JP6192026B2 - Pants-type disposable diaper and method for manufacturing the same - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a pants-type disposable diaper including a display sheet on which a design or the like is printed, and a method for manufacturing the same.

  The pants-type disposable diaper includes an exterior body that individually or integrally forms a front body and a back body, and an interior body that includes an absorbent body that is attached to the inner surface of the exterior body so as to extend from the front body to the back body. A waist opening and a pair of left and right leg openings are formed by joining the side edge portions of the outer body of the front body and the side edges of the outer body of the rear body to form a side seal portion. Is common.

  In such a pants-type disposable diaper, in order to improve fit to the body, the exterior body has a laminated structure having a plurality of sheet layers, and various elastic elastic members are attached in an expanded state between the sheet layers. In particular, there are elongated elastic stretch members along the width direction in the waist area defined as the front-rear direction range corresponding to the side seal portion and in the intermediate area located between the front and rear waist areas. Those attached in a state where they are extended in the width direction at intervals in the front-rear direction have a relatively high fit to the body (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

  The waistline region and the intermediate region overlap with the front-rear direction range having the absorber, and there are inner and outer fixing portions for fixing the interior body to the exterior body in the range. Therefore, even if an elastic elastic member is provided so as to cross the range in the front-rear direction having the absorber, its expansion / contraction function is limited by the rigidity of the absorber. In addition, the absorbent body may contract in the width direction, thereby deteriorating the wearing feeling and appearance, and the absorbent body may be twisted or cracked, resulting in a decrease in absorption performance.

  For this reason, conventionally, the elastic elastic member is continuously attached along the width direction, and almost the entire portion overlapping the absorber is finely cut, or the elastic elastic member is attached to the exterior body at the portion overlapping the absorber. It is generally employed to form a non-stretchable region where a contraction force in the width direction does not act on the absorbent body by making it non-fixed and cutting at one place in the middle in the width direction. As this cutting method, as one of the methods in which a hole is not opened in the inner sheet layer and the outer sheet layer covering the inside and outside of the elastic elastic member, the elastic elastic member is sandwiched between the inner sheet layer and the outer sheet layer. There is known a method of cutting an elastic elastic member by pressurizing and heating a cutting site from the outside.

  However, as an exterior body, a front exterior body constituting the front body and a rear exterior body constituting the rear body are separately provided, and the front exterior body and the rear exterior body are separated in the front-rear direction. In the divided structure, if the inner sheet layer and the outer sheet layer are joined with emphasis on flexibility, and the elastic elastic member is not fixed or weakened to the inner sheet layer and the outer sheet layer, the inner sheet layer and the outer sheet are removed. The gap between the layers opens to the crotch side, which not only deteriorates the appearance, but also the unnecessary elastic elastic member may protrude from the opening or come out.

JP 2004-298362 A Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2004-254861 JP 2010-158590 A

  Then, the main subject of this invention is providing the underpants type disposable diaper of the exterior body division structure which prevented opening of the edge part of the crotch side in an exterior body.

The present invention that has solved the above problems is as follows.
<Invention of Claim 1>
The front exterior body constituting the front body and the rear exterior body constituting the rear body are individually provided, and the front exterior body and the rear exterior body are separated in the front-rear direction,
An interior body including an absorbent body provided from the front exterior body to the rear exterior body,
Both sides of the front exterior body and both sides of the rear exterior body are joined,
A waist opening and a pair of left and right leg openings are formed,
At least one of the front exterior body and the rear exterior body includes a non-stretchable region provided in the middle in the width direction in the front-rear direction range having the absorber, and a stretchable region provided on both sides in the width direction of the non-stretchable region. And
The stretchable region includes an inner sheet layer, an outer sheet layer, and a plurality of elongated sheets attached in an extended state along the width direction at intervals in the front-rear direction between the inner sheet layer and the outer sheet layer. A region having an elastic elastic member,
The non-stretchable region includes an inner sheet layer and an outer sheet layer that are continuous from the stretchable region, a remaining cutting portion that is left between the inner sheet layer and the outer sheet layer, and that is continuous from the elastic stretchable member of the stretchable region, and both. An elastic elastic member in the elastic region and an unnecessary elastic elastic member made of at least one of the cut pieces of the elastic elastic member that is not continuous.
In pants-type disposable diapers;
On the crotch side of the unnecessary elastic elastic member, the inner sheet layer and the outer sheet layer are welded,
The welded portion is continuous in a U shape so as to reach from the one side edge of the non-stretchable region to the side edge of the other side of the non-stretchable region through the crotch side of the unnecessary elastic stretchable member. ,
A pants-type disposable diaper characterized by that.

(Function and effect)
In the present invention, on the crotch side of the unnecessary elastic elastic member, because it has a welded portion where the inner sheet layer and the outer sheet layer are welded, the gap between the inner sheet layer and the outer sheet layer does not open to the crotch side, Or even if it opens, an opening becomes small and it can prevent appearance and a feeling of mounting | wearing deterioration, and the unnecessary elastic expansion | extension member to protrude and slip out.

  Also, by welding in such a U-shaped pattern, not only can the elastic elastic member be cut and the crotch side welding of the unnecessary elastic elastic member can be performed simultaneously, but also a welded portion surrounding the unnecessary elastic elastic member is formed. It is possible to prevent the unnecessary elastic elastic member from protruding and coming out more effectively. In addition, it is difficult for the elastic stretchable member to remain uncut.

<Invention of Claim 2>
The front exterior body constituting the front body and the rear exterior body constituting the rear body are individually provided, and the front exterior body and the rear exterior body are separated in the front-rear direction,
An interior body including an absorbent body provided from the front exterior body to the rear exterior body,
Both sides of the front exterior body and both sides of the rear exterior body are joined,
A waist opening and a pair of left and right leg openings are formed,
At least one of the front exterior body and the rear exterior body includes a non-stretchable region provided in the middle in the width direction in the front-rear direction range having the absorber, and a stretchable region provided on both sides in the width direction of the non-stretchable region. And
The stretchable region includes an inner sheet layer, an outer sheet layer, and a plurality of elongated sheets attached in an extended state along the width direction at intervals in the front-rear direction between the inner sheet layer and the outer sheet layer. A region having an elastic elastic member,
The non-stretchable region includes an inner sheet layer and an outer sheet layer that are continuous from the stretchable region, a remaining cutting portion that is left between the inner sheet layer and the outer sheet layer, and that is continuous from the elastic stretchable member of the stretchable region, and both. An elastic elastic member in the elastic region and an unnecessary elastic elastic member made of at least one of the cut pieces of the elastic elastic member that is not continuous.
In pants-type disposable diapers;
On the crotch side of the unnecessary elastic elastic member, the inner sheet layer and the outer sheet layer are welded,
At least the intermediate portion in the width direction of the unnecessary elastic elastic member is not fixed to the inner sheet layer and the outer sheet layer,
A pants-type disposable diaper characterized by that.

(Function and effect)
The present invention is particularly significant when the unnecessary elastic elastic member that is not fixed to the inner sheet layer and the outer sheet layer is provided. The definition of “non-fixed” of the elastic elastic member will be described later.

<Invention of Claim 3>
The front exterior body constituting the front body and the rear exterior body constituting the rear body are individually provided, and the front exterior body and the rear exterior body are separated in the front-rear direction,
An interior body including an absorbent body provided from the front exterior body to the rear exterior body,
Both sides of the front exterior body and both sides of the rear exterior body are joined,
A waist opening and a pair of left and right leg openings are formed,
At least one of the front exterior body and the rear exterior body includes a non-stretchable region provided in the middle in the width direction in the front-rear direction range having the absorber, and a stretchable region provided on both sides in the width direction of the non-stretchable region. And
The stretchable region includes an inner sheet layer, an outer sheet layer, and a plurality of elongated sheets attached in an extended state along the width direction at intervals in the front-rear direction between the inner sheet layer and the outer sheet layer. A region having an elastic elastic member,
The non-stretchable region includes an inner sheet layer and an outer sheet layer that are continuous from the stretchable region, a remaining cutting portion that is left between the inner sheet layer and the outer sheet layer, and that is continuous from the elastic stretchable member of the stretchable region, and both. An elastic elastic member in the elastic region and an unnecessary elastic elastic member made of at least one of the cut pieces of the elastic elastic member that is not continuous.
In pants-type disposable diapers;
On the crotch side of the unnecessary elastic elastic member, the inner sheet layer and the outer sheet layer are welded.
A method for manufacturing a pants-type disposable diaper,
When forming at least one of the front exterior body and the rear exterior body , the elastic stretchable member is disposed between the inner sheet layer and the outer sheet layer so as to pass through the portion serving as the stretchable region and the portion serving as the non-stretchable region. The elastic stretchable member is fixed to the inner sheet layer and the outer sheet layer via a hot melt adhesive at least at both ends of the portion that becomes the stretchable region, and the portion that becomes the non-stretchable region After making the elastic elastic member non-fixed to the inner sheet layer and the outer sheet layer,
In the portion that becomes the non-stretchable region, by pressing and heating from the inside of the inner sheet layer and the outside of the outer sheet layer, the elastic stretchable member is cut,
On the crotch side of the portion that becomes the non-stretchable region, by pressing and heating from the inside of the inner sheet layer and the outside of the outer sheet layer, the inner sheet layer and the outer sheet layer are welded,
A method for producing a pants-type disposable diaper characterized by the above.

