JP4859905B2 - Absorbent articles - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to an absorbent article such as a sanitary napkin, a panty liner (cage sheet), and an incontinence pad.

Conventionally, absorbent articles, such as a sanitary napkin provided with a wing part, are widely known.
The wing part of this type of absorbent article is usually provided with an adhesive part on one side, and when used, the side of the underwear facing the non-skin side along the side edge of the crotch part of the underwear such as shorts And is fixed to the non-skin facing surface of the underwear through the adhesive portion. Also, one wing part is provided with fastening means that can be fastened to the other wing part, each wing part is bent along the crotch side edge, and both wing parts are non-skin contact surfaces of the underwear Absorbent articles are also known which are connected to each other on the side so as to be fixed to the crotch part of the underwear.

Such a wing part prevents a positional shift between the absorbent article and the undergarment during wearing, or prevents the undergarment from becoming dirty with body fluid such as menstrual blood.
Note that the non-skin facing surface of the underwear is typically the outer surface of the underwear, but is provided so that the crotch part forms an outer surface of the shorts and a part thereof is spaced apart from the outer layer sheet. In those having a double structure with the mounting portion, the surface on the outer layer sheet side of the mounting portion is the non-skin facing surface of the underwear.

  Patent Document 1 describes a sanitary napkin that has ear pieces on both sides of a cover sheet that encloses an absorbent body, and is provided with a pressure-sensitive adhesive on the back surface of each ear piece. Further, Patent Document 2 describes a sanitary napkin in which fastening means are provided on each of the back surface of a pair of wings provided on both sides of one part in the longitudinal direction and the outer surface of the leak-proof layer on the other part in the longitudinal direction. ing. Furthermore, Patent Document 3 describes a sanitary napkin in which an adhesive portion is provided at a position near the front edge of the wing portion.

Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 60-158828 Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 4-103117 JP 2004-113591 A

  However, in the absorbent article which has the conventional wing part, there existed a problem that a wing part did not bend easily along the crotch lower side edge of underwear. In particular, when the wing part is lengthened for the purpose of improving the antifouling property of the underwear, the wing part is more difficult to bend. On the other hand, if the length of the wing portion is shortened, the wing portion is easily bent along the crotch lower side edge, but the antifouling property and leakproof property of the underwear are lowered.

  The ear piece in the sanitary napkin described in Patent Document 1 has a length that covers substantially the entire length of the napkin, and the wing portion is unlikely to bend along the crotch side edge of the underwear. The wings of the sanitary napkin described in Patent Document 2 are provided on both sides of the rear end of the napkin. It is to be worn and fixed to the inner surface (skin facing surface) of the shorts. That is, the wing in the sanitary napkin described in Patent Document 2 does not correspond to the wing portion provided in the excretory portion facing portion in the present invention. The wing part in the sanitary napkin described in Patent Document 3 has a short length and is inferior in underwear antifouling properties and leakproof properties.

  Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide an absorbent article in which the wing portion is easily bent flexibly along the crotch lower side edge of the underwear, can be easily and quickly fixed to the underwear, and has excellent antifouling properties for the underwear. Is to provide.

  The present invention relates to an absorbent article having an absorbent main body having an absorbent layer and a leak-proof layer, and a pair of wing portions provided on both sides of the absorbent main body in the excretory part-facing portion. The object is achieved by providing an absorbent article whose shape is asymmetrical before and after a transverse line passing through the midpoint of the edge of the tip of each wing part.

  In the absorbent article of the present invention, the wing portion is easily bent flexibly along the crotch lower side edge of the underwear, can be easily and quickly fixed to the underwear, and has excellent antifouling properties for the underwear.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described based on preferred embodiments with reference to the drawings.
A sanitary napkin 1 (hereinafter also simply referred to as a napkin 1) according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a vertically long absorbent main body 11 including an absorbent layer 12 and a leak-proof layer 16, as shown in FIGS. And a pair of wing portions 2 and 2 provided on both sides of the absorbent main body 11.

