JP4302618B2 - Disposable absorbent articles and packaging packs - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a disposable absorbent article and a packaging pack that can be easily folded from a folded state.

Conventionally, for example, a liquid-permeable surface sheet body, a liquid-impermeable back sheet body, and an absorbent body disposed between both the sheet bodies are provided, and approximately 3 by two longitudinal lines along the longitudinal direction. A left side portion is formed at one end in the width direction so as to be divided equally, a right side portion is formed at the other end in the width direction, and an intermediate portion is formed at the center in the width direction, along the width direction. A front portion is formed at one end in the longitudinal direction and a rear portion is formed at the other end in the longitudinal direction so as to be divided into approximately three equal parts by two width direction lines, and an intermediate at the center in the longitudinal direction. It is a substantially vertically long disposable absorbent article formed with a part, and when folded into the outer package, the left side part, the middle part and the right side part are folded twice with respect to the longitudinal line. The front part, the middle part and the rear part Disposable absorbent articles are superimposed by bending two folding referenced to direction line is known (for example, see Patent Document 1).
JP 2001-293029 A

  However, since the conventional disposable absorbent article is folded by a total of four foldings based on the longitudinal direction line and the width direction line, the disposable absorbent article is changed from the folded state to the expanded state. There is a risk of taking time.

  This invention is made | formed in view of such a point, and it aims at providing the packaging pack which accommodated the disposable absorbent article which can be easily changed from a folding state to this unfolded state, and this disposable absorbent article.

The disposable absorbent article according to claim 1 includes a liquid-permeable top sheet body, a liquid-impervious back sheet body, and an absorbent body disposed between the two sheet bodies, and a longitudinal direction along the longitudinal direction. The left half is formed at one end in the width direction and the right half is formed at the other end in the width direction so as to be divided into approximately two equal parts by the direction line. The front half is formed on one end side in the longitudinal direction and the rear half portion is formed on the other end side in the longitudinal direction, and the absorption ends are formed on both ends in the longitudinal direction. A substantially vertically long disposable absorbent article in which a front flap portion and a rear flap portion located outside the body are formed, wherein the left half portion and the right half portion are the liquid-permeable surface sheet body So that they face each other by bending with respect to the longitudinal line. The combined, wherein a front side half portion and the rear half portion, said liquid-impervious so backsheet body facing, superimposed by bending Ori referenced to the width direction line, lateral center of the front flap portion The part is provided with a knob for picking the disposable absorbent article from the folded state to the unfolded state, and the right side portion of the front side flap portion and the right side portion of the front side flap portion. A half portion close to the longitudinal direction line is joined, and this joined portion serves as the knob portion .

  And since it is made into a folded state by bending a total of 2 times based on a longitudinal direction line and a width direction line, it picks the knob part provided in the front side flap part, and makes it easily expand from a folded state. It is possible.

  The disposable absorbent article according to claim 2 is the disposable absorbent article according to claim 1, wherein the knob portion projects forward from the front end of the front flap portion.

  And since the knob part protrudes toward the front from the front end of the front flap part, it is possible to make it easier to change from the folded state to the unfolded state, and without mistakes in the front and back, suppressing mounting mistakes. Is possible.

The disposable absorbent article according to claim 3 includes a liquid-permeable top sheet body, a liquid-impervious back sheet body, and an absorbent body disposed between the two sheet bodies, and a longitudinal direction along the longitudinal direction. A left half is formed on one end in the width direction and a right half is formed on the other end in the width direction so as to be divided into approximately equal halves by the direction line. A front portion is formed at one end in the longitudinal direction and a rear portion is formed at the other end in the longitudinal direction so as to be divided into approximately three equal parts by the direction line and the second width direction line, and the longitudinal direction An intermediate part is formed in the center, and the longitudinally-shaped disposable absorbent article is formed with a front flap part and a rear flap part located outward from the absorbent body at both longitudinal ends, The left half and the right half are the liquid-permeable surface sheet body. So as to face each other, the first width is overlapped by bending with respect to the longitudinal line, and the front side portion, the intermediate portion and the rear side portion face each other so that the liquid-impermeable back sheet body faces each other. The rear portion is overlapped with the intermediate portion and the front portion by bending with respect to the direction line and the second width direction line, and a central portion in the left-right direction of the front flap portion A pick portion is provided for picking the disposable absorbent article from the folded state to the unfolded state, and the left side half portion of the front side flap portion is closer to the longitudinal line and the right side half portion of the front side flap portion. A portion closer to the longitudinal direction line is joined, and this joined portion serves as the knob portion .

