JP6606949B2 - Absorbent articles - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to an absorbent article provided with an absorber excellent in diffusibility.

  For example, the form of urine leakage in disposable diapers is various, but as one of the forms, when there is a large amount of urination, the absorption of urine is not in time and overflows (hereinafter, Also called overflow). The basic countermeasure for such overflow leakage is to increase the absorption speed, and for that purpose, the diffusibility of urine in the absorber, which is the part that absorbs and holds urine, becomes important.

  Needless to say, the diffusibility of the absorbent is also important in other absorbent articles such as sanitary napkins.

  Conventionally, as a technique for improving the diffusibility of the absorber, a concave portion is provided on the front and back surfaces of the absorber (for example, refer to Patent Documents 1 and 2), and a through portion that penetrates the absorber in the thickness direction (for example, a patent). Documents 3 to 6) are known.

JP 2013-121416 A Japanese Patent No. 4781213 JP 2011-104021 A JP 2011-125537 A JP 2013-135716 A JP 2013-135717 A

  However, these conventional ones mainly improve the diffusibility in the thickness direction by providing a recess or a penetration part in the absorber, and depending on the shape of the recess or the penetration part, diffusion in the front-rear direction or the width direction is limited to that. Although it can be considered that the diffusibility is improved, the diffusibility from the inside of the concave portion or the through portion to the outside thereof is not improved, so there is room for improvement in this respect.

  Then, the main subject of this invention is improving the liquid diffusibility of an absorber.

Absorbent articles that have solved the above problems are as follows.
< First absorbent article >
In disposable diapers equipped with an absorber that absorbs excretory fluids,
The absorbent body is formed of an absorbent layer laminated in the thickness direction,
A penetrating portion that penetrates one layer or a plurality of layers from the upper surface of the absorber is formed, and at least one boundary of the absorbing layer is exposed on the inner wall surface of the penetrating portion,
A diffusion groove is formed in at least one of the opposed surfaces of the absorption layer facing at least one of the boundaries from the inside of the through portion to the periphery of the through portion,
An absorbent article characterized by that.

(Function and effect)
In the absorbent body of the present absorbent article , the excretion fluid is quickly received and temporarily stored in the penetrating portion, absorbed by the absorption layers on both the upper and lower sides from the inner wall surface of the penetrating portion, and excreted from the inside of the penetrating portion through the diffusion groove. The liquid can be absorbed by the upper and lower absorption layers while diffusing around the penetrating part. Therefore, the liquid diffusibility of the absorber is improved.

<Second absorbent article>
Diffusion grooves communicating with the penetrating portions are respectively formed on the lower surface of the upper absorption layer and the upper surface of the absorption layer located on the lower side, which are opposed to at least one of the boundaries,
The diffusion groove formed on the lower surface of the absorption layer located on the upper side and the diffusion groove formed on the upper surface of the absorption layer located on the lower side are opposed to each other.
The absorbent article according to claim 1.

(Function and effect)
Even if the cross-sectional area of the diffusion groove provided in each absorption layer is small, the cross-sectional area of the diffusion passage of the excretory liquid combined with them can be increased, and the contact area of the excretory liquid to the absorption layer on both the upper and lower sides of the boundary can be increased. Since it can be increased, the above-described diffusibility improving effect is further enhanced.

<Third of the absorbent article>
Diffusion grooves communicating with the penetrating portions are respectively formed on the lower surface of the upper absorption layer and the upper surface of the absorption layer located on the lower side, which are opposed to at least one of the boundaries,
The first or second absorption in which the diffusion groove formed on the upper surface of the absorption layer located on the lower side has a larger surface area on the inner surface than the diffusion groove formed on the lower surface of the absorption layer located on the upper side. Sex goods.