The absorbent layer 12 is composed of a liquid-permeable top sheet 13 and a liquid-retaining absorbent body 14, and the leak-proof layer 16 is composed of a liquid-impermeable (concept including poor permeability) back sheet. Since the leak-proof layer 16 in this embodiment consists only of a back surface sheet, the same code | symbol 16 is attached | subjected to both.
The absorber 14 is located between the top sheet 13 and the back sheet 16, and these are integrated. A pair of side leak-proof sheets 15 are continuously provided on both sides in the longitudinal direction of the liquid-permeable surface sheet 13 so as to partially overlap the side portions of the surface sheet 13.

The pair of side leak-proof sheets 15 and the back sheet 16 respectively extend outward from the peripheral edge of the absorber 14 and are joined to each other by a hot melt adhesive on the outer side of the peripheral edge. Further, the pair of side leak-proof sheets 15 and the back sheet 16 are joined to each other by heat sealing in the vicinity of the periphery of the napkin 1.
The portions of the pair of side leak-proof sheets 15 and the back sheet 16 that extend outward in the width direction from both side edges in the longitudinal direction of the absorbent body 14 are provided with side flaps 1S and 1S on both sides in the longitudinal direction of the napkin 1, respectively. Forming.

The napkin 1 has an excretion part facing part A that is disposed to face the excretion part of the wearer when worn, and a front part B and a rear part C that extend before and after the excretion part facing part A. When the napkin 1 is worn, the front part B is arranged on the front (belly) side of the wearer, and the rear part C is arranged on the back (back) side of the wearer.
The side flap 1S swells greatly in the width direction of the napkin 1 at the excretory part facing part A and the rear part C of the napkin 1, and a pair of wing parts 2, 2 on both sides of the absorbent main body 11 in the excretion part facing part A. And a pair of rear flap portions 3 and 3 are formed on both sides of the absorbent main body 11 in the rear portion C. In the napkin 1, the vicinity of the boundary between the wing portion 6 and the rear flap portion 3 in the longitudinal direction is narrowed.

As shown in FIG. 2, an adhesive is applied to the surface of the wing part 2 on the back sheet 16 side to form a wing part adhesive part 23. Further, the rear flaps fastened to the skin facing surface (the surface facing the skin side) of the underwear such as shorts also on the back sheet 16 side surface of the rear flap portion 3 and the back sheet 16 side surface of the absorbent main body 11 An adhesive part and a main body adhesive part (both not shown) are formed.
When the napkin 1 is used, the wing portion 6 is bent along the side edge of the crotch portion of the underwear such as shorts to the non-skin-facing surface side of the underwear, and the underwear is attached via the wing portion adhesive portion 23. Fix to non-skin facing surface. Moreover, the rear flap part 3 is distribute | arranged on the skin opposing surface of underwear, such as shorts, and is fixed to the skin opposing surface of this underwear via a rear flap part adhesion part.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the napkin 1 of the present embodiment has a symmetrical shape with respect to the longitudinal center line L1 extending in the longitudinal direction of the absorbent main body 11 including the position and shape of the wing portion 2. ing. Therefore, in the following description, there is a case where it is described with reference to FIG. 3 showing only one wing portion, but the same applies to the other wing portion.

  The wing portion 2 of the napkin 1 according to the present embodiment includes a pair of front and rear edge portions 25 and 26 opposed to each other in the longitudinal direction of the napkin and the front ends of the wing portions opposed to each other in the width direction of the napkin (same as the extending direction of the wing portion). Rim 27 and wing base 28.

As shown in FIG. 3, the shape of the wing portion 2 in the napkin 1 of the present embodiment is asymmetrical before and after the widthwise transverse line TL passing through the midpoint 27 c of the edge portion 27 at the tip of each wing portion 2.
Further, in the base end 28 of the wing portion 2, the length Lr of the portion R located behind the width direction transverse line TL is longer than the length Lf of the portion F located ahead of the width direction transverse line TL. ing.
The transverse line TL is a virtual line orthogonal to the longitudinal center line L1.