(Function and effect)
In the present invention, on the crotch side of the portion that becomes the non-stretchable region, to form a welded portion where the inner sheet layer and the outer sheet layer are welded, the gap between the inner sheet layer and the outer sheet layer does not open to the crotch side, Or even if it opens, an opening becomes small and it can prevent appearance and a feeling of mounting | wearing deterioration, and the unnecessary elastic expansion | extension member to protrude and slip out.

<Invention of Claim 4>
From the one side edge of the portion that becomes the non-stretchable region through the crotch side of the portion that becomes the non-stretchable region to the side edge on the other side of the portion that becomes the non-stretchable region, continuously in a U shape, The underpants type according to claim 3, wherein the inner sheet layer and the outer sheet layer are welded together with the cutting of the elastic elastic member by pressing and heating between the inner sheet layer and the outer sheet layer. A manufacturing method for disposable diapers.

(Function and effect)
By welding in such a U-shaped pattern, not only can the elastic elastic member be cut and the crotch side of the unnecessary elastic elastic member can be simultaneously formed, but also a welded portion surrounding the unnecessary elastic elastic member can be formed. It is possible to prevent the unnecessary elastic elastic member from protruding and coming out more effectively. In addition, it is difficult for the elastic stretchable member to remain uncut.

<Invention of Claim 5>
Prior to the cutting of the elastic elastic member, after the elastic elastic member is displaced against the inner sheet layer and the outer sheet layer via a hot melt adhesive at a portion including a portion to be a cutting position,
The elastic stretchable member is cut at the intermediate portion in the width direction of the non-slip hot melt adhesive, and the elastic stretch member is contracted against the adhesive force of the non-slip hot melt adhesive by its contraction force.
The manufacturing method of the underpants type disposable diaper of Claim 4.

(Function and effect)
In this way, in the non-sheet intervening region that becomes the cutting position, the elastic elastic member is prevented from being displaced by the hot melt adhesive, thereby preventing the elastic elastic member from being displaced at the time of cutting, thereby enabling more reliable cutting. Become. Further, when the elastic elastic member is cut, the cut end portion on the elastic region side contracts toward the elastic region, and when the elastic elastic member is pulled in, the pulling force is relaxed, and the elastic elastic member is not easily fixed at the end of the elastic region. Become.

<Invention of Claim 6>
The manufacturing method of the underpants type disposable diaper of Claim 3 or 4 which does not fix the said elastic elastic member with respect to the said inner side sheet layer and an outer side sheet layer at least in the width direction intermediate part of the part used as the said non-expandable area | region.

(Function and effect)
The present invention is particularly significant when the elastic elastic member is not fixed to the inner sheet layer and the outer sheet layer, and an unfixed unnecessary elastic elastic member is formed.

  As described above, according to the present invention, there are advantages such as a pants-type disposable diaper having an exterior body division structure in which opening of an end portion on the crotch side in the exterior body is prevented.

It is a top view in the state where the diaper was developed showing the inside of a pants type disposable diaper. It is a top view in the state where the diaper was developed showing the outer surface of a pants type disposable diaper. FIG. 3 is a 3-3 cross-sectional view of FIG. 1. FIG. 4 is a sectional view taken along line 4-4 of FIG. (A) 5-5 sectional drawing of FIG. 1, (b) 6-6 sectional drawing of FIG. It is a perspective view of a pants type disposable diaper. FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view corresponding to a 5-5 cross section of FIG. 1. It is a top view in the state where the diaper was developed showing the outer surface of a pants type disposable diaper. (A) The top view after cutting an elastic elastic member, (b) The sectional view after cutting an elastic elastic member, and (c) The sectional view before cutting an elastic elastic member which shows a display sheet and its neighborhood field. (A) The top view after cutting an elastic elastic member, (b) The sectional view after cutting an elastic elastic member, and (c) The sectional view before cutting an elastic elastic member which shows a display sheet and its neighborhood field. (A) The top view after cutting an elastic elastic member, (b) The sectional view after cutting an elastic elastic member, and (c) The sectional view before cutting an elastic elastic member which shows a display sheet and its neighborhood field. (A) The top view after cutting an elastic elastic member, (b) The sectional view after cutting an elastic elastic member, and (c) The sectional view before cutting an elastic elastic member which shows a display sheet and its neighborhood field. (A) The top view after cutting an elastic elastic member, (b) The sectional view after cutting an elastic elastic member, and (c) The sectional view before cutting an elastic elastic member which shows a display sheet and its neighborhood field. It is a perspective view which shows a cutting process. It is explanatory drawing of the test piece of a holding force measurement test. It is explanatory drawing of a holding force measurement test.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.
1 to 6 show an example 100 of a pants-type disposable diaper. The dotted pattern in the cross-sectional view shows an adhesive as a joining means for joining the constituent members located on the front side and the back side, and is a solid, bead, curtain, summit or spiral coating of hot melt adhesive, or pattern coating (Transfer of hot melt adhesive in a relief printing system) or the like, or the fixed portion of the elastic stretchable member is formed by application to the outer peripheral surface of an elastic stretchable member such as a comb gun or a shroud coating instead of or together with this Is. Examples of hot melt adhesives include EVA, adhesive rubber (elastomer), olefin, and polyester / polyamide types, which can be used without any particular limitation. As a joining means for joining the constituent members, means by material welding such as heat sealing or ultrasonic sealing can be used.

  The pants-type disposable diaper 100 of the present embodiment extends from the front exterior body 12F constituting the front body F and the rear exterior body 12B constituting the rear body B and from the front exterior body 12F to the rear exterior body 12B through the crotch part. And an interior body 200 having a front side fixed to the front exterior body 12F and a rear side fixed to the rear exterior body 12B, and both sides of the front exterior body 12F and both sides of the rear exterior body 12B are The side seal portion 12A is joined to form an opening formed by the front and rear end portions of the exterior bodies 12F and 12B to become a waist opening WO through which the wearer's torso passes, and the exterior bodies 12F and 12B are formed on both sides in the width direction of the interior body 200. The portion surrounded by the lower edge and the side edge of the interior body 200 is a leg opening LO through which the leg passes. The interior body 200 is a part that absorbs and holds excrement such as urine, and the exterior body 12 is a part that supports the interior body 200 with respect to the wearer's body. The symbol Y indicates the total length of the diaper in the deployed state (the length in the front-rear direction from the edge of the waist opening WO of the front body F to the edge of the waist opening WO of the back body B), and the symbol X indicates the diaper in the deployed state. The full width of is shown.

  Moreover, the pants-type disposable diaper 100 of this embodiment forms a waist region T defined as a front-rear direction range (a front-rear direction range extending from the waist opening WO to the upper end of the leg opening LO) having the side seal portion 12A, and a leg opening LO. And an intermediate region L defined as a front-rear direction range (between the front-rear region having the side seal portion 12A of the front body F and the front-rear region having the side seal portion 12A of the rear body B). The waistline region T can be divided into a “waist portion” W that conceptually forms the edge of the waist opening and a “waist lower portion” U that is a lower portion than this. Usually, in the case where there is a boundary in the waistline region T in which the width direction expansion / contraction stress changes (for example, the thickness or elongation rate of the elastic expansion / contraction member changes), the waist opening WO side is closer to the waist opening than the boundary on the waist opening WO side. When there is no such boundary, the waist opening WO side becomes the waist portion W with respect to the absorbent body 56 or the interior body 200. These lengths in the front-rear direction vary depending on the size of the product and can be determined as appropriate. For example, the waist portion W may be 15 to 40 mm and the waist lower portion U may be 65 to 120 mm. On the other hand, both side edges of the intermediate region L are wrapped in a U-shape or a curved shape along the circumference of the leg of the wearer, and this is a portion into which the wearer's leg is put. As a result, the unfolded pants-type disposable diaper has a substantially hourglass shape as a whole.

(Interior body)
The inner body 200 can have any shape, but is rectangular in the illustrated form. As shown in FIGS. 3 to 5, the interior body 200 includes a top sheet 30 on the body side, a liquid-impermeable sheet 11, and an absorbent element 50 interposed therebetween. Yes, it is the main body that takes up the absorption function. Reference numeral 40 denotes an intermediate sheet (second sheet) provided between the top sheet 30 and the absorbent element 50 in order to quickly transfer the liquid that has passed through the top sheet 30 to the absorbent element 50. Shows a three-dimensional gather 60 that stands on the body side and is provided on both sides of the interior body 200 in order to prevent excrement from leaking to both sides of the interior body 200.

  The interior body 200 can be fixed to the exterior bodies 12F and 12B by a joining means by material welding such as heat sealing or ultrasonic sealing, or by a hot melt adhesive. In the illustrated embodiment, the inner surface 200 is fixed to the inner surface of the exterior body 12 by a hot melt adhesive applied to the rear surface of the interior body 200, that is, in this case, the back surface of the liquid-impermeable sheet 11 and the attachment portion 65 of the three-dimensional gather 60. Yes. The inner and outer fixing portions 201 for fixing the inner body 200 and the outer bodies 12F and 12B can be provided in almost the entire region where both overlap, and are usually provided in a portion excluding both ends in the width direction of the inner body. preferable.

