JP6952598B2 - Absorbent articles for animals - Google Patents

Description

The present invention is an animal absorbent article worn on the abdomen of an animal, such as a disposable diaper for pets, and is particularly absorbent for an animal used while being supported by a support mounted on the back of the animal. Regarding goods.

As an animal absorbent article for absorbing and retaining excrement excreted by pets such as dogs and cats, disposable diapers placed on the abdomen of animals so as to cover the excretion port of the animal are known. ..

As such absorbent articles for animals, for example, Patent Document 1 discloses a paper diaper that covers only the abdomen of a pet and a dedicated suspender for fixing the disposable diaper to the pet. According to the paper diapers and the dedicated suspenders disclosed in Patent Document 1, only the paper diapers are disposable and the suspenders can be used repeatedly, so that there are advantages such as cost reduction.

JP-A-2007-330246

However, in the paper diaper disclosed in Patent Document 1, the above-mentioned dedicated suspenders hold both ends of the paper diaper in the longitudinal direction with two clips separated from each other in the width direction (that is, the direction corresponding to the anteroposterior direction of the animal). Therefore, if the animal moves while wearing the paper diaper and suspenders, the two clips of the suspenders will shift toward each other in the front-back direction of the animal, and the paper diapers held by the two clips will also wrinkle. There was a risk that the animals would be shrunk in the front-back direction while gathering together the folds. In particular, if the absorber of the disposable diaper is shrunk in the anteroposterior direction of the animal in this way, and if it is twisted or crushed, not only the absorption performance of the absorber will not be fully exhibited, but also the disposable diaper will be attached to the animal's waistline. A plurality of large wrinkles and folds are formed, and a gap is easily formed between the abdominal surface of the animal and the disposable diaper, so that the animal excrement is easily leaked to the outside through the gap.

Therefore, the present invention is an absorbent article for an animal that is attached to the abdomen of an animal while being supported by a support attached to the back of the animal, and absorbs even when the animal moves when attached. It is an object of the present invention to provide an absorbent article capable of preventing the sex article from shrinking in the anteroposterior direction of the animal and preventing the excrement of the animal from leaking to the outside.

One aspect of the present invention (Aspect 1) is an animal absorbent article that is attached to the abdomen of an animal while being supported by a support that is attached to the back of the animal.
The absorbent article has a longitudinal direction corresponding to the waist circumference direction of the animal when worn and a width direction orthogonal to the longitudinal direction and corresponding to the front-back direction of the animal when worn, and the longitudinal direction. An absorber arranged at a position including a central portion where the central axes of each of the direction and the width direction intersect, and an absorber extending in the width direction at each of both end portions in the longitudinal direction and detachable from the support. Has an engaging part that engages with
Each of the engaging portions is the absorbent article having a width direction length equal to or greater than the width direction length of the absorber.

In the absorbent article of this embodiment, each of the engaging portions extending in the width direction at each of both ends in the longitudinal direction has a width direction length equal to or larger than the width direction length of the absorber. In the engaging portion, it becomes easy to secure the rigidity in the width direction (specifically, the rigidity against the force applied to compress in the width direction) at least in the range of at least the width direction length of the absorber, and the absorbent article. Even if the animal moves when wearing the, the absorbent article is less likely to shrink in the anteroposterior direction of the animal, and is less likely to be twisted or crushed in the width direction of the absorber (that is, the direction corresponding to the anterior-posterior direction of the animal). Can be done. As a result, the absorbent article of this embodiment can not only fully exhibit the absorbing performance of the absorber when worn, but also has a plurality of large wrinkles and folds along the animal's waist direction on the absorbent article. It becomes difficult to form, and it becomes difficult to form a gap due to wrinkles or folds between the abdominal surface of the animal and the absorbent article, so that the absorbent article can easily maintain a state of being in close contact with the animal's abdomen, and as a result. It becomes difficult for animal excrement to leak to the outside.

In this specification, it is referred to as "twisting" that an object such as an absorbent article or a support shrinks while gathering a plurality of wrinkles or folds in a predetermined direction (for example, a width direction). The deformation that shrinks in this way is sometimes called "twist".

Further, in another aspect (aspect 2) of the present invention, in the absorbent article of the first aspect, the absorbent article has a body facing surface facing the animal body when worn and the body facing surface in the thickness direction. It has a body non-opposing surface on the opposite side to the surface, and each of the engaging portions is arranged on the body non-facing surface.

In the absorbent article of this embodiment, since the engaging portion is arranged on the non-facing surface of the body, when the absorbent article and the support are attached to the body of the animal, the support is placed on the non-facing surface of the body of the absorbent article. The engaging portion is engaged so as to cover the engaging portion from the back side, which makes it difficult for the animal or other animal to which the absorbent article is attached to peel off the absorbent article, and also in the longitudinal direction of the absorbent article (that is, that is, By locating both ends of the animal's torso (the direction corresponding to the animal's torso) relatively proximal to the animal's torso surface, excrement such as urine excreted from the animal travels through the absorbent article. Even if it spreads in the direction around the body of the animal, it is possible to prevent the excrement from leaking to the outside. Thereby, the absorbent article of this embodiment can make the above-mentioned leakage of excrement less likely to occur more stably and surely.

In yet another aspect (aspect 3) of the present invention, in the absorbent article of the first aspect, the absorbent article has a body facing surface facing the animal's body when worn and the body facing surface in the thickness direction. It has a body non-opposing surface on the opposite side to the body, and each of the engaging portions is arranged on the body facing surface.

In the absorbent article of this embodiment, since the engaging portion is arranged on the body facing surface, when the absorbent article and the support are attached to the body of the animal, the support is arranged on the back of the animal, and then the support is arranged on the back of the animal. The absorbent article is placed along the waistline from the abdomen of the animal, and the engaging part is engaged with the non-opposing surface of the body of the support, and the absorbent article is engaged while pressing the animal hair with the support. By fixing, the absorbent article can be attached to the abdomen of the animal so that the animal hair does not get caught in the engaging portion between the absorbent article and the support. Thereby, the absorbent article of this embodiment can be attached to the abdomen of the animal more accurately and more accurately, and the leakage of the excrement of the animal can be further reduced.

In yet another aspect (aspect 4) of the present invention, in the absorbent article of the first aspect, the absorbent article has a body facing surface facing the animal's body when worn and the body facing surface in the thickness direction. Of the engaging portions arranged at both ends in the longitudinal direction, one of the engaging portions is arranged on the non-opposing surface of the fuselage. The other engaging portion is arranged on the body facing surface.

In the absorbent article of this embodiment, since one engaging portion is arranged on the non-facing surface of the body and the other engaging portion is arranged on the facing surface of the body, for example, for a lying animal such as a bedside animal. By mounting the absorbent article and the support so that one of the engaging portions arranged on the non-opposing surface of the body of the absorbent article is located under the body of the animal in the lying state. On the underside of the animal's torso, one end of the absorbent article in the longitudinal direction is located relatively proximal to the animal's torso surface, causing excrement such as urine excreted from the animal. Even if it diffuses down the animal's torso along the absorbent article, it can make it difficult for the excrement to leak out, while on the upper side of the lying animal's torso, the absorbent article By engaging the other engaging portion arranged on the body facing surface of the support with the body non-facing surface of the support, the state of close contact, tightening state, position, etc. of the absorbent article with respect to the body of the lying animal can be determined. It is easy to adjust and the absorbent article can be attached to the torso of the animal in a more suitable condition. As a result, the absorbent article of this embodiment can be appropriately attached to the animal in a lying state such as bedridden, and the action and effect exerted by the above-mentioned absorbent article can be accurately performed. It can be effectively demonstrated.

In yet another aspect (aspect 5) of the present invention, in any of the absorbent articles of aspects 1 to 4, each of the engaging portions is the longitudinal length of the absorbent article at both ends in the longitudinal direction. It is arranged at a position including the directional edge.

In the absorbent article of this embodiment, since the engaging portions are arranged at positions including the longitudinal edge of the absorbent article, the longitudinal edge is curled up when the absorbent article is attached and the absorbent property is caused by the curl. It is possible to make it more difficult for the article to be misaligned or peeled off. As a result, the absorbent article of this embodiment can stably exert the action, effect and function exhibited by the above-mentioned absorbent article for a longer period of time.

In yet another aspect of the present invention (aspect 6), in any of the absorbent articles of aspects 1-5, the absorbent article is placed between the absorber and the engaging portion in a plan view. It has a low-rigidity portion with relatively low rigidity.

Since the absorbent article of this embodiment has a low-rigidity portion between the absorber and the engaging portion in a plan view, the absorbent article is hung on the absorbent article by the movement of an animal or the like when the absorbent article is attached. Forces and deformations can be buffered by the deformation of the low-rigidity portion. As a result, the absorbent article of this embodiment can easily maintain a state of being in close contact with the abdomen of the animal when worn, and can make it more difficult for the absorbent article to be misaligned. The action and effect can be exhibited more stably.

In yet another aspect (aspect 7) of the present invention, in any of the absorbent articles of aspects 1 to 5, the absorbent article is an overlapping portion in which the absorbent body and the engaging portion overlap in the thickness direction. Has.

Since the absorbent article of this embodiment has an overlapping portion in which the absorber and the engaging portion overlap in the thickness direction, the absorbent article and the absorbent article from the support via the overlapping portion when the support is attached. It is easy to secure a predetermined rigidity (specifically, the rigidity against the force applied to compress in the anteroposterior direction of the animal) continuously along the body circumference direction of the animal up to the absorber of the animal, and the absorbency is absorbed. The article can be made more difficult to shrink in the anterior-posterior direction of the animal. Thereby, the absorbent article of this embodiment can more reliably prevent the leakage of excrement.

In yet another aspect of the invention (Aspect 8), in any of the absorbent articles of aspects 1-7, each of the engaging portions is formed by a hook member.

In the absorbent article of this embodiment, since the engaging portion is formed by the hook member, it is easy to secure the rigidity of the engaging portion by the hook member having a relatively high rigidity, and the absorbent article is moved in the front-rear direction of the animal. It can be made harder to shrink.
Further, when the engaging portion of the absorbent article is formed by the hook member, the engaging portion (support side engaging portion) of the support that engages with the hook member receives the engaging projection of the hook member. It will be formed by a member (eg, a loop member, etc.), and such a receiving member is usually more durable than a hook member in the repeated attachment / detachment operation of the engaging member (that is, structural failure). Therefore, there is an advantage that the above-mentioned support can be used repeatedly for a longer period of time.
Since the absorbent article whose engaging portion is formed by the hook member is discarded every time it is used, when the absorbent article is attached to an animal, the hook member of the new absorbent article is usually used. Is engaged with the support side engaging portion (for example, a receiving member such as a loop member), and the action and effect exerted by the above-mentioned absorbent article can be stably exhibited.

In yet another aspect of the present invention (aspect 9), the excrement treatment set for animals comprises the absorbent article of any of the above aspects 1-8 and the support.

According to the excrement treatment set of this embodiment, the absorbent article according to any one of the above aspects 1 to 8 is used as the absorbent article, the absorbent article does not easily shrink in the anteroposterior direction of the animal, and the absorbent article is the animal's. Since it is difficult to form multiple large wrinkles and folds along the waist circumference, it is difficult to form gaps due to wrinkles and folds between the abdominal surface of the animal and the absorbent article, resulting in excrement. Can be made difficult to leak to the outside.

In yet another aspect (aspect 10) of the present invention, the excrement treatment set for animals comprising the absorbent article according to any one of the above aspects 1 to 7 and the support.
In a plan view, the support has a first direction corresponding to the body circumference direction of the animal when worn, and a second direction orthogonal to the first direction and corresponding to the front-back direction of the animal when worn. In the thickness direction, it has a body facing surface facing the animal's body when worn and a body non-facing surface opposite to the body facing surface.
Further, the support extends in the second direction on the body facing surfaces at both ends in the first direction and detachably engages with each of the corresponding engaging portions of the absorbent article. , The excrement treatment set having a support side engaging portion composed of a hook member.

In the excrement treatment set of this embodiment, since the support has support-side engaging portions on the body facing surfaces at both ends in the first direction, when the absorbent article and the support are attached to the body of the animal, , The support-side engaging portion of the support engages so as to cover the engaging portion of the absorbent article on the non-facing surface of the body from the back side, and the animal or other animal equipped with the absorbent article The absorbent article is difficult to peel off, and both ends of the absorbent article in the longitudinal direction (that is, the direction corresponding to the animal's torso circumference) are located relatively proximal to the animal's torso surface. Even if excrement such as urine excreted from the animal is diffused in the direction around the body of the animal along the absorbent article, it is possible to prevent the excrement from leaking to the outside.
Further, since the excrement treatment set of this embodiment is composed of a hook member whose support side engaging portion extends in the second direction (that is, the direction corresponding to the front-back direction of the animal), the hook member has relatively high rigidity. Therefore, it is easy to secure the rigidity of the support side engaging portion in the second direction, and it is possible to make the absorbent article engaged and fixed to the support side engaging portion more difficult to shrink in the front-rear direction of the animal.
From the above, the excrement treatment set of this embodiment can make it more stable and surely less likely to cause leakage of animal excrement.

In still another aspect of the present invention (Aspect 11), the excrement treatment set for animals comprising the absorbent article according to any one of the above aspects 1 to 7 and the support.
In a plan view, the support has a first direction corresponding to the body circumference direction of the animal when worn, and a second direction orthogonal to the first direction and corresponding to the front-back direction of the animal when worn. In the thickness direction, it has a body facing surface facing the animal's body when worn and a body non-facing surface opposite to the body facing surface.
Further, the support extends in the second direction at both ends of the first direction and detachably engages with each of the corresponding engaging portions of the absorbent article. The excrement treatment set having a support-side engaging portion made of a hook member.

In the excrement treatment set of this embodiment, since the support has support-side engaging portions on the body non-opposing surfaces at both ends in the first direction, when the absorbent article and the support are attached to the body of the animal. In addition, the support is placed on the back of the animal, then the absorbent article is placed from the abdomen of the animal along the torso, and the engaging part is engaged with the non-facing surface of the support, which is the animal. By engaging and fixing the absorbent article while pressing the hair of the animal with the support, the absorbent article is attached to the abdomen of the animal so that the animal hair does not get caught in the engaging part between the absorbent article and the support. Can be done.
Further, since the excrement treatment set of this embodiment is composed of a hook member whose support side engaging portion extends in the second direction (that is, the direction corresponding to the front-back direction of the animal), the hook member has relatively high rigidity. Therefore, it is easy to secure the rigidity of the support side engaging portion in the second direction, and it is possible to make the absorbent article engaged and fixed to the support side engaging portion more difficult to shrink in the front-rear direction of the animal.
From the above, the excrement treatment set of this embodiment can be attached to the abdomen of the animal more accurately and more accurately, and the leakage of the excrement of the animal can be further prevented from occurring.

