JP4535771B2 - Composite elastic member and manufacturing method thereof - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a composite stretchable member that can form a gather that is flexible, feels good, and has a good touch, and a method for manufacturing the same.

  In an absorbent article such as a disposable diaper and a sanitary napkin, an elastic member is joined to a sheet material in an expanded state, and the elastic member is contracted to form a gather (an elastic part having a large number of wrinkles) on the sheet material. It is widely done.

Patent Document 1 discloses an elastic stretchable sheet formed by bending a flat sheet material to form a large number of ridges that repeat peaks and valleys, and joining elastic members to the tops of a plurality of peaks of the ridges. .
Patent Document 2 discloses an elastic stretch part having a sheet material made of nonwoven fabric and an elastic member sandwiched between two layers formed by folding the sheet material, and is orthogonal to the stretch direction of the elastic member. A disposable diaper having a linear joint portion between sheet materials extending in a direction and having an elastic stretchable portion formed by joining the elastic member to the sheet material at the joint portion is described.

JP 2001-11769 A Registered Utility Model No. 2518953

However, in the sheet described in Patent Document 1, the wrinkle extends over a plurality of the elastic members and is relatively beautiful. On the other hand, the presence of the joint between the sheet material and the elastic member is present. As a result, the touch when the heel touches the skin is not so good.
Moreover, in the elastic expansion-contraction part of patent document 2, although a sheet | seat swells between linear junction parts and a uniform wrinkle is formed, it originates in the linear junction part, and is parallel to the junction part. The flexibility in various directions is inferior, and there is room for improvement in terms of softness and touch when touching the skin.

  Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a composite stretchable member capable of forming a gather that is flexible, feels good and has a good touch, and a preferred method for producing the same.

  The present invention is a composite stretchable member having two sheet materials and a plurality of elastic members disposed between the two sheet materials, wherein the two sheet materials are partially joined together. A plurality of joining lines extending in a direction intersecting with the expansion / contraction direction of the elastic member are formed by the plurality of joining parts, and a part of the joining lines and the other part of the joining are formed. And the positions of the joints constituting the joint lines in the direction intersecting the expansion / contraction direction are different from each other, and the elastic members are disposed between the two sheet materials at least in a part of the joints. The above-mentioned object is achieved by providing a composite elastic member in which each of the two sheet materials forms a ridge between the adjacent joining lines.

  The present invention is a preferred method for producing the composite elastic member, wherein a plurality of elastic members are arranged in an expanded state between two sheets, and the laminate is partially heated by a plurality of convex portions. The sheet material is partially heat-sealed so that the joint portion is formed, and the partial heating and pressurization is performed so as not to cut the elastic member. The manufacturing method of a composite elastic member is provided.

The composite stretchable member of the present invention has a gather (a stretchable part having a large number of wrinkles) that is soft and feels well and has a good touch, and can form such a gather on an absorbent article or the like.
According to the method for producing a composite stretchable member of the present invention, a composite stretchable member having a gather (a stretchable part having a large number of wrinkles) that is soft and has a good feel and a good touch can be easily produced.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the composite elastic member 1 as one embodiment of the present invention includes two sheet materials 2 and 3, and a plurality of elastic members 4 disposed between the two sheet materials. Consists of.
The composite elastic member 1 has a rectangular shape in plan view, and end seal portions 11 (only one is shown) are provided at both ends of the elastic member 4 in the extending direction. In the end seal portion 11, all the elastic members 4 are fixed in a state of being sandwiched between both sheet materials 2 and 3. The composite stretchable member 1 has a stretchable portion 10 except for the end seal portion 11.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the two sheet materials 2 and 3 are partially joined by thermal fusion to form a plurality of joint portions 5, and the plurality of joint portions 5 form the elastic member 4. A plurality of joining lines S <b> 1 to S <b> 8 extending in a direction (Y direction) crossing the expansion / contraction direction (X direction) is formed. Each joining line S1-S8 in this embodiment consists of a some junction part (joint part group) intermittently arrange | positioned at the Y direction.