(Top sheet)
The top sheet 30 has a property of allowing liquid to pass through, and examples thereof include a porous or non-porous nonwoven fabric, a porous plastic sheet, and the like. Of these, the nonwoven fabric is not particularly limited as to what the raw fiber is. For example, synthetic fibers such as olefins such as polyethylene and polypropylene, polyesters and polyamides, recycled fibers such as rayon and cupra, natural fibers such as cotton, and mixed fibers and composite fibers using two or more of them. Etc. can be illustrated. Furthermore, the nonwoven fabric may be manufactured by any processing. Examples of the processing method include known methods such as a spunlace method, a spunbond method, a thermal bond method, a melt blown method, a needle punch method, an air through method, and a point bond method. For example, if flexibility and drapeability are required, the spunbond method and spunlace method are preferable. If bulkiness and softness are required, the air-through method, point bond method, and thermal bond method are preferable processing methods. .

  The top sheet 30 may be composed of a single sheet or a laminated sheet obtained by bonding two or more sheets. Similarly, the top sheet 30 may be composed of one sheet or two or more sheets in the planar direction.

  In the case of providing the three-dimensional gather 60, both sides of the top sheet 30 pass between the liquid-impermeable sheet 11 and the three-dimensional gather 60 to reach the back side of the absorbent element 50, in order to prevent liquid penetration. It is preferable to join to the permeable sheet 11 and the three-dimensional gather 60.

  For the purpose of preventing displacement of the top sheet 30 with respect to the back side member, the top sheet 30 is preferably fixed to a member adjacent to the back side by a joining means by material welding such as heat sealing or ultrasonic sealing, or a hot melt adhesive. . In the illustrated form, the top sheet 30 is fixed to the surface of the intermediate sheet 40 and the surface of the packaging sheet 58 on the front side of the absorbent body 56 by a hot melt adhesive applied to the back surface thereof.

(Intermediate sheet)
An intermediate sheet (also referred to as “second sheet”) 40 having a higher liquid permeation rate than the top sheet 30 can be provided in order to quickly transfer the liquid that has permeated through the top sheet 30 to the absorber. This intermediate sheet 40 not only improves the absorption performance by the absorbent by quickly transferring the liquid to the absorbent body, but also prevents the “reversed” phenomenon of the absorbed liquid from the absorbent body, so that the top sheet 30 is always dried. It can be made into the state which carried out. The intermediate sheet 40 can be omitted.

Examples of the intermediate sheet 40 include the same materials as the top sheet 30, spunlace, spunbond, SMS, pulp nonwoven fabric, mixed sheet of pulp and rayon, point bond, or crepe paper. In particular, an air-through nonwoven fabric is preferable because it is bulky. It is preferable to use a core-sheath composite fiber for the air-through nonwoven fabric. In this case, the resin used for the core may be polypropylene (PP), but polyester (PET) having high rigidity is preferable. Basis weight is preferably ^{20~80g / m 2, 25~60g / m} 2 is more preferable. The thickness of the raw fiber of the nonwoven fabric is preferably 2.0 to 10 dtex. In order to make the nonwoven fabric bulky, it is also preferable to use an eccentric fiber, a hollow fiber, or an eccentric and hollow fiber that does not have a core at the center as the mixed fiber of all or part of the raw fiber.

  The intermediate sheet 40 in the illustrated form is disposed in the center shorter than the width of the absorber 56, but may be provided over the entire width. The length of the intermediate sheet 40 in the longitudinal direction may be the same as the length of the absorbent body 56 or may be within a short length range centered on the region that receives the liquid.

  The intermediate sheet 40 is preferably fixed to a member adjacent to the back side by a joining means by material welding such as heat sealing or ultrasonic sealing, or a hot melt adhesive for the purpose of preventing positional displacement with respect to the back side member. . In the illustrated embodiment, the intermediate sheet 40 is fixed to the surface of the portion of the packaging sheet 58 located on the front side of the absorbent body 56 with a hot melt adhesive applied to the back surface thereof.

(Liquid impervious sheet)
The material of the liquid-impermeable sheet 11 is not particularly limited. For example, a plastic film made of an olefin resin such as polyethylene or polypropylene, a laminated nonwoven fabric provided with a plastic film on the surface of the nonwoven fabric, or a plastic film For example, a laminated sheet in which a nonwoven fabric or the like is laminated and bonded to each other can be exemplified. For the liquid-impermeable sheet 11, it is preferable to use a liquid-impervious and moisture-permeable material that is preferably used from the viewpoint of preventing stuffiness. As a plastic film having moisture permeability, a microporous plastic film obtained by kneading an inorganic filler in an olefin resin such as polyethylene or polypropylene, forming a sheet, and then stretching in a uniaxial or biaxial direction. Is widely used. In addition, non-woven fabric using microdenier fiber, enhancement of leakproofness by reducing the voids of the fiber by applying heat or pressure, application of superabsorbent resin or hydrophobic resin or water repellent Thus, a sheet that is liquid-impermeable without using a plastic film can also be used as the liquid-impermeable sheet 11.

  The liquid-impermeable sheet 11 has a width that can be accommodated on the back side of the absorbent element 50 as shown in the drawing, and in order to improve leakage prevention, the liquid-impermeable sheet 11 wraps around both sides of the absorbent element 50 so that the side of the top sheet 30 of the absorbent element 50 It can also extend to both sides. The width of this extended portion is suitably about 5 to 20 mm on each of the left and right sides.

  Moreover, the excretion indicator from which a color changes by absorption of a liquid part can be provided in the inner side of the liquid-impermeable sheet 11, especially the absorber 56 side surface.

(Three-dimensional gather)
The three-dimensional gather 60 is a belt-like member that extends over the entire front-rear direction along both side portions of the interior body 200, blocks excrement that travels in the lateral direction along the top sheet 30, and prevents side leakage. Is provided. The three-dimensional gather 60 of the present embodiment is provided so as to stand up from the side portion of the interior body 200, the base side portion rises obliquely toward the center in the width direction, and the tip side portion from the intermediate portion has a width. It stands up diagonally outward in the direction.

  More specifically, the three-dimensional gather 60 folds the belt-shaped gather sheet 62 having a length equal to the length in the front-rear direction of the interior body 200 in the width direction and folds it into two. In addition, a plurality of elongated gather elastic elastic members 63 are fixed along the longitudinal direction at intervals in the width direction. A base end portion (an end portion on the side opposite to the sheet folding portion in the width direction) located on the opposite side to the front end portion of the three-dimensional gather 60 is an attachment portion 65 fixed to the back surface of the side edge portion of the interior body 200. A portion other than the attachment portion 65 is a protruding portion 66 (a portion on the folded portion side) protruding from the attachment portion 65. The projecting portion 66 includes a base side portion that extends toward the center in the width direction, and a tip side portion that is folded back outward in the width direction from the tip of the base side portion. This form is a surface contact type three-dimensional gather, but a line contact type three-dimensional gather (not shown) that is not folded outward in the width direction can also be employed. And while the both ends of the front-back direction among the protrusion parts 66 are used as the front-back fixing | fixed part 67 fixed with respect to the side surface of the top sheet 30 in the lying state, the front-back direction intermediate part located between these is not A gathering elastic member 63 extending in the front-rear direction is fixed to the free part 68 in an extended state.

  In the free portion 68 of the three-dimensional gather 60, hot melt adhesives and heat seals and super seals by various coating methods are used to bond the inner layer and the outer layer of the gather sheet 62 and to fix the gather elastic elastic member 63 sandwiched therebetween. At least one of fixing means by material welding such as a sonic seal can be used. Since the flexibility is lost when the entire inner layer and outer layer of the gather sheet 62 are bonded together, it is preferable that the portions other than the bonding portion of the gather elastic elastic member 63 are not bonded or weakly bonded. In the illustrated embodiment, a hot melt adhesive is applied only to the outer peripheral surface of the gather elastic stretchable member 63 by an application means such as a comb gun or a sure wrap nozzle, and is sandwiched between the inner layer and the outer layer of the gather sheet 62, thereby collecting the gather elastic stretch. A structure in which the gather elastic elastic member 63 is fixed to the inner layer and the outer layer of the gather sheet 62 and the inner layer and the outer layer of the gather sheet 62 are fixed only by the hot melt adhesive applied to the outer peripheral surface of the member 63. It has become.

  Also, hot melt adhesives and heat seals by various application methods are used for fixing the waterproof film 64 and the gather sheet 62 incorporated in the three-dimensional gather 60 and fixing the front and rear fixing portion 67 to the side surface of the interior body 200. Or at least one of means by material welding such as ultrasonic sealing can be used. In the illustrated embodiment, slot application of hot melt adhesive is used for fixing the waterproof film 64. Further, in the illustrated embodiment, the front and rear fixing portion 67 is fixed by combining hot melt adhesive and material welding means, but these can be fixed only by any one of the means.

The gather sheet 62 is made of a spunbond nonwoven fabric (SS, SSS, etc.), SMS nonwoven fabric (SMS, SSMMS, etc.), a melt-blown nonwoven fabric excellent in uniformity and concealment, and water-repellent with silicone as necessary. A treated product can be suitably used, and the fiber basis weight is preferably about 10 to 30 g / m ² . As the gather elastic elastic member 63, thread rubber or the like can be used. When spandex thread rubber is used, the thickness is preferably 470 to 1240 dtex, more preferably 620 to 940 dtex. The elongation rate at the time of fixation is preferably 150 to 350%, more preferably 200 to 300%. The term “elongation rate” means a value when the natural length is 100%. Further, as shown in the drawing, a waterproof film 64 can be interposed between the gather sheets folded in two.