The shape of the side edge of the crotch of underwear such as shorts is asymmetrical between the part arranged closer to the stomach side of the wearer and the part arranged closer to the back side. It is very curved and gently curved on the dorsal side.
By making the shape of the wing part 2 asymmetric before and after the width direction transverse line TL, the wing part 2 is easily bent along the side edge of the crotch part. That is, it is easily folded at the boundary portion of the shorts on the abdomen side, and is folded so as to conform to the curved shape of the shorts on the back side.
Thus, since the wing part 2 is easy to bend along the side edge of the crotch part, the napkin of this embodiment can improve the wearing property of the wing to the shorts, and the underwear antifouling property by the wing part, and In addition, it is excellent in preventing warping due to the improvement of the fixability of the napkin.

  In particular, by making the length Lr of the portion R behind the width direction transverse line TL at the base end of the wing portion 2 longer than the length Lf of the front portion F, the wing portion can be easily bent and the side edge of the crotch portion can be reduced. Good underwear antifouling property and anti-wrinkle property by covering over a long range can be enhanced. From the viewpoint of reliably expressing these effects, the ratio (Lr / Lf) of the length Lr of the rear portion R to the length Lf of the front portion F is 1.2 to 2.5. Is more preferable, and 1.5 to 2.0 is more preferable. Moreover, it is preferable that the length L8 of the base end 28 of the wing part 2 is 5-15 cm, More preferably, it is 8-12 cm.

Further, the edge 26 on the rear side in the longitudinal direction of the napkin of the wing portion 2 is an imaginary straight line passing through the rear end 27r of the edge portion 27 at the front end of the wing portion and the rear end 28r of the wing portion base end 28 as shown in FIG. It is curved so as to be located in front of L2. The edge 26 and the virtual straight line L2 do not intersect.
On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 3, the edge 25 of the wing portion 2 on the front side in the longitudinal direction of the napkin is linear, and includes a front end 27f of the edge portion 27 at the front end of the wing portion and a front end 28f of the wing portion base end 28. Substantially overlaps with a virtual straight line L4 passing through. Instead of this, the front edge 25 can be curved so as to be located behind the virtual straight line L4 in the same manner as the rear edge 26.

Further, as shown in FIG. 3, the wing portion 2 of the napkin 1 has an inclination angle θ1 of the edge 26 on the rear side in the napkin longitudinal direction with respect to the longitudinal direction of the absorbent main body 11. The inclination angle θ2 with respect to the longitudinal direction of the absorbent main body 11 is smaller.
By making the inclination angle θ1 of the rear edge portion 26 smaller than the inclination angle θ2 of the front edge portion 25, the length of the base end 28 is increased while maintaining good bendability of the front portion of the wing. Thus, excellent underwear antifouling properties and leakproof properties can be obtained. The inclination angle θ1 is preferably 30 to 60 degrees, particularly preferably 35 to 50 degrees, and the inclination angle θ2 is preferably 55 to 85 degrees, particularly preferably 60 to 80 degrees.

  The inclination angle θ1 of the rear edge 26 with respect to the longitudinal direction of the absorbent main body is an angle of the virtual straight line L2 with respect to the longitudinal center line L1 of the absorbent main body 11 or a straight line L1 ′ parallel thereto. The inclination angle θ2 of the front edge 25 with respect to the longitudinal direction of the absorbent main body is an angle of the virtual straight line L4 with respect to the longitudinal center line L1 of the absorbent main body 11 or a straight line L1 ′ parallel thereto.