  The direction intersecting the expansion / contraction direction of the elastic member 4 is a direction (non-parallel direction) that forms a predetermined angle with respect to the expansion / contraction direction of the elastic member 4. In the present embodiment, The direction is orthogonal (Y direction). The crossing direction of the elastic member 4 in the expansion / contraction direction is preferably 75 ° to 105 ° when the crossing angle with the expansion / contraction direction is 90 ° when orthogonal to each other as in the present embodiment. The angle is preferably 85 ° to 95 °, particularly preferably 90 °. FIG. 5 is a view showing another example of the joining line extending in the direction intersecting the expansion / contraction direction of the elastic member 4. As shown in FIG. 5A, the joining line extending in the direction intersecting with the expansion / contraction direction of the elastic member 4 has an extension direction of each joining line and a longitudinal direction of the joining portion 5 constituting each joining line. As shown in FIG. 5B, the extending direction of each joining line and the longitudinal direction of the joining part 5 constituting each joining line may have an angle.

  The plurality of elastic members 4 in the present embodiment are arranged in parallel to each other at equal intervals. The expansion / contraction direction of the elastic member 4 when the plurality of elastic members are arranged in parallel to each other is the same direction as the direction in which the elastic member 4 extends. The expansion / contraction direction of the elastic member 4 when the plurality of elastic members 4 are not arranged in parallel to each other is a direction orthogonal to the direction in which the flange 6 described later extends.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the composite stretchable member 1 has joining lines S <b> 1 to S <b> 8 (single joints) each composed of a plurality of heat-sealing portions (joining portions) 5 in the stretching direction (X direction) of the elastic member 4. A plurality of lines (eight in the illustrated example) are intermittently formed by enclosing only the line S2 with a one-dot chain line. The plurality of bonding lines are formed in parallel with each other at equal intervals, and the bonding portions constituting the bonding lines are formed at equal intervals in the Y direction. In the present embodiment, the shape and dimensions of the joints in the joining line, and the arrangement pitch P1 are the same in all joining lines. Further, the arrangement pitch P1 of the joints and the arrangement pitch of the elastic members 4 are the same.

As shown in FIG. 2, the plurality of joining lines S1 to S8 are a part of the joining lines (S1, S6) and the other part of the joining lines (S2-S5, S7, S8). The disposition positions of the joint portions 5 constituting the structure in the direction (Y direction) intersecting the expansion / contraction direction (X direction) are different.
Specifically, from one end side (left side in FIG. 2) in the expansion / contraction direction (X direction) of the elastic member 4 toward the other end side (right side in FIG. 2), The position in the direction (Y direction) intersecting the expansion / contraction direction (X direction) is changed.
More specifically, from one end side to the other end side in the expansion / contraction direction (X direction) of the elastic member 4, a direction (Y) that intersects the expansion / contraction direction (X direction) of the joint portion constituting each joint line. (Direction) is shifted by a certain distance in the same direction (Y direction).
That is, in the joining line S1 and the joining line S2, as shown in FIG. 2, the positions of the joining portions 5 constituting each of them are shifted by a distance L4 in the intersecting direction (Y direction) of the expansion / contraction direction. A similar relationship is established between adjacent joining lines.

  In the present embodiment, the arrangement position of the joint portion in the Y direction is the same for every five joint lines. That is, the positions of the bonding portions of the bonding lines S1 and S6, the bonding lines S2 and S7, and the bonding lines S3 and S8 are the same. A plurality of bonding lines having different Y-direction bonding portion arrangement positions are formed, and these are arranged so that a plurality of bonding lines having the same Y-direction bonding portion arrangement position appear every two (for example, 2 to 10). Deploy. That is, by aligning them by shifting by the same distance, it is possible to make the appearance beautiful and apply the stress of the elastic member evenly to both sheet materials.

  The distance L4, which is the magnitude of the displacement of the joint portion between the adjacent joint lines, depends on the length of the joint portion, but from the viewpoint of uniform arrangement of the beauty of the appearance and the action position of the contraction stress, The distance corresponding to 3 to 50% of the arrangement pitch P1 of the inner joint is preferable, and the distance corresponding to 5 to 30% is more preferable.

From the viewpoint of improving flexibility, in each of the joining lines S1 to S8, the length L1 (see FIG. 2) of the heat-sealed portion (joined portion) 5 and the arrangement pitch P1 of the heat-fused portion (joined portion) ( The ratio (P1 / L1) with respect to (see FIG. 2) is preferably 1.05 to 80, and particularly preferably 1.05 to 15, and the arrangement pitch P1 of the heat fusion part (joint part) is 1 to 40 mm, It is preferable that it is 2-15 mm.
From the same viewpoint, the length L1 is preferably 0.5 to 20 mm, particularly 1 to 10 mm, and the length L2 is preferably 0.5 to 30 mm, particularly 1 to 20 mm.