  The number of gather elastic elastic members 63 provided in the free part of the three-dimensional gather 60 is preferably 2-6, and more preferably 3-5. The arrangement interval 60d is suitably 3 to 10 mm. If comprised in this way, in the range which has arrange | positioned the gather elastic elastic member 63, it will become easy to contact | abut with respect to skin. The gather elastic elastic member 63 may be disposed not only at the tip side but also at the base side.

  The fixing target of the attachment portion 65 of the three-dimensional gather 60 can be an appropriate member such as the top sheet 30, the liquid-impermeable sheet 11, the absorbent element 50 in the interior body 200.

  In the three-dimensional gather 60 configured in this way, the contraction force of the gather elastic elastic member 63 acts so as to bring the both ends in the front-rear direction close to each other. Since these are non-fixed free parts, only the free part stands up so as to abut on the body side as shown in FIG. In particular, when the attachment portion 65 is positioned on the back surface side of the interior body 200, the three-dimensional gather 60 stands up so as to open outward in the width direction at the crotch portion and in the vicinity thereof. It comes in contact, and the fit is improved.

  The dimensions of the three-dimensional gather 60 can be determined as appropriate, but in the case of an infant paper diaper, for example, as shown in FIG. 3, the standing height of the three-dimensional gather 60 (the length in the width direction of the protruding portion 66 in the unfolded state) W6 is It is preferably 15 to 60 mm, particularly 20 to 40 mm. In addition, the distance W3 between the folds located on the innermost side in a state where the three-dimensional gather 60 is folded flat so as to be parallel to the surface of the top sheet 30 is preferably 60 to 190 mm, particularly preferably 70 to 140 mm.

  Note that, unlike the illustrated embodiment, the three-dimensional gathers can be provided in double (two rows) on the left and right sides of the interior body 200.

(Absorption element)
The absorbent element 50 includes an absorbent body 56 and a packaging sheet 58 that wraps the entire absorbent body 56. The packaging sheet 58 can be omitted.

(Absorber)
The absorber 56 can be formed of an aggregate of fibers. As this fiber assembly, a filament assembly obtained by opening, as necessary, synthetic fiber tows (fiber bundles) such as cellulose acetate as well as short fibers such as cotton-like pulp and synthetic fibers Can also be used. The fiber basis weight can be set to, for example, about 100 to 300 g / m ² when cotton-like pulp or short fibers are stacked, and in the case of a filament aggregate, for example, about 30 to 120 g / m ^2. Can do. The fineness in the case of a synthetic fiber is 1-16 dtex, for example, Preferably it is 1-10 dtex, More preferably, it is 1-5 dtex. In the case of a filament aggregate, the filament may be a non-crimped fiber, but is preferably a crimped fiber. The crimped degree of the crimped fibers can be, for example, about 5 to 75, preferably 10 to 50, and more preferably about 15 to 50 per 2.54 cm . Further, a crimped fiber that is uniformly crimped is often used. It is preferable to disperse and hold superabsorbent polymer particles in the absorber 56.

  The absorber 56 may have a rectangular shape, but as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the front end portion, the rear end portion, and a constricted portion having a narrower width than the front end portion and the rear end portion are located between them. It is preferable to form an hourglass shape having the shape because the fit of the absorbent body 56 and the three-dimensional gather 60 around the legs is improved.

  Moreover, the dimension of the absorber 56 can be appropriately determined as long as it extends to the front, rear, left and right of the urination port position, but it preferably extends to the peripheral portion of the interior body or the vicinity thereof in the front-rear direction and the width direction. Reference numeral 56X indicates the width of the absorber 56.

(Superabsorbent polymer particles)
The absorber 56 can contain superabsorbent polymer particles in a part or all thereof. Superabsorbent polymer particles include “powder” in addition to “particles”. As the superabsorbent polymer particles 54, those used for this type of disposable diaper can be used as they are, for example, by sieving (shaking for 5 minutes) using a 500 μm standard sieve (JIS Z8801-1: 2006). The proportion of particles remaining on the top is preferably 30% by weight or less, and the proportion of particles remaining on the screen by sieving (shaking for 5 minutes) using a 180 μm standard sieve (JIS Z8801-1: 2006) 60% by weight or more is desirable.

  The material of the superabsorbent polymer particles can be used without any particular limitation, but those having a water absorption of 40 g / g or more are suitable. High-absorbent polymer particles include starch-based, cellulose-based, and synthetic polymer-based starch-acrylic acid (salt) graft copolymers, saponified starch-acrylonitrile copolymers, and sodium carboxymethylcellulose crosslinks. Or an acrylic acid (salt) polymer can be used. As the shape of the superabsorbent polymer particles, a commonly used granular material is suitable, but other shapes can also be used.

  As the superabsorbent polymer particles, those having a water absorption rate of 70 seconds or less, particularly 40 seconds or less are preferably used. If the water absorption speed is too slow, the liquid supplied into the absorber 56 is likely to cause a so-called reverse return that returns to the outside of the absorber 56.

The basis weight of the superabsorbent polymer particles can be appropriately determined according to the amount of absorption required for the use of the absorber 56. Therefore, although it cannot be said unconditionally, it can be set to 50 to 350 g / m ² . If the amount of polymer is less than 50 g / m ^2, it is difficult to secure the absorption amount. When it exceeds 350 g / m ² , the effect is saturated.

  If necessary, the superabsorbent polymer particles can adjust the spraying density or spraying amount in the plane direction of the absorber 56. For example, it is possible to increase the amount of the liquid excretion site more than other sites. When gender differences are taken into account, men can increase the front spray density (amount), while women can increase the center spray density (amount). In addition, a portion where no polymer exists locally (for example, in a spot shape) in the planar direction of the absorber 56 can also be provided.

(Packaging sheet)
When the packaging sheet 58 is used, as the material, tissue paper, particularly crepe paper, non-woven fabric, polylaminated non-woven fabric, a sheet with small holes, or the like can be used. However, it is desirable that the superabsorbent polymer particles be a sheet that does not escape. When a nonwoven fabric is used in place of the crepe paper, a hydrophilic SMS nonwoven fabric (SMS, SSMMS, etc.) is particularly suitable, and the material can be polypropylene, polyethylene / polypropylene composite material, or the like. The basis weight is preferably 5 to 40 g / m ² , particularly 10 to 30 g / m ² .

  The packaging form of the packaging sheet 58 can be determined as appropriate, but from the viewpoint of ease of manufacture and prevention of leakage of the superabsorbent polymer particles from the front and rear end edges, the cylinder is formed so as to surround the front and back surfaces and both side surfaces of the absorbent body 56. It is preferable that the front and rear edge portions protrude from the front and rear of the absorbent body 56, and the overlapping portion and the overlapping portion of the front and rear protruding portions are joined by a joining means such as hot melt adhesive or material welding.

(Exterior body)
The exterior bodies 12F and 12B include a front exterior body 12F that is a part constituting the front body F and a rear exterior body 12B that is a part constituting the rear body B. The front exterior body 12F and the rear exterior body 12B Are not continuous on the crotch side and are separated in the front-rear direction. This separation distance 12d can be about 150 to 250 mm. A part of the exposed portion of the back surface of the interior body 200 in the separated portion (for example, the entire portion in the front-rear direction of the portion exposed between the front exterior body 12F and the rear exterior body 12B, but does not extend to the front and rear ends of the interior body 200. In addition, it is desirable that the crotch portion cover sheet 12M made of a nonwoven fabric or the like is attached so as to cover the entire side of the interior body 200 so that both side edges in the width direction do not reach the both side edges of the interior body 200, but may be omitted. Moreover, as shown in FIG. 8, the exterior body 12 can also be made into the integrated body which continues between crotches from the front body F to the back body B. That is, the exterior bodies 12F and 12B that individually configure the front body F and the back body B correspond to the former form, and the exterior body 12 that integrally configures the front body F and the back body B corresponds to the latter form. .

  The exterior bodies 12 </ b> F and 12 </ b> B have a waistline portion that is a front-rear direction range corresponding to the waistline region T. In this embodiment, the front exterior body 12F does not have a portion corresponding to the intermediate region L, but the rear exterior body 12B has a collar cover portion 14 that extends from the waist region T to the intermediate region L side. doing. Although not shown, the front exterior body 12F is also provided with a collar cover portion that extends from the waistline region T toward the intermediate region L, a configuration that does not provide a collar cover portion while providing a groin cover portion, and the front exterior body 12F and It is not necessary to provide a portion corresponding to the intermediate region L in both of the rear exterior bodies 12B. Further, in the illustrated embodiment, the lower edge of the buttock cover portion 14 is formed in a straight line shape along the width direction, similarly to the lower edge of the front exterior body 12F, but is positioned on the waist opening side toward the outer side in the width direction. It can also be a curve that becomes

  As shown in FIGS. 3 to 5, the exterior bodies 12 </ b> F and 12 </ b> B are formed by joining the outer sheet layer 12 </ b> S and the inner sheet layer 12 </ b> H by a joining means such as a hot melt adhesive or welding. The sheet material for forming the outer sheet layer 12S and the sheet material for forming the inner sheet layer 12H are individual sheet materials as shown in FIG. 5 and a common sheet as shown in FIG. It can also be a sheet material. That is, in the latter case, the inner sheet layer 12H and the outer sheet layer 12S are respectively formed by the inner portion and the outer portion of one sheet material folded at the waist side edge (may be the crotch side edge). . In the former form, since there are few sheet material folding steps, there is an advantage that the inner sheet layer 12H and the outer sheet layer 12S are not easily displaced, and in the latter form, the number of sheet materials is small. There is.