In yet another aspect of the present invention (aspect 12), in the excrement treatment set of aspect 10 or 11, each of the support-side engaging portions is the first of the supports at both ends in the first direction. It is arranged at a position including the one-way edge.

In the excrement treatment set of this embodiment, since the support side engaging portions are arranged at positions including the first direction edge of the support, when the absorbent article and the support are attached, the first direction of the support is provided. It is possible to further prevent the curling at the edge and the misalignment or peeling of the support and the absorbent article due to the curling. As a result, the excrement treatment set of this embodiment can stably exert the effects exerted by the above-mentioned excrement treatment set for a longer period of time.

According to the present invention, it is an absorbent article for an animal that is attached to the abdomen of an animal while being supported by a support attached to the back of the animal, and is absorbed even when the animal moves when attached. It is possible to provide an absorbent article capable of preventing the sex article from shrinking in the anteroposterior direction of the animal and preventing the excrement of the animal from leaking to the outside.

FIG. 1 is a schematic view showing a state in which the disposable diaper 1 and the support 2 according to the first embodiment of the present invention are attached to a male dog. 2, the disposable diaper 1 according to a first embodiment of the present invention, is a plan view in the thickness direction T from the body facing surface F ₁ side while deployed. FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line III-III of the disposable diaper 1 of FIG. FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line IV-IV of the disposable diaper 1 of FIG. 5, the support 2 for supporting the disposable diaper 1 from the back side of the animal, a plan view seen in the thickness direction D _T from the body non-facing surface S ₂ side while deployed. FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view of the support 2 of FIG. 5 along the VI-VI line. FIG. 7 is a perspective view schematically showing a state in which the disposable diaper 1 is fixed to the support 2. Figure 8 is a disposable diaper 1A according to a second embodiment of the present invention, is a plan view in the thickness direction T from the body facing surface F ₁ side while deployed. FIG. 9 is a perspective view schematically showing a state in which the disposable diaper 1A is fixed to the support 2A. Figure 10 is a disposable diaper 1B according to a third embodiment of the present invention, is a plan view in the thickness direction T from the body facing surface F ₁ side while deployed. FIG. 11 is a perspective view schematically showing a state in which the disposable diaper 1B is fixed to the support 2B. Figure 12 is a disposable diaper 1C according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention, is a plan view in the thickness direction T from the body facing surface F ₁ side while deployed. FIG. 13 is a perspective view schematically showing a state in which the disposable diaper 1C is fixed to the support 2C. Figure 14 is a disposable diaper 1D according to a fifth embodiment of the present invention, is a plan view in the thickness direction T from the body facing surface F ₁ side while deployed. Figure 15 is a support 2D for supporting the disposable diaper 1D from the back side of the animal, a plan view seen in the thickness direction D _T from the body non-facing surface S ₂ side while deployed. FIG. 16 is a perspective view schematically showing a state in which the disposable diaper 1D is fixed to the support 2D. Figure 17 is a disposable diaper 1E according to a sixth embodiment of the present invention, is a plan view in the thickness direction T from the body facing surface F ₁ side while deployed. Figure 18 is a support 2E for supporting a disposable diaper 1E from the back side of the animal, a plan view seen in the thickness direction D _T from the body non-facing surface S ₂ side while deployed. FIG. 19 is a perspective view schematically showing a state in which the disposable diaper 1E is fixed to the support 2E.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the animal absorbent article of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. In addition, in this specification, unless otherwise specified, "an object (for example, a disposable diaper (absorbent article), a support, etc.) placed on a horizontal plane in an unfolded state is an object from the upper side in the vertical direction. "Looking in the direction of the thickness of an object" is simply called "planar view". In particular, when the object is an absorbent article, "viewing the absorbent article in the thickness direction from the body facing surface side (that is, the surface sheet side)" is simply called "plan view", and the object is a support. In the case of, "viewing the support from the body non-opposing surface side (that is, the outer surface material side) in the thickness direction" is simply referred to as "plan view".

Unless otherwise specified, the various directions and the like used in the present specification are as follows.
In the present specification, the "longitudinal direction" refers to the "long direction of a vertically long object (for example, an absorbent article) in a plan view", and the "width direction" refers to a "vertically long object in a plan view". The "short direction (short direction)" of the object, the "thickness direction" refers to the "vertical direction to the object placed on the horizontal plane in the unfolded state", and the longitudinal direction and width of these objects. The direction and the thickness direction are orthogonal to each other.
Further, in the present specification, "in a plan view, a length located at the center of an object (for example, an absorbent article, a support, etc.) in the width direction or the second direction and orthogonal to the width direction or the second direction". The "axis extending in the direction or the first direction" is referred to as "the central axis in the longitudinal direction or the first direction", and is located in the center of the longitudinal direction or the first direction of the object in a plan view and is located in the longitudinal direction or the first direction. The "axis extending in the width direction or the second direction orthogonal to one direction" is referred to as "the central axis in the width direction or the second direction". In this regard, "in a plan view, in the longitudinal direction or the first direction of the object, the side relatively proximal to the central axis in the width direction or the second direction" is defined as the "longitudinal direction or the first direction". "Inward side of", "in plan view, in the longitudinal direction or the first direction of the object, the distal side relative to the central axis in the width direction or the second direction" is the "longitudinal direction or the first direction". It is called "outer side in one direction". Similarly, "in a plan view, in the width direction or the second direction of the object, the side relatively proximal to the central axis in the longitudinal direction or the first direction" is "inward in the width direction or the second direction". It is called "side", and "in a plan view, in the width direction or the second direction of the object, the distal side relative to the central axis in the longitudinal direction or the first direction" is "the width direction or the second direction". It is called "outside side".
Further, in the present specification, "the direction in which the body of the animal to which the support and the absorbent article are attached extends" is referred to as "the anteroposterior direction of the animal", and further, "in the anteroposterior direction of the animal, on the head of the animal". On the other hand, the "relatively proximal side" is referred to as the "anterior side of the animal", and the "relatively distal side to the animal's head in the anterior-posterior direction of the animal" is referred to as the "rear side of the animal". Further, in the present specification, "the direction along the body circumference including the abdomen and the back of the animal to which the support and the absorbent article are attached" is referred to as "animal waist circumference direction".

In the present specification, unless otherwise specified, "in the thickness direction of the object, when the object is attached to the body of the animal, it is on the proximal side relative to the body of the animal. The "face" is called the "face facing the torso" and is "the other face that is relatively distal to the animal's torso when the object is attached to the animal's torso in the thickness direction of the object". Is called the "non-opposing surface of the fuselage". Here, "when worn" means "while the animal wears the object (that is, when the object forms a usable state) and maintains that state (while wearing it). ) ”, And in the present specification, this“ when worn ”may be simply referred to as“ when worn ”.

<First Embodiment>
FIG. 1 is a schematic view showing a state in which the disposable diaper 1 and the support 2 according to the first embodiment of the present invention are attached to a male dog, and FIG. 2 is a disposable diagram according to the first embodiment of the present invention. the diaper 1 is a plan view in the thickness direction T from the body facing surface F ₁ side while deployed. Further, FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line III-III of the disposable diaper 1 of FIG. 2, and FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line IV-IV of the disposable diaper 1 of FIG.

The disposable animal diaper 1 of the first embodiment (an example of the "absorbent article" of the present invention) is, as shown in FIG. 1, at least excrement with respect to the abdomen of an animal such as a male dog. It is an absorbent article that is arranged so as to cover the excretion port of the excretion organ of the animal that excretes the animal, and absorbs and retains excrement such as urine excreted from the animal. The disposable diaper 1 uses one side end portion 15 and the other side end portion 16 in the longitudinal direction L, and one side engaging portion 17 and the other side engaging portion 18 arranged at each of these ends. Te, is attached to the animal by freely one side each support member side engagement portions 23 and the support member side engagement portions 24 of the other side detachably engaging a fixed first direction D ₁ of the support 2 to be described later.

The disposable diaper 1 is a sheet-like laminate in which a plurality of sheet-like constituent members (that is, a front surface sheet 11, a back surface sheet 12, an absorber 13, a back film 12B, a pair of side sheets, etc.) are laminated in the thickness direction T. a body, in plan view, the longitudinal direction L which corresponds to the waist direction D _S of the animal when worn, and a width direction W corresponding to the longitudinal direction D _F of the animals at the time of orthogonal and mounted with longitudinal L In addition to having, it has a vertically long rectangular outer shape extending in the longitudinal direction L and the width direction W as a whole.

In the present invention, the outer shape, various dimensions, etc. of the absorbent article are not particularly limited as long as they can absorb and retain excrement such as urine excreted from the animal, and the type and body shape of the animal, etc. Arbitrary external shape according to size, etc. (for example, an elliptical shape or an arc-shaped substantially rectangular shape at each of the four corners, a shape in which the central portion in the longitudinal direction bulges outward in the width direction (crown shape), a shape in the longitudinal direction A shape (inverted crown shape) or the like in which the central portion is recessed inward in the width direction can be adopted.

Disposable diaper 1 of the present first embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 2 to 4, a body facing surface F ₁ against the body of an animal when worn, on the opposite side of the body facing surface F ₁ in the thickness direction T It has a body non-opposing surface F ₂ to be located, and further, a front surface sheet 11 located on the _{body facing surface F 1} side and a back surface sheet 12 located on the _{body non-opposing surface F 2 side in the thickness direction T.} And an absorber 13 located between these sheets are provided as a basic configuration.
Incidentally, in this disposable diaper 1, as shown in FIGS. 2 to 4, the longitudinal direction at each of both ends of the position and and the width direction W on the body facing surface F ₁ side of the topsheet 11 in the thickness direction T L A pair of side sheets extending in (specifically, one side sheet 14 in the width direction W and the other side sheet 14') and a body non-opposing surface F _{2 of the back surface sheet 12 in the thickness direction T.} A pair of engaging portions (specifically, engaging on one side of the longitudinal direction L) that are located on the side and extend in the width direction W at each of the one side end portion 15 and the other side end portion 16 in the longitudinal direction L. A portion 17 and an engaging portion 18) on the other side, and a back film 12B located between the absorber 13 and the back surface sheet 12 are further provided.

Here, as shown in FIG. 2, the absorber 13 of the disposable diaper 1 has a vertically long rectangular outer shape having a predetermined length in the longitudinal direction and a length in the width direction (B) in a plan view. each of the central axis in the longitudinal direction L and the width direction W of the disposable diaper 1 (i.e., the longitudinal direction L the center axis C _W of the central axis C _L and the width direction _W) of which is arranged at a position including a central portion which intersects, It is composed of a water-absorbent member that can accurately absorb and retain excrement such as urine excreted from animals. In the present invention, the position in the plan view where the absorber of the absorbent article is arranged is not particularly limited as long as it includes the above-mentioned central portion. For example, in the plan view, one side or the other side in the longitudinal direction is not particularly limited. It may be arranged unevenly.

Then, in the disposable diaper 1 of the first embodiment, each of the engaging portion 17 on one side and the engaging portion 18 on the other side in the longitudinal direction L described above has a length (B) in the width direction of the absorber 13. It has the above length (A) in the width direction.
As described above, in the disposable diaper 1 of the first embodiment, each of the engaging portion 17 on one side and the engaging portion 18 on the other side in the longitudinal direction L is equal to or longer than the width direction length (B) of the absorber 13. Since it has a length (A) in the width direction, the engaging portions 17 and 18 have a rigidity in the width direction W (specifically, a rigidity against a force applied to compress in the width direction W). It is easy to secure at least the width direction length (B) of the absorber or more, and even if the animal moves when the disposable diaper 1 is worn, the disposable diaper 1 can be made difficult to shrink in _{the front-rear direction DF of the animal.} It is possible to prevent the absorber 13 from being twisted or crushed in _{the width direction W (that is, the direction corresponding to the anteroposterior direction DF of the animal).} Thus, the disposable diaper 1 of the first embodiment, at the time of mounting, not only the absorption performance of the absorbent body 13 can be sufficiently exhibited, more along the waistline direction D _S of the animal to the disposable diaper 1 Large wrinkles and folds are less likely to be formed, and gaps due to wrinkles and folds are less likely to be formed between the abdominal surface of the animal and the disposable diaper 1, so that the disposable diaper 1 is maintained in close contact with the abdomen of the animal. As a result, animal excrement is less likely to leak to the outside.

Here, the "animal" to which the absorbent article for animals of the present invention is applied is not particularly limited as long as it is a quadruped (quadruped) having an excretory organ for excreting excrement in the abdomen, and is described above. In addition to the male dog as in the first embodiment of the above, various animals such as a male cat and a stallion can be targeted. The excrement to be absorbed and held by the absorbent article of the present invention (for example, disposable diaper, incontinence pad, etc.) is not particularly limited, and examples thereof include various excrements such as urine and blood.

<Animal absorbent articles>
Hereinafter, various members constituting the animal-use absorbent article of the present invention will be described in more detail using the disposable diaper 1 according to the first embodiment described above.

[Surface sheet]
In the disposable diaper 1 of the first embodiment described above, as shown in FIGS. 2 to 4, the surface sheet 11 is a vertically long rectangular shape extending in the longitudinal direction L and the width direction W of the disposable diaper 1 in a plan view. has an outer shape of the shape, is disposed on the body facing surface F ₁ side in the thickness direction T of the disposable diaper 1, as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4 may directly contact the body of the animal to be mounted object It is composed of a liquid-permeable sheet-like member. In the present invention, such a liquid-permeable sheet-like member is particularly capable of being used as a surface sheet of an absorbent article for animals (for example, liquid permeability, flexibility, touch, strength, etc.). Without limitation, any non-woven fabric such as spunlace non-woven fabric, air-through non-woven fabric, spunbond non-woven fabric, point-bonded non-woven fabric, melt-blown non-woven fabric, and a combination thereof (for example, SMS non-woven fabric) can be used. Further, the structure of the non-woven fabric that can be used as the surface sheet is not particularly limited, and in addition to a flat non-woven fabric, for example, a perforated non-woven fabric, a concavo-convex structure (a concavo-convex structure having a corrugated cross-sectional shape, a ridged groove structure, etc.) A non-woven fabric having the above can also be preferably used. The type of constituent fibers used in such a non-woven fabric is also not particularly limited, and examples thereof include cellulosic fibers; hydrophilic fibers such as thermoplastic resin fibers such as olefin resins and polyester resins that have been hydrophilized. , These fibers may be used alone or in combination of two or more kinds of fibers.

