outer cloth 11 is made of cloth, waterproof paper (waterproof coating is applied to paper). Or a resin sheet such as polyurethane.

Thus, a large number of particles 14 having different diameters are movably sealed in the above-mentioned compartments 13. In this embodiment, the diameter is about 1.0 mmφ, about 1.5 m
3 types of polystyrene foam with mφ and about 2.0mmφ
Alternatively , many spherical bodies made of glass beads are enclosed to achieve both improvement in fluidity of the particle body 14 and reduction in weight .

The partition member 6 constructed as described above is interposed between the water-absorbing cloth 5 and the mesh member 28 below the cloth body 7 as shown in FIG. 4,5,7,
It is integrated with a diaper main body 15 composed of 8, 9, and 28.

By the way, at least a portion of the outer layer member (see the waterproof cloth 2 and the water absorbing cloths 3, 4 and 5) corresponding to the circumference of the leg of the user, as shown in FIG.
Is bent from the outside (the lower side in the figure) to the inner side (the upper side in the figure) to form a bag-sewn portion of a superposed structure to be sewn with the sewing thread 29 to form a bag-sewn portion 30.

In this embodiment, all the edges of the waterproof cloth 2 and the water-absorbing cloths 3, 4, and 5 constituting the outer layer member are bent inward, and the end portions of the net 28 and the cloth 7 are placed on the bent portions. After arranging them and sewing them together,
Needless to say, only bags 4 and 5 may be sewn, or they may be sewn in a state in which the cloth members 10 and 11 of the partition member 6 are sandwiched between the water-absorbing cloths 5 and 5 that can be bent. In addition,
In the case of performing the above-described bag sewing, the shape of the waterproof cloth 2 may be adapted to the shape of each of the elements 3, 4, 5, and 7 in FIG. 4, and the gather portion 9 may be attached along the bag sewing portion 30.

On the other hand, as shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, one side of the cover main body 16 has fastening tongue pieces 17, 18 on one side and the other side has a plurality of hook-and-loop fasteners 19 on the left and right sides by means such as sewing. A waterproof diaper cover body 20 is provided. The back surfaces 17a, 18a (see FIG. 8) of the fastening tongue pieces 17, 18 described above are surface-fastened.

The diaper cover body 20 has gather portions 21 and 21 at positions corresponding to the left and right sides of the crotch portion, while the cover main body 16 is adapted to correspond to the waist and abdomen during use.
Elastic rubber bands 24, 25 (elastic bands) are provided inside the band-like bag portions 22, 23 on one side and the other side.
Further, a hook-and-loop fastener 26 is joined to the free end side of the left fastening tongue piece 17 of the left and right fastening tongue pieces 17 and 18 by means such as sewing.

When the above-mentioned diaper 1 is used, FIG.
The diaper 1 is disposed on the inner surface side of the cover main body 16 in the diaper cover main body 20 as shown by a virtual line (the diaper cover main body 20 and the diaper 1 may be stopped with a double-sided tape or the like if necessary), and in this state. The diaper 1 and the diaper cover body 20 to a predetermined portion of the human body,
8 is fastened to the left fastening tongue piece 17 with the hook-and-loop fastener 26, and then these two fastening tongue pieces 17, 18 and the other side of the cover main body 16 are fastened with the hook-and-loop fastener 19. The diaper 1 and the diaper cover body 20 can be mounted as shown.

FIG. 10 shows only the diaper 1 at the time of attachment (when used), as shown in FIG. 10. FIG. 11 shows a state where the user has excreted excreted fluid (particularly urine).

[0051] That is, a large number of particles thereof are enclosed respectively in the inner compartment 13 ... of the above, as shown in FIG. 11 14
... layers X excretion fluid in each compartment portion 13 ... in the side not in contact to the skin is formed by, in the side in contact with the skin is formed with a layer Y of air, separating the excretion fluid and air in layers Thus, it is possible to prevent the human body from directly contacting the excretion fluid.