  If the ends of the sheet material forming the outer sheet layer 12S and the inner sheet layer 12H and the front and rear ends of the interior body 200 are exposed to the waist opening WO, the corners of the sheet material may hit the skin and the touch may be deteriorated. There is a possibility that the part W elastic elastic member and the hot melt adhesive for fixing the same may be exposed. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 5, the sheet material forming the outer sheet layer 12 </ b> S wraps around the waist side edge of the sheet material forming the inner sheet layer 12 </ b> H and folds the sheet material to the waist side folded portion. It is preferable to form and extend the waist-side folded portion 12r to the end of the interior body 200 on the waist side.

Although it does not specifically limit as a sheet material used for the outer sheet layer 12S and the inner sheet layer 12H, for example, synthetic fibers such as olefin-based, polyester-based, polyamide-based and the like such as polyethylene and polypropylene, and two or more kinds thereof are used. A thermoplastic resin non-woven fabric made of mixed fiber, composite fiber, or the like can be suitably used. As a nonwoven fabric, what was manufactured by what kind of processing may be sufficient. Examples of the processing method include known methods such as a spunlace method, a spunbond method, a thermal bond method, a melt blown method, a needle punch method, an air through method, and a point bond method. When using a nonwoven fabric, the basis weight is preferably about 10 to 30 g / m ² .

Moreover, it is preferable that the total weight of the exterior bodies 12F and 12B is about 20 to 60 g / m ² .

(Elastic area)
In the exterior bodies 12F and 12B, elongated elastic elastic members 15 to 18 such as thread rubber are provided with a predetermined elongation rate between the outer sheet layer 12S and the inner sheet layer 12H in order to enhance the fit of the wearer around the torso. The expansion / contraction area | region A2 attached and attached and extended | stretched to the trunk periphery direction is formed. As elastic elastic members 15-18, synthetic rubber may be used or natural rubber may be used.

  For bonding the outer sheet layer 12S and the inner sheet layer 12H in the exterior bodies 12F and 12B and fixing the elastic elastic members 15 to 18 sandwiched therebetween, hot melt adhesives and heat seals and ultrasonic waves by various coating methods are used. At least one of fixing means by material welding such as a seal can be used. The fixing portions of the elastic stretch members 15 to 18 with respect to the outer sheet layer 12S and the inner sheet layer 12H in the stretch region A2 may be appropriately determined as long as the stretch region A2 is contracted in the width direction due to the contraction. As long as at least both ends in the width direction of 15 to 18 are fixed, they may be fixed over the entire width direction as shown in FIG. 2, or only both ends in the width direction may be fixed as shown in FIG. In the form shown in FIG. 8, elastic expansion and contraction is performed by the hot melt adhesive H1 applied to either the inner sheet layer 12H or the outer sheet layer 12S by slot coating or pattern coating (transfer of the hot melt adhesive in a relief printing system). The members 15 to 18 are fixed, and if necessary, the inner sheet layer 12H and the outer sheet layer 12S are joined to each other by a separate hot melt adhesive (not shown) or welding other than the passage positions of the elastic elastic members 15 to 18. Yes. In the other illustrated forms, the hot melt adhesive H1 is applied only to the outer peripheral surfaces of the elastic elastic members 15 to 18 by an application means such as a comb gun or a sure wrap nozzle, and is sandwiched between the two sheet layers 12S and 12H. The elastic elastic members 15 to 18 are fixed to both the sheet layers 12S and 12H and the sheet layers 12S and 12H are fixed only by the hot melt adhesive H1 applied to the outer peripheral surfaces of the elastic elastic members 15 to 18. It has a structure.

The arrangement of the elastic stretch members 15 to 18 is not particularly limited as long as the stretch region A2 is provided. That is, between the outer sheet layer 12S and the inner sheet layer 12H in the waist portions W of the exterior bodies 12F and 12B, a plurality of waist elastic elastic members 18 are spaced in the vertical direction so as to be continuous over the entire width direction. And it is attached in the state extended | stretched along the width direction with the predetermined expansion | extension rate. Moreover, about the 1 or several arrange | positioned by the area | region adjacent to the waist lower part U among the waist elastic elastic members 18, you may overlap with the interior body 200 or the width direction which overlaps with the interior body 200 You may each provide in the width direction both sides except a center part. As the waist resilient and elastic members 18, the thickness 155～1880Dtex, particularly about 470～1240Dtex (the case of synthetic rubber. Cross-sectional area in the case of natural rubber 0.05 to 1.5 mm ^2, in particular 0.1 to 1 the rubber thread .0mm about ^2), 3 to 22 present approximately at intervals of 4 to 12 mm, respectively elongation from 150% to 400%, preferably mounted in particular at about 220 to 320 percent. Moreover, the waist part elastic expansion-contraction member 18 does not need to make all the same thickness and expansion | extension rate, for example, you may make it differ in thickness and expansion | extension rate by the upper part and the lower part of the waist part W.

  In addition, a plurality of waist lower elastic elastic members 15 and 17 made of an elongated elastic elastic member are vertically arranged between the outer sheet layer 12S and the inner sheet layer 12H in the waist lower part U of the exterior bodies 12F and 12B. It is attached in a state where it is extended along the width direction at a predetermined extension rate with a gap.

The waist lower elastic members 15 and 17 have a thickness of 155 to 1880 dtex, particularly about 470 to 1240 dtex (in the case of synthetic rubber. In the case of natural rubber, the cross-sectional area is 0.05 to 1.5 mm ² , particularly 0.1. the rubber thread ~1.0mm about ^2), 1 to 15 mm, particularly 5 to 30 present approximately at intervals of 3 to 8 mm, respectively elongation 200-350%, preferably mounted in particular at about 240 to 300 percent.

  In addition, a plurality of cover elastic elastic members 16 made of an elongated elastic elastic member are vertically spaced between the outer sheet layer 12S and the inner sheet layer 12H in the collar cover part 14 of the rear exterior body 12B. And it is attached in the state extended | stretched along the width direction with the predetermined expansion | extension rate.

The cover elastic elastic member 16 has a thickness of 155 to 1880 dtex, especially about 470 to 1240 dtex (in the case of synthetic rubber. In the case of natural rubber, the cross-sectional area is 0.05 to 1.5 mm ² , particularly 0.1 to 1. the rubber thread 0mm about ^2), 5 to 40 mm, in particular 2 to 10 present approximately at intervals of 5 to 20 mm, respectively elongation 150-300%, preferably mounted in particular 180 to 260%.

  In the case where an inguinal cover is provided on the front exterior body 12F, a cover elastic member can be provided in the same manner.

(Non-stretchable area)
When the elastic elastic members 15 to 17 are provided in the front-rear direction range having the absorber 56 like the waist lower portion U and the buttock cover portion 14 in the illustrated form, a part or all of the elastic stretch members 15 to 17 in the width direction of the absorber 56. In order to prevent shrinkage, the intermediate in the width direction (preferably including the entire inner / outer fixing portion 201) including the part or the whole of the portion overlapping the absorbent body 56 in the width direction in the front-rear direction range including the absorbent body 56 is not stretched. A region A1 is defined as a stretchable region A2 on both sides in the width direction.

  The non-stretchable region A1 includes an inner sheet layer 12H and an outer sheet layer 12S that are continuous from the stretchable region A2, a display sheet 25 that is interposed between the inner sheet layer 12H and the outer sheet layer 12S, and that is stretchable. It has the cutting remainder which continues from the elastic expansion-contraction member of area | region A2, and the unnecessary elastic expansion-contraction member 19 which consists of at least one of the cut piece of the elastic expansion-contraction member which is not continuous with the elastic expansion-contraction member of both expansion-contraction area | region A2. In the illustrated embodiment, both sides in the width direction of the non-stretchable region A1 protrude to the side of the display sheet 25 and are sheet non-intervening regions A3 that do not have other sheets between the inner sheet layer 12H and the outer sheet layer 12S. However, the side edge of the display sheet 25 may be extended to the same side as the side edge of the non-stretchable region A1 or further to the side, and the sheet non-intervening region A3 may not be provided. Further, unlike the illustrated embodiment, the display sheet 25 can be omitted and the entire non-stretchable region A1 can be used as a non-sheet intervening region.