In the present invention, the outer shape and various dimensions of the surface sheet are not particularly limited as long as they can be used as the surface sheet of an absorbent article for animals, and are arbitrary according to the size and body shape of the animal to be attached. The outer shape and various dimensions of the above can be adopted. The basis weight of the topsheet is also not particularly limited as long as it does not inhibit the effects of the present invention, for example, it can be adopted a basis weight in the range of ^{5g / m 2 ~100g / m 2} , a liquid-permeable basis weight or within the range in view of the 6g / m ² ~50g / m ² flexibility is preferred. The basis weight can be measured according to 5.2 of JIS L 1906.

Further, the thickness of the surface sheet is not particularly limited as long as the effect of the present invention is not impaired, and for example, a thickness in the range of 0.001 mm to 5.0 mm can be adopted, but liquid permeability and flexibility can be adopted. From the above points, the thickness in the range of 0.01 mm to 3.0 mm is preferable, and the thickness in the range of 0.1 mm to 1.0 mm is more preferable.

[Back sheet]
In the disposable diaper 1 of the first embodiment described above, as shown in FIGS. 2 to 4, the back sheet 12 is a vertically long rectangular shape extending in the longitudinal direction L and the width direction W of the disposable diaper 1 in a plan view. has an outer shape of the shape, it is disposed on the body non-opposing surface F ₂ side in the thickness direction T of the disposable diaper 1, as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, such as urine discharged from animals to be mounted object It is composed of a liquid-impermeable sheet-like member that functions to prevent the leakage of excrement. In the present invention, the liquid-impermeable sheet-like member has various properties (for example, liquid impermeableness, breathability, flexibility, strength, etc.) that can be used as a back sheet of an absorbent article for animals. The present invention is not particularly limited, and is in the form of an arbitrary liquid-impermeable sheet such as a hydrophobic non-woven fabric, an SMS laminated non-woven fabric, a liquid-impermeable plastic film, and a laminated sheet in which these sheets are arbitrarily combined. Members can be used.

In the present invention, the outer shape and various dimensions of the back sheet are not particularly limited as long as they can be used as the back sheet of an absorbent article for animals, and are arbitrary according to the size and body shape of the animal to be attached. The outer shape and various dimensions of the above can be adopted. Further, the thickness of the back surface sheet is not particularly limited as long as the effect of the present invention is not impaired. For example, a thickness in the range of 0.001 mm to 5.0 mm can be adopted, but liquid impermeableness and flexibility. From the viewpoint of properties, breathability and the like, a thickness in the range of 0.003 mm to 3.0 mm is preferable, and a thickness in the range of 0.01 mm to 1.0 mm is more preferable.

[Absorber]
In the disposable diaper 1 of the first embodiment described above, as shown in FIGS. 2 to 4, the absorber 13 is vertically long and has a predetermined longitudinal length and widthwise length (B) in a plan view. has a rectangular outer shape, is disposed at a position including a central portion of the central axis C _W of the central axis C _L and the width direction W of the longitudinal direction L of the disposable diaper 1 intersect, and the thickness direction of the disposable diaper 1 In T, it is arranged between the front surface sheet 11 and the back surface sheet 12, and is composed of a water-absorbent member capable of accurately absorbing and holding excrement such as urine discharged from an animal. In the present invention, the outer shape and various dimensions of the absorber are not particularly limited as long as they can absorb and retain excrement such as urine excreted from the animal, and the type, body shape, size, etc. of the animal. Arbitrary external shape according to the above (for example, an elliptical shape or an arc-shaped substantially rectangular shape at each of the four corners, a shape in which the central portion in the longitudinal direction bulges outward in the width direction (crown shape), a center in the longitudinal direction). It is possible to adopt a shape (inverted crown shape, etc.) in which the portion is recessed inward in the width direction, various dimensions, and the like.
In the present specification, the width direction length of the absorber means the width direction length of the portion of the absorber having the largest width direction in a plan view, and the width direction length of the absorber is constant. In the case of, it means the length in the width direction.

In the present invention, the water-absorbent member constituting the absorber has various properties (for example, water absorption, liquid retention, flexibility, strength, etc.) that can be used as an absorber of an absorbent article for animals. Without particular limitation, any water-absorbent member known in the art can be used. An example of such a water-absorbent member is an absorbent core made of a water-absorbent fiber such as pulp and / or an absorbent material containing a highly absorbent polymer, and at least one hydrophilic liquid-permeable coating sheet ( For example, it may be covered with a tissue or the like.

The thickness and basis weight of the absorber are not particularly limited as long as they can be used as an absorber for absorbent articles for animals, and the thickness and body shape of the animal to be worn may be arbitrary. Basis weight etc. can be adopted.

[Side seat]
In the disposable diaper 1 of the first embodiment described above, the pair of side seats (that is, the side seat 14 on one side in the width direction W and the side seat 14'on the other side) are as shown in FIGS. 2 to 4. It is arranged so as to extend in the longitudinal direction L in each of the one side end portion 19 and the other side end portion 19 'of the position and and the width direction W on the body facing surface F ₁ side of the topsheet 11. The pair of side seats are each composed of a strip-shaped hydrophobic sheet-like member long in the longitudinal direction L in a plan view, and each of the pair of side seats is on the outer side in the width direction W. The surfaces of the positioned ends (hereinafter referred to as "outer end portions in the width direction W") on the fuselage non-opposing surface F _{2 side are on the fuselage facing surface F 1} side of the front surface sheet 11 and the back surface sheet 12, respectively. while being joined to the surface, the end portion located on the inner side in the width direction W (hereinafter,. as "end of the inner side in the width direction W") fuselage non-facing surface F ₂ side surface of the It is not joined to any sheet-like member (for example, front surface sheet 11, back surface sheet 12, etc.). Therefore, in the pair of side sheets, as shown in FIG. 3, the outer end of the disposable diaper 1 in the width direction W is a fixed end, while the inner end of the width direction W is a fixed end. Since it has a free end and can stand upright, it can function as a leak-proof wall that prevents the leakage of excrement such as urine discharged from animals.
In the first embodiment described above, the outer end of the pair of side sheets in the width direction W is in the vicinity of one side edge 19E of the disposable diaper 1 in the width direction W, as shown in FIG. Each of the portion and the portion near the other side edge 19'E is joined to the back surface sheet 12, and further, between the pair of side sheets and the back surface sheet 12, a disposable diaper 1 is used in the longitudinal direction L. A side elastic member EM that imparts a contraction force of the above is arranged. This side elastic member EM will be described later.

Further, in the disposable diaper 1 of the first embodiment described above, each of the side seat 14 on one side in the width direction W and the side seat 14'on the other side is in the width direction W as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3. Thread-shaped elastic members 14E and 14'E extending in the longitudinal direction L are arranged so that the inner end portions are folded toward the surface sheet 11 side and are sandwiched between the folded ends, respectively. Has been done. Here, FIG. 7 is a perspective view schematically showing a state in which the disposable diaper 1 is fixed to the support 2. When each of the side seat 14 on one side and the side seat 14'on the other side in the width direction W described above is configured in this way, the width of each side seat is used when the disposable diaper 1 is attached to the abdomen of the animal. Since the inner end of the direction W can stand up from the surface sheet 11 side by the contraction action of the elastic members 14E and 14'E to form the three-dimensional gather G as shown in FIG. 7, from the animal. Leakage of discharged excrement can be further reduced.

In the present invention, the strip-shaped hydrophobic sheet-like member that can be used as a side sheet of an absorbent article for animals is not particularly limited as long as it can function as a leak-proof wall of the absorbent article, and is, for example, water repellent. Or any hydrophobic non-woven fabric (for example, spunlace non-woven fabric, spunbond non-woven fabric, thermal bond non-woven fabric, melt blown non-woven fabric, air-through non-woven fabric, etc.) cut into a strip shape can be used. Further, the constituent fibers of such a non-woven fabric are not particularly limited, and for example, synthetic fibers such as polyolefin fibers, polyester fibers, and polyamide fibers, as well as cellulose fibers such as rayon and cotton can be used.

In the present invention, the mode of the pair of side seats of the absorbent article is not particularly limited. For example, the pair of side seats is one side in the width direction corresponding to the front side of the animal when the absorbent article is attached. The side sheet is configured so that an elastic member can be arranged to form a three-dimensional gather as in the side sheet 14 of the first embodiment described above, and the side sheet is in the width direction corresponding to the rear side of the animal when the absorbent article is attached. The side sheet on the other side may be configured so that the length in the width direction is shorter than the length in the width direction of the side sheet on the one side and the elastic member is not arranged. By configuring the side sheet on one side in the width direction corresponding to the front side of the animal when the absorbent article is attached so as to form the above-mentioned three-dimensional gather, the front side of the normal animal is usually attached when the absorbent article is attached. Since the excrement such as urine discharged from the excretory port of the excretory organ facing the above can be steadily received by the above-mentioned three-dimensional gather G, the leakage of the excrement can be made less likely to occur.

The outer shape and various dimensions of each of the pair of side seats are not particularly limited as long as they can be used as side seats for absorbent articles for animals, depending on the size and body shape of the animal to be attached. Any external shape, various dimensions, etc. can be adopted.

Further, since providing such a pair of side sheets for an animal absorbent article is not an essential constituent requirement in the present invention, the animal absorbent article has such a pair of side sheets. You don't have to.

(Side elastic member)
In the disposable diaper 1 of the first embodiment described above, the side elastic member EM is a pair of stretchable thread-like elastic members extending in the longitudinal direction L of the disposable diaper 1 (that is, in the disposable diaper 1). It is composed of a total of four thread-like elastic members), and as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, each of the one-side end 19 and the other-side end 19'of the width direction W of the disposable diaper 1 (more specifically). Specifically, in each of the portion near the one side edge 19E and the portion near the other side edge 19'E in the width direction W of the disposable diaper 1), between the pair of side sheets and the back surface sheet 12 described above. The disposable diaper 1 in the arranged and unfolded state is subjected to a contraction force in the longitudinal direction L.

When such side elastic members EM are arranged at both ends of the disposable diaper 1 in the width direction W, both ends of the disposable diaper 1 in the width direction W (that is, the animal's front-rear direction _DF when worn) are both ends. Since the parts can be more accurately brought into close contact with each other along the circumference of the animal's waist, it is possible to make it even more difficult for excrement such as urine discharged from the animal to leak out.
Moreover, in this way, the contractile force of the longitudinal direction L are given to the disposable diaper 1 in a state where expanded, at the time of mounting, since the disposable diaper 1 can be expanded and contracted in the waist direction D _S of the animal, When the disposable diaper 1 is attached to the abdomen of an animal, the longitudinal length of the disposable diaper 1 is reduced along the circumference of the animal's waist, so that the disposable diaper 1 can be easily adhered to the shape of the abdomen of the animal. Further, after the disposable diaper 1 is attached to the abdomen of the animal, the disposable diaper 1 is adjusted to the size change of the waist circumference caused by the movement, breathing, eating and drinking of the animal, and the like. _{It can be expanded and contracted to S,} and it becomes easy to maintain the state in which the disposable diaper 1 is in close contact with the abdomen of the animal for a long period of time.

In the present invention, the elastic member that can be used as the side elastic member is not particularly limited as long as it can apply a contractile force in the longitudinal direction to the absorbent article in the unfolded state. For example, a thread rubber made of natural rubber or a thread rubber made of natural rubber or Flat rubber; a stretchable molded product obtained by molding a thermoplastic elastomer such as urethane or ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer (EVA) into a thread or band shape; any elastic member such as a stretchable sheet-like member such as a stretchable non-woven fabric is used. be able to.

In the present invention, the arrangement form of the side elastic member is not limited to the mode of the first embodiment described above, and the side elastic member is, for example, an absorbent article depending on the type and body shape of the animal. One or two or more may be arranged only at one end of either end in the width direction, or one or three at each end of the absorbent article in the width direction. They may be arranged one by one or more.

Since providing such a side elastic member on an animal-use absorbent article is not an essential constituent requirement in the present invention, the animal-use absorbent article has such a side elastic member. You don't have to.

[Engagement part]
In the disposable diaper 1 of the first embodiment described above, the engaging portion 17 on one side and the engaging portion 18 on the other side in the longitudinal direction L are not opposed to the body of the back sheet 12 as shown in FIGS. in each of the one side end portion 15 and the other side end portion 16 of the located on the surface F ₂ side and the longitudinal direction L are arranged so as to extend in the width direction W, along the width direction W of the disposable diaper 1 It has a long, horizontally long rectangular outer shape. In the present invention, the engaging portion of the absorbent article is not limited to such an outer shape as long as the effect of the present invention is not impaired. Any outer shape such as a rectangular shape can be adopted.

Then, in the disposable diaper 1 of the first embodiment, each of the engaging portion 17 on one side and the engaging portion 18 on the other side in the longitudinal direction L has a width direction length of the absorber 13 as shown in FIG. It has a length (A) in the width direction of (B) or more. As described above, each of the engaging portions 17 and 18 extending in the width direction W at both ends of the longitudinal direction L has a width direction length (A) equal to or more than the width direction length (B) of the absorber 13. If this is done, the rigidity in the width direction W can be easily secured in the engaging portions 17 and 18 within a range of at least the width direction length (B) of the absorber 13, so that the animal can wear the disposable diaper 1 when wearing the disposable diaper 1. be or move, the disposable diaper 1 can be made difficult shrinkage in the longitudinal direction D _F of the animal, resulting width direction W of the absorber 13 (i.e., the front-rear direction D _F of the animals at the time of _mounting) the twist and collapse in It can be difficult. Thus, the disposable diaper 1 of the first embodiment, at the time of mounting, not only the absorption performance of the absorbent body 13 can be sufficiently exhibited, more along the waistline direction D _S of the animal to the disposable diaper 1 Large wrinkles and folds are less likely to be formed, and gaps due to wrinkles and folds are less likely to be formed between the abdominal surface of the animal and the disposable diaper 1. Therefore, the disposable diaper 1 is in close contact with the abdomen of the animal. It is easier to maintain, and as a result, animal excrement is less likely to leak to the outside.
In the present specification, the length in the width direction of the engaging portion means the length in the width direction of the portion having the largest length in the width direction in the engaging portion in a plan view, and is the length in the width direction of the engaging portion. When the value is constant, it means the length in the constant width direction.