(Function and effect)
In general, in order to effectively use the entire absorber and to reduce the return of the excretory fluid, it is desirable that the excretory fluid is preferentially supplied to the lower side of the absorber. Therefore, when the diffusion grooves are provided on both the upper and lower sides of the boundary as in the present absorbent article , the lower diffusion groove has a larger surface area on the inner surface, that is, the contact area with the excretory fluid than the upper diffusion groove. Therefore, it is desirable that the supply of excretion liquid through the diffusion groove is more with respect to the absorption layer located on the lower side.

<Fourth of absorbent article>
The penetrating part penetrates the absorbing layer from two or more layers from the upper surface of the absorber,
The penetrating portion is continuously or stepwise cross sectional area toward the bottom of the absorber is reduced, the first to third one of the absorbent article.

(Function and effect)
By setting it as such a structure, a contact area with the excretion liquid in a penetration part can be enlarged, and the above-mentioned diffusibility improvement effect becomes still more.

<Fifth absorbent article of>
A disposable diaper having at least a crotch portion and a rear portion located on the rear side thereof,
The absorbent body is provided from the crotch part to the rear side part,
The penetrating part is provided at a position including the crotch part,
The diffusion groove extends from the penetrating part to the rear side part,
One of the absorbent article of the first to fourth.

(Function and effect)
According to the present disposable diaper, a large amount of urine can be quickly received and stored in the penetrating part located in the crotch part, and urine can be diffused from there through the diffusion groove to the absorber on the rear side part. Therefore, it is excellent in the backward diffusibility and the absorption speed as compared with the mode in which the through portion is simply provided. Disposable diapers generally have a rear part located behind the crotch to cover the buttocks, and therefore it is common to have an absorber up to the rear part, but the excretion position of urine is the crotch Or, since it is on the front side, the absorber in the rear side portion is mostly less absorbed than the front side. For this reason, in a disposable diaper, the improvement of the diffusibility to back is very important from a viewpoint of the effective utilization of the whole absorber.

  According to the present invention, there are advantages such as improved liquid diffusibility of the absorber.

It is a top view which shows the inner surface side of the expansion | deployment state of a pad type disposable diaper. It is a top view which shows the lamination | stacking state of (a) the upper surface of a lower side absorption layer, (b) the lower surface of an upper side absorption layer, (c) the lower side absorption layer, and an upper side absorption layer, respectively. FIG. 3 is a 3-3 cross-sectional view of FIG. 1. FIG. 4 is a sectional view taken along the line 4-4 in FIG. 1. (A) 5-5 sectional drawing of FIG. 1, (b) 6-6 sectional drawing. It is 7-7 sectional drawing of FIG. It is a perspective view. It is a top view which shows the lamination | stacking state of (a) the upper surface of a lower side absorption layer, (b) the lower surface of an upper side absorption layer, (c) the lower side absorption layer, and an upper side absorption layer, respectively. FIG. 5 is a sectional view taken along line 5-5 in FIG. 1. It is 7-7 sectional drawing of FIG. It is sectional drawing of an absorber. It is a top view of a penetration part. It is a principal part expanded sectional view of an absorber. It is a top view which shows the lamination | stacking state of (a) the upper surface of a lower side absorption layer, (b) the lower surface of an upper side absorption layer, (c) the lower side absorption layer, and an upper side absorption layer, respectively.

Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to an example of a pad-type disposable diaper shown in the accompanying drawings.
1-7 has shown the pad type disposable diaper 200. FIG. This pad-type disposable diaper 200 has a crotch portion C, and a front portion F and a rear portion B that extend on both front and rear sides thereof. The dimension of each part can be determined as appropriate. For example, the total length L1 (length in the front-rear direction) of the diaper can be about 350 to 700 mm, and the total width W1 of the diaper can be about 130 to 400 mm. The length can be about 10 to 150 mm, the length of the front portion F can be about 50 to 350 mm, and the length of the rear portion B can be about 50 to 350 mm. “Crotch part” means a part corresponding to the crotch of the body at the time of use, and depending on the product, the range from the center in the front-rear direction of the article or its vicinity to a predetermined part on the front side as shown in the figure, Or a predetermined range at the center in the front-rear direction. As shown in the figure, when there is a narrow constricted portion in the middle in the front-rear direction of the article or in the middle in the front-rear direction of the absorbent body, the “groin portion” is a predetermined front-rear direction having the minimum width portion of the constricted portion in the front-rear direction Means range. Further, “front part (abdominal part)” means a part on the front side of the crotch part, and “rear part (back side part)” means a part on the rear side of the crotch part.