  From the viewpoint of forming the visually-appealing scissors 6 that extend continuously over the scissors 6, particularly the plurality of elastic members 4, the joining line arrangement pitch P2 (see FIG. 2) is 1 to 30 mm, particularly 2 to 15 mm. It is preferable that the length L3 (see FIG. 2) of the elastic member 4 of each heat-sealing part 5 in the expansion / contraction direction (X direction) is 0.1 to 5 mm, particularly preferably 0.2 to 1.5 mm. . Further, from the same viewpoint, the ratio (P2 / L3) of the pitch P2 and the length L3 is preferably 1.1 to 300, particularly 4 to 100.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the dimensions and ratios of the above-described parts are as follows. The composite stretchable member is expanded in a flat shape by stretching the elastic member (the state in which the influence of the elastic member is completely eliminated by cutting the elastic member or the like). In the state expanded to the same dimensions as when flattened with a), the measurement is performed.

Each elastic member 4 is fixed between the sheet materials 2 and 3 in at least a part of the joint portions 5.
In this embodiment, all the elastic members 4 are fixed between the sheet materials 2 and 3 at the joints in the plurality of joint lines. For example, all the elastic members shown in FIG. 2 are arranged so as to overlap with the respective heat fusion portions (joint portions) 5 constituting the joining lines S1 to S4 and S6 to S8. The sheet 5 is fixed between the sheet materials 2 and 3 in each heat-sealing portion 5 without being cut. The one elastic member and the other elastic member may be fixed at joint portions of different joint lines.

  Each elastic member 4 is fixed to the end seal portion 11 and the joint portion 5 in a stretched state. The stretched state and the stretching stress of each elastic member 4 may be different for each elastic member 4. For example, when used as a waist gather for a pant-type diaper, slipping can be prevented without tightening too much by increasing the stretching stress on the side close to the waist (upper part).

  In the composite stretchable member 1 of the present embodiment, the elastic member 4 contracts in its natural state (a state in which no external force is applied), so that each of the two sheet materials 2 and 3 is, as shown in FIG. .., 6, 6... Are formed between adjacent joining lines.

  Each ridge 6 of both sheets 2 and 3 is formed so as to protrude from both surfaces of the composite elastic member 1, and the tip end portion of each ridge 6 in the protruding direction forms a convex curved surface having an arcuate cross section. . Each of the flanges 6 is continuously divided so as to extend between the plurality of elastic members 4 in the orthogonal direction (Y direction) without being divided at a portion where the elastic members 4 overlap with each other. Beautiful.

  In the composite stretchable member 1 of the present embodiment, the joining lines S1 to S8 along the crossing direction (Y direction) of the stretchable direction of the elastic member 4 are composed of a plurality of heat-sealed portions (joined portions) 5 arranged intermittently. The composite stretchable member 1 is very flexible. For example, the composite stretchable member 1 is flexible with respect to the force that compresses the composite stretchable member 1 in the Y direction and the force that curves the composite stretchable member 1 in the same direction. Transforms into Therefore, for example, when used to form a gather (a stretchable part having a large number of wrinkles), particularly a three-dimensional gather (an upstanding leak-proof wall) on an absorbent article, the touch when the gather contacts the skin is soft. It is good, and the irritation that the gather gives to the skin can also be reduced.

  Further, in the composite stretchable member 1 of the present embodiment, the elastic member 4 is between the trough 6 and the scissors 6 in the one sheet material 2 and between the scissors 6 and 6 in the other sheet material 3. As a result of being sandwiched between the valleys and the tip of the ridge forming a convex curved surface, a volume is generated in the thickness direction of the sheet material and the surface of the composite elastic member 1 is touched. Feels very soft and feels very good.

  Moreover, in the composite elastic member 1 of this embodiment, the elastic member 4 is comprised with the material which expresses the contraction stress uniformly. Therefore, the shrinkage stress of the elastic member 4 is used to surely shrink both the sheet materials between the heat-sealed portions, and the ridges 6 formed in each portion can be easily homogenized. Not damaged.

