JP7128455B2 - absorbent article - Google Patents

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TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a pad-type or tape-fastening type absorbent article comprising an outer sheet, an inner sheet, and an absorbent body sandwiched between them, and used in combination with an outerwear such as a pants-type paper diaper.

Absorbent articles such as disposable diapers come in various forms corresponding to the age, sex, usage, etc. of users. For example, pad-type absorbent articles (paper diapers) are used together with outerwear such as pants-type paper diapers, diaper covers, and cloth underwear. That is, pad-type absorbent articles are used by being inserted inside the outerwear worn by the user. widely used as.
This pad-type absorbent article includes an outer sheet (back sheet), an inner sheet (top sheet), and an absorbent body sandwiched between them, and is worn from the abdomen to the back so as to cover the user's crotch region. , the outer shape of the absorbent article or absorbent body is vertically long.
In addition, it has the same structure as the pad-type absorbent article, and tape members (fastening tapes) are provided on both sides of the back portion and fastening members (front sheets) are provided on both sides of the abdominal portion. type absorbent articles are also widely used, as are pad-type absorbent articles.
Unlike pad-type absorbent articles, this tape-fastening type absorbent article is used alone or in combination with a pad. The tape member (fastening tape) on the back side is engaged with the fastening member (front sheet) on the abdomen side to be worn by the user.
When wearing a pad-type or tape-fastening type absorbent article, it is necessary to apply the absorbent article to the user so that the left and right portions of the absorbent article are evenly distributed. For alignment, the outer sheet has a center line such as a straight line along the center line extending in the longitudinal direction of the outer sheet (the center line that bisects the short side direction of the outer sheet), dots arranged in a straight line, or the like. In many cases, a display similar to (hereinafter referred to as "center line display") is applied.

For example, in Patent Document 1 (Japanese Unexamined Patent Application Publication No. 2004-298571), in a back sheet (outer sheet), as front/back discrimination means, a linear thick line is formed in the vicinity of the center line extending in the longitudinal direction (central position in the width direction). Although an absorbent article printed with a pattern or the like is disclosed, the bold line pattern or the like also functions for center alignment between the absorbent article and the user.
When displaying the center line on the exterior sheet, it is desirable to display the center line in the center of the exterior sheet in the longitudinal direction. The center line may be displayed at a position slightly shifted from the center of the outer sheet due to the positional deviation of the outer sheet.
FIG. 26 is a front view of the pad-type absorbent article as described above, which is spread out and flattened. , 103 is a center line display, and C100 is a center line extending in the longitudinal direction.
As shown in FIG. 26, in the absorbent article 100, both the outer sheet 101 (including the inner sheet attached thereto) and the absorbent body 102 bulge left and right at the top in the longitudinal direction, and swell left and right at the center in the same direction. It has a dent, and the lower part in the same direction swells left and right, and the width (width in the left and right direction) is widened in the order of the central part, the upper part, and the lower part, and is slightly shifted to the right from the center line C100 of the exterior sheet 100 A center line display 103 is provided at the position of the center line.
In this case, the upper part is the ventral part or the dorsal part, the central part is the crotch part, and the lower part is the dorsal part or the ventral part, but the upper part, which is narrower in width (area) than the lower part, is the ventral part. For example, female users often use the upper portion as the ventral portion, and male users often use the upper portion as the dorsal portion.