  The pad-type disposable diaper 200 has a basic structure in which an absorber 23 is interposed between a liquid-impermeable sheet 21 and a liquid-permeable top sheet 22. In addition, the dot pattern part in a figure has shown the joining part which joins each structural member, and is formed by solid, beads, curtains, summits, spiral application, etc., such as a hot-melt-adhesive.

(Liquid impervious sheet / exterior sheet)
On the back side of the absorber 23, the liquid-impermeable sheet 21 is provided so as to slightly protrude from the peripheral edge of the absorber 23. As the liquid-impermeable sheet 21, a sheet having moisture permeability can be used in addition to a polyethylene film or the like without impairing the water barrier from the viewpoint of preventing stuffiness. This water-impervious / breathable sheet is a microporous material obtained by, for example, forming a sheet by mixing inorganic particles such as calcium carbonate in an olefin resin such as polyethylene or polypropylene, and then stretching in a uniaxial or biaxial direction. A sheet can be used.

  Moreover, the outer surface of the liquid-impermeable sheet 21 can be covered with an exterior sheet 26 made of a non-woven fabric. In this case, the width of the liquid-impermeable sheet 21 can be made the same as the width of the absorber 23. . Various nonwoven fabrics can be used as the exterior sheet 26. As the material fiber constituting the non-woven fabric, synthetic fibers such as polyethylene or polypropylene such as olefin, polyester and amide, recycled fibers such as rayon and cupra, and natural fibers such as cotton can be used.

(Liquid permeable top sheet)
The front side of the absorber 23 is covered with a liquid-permeable top sheet 22. Although the absorber 23 partially protrudes from the side edge of the top sheet 22 in the illustrated form, the width of the top sheet 22 can be widened so that the side edge of the absorber 23 does not protrude. As the top sheet 22, a perforated or non-porous nonwoven fabric or a perforated plastic sheet is used. As the material fiber constituting the non-woven fabric, synthetic fibers such as polyethylene or polypropylene such as olefin, polyester and amide, recycled fibers such as rayon and cupra, and natural fibers such as cotton can be used.

  It is desirable to interpose the intermediate sheet 25 between the top sheet 22 and the absorber 23. The intermediate sheet 25 is provided to reduce the return of urine absorbed by the absorber 23, and it is desirable to use a material having low water retention and high liquid permeability, such as a mesh film. When the front end of the top sheet 22 is 0% and the rear end of the top sheet 22 is 100%, the front end of the intermediate sheet 25 is preferably located in the range of 0 to 11%. It is preferably located in the range of 92 to 100%. The width 25w of the intermediate sheet 25 is preferably about 50 to 90% of the width W2 of the absorber 23.

(End flap / side flap)
At both ends of the pad-type disposable diaper 200 in the front-rear direction, the outer sheet 26 and the liquid-permeable top sheet 22 are attached to the front and rear ends of the absorbent body 23 so as to extend to the front and rear sides, respectively. Part EF is formed. On both sides of the pad-type disposable diaper 200, the exterior sheet 26 is extended outward from the side edge of the absorbent body 23, and the inner surface of the part from the extended part to the side part of the top sheet 22 is side solid. A portion 34 on the outer side in the width direction of the gather sheet 31 is pasted over the entire front-rear direction to constitute a side flap portion SF where the absorber 23 does not exist. These bonded portions can be formed by hot melt adhesive, heat sealing, or ultrasonic sealing. When the exterior sheet 26 is not provided, the liquid-impermeable sheet 21 can be extended to the side flap part SF instead of the exterior sheet 26 to form the outer surface side of the side flap part SF.