Further, in the first embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 4, each of the engaging portion 17 on one side and the engaging portion 18 on the other side in the longitudinal direction L is the body of the disposable diaper 1. since it is arranged on the non-facing surface F _2, the disposable diaper 1 and the support 2 when attached to the body of the animal, the support 2, the body not facing the disposable diaper 1, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 7 with each engaging portion 17, 18 in the plane F ₂ will be engaged so as to cover from the back side, such a disposable diaper 1 is mounted animals and other animals hardly peeled off the disposable diaper 1, a disposable diaper 1 in the longitudinal direction L (i.e., waist direction D _S of the animal at the time of _mounting) both ends of that positioned relatively proximal relative to the fuselage surface of animal, such as urine discharged from animals excrement even diffuse along the disposable diaper 1 in the waist direction D _S of the animal, it can be made hard to leak the excrement to the outside. As a result, the disposable diaper 1 of the first embodiment can make the leakage of excrement less likely to occur more stably and reliably.

Further, in the disposable diaper 1 of the first embodiment, each of the engaging portion 17 on one side and the engaging portion 18 on the other side in the longitudinal direction L is a disposable diaper 1 as shown in FIGS. 2 and 4. Positions including the longitudinal edge of the disposable diaper 1 (specifically, the one-side edge 15E and the other edge 16E in the longitudinal direction L in FIGS. 2 and 4) at both ends of the longitudinal direction L. Is located in. In this way, if each of the engaging portion 17 on one side and the engaging portion 18 on the other side in the longitudinal direction L is arranged at a position including the longitudinal end edge of the disposable diaper 1, it is disposable at the time of wearing. Since the diaper 1 can be fixed to the engaging portion of the support 2 (that is, the engaging portions 23 and 24 on the support side) up to the end edge of the disposable diaper 1 in the longitudinal direction L, it is disposable at the time of wearing. It is possible to further prevent the curling of the longitudinal edge of the diaper 1 and the misalignment or peeling of the disposable diaper 1 due to the curling. As a result, the disposable diaper 1 of the first embodiment can stably exert the effects and functions exhibited by the disposable diaper 1 described above for a longer period of time.

In the present specification, the longitudinal end edge (that is, one side edge and the other side edge in the longitudinal direction) is a portion (that is, the outermost portion) located on each of the one side and the other side in the longitudinal direction. , "Border"), the longitudinal end (ie, one side end and the other end in the longitudinal direction) extends inward in the longitudinal direction, including the longitudinal edge. Defined as a predetermined region up to a position on the inner side in the longitudinal direction in which the longitudinal length from the longitudinal edge is 25% of the overall length in the longitudinal direction (this overall length in the longitudinal direction is 100%). It means the part to be done.
Further, the width direction edge (that is, one side edge and the other side edge in the width direction), the end portion in the width direction (that is, the one side end portion and the other side end portion in the width direction), and the support described later. First-direction edge (ie, one-side and other-side edges in the first direction) and first-direction ends (ie, one-side and other-side ends in the first direction), and supports. The same applies to the second-direction edge (that is, one-sided edge and the other-side edge of the second direction) and the second-direction end (that is, the one-sided end and the other-side end of the second direction). Is.

Further, in the first embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 4, the disposable diaper 1 has a surface sheet 11 and a portion between the absorber 13 and the engaging portions 17 and 18 in a plan view. It has a three-layer laminated structure consisting of the back sheet 12 and the back film 12B, and is relative to other parts (for example, a part having an absorber 13 and a part having engaging portions 17 and 18). It is formed as a low rigidity portion R ₁ low rigidity to. As having such a low rigidity portion R ₁ between the absorbent body 13 and the engaging portions 17 and 18, at the time of mounting the disposable diaper 1, the force exerted on the disposable diaper 1 Ya by animal behavior etc. Since the deformation can be buffered by the deformation of the low-rigidity portion R ₁ , the disposable diaper 1 can be easily maintained in close contact with the abdomen of the animal when worn, and the disposable diaper 1 can be displaced. It can be made less likely to occur. As a result, the disposable diaper 1 of the first embodiment can exert the action and effect of the disposable diaper 1 described above more stably.

In the absorbent article of the present invention, the means for forming the low-rigidity portion between the absorber and each engaging portion is not particularly limited as long as the effect of the present invention is not impaired, and the above-described first embodiment In addition to adjusting the number of layers in such a laminated structure, any means such as reduction of the basis weight of the constituent members in the portion between the absorber and each engaging portion can be adopted.

Further, in the disposable diaper 1 of the first embodiment, the engaging portion 17 on one side and the engaging portion 18 on the other side in the longitudinal direction L face each other toward the body non-opposing surface side as shown in FIG. It is formed by a hook member having an engaging protrusion P that protrudes from the hook member. In this way, when the engaging portions 17 and 18 are formed of the hook members, the rigidity of the engaging portions 17 and 18 can be easily secured by the hook members having relatively high rigidity, so that the engaging portions 17 and 18 are disposable at the time of mounting. The diaper 1 can be made more difficult to shrink in _{the anteroposterior direction DF of the animal.} Further, in the first embodiment, since the engaging portions 17 and 18 of the disposable diaper 1 are formed by hook members, the engaging portions of the support 2 that engage with these engaging portions 17 and 18 (That is, the support member side engagement portions 24 of the support member side engagement portions 23 and the other side of one side in the first direction D ₁ of the support 2), the receiving member capable of receiving the engaging projection P of each hook member Although formed, such a receiving member is usually more durable against repeated attachment / detachment movements of the engaging member (that is, less likely to cause structural destruction) than the hook member, as described above. There is also an advantage that the support 2 can be used repeatedly for a longer period of time. Since the disposable diaper 1 in which the engaging portions 17 and 18 are formed by the hook member is discarded every time it is used, when the disposable diaper 1 is attached to an animal, a new disposable diaper is usually used. The hook member of No. 1 engages with the receiving members of the support-side engaging portions 23 and 24, and the effects of the disposable diaper 1 described above can be stably exhibited.

Here, in the present specification, "engagement" means that elements having a predetermined structure are connected by mechanically engaging with each other, and the connected state is maintained unless the elements are separated by a predetermined force. A typical example of the "engaging member" is a so-called hook-and-loop fastener, and specifically, a hook member having a plurality of engaging protrusions or an engaging protrusion of the hook member. Examples thereof include a receiving member (for example, a loop member) having a plurality of engaging recesses (for example, a loop structure portion, a gap portion between constituent fibers, etc.) for receiving.

In the present invention, as an engaging member capable of forming engaging portions arranged at both ends in the longitudinal direction of the absorbent article, it engages with engaging portions arranged at both ends in the first direction of the support. It is not particularly limited as long as it can be obtained, and for example, the hook member as in the first embodiment described above, the receiving structure portion for receiving the engaging projection of the hook member (for example, the loop structure portion and the gap portion between the constituent fibers). Etc.) can be used as a receiving member (for example, a loop member or the like) provided as an engaging recess. As a matter of course, when each engaging portion of the absorbent article is composed of a hook member, each engaging portion of the support is composed of a receiving member, and when each engaging portion of the absorbent article is composed of a receiving member, Each engaging portion of the support comprises a hook member.

Further, the hook member capable of forming each engaging portion is not particularly limited as long as the effect of the present invention is not impaired. At the engaging protrusion (that is, the shaft portion that protrudes vertically from the sheet-shaped base portion and the tip portion of the shaft portion (specifically, the tip portion of the shaft portion that is located on the opposite side of the sheet-shaped base portion) of the shaft portion. Mushroom-type hook member (engagement protrusion having a diameter-expanding portion that bulges in the direction in which the outer peripheral surface expands); a flat sheet-like base and a plurality of key-type engagements that project vertically from the base. It has a structure in which the protrusion (that is, the tip of the shaft portion vertically protruding from the sheet-shaped base portion (specifically, the tip end of the shaft portion located on the side opposite to the sheet-shaped base portion) is folded back toward the base portion side. A key-type hook member or the like having an engaging protrusion) can be used. Above all, when the mushroom type hook member is used as the engaging portion, when the hook member is engaged and fixed with the engaging portion (recepting member such as a loop member) of the support, the engaging and fixing is performed. Even if the portion is pulled in various directions by the movement of an animal or the like, the mushroom type hook member can maintain the engaged state in response to the force in all directions on the receiving member. The engagement state between the hook member (that is, the engaging portion of the absorbent article) and the receiving member (that is, the engaging portion of the support) can be firmly maintained, and as a result, the absorbent article can be used as an animal. It can be made difficult to deviate from the proper position of the abdomen of the animal, and it can be made difficult to come off from the body of the animal. Further, since this mushroom type hook member can be engaged with any receiving member other than the loop member (for example, a fiber structure such as a non-woven fabric or a knitted fabric), the engaging portion of the support is made of the loop member. There is no need to form it, and various product designs can be realized according to various product concepts such as resource saving and cost reduction.

The constituent material of these hook members is not particularly limited, and any synthetic resin such as polyester, polyolefin, polyamide, polyvinyl chloride, olefin elastomer, urethane elastomer, etc. can be used, and further, such synthetic resin can be used. May use a single type of resin or a combination of two or more types of resins.

Further, the receiving member capable of forming each engaging portion is not particularly limited as long as the effect of the present invention is not impaired, and is, for example, made of fiber or synthetic resin on the surface of a sheet-like base material made of fiber or synthetic resin. In addition to a structure having a plurality of loop structures, a sheet-like fiber structure such as a non-woven fabric or a knitted fabric may be used depending on the structure of the engaging protrusions of the hook members to be engaged with. The fibers or synthetic resin constituent materials constituting these structures are not particularly limited as long as they can exhibit the function as a receiving member, and are, for example, synthetic fibers (for example, polyester fibers, nylon fibers, etc.) and natural fibers. Any fiber such as (for example, cotton, silk, etc.), regenerated fiber (for example, rayon, cupra, etc.), semi-synthetic fiber (acetate fiber, etc.), or any synthetic resin such as polyester or polyolefin can be used. These fibers or synthetic resins may be used alone or in combination of two or more.

In the present invention, each engaging portion of the absorbent article is not limited to the hook member as described above, and may be formed by a receiving member such as a loop member, and further, one of the longitudinal directions of the absorbent article. The engaging portion on the side may be formed by a hook member, and the engaging portion on the other side may be formed by a receiving member.

Further, the outer shape and various dimensions of each engaging portion of the absorbent article are not particularly limited as long as the effects of the present invention are not impaired, and any outer shape and shape according to the size and body shape of the animal to be attached can be used. Various dimensions and the like can be adopted.

[Back film]
In the disposable diaper 1 of the first embodiment described above, the back film 12B has a vertically long rectangular outer shape extending in the longitudinal direction L and the width direction W of the disposable diaper 1 in a plan view. As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, in the thickness direction T of the disposable diaper 1, urine or the like that is arranged between the absorbent body 13 and the back surface sheet 12 and has permeated the above-mentioned front surface sheet 11 and the absorbent body 13. It is composed of a liquid-impermeable film that prevents the excrement of the diaper from leaking together with the back sheet 12. In the present invention, as the back film of the absorbent article, a liquid-impermeable sheet-like member similar to the above-mentioned back sheet can be used, for example, a hydrophobic non-woven fabric, an SMS laminated non-woven fabric, and a liquid-impermeable plastic. A film-making film and a laminated sheet in which these sheets are arbitrarily combined can be preferably used.

Further, the outer shape and various dimensions of the back film are not particularly limited as long as they can be used as a back film for an absorbent article for animals, and any outer shape according to the size and body shape of the animal to be attached is not particularly limited. Shapes, various dimensions, etc. can be adopted.

Since providing such a back film on an animal-use absorbent article is not an essential constituent requirement in the present invention, the animal-use absorbent article does not have such a back film. May be good.

In the present invention, the method for producing an absorbent article for animals using the above-mentioned various members is not particularly limited, and any production method known in the art can be adopted. For example, in the disposable diaper 1 of the first embodiment described above, various members constituting the disposable diaper 1, that is, hook members serving as an engaging portion 17 on one side and an engaging portion 18 on the other side in the longitudinal direction L. The side sheet 14 on one side and the side sheet 14'on the other side in the width direction W, the absorber 13, the back film 12B, and the back sheet 12 are stacked as shown in FIGS. It can be manufactured by joining by a joining means (for example, a bonding method using a hot melt type adhesive, a heat sealing method, an ultrasonic joining method, etc.).

In the present invention, the absorbable article for animals is arranged so as to cover the excretion port of the animal excretion organ with respect to the abdomen of the animal and absorbs excrement such as urine excreted from the animal. For example, the present invention is not particularly limited, and can be applied to various animal absorbent articles such as (light) incontinence pads for animals, in addition to disposable diapers as in the first embodiment described above.

<Support>
Hereinafter, the support for supporting the absorbent article of the present invention from the back side of the animal will be described in detail using the support 2 applied to the disposable diaper 1 of the first embodiment described above.

5, the support 2 for supporting the disposable diaper 1 from the back side of the animal, a plan view seen in the thickness direction D _T from the body non-facing surface S ₂ side while deployed, FIG. 6 , FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view of the support 2 of FIG. 5 along the VI-VI line.
As shown in FIGS. 1, 5 and 6, the support 2 is reusable for detachably supporting the disposable diaper 1 worn on the abdomen of an animal such as a male dog from the back side of the animal. Sheet-like member. Support 2, as shown in FIG. 5, in plan view, the first direction D ₁ corresponding to the waist direction D _S of the animal when worn, the first direction D ₁ perpendicular to and mounted upon the animal It has a second direction D ₂ corresponding to the front-rear direction _DF , and has a substantially octagonal outer shape in which the four corners of the quadrangle extending in the first direction D ₁ and the second direction D _{2 are cut out in a straight line.} It has a shape. The substantially octagonal outer shape, As shown in FIG. 5, the first direction D one side edge E _L1 and the other side edge E _L2 in _one of the support 2, one side end in the second direction D ₂ the edge E _W1 and the other side edge E _W2, is formed with an outer side edge 29E of each of the four inclined portion 29 positioned between the respective edges, in the form of a eight sides ..