The material for forming the composite elastic member 1 of this embodiment will be described.
Examples of the sheet materials 2 and 3 include non-woven fabrics, woven fabrics, knitted fabrics, resin films, and the like produced by various methods such as air-through nonwoven fabric, heat roll nonwoven fabric, spunlace nonwoven fabric, spunbond nonwoven fabric, and meltblown nonwoven fabric. A sheet material obtained by stacking and integrating the above can be used.
Both sheet materials or one sheet material (especially a sheet material that forms a skin-side surface when used for making a composite elastic member abut on the skin) from the viewpoint of forming a beautifully pleasing and comfortable feel. The forming material is preferably an air-through nonwoven fabric, a heat roll nonwoven fabric, a spunlace nonwoven fabric, a spunbond nonwoven fabric, a meltblown nonwoven fabric, or the like.

  The scissors 6 are generated by deforming both the sheet materials 2 and 3 by the contraction of the elastic member 4. Therefore, the rigidity of the sheet is an important factor that determines the formability and cushioning properties of the heel of the composite elastic member. Stiffness can be represented by the buckling strength of the sheet material. The buckling strength of the nonwoven fabric used in the present invention is preferably 100 cN or less, particularly preferably 70 cN or less. Here, the buckling strength can be measured by a compression test mode of a Tensilon universal testing apparatus (manufactured by Orientec) as shown below.

Buckling strength test method (CD):
Take a rectangular test piece of 150 mm in the machine flow direction (MD) and 30 mm in the direction perpendicular to the machine flow direction (CD), make a cylinder with a diameter of 45 mm, and measure the upper and lower ends of the overlapping parts with staples etc. A sample. This is measured at a measurement environment of 20 ° C., 65% RH, and measurement conditions of a compression speed of 10 mm / min and a measurement distance of 20 mm in the compression test mode of the Tensilon universal testing device. The maximum strength when the sample is compressed 20 mm in the axial direction of the cylinder is measured for each sample, the average value is obtained, and this is taken as the buckling strength.

As described above, a non-woven cloth is preferably used as the sheet material. The basis weight of the nonwoven fabric is preferably 5 to 50 g / m ² , particularly preferably 8 to 30 g / m ² . The buckling strength of the nonwoven fabric having such a basis weight is preferably 50 cN or less, particularly preferably 30 cN or less in the CD direction, and preferably 70 cN or less, particularly preferably 50 cN or less in the MD direction. By using a soft sheet material, the moldability of the ridge can be improved.

Further, from the viewpoint of facilitating bonding by heat fusion, the sheet material is preferably made of a heat-fusible resin as a forming material (fiber in the case of a nonwoven fabric, film material of a resin film). Examples of the adhesive resin include polyethylene and polypropylene. The fiber constituting the nonwoven fabric or the like may be a core-sheath type composite fiber or the like made of a resin whose surface is only heat-fusible.
The forming material may be the same or different between one sheet material and the other sheet material of the two sheet materials.

  The two sheet materials in the present invention are not limited to two separate sheets, but one sheet material is bent to form two opposing surfaces, and a portion constituting one surface is defined as 1 One sheet material and the part constituting the other surface may be another sheet material.

  As a forming material of the elastic member 4, various known elastic materials used for absorbent articles such as disposable diapers and sanitary napkins can be used without particular limitation. Examples of the material include styrene-butadiene, butadiene, isoprene, Synthetic rubber such as neoprene, natural rubber, EVA, stretchable polyolefin, polyurethane, etc. Alternatively, a multifilament type thread or the like can be used.

Another factor that determines the moldability of the composite elastic member is the expansion ratio and elastic stress of the elastic member. In order to make the cross-sectional shape of the ridge convex, the required expansion ratio and elastic stress of the elastic member are required. The elastic member is preferably applied to the sheet material in a stretched state of 20 to 1000%, particularly preferably 50 to 400%. Then, the elastic member contracts, and the non-woven fabric of the contracted portion is left, and the wrinkles are formed by deforming outwardly in the direction opposite to the bonding surface of the heat-sealing group into a convex cross section.
As described above, the height of the ridge is important when considering formability and cushioning properties, and can be arbitrarily designed by selecting the joint pattern and interval, the material, and the elastic member. The height of the ridge is preferably about 1 to 15 mm on one side. In order to increase the wrinkles, the distance between adjacent joints is secured by a predetermined size, and the expansion and contraction magnification and the convex wrinkles are sufficient to close the gap, thereby creating a soft composite stretch with a sense of volume. A member can be formed. When making a piece having a height of h on one side of the ridge, at this time, it is preferable that the distance between the joints is at least 2 × h, and when the distance is the minimum value of 2 × h, the elastic members are adjacent to each other. It is preferable that the parts contract so that they are adjacent to each other.