(Side three-dimensional gather)
Side solid gathers 30 extending in the front-rear direction are provided on both sides of the surface. The side solid gathers 30 are formed by the side solid gather sheets 31 described above. A portion 32 on the center side in the width direction of the side three-dimensional gather sheet 31 extends to the top sheet 22, and a side three-dimensional gather elastic elastic member 33 extends in the front-rear direction at the end on the center side in the width direction. Along with being stretched, it is fixed by a hot melt adhesive or the like.

  As a material of the side three-dimensional gather sheet 31, a plastic sheet or a melt blown nonwoven fabric can be used, but in terms of touch to the skin, a nonwoven fabric that is water-repellent treated with silicone or the like is preferably used. . As this side part three-dimensional gather elastic elastic member 33, a styrene rubber, an olefin rubber, a urethane rubber, an ester rubber, polyurethane, polyethylene, polystyrene, styrene formed in an elongated shape such as a thread shape, a string shape, a belt shape, or the like. Commonly used materials such as butadiene, silicone, and polyester can be used. Moreover, it is preferable that the elongation rate at the time of fixation of each planar gather elastic elastic member 7 is about 170-200%.

  In addition, the side three-dimensional gather sheet 31 has a width direction outer portion 34 bonded to the inner surface of the diaper (in the illustrated form, the top sheet 22 surface and the outer sheet 26 inner surface) to form a fixed portion 34 and a width. A portion 32 on the center side in the direction is a protruding portion 32 protruding from the fixed portion. Of the projecting portions 32, both ends in the front-rear direction are stuck to the diaper surface (the top sheet 22 surface in the illustrated embodiment) in a lying state to form a non-standing portion 35, and the portion between the non-standing portions 35 is The standing portion 36 is not fixed to the diaper surface (the top sheet 22 surface in the illustrated embodiment). The upright portion 36 is separated from the diaper surface (in the illustrated embodiment, the surface of the top sheet 22) by the contraction force of the side three-dimensional gather elastic elastic member 33, as shown by the two-dot chain line in FIGS. The upright base end 37 is a portion that stands up and comes into contact with the inguinal portion or the like, and is located at the boundary between the fixed portion 34 and the protruding portion 32 in the side three-dimensional gather sheet 31.

(Plane gathering)
An elongated flat surface between the side three-dimensional gather sheet 31 and the liquid-impermeable sheet 21 (may be between the liquid-impermeable sheet 21 and the exterior sheet 26) is provided in the middle part in the front-rear direction of the side flap part SF. The gather elastic elastic member 27 is fixed by a hot melt adhesive or the like in a stretched state along the front-rear direction, and a so-called flat gather is formed in the side flap portion SF by the contraction of the flat gather elastic elastic member 27. By this flat gather, the side part of the diaper is elastically stretched to fit around the leg.

  Although the number of the planar gather elastic elastic members 27 on the left and right sides can be determined as appropriate, about 1 to 10, more preferably about 2 to 5, is appropriate. About 2 to 15 mm, particularly about 6 to 10 mm is preferable. Further, as each planar gather elastic elastic member 27, styrene rubber, olefin rubber, urethane rubber, ester rubber, polyurethane, polyethylene, polystyrene, styrene butadiene, silicone formed in a thread shape, a string shape, a belt shape, or the like. Usually used materials such as polyester can be used, and the thickness is preferably about 500 to 1500 dtex, and in the case of natural rubber, about 0.1 to 3 mm, particularly about 0.5 to 3 mm. Moreover, it is preferable that the elongation rate at the time of fixing each planar gather elastic expansion-contraction member 27 is about 150 to 250%.

(Absorber)
2 to 6, the absorber 23 has a two-layer structure including a lower absorbent layer 23B and an upper absorbent layer 23A provided on the lower absorbent layer 23B.