In the present invention, the outer shape and various dimensions of the support are not particularly limited as long as the effects of the present invention are not impaired, and the support can be arranged along the waist circumference on the back of the animal to be mounted. Any external shape (for example, square, rectangle, hexagon, four corners) according to the type, body shape, size, etc. of the animal, as long as it can support the absorbent article attached to the abdomen of the animal from the back side. Is an arc-shaped substantially rectangular shape, the central part of the first direction bulges outward in the second direction (crown shape), and the central part of the first direction is recessed inward in the second direction ( Inverted crown shape), etc.) and dimensions can be adopted.

Support 2 described above, as shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, located on the opposite side of the body facing surface S ₁ and the body facing surface S ₁ facing the fuselage of an animal, in the thickness direction D _T when wearing body It has a non-opposing surface S _2, and further, these body facing surfaces S ₁ and the body non-opposing surface S ₂ are sheet-like inner surface materials overlapped with each other in the thickness direction _{DT of the support 2.} It is formed by 21 and the outer surface material 22.
Also, the body facing surface S ₁ of the inner surface member 21, the first direction D ₁ of the both end portions of the support body 2 (one side end portion 25 and the other side end portion 26 in the first direction D ₁ in FIG. 5) In each case, one end portion in the longitudinal direction L of the disposable diaper 1 (one side end portion 15 and the other side end portion 16 in the longitudinal direction L of the disposable diaper 1 in FIG. 2) extending in the second direction D _{2 is attached and detached.} support member side engagement portion for engaging the fixed freely (i.e., the support member side engagement portions of one side of the support member side engagement portions 23 and the other side in the first direction D ₁ 24) is provided.

Note that FIG. 7 is a perspective view schematically showing a state in which the disposable diaper 1 is fixed to the support 2, and the support 2 is a support on one side of _{the first direction D 1 as shown in FIG.} against side engagement portion 23, the longitudinal direction L of the one side edge engaging portion 17 disposed 15 of the disposable diaper 1 is engaged and fixed removably, the support side of the first direction D ₁ of the other side The engaging portion 18 arranged at the other end portion 26 in the longitudinal direction L of the disposable diaper 1 is detachably engaged and fixed to the engaging portion 24.

The support 2, as shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the outer peripheral edge of the support 2 (i.e., the one terminal of the first direction D ₁ edge E _L1 and the other side edge E _L2, the second direction in D one side edge E _W1 and the other side edge E _W2 and each of the four outer side end edge along the entire periphery of the support body 2 made from the edge 29E of the inclined portion 29 of _2), the inner surface material 21 and extending from the body facing surface S ₁ of the support 2 so as to sandwich the outer surface material 22 to the body non-facing surfaces S _2, further comprising a rigid reinforcing member made from the bias tape. The engaging portion rigidity reinforcing member 27 and the first direction rigidity reinforcing member 28, which will be described later, are a part of the rigidity reinforcing member arranged along the entire outer peripheral edge of the support 2, and each of them is in the first direction. a rigid reinforcing member portion extending along the second direction D ₂ in each support member side engagement portions 24 of one side of the support member side engagement portions 23 and the other side of the D _1, one of the second direction D ₂ comprising a rigid reinforcing member portion extending along the first direction D ₁ at each of the side edge E _W1 and the other side edge E _W2.

Hereinafter, various members constituting the support will be described in more detail using the support 2 described above.

[Inner surface material]
In support 2, the inner surface material 21, as shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, in plan view, over the other side edge E _L2 from one side edge E _L1 in the first direction D ₁ of the support 2 has a substantially octagonal external shape, such as four corners of a rectangle extending over the other side edge E _W2 from one side edge E _W1 in a second direction D ₂ is cut in a straight line with extending, are arranged at positions of the body facing side to form the contact surface with the body of an animal (i.e., body facing surface S ₁ of the support ₂₎ in the thickness direction D _T of the support 2, it is constituted by a sheet-like member ing.

The outer shape of the inner surface material is not particularly limited as long as the effect of the present invention is not impaired, and the animal has a predetermined flexibility that can be arranged along the waist circumference on the back of the animal to be worn, and the animal. Any external shape (for example, square, rectangle, hexagon) according to the type, body shape, size, etc. of the animal, as long as it has a predetermined strength that can support the absorbent article worn on the abdomen from the back side. , Each of the four corners is an arc-shaped substantially rectangular shape, the central part of the first direction bulges outward in the second direction (crown shape), and the central part of the first direction is inward in the second direction. A concave shape (inverted crown shape, etc.) can be adopted.

In the above-mentioned support 2, the entire inner surface material 21 is composed of a receiving member such as a loop member, and is integrally formed with the support-side engaging portions 23 and 24 described later. In the present invention, the inner surface material does not need to be integrally formed with the support side engaging portion, and an engaging member of another member may be arranged as the support side engaging portion as described later. ..

In the present invention, the sheet-like member that can be used as the inner surface material is not particularly limited as long as it has predetermined flexibility and strength that can be used as the inner surface material of the support and can be reused by washing or the like. In addition to the above-mentioned receiving members such as loop members, sheet-like engaging members such as hook members (for example, hook tapes); non-woven fabrics such as felt and fleece; woven fabrics; knitted fabrics such as mesh materials; natural leather; synthetic Leather: Various sheet-like members such as resin sheets such as polyolefin and polyester sheets can be used, but in terms of flexibility, breathability, touch, ease of maintenance (easy to wash), strength, etc. Therefore, it is preferable to use a sheet-like fiber structure such as a non-woven fabric, a woven fabric, or a knitted fabric. Further, when the inner surface material is composed of such a sheet-like fiber structure, the constituent fibers thereof are not particularly limited, and for example, synthetic fibers (for example, polyester fibers, nylon fibers, etc.), natural fibers (for example, cotton, etc.) Any fiber such as silk), regenerated fiber (for example, rayon, cupra, etc.), semi-synthetic fiber (acetate fiber, etc.) can be used, and even if these fibers are used alone, two or more kinds of fibers can be used. It may be used together.

Further, in the present invention, the structure of the sheet-like member that can be used as the inner surface material is not particularly limited, and in addition to a flat non-perforated sheet, a perforated sheet such as a mesh sheet, a sheet having an uneven structure, and the like are preferably used. be able to. Further, the sheet-like member that can be used as the inner surface material may be a sheet having a single-layer structure or a sheet having a multi-layer structure of two or more layers.

The thickness, dimensions, basis weight, etc. of the sheet-like member that can be used as the inner surface material are not particularly limited as long as the effects of the present invention are not impaired, and are arbitrary according to desired flexibility, strength, breathability, touch, etc. It is possible to adopt the dimensions, shape, thickness, etc. of.

Then, in the support 2 described above, the body facing surface S ₁ of the inner surface member 21, the second direction D in each of the one side end portion 25 and the other side end portion 26 of the first direction D ₁ of the support 2 support member side engagement portions for the longitudinal direction L of one side of the engaging portion 17 and the other side of the engaging portion 18 detachably fixed to each of the extending Mashimashi and the longitudinal direction L of the disposable diaper 1 to _2, i.e., support member side engagement portions 23 and the other side of the support member side engagement portions 24 of the first one side of the direction D ₁ is provided.

[Support side engaging part]
In support 2, one side of the support member side engagement portions 23 and the support member side engagement portions 24 of the other side in the first direction D _1, as described above, as part of the respective inner surface member 21, the engaging member It is composed of a receiving member such as a loop member, which is a kind. Therefore, when the disposable diaper 1 is fixed to the support 2, the disposable diaper 1 is in the longitudinal direction L with respect to the support side engaging portion 23 (reception member) on one side of _{the first direction D 1 of the support 2.} The engaging portion 17 (hook member) on one side is engaged, and the other engaging portion 24 (receiving member) on the other side of _{the first direction D 1 of the support 2 is in the longitudinal direction L of the disposable diaper 1.} The side engaging portion 18 (hook member) is adapted to engage.

As described above, in the support 2, the entire inner surface material 21 is composed of the receiving member, and the support side engaging portions 23 and 24 are integrally formed with the inner surface material 21. Here, each support-side engaging portion (that is, the support-side engaging portion on one side of the support in the first direction and the support-side engaging portion on the other side) is the first direction of the support in a plan view. It is a portion having a predetermined first-direction length and second-direction length in each end portion of the above, and when both ends in the longitudinal direction of the absorbent article are fixed, the peeling strength is such that the absorbent article does not peel off. It can be defined as a portion having a predetermined area to be presented. More specifically, the support-side engaging portion on one side of the support in the first direction and the support-side engaging portion on the other side are respectively the first-direction edge (that is, the one-side edge in the first direction and the one-sided edge in the first direction. It extends inward in the first direction including the other side edge), and the length in the first direction from the edge in the first direction is the total length in the first direction (the total length in the first direction is 100%). It can be defined as a part within a range of less than 25% of).

As in the case of the support 2 described above, when the entire inner surface material is composed of the receiving member (that is, the support side engaging portion is formed as a part of the inner surface material), one of the first directions. Even in the region between the support side engaging portion on the side and the support side engaging portion on the other side, both ends of the absorbent article in the longitudinal direction can be fixed by engagement, so that the animal mode and The fixed position of the absorbent article can be easily adjusted in a wider range according to the wearing state of the absorbent article, and the absorbent article and the support can be more accurately attached to the body of the animal. Further, when the entire inner surface material is composed of a receiving member such as a loop member, it is not necessary to separately provide an engaging member corresponding to the engaging portion of the absorbent article on the support, so that the support is configured. In addition to being able to reduce the number of members, there is also the advantage that it is possible to prevent the rigidity of the support from being excessively increased.
Further, when the support side engaging portion provided on the body facing surface of the support is formed by a receiving member such as a loop member, the receiving member engages with the engaging portion (hook member) of the absorbent article. Although it has an engaging recess that accepts the joint protrusion, it does not have an engaging protrusion, so when the support is attached, animal hair is attached to the support-side engaging portion (receptor member) provided on the body facing surface of the support. It can be prevented from being entangled or giving a tingling stimulus to the animal's torso due to the engaging protrusions. As a result, such a support has an advantage that the animal is less likely to dislike it when it is attached, and it is easy to maintain the attached state at an appropriate position on the back of the animal.

However, in the present invention, the support-side engaging portion of the support does not have to be configured as a part of the inner surface material as in the support 2 described above. For example, the support-side engaging portion is the inner surface. On the body facing surface of the lumber, it may be composed of engaging members arranged at each of one side end portion and the other side end portion in the first direction of the support. When the support side engaging portion is composed of a separate member (that is, an engaging member) different from the inner surface material, the engaging member can secure a predetermined rigidity of the support side engaging portion. A sheet-like member having higher flexibility can be used as the inner surface material, and there is an advantage that the fit and feel of the support to the body of the animal can be further improved.

In the present invention, the engaging member capable of forming the engaging portion of the support is not particularly limited as long as the effect of the present invention is not impaired, and is the same as the engaging member capable of forming the engaging portion of the absorbent article described above. Receiving member and hook member of the above can be used.

When the support-side engaging portion of the support is formed of a receiving member such as a loop member such as the support 2 described above, the receiving member is usually repetitively performed as compared with the hook member. Since the durability is high against the attachment / detachment operation between the combined members, there is an advantage that the above-mentioned support can be used repeatedly for a longer period of time.

Further, in the present invention, the outer shape and various dimensions of the support-side engaging portion of the support are not particularly limited as long as the effects of the present invention are not impaired, and are arbitrary according to the size and body shape of the animal to be mounted. Although the outer shape and various dimensions of the above can be adopted, it is preferable that the support-side engaging portion has a second-direction length equal to or larger than the width-direction length of the absorbent body of the absorbent article. When the support side engaging portion has a second direction length equal to or larger than the width direction length of the absorbent body of the absorbent article, the support side engaging portion on one side in the first direction and the support side on the other side In each of the engaging portions, it becomes easy to secure the rigidity in the second direction at least in the range of at least the width direction length of the absorber, so that even if the animal moves when the support and the absorbent article are attached, the absorbent body is absorbent. The article can be made less likely to shrink in the anteroposterior direction of the animal, and can be made less likely to be twisted or crushed in the width direction of the absorber.

Further, the support-side engaging portion of the support extends continuously along the second direction at both ends of the support in the first direction as shown in the support 2 shown in FIG. preferable. When the support side engaging portion extends continuously along the second direction at both ends of the support in the first direction, the rigidity in the second direction is further secured in the support side engaging portion. Since it becomes easy, there is an advantage that the absorbent article fixed to the support-side engaging portion can be made more difficult to shrink in the front-rear direction of the animal. In the present invention, the form of the support-side engaging portion is not limited to such a mode, and the support-side engaging portion is a range in which the effects of the present invention are not impaired at both ends of the support in the first direction. It may extend intermittently along the second direction within.

In the support 2 described above, the support member side engagement portions 23 and 24, but is provided on the body facing surface S ₁ of the support 2, in the present invention, the arrangement of the support member side engagement portion, As long as the effect of the present invention is not impaired, the support side engaging portion may be provided on the body non-opposing surface of the support as in the embodiment described later. More specifically, the entire outer surface material may be composed of an engaging member composed of a receiving member or a hook member (that is, the support side engaging portion may be formed as a part of the outer surface material. ), Or an engaging member (that is, the outer side) in which the support side engaging portion is arranged at each of one side end portion and the other side end portion in the first direction of the support on the body non-opposing surface of the outer surface material. It may be composed of an engaging member which is a member different from the surface material).

When the support side engaging portion is provided on the body facing surface of the support as in the support 2 described above, the support and the absorbent article are attached to the body of the animal as shown in FIG. At that time, the engaging portion (engaging member) of the support engages so as to cover the engaging portion arranged on the non-opposing surface of the body of the absorbent article from the back side, and thus the absorbent property. It becomes difficult for the animal or other animal to which the article is attached to peel off the absorbent article, and both ends of the absorbent article in the longitudinal direction (the direction around the animal's torso when attached) are from the support to the surface of the animal's torso. Because it is located relatively proximal to the animal, even if excrement such as urine excreted from the animal spreads in the direction of the animal's torso along the absorbent article, it is difficult for the excrement to leak to the outside. There is an advantage that it can be done.