  And since it is made into a folded state by folding a total of three times based on the longitudinal direction line, the first width direction line, and the second width direction line, it is easy to pick the knob portion provided on the front flap portion. It is possible to change from the folded state to the expanded state.

  A disposable absorbent article according to a fourth aspect is the disposable absorbent article according to the third aspect, wherein the knob portion projects forward from the front end of the front flap portion.

  And since the knob part protrudes toward the front from the front end of the front flap part, it is possible to make it easier to change from the folded state to the unfolded state, and without mistakes in the front and back, suppressing mounting mistakes. Is possible.

  A packaging pack according to claim 5 comprises a plurality of disposable absorbent articles according to any one of claims 1 to 4 and an outer package in which the plurality of disposable absorbent articles are accommodated in a folded state. The disposable absorbent article is accommodated in the outer package in a state in which a bent portion along the longitudinal line is below and both ends in the width direction are on the upper side and a plurality are arranged in the thickness direction and the vertical direction. It is what has been.

  And after taking out a disposable absorbent article from an outer package body, it is possible to make the taken out disposable absorbent article into a deployment state from a folded state easily.

  The packaging pack according to claim 6 is the packaging pack according to claim 5, wherein at least a side surface of the outer package opposite to the knob portion of the disposable absorbent article is provided with a cutting line for opening. Is.

  And after opening an outer package using the cutting line for opening, it is possible to take out a disposable absorbent article easily using a knob | pick part, and to make it easily expand | deployed.

  According to the first aspect of the invention, since the folded state is made by folding twice in total with respect to the longitudinal direction line and the width direction line, it is easy to pick the knob portion provided in the front flap portion. Can be expanded from the folded state.

  According to the invention according to claim 2, since the knob portion protrudes forward from the front end of the front flap portion, it can be more easily changed from the folded state to the expanded state, and the front and rear are not mistaken, Mounting mistakes can be suppressed.

  According to the third aspect of the present invention, since the folded state is formed by a total of three foldings based on the longitudinal direction line, the first width direction line, and the second width direction line, the front flap portion is provided. The picked portion can be easily picked up from the folded state to the expanded state.

  According to the invention according to claim 4, since the knob portion protrudes forward from the front end of the front flap portion, it can be more easily changed from the folded state to the expanded state, and the front and rear are not mistaken, Mounting mistakes can be suppressed.

  According to the invention which concerns on Claim 5, after taking out a disposable absorbent article from an outer package body, the taken out disposable absorbent article can be easily made into a deployment state from a folded state.

  According to the invention which concerns on Claim 6, after opening an outer package body using the cutting line for opening, using a knob | pick part, it can take out a disposable absorbent article easily and can be made into an unfolded state easily.

  An embodiment of the disposable absorbent article of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

  1 and 2, reference numeral 1 denotes a disposable absorbent article (disposable diaper). This disposable absorbent article 1 (hereinafter referred to as "absorbent article 1") is substantially vertically long and substantially in the developed state shown in FIG. It has a rectangular plate shape.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the absorbent article 1 includes a liquid-permeable top sheet body 2, a liquid-impervious back sheet body 3, and two wide portions 4 disposed between the two sheet bodies 2 and 3. And an absorbent body 6 having a substantially long and substantially hourglass shape having one narrow portion 5 having a width dimension shorter than that of the wide portion 4 and having a longitudinal direction coinciding with the longitudinal direction of the absorbent article 1, and an elastic member 8. And a pair of left and right flap bodies 7 that stand up when mounted on the user by the elastic restoring force.

  Then, the absorbent article 1 is divided into approximately two equal parts by one longitudinal line (virtual line) A along the longitudinal direction of the absorbent article 1 on one end side in the width direction of the absorbent article 1. The left half portion 11 is formed, and the right half portion 12 is formed on the other end in the width direction.

  In addition, on the one end side in the longitudinal direction of the absorbent article 1 such that the absorbent article 1 is divided into approximately two equal parts by one width direction line (virtual line) B along the width direction of the absorbent article 1. A front half 13 is formed and a rear half 14 is formed on the other end in the longitudinal direction.

  Furthermore, the front side flap part 16 which makes the longitudinal shape which located in the longitudinal direction both ends of the absorbent article 1 from the longitudinal direction edge part of the absorber 6 and the longitudinal direction corresponded to the width direction of the absorbent article 1 and Rear flap portions 17 are respectively formed. In addition, the width direction dimension of the wide part 4 of the absorber 6 and the width direction dimension of the absorbent article 1 as a whole are equal, and the width direction both ends of the absorbent article 1 are outward from the widthwise end of the absorbent body 6. The flap part located is not formed.