The absorbent article 100 is usually transported and stored in a folded state in order to save space and facilitate handling.
27A and 27B are explanatory diagrams illustrating a state in which the absorbent article 100 shown in FIG. 26 is folded. FIG. 27A is a front view of the absorbent article 100 before folding, and FIG. FIG. 1(c) is a front view of the absorbent article 100 after being folded, in which f10 to f12 are folding lines.
First, the absorbent article 100 in an unfolded state before folding as shown in FIG. It is folded in three as shown in (b).
Next, the absorbent article 100 that has been folded in three is folded inward along folding lines f12 perpendicular to the longitudinal direction to form a six-fold state as shown in FIG.
In this case, as shown in FIG. 24(a), a center line display 103 is provided at a position slightly shifted to the right from the center line C100 of the outer sheet 101, and the center position of the absorbent article 100 and the user is slightly shifted and absorbed. There is no problem in using the absorbent article 100 even when the absorbent article 100 is worn.
However, when the user (including the wearer who wears the absorbent article on the user) notices that the center line display 103 is provided at a position deviated from the center line C100 of the exterior sheet 101, the user may have a bad impression as if the absorbent article 100 were defective or inferior.
Manufacturers and sellers of absorbent articles refrain from shipping products that may give a bad impression to users. The problem arises that it has to be discarded.
In particular, in the absorbent article 100 that is folded and reduced in size as shown in FIGS. 27(b) and (c), the deviation between the center line C100 of the outer sheet 101 and the center line display 103 is conspicuous, and the above problem is conspicuous. Become.
The above points are the same for tape-fastening type absorbent articles.

FIG. 28 is a side view of the folded absorbent article 100 shown in FIG. 27(c), where (a) is a side view of one folded absorbent article 100, and (b) is a A side view of a state in which a plurality of folded absorbent articles 100 are stacked is shown, and 104 (104a, 104b) in the figure is a side surface.
As shown in FIG. 28(b), the absorbent article 100 is stored in a state in which a plurality of absorbent articles 100 are stacked with the side surface 104 facing the front of the user. This point is the same for tape-fastening type absorbent articles.
By the way, since there are different types of absorbent articles 100 having the same outer shape, such as different absorption amounts of the absorbent bodies 102, there is a method for identifying the type of absorbent article 100. display is required. This point is the same for tape-fastening type absorbent articles.
For example, in Patent Document 2 (Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2008-264232), in order to make it possible to identify the absorbent capacity even after the absorbent article is taken out of the package, a back sheet is provided with an absorbent absorbent. An absorbent article is disclosed in which information display portions as identification portions capable of identifying the ability are printed and displayed at six locations corresponding to each corner portion and central portion.
However, in the absorbent article of Patent Document 2, the information display portion is printed on the back sheet in the unfolded state as shown in FIG. There is a problem that the information display part of Patent Document 2 does not function as an identification display for absorbent articles stored in a stacked state.
Further, the absorbent article of Patent Document 2 does not have a center line display, and when the information display portion of Patent Document 2 is provided in an absorbent article that requires a center line display, the information display provided in the central portion of the back sheet A problem arises that the part overlaps with the center line display, and the center line display becomes difficult to see and its function is impaired.
Further, FIG. 4 of Patent Document 2 shows a tape-fastening type absorbent article in which information display portions are provided at four locations along the longitudinal direction in the central portion of the back sheet. The information display section provided in the center line does not form a straight line along the center line in the longitudinal direction, and does not function as a center line display.
In this regard, in Patent Document 3 (Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2005-177160), a plurality of rows of marks are formed on the entire surface of the back sheet in an oblique direction with respect to the longitudinal direction, and the absorbent article is folded. An absorbent article is disclosed in which the mark appears on the front, side, or the like, and the type of absorbent article can be identified by whether the mark is a continuous line or a discontinuous line.
However, in absorbent articles such as pad-type and tape-fastened type in which the center line is displayed along the center line in the longitudinal direction, the mark of Patent Document 3 is the center line display 103 shown in FIGS. 26 and 27. As a result, the central line display 103 becomes difficult to see and its function is impaired, which causes a problem that it becomes difficult to align the absorbent article 100 and the user.

JP-A-2004-298571 JP 2008-264232 A Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2005-177160

The problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide an absorbent body in which an absorbent body is sandwiched between an outer sheet and an inner sheet, and which has a vertically elongated shape and a center line indication is given along the center line extending in the longitudinal direction of the outer sheet. Even if the center line is displayed at a position deviated from the center line of the outer sheet in the absorbent article, it is difficult for the user to notice the deviation, giving the impression that the absorbent article is defective or inferior. Also, the type of the absorbent article in the folded state can be clearly identified from the side without impairing the function of the center line display, and furthermore Another object is to make it possible to identify the type of absorbent article by the center line display.