[Outer surface material]
In support 2, the outer surface material 22, as shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, in plan view, over the other side edge E _L2 from one side edge E _L1 in the first direction D ₁ of the support 2 has a substantially octagonal external shape, such as four corners of a rectangle extending over the other side edge E _W2 from one side edge E _W1 in a second direction D ₂ is cut in a straight line with extending, A sheet-like member arranged at a position on the body non-opposing surface side in the thickness direction _{DT of the support 2} to form a non-contact surface with the animal body (that is, the body non-opposing surface S2 of the support 2). It is composed of.

The outer shape of the outer surface material is not particularly limited as long as the effect of the present invention is not impaired, and the animal has a predetermined flexibility that can be arranged along the waist circumference on the back of the animal to be worn, and the animal. Any external shape (for example, square, rectangle, hexagon) according to the type, body shape, size, etc. of the animal, as long as it has a predetermined strength that can support the absorbent article worn on the abdomen from the back side. , Each of the four corners is an arc-shaped substantially rectangular shape, the central part of the first direction bulges outward in the second direction (crown shape), and the central part of the first direction is inward in the second direction. A concave shape (inverted crown shape, etc.) can be adopted.

Further, in the present invention, the sheet-like member that can be used as the outer surface material is particularly limited as long as it has predetermined flexibility and strength that can be used as the outer surface material of the support and can be reused by washing or the like. Instead, a sheet-like member similar to the above-mentioned inner surface material can be adopted. Further, the structure of the sheet-like member that can be used as the outer surface material is not particularly limited, and a flat non-perforated sheet, a perforated sheet such as a mesh sheet, a sheet having an uneven structure, or the like can be preferably used. Further, the sheet-like member that can be used as the outer surface material may be a sheet having a single-layer structure or a sheet having a multi-layer structure of two or more layers.

The thickness, dimensions, basis weight, etc. of the sheet-like member that can be used as the outer surface material are not particularly limited as long as the effects of the present invention are not impaired, and any dimensions according to desired flexibility, strength, breathability, etc. The shape, thickness, etc. can be adopted.

[Rigidity reinforcement member]
As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the support 2 has an outer peripheral edge of the support 2 (that is, one side edge E _L1 and the other side edge E _{L2 of the first direction D 1} , and a second direction D _2). The inner surface material 21 and the inner surface material 21 and the outer edge of the support 2 composed of the outer edge 29E of each of the one side edge E _W1 and the other side edge E _{W2 and the four inclined portions 29).} extending from the body facing surface S ₁ of the support 2 so as to sandwich the outer surface material 22 to the body non-facing surfaces S _2, and a rigid reinforcing member made from the bias tape. Furthermore, the rigid reinforcing member, as shown in FIG. 5, along the respective one side of the support member side engagement portions 23 and the support member side engagement portions 24 of the other side in the first direction D ₁ in the second direction D ₂ as part extending Te, the engaging portion rigid reinforcing member 27, extends along the first direction D ₁ at each of the second direction one side end edge of the D ₂ E _W1 and the other side edge E _W2 It has a first-direction rigidity reinforcing member 28 as a portion.

The engaging portion rigidity reinforcing member 27 and the first direction rigidity reinforcing member 28 do not necessarily extend as a whole in _{the second direction D 2} and the first direction D _{1, respectively, and at least partially.} It suffices if it is extended. The support has an engaging portion rigidity reinforcing member that extends at least partially along the second direction at each of the one-side support-side engaging portion and the other-side support-side engaging portion in the first direction. If this is the case, the rigidity will be relatively high at each of the above-mentioned engagement portions on the support side, so that even if the animal moves significantly when the support and the absorbent article are attached and the support itself is deformed. There is an advantage that it is possible to concentrate the deformation on a portion other than each support side engaging portion, and at least make it difficult for the animal to be deformed in the front-rear direction at each support side engaging portion. Further, if the support has a first-direction rigid reinforcing member that extends at least partially along the first direction, the support can be moved by an animal or the like when the support and the absorbent article are attached. Even when a force is applied in two directions (the front-back direction of the animal when worn), the above-mentioned force is resisted by the tension of the first-direction rigidity reinforcing member extending in the first direction orthogonal to the second direction. This has the advantage that the entire support can be made less likely to deform in the anterior-posterior direction of the animal.

In the support 2 described above, the rigid reinforcing member, the outer peripheral edge of the support 2, sutured, the body facing surface S ₁ and the outer surface material 22 of the inner surface member 21 body of the non-opposing surface S ₂ It is joined to each. Specifically, the rigid reinforcing member, be disposed so as to sandwich the laminate of the inner surface member 21 and the outer surface material 22 from both sides of the body facing surface S ₁ side and the body non-facing surface S ₂ side, further, the thickness body facing surface S ₁ side rigid reinforcing member arranged in the direction D _T, the inner surface member 21, the rigidity reinforcing member of the outer surface material 22 and the body non-facing surface S ₂ side, sewing in the thickness direction D _T by suture By being combined, they are integrally joined. The means for joining the rigidity reinforcing member to the above-mentioned body facing surface and the body non-facing surface is not particularly limited, and in addition to the above-mentioned sewing means, for example, a pressing means such as embossing, a hot melt type adhesive, or the like can be used. Any bonding means such as the bonding means used and the heat fusion means using ultrasonic waves can be adopted.

The rigidity reinforcing member that can be used for the support of the present invention is not limited to the above-mentioned bias tape as long as it is a strip-shaped member having a certain rigidity (strength). A strip-shaped member made of a laminated sheet or the like in which more than one type is combined can be used. Further, the strip-shaped member preferably has elasticity in the longitudinal direction thereof from the viewpoint of facilitating the fit of the support to the body of the animal. Examples of such strip-shaped members having elasticity in the longitudinal direction include bias tape woven with urethane fibers, woven fabric woven with elastic materials such as polyurethane fibers and rubber, elastic non-woven fabrics containing elastic materials, and synthetic fibers. Alternatively, a net-like fabric woven from natural fibers may be used. In the above-mentioned support 2, a bias tape having elasticity in the longitudinal direction is used as the rigidity reinforcing member.

Further, in the above-mentioned support 2, as shown in FIG. 5, the rigidity reinforcing member is arranged over the entire outer peripheral edge of the support 2, but the present invention is limited to such an arrangement. Instead, the rigidity reinforcing member may be arranged on a part of the outer peripheral edge of the support. Further, the above-mentioned engaging portion rigidity reinforcing member and the first-direction rigidity reinforcing member are not limited to the above-mentioned arrangement form, and the engaging portion rigidity reinforcing member and the first-direction rigidity reinforcing member are respectively as individual rigidity reinforcing members. It may be arranged independently.

The dimensional shape, thickness, etc. of the strip-shaped member that can be used as the rigidity reinforcing member are not particularly limited as long as the strip-shaped member can function as the rigidity reinforcing member, and any dimensional shape or shape according to desired rigidity, flexibility, etc. The thickness and the like can be adopted.

Further, in the present invention, the support includes, for example, a sheet-shaped rigidity reinforcing member arranged between the above-mentioned inner surface material and the outer surface material, in addition to the rigidity reinforcing member arranged on the outer peripheral edge. You may be. The sheet-shaped rigidity reinforcing member is not particularly limited as long as it has a predetermined rigidity and can be reused by washing or the like. For example, a woven fabric such as a plain fabric; a non-woven fabric; a knitted fabric; a natural leather; Synthetic leather: Various sheet-like members such as resin sheets such as polyolefin and polyester sheets can be used, but woven fabrics, non-woven fabrics, and knitted fabrics are used in terms of rigidity, constant flexibility, breathability, and strength. It is preferable to use a fiber sheet such as. Further, the dimensional shape, thickness, etc. of the sheet-shaped member that can be used as the sheet-shaped rigidity reinforcing member are not particularly limited, and any dimensional shape, thickness, etc. according to the desired rigidity, flexibility, breathability, etc. are adopted. can do.

In the present invention, the support is a rigid reinforcing member (that is, a rigid reinforcing member arranged on the outer peripheral edge of the support or a sheet-like rigidity arranged between the inner surface material and the outer surface material). When the support has a predetermined rigidity as a whole by the constituent members other than the reinforcing member (for example, the inner surface material, the outer surface material, the engaging member of the support side engaging portion, etc.), the support is , It is not always necessary to provide such a rigidity reinforcing member.

Further, the method for manufacturing the support composed of the above-mentioned various members is not particularly limited. For example, the support may include an inner surface material, an outer surface material, an engaging member of the support side engaging portion, or the like. After laminating with or without joining means (for example, adhesive means, suturing means, etc.) to obtain a laminate, if necessary, a rigid reinforcing member is attached to the outer peripheral edge of the laminate by any joining means. It can be manufactured by joining using.

<Excretion treatment set for animals>
Further, as shown in FIG. 7, the present invention is an example of an animal diaper set 3 (an example of the “animal excrement treatment set” of the present invention) including a disposable diaper 1 and a support 2. As described above, the animal excrement treatment set including the above-mentioned animal absorbent article and support of the present invention is included. By using the above-mentioned absorbent article of the present invention in such an excrement treatment set for animals, the absorbent article does not easily shrink in the anteroposterior direction of the animal, and the absorbent article is formed along the animal waist direction. Since it is difficult to form multiple large wrinkles and folds, it is difficult to form gaps due to wrinkles and folds between the abdominal surface of the animal and the absorbent article, and as a result, excrement leaks to the outside. It can be difficult.

Further, in the above-mentioned animal diaper set 3 provided with the disposable diaper 1 and the support 2 according to the first embodiment of the present invention, each of the support side engaging portions 23 and 24 of the support 2 is shown in FIG. As shown in 5, at each of both ends of the support 2 in the first direction D ₁ (that is, one side end 25 and the other side end 26 of _{the first direction D 1), the first support 2 is used.} direction edges (i.e., one side edge E _L1 and the other side edge E _L2 in the first direction D ₁₎ is disposed at a position including. In this way, if each of the support-side engaging portions 23 and 24 is arranged at a position including the first-direction end edge of the support 2, each of the support-side engaging portions 23 and 24 is placed at the time of mounting. Since it is possible to engage the engaging portions 17 and 18 of the disposable diaper 1 up to the portion extending to the longitudinal end edge of the support 2, the first of the support 2 when the disposable diaper 1 and the support 2 are attached. It is possible to make it more difficult for the support 2 and the disposable diaper 1 to be misaligned or peeled off due to curling at the directional edge. As a result, the above-mentioned animal diaper set 3 can stably exert the effects and functions exhibited by the above-mentioned disposable diaper 1 and support 2 for a longer period of time.

In the present invention, the fixed form between the absorbent article and the support (specifically, the arrangement form of each engaging portion of the absorbent article and each supporting portion side engaging portion of the support) is an effect of the present invention. The present invention is not limited to the mode of the diaper set 3 using the disposable diaper 1 according to the first embodiment described above, and any fixed form can be adopted.
Hereinafter, another embodiment of the present invention (second) in which the arrangement form of the engaging portion is different from that of the disposable diaper 1 according to the first embodiment described above (that is, the arrangement form of the support side engaging portion of the support is also different). The absorbent article according to the embodiment to the sixth embodiment) and the excrement treatment set using the same will be described with reference to the drawings. The configuration other than the configuration different from the above-described first embodiment is basically the same as that of the above-mentioned first embodiment, and thus the description thereof will be omitted.

<Second Embodiment>
Figure 8 is a disposable diaper 1A according to a second embodiment of the present invention, a plan view seen in the thickness direction T from the body facing surface F ₁ side while deployed, 9, supports the disposable diaper 1A It is a perspective view which shows typically the state fixed to the body 2A.

In the disposable diaper 1A of the second embodiment, as shown in FIG. 8, each of the engaging portion 17A on one side and the engaging portion 18A on the other side in the longitudinal direction L has a pair of side sheets 14, 14'. It arranged so as to extend in the width direction W in each of the body facing surface F ₁ one side end portion of the position and and longitudinal direction L on the side 15 and the other side end portion 16 is constituted by the hook member.
On the other hand, support 2A, as shown in FIG. 9, each of the first direction D ₁ of the one side of the support member side engagement portions 23A and of the other side support member side engagement portions 24A are one of the first direction D ₁ in each of the side edge 25 and the other side end portion 26 is disposed on the body non-facing surfaces S ₂ of the support 2A as part of the outer surface material 22 consisting of respectively receiving member.
Accordingly, the present in the diaper set 3A for animal that includes a disposable diaper 1A and the support 2A of the second embodiment, as shown in FIG. 9, which is arranged on the body non-facing surfaces S ₂ of the support 2A for one of the one side in the direction D ₁ support member side engagement portions 23A (receiving member), one side of the engaging portion 17A in the longitudinal direction L, which is disposed on the body facing surface F ₁ of the disposable diaper 1A (hook member) but engaged, the first direction D ₁ of the other side of the support member side engagement portions 24A arranged in the body non-facing surfaces S ₂ of the support 2A (receiving member), the body facing surface F of the disposable diaper 1A _The disposable diaper 1A and the support 2A are attached to the body of the animal by engaging the engaging portion 18A (hook member) on the other side in the longitudinal direction L arranged in 1.

This in disposable diaper 1A of the second embodiment, since each engaging portion 18A of the one side engaging portion 17A and the other side of the longitudinal direction L, are disposed on the body facing surface F ₁ of the disposable diaper 1A When attaching the disposable diaper 1A and the support 2A to the body of the animal, the support 2A is placed on the back of the animal, and then the disposable diaper 1A is placed along the abdomen to the waist of the animal as described above. engaging portions 17A, will be engaged to 18A the body non-facing surfaces S ₂ of the support 2A, the disposable diaper 1A engaging fixed while pressing the animal hair in support 2A, the disposable diaper 1A The disposable diaper 1A can be attached to the abdomen of the animal without getting the animal hair caught in the engaging portion of the support 2A. As a result, the disposable diaper 1A of the second embodiment can be worn more accurately and more accurately on the abdomen of the animal, and the leakage of animal excrement can be further reduced.