Moreover, as shown in FIG. 3, when the edge 11a of the absorbent main body located in front of the wing part 2 and the edge 25 on the front side of the wing part 2 are continuous in a curved line without a corner part, Or when the edge part 11b of the absorptive main body located behind the wing part 2 and the edge part 26 on the rear side of the wing part 2 are continuous with a curved line without a corner part, as shown in FIG. The point on the peripheral edge where the angle θ3 of the peripheral edge of the napkin is 20 degrees with respect to the longitudinal center line L1 of the absorbent main body 11 or the straight line L1 ′ parallel thereto is defined as the front end 28f of the base portion 28 of the wing portion 2. Alternatively, the rear end 28r is used.
Further, when the front edge 25 of the wing 2 and the edge 27 at the tip of the wing are continuous with a curved line without passing through the corner, or the rear edge 26 of the wing 2 and the tip of the wing When the edge 27 of the napkin is continuous with a curved line without passing through the corners, as shown in FIG. 3, the peripheral edge of the napkin with respect to the longitudinal center line L1 of the absorbent main body 11 or a straight line L1 ′ parallel thereto A point on the peripheral edge where the tangent angle θ4 is 45 degrees is defined as a front end 27f or a rear end 27r of the edge 27 at the tip of the wing portion 2.
In such a case, the length L of the edge portion 27 at the front end of the wing portion 2 is the distance between the front end 27f and the rear end 27r, and the length L8 of the base end 28 is equal to the front end 28f and the rear end 28r. Is the distance between.

Further, the edge 26 of the napkin 1 on the rear side in the longitudinal direction of the napkin 2 is gradually inclined with respect to the longitudinal direction of the absorbent main body as it approaches the base end 28 from the distal end side of the wing portion. That is, when the point on the edge 26 is moved from the distal end side to the proximal end side, the inclination angle of the tangent of the edge 26 at each point with respect to the longitudinal direction of the absorbent main body is such that the point is from the distal end side to the proximal end. It gradually decreases as it approaches. In this way, by making the inclination of the rear edge 26 gentler toward the base end 28, the wings can be folded back in accordance with various shorts crotch shapes to conform to the outer shape of the shorts.
Note that the edge 26 here does not include the vicinity of the boundary between the edge 26 and the edge 27 of the tip.

In the absorbent article of the present invention, as shown in FIG. 4, it is preferable that the edge 26 on the rear side in the napkin longitudinal direction of the wing portion 2 is formed in a continuous wave shape.
The continuous wave shape is a shape having alternately recessed valley portions 26a toward the outside of the rear edge 26 and crest portions 26b protruding outward from the rear edge 26. It is preferable to have a plurality of valley portions 26a and mountain portions 26b.
If the rear edge 26 has a continuous wave shape, the shorts crotch can be sandwiched by the concave valley portion 26a toward the outside of the rear edge 26. As a result, the wing part 2 is more easily bent along the crotch lower side edge of the underwear.

  As a material for forming each part of the napkin 1 described above, various materials conventionally used for this type of absorbent article can be used without particular limitation. For example, as the surface sheet 13, a hydrophilic nonwoven fabric or an apertured film can be used. As the back sheet 16, a liquid-impermeable resin film, a laminate of a resin film and a nonwoven fabric, a woven fabric, or the like can be used. As the absorbent body 14, a fluff pulp pile or a mixed pile of fluff pulp and superabsorbent polymer particles coated with a water-permeable material such as tissue paper can be used. As the side leakage preventing sheet 15, a sheet material that is difficult to pass a hydrophobic or water-repellent liquid is preferably used, and a nonwoven fabric made by an air-through method, a heat roll method, a spun bond method, or a melt blow method is used alone or in combination. The sheet material in which spunbond and melt blown nonwoven fabric are combined is preferable from the viewpoint of water resistance and sheet strength. As the adhesive for forming the wing portion adhesive layer 23, various hot-melt adhesives such as styrene-butadiene and styrene-isoprene, various adhesive tapes, and the like can be used.