The present invention provides a vertically long absorbent article comprising an outer sheet, an inner sheet, and an absorbent body sandwiched between the outer sheet and the inner sheet for absorbing and holding body fluids, wherein the outer sheet is a laminate of a liquid-impermeable film and a nonwoven fabric so that the film is on the absorbent body side, and the nonwoven fabric side surface of the film of the exterior sheet or the nonwoven fabric has the longitudinal direction of the absorbent article A center line display composed of a plurality of first figures having the same shape is applied from one end to the other end in the longitudinal direction of the exterior sheet along a center line extending in the direction of the exterior. An auxiliary pattern is provided along the center line display on both sides of the center line display of the sheet, and the auxiliary pattern is a pattern composed of a plurality of second figures arranged on the left and right sides of the center line. wherein the center line display is provided across the vertical folding line for folding the left side and the right side of the absorbent article inward, and the center line display is provided at a position shifted in the left-right direction from the center line. Even if there is, it is a pattern that makes the deviation difficult to understand, and the longitudinal position of the second figure arranged on the left side of the center line and the longitudinal direction of the second figure arranged on the right side of the center line The positions of the directions are different. The object is to solve the above problems by providing an absorbent article in which the distance from the positioned second figure to the center line is different.

The present invention solves the above problems by providing an absorbent article in which the plurality of first figures form a figure row arranged on the center line or on a straight line parallel to the center line.

The present invention solves the above problems by providing an absorbent article in which the graphic rows are two graphic rows arranged with the center line interposed therebetween.

The present invention solves the above problems by providing an absorbent article in which the second graphic is similar to the first graphic.

According to the present invention, the absorbent article comprises an abdominal portion to be applied to the abdomen of the user, a dorsal portion to be applied to the back of the user, and a crotch portion to be applied to the crotch of the user, The portion and the back portion provide an absorbent article in which the lateral width in the direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the absorbent article is wider than the lateral width of the crotch side portion to solve the above problem.

The present invention solves the above problems by providing an absorbent article that is a pad-type or tape-fastening type absorbent article.

In the absorbent article according to the first aspect of the invention, even if the center line is displayed at a position deviated from the center line of the exterior sheet, the user is unlikely to notice the deviation, and the absorbent article is as if it were a defective product. This is effective in avoiding the impression that the product is inferior.

The absorbent article according to the second aspect of the invention further has the effect of facilitating the positioning of the absorbent article and the user.

The absorbent article according to the third aspect of the invention further has the effect of facilitating the alignment of the absorbent article and the user. It has the effect of

In the absorbent article according to the fourth aspect of the invention, there is further the effect that the center line display and the auxiliary pattern are in harmony with each other in terms of design.

In the absorbent article of the invention of claim 5 , the same effects as those of the inventions of claims 1 to 4 can be obtained.

In the absorbent article according to the sixth aspect of the invention, the above-mentioned effects can be obtained in a pad-type or tape-fastening type absorbent article with high versatility.