Moreover, the knob | pick part 20 picked when the absorbent article 1 is made into a deployment | deployment state from the folding state is integrally provided in the longitudinal direction center part (left-right direction center part) of the front side flap part 16 of the absorbent article 1. FIG. Yes. For example, the front side flap part 16 is comprised by the liquid-permeable surface sheet body 2 and the liquid-impermeable back sheet | seat body 3 which were mutually joined, and a part of both these sheet bodies 2 and 3 is the knob | pick part 20. FIG. Then, the portion near the longitudinal line A of the left half portion 11 in the front flap portion 16 and the portion near the longitudinal direction line A of the right half portion 12 in the front flap portion 16 are joined, and this joined portion becomes the knob portion 20. Yes.

  Then, as shown in FIG. 2, in the folded state of the absorbent article 1, the left half portion 11 and the right half portion 12 are based on the longitudinal direction line A so that the liquid-permeable surface sheet body 2 faces each other. Are overlapped by one folding. In the folded state of the absorbent article 1, the front half 13 and the rear half 14 are folded once with respect to the width direction line B so that the liquid-impermeable back sheet 3 faces each other. It is overlapped by bending. For example, the right half 12 is folded with respect to the left half 11 with respect to the longitudinal direction line A, and then the rear half 14 is folded with respect to the front half 13 with respect to the width direction line B to be absorbed. The property article 1 is in a desired folded state.

  3 and 4 show a packaging pack (packed product of absorbent articles) 21 in which a plurality of absorbent articles 1 are folded in a substantially rectangular plate shape and accommodated in an outer package 22. .

  As is apparent from FIG. 3, the absorbent article 1 has a folded portion (folded portion) 1a along the longitudinal direction line A and a width direction both ends 1b positioned above, and in the thickness direction and A plurality of pieces are arranged in the vertical direction (for example, six in the thickness direction and two in the vertical direction for a total of 12) and are accommodated in the outer package 22 by being slightly compressed.

  The outer package 22 is a bag having a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape, and handles 23 are provided at both ends of the outer package 22 in the upper surface width direction. Further, as is clear from FIG. 4, one of the four side surfaces of the outer wrapping body 22 facing the knob 20 of the absorbent article 1 and the upper surface of the outer wrapping body 22 have a cut line for opening. 24 is provided so as to pass through the center of the side surface and the center of the upper surface.

  When the absorbent article 1 in the packaging pack 21 is used, the outer packaging body 22 is opened using the opening cut line 24 and then the absorbent article 1 is removed using the knob 20. While being able to take out easily from the inside of the package 22, the absorbent article 1 can be easily made into a deployment state from a folded state.

  Moreover, since the knob | pick part 20 of the absorbent article 1 is provided in the longitudinal direction center part of the front side flap part 16, there is no mistake of the front and rear of the absorbent article 1, and the mounting mistake to a user can be suppressed. .

  Furthermore, when the absorbent article 1 is in the unfolded state, a crease remains along the longitudinal line A at the widthwise central portion (laterally symmetrical position) of the absorbent article 1, and therefore the crease absorbs the crease. It can be used as a mark of the center position in the width direction of the article 1, and it is possible to further suppress a mounting error to the user.

  Further, since the opening cut line 24 is provided on the side surface of the outer package 22 that faces the knob portion 20, the side surface on the side where the knob portion 20 is not positioned is not opened.

  Furthermore, since the absorbent article 1 is accommodated in the outer packaging body 22 with the bent portion 1a along the longitudinal direction line A at the bottom and the width direction both ends 1b at the top, Stability is achieved.

  As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the knob 20 protrudes forward from the front end of the central portion in the longitudinal direction of the front flap portion 16 so that the knob can be easily expanded and can be more easily deployed. You may let them. In this case, in the folded state, the knob 20 protrudes from both the end of the front flap 16 and the end of the rear flap 17. For example, in manufacturing, the absorbent article 1 is continuously connected and produced, and the adjacent front end portion and rear end portion are cut. Therefore, the knob portion 20 is projected, and the knob portion is formed on the rear flap portion 17. If the concave portion 30 corresponding to 20 is formed, the material is not wasted.

  Further, as shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, from the viewpoint of compactness, the absorbent article 1 is folded three times in total with reference to the longitudinal direction line A, the first width direction line B1, and the second width direction line B2. You may make it be in a folded state by bending.

  The absorbent article 1 shown in FIGS. 7 and 8 includes a liquid-permeable surface sheet body 2, a liquid-impervious back sheet body 3, an absorbent body 6, a flap body 7 and the like, as shown in FIG. .