As a result, the comfort of the user can be maintained until the diaper 1 is replaced, and the necessity of the diaper replacement can be urged to the user by appropriate moisture. The formation of the air layer Y has the effect of reducing floor displacement. Such an effect becomes more remarkable when the user sleeps in the supine position. In addition, unlike conventional paper diapers, the diaper can be washed and used repeatedly, and can be used comfortably by men and women such as infants, the elderly, and the sick.

Further, there is an effect that the inner cloth-like body 10 can be constituted by a cloth or a paper-like cloth having air permeability.

Further, there is an effect that the outer cloth 11 can be made of cloth, waterproof paper or resin sheet.

On the other hand, since the above-mentioned particle body 14 is set to be spherical, the spherical particle body 14 moves favorably in the compartment 13 in accordance with the behavior of the user, and the particle body 14 does not shift. , While improving the fit,
The spherical shape has the effect of not stimulating the human body at all.

Further, since the partition 13 is formed in a square shape, the partition can be easily formed by, for example, a straight stitching operation, and the productivity can be improved.

In addition, since a plurality of particles 14 of different sizes are enclosed in the above-mentioned compartment 13, the fluidity of these particles 14 can be further improved, and the response and fit during human behavior can be improved. There is an effect that the property can be further improved.

Since the mesh member 28 is provided between the above-mentioned partition member 6 and an inner layer member (see the cloth 7) disposed inside the partition member 6, the mesh of the mesh member 28 is formed. Thereby, a space (air layer) is formed, and there is an effect that the comfort when using the diaper can be further improved.

Further, an outer layer member (see the waterproof cloth 2, the water absorbing cloths 3, 4, and 5) provided outside the above-mentioned partition member 6 is provided, and the outer layer member is provided at least around the leg of the user. Since the portion to be sewn is sewn, there is an effect that leakage of the excreted fluid to the outside can be reliably prevented at the sewn portion 30 (see FIG. 7).

In the above embodiment, as shown in FIG. 7, all the elements 2, 3, 4 and 5 constituting the outer layer member were bent inward and sewn, but some of the elements constituting the outer layer member were sewn. Needless to say, (any one of the waterproof cloth 2 and the water-absorbing cloths 3, 4, and 5) may be bent inward and sewn with a bag. Further, it goes without saying that the above-mentioned net-like body 28 may be interposed between the cloth-like body 11 and the water-absorbing cloth 5.

FIG. 12 shows another embodiment of the diaper 1. In the embodiment shown in FIG. 12, the plurality of partitions 13 are subdivided into a plurality of particles 14 in which a plurality of particles 14 are present. An enclosing portion 13A (shown without hatching for the sake of illustration) and a particle non-enclosing portion 13B where the particles 14 do not exist (shown hatched for convenience of illustration)
And are classified into This non-encapsulated part 13
The formation pattern of B is not limited to the illustrated pattern, and the particle enclosure portion 13A and the particle non-encapsulation portion 13B may be alternately formed. 13B may be formed so as to be two, three, or the like.

As described above, the plurality of compartments 13 are subdivided and the particle enclosure 13A in which the particles 14 are present is provided.
And the particle non-encapsulated portion 13B in which the particle 14 does not exist, while reducing the usage of the particle 14,
There is an effect that both maintenance of comfort and promotion of necessity of replacement can be achieved. In other respects, the same operation and effect as those of the previous embodiment can be obtained, and therefore, in FIG.

In the above embodiment, the structure of the diaper 1 which can be attached to and detached from the diaper cover main body 20 as shown in FIG. 8 has been shown. However, as shown in FIG. The diaper cover 27 may be formed integrally with the diaper 16 by appropriate means such as suturing means or hook-and-loop fastener means.

With this configuration, the diaper 1 is positioned and fixed at the fixed position of the diaper cover main body 20 while exhibiting the various effects described above, so that there is an effect that the mountability can be greatly improved. In this case, the gathers 9 on the diaper 1 may be omitted.