1 is a front view of a state in which a pad-type absorbent article to which the present invention is applied is expanded and flattened; FIG. 2 is a rear view of the absorbent article of FIG. 1; FIG. FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line YY of FIG. 2; FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line XX of FIG. 2; FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line XX in a state in which standing portions 5a and 6a stand up to form three-dimensional gathers; 1 is a front view of an absorbent article provided with a centerline display and an auxiliary pattern according to an embodiment of the present invention, which is spread out and flattened; FIG. FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram illustrating a state in which the absorbent article 1 shown in FIG. 6 is folded; FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing a state in which the center line display 11 is provided at a position slightly shifted to the right from the center line CL in the state in which the absorbent article 1 is spread. FIG. 4 is an explanatory view showing a state in which the center line display 11 is provided at a position slightly shifted to the right from the center line CL in the state where the absorbent article 1 is folded toward the inner sheet side and folded in three. Fig. 10 is an explanatory diagram showing a state in which the center line display 11 is provided at a position slightly shifted to the right from the center line CL in the state where the absorbent article 1 folded in three is folded to the inner sheet side to be six-folded. . FIG. 2 is a plan view of the absorbent article 1 provided with different patterns of center display 11 and auxiliary patterns 13A and 13B and auxiliary patterns (first example), which is spread flat. FIG. 10 is a plan view of the absorbent article 1 provided with center display 11 and auxiliary patterns 13A and 13B with different patterns (second example), which is spread out flat. FIG. 10 is a plan view of the absorbent article 1 provided with different patterns of center display 11 and auxiliary patterns 13A and 13B and auxiliary patterns (third example), which is spread out and planarized. FIG. 10 is a plan view of the absorbent article 1 provided with center display 11 and auxiliary patterns 13A and 13B with different patterns (fourth example), which is spread flat. FIG. 10 is a plan view of the absorbent article 1 provided with different patterns of center display 11 and auxiliary patterns 13A and 13B and auxiliary patterns (fifth example), which is spread flat. FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram for explaining an example of a combination figure made up of a plurality of unit figures being a type display; FIG. 17 is an explanatory diagram for explaining the type display in which numbers are attached to the combination graphic 71 of FIG. 16 to represent the absorption amount of the absorbent. FIG. 17 is an explanatory diagram for explaining a type display in which characters are attached to the combined graphic 71 of FIG. 16 to represent the types of absorbent articles. FIG. 10 is a plan view of the absorbent article 1 in a flat state, with an example of a figure row made up of any one of combination figures 71a to 71e displayed as a center line. FIG. 10 is a plan view of the absorbent article 1 in a flat state, in which another example of a figure string composed of any one of combination figures 71a to 71e is displayed as a center line. FIG. 11 is an explanatory diagram for explaining another example in which a combination figure made up of a plurality of unit figures serves as an absorption amount identification display; FIG. 10 is a plan view of the absorbent article 1 in a flat state, with an example of a figure row made up of any one of combination figures 75a to 75d displayed as a center line. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a front view of a state in which a tape-fastening type absorbent article provided with a center line display and an auxiliary pattern, which is one embodiment of the present invention, is spread flat. FIG. 2 is a plan view of the absorbent article 1 provided with a discriminative display in accordance with the center display and the auxiliary pattern, which is spread out flat. FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of distinguishing indications 51A to 51D to which characters are added; FIG. 2 is a front view of the pad-type absorbent article in a flat state. FIG. 27 is an explanatory diagram illustrating a state in which the absorbent article 100 shown in FIG. 26 is folded; Figure 28 is a side view of the folded absorbent article 100 shown in Figure 27;

[Basic configuration of pad-type absorbent article]
An embodiment in which the present invention is applied to a pad-type absorbent article will be described. First, the basic configuration of the pad-type absorbent article will be described.
FIG. 1 is a front view of a pad-type absorbent article to which the present invention is applied, in a flat state, FIG. 2 is a rear view of the absorbent article of FIG. 1, and FIG. 3 is YY of FIG. Cross-sectional view, FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line XX of FIG.
In the figure, 1 is a pad-type absorbent article, 2 is an absorbent body, 3 is an outer sheet, 3a is a polyethylene film, 3b is a nonwoven fabric, 4 is an inner sheet, 5 and 6 are three-dimensional gather sheets, and 5a and 6a are standing parts. , 5b and 6b are tip edges, 5c and 6c are folded portions, CL is a center line extending in the longitudinal direction, SF is a side flap, D1 and D2 are elastic members, and are arranged in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction (lateral direction) of the absorbent article 1. Direction) The X direction, and the longitudinal direction (vertical direction) is the Y direction.
As shown in the figure, the absorbent article 1 includes an absorbent body 2, an outer sheet 3 covering the front side of the absorbent body 2, an inner sheet 4 covering the absorbent body 2 from the back side, and a three-dimensional gathered sheet 5 superimposed on the inner sheet 4. , 6.
The absorber 2 is composed mainly of cotton-like pulp containing superabsorbent polymer particles combined with absorbent paper (not shown), and absorbs and retains body fluids discharged by the user.
The exterior sheet 3 is also called a back sheet, and as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, is made by laminating a liquid-impermeable polyethylene film 3a and a nonwoven fabric 3b. The nonwoven fabric 3b is laminated in order to improve the appearance and texture, and the exterior sheet 3 may be composed of only the polyethylene film 3b.
In addition, although not shown in the drawings showing the absorbent article 1, locking means such as an adhesive material and a hook material are attached to the exterior as a means for fixing the absorbent article to an outer or the body that is usually used for disposable diapers. It may be provided on the sheet 3 , or a belt-like or tab-like fixing means may be provided on the outer sheet 3 .
The inner sheet 4 is also called a top sheet and is made of nonwoven fabric.
The outer sheet 3 and the inner sheet 4 are overlapped outside the peripheral edge of the absorbent body 2, and are adhered to each other at the overlapped portion by an adhesive (not shown) or heat-sealing, thereby enclosing the absorbent body 2. .