  Then, the absorbent article 1 is divided into approximately two equal parts by one longitudinal line (virtual line) A along the longitudinal direction of the absorbent article 1 on one end side in the width direction of the absorbent article 1. The left half portion 11 is formed, and the right half portion 12 is formed on the other end in the width direction. Further, the absorbent article 1 is divided into approximately three equal parts by a first width direction line (virtual line) B1 and a second width direction line (virtual line) B2 along the width direction of the absorbent article 1. A front portion 31 is formed at one end in the longitudinal direction, a rear portion 32 is formed at the other end in the longitudinal direction, and an intermediate portion 33 is formed at the center in the longitudinal direction. Furthermore, the front side flap part 16 which makes the longitudinal shape which located in the longitudinal direction both ends of the absorbent article 1 from the longitudinal direction edge part of the absorber 6 and the longitudinal direction corresponded to the width direction of the absorbent article 1 and Rear flap portions 17 are respectively formed. In addition, the width direction dimension of the wide part 4 of the absorber 6 and the width direction dimension of the absorbent article 1 as a whole are equal, and the width direction both ends of the absorbent article 1 are outward from the widthwise end of the absorbent body 6. The flap part located is not formed.

Further, at the center portion in the longitudinal direction (the center portion in the left-right direction) of the front flap portion 16, a knob portion 20 that is picked when the absorbent article 1 is changed from the folded state to the expanded state is integrally provided. For example, the front side flap part 16 is comprised by the liquid-permeable surface sheet body 2 and the liquid-impermeable back sheet | seat body 3 which were mutually joined, and a part of both these sheet bodies 2 and 3 is the knob | pick part 20. FIG. Then, the portion near the longitudinal direction line A of the left half portion 11 in the front flap portion 16 and the portion near the longitudinal direction line A of the right half portion 12 in the front flap portion 16 are joined, and this joining portion becomes the knob portion 20. Yes. Although not shown, the knob 20 may be protruded forward from the front end of the central portion in the longitudinal direction of the front flap portion 16.

  As shown in FIG. 8, in the folded state of the absorbent article 1, the left half portion 11 and the right half portion 12 are based on the longitudinal direction line A so that the liquid-permeable surface sheet 2 faces each other. Are overlapped by one folding. In the folded state of the absorbent article 1, the front portion 31, the intermediate portion 33, and the rear portion 32 have the first width direction line B 1 and the second width so that the liquid-impermeable back sheet body 3 faces each other. The rear portion 32 is overlapped with the intermediate portion 33 and the front portion 31 by being folded twice with respect to the direction line B2. For example, the right half 12 is folded with respect to the left half 11 with respect to the longitudinal line A, and then the rear part 32 is folded with respect to the intermediate part 33 with respect to the second width direction line B2, and then The front part 31 is folded with respect to the rear part 32 on the basis of the first width direction line B1, and the absorbent article 1 is in a desired folded state. The absorbent article 1 shown in FIG. 8 is also accommodated in the outer package 22 in the same manner as shown in FIGS.

Contact name, for example printing, put a colored sheet, by using a method such as coating a colored adhesive, and the color of the front flap portion 16 of the knob portion 20 may be different.

  Further, the opening cut line 24 provided in the outer package 22 is not limited to the one located from the side surface to the upper surface. For example, as shown in FIG. 9, the cut line 24 is provided on one side surface facing the knob portion 20. It may be provided so as to form a U shape. Further, a plurality of cut lines 24 extending in the vertical direction may be provided at an interval on one side surface facing the knob portion 20. Note that the cut line 24 extending from the side surface to the upper surface may or may not be continuous. Considering the ease of opening, it is preferably continuous, but when the absorbent article 1 is taken out one by one without opening the outer package 22 so much, it is better not to be continuous.

  In addition, the absorbent article 1 is not limited to a substantially rectangular plate shape in the unfolded state, and may be, for example, an hourglass shape or a tape-type pants shape.

  Further, for example, in the absorbent article 1 shown in FIG. 1, the front half 13 is slightly larger than the rear half 14 by slightly shifting the width direction line B from the longitudinal center of the absorbent article 1 to the rear side. The knob 20 may be positioned outward from the edge of the rear flap 17 when the absorbent article 1 is folded.

  Similarly, for example, in the absorbent article 1 shown in FIG. 7, the first width direction line B1 and the second width direction line B2 are slightly shifted from the position in the longitudinal direction of the absorbent article 1 to the rear side slightly. The front portion 31 is slightly larger than the rear portion 32 and the intermediate portion 33, and the knob portion 20 is located outward from the folded portion located along the second width direction line B2 when the absorbent article 1 is folded. You may do it.