As mentioned above, although one Embodiment of this invention was described, this invention is not restrict | limited to said embodiment, A various change is possible.
For example, like the sanitary napkin shown in FIG. 5, the wing portions 2 can be formed by fixing the wing portion forming sheets 22 to both side edges of the absorbent main body 11. Although the wing part 2 can be comprised from a stretchable sheet | seat, it can also be comprised from a substantially non-stretchable sheet | seat. As a sheet which comprises a wing part, the nonwoven fabric by various manufacturing methods, the laminated body of a nonwoven fabric and a resin film, the laminated body of a nonwoven fabric and paper, a textile fabric, etc. can be used. In the present invention, it is not necessary to form an expansion / contraction portion or the like formed by bending the sheet in a bellows shape in the wing portion. In the embodiment shown in FIG. 5, both side portions 13 a, 13 a of the top sheet 13 are wound down on the back sheet 16 side of the absorbent body 14 so as to cover both longitudinal sides of the absorbent body 14, thereby forming a wing portion. In a state where the sheet 22 is sandwiched between the both side portions 13a, 13a of the wound surface sheet 13 and the back sheet 16, a known sheet such as a heat or ultrasonic seal or an adhesive is applied to both the sheets. It is fixed by the joining method.

Moreover, although it is preferable that the absorbent article of this invention has the rear flap part 3 like the napkin 1 mentioned above from a viewpoint of the further improvement of the antifouling property of an undergarment, and leak-proof property, the rear flap part 3 Can be omitted. Further, the rear flap 3 may not include an absorber, but it is preferable that the rear flap 3 includes an absorber from the viewpoint of further improving the antifouling property and leakproof property of the underwear.
In addition to the sanitary napkin, the absorbent article of the present invention may be a panty liner (origami sheet), an incontinence pad, or the like.

FIG. 1 is a plan view showing a sanitary napkin according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view showing a cross section taken along line II-II in FIG. FIG. 3 is an enlarged plan view showing a wing portion of the sanitary napkin shown in FIG. 1. FIG. 4 is an enlarged plan view of the wing portion showing a preferred form of the wing portion. FIG. 5 is a view (corresponding to FIG. 2) showing a cross section along the width direction of a sanitary napkin which is still another embodiment of the present invention.

Explanation of symbols

1 Sanitary napkin (absorbent article)
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 11 Absorbent main body 12 Absorbent layer 13 Top sheet 14 Absorber 15 Side leakproof sheet 16 Back sheet (leakproof layer)
2 Wing part 23 Wing part adhesive part TL Width direction crossing line 25 Edge part of absorbent article longitudinal direction front side of wing part 26 Edge part of absorbent article longitudinal direction rear side of wing part 27 Edge part of tip of wing part 27c Tip The middle point of the edge 27r The rear end of the leading edge 28 The base end of the wing part 28r The rear end of the base end F A portion located in front of the widthwise transverse line of the proximal end R Behind the widthwise transverse line of the proximal end The part located in A

Claims (2)

In an absorbent article having an absorbent main body having an absorbent layer and a leak-proof layer, and a pair of wing portions provided on both sides of the absorbent main body in the excretory part facing part,
The absorbent article is a sanitary napkin,
A pair of wing portions each shaped, Ri asymmetric der before and after the width direction transverse line passing through the midpoint of the edge of the tip of each wing section,
The base end of each of the pair of wing portions has a length of a portion located behind the transverse line in the width direction is longer than a length located in front of the transverse line in the width direction,
Each of the pair of wing portions has an inclination angle of the edge on the rear side in the longitudinal direction of the absorbent article with respect to the longitudinal direction of the absorbent body, and the edge on the front side in the longitudinal direction of the absorbent article with respect to the longitudinal direction of the absorbent body. Smaller than the angle of inclination,
The edge of the absorbent article longitudinal direction rear side of each of the pair of wing parts gradually becomes gradually inclined with respect to the longitudinal direction of the absorbent main body as it approaches the base end from the wing part distal end side,
The edge of the absorbent article longitudinal direction front side of each of a pair of wing parts is an absorbent article which is linear . The edge of each of the pair of wing portions on the rear side in the longitudinal direction of the absorbent article is positioned in front of an imaginary straight line passing through the rear end of the edge of the tip of the wing and the rear end of the base of the wing. The absorbent article according to claim 1, wherein the absorbent article is curved.

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