  When forming the exterior body 12 in the manufacture of the present pants-type disposable diaper, as shown in FIG. 14, the display sheet 25 is disposed between the inner sheet layer 12H and the outer sheet layer 12S in the portion that becomes the non-stretchable region A1, and stretchable. An elongated shape is formed between the inner sheet layer 12H and the outer sheet layer 12S so as to continuously pass through the portion that becomes the region A2, the portion that becomes the non-stretchable region A1, the portion that overlaps the display sheet 25, and the portion that becomes the sheet non-intervening region A3. Elastic elastic members 15 to 18 are arranged. At this time, the elastic elastic members 15 to 18 are fixed to the inner sheet layer 12H and the outer sheet layer 12S via the hot-melt adhesive H1 at at least both ends of the portion to be the elastic region A2, and become the non-elastic region A1. In the portion, the elastic elastic members 15 to 18 are not fixed to the inner sheet layer 12H and the outer sheet layer 12S. Thereafter, the elastic elastic members 15 to 17 are cut by pressing and heating the non-stretchable region A1 from the inside of the inner sheet layer 12H and the outside of the outer sheet layer 12S. As a result of this cutting, a cut trace 22 (compression trace or melt trace) remains in the pressurized and heated portion of the product. Further, as a result of the elastic elastic members 15 to 18 remaining in the non-expandable region A1 moving with respect to the inner sheet layer 12H and the outer sheet layer 12S while contracting, the elastic elastic members 15 to 18 become the unnecessary elastic elastic member 19 having a natural length or a state close thereto. There will be no stretchability in the stretchable region A1. The elastic elastic members (including unnecessary elastic elastic members) 15 to 19 are not fixed. The elastic elastic members 15 to 19 are movable with respect to the inner sheet layer 12H and the outer sheet layer 12S (the inner sheet layer 12H). And elastic contraction members 15 to 19 are not bonded to the inner sheet layer 12H and the outer sheet layer 12S, and will be described later. Like the anti-displacement hot melt adhesive H2, the elastic elastic members 15 to 19 are only weakly bonded to the inner sheet layer 12H and the outer sheet layer 12S, and the inner sheet layer 12H and the outer sheet layer 12S are contracted by the contraction force. The case where it is movable is also included.

  Although not shown in the drawings, separately manufactured interior bodies are sequentially attached to the continuous body of the exterior bodies 12F and 12B formed in this way, and after folding the front and back, the parts that become individual diapers are attached. A pants-type disposable diaper can be manufactured by forming the side seal portions 12A on both sides of the boundary and further cutting at the boundary.

  FIG. 14 shows a cutting process of the elastic elastic members 15 to 17 in the formation of the exterior bodies 12F and 12B. The pressing part 71 having the cutting projections 72 formed in a predetermined cutting pattern is provided on the outer peripheral surface. The display sheet 25 and the elastic elastic member are formed between the inner sheet layer 12H and the outer sheet layer 12S by a seal roll 70 in which the cutting projection 72 is heated to a desired temperature and a smooth surface anvil roll 80 disposed opposite thereto. Only the portion sandwiched between the cutting projection 72 and the outer peripheral surface of the anvil roll 80 with the inner sheet layer 12 </ b> H sandwiched between 15 to 18 so that the inner sheet layer 12 </ b> H is on the seal roll side (or the opposite side). The elastic elastic members 15 to 17 are cut by pressurizing and heating. The heating temperature for cutting the elastic elastic members 15 to 17 (the temperature of the cutting projections) may be determined as long as the elastic elastic members 15 to 17 can be reliably cut. In order to reliably cut the elastic members 15 to 17 and prevent the cut portions of the elastic elastic members 15 to 17 from adhering to the surrounding members, the temperature is sufficiently lower than the melting point of the elastic elastic members 15 to 17. High temperature is preferable. For example, when the non-woven fabric used for the outer sheet layer 12S and the inner sheet layer 12H has a melting point of about 160 to 175 ° C, and the elastic stretch members 15 to 17 have a melting point of about 200 to 230 ° C, the heating temperature is 180 to 180 ° C. It can be 200 degreeC.

  The cutting position is not particularly limited, and a known form can be appropriately adopted. However, as shown in FIGS. 9 to 13, the cutting position CP is a portion that becomes the sheet non-intervening region A <b> 3 and overlaps the display sheet 25. In the region, a cutting pattern is employed in which the elastic elastic members 15 to 17 are not cut. When the elastic elastic members 15 to 17 are cut with such a cutting pattern, there is no cutting trace 22 in the area overlapping the display sheet 25, and the cutting trace 22 remains in the sheet non-intervening area A3. As described above, when the cutting position CP of the elastic stretch members 15 to 17 in the non-stretchable region A1 is the sheet non-intervening region A3 without the display sheet 25 or other sheets, the front-rear direction range corresponding to the display sheet 25 and its range Even when the elastic elastic members 15 to 17 to be cut are positioned in the front and rear direction range corresponding to at least one of the front and rear sides, the thickness of the pressure target, that is, the pressure on the cut object is uniform in the front and rear direction. Therefore, even if the display sheet 25 is interposed between the inner sheet layer 12H and the outer sheet layer 12S in the non-stretchable region A1 of the exterior body 12, uncut portions of the elastic stretchable members 15 to 17 are less likely to occur. Moreover, since the cutting trace 22 does not remain in the area | region which has the display sheet 25, the appearance of the display sheet 25 also becomes favorable.

  The width of the sheet non-intervening region A3 is not particularly limited as long as it is wider than the width of the cutting trace 22 or the width of the cutting projection, but is preferably about 3 to 10 mm considering the accuracy of the cutting position CP.

  The cutting pattern (cutting trace 22) is not particularly limited, and may be an intermittent pattern in the front-rear direction as shown in FIG. 13, but the front side as shown in FIG. 2, FIG. 8, and FIGS. On each side of the exterior body 12F and the rear exterior body 12B, at least a linear line extending in the front-rear direction from the cutting position of the elastic elastic members 15 to 17 on the most waist side to the cutting position of the elastic elastic members 15 to 17 on the crotch side A pattern is preferred. Such a linear pattern may be a linear pattern as shown in the figure, or may be a curved or wavy pattern although not shown. As the linear pattern, as shown in FIG. 11, in addition to the linear pattern inclined with respect to the front-rear direction, such as the waist opening side being inclined outward in the width direction as shown in FIG. 9, FIG. 10 and FIG. It can also be a straight line along the front-rear direction.

  The cutting positions CP of the elastic elastic members 15 to 17 are, for example, both ends in the width direction of the non-stretchable area A1 as shown in FIGS. 9 to 11 and 13, or one of the width directions as shown in FIG. It is also possible to have only the end of the. In the case of providing the sheet non-intervening area A3, in the former form, the sheet non-intervening area A3 needs to be provided on both sides in the width direction of the display sheet 25, whereas in the latter form, on the cutting position CP side of the display sheet 25. It may be provided only on both sides of the display sheet 25 in the width direction. Moreover, in the former form, the unnecessary elastic elastic member 19 remains in a contracted state without being continuous with the elastic elastic members 15 to 17 of the elastic region A2 on both sides in the width direction in the middle of the non-extractable region A1 in the width direction as illustrated. In other words, in the latter form, as shown in the drawing, the unnecessary elastic elastic members 19 continuing from the elastic elastic members 15 to 17 in the elastic region A2 on the opposite side to the cutting side remain in the contracted state.

  When the elastic elastic members 15 to 17 are cut, the elastic elastic members 15 to 17 tend to escape from the pressure applied to the elastic elastic members 15 to 17, and thus the elastic elastic members 15 to 17 may be displaced. Further, when the elastic elastic members 15 to 17 are cut, the cut end portion on the elastic region A2 side contracts toward the elastic region A2, and when retracted, the elastic elastic member 15 at the end of the elastic region A2 is drawn by the pulling force. There is a possibility that the fixing of? Accordingly, as shown in FIG. 9C to FIG. 13C, prior to cutting the elastic elastic members 15 to 17, the elastic elastic members 15 to 17 are prevented from being displaced at a portion including the portion that becomes the cutting position CP. After stopping the displacement with respect to the inner sheet layer 12H and the outer sheet layer 12S through H2, as shown in FIG. 9 to FIG. 13C, elastic expansion and contraction is performed at the intermediate portion in the width direction of the displacement preventing hot melt adhesive H2. It is desirable to cut the members 15 to 17 and shrink the elastic stretch members 15 to 17 against the adhesive force of the anti-displacement hot melt adhesive H2 by the contraction force.

  The width of the anti-displacement hot melt adhesive H2 is not limited as long as it includes a portion that becomes the cutting position CP. In addition to being applied over the entire width direction of the non-stretchable region A1, as shown in FIGS. As shown in FIG.10 and FIG.11, it can also be only the both ends of the width direction of non-expandable area | region A1. As shown in FIG. 13, the misalignment-preventing hot melt adhesive H2 can be omitted.

  On the other hand, in the form in which the front exterior body 12F and the rear exterior body 12B are separated in the front-rear direction, the flexibility between the inner sheet layer 12H and the outer sheet layer 12S and the elastic elastic members 15 to 17 are emphasized. If the fixing to the inner sheet layer 12H and the outer sheet layer 12S is omitted or weakened, the gap 12i between the inner sheet layer 12H and the outer sheet layer 12S opens to the crotch side, not only the appearance deteriorates, There is also a possibility that the unnecessary elastic elastic member 19 may protrude from the opening or come out. In particular, when the elastic elastic members 15 to 17 are cut on both sides in the width direction of the display sheet 25, the unnecessary elastic elastic member 19 is composed only of a cut piece that is not continuous with the elastic elastic members 15 to 17 of both the elastic regions A2. Thus, the boundary between the stretchable region A2 and the non-stretchable region A1 is clear, and the appearance is good, while the unnecessary elastic stretchable member 19 easily protrudes from the opening or comes out.