<Third Embodiment>
Next, the disposable diaper 1B according to the third embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. Figure 10 is a disposable diaper 1B according to a third embodiment of the present invention, a plan view seen in the thickness direction T from the body facing surface F ₁ side while deployed, FIG. 11, supporting the disposable diaper 1B It is a perspective view which shows typically the state fixed to the body 2B.

Disposable diaper 1B of the third embodiment, as shown in FIG. 10, engagement portion 17B of the one side in the longitudinal direction L is located in the fuselage non-facing surface F ₂ side of the backsheet 12 and the longitudinal direction L It is composed of hook members arranged so as to extend in the width direction W at the one side end portion 15, and the engaging portion 18B on the other side in the longitudinal direction L is the fuselage facing surface F of the pair of side seats 14 and 14'. are constituted by arranged the hook member so as to extend in the width direction W at the other side end portion 16 of and the longitudinal direction L is located on the ₁ side.
On the other hand, the support 2B, as shown in FIG. 11, the support member side engagement portions 23B of the one side in the first direction D ₁ is, at one side end portion 25 of the first direction D _1, the inner surface comprising a receiving member arranged as part of the timber 21 to the support 2B torso facing surface S ₁ of the support member side engagement portions 24B of the first other side in the direction D ₁ is, at the other end portion 26 in the first direction D _1, receptor It is arranged in the body non-facing surfaces S ₂ of the support 2B as part of the outer surface member 22 made of members.
Accordingly, the present in the diaper set 3B for animal that includes a disposable diaper 1B and the support 2B of the third embodiment, as shown in FIG. 11, the first disposed on the body facing surface S ₁ of the support 2B one side of the support member side engagement portions 23B of the direction D ₁ with respect to (receiving member), one side engaging portion 17B (hook member) of the longitudinal direction L, which is disposed in the body non-facing surface F ₂ of the disposable diaper 1B but engaged, the first direction D ₁ of the other side of the support member side engagement portions 24B disposed on the body non-facing surfaces S ₂ of the support 2B (receiving member), the body facing surface F of the disposable diaper 1B _The disposable diaper 1B and the support 2B are attached to the body of the animal by engaging the engaging portion 18B (hook member) on the other side in the longitudinal direction L arranged in 1.

This in disposable diaper 1B of the third embodiment, the engaging portion 17B of the one side in the longitudinal direction L is disposed in the body non-facing surface F ₂ of the disposable diaper 1B, the other side of the engaging portion 18B in the longitudinal direction L but since it is located on the body facing surface F ₁ of the disposable diaper 1B, for example, when attaching the disposable diaper 1B and the support 2B against animal lying states of bedridden like, torso non disposable diaper 1B by mounting so as to be positioned on the lower side of the body of an animal in a state where the facing surface F ₂ to placed one of the engaging portion 17B is lying at the bottom of the fuselage of the animal in the longitudinal direction of the disposable diaper 1B One end of L is located relatively proximal to the support 2B with respect to the surface of the animal's body, and excrement such as urine discharged from the animal travels along the disposable diaper 1B to the animal's body. even diffused toward the bottom, it is possible to hardly leak the excrement to the outside, and in the body of the upper of the lying state animal, are arranged in the body facing surface F ₁ of the disposable diaper 1B It was that the other engagement portion 18B is engaged with the body non-facing surfaces S ₂ of the support 2B, close contact and fastening state of the disposable diaper 1B against the body of the lying state animal, easy to adjust the position or the like , The disposable diaper 1B can be attached to the body of the animal in a more appropriate state. As a result, the disposable diaper 1B of the third embodiment can appropriately wear the disposable diaper 1B even to a lying animal such as a bedridden animal, and can exert the effect of the disposable diaper 1B. It can be demonstrated accurately and effectively.

<Fourth Embodiment>
Next, the disposable diaper 1C according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. Figure 12 is a disposable diaper 1C according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention, a plan view seen in the thickness direction T from the body facing surface F ₁ side while deployed, FIG. 13, supporting the disposable diaper 1C It is a perspective view which shows typically the state fixed to the body 2C.

In the disposable diaper 1C of the fourth embodiment, except that the engaging portion 17C on one side of the longitudinal direction L, the engaging portion 18C on the other side, and the absorber 13C are formed to have long lengths in each longitudinal direction. It has the same configuration as the disposable diaper 1 of the first embodiment described above. That is, in the disposable diaper 1C of the fourth embodiment, as shown in FIG. 12, each of the engaging portion 17C on one side and the engaging portion 18C on the other side in the longitudinal direction L is not opposed to the body of the back sheet 12. It arranged so as to extend in the width direction W in one each side edge 15 and the other side end portion 16 of and located on the surface F ₂ side longitudinal L, together are constituted by a hook member, the absorber It has a predetermined length in the longitudinal direction so as to overlap with 13C in the thickness direction T. More specifically, as shown in FIG. 12, in the engaging portion 17C on one side in the longitudinal direction L, the inner edge 17CE in the longitudinal direction is one side end of the absorber 13C in the longitudinal direction L in a plan view. It has a predetermined longitudinal length so as to be located on the inner side of the longitudinal direction L with respect to the edge 13CE, and further, the engaging portion 18C on the other side of the longitudinal direction L also has an inner longitudinal end. The edge 18CE has a predetermined longitudinal length so that the edge 18CE is located on the inner side of the longitudinal direction L with respect to the other side edge 13CE'of the absorber 13C in the longitudinal direction L in a plan view. The absorber 13C also has a predetermined longitudinal length so as to overlap each of the engaging portion 17C on one side and the engaging portion 18C on the other side in the longitudinal direction L in the thickness direction T.
Thus, overlapping portions R ₂ are defined as respectively and the portion where the absorbent body 13C is overlapped in the thickness direction T of the engagement portion 18C of the one side engaging portion 17C and the other side of the longitudinal direction L is It has a five-layer laminated structure consisting of each of the above-mentioned engaging portions 17C and 18C, a front surface sheet 11, an absorber 13C, a back surface sheet 12 and a back film 12B, and has a relatively high rigidity as compared with other portions. Have.

On the other hand, the support 2C, as shown in FIG. 13, each of the first on one side of the direction D ₁ support member side engagement portion 23C and the other side of the support member side engagement portion 24C is, one of the first direction D ₁ in each of the side edge 25 and the other side end portion 26, arranged on the body facing surface S ₁ of the support 2C as part of the inner surface member 21 made of each receiving member, similar to the support 2 of the above-described structure It has.
Therefore, in the diaper set 3C for animals provided with the disposable diaper 1C and the support 2C of the fourth embodiment, the diaper for animals provided with the disposable diaper 1 and the support 2 of the first embodiment described above. in the same manner as set 3, for one side of the support member side engagement portion 23C in the first direction D ₁ disposed on the body facing surface S ₁ of the support 2C (receiving member), the body of the disposable diaper 1C non-facing combined one side of the engaging portion 17C (hook member) engaging surface F ₂ to arranged longitudinally L, the support of the first other side in the direction D ₁ disposed on the body facing surface S ₁ of the support 2C against side engagement portion 24C (receiving member), the other side of the engagement portion 18C in the longitudinal direction L, which is disposed in the body non-facing surface F ₂ of the disposable diaper 1C (hook member) by engaging, disposable The diaper 1C and the support 2C are attached to the body of the animal.

This in the fourth embodiment, since the disposable diaper 1C has a overlapping portion _{R 2} of the absorbent body 13C and the engaging portion 17C, and a 18C overlaps in the thickness direction T, the disposable diaper 1C and the support 2C of the time of attachment, until the absorbent body 13C of the disposable diaper 1C of the support 2C via the overlap portion R _2, the continuous predetermined rigidity (specifically along the waist direction D _S of the animal, the animal It is easy to secure (rigidity against the force applied to compress in the front-back direction _DF ), and the disposable diaper 1C can be made more difficult to shrink in _{the front-back direction DF of the animal.} As a result, the animal diaper set 3C provided with the disposable diaper 1C and the support 2C of the fourth embodiment can more reliably prevent the leakage of excrement.

<Fifth Embodiment>
Next, the disposable diaper 1D according to the fifth embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. Figure 14 is a disposable diaper 1D according to a fifth embodiment of the present invention, a plan view seen in the thickness direction T from the body facing surface F ₁ side while deployed, FIG. 15, the animal disposable diaper 1D the support 2D for supporting from the back side, is a plan view in the thickness direction D _T from the body non-facing surface S ₂ side while deployed. Further, FIG. 16 is a perspective view schematically showing a state in which the disposable diaper 1D is fixed to the support 2D.

As shown in FIG. 14, the disposable diaper 1D of the fifth embodiment is a back surface sheet in which each of the engaging portion 17D on one side and the engaging portion 18D on the other side in the longitudinal direction L is made of a non-woven fabric as a receiving member. It has the same configuration as the disposable diaper 1 of the first embodiment described above, except that it is arranged on _{the body non-facing surface F 2} of the disposable diaper 1D as a part of the diaper 12.
On the other hand, support 2D, as shown in FIG. 15, each of which body facing surface of the support 2D of the first support on one side of the direction D ₁ side engagement portion 23D and the other side of the support member side engagement portion 24D It is constituted by arranged hook members so as to extend in a second direction D ₂ in each of the one side end portion 25 and the other side end portion 26 of the position and and the first direction D ₁ to S ₁ side. That is, the support member 2D, except that each of the first on one side of the direction D ₁ support member side engagement portion 23D and the other side of the support member side engagement portion 24D is formed by the hook member, the above-mentioned support It has the same configuration as 2.
Therefore, in the diaper set 3D for animals including the disposable diaper 1D and the support 2D of the fifth embodiment, as shown in FIG. 16, the disposable diaper 1 and the support 2 of the first embodiment described above against in the same manner as the diaper set 3 for animals provided with one side of the support member side engagement portion 23D of the first direction D ₁ disposed on the body facing surface S ₁ of the support 2D (hook member), a first direction one side of the engagement portion 17D of the longitudinal direction L, which is disposed in the body non-facing surface F ₂ of the disposable diaper 1D (receiving member) engages, which is disposed on the body facing surface S ₁ of the support 2D With respect to the support side engaging portion 24D (hook member) on the other side of _{D 1} , the engaging portion 18C (receiving member) on the other side in the longitudinal direction L arranged on _{the body non-opposing surface F 2 of the disposable diaper 1D} By engaging, the disposable diaper 1D and the support 2D are attached to the body of the animal.

This in the fifth diapers set 3D for animals provided with a disposable diaper 1D and support 2D embodiment, both end portions of the support 2D first direction D ₁ (i.e., one side end of the first direction D ₁ parts 25 and support member side engagement portion 23D in the body facing surface S ₁ of each of the other side end portion 26), because it has a 24D, the disposable diaper 1D and the support 2D when attached to the body of the animal, support member side engagement portion 23D of the support 2D, 24D becomes that each engagement portion 17D of the body non-facing surface _{F 2} of the disposable diaper 1D, the 18D engages so as to cover from the back side, such disposable diaper 1D It becomes difficult for the worn animal and other animals to remove the disposable diaper 1D, and _{both ends of the disposable diaper 1D in the longitudinal direction L (that is, the animal's waist circumference DS} ) support 2D with respect to the animal's torso surface. by positioned relatively proximal side of the excrement such as urine discharged from animals along the disposable diaper 1D even diffused into waist direction D _S of the animal, the excrement to the outside It can be made difficult to leak.
Further, in the above-mentioned animal diaper set 3D, since each of the support side engaging portions 23D and 24D is composed of a hook member extending in _{the second direction D 2} (that is, the animal's front-rear direction _{DF), it is relative.} rigid high hook member by the support member side engagement portions 23D, easy to secure the rigidity in the second direction D ₂ of the 24D, such support member side engagement portion 23D, the disposable diaper 1D animal to be engaged and fixed to 24D It can be made more difficult to shrink in the front-back direction _DF.
Therefore, the animal diaper set 3D provided with the disposable diaper 1D and the support 2D of the fifth embodiment can more stably and surely prevent the leakage of animal excrement.

The present in the disposable diaper 1D of the fifth embodiment, each of the engagement portion 18D of one side engaging portion 17D and the other side of the longitudinal direction L is located in the body non-opposing surface F ₂ side of the backsheet 12 It may be composed of a receiving member such as a loop member (that is, a receiving member of a member different from the back surface sheet 12).

<Sixth Embodiment>
Next, the disposable diaper 1E according to the sixth embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. Figure 17 is a disposable diaper 1E according to a sixth embodiment of the present invention, a plan view seen in the thickness direction T from the body facing surface F ₁ side while deployed, FIG. 18, the animal disposable diaper 1E the support 2E for supporting the back side of a plan view taken in the thickness direction D _T from the body non-facing surface S ₂ side while deployed. Further, FIG. 19 is a perspective view schematically showing a state in which the disposable diaper 1E is fixed to the support 2E.

In the disposable diaper 1E of the sixth embodiment, as shown in FIG. 17, each of the engaging portion 17E on one side and the engaging portion 18E on the other side in the longitudinal direction L has a pair of side sheets 14, 14'. is constituted by the receiving member of the loop members such as disposed so as to extend in the width direction W in each of the body facing surface F ₁ one side end portion of the position and and longitudinal direction L on the side 15 and the other side end portion 16 It has the same configuration as the disposable diaper 1A of the second embodiment described above, except that the diaper has the same configuration as the disposable diaper 1A described above.

On the other hand, the support 2E, as shown in FIG. 18, each support member side engagement portions 24E of the first one side of the support member side engagement portion 23E and the other side in the direction D ₁ is the body of the support 2E non-facing are constituted by arranged hook members so as to extend in a second direction D ₂ in each of the one side end portion 25 and the other side end portion 26 of the surface S ₂ positioned side and the first direction D _1. That is, the support member 2E, except that each of the support member side engagement portions 24E of the first one side of the support member side engagement portion 23E and the other side in the direction D ₁ is constituted by a hook member, the above-mentioned support It has the same configuration as 2A.
Therefore, in the diaper set 3E for animals including the disposable diaper 1E and the support 2E of the sixth embodiment, as shown in FIG. 19, the disposable diaper 1A and the support 2A of the second embodiment described above are used. the in the same manner as the diaper set 3A for animals with respect to the support member side engagement portions 23E of the first direction D on one side of the ₁ arranged in the body non-facing surfaces S ₂ of the support 2E (hook member) , first to one side of the engaging portion 17E of the longitudinal direction L, which is disposed on the body facing surface F ₁ of the disposable diaper 1E (receiving member) engages, which is disposed on the body non-facing surfaces S ₂ of the support 2E relative to the support member side engagement portions 24E of the other side in the direction D ₁ (hook member), the engaging portion 18E of the other side in the longitudinal direction L, which is disposed on the body facing surface F ₁ of the disposable diaper 1E (receiving member) By engaging, the disposable diaper 1E and the support 2E are attached to the body of the animal.