As the lower absorbent layer 23B and the upper absorbent layer 23A, a pulp fiber stack, a collection of filaments such as cellulose acetate, or a nonwoven fabric is basically mixed, and if necessary, a superabsorbent polymer such as particles is mixed, What adheres etc. can be used. The fiber basis weight and the basis weight of the superabsorbent polymer in the lower absorbent layer 23B and the upper absorbent layer 23A can be determined as appropriate, but the fiber basis weight is preferably about 140 to 230 g / m ² . basis weight of the polymer is preferably set to 60 to 90 g / m ² approximately. If necessary, the lower absorbent layer 23B and the upper absorbent layer 23A may be integrated with or separately from a liquid-permeable packaging sheet 24 (such as crepe paper or nonwoven fabric). (See FIG. 1).

  As shown in FIG. 11, the absorber 23 may have a three-layer structure including the intermediate absorption layer 23C, or may have a laminated structure of four or more layers. The thickness 23t of each of the absorption layers 23A, 23B, and 23C may be appropriately determined according to the thickness of the entire absorber 23 and the number of absorption layers. However, considering the formation of the diffusion groove 60 described later, the thickness 23t is about 2 to 20 mm. desirable.

  Further, the outer shape of the absorbent body 23 may be an appropriate shape such as a belt-like shape in which the front portion is relatively wider than the rear portion, or a rectangular shape or a trapezoidal shape. The predetermined portion in the middle of the direction is preferably formed as a narrowed portion 23n having a narrow width. The minimum width W2 of the constricted portion 23n is preferably about 50 to 65% of the width (total width of the absorber 23) W3 of the non-constricted portion located before and after the constricted portion 23n. When the front end of the diaper is 0% and the rear end of the diaper is 100%, the front end of the constricted portion 23n is preferably located in the range of 10 to 25%, and the rear end of the constricted portion 23n is 40 to 65%. It is preferable that the portion of the constricted portion 23n having the minimum width W2 (minimum width portion) is preferably in the range of 25 to 30%.

  In the case where the absorber 23 has a two-layer structure, the upper absorbent layer 23A can be made larger, but since generally the lower absorbent layer 23B is preferably made larger, the total width W4 of the upper absorbent layer is lower absorption. It is preferable that the minimum width W2 of the layer 23B is about 50 to 90%, and the total length L3 of the upper absorption layer is about 50 to 100% of the total length L2 of the lower absorption layer 23B. In particular, as shown in the figure, the outer shape of the absorber 23 is formed by the lower absorbent layer 23B, and the shape thereof is a constricted shape as described above. The outer shape of the upper absorbent layer 23A is smaller than the minimum width W2 of the constricted portion 23n. It is also preferable to use a narrow rectangular shape.

  The absorbent body 23 extends from the front side of the crotch part C through the crotch part C to the rear side of the crotch part C, but can also be provided only in the crotch part C and the rear part B. In particular, it is desirable to be provided from the front side to the rear side of the excretion position Z.

(Penetration part and recess)
Characteristically, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 4 to 6, a penetrating portion 50 that penetrates the upper absorbent layer 23 </ b> A and the lower absorbent layer 23 </ b> B from the upper surface of the absorber 23 is formed. The boundary between the upper absorbent layer 23A and the lower absorbent layer 23B is exposed on the inner wall surface. A diffusion groove 60 is formed on each of the opposing surfaces of the absorption layers 23A and 23B, that is, both the upper surface of the upper absorption layer 23A and the upper surface of the lower absorption layer 23B so as to face each other. Communicates from the inside of the penetration part 50 to the periphery of the penetration part 50. The inner wall surface of the penetrating portion 50 is covered with a liquid-permeable layer (top sheet 22, intermediate sheet 25, etc.) (in other words, not covered with a liquid-impermeable layer or a liquid-impermeable layer). ). In such an absorbent body 23, when urine is supplied to the penetrating part 50, the urine is temporarily stored in the penetrating part 50 and absorbed by the absorption layers 23A and 23B on the upper and lower sides from the side surface of the penetrating part 50. At the same time, it can be absorbed by the absorption layers 23A and 23B on both upper and lower sides while diffusing from the inside of the through portion 50 through the diffusion groove 60 to the periphery of the through portion 50. Therefore, the diffusibility of urine in the absorber 23 is improved, and the absorption speed is also improved. In particular, when the content of the superabsorbent polymer particles in at least one of the upper absorbent layer 23A and the lower absorbent layer 23B is 30% by weight or more, particularly 35% by weight or more, the absorption expansion of the superabsorbent polymer particles. Although there is a concern that the absorption / diffusion from the inner wall surface of the penetrating part 50 may be reduced due to the decrease in liquid permeability due to (gel blocking), by providing the diffusion groove 60, the penetration from the inner wall surface of such a penetrating part 50 Reduces absorption and diffusion.