  Therefore, in the present invention, as shown in FIGS. 2, 5, 8, 9 to 11, and 13, the crotch side of the unnecessary elastic elastic member 19 (the crotch side of the portion that becomes the non-stretchable region A <b> 1 at the time of manufacture). The welded portion 23 is formed by welding and pressing the inner sheet layer 12H and the outer sheet layer 12S by pressing and heating the inner sheet layer 12H and the outer sheet layer 12S from the outside. When such a welded portion 23 is provided, the gap 12i between the inner sheet layer 12H and the outer sheet layer 12S does not open to the crotch side, or even if opened, the opening becomes small, and the appearance and wearing feeling are deteriorated. Further, it is preferable because the unnecessary elastic elastic member 19 can be prevented from protruding and coming out. Although the welding part 23 may be intermittently formed as shown in FIG. 13, in order to make the above-mentioned effect more reliable, it is preferable to make it continuous as shown in FIG.

  In particular, as shown in FIG. 9 and the like, from one side edge portion of the portion that becomes the non-stretchable region (the portion that becomes one sheet non-intervening region A3 in the illustrated embodiment) through the crotch side of the portion that becomes the non-stretchable region A1. Further, the U-shaped continuous insertion is performed from the inner side of the inner sheet layer 12H and the outer side of the outer sheet layer 12S up to the other side edge portion (the portion that becomes the other sheet non-intervening region A3) of the non-stretchable region portion. It is one preferable form that the inner sheet layer 12H and the outer sheet layer 12S are welded together with the cutting of the elastic elastic members 15 to 17 by pressurizing and heating. By welding in such a U-shaped pattern (the cutting trace 22 is also the same), not only the elastic elastic members 15 to 17 can be cut and the crotch side of the unnecessary elastic elastic member 19 can be welded simultaneously. Further, it is possible to form a joint portion that surrounds the unnecessary elastic elastic member 19, and to more effectively prevent the unnecessary elastic elastic member 19 from protruding and coming out. Further, uncut portions of the elastic elastic members 15 to 17 are hardly generated.

  Although the width | variety of the welding part 23 can be determined suitably, it can be set as about 0.5-2.0 mm. The pressure width (the width of the cut projection) in welding and cutting can be the same as this width.

(Hot melt adhesive)
Examples of the hot melt adhesive H1 for fixing elastic elastic members and the anti-displacement hot melt adhesive H2 include EVA, adhesive rubber (elastomer), olefin, and polyester / polyamide types. It can be used without any particular limitation. The anti-displacement hot melt adhesive H2 may be thinly applied with the same properties as the hot melt adhesive H1 for fixing, but it is particularly preferable to have a low holding power, for example, a holding power of 30 to 90 minutes. Is preferred. Moreover, since a hot melt adhesive having a low melt viscosity generally has a low holding power, the anti-displacement hot melt adhesive H2 has a melt viscosity of 3,000 to 7,000 mpas at a temperature of 140 ° C. and a melt viscosity of 1 at a temperature of 160 ° C. 4,000 to 4,000 mpas is preferred. The anti-displacement hot melt adhesive H2 satisfying such requirements can be easily obtained from a hot melt adhesive manufacturer.

(Display sheet)
In the non-stretchable region A1 in at least one of the front exterior body 12F and the rear exterior body 12B, a display sheet 25 having characters and the like is interposed between the outer sheet layer 12S and the inner sheet layer 12H. The display on the display sheet 25 can be seen through the outer sheet layer 12S. 9 to 12, even if the display sheet 25 is disposed so as to be adjacent to the inner side of the outer sheet layer 12S (between the outer sheet layer 12S and an unnecessary elastic elastic member 19 described later), On the contrary, as shown in FIG. 13, it may be disposed adjacent to the outside of the inner sheet layer 12H (between the inner sheet layer 12H and an unnecessary elastic elastic member 19 described later).

The base material of the display sheet 25 is not particularly limited, but crepe paper having a thickness of 50 to 200 μm and a density of 50 to 400 kg / m ³ is suitable. The thickness of the crepe paper is preferably 100 to 150 μm, and the density is preferably 100 to 200 kg / m ³ . A crepe paper having such a thickness and density can be produced by setting the crepe rate to around 10% with a basis weight of 10 g / m ² or more. The density can be calculated from the basis weight and thickness. Further, the crepe rate is a value calculated by ((Yankee dryer peripheral speed) − (Take-up reel peripheral speed)) / (Yankee dryer peripheral speed) × 100 (%).

  The display added to the display sheet 25 is not particularly limited, and functions such as patterns for decoration (including pictures and one-point characters), usage and assistance, size, etc., manufacturer, product name, and characteristic A display such as a mark display of a function or the like can be added by printing or the like.

  Further, in order to completely eliminate the influence of the contraction force of the unnecessary elastic elastic member 19 on the display sheet 25, the unnecessary elastic elastic member 19 is not fixed to the inner side surface of the display sheet 25 and the outer side surface of the inner sheet layer 12H. Is desirable. Further, the inner surface of the display sheet 25, the unnecessary elastic elastic member 19 and the outer surface of the inner sheet layer 12H may be unfixed to each other. That is, the display sheet 25 can be fixed to a sheet layer (the inner sheet layer 12H in the illustrated embodiment) without the unnecessary elastic elastic member 19 by a fixing means such as a hot melt adhesive. Reference numeral 19 is not fixed (see the above definition) to the adjacent members (the display sheet 25, the inner sheet layer 12H, and the outer sheet layer 12S). Thereby, the unnecessary elastic elastic member 19 contracts independently, and the display sheet 25 does not contract. In such a structure, during manufacturing, the portion of the elastic elastic members 15 to 17 located in the non-expandable region A1 is not coated with a hot melt adhesive or the like. It can be constructed by not fixing to the side.

  However, if the display sheet 25 is not bonded to the sheet layer (the inner sheet layer 12H in the illustrated embodiment) on the side having the unnecessary elastic elastic member 19, a continuous gap is formed inside, so the display sheet 25 May be lifted from the sheet layer on the side having the unnecessary elastic elastic member 19, and unintentional wrinkles may be formed, which may affect the appearance. On the other hand, when the above-mentioned misalignment hot melt adhesive is provided, the formation of such a gap is prevented by the adhesive action of the misalignment hot melt adhesive.

<Explanation of terms in the specification>
The following terms in the specification have the following meanings unless otherwise specified in the specification.

  The “front / rear (vertical) direction” means a direction connecting the ventral side (front side) and the back side (rear side), and the “width direction” means a direction (left / right direction) orthogonal to the front / rear direction.

  -"Developed state" means a state where the plate is flattened without contraction or slack.

  “Elongation rate” means a value when the natural length is 100%.

  ・ "Weight" is measured as follows. After the sample or test piece has been pre-dried, it is left in a test room or apparatus in a standard state (test location is temperature 20 ± 5 ° C., relative humidity 65% or less) to obtain a constant weight. Pre-drying refers to making a sample or test piece constant in an environment where the relative humidity is 10 to 25% and the temperature does not exceed 50 ° C. In addition, it is not necessary to perform preliminary drying about the fiber whose official moisture content is 0.0%. A sample with a size of 200 mm × 250 mm (± 2 mm) is cut out from the test piece in a constant weight using a rice-basis plate (200 mm × 250 mm, ± 2 mm). Measure the weight of the sample, multiply it by 20, calculate the weight per square meter, and use it as the basis weight.

-"Thickness" is automatically measured using an automatic thickness measuring instrument (KES-G5 handy compression measurement program) under the conditions of load: 0.098 N / cm ² and pressure area: 2 cm ² .

  -"Water absorption" is measured by JIS K7223-1996 "Test method for water absorption of superabsorbent resin".

  ・ "Water absorption rate" is "Time to end point" when JIS K7224-1996 "Water absorption rate test method for superabsorbent resin" is performed using 2 g of superabsorbent polymer and 50 g of physiological saline. And

The “holding power” of the hot melt adhesive is measured as follows. That is, as shown in FIG. 15, a PET film having a thickness of 25 μm is prepared, and ends in the longitudinal direction of two rectangular PET films 401 having a length of 100 mm × width of 25 mm (a portion 25 mm from one end in the longitudinal direction). Is prepared through a hot melt adhesive layer 402 to be measured. The adhesion part 403 of the test piece 400 is 25 mm × 25 mm. The hot melt adhesive layer 402 is applied at a thickness of 20 g / m ² by slot coating, and after bonding, a 2 kg roller is reciprocated once from the top of the bonding portion 403 for pressure bonding. 16 ° C.) for 16 hours, and as shown in FIG. 16, the PET film 401 at both ends of the test piece 400 is gripped by the grippers 404 that are tightened with screws in the thickness direction so that no force is applied to the adhesive portion 403. Then, leave in a creep tester (constant temperature bath) at 40 ° C. for 2 hours. Thereafter, as shown in FIG. 16, one creeper 404 is hung up and suspended in the creep test machine, and the weight 405 is suspended on the other gripper 404. A vertical load is applied, and the time from when the load is started until the adhesive portion 403 is completely peeled off and the PET film on the weight 405 side is peeled off is measured. The measurement is made up to 120 minutes, and when the weight does not fall by the lapse of 120 minutes, the measurement result is “over 120 minutes”. The above measurement is performed three times, and the average value of the measurement results is defined as the holding power (minutes). When the measurement result of 3 times includes 1 time exceeding 120 minutes and 2 times less than 120 minutes, the average value of the two measurement results of 120 minutes or less is used as the holding power, and the time exceeding 120 minutes is 2 times and 120 minutes. When the following occurs once, the measurement result of one time of 120 minutes or less is the holding force, and when all three times are more than 120 minutes, the holding force is more than 120 minutes.