This in the sixth diapers set 3E for animals provided with a disposable diaper 1E embodiment the support 2E, both end portions of the support 2E first direction D ₁ (i.e., one side end of the first direction D ₁ parts 25 and the other side end portion 26 of each) in the body non-facing surface S ₂ in the support member side engagement portions 23E, since it has a 24E, a disposable diaper 1E support 2E when attached to the body of the animal After placing the support 2E on the back of the animal, the disposable diaper 1E is placed along the waist from the abdomen of the animal, and the engaging portions 17E and 18E of the disposable diaper 1E are not opposed to the body of the support 2E. will be engaged with the surface S _2, the disposable diaper 1E engaging fixed while pressing the hair of an animal with the support 2E, so as not to get caught the animal hair to the engagement portion of the disposable diaper 1E the support 2E The disposable diaper 1E can be attached to the abdomen of the animal.
Further, in the above-mentioned animal diaper set 3E, since each of the support side engaging portions 23E and 24E is composed of a hook member extending in _{the second direction D 2} (that is, the animal's front-rear direction _{DF), it is relative.} rigid high hook member by the support member side engagement portions 23E, easy to secure a second stiffness in the direction D ₂ of 24E, such support member side engagement portions 23E, a disposable diaper 1E animal to be engaged and fixed to 24E It can be made more difficult to shrink in the front-back direction _DF.
Therefore, the animal diaper set 3E provided with the disposable diaper 1E and the support 2E of the sixth embodiment can attach the disposable diaper 1E to the abdomen of the animal more accurately and more accurately. Leakage of animal excrement can be made even less likely.

In the disposable diaper 1E of the sixth embodiment, each of the engaging portion 17E on one side and the engaging portion 18E on the other side in the longitudinal direction L is a surface sheet 11 to a pair made of a non-woven fabric which is a receiving member. as part of the side sheets 14, 14 'may be arranged on the fuselage opposing surface F ₁ of the disposable diaper 1E.

Further, in the present invention, as a fixed form of the absorbent article and the support, a fixed form such as still another embodiment of the present invention (7th to 11th embodiments) exemplified below is also used. Can be adopted.
The disposable diapers for animals and the diaper sets for animals using the disposable diapers according to still another embodiment of the present invention (7th to 11th embodiments) will be described below. The disposable diapers and the disposable diapers according to the seventh to eleventh embodiments are the same as the above-described embodiments except for the arrangement of the engaging portion and the engaging portion on the support side of the support. A diaper set using the diaper set will be briefly described without using drawings.

In the disposable diaper according to the seventh embodiment of the present invention, the engaging portion on one side in the longitudinal direction is located on the non-opposing surface side of the body of the disposable diaper and extends in the width direction at one end in the longitudinal direction. The engaging portion on the other side in the longitudinal direction is composed of a receiving member arranged on the other end in the longitudinal direction on the body facing surface of the disposable diaper.
On the other hand, in the support, the support-side engaging portion on one side in the first direction is composed of a receiving member arranged at one end on one side in the first direction on the body facing surface of the support, and the other in the first direction. The side support side engaging portion is composed of a hook member located on the body non-opposing surface side of the support and arranged so as to extend in the second direction at the other side end portion in the first direction.
Therefore, in the diaper set for animals provided with the disposable diaper and the support of the seventh embodiment, the support side engaging portion (receptor member) on one side in the first direction arranged on the body facing surface of the support. ), The engaging portion (hook member) on one side in the longitudinal direction arranged on the non-opposing surface of the body of the disposable diaper is engaged, and the other in the first direction arranged on the non-opposing surface of the body of the support. The disposable diaper and the support are engaged by engaging the other engaging portion (receptive member) in the longitudinal direction arranged on the body facing surface of the disposable diaper with the engaging portion (hook member) on the side of the support. Is attached to the body of the animal.

Further, in the disposable diaper according to the eighth embodiment of the present invention, the engaging portion on one side in the longitudinal direction is located on the body facing surface side of the disposable diaper and extends in the width direction at the one end portion in the longitudinal direction. The engaging portion on the other side in the longitudinal direction is composed of a receiving member arranged on the other end in the longitudinal direction on the body facing surface of the disposable diaper.
On the other hand, in the support, the support-side engaging portion on one side in the first direction is composed of a receiving member arranged at the one-side end in the first direction on the body non-opposing surface of the support, and the support is in the first direction. The support side engaging portion on the other side is composed of a hook member located on the body non-opposing surface side of the support and arranged so as to extend in the second direction at the other end portion in the first direction. ..
Therefore, in the diaper set for animals provided with the disposable diaper and the support of the eighth embodiment, the support side engaging portion (reception) on one side in the first direction arranged on the non-opposing surface of the body of the support. The engaging portion (hook member) on one side in the longitudinal direction arranged on the body facing surface of the disposable diaper engages with the member), and the other in the first direction arranged on the body non-facing surface of the support. The disposable diaper and the support are engaged by engaging the other engaging portion (receptive member) in the longitudinal direction arranged on the body facing surface of the disposable diaper with the engaging portion (hook member) on the side of the support. Is attached to the body of the animal.

Further, in the disposable diaper according to the ninth embodiment of the present invention, the engaging portion on one side in the longitudinal direction is composed of a receiving member arranged at one end in the longitudinal direction on the non-opposing surface of the body of the disposable diaper. , The engagement portion on the other side in the longitudinal direction is composed of a hook member located on the non-opposing surface side of the body of the disposable diaper and arranged so as to extend in the width direction at the other end portion in the longitudinal direction. ..
On the other hand, in the support, the support-side engaging portion on one side in the first direction is located on the non-opposing surface side of the body of the support and extends in the second direction at the one-side end in the first direction. It is composed of the arranged hook members, and the support side engaging portion on the other side in the first direction is composed of the receiving member arranged on the other side end portion in the first direction on the body facing surface of the support.
Therefore, in the diaper set for animals provided with the disposable diaper and the support of the ninth embodiment, the support side engaging portion (hook) on one side in the first direction arranged on the non-opposing surface of the body of the support. A member) is engaged with an engaging portion (receptive member) on one side in the longitudinal direction arranged on the non-opposite surface of the body of the disposable diaper, and the other in the first direction arranged on the opposite surface of the body of the support. Support with the disposable diaper by engaging the engaging portion (hook member) on the other side in the longitudinal direction arranged on the non-opposing surface of the body of the disposable diaper with the engaging portion (receiving member) on the side of the support. The body is attached to the body of the animal.

Further, in the disposable diaper according to the tenth embodiment of the present invention, the engaging portion on one side in the longitudinal direction is located on the body facing surface side of the disposable diaper and extends in the width direction at the one end portion in the longitudinal direction. The engaging portion on the other side in the longitudinal direction is composed of a receiving member arranged on the other end in the longitudinal direction on the non-opposing surface of the body of the disposable diaper.
On the other hand, in the support, the support-side engaging portion on one side in the first direction is composed of a receiving member arranged at one end on one side in the first direction on the body facing surface of the support, and the other in the first direction. The side support side engaging portion is composed of a hook member located on the body non-opposing surface side of the support and arranged so as to extend in the second direction at the other side end portion in the first direction.
Therefore, in the diaper set for animals provided with the disposable diaper and the support of the tenth embodiment, the support side engaging portion (receptor member) on one side in the first direction arranged on the body facing surface of the support. ), The engaging portion (hook member) on one side in the longitudinal direction arranged on the body facing surface of the disposable diaper is engaged, and the other side in the first direction arranged on the body non-facing surface of the support. By engaging the engaging portion (hook member) on the support side of the disposable diaper with the engaging portion (receptive member) on the other side in the longitudinal direction arranged on the non-opposing surface of the body of the disposable diaper, the disposable diaper and the support Is attached to the body of the animal.

Further, in the disposable diaper according to the eleventh embodiment of the present invention, the engaging portion on one side in the longitudinal direction is composed of a receiving member arranged at the one end portion in the longitudinal direction on the non-opposing surface of the body of the disposable diaper. The engaging portion on the other side in the longitudinal direction is composed of a receiving member arranged at the other end on the other side in the longitudinal direction on the body facing surface of the disposable diaper.
On the other hand, the support is arranged so that the support-side engaging portion on one side in the first direction is located on the body facing surface side of the support and extends in the second direction at the one-side end portion in the first direction. The support side engaging portion on the other side in the first direction is located on the non-opposing surface side of the fuselage of the support and extends in the second direction at the other end portion in the first direction. It is composed of hook members arranged in such a manner.
Therefore, in the diaper set for animals provided with the disposable diaper and the support of the eleventh embodiment, the support side engaging portion (hook member) on one side in the first direction arranged on the body facing surface of the support. ), The engaging portion (receptor member) on one side in the longitudinal direction arranged on the non-opposing surface of the body of the disposable diaper is engaged, and the other in the first direction arranged on the non-opposing surface of the body of the support. The disposable diaper and the support are engaged by engaging the other engaging portion (receptive member) in the longitudinal direction arranged on the body facing surface of the disposable diaper with the engaging portion (hook member) on the side of the support. Is attached to the body of the animal.

In addition, also in the 7th to 11th embodiments described above, the receiving member used as each engaging portion of the disposable diaper and each supporting portion side engaging portion of the support is the above-mentioned 1st to 6th embodiments. Similar to the form, with a member (for example, a pair of side sheets, a front sheet, a back sheet, an inner surface material, an outer surface material, etc.) forming a surface on which the surface is provided (that is, a body facing surface or a body non-facing surface). It may be integrally configured or may be provided as a separate member.

The animal-use absorbent article and excrement treatment set of the present invention are not limited to the above-mentioned embodiments and the like, and can be appropriately combined, substituted, modified, etc. within the range not departing from the object and purpose of the present invention. It is possible. In this specification, the ordinal numbers such as "first" and "second" are for distinguishing the items to which the ordinal numbers are attached, and mean the order, priority, importance, etc. of each item. It's not something to do.

1 Disposable diapers (an example of absorbent products)
11 Front sheet 12 Back sheet 13 Absorber 14 One side sheet in the width direction 14'The other side sheet in the width direction 15 One side end in the longitudinal direction 16 The other end in the longitudinal direction 17 One side in the longitudinal direction Engagement part 18 Engagement part on the other side in the longitudinal direction 19 One side end part in the width direction 19'The other side end part in the width direction 2 Support 21 Inner surface material 22 Outer surface material 23 One side in the first direction Support side engaging part 24 Supporting side engaging part on the other side in the first direction 25 One side end part in the first direction 26 Another side end part in the first direction 27 Engagement part Rigidity reinforcing member 28 First direction rigid reinforcing member 29 Inclined part 3 Animal diaper set A Width direction length of engaging part B Width direction length of absorber

Claims (12)

An animal absorbent article that is attached to the abdomen of an animal while being supported by a support that is attached to the back of the animal.
The absorbent article has a longitudinal direction corresponding to the waist circumference direction of the animal when worn and a width direction orthogonal to the longitudinal direction and corresponding to the front-back direction of the animal when worn, and the longitudinal direction. An absorber arranged at a position including a central portion where the central axes of each of the direction and the width direction intersect, and an absorber extending in the width direction at each of both end portions in the longitudinal direction and detachable from the support. Has an engaging part that engages with
The absorbent article, each of which has a width direction length equal to or greater than the width direction length of the absorber. The absorbent article has a body facing surface facing the animal's body when worn and a body non-facing surface opposite to the body facing surface in the thickness direction.
The absorbent article according to claim 1, wherein each of the engaging portions is arranged on a non-opposing surface of the body. The absorbent article has a body facing surface facing the animal's body when worn and a body non-facing surface opposite to the body facing surface in the thickness direction, and each of the engaging portions Is the absorbent article according to claim 1, which is arranged on the body facing surface. The absorbent article has a body facing surface facing the animal's body when worn and a body non-facing surface opposite to the body facing surface in the thickness direction.
Of the engaging portions arranged at both ends in the longitudinal direction, one of the engaging portions is arranged on the non-opposing surface of the fuselage, and the other engaging portion is arranged on the facing surface of the fuselage. The absorbent article according to claim 1. The absorbency according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein each of the engaging portions is arranged at both ends in the longitudinal direction at positions including the longitudinal edge of the absorbent article. Goods. The absorbency according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the absorbent article has a low-rigidity portion having a relatively low rigidity between the absorber and the engaging portion in a plan view. Goods. The absorbent article according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the absorbent article has an overlapping portion in which the absorbent body and the engaging portion overlap in the thickness direction. The absorbent article according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein each of the engaging portions is formed by a hook member. An excrement treatment set for animals, comprising the absorbent article according to any one of claims 1 to 8 and the support. An animal excrement treatment set comprising the absorbent article according to any one of claims 1 to 7 and the support.
In a plan view, the support has a first direction corresponding to the body circumference direction of the animal when worn, and a second direction orthogonal to the first direction and corresponding to the front-back direction of the animal when worn. In the thickness direction, it has a body facing surface facing the animal's body when worn and a body non-facing surface opposite to the body facing surface.
Further, the support extends in the second direction on the body facing surfaces at both ends in the first direction and detachably engages with each of the corresponding engaging portions of the absorbent article. , The excrement treatment set having a support side engaging portion composed of a hook member. An animal excrement treatment set comprising the absorbent article according to any one of claims 1 to 7 and the support.
In a plan view, the support has a first direction corresponding to the body circumference direction of the animal when worn, and a second direction orthogonal to the first direction and corresponding to the front-back direction of the animal when worn. In the thickness direction, it has a body facing surface facing the animal's body when worn and a body non-facing surface opposite to the body facing surface.
Further, the support extends in the second direction at both ends of the first direction and detachably engages with each of the corresponding engaging portions of the absorbent article. The excrement treatment set having a support-side engaging portion made of a hook member. The excrement treatment set according to claim 10 or 11, wherein each of the support-side engaging portions is arranged at both ends in the first direction, respectively, at positions including the first-direction edge of the support. ..

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