It is a top view which shows the expansion | deployment state of one Embodiment which concerns on the disposable absorbent article of this invention. It is a front view which shows the folded state of a disposable absorbent article same as the above. It is a perspective view which shows the state which made the disposable absorbent article same as the above folded, and was accommodated in the outer package. It is an external appearance perspective view of an external packaging body same as the above. It is a top view which shows the expansion | deployment state of other embodiment which concerns on the disposable absorbent article of this invention. It is a front view which shows the folded state of a disposable absorbent article same as the above. It is a top view which shows the expansion | deployment state of other embodiment which concerns on the disposable absorbent article of this invention. It is a front view which shows the folded state of a disposable absorbent article same as the above. It is an external appearance perspective view which shows the modification of an outer package body.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Disposable absorbent article 2 Liquid-permeable surface sheet body 3 Liquid-impermeable back sheet body 6 Absorber
11 Left half
12 Right half
13 Front half
14 Rear half
16 Front flap
17 Rear flap
20 Pick section
21 Packing pack
22 Outer packaging
24 score line
31 Front part
32 Rear part
33 Intermediate part A Longitudinal line B B Width line B1 First width line B2 Second width line

Claims (6)

A liquid-permeable surface sheet body;
An impervious back sheet body;
An absorber disposed between the two sheet bodies,
A left half is formed on one end side in the width direction and a right half is formed on the other end side in the width direction so as to be divided into approximately two equal parts by a longitudinal line along the longitudinal direction,
A front half portion is formed on one end side in the longitudinal direction and a rear half portion is formed on the other end side in the longitudinal direction so as to be divided into approximately two equal parts by a width direction line along the width direction,
In the longitudinal direction both ends, it is a substantially vertically long disposable absorbent article in which a front flap portion and a rear flap portion located outside the absorber are formed,
The left half and the right half are overlapped by bending with respect to the longitudinal direction line so that the liquid-permeable surface sheet body faces each other,
The front half and the rear half are overlapped by bending with respect to the width direction line so that the liquid-impervious back sheet body faces each other,
A left and right central portion of the front flap portion is provided with a knob for picking the disposable absorbent article from the folded state to the expanded state ,
A portion near the longitudinal line of the left half portion of the front flap portion and a portion near the longitudinal line of the right half portion of the front flap portion are joined, and this joining portion serves as the knob. A disposable absorbent article. The disposable absorbent article according to claim 1, wherein the knob portion protrudes forward from the front end of the front flap portion. A liquid-permeable surface sheet body;
An impervious back sheet body;
An absorber disposed between the two sheet bodies,
A left half is formed on one end side in the width direction and a right half is formed on the other end side in the width direction so as to be divided into approximately two equal parts by a longitudinal line along the longitudinal direction,
A front portion is formed at one end in the longitudinal direction and a rear side at the other end in the longitudinal direction so as to be divided into approximately three equal parts by the first width direction line and the second width direction line along the width direction. A part is formed, and an intermediate part is formed in the longitudinal center;
In the longitudinal direction both ends, it is a substantially vertically long disposable absorbent article in which a front flap portion and a rear flap portion located outside the absorber are formed,
The left half and the right half are overlapped by bending with respect to the longitudinal direction line so that the liquid-permeable surface sheet body faces each other,
The front side portion, the intermediate portion, and the rear side portion are bent with respect to the first width direction line and the second width direction line so that the liquid-impervious back sheet body faces the rear portion. A side portion is overlaid in a state located between the intermediate portion and the front portion;
A left and right central portion of the front flap portion is provided with a knob for picking the disposable absorbent article from the folded state to the expanded state ,
A portion near the longitudinal line of the left half portion of the front flap portion and a portion near the longitudinal line of the right half portion of the front flap portion are joined, and this joining portion serves as the knob. A disposable absorbent article. The disposable absorbent article according to claim 3, wherein the knob portion protrudes forward from the front end of the front flap portion. A plurality of disposable absorbent articles according to any one of claims 1 to 4;
The plurality of disposable absorbent articles comprises an outer package accommodated in a folded state,
The disposable absorbent article is accommodated in the outer package in a state where a bent portion along the longitudinal line is below and both ends in the width direction are on the top, and a plurality are arranged in the thickness direction and the vertical direction. A packaging pack characterized by The packaging pack according to claim 5, wherein an opening cut line is provided on at least a side surface of the outer package opposite to the knob portion of the disposable absorbent article.

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