  “Loop tack adhesion” means a value measured as follows. That is, the hot melt adhesive is applied to a thickness of 50 μm on a PET plate having a thickness of 50 μm. This is cut into a size of 25 mm in width and 125 mm in length to form a tape, and then the two ends of the tape are overlapped to form a loop. This loop is fixed to an LT-100 type loop tack tester (manufactured by Chem Instrument Co., Ltd.), and then bonded to a PE (polyethylene) plate with a bonding area of 25 mm × 25 mm and a bonding time of 2 seconds. Next, the loop-shaped tape is peeled off at 20 ° C. at a peeling speed of 300 mm / min, and the maximum force is measured to obtain the loop tack adhesive force.

  “Melt viscosity” is measured at a specified temperature using a Brookfield B-type viscometer (spindle No. 027) in accordance with JIS Z 8803.

  ・ If there is no description about the environmental conditions in the test and measurement, the test and measurement shall be performed in a test room or equipment in the standard condition (test location is temperature 20 ± 5 ℃, relative humidity 65% or less). .

  -Unless otherwise specified, the dimensions of each part mean dimensions in a deployed state, not a natural length state.

  The present invention can be used for pants-type disposable diapers such as the above examples.

  A1 ... non-stretchable region, A2 ... stretchable region, A3 ... sheet non-intervening region, H1 ... hot melt adhesive, H2 ... misalignment hot melt adhesive, L ... intermediate region, LO ... leg opening, T ... waistline region, U ... waist lower part, W ... waist part, WO ... waist opening, 11 ... liquid impervious sheet, 12 ... exterior body, 12A ... side seal part, 12F ... front side exterior body, 12B ... rear side exterior body, 12H ... Inner sheet layer, 12S ... outer sheet layer, 12i ... gap, 12r ... waist side folded portion, 14 ... buttal cover part, 18 ... elastic elastic member of the waist part, 19 ... unnecessary elastic elastic member, 22 ... cutting trace, 23 ... welding Part, 25 ... display sheet, 30 ... top sheet, 40 ... intermediate sheet, 50 ... absorbent element, 56 ... absorbent, 58 ... packaging sheet, 60 ... solid gather, 62 ... gather sheet, 200 The inner body, 201 ... inside and outside the fixed portion.

Claims (6)

The front exterior body constituting the front body and the rear exterior body constituting the rear body are individually provided, and the front exterior body and the rear exterior body are separated in the front-rear direction,
An interior body including an absorbent body provided from the front exterior body to the rear exterior body,
Both sides of the front exterior body and both sides of the rear exterior body are joined,
A waist opening and a pair of left and right leg openings are formed,
At least one of the front exterior body and the rear exterior body includes a non-stretchable region provided in the middle in the width direction in the front-rear direction range having the absorber, and a stretchable region provided on both sides in the width direction of the non-stretchable region. And
The stretchable region includes an inner sheet layer, an outer sheet layer, and a plurality of elongated sheets attached in an extended state along the width direction at intervals in the front-rear direction between the inner sheet layer and the outer sheet layer. A region having an elastic elastic member,
The non-stretchable region includes an inner sheet layer and an outer sheet layer that are continuous from the stretchable region, a remaining cutting portion that is left between the inner sheet layer and the outer sheet layer, and that is continuous from the elastic stretchable member of the stretchable region, and both. An elastic elastic member in the elastic region and an unnecessary elastic elastic member made of at least one of the cut pieces of the elastic elastic member that is not continuous.
In pants-type disposable diapers;
On the crotch side of the unnecessary elastic elastic member, the inner sheet layer and the outer sheet layer are welded,
The welded portion is continuous in a U shape so as to reach from the one side edge of the non-stretchable region to the side edge of the other side of the non-stretchable region through the crotch side of the unnecessary elastic stretchable member. ,
A pants-type disposable diaper characterized by that. The front exterior body constituting the front body and the rear exterior body constituting the rear body are individually provided, and the front exterior body and the rear exterior body are separated in the front-rear direction,
An interior body including an absorbent body provided from the front exterior body to the rear exterior body,
Both sides of the front exterior body and both sides of the rear exterior body are joined,
A waist opening and a pair of left and right leg openings are formed,
At least one of the front exterior body and the rear exterior body includes a non-stretchable region provided in the middle in the width direction in the front-rear direction range having the absorber, and a stretchable region provided on both sides in the width direction of the non-stretchable region. And
The stretchable region includes an inner sheet layer, an outer sheet layer, and a plurality of elongated sheets attached in an extended state along the width direction at intervals in the front-rear direction between the inner sheet layer and the outer sheet layer. A region having an elastic elastic member,
The non-stretchable region includes an inner sheet layer and an outer sheet layer that are continuous from the stretchable region, a remaining cutting portion that is left between the inner sheet layer and the outer sheet layer, and that is continuous from the elastic stretchable member of the stretchable region, and both. An elastic elastic member in the elastic region and an unnecessary elastic elastic member made of at least one of the cut pieces of the elastic elastic member that is not continuous.
In pants-type disposable diapers;
On the crotch side of the unnecessary elastic elastic member, the inner sheet layer and the outer sheet layer are welded,
At least the intermediate portion in the width direction of the unnecessary elastic elastic member is not fixed to the inner sheet layer and the outer sheet layer,
A pants-type disposable diaper characterized by that. The front exterior body constituting the front body and the rear exterior body constituting the rear body are individually provided, and the front exterior body and the rear exterior body are separated in the front-rear direction,
An interior body including an absorbent body provided from the front exterior body to the rear exterior body,
Both sides of the front exterior body and both sides of the rear exterior body are joined,
A waist opening and a pair of left and right leg openings are formed,
At least one of the front exterior body and the rear exterior body includes a non-stretchable region provided in the middle in the width direction in the front-rear direction range having the absorber, and a stretchable region provided on both sides in the width direction of the non-stretchable region. And
The stretchable region includes an inner sheet layer, an outer sheet layer, and a plurality of elongated sheets attached in an extended state along the width direction at intervals in the front-rear direction between the inner sheet layer and the outer sheet layer. A region having an elastic elastic member,
The non-stretchable region includes an inner sheet layer and an outer sheet layer that are continuous from the stretchable region, a remaining cutting portion that is left between the inner sheet layer and the outer sheet layer, and that is continuous from the elastic stretchable member of the stretchable region, and both. An elastic elastic member in the elastic region and an unnecessary elastic elastic member made of at least one of the cut pieces of the elastic elastic member that is not continuous.
In pants-type disposable diapers;
On the crotch side of the unnecessary elastic elastic member, the inner sheet layer and the outer sheet layer are welded.
A method for manufacturing a pants-type disposable diaper,
When forming at least one of the front exterior body and the rear exterior body , the elastic stretchable member is disposed between the inner sheet layer and the outer sheet layer so as to pass through the portion serving as the stretchable region and the portion serving as the non-stretchable region. The elastic stretchable member is fixed to the inner sheet layer and the outer sheet layer via a hot melt adhesive at least at both ends of the portion that becomes the stretchable region, and the portion that becomes the non-stretchable region After making the elastic elastic member non-fixed to the inner sheet layer and the outer sheet layer,
In the portion that becomes the non-stretchable region, by pressing and heating from the inside of the inner sheet layer and the outside of the outer sheet layer, the elastic stretchable member is cut,
On the crotch side of the portion that becomes the non-stretchable region, by pressing and heating from the inside of the inner sheet layer and the outside of the outer sheet layer, the inner sheet layer and the outer sheet layer are welded,
A method for producing a pants-type disposable diaper characterized by the above.   From the one side edge of the portion that becomes the non-stretchable region through the crotch side of the portion that becomes the non-stretchable region to the side edge on the other side of the portion that becomes the non-stretchable region, continuously in a U shape, The underpants type according to claim 3, wherein the inner sheet layer and the outer sheet layer are welded together with the cutting of the elastic elastic member by pressing and heating between the inner sheet layer and the outer sheet layer. A manufacturing method for disposable diapers. Prior to the cutting of the elastic elastic member, after the elastic elastic member is displaced against the inner sheet layer and the outer sheet layer via a hot melt adhesive at a portion including a portion to be a cutting position,
The elastic stretchable member is cut at the intermediate portion in the width direction of the non-slip hot melt adhesive, and the elastic stretch member is contracted against the adhesive force of the non-slip hot melt adhesive by its contraction force.
The manufacturing method of the underpants type disposable diaper of Claim 4.   The manufacturing method of the underpants type disposable diaper of Claim 3 or 4 which does not fix the said elastic elastic member with respect to the said inner side sheet layer and an outer side sheet layer at least in the width direction intermediate part of the part used as the said non-expandable area | region.

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