  The diffusion groove 60 is formed by subjecting the upper absorbent layer 23A and the lower absorbent layer 23B to compression processing such as embossing, and by collecting fibers and the like in the mold, the upper absorbent layer 23A and the lower absorbent layer 23A. When forming the layer 23B, it can also be formed by the shape of the formwork.

  The diffusion groove 60 is a concave portion extending from the penetrating portion 50 to the periphery, and the cross-sectional shape can be determined as appropriate. For example, the diffusion groove 60 has a triangular shape as shown in FIGS. ) Or a semicircular shape as shown in FIG. 12 (e). Although the dimension of the diffusion groove 60 can be determined as appropriate, the width 61 of the diffusion groove 60 can be about 2 to 10 mm, and the depth 62 of the diffusion groove 60 is 10 to 45 of the thickness 23t of the absorption layers 20A and 20B. %. The length 63 of the diffusion groove 60 may be determined as appropriate depending on how much diffusion is promoted in the region where the upper absorption layer 23A and the lower absorption layer 23B overlap. It is desirable. The end of the diffusion groove 60 is preferably spaced inward from the periphery of the region rather than penetrating the periphery of the region where the upper absorption layer 23A and the lower absorption layer 23B overlap.

  As shown in FIGS. 12A to 12E, when the diffusion groove 60 is provided so as to be vertically opposed to both the upper absorption layer 23A and the lower absorption layer 23B, the diffusion groove provided in each of the absorption layers 23A and 23B. Even if the cross-sectional area of 60 is small, it is possible to increase the cross-sectional area of the diffusion passage of the excretory liquid combined with them, and to increase the contact area of the excretion liquid to the absorption layers 23A and 23B on the upper and lower sides of the diffusion path There is an advantage that can be.

  The number of diffusion grooves 60 may be one, but it is desirable to provide a plurality of diffusion grooves with an interval between them. In that case, the interval 64 can be determined as appropriate, but in the normal case, it is preferably 2 to 4 cm. . The diffusion groove 60 can be branched from one to a plurality when viewed from the penetrating portion 50 side.

  Further, when the diffusion groove 60 is provided so as to be vertically opposed to both the upper absorption layer 23A and the lower absorption layer 23B, as shown in FIGS. However, as shown in FIGS. 13 (c) to 13 (e), the upper and lower absorbent layers may have different cross-sectional shapes or dimensions, particularly as shown in FIGS. 13 (d) and 13 (e). It is preferable that the diffusion groove 60 formed on the upper surface of the lower absorption layer 23B has a larger surface area on the inner surface (side surface and bottom surface) than the diffusion groove 60 formed on the lower surface of 23A. Thereby, the lower diffusion groove 60 has a larger contact area with the excretory liquid, and the supply of the excretion liquid through the diffusion groove 60 can be increased with respect to the lower absorption layer 23B. Of course, as shown in FIG. 13 (f), the diffusion groove 60 may be provided only in one of the upper absorption layer 23A and the lower absorption layer 23B, and in that case, it is desirable to provide the diffusion groove 60 in the lower absorption layer 23B.