In the correspondence between the structure of the present invention and the above-described embodiment, the pair of inner and outer cloth bodies of the present invention correspond to the inner cloth body 10 and the outer cloth body 11 of the embodiment. Similarly, the particle body corresponds to the spherical particle body 14 made of expanded polystyrene or glass beads , and the partition part corresponds to the grid-shaped partition part 13 and is disposed inside the partition member 6. The inner layer member corresponds to the cloth body 7 and the outer layer member disposed outside the partition member 6 corresponds to any one of the waterproof cloth 2 and the water absorbing cloths 3, 4, and 5. However, the present invention is not limited to the configuration of the above-described embodiment.

[0066] For example, Ward picture 13 triangular, polygonal, or may be divided into circular and other shapes. Further, the mesh member 28 may be provided on at least one of the upper side and the lower side of the partition member 6.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a developed plan view showing a diaper according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an enlarged sectional view taken along the line AA of FIG.

FIG. 3 is a developed plan view showing the shape of the waterproof cloth.

FIG. 4 is a developed plan view showing the shapes of a water-absorbing cloth and a cloth body.

FIG. 5 is a plan view of a partition member.

FIG. 6 is an enlarged sectional view taken along the line BB of FIG. 5;

FIG. 7 is an enlarged sectional view of a bag sewing portion.

FIG. 8 is a developed plan view showing the diaper cover.

FIG. 9 is an explanatory diagram when a diaper cover is used.

FIG. 10 is an explanatory view showing a diaper shape in use.

FIG. 11 is an enlarged sectional view showing layer separation by a particle body.

FIG. 12 is a plan view showing another embodiment of the partition member.

FIG. 13 is a developed plan view showing the diaper cover of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Diaper 2 ... Waterproof cloth (outer layer member) 3, 4, 5 ... Water absorption cloth (outer layer member) 6 ... Partition member 7 ... Cloth body (inner layer member) 10, 11 ... Cloth body 13 ... Partition part 13A ... Particle body Enclosure part 13B ... Particle body non-encapsulation part 14 ... Particle body 15 ... Diaper body 20 ... Diaper cover body 28 ... Net 30

Continuation of the front page (56) References JP-A-5-123349 (JP, A) JP-A-5-123350 (JP, A) Japanese Utility Model Application No. Sho 61-928 (JP, U) Japanese Utility Model Application No. Sho 61-202408 (JP U.S.A. 61-204726 (JP, U) U.S.A. 4-80518 (JP, U) U.S.A. 59-76213 (JP, U) U.S.A. 6-75451 (JP, U) Registered utility model 3051168 (JP, U) Table 2001-522701 (JP, A) (58) Fields investigated (Int. Cl. ⁷ , DB name) A61F 13/15-13/66 A61F 5/44

Claims (10)

(57) [Claims] 1. A pair of inner and outer cloth-like bodies are partitioned into a plurality of bags to form a partition portion , and a layer of excreted fluid is formed in a side of the partition portion not in contact with the skin, and is in contact with the skin. A plurality of styrofoams to separate the excreted fluid and air in layers to form an air layer
Is a diaper provided with a partition member in which glass bead particles are sealed, and the partition member is provided in a diaper body. 2. The diaper according to claim 1, wherein said inner cloth is formed of a cloth or a paper cloth having air permeability. 3. The diaper according to claim 1, wherein said outer cloth is formed of cloth, waterproof paper or resin sheet. 4. The method according to claim 1, wherein said plurality of compartments are subdivided and divided into a particle enclosure where said particles are present and a non-particle enclosure where no particles are present. Diaper. 5. The method according to claim 1, wherein said particles are spherical.
A diaper as described in 2, 3 or 4. 6. The diaper according to claim 1, wherein said partition portion is formed in a grid shape. 7. A diaper according to claim 1, wherein a plurality of particles having different sizes are enclosed. 8. A net-like body is interposed between said partition member and an inner layer member disposed inside said partition member.
A diaper as described in 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 or 7. 9. An outer layer member provided outside the partition member, and at least a portion of the outer layer member corresponding to a circumference of a leg of a user is sewn. Diaper described in 6, 7 or 8. 10. A diaper cover wherein the diaper according to claim 1 is integrated with a diaper cover body.