  One preferred elastic member is natural rubber (or synthetic rubber). Natural rubber (synthetic rubber) has a thickness of 0.05 to 1.5 mm, a width of 0.2 to 5 mm, and a typical cross-sectional area of 0.91 mm with a thickness of 0.35 mm depending on the cross-sectional area. A low modulus elastic member having a stress at the time of 100% elongation of a single yarn having a width of about 1 to 70 gf, preferably about 1 to 40 gf, particularly preferably about 1 to 30 gf is desired. A plurality of sex members having such stress characteristics are used for the composite stretchable member.

Another preferred elastic member is polyurethane spandex elastic fiber. A single yarn having a size of 10 to 3360 denier, particularly preferably 70 to 1120 denier is used. Denier is a unit representing the thickness of a yarn, and a yarn of 1 g at 9000 m is called 1 denier. A plurality of spandex elastic fibers that are stretched to 30 to 500% are used.
By disposing a plurality of the above-mentioned single yarns of the elastic member having a low modulus at a high elongation ratio of preferably 100% or more, particularly preferably 200% or more, a composite stretchable member having a beautiful fold that softly stretches is obtained. be able to.

The composite elastic member 1 described above can be produced efficiently and economically, for example, by the following method.
First, a plurality of elastic members 4 are arranged in an expanded state between the two sheet materials 2 and 3 (the layers are not bonded). Then, as shown in FIG. 3, the laminate 12 is partially heated and pressed by a plurality of convex portions 7, and both sheet materials 2, 3 are formed into the formation pattern of the heat-sealed portion 5 (see FIG. 2). ) Partly heat-sealed with a pattern corresponding to. During this partial heating and pressing, it is necessary not to cut the elastic member 4. Both the sheet materials are heat-sealed, and the elastic member 4 is heat-bonded to the sheet material via the heat-fusible fiber included in the sheet material, and the elastic member 4 is not cut. For example, (1) the pressing pressure of the convex portion 7 against the anvil roll 71, (2) the clearance between the convex portion 7 and the anvil roll 71, and (3) the temperature of the convex portion 7 and the anvil roll 71, It is preferable to derive the optimum conditions by changing the parameters. In addition, selecting a material that is not easily affected by pressure or heat as the material of the elastic member, that is, a material that is difficult to cut, and using the product with a low elongation rate as a product specification is also effective as a method that does not cut the elastic member. is there.

In addition, as a means for actively reducing the pressure applied to the elastic member (a means for reducing the pressing force), a measure is taken so that no pressure is applied to a portion of the plurality of convex portions 7 that intersects the elastic member. Also good. For example, the anvil roll corresponding to the convex portion may be made of rubber such as silicon rubber. If the durability of the rubber is a concern, there is a method in which the rubber is wound only on the portion overlapping the elastic member. As another example, the convex part which formed the groove part (concave part) 72 for pressing force reduction in the site | part corresponding to the elastic member 4 is used. The heat fusion using such a convex portion can be performed by, for example, a heat embossing device or an ultrasonic embossing device, and the embossing roll 70 having such a convex portion 7 on the peripheral surface is opposed to the roll. This can be done by inserting the laminate 12 between the anvil roll (receiving roll) 71.
In the embossing device shown in FIG. 3, the pressing force is reduced also on the portion corresponding to the elastic member 4 on the outer peripheral surface of the anvil roll 71 as the surface for pressing the laminate 12 with the plurality of convex portions 7. A groove portion (concave portion) 73 is formed.

  The elastic member 4 can be easily fixed to the heat-sealing portion 5 while preventing the elastic member 4 from being cut by providing the heat-welding convex portion and / or the groove portions 72 and 73 for reducing the pressing force on the opposing surface. can do. In addition, the elastic member 4 in the heat-sealed portion may be fixed so as not to be displaced between both sheets only by being sandwiched between both sheets, and the melted surface may be one or It may be fused with both sheet materials. Further, the groove for reducing the pressing force can be provided only on either the convex portion or the facing surface thereof.