  The diffusion groove 60 only needs to extend from the penetration portion 50 in a direction that promotes urine diffusion, and can be determined as appropriate. However, in the case of an absorbent article, the diffusion property in the front-rear direction is emphasized. It is preferable to extend from at least one of the front side and the rear side. In particular, in the disposable diaper including the illustrated embodiment, the disposable diaper has a rear part B positioned on the rear side of the crotch part C in order to cover the buttocks, and therefore has the absorber 23 up to the rear part B. Generally, since the excretion position Z of urine is the crotch portion C or the front side thereof, it is important to improve the backward diffusion. Therefore, it is desirable that the diffusion groove 60 extends backward from at least the through portion 50 as illustrated. As a result, a large amount of urine can be quickly received and stored in the penetrating portion 50 located in the crotch portion C, and urine can be diffused from there through the diffusion groove 60 to the absorber 23 of the rear portion B. As a result, the diffusibility to the rear is superior to the configuration in which the through portion 50 is simply provided, and the absorption rate is also excellent. In particular, when the width of the absorber 23 in the rear portion B is sufficiently wide, it is also a preferable form that the diffusion grooves 60 are arranged radially toward the rear as shown in FIG.

  In addition, the diffusion groove 60 can be extended rearward from the penetrating portion 50 (or in place of this), as shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 14, as long as the diffusion groove 60 that communicates with the through portion 50 is provided, a diffusion groove 60 that does not communicate with the through portion 50 can be provided. Furthermore, as shown in FIG. 14, when the absorption layer (lower absorption layer 23 </ b> B) that forms the bottom surface of the penetrating portion 50 is provided and the diffusion groove 60 is provided on the upper surface of the absorbing layer, the penetrating portion 50 is provided. You may pass through and extend in the front-back direction.

  Further, the diffusion groove 60 can be extended linearly along the front-rear direction as in the form shown in FIG. 2, or can be extended in an oblique direction as shown in FIG. (For example, a shape that goes outward in the width direction from the middle in the front-rear direction toward at least one side in the front-rear direction).

  As long as the penetration part 50 penetrates one or more absorption layers 23A and 23B from the upper surface of the absorber 23, the penetration part 50 does not penetrate through all the layers as shown in FIG. Only a part (only upper absorption layer 23A) may penetrate. In the form in which the penetration part 50 penetrates two or more absorption layers from the upper surface of the absorber 23, as shown in FIG.11 and FIG.12, as the penetration part 50 goes to the lower side of the absorber 23, or A mode in which the cross-sectional area gradually decreases is preferable because the contact area of the penetrating portion 50 with the excretory fluid can be increased, and the above-described diffusibility improving effect can be further enhanced.

  Further, although the arrangement of the penetrating portion 50 can be determined as appropriate, it is desirable that the penetrating portion 50 be disposed at a position close to the excretion position Z and suitable for temporarily storing excretory fluid. Is preferably located in the crotch portion C. As shown in FIG. 2, the penetrating portion 50 has a configuration in which the entire periphery is surrounded by the absorption layers 23 </ b> A and 23 </ b> B and is positioned in the middle in the front-rear direction and in the middle in the width direction. It is also possible to adopt a form in which a part of is not surrounded by the absorption layer 23A. In the form shown in FIG. 8, a missing portion that does not have the upper absorbent layer 23A is formed in the middle in the front-rear direction of the upper absorbent layer 23A over the entire width direction, and this missing portion constitutes the through portion 50 of the present invention. ing.

  In addition to a single penetrating portion 50 as shown in the figure, a plurality of penetrating portions 50 may be provided at intervals.

  The planar shape (cross-sectional shape) of the penetrating portion 50 can be determined as appropriate, but when the penetrating portion 50 is provided in a portion including the crotch portion C as shown in the drawing and diffusion from the rear is promoted, A shape whose width increases toward the rear, for example, a substantially fan-shaped shape as shown in FIGS. 12 (a) and 12 (b), or a equiangular shape as shown in FIG. 12 (c) is preferable. ) Or a circular shape as shown in FIG. 12 (e). Moreover, as shown in FIG.12 (d), it can also be made into the elongate shape in the front-back direction widely employ | adopted in the field | area of an absorbent article.