After forming the heat-sealing portion 5 in this manner, the end seal portion 11 is formed in the two sheet materials in the state where the elastic member 4 is sandwiched between them in a portion separated from each other in the extending direction of the elastic member 4. Apply the integration process. For this integration process, heat embossing or ultrasonic embossing can be used. Moreover, the process which applies the adhesive agent to one or both sheet materials and / or an elastic member, and pressurizes the site | part which apply | coated the adhesive agent as another integration process may be sufficient. This integration process can be omitted when the end seal 11 is not formed.
And the predetermined location in both the sheet materials 2 and 3 of the state which pinched | interposed the elastic member 4 is cut | disconnected so that the site | part which performed the integration process may be located in the both ends of the direction where the elastic member 4 is extended. Then, the elastic member 4 is contracted to form a plurality of wrinkles on each of the sheet materials 2 and 3, whereby the composite stretchable member 1 having the above-described configuration is obtained.

  As mentioned above, although preferable embodiment of this invention was described, this invention is not restrict | limited to embodiment mentioned above.

  For example, as a mode in which the positions of the joint portions of the plurality of joint lines are changed, two types of joint lines Sa and Sb having different joint positions are alternately arranged as in the composite elastic member 1 ′ shown in FIG. It may be arranged.

  Further, the arrangement pitch of the joints in the joint line may be different for each joint line. Moreover, the distance between adjacent joining lines may not be constant. Further, the arrangement interval of the elastic members 4 may not be equal. For example, a group of elastic members in which the interval between adjacent elastic members is relatively narrow and another group of elastic members in which the interval between adjacent elastic members is relatively wide may be provided, or an elasticity located at one end. You may increase the space | interval of an adjacent elastic member gradually or in steps toward the elastic member located in the other end from a member. In this way, by arbitrarily changing the arrangement interval of the elastic members or changing the type and / or expansion ratio of the elastic members, the layout of the contraction stress of the elastic members can be controlled, and the performance of disposable diapers and the like can be improved. it can. For example, although not shown, in a pants-type disposable diaper, the shrinkage stress of the gather located under the waist gathers is about 10 mm to 80 mm in the direction along the joining line direction, compared with the shrinkage stress of other parts. It is possible to make the diaper excellent in fit by making it difficult to slip off by tightening the important points.

  As shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, the joint portions 5 constituting the joint line S may be distributed and arranged with a certain amount of width in the width direction of the joint line. However, the length L5 (see FIG. 6) of the elastic member of the joining line S in the expansion / contraction direction (X direction) is 1.0 to 50 times the length L3 of the elastic member of the joining portion 5 in the expansion / contraction direction (X direction). It is preferable that For example, the length L5 of the joining line S can be 1.0 to 20 times, or 1.0 to 10 times, or 1.0 to 5 times the length L3 of the joining portion 5. Further, the dispersion width (same as the width of the joining line) of the joining portion 5 in one joining line S is 1/4 or less, particularly 1/20 or less of the distance to both joining lines adjacent to the joining line. It is preferable. In the example shown in FIG. 6, the joints in each joint line are arranged in a staggered manner, and in the example shown in FIG. 7, the joints in each joint line are arranged so as to form a waveform. Even if it is the arrangement pattern shown in FIGS. 5-7, there can exist an effect similar to the composite elastic | stretch member 1 mentioned above.

  In addition, although the number of the elastic members in a composite elastic member can be suitably determined according to the dimension and application of a composite elastic member, it can be 5-30, for example. Moreover, the number of joining lines can be 3-50, for example. Further, the joint portion between the sheet materials may be an adhesive portion in which the sheet materials are bonded together using a hot melt adhesive or the like instead of the heat fusion portion. Moreover, the formation pattern of a heat-fusion part can be changed suitably, and the shape of each heat-fusion part can also be made into appropriate shapes, such as a rectangle, an ellipse, a circle, and a rhombus.

  The composite stretchable member of the present invention is particularly preferably used for forming stretchable portions of absorbent articles such as disposable diapers and sanitary napkins. In that case, after completion of the composite elastic member, it may be fixed to the absorbent article to form an elastic part, but the manufacturing process of the composite elastic member is incorporated into the manufacturing process of the absorbent article, It is also possible to produce an absorbent article in an incorporated state.

  FIG. 6 shows an example of a stretchable part formed using a composite stretchable member by taking a disposable diaper 20 having a fastening tape 21 as an example. For example, the waist stretchable part 22 and the fastening tape 21 are interlocked. Thus, the tape vicinity expansion / contraction part 23, the waistline expansion / contraction part 24, and the expansion / contraction part 25 formed on the skin contact surface of the leak-proof wall can be formed using the composite expansion / contraction member of the present invention.

It is a perspective view showing a composite elastic member as one embodiment of the present invention with a part broken away. It is a top view which shows the state which expanded the elastic member by extending the elastic member of the composite elastic member of FIG. It is sectional drawing which shows a part of embossing apparatus which can be used for manufacture of the composite elastic member of FIG. It is a figure (figure 2 equivalent figure) which shows the composite elastic member as other embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the arrangement | positioning pattern of the junction part in other embodiment of this invention, (a) is an example in which the longitudinal direction of a junction part corresponds with the extension direction of a joining line, (b) is the longitudinal direction of a junction part. It is a figure which shows the example whose direction does not correspond with the extension direction of a joining line. It is a figure which shows the arrangement pattern of the junction part in other embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the arrangement pattern of the junction part in other embodiment of this invention. The example of the expansion-contraction part formed using the composite expansion-contraction member of this invention shows the case of the disposable diaper which has a fastening tape as an example.

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1, 1 'composite elastic member 2 sheet material 3 sheet material 4 elastic member 5 heat fusion part (joint part)
6 襞 S1-S8 joining line

Claims (7)

A composite elastic member having two sheet materials and a plurality of elastic members arranged between the two sheet materials,
The two sheet materials are partially joined to form a large number of joints, and a plurality of joint lines extending in a direction intersecting with the expansion / contraction direction of the elastic member are formed by the plurality of joints. And
In some of the joining lines and the other part of the joining lines, the arrangement positions of the joining portions constituting the joining lines are different in the direction intersecting the expansion and contraction direction,
Each of the elastic members is fixed between the two sheet members at at least a part of the joint portion, and the joint portion to which the elastic member is fixed extends over both sides of the elastic member and is adjacent to the elastic member. Is formed so as not to reach
Between the adjacent joining lines, a region where the joining portion does not exist is formed to extend in the same direction as the direction in which each joining line extends,
The direction in which the joint line extends has an intersection angle with the expansion / contraction direction of 75 ° to 105 °, and the joint line extends over a plurality of the elastic members,
Each of the two sheet materials forms a ridge between the adjacent joining lines,
The said elastic | stretch is a composite elastic member extended continuously in the direction which cross | intersects the said expansion-contraction direction so that the said several elastic member may be crossed.   The composite elastic member according to claim 1, wherein the length of the elastic member in the expansion / contraction direction of the joining line is 1.0 to 50 times the length of the elastic part in the expansion / contraction direction of the joint.   The position of the joining portion constituting the joining line in a direction intersecting the stretching direction is shifted by a certain distance in the direction from one end side to the other end side in the stretching direction of the elastic member. The composite elastic member according to 1 or 2.   From the one end side in the expansion / contraction direction of the elastic member toward the other end side, the position of the bonding portion constituting the bonding line in the direction intersecting the expansion / contraction direction is the arrangement pitch of the bonding portions in the bonding line. The composite elastic member according to claim 3, which is displaced in the direction by a distance corresponding to 3 to 50%.   In the joining line, the ratio (P1 / L1) between the length L1 of the joined portion and the placement pitch P1 of the joined portion is 1.05 to 80, and the placement pitch P1 of the joined portion is 1 to 40 mm. The composite elastic member according to any one of claims 1 to 4.   The composite stretchable member according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein each joint portion is formed by heat-sealing the two sheet materials. It is a manufacturing method of the composite elastic member according to claim 6,
A plurality of elastic members are arranged in a stretched state between two sheet materials, and the laminate is partially heated and pressed by a plurality of convex portions to form the joint portion between the two sheet materials. A process of partially heat-sealing,
The method for producing a composite elastic member, wherein the partial heating and pressurization is performed so as not to cut the elastic member.

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