  The dimension of the penetrating part 50 can be determined as appropriate depending on the arrangement, number, and shape, but when only one is used as shown in the figure, the width direction length 51 of the penetrating part 50 is the absorber 23 (illustrated figure). Then, it can be set to about 50 to 100% with respect to the entire width W2 of the portion having the penetrating portion 50 of the lower absorbent layer 23B), and the longitudinal length 52 is the absorber 23 (lower absorbent layer 23B in the illustrated embodiment). About 8 to 20% of the total length L2.

<Explanation of terms in the specification>
When the following terms are used in the specification, they 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, calculate the weight per square meter, and use it as the basis weight.
・ "Thickness" of the absorber is a thickness measuring instrument (Peacock, dial thickness gauge large type, model JB (measurement range 0 to 35 mm) or model K-4 (measurement range 0 to 50 mm)) manufactured by Ozaki Mfg. Co., Ltd. Measure the sample and the thickness meter horizontally.
- other than the above "thickness" is used automatic thickness measuring instrument (KES-G5 Handy Compression measurement program), load: 0.098 N / cm ^2, and the pressure area: automatically measured under the conditions of 2 cm ^2.
・ If there is no description about environmental conditions in the test and measurement, the test and measurement shall be performed in a test room or equipment in a standard condition (test location is temperature 20 ± 5 ° C, 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 absorbent articles in general, such as pad-type disposable diapers as in the above examples, pants-type disposable diapers, tape-type disposable diapers, sanitary napkins and the like.

  B: Rear part, C ... Crotch part, F ... Front part, 21 ... Liquid impervious sheet, 22 ... Top sheet, 23 ... Absorber, 23A ... Upper absorbent layer, 23B ... Lower absorbent layer, 23n ... 25, intermediate sheet, 26 ... exterior sheet, 30 ... side solid gather, 31 ... side solid gather sheet, 33 ... gather elastic elastic member, 23C ... intermediate absorbent layer, 60 ... diffusion groove, Z ... excretion position, 50 ... penetration part.

Claims (3)

In disposable diapers equipped with an absorber that absorbs excretory fluids,
The absorbent body is formed of an absorbent layer laminated in the thickness direction,
A penetrating portion that penetrates one layer or a plurality of layers from the upper surface of the absorber is formed, and at least one boundary of the absorbing layer is exposed on the inner wall surface of the penetrating portion,
Facing at least one of the boundary, the upper surface of the absorbent layer located on the lower surface and the lower side of the absorbent layer on the upper side, and the diffusion grooves leading from each of the penetrating portion around the through portion is formed,
The diffusion groove formed on the upper surface of the absorption layer located on the lower side has a larger surface area on the inner surface than the diffusion groove formed on the lower surface of the absorption layer located on the upper side .
An absorbent article characterized by that. In disposable diapers equipped with an absorber that absorbs excretory fluids,
The absorbent body is formed of an absorbent layer laminated in the thickness direction,
A penetrating portion that penetrates one layer or a plurality of layers from the upper surface of the absorber is formed, and at least one boundary of the absorbing layer is exposed on the inner wall surface of the penetrating portion,
A diffusion groove is formed in at least one of the opposing surfaces of the absorption layer facing at least one of the boundaries from the inside of the through portion to the periphery of the through portion,
The penetrating part penetrates the absorbing layer from two or more layers from the upper surface of the absorber,
The penetrating portion has a cross-sectional area that decreases continuously or stepwise toward the lower side of the absorber,
An absorbent article characterized by that. A disposable diaper having at least a crotch portion and a rear portion located on the rear side thereof,
The absorbent body is provided from the crotch part to the rear side part,
The penetrating part is provided at a position including the crotch part,
The diffusion groove extends from the penetrating part to the rear side part,
The absorbent article according to claim 1 or 2 .

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