The three-dimensional gather sheets 5 and 6 are made of non-woven fabric, and are adhered to the exterior sheet 3 with an adhesive (not shown) except for the standing portions 5a and 6a, as shown in FIG. The tip portions of the standing portions 5a and 6a are folded back to form folded portions 5b and 6b, and elastic members D1 and D2 such as rubber threads are sandwiched between the folded portions 5b and 6b so that the folded portions 5b and 6b overlap each other. The surfaces are adhered with an adhesive (not shown) or heat-sealed.
FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line XX in a state where the standing portions 5a and 6a stand up to form a three-dimensional gather.
As shown in FIG. 2, the elastic members D1 and D2 are arranged along the longitudinal direction of the absorbent article 1 and are adhesively fixed to the folded portions 5b and 6b in a stretched state, so that the elastic members D1 and D2 contract. As a result, the entire absorbent article 1 is curved in the longitudinal direction so that the side of the outer sheet 3 is convex, and as a result, the leading edges 5b and 6b are separated from the inner sheet as shown in FIG. It stands up in a V-shape and forms an arch-shaped three-dimensional gather. By forming the three-dimensional gathers in this manner, lateral leakage of body fluids or the like is prevented.
The side flap SF is a flap-like portion obtained by bonding the outer sheet 3 and the inner sheet 4 together, and is formed outside the peripheral edge of the absorbent body 2 .
Although one elastic member D1 and D2 is arranged, a plurality of elastic members may be arranged, and the three-dimensional gathered sheets 5 and 6 may have a different configuration from the above. The three-dimensional gathered sheets 5 and 6 may not be provided.

[External Shapes of Absorbent Article 1 and Absorbent Body 2]
The outer shape of the absorbent article 1 and the outer shape of the absorbent body 2 are similar to each other as shown in FIG. is changing.
At the upper and lower portions in the Y direction (hereinafter simply referred to as "upper" and "lower"), the outer shape of the absorbent body 2 of the absorbent article 1 swells in the X direction, and the central portion in the Y direction (hereinafter simply referred to as "central portion"). ), the outer shapes of the absorbent article 1 and the absorbent body 2 are concave in the X direction, the width of the lower portion is wider than the width of the upper portion, and the area of the lower portion is also wider than the area of the upper portion.
That is, both the absorbent article 1 and the absorbent body 2 have widths and areas that increase in the order of the central portion, the upper portion, and the lower portion.
The reason why the width and area of the outer shape of the absorbent article 1 and the absorbent body 2 are changed in this way is that the absorbent article, which is larger in width and length than the crotch part, is made into a shape that follows the body, so that the absorbent body The three-dimensional gathers are brought into close contact with the abdomen, crotch, and back (buttocks) of the user to prevent leakage of body fluids discharged by the user and to reduce discomfort due to the rigidity of the absorbent body.
In this case, the central portion becomes a crotch side portion that is applied to the crotch portion of the user.
In addition, it is not always constant whether the lower portion, which is the wider bulging portion, is the ventral portion that is applied to the abdomen of the user or the dorsal portion that is applied to the back (buttocks) of the user. It depends on the application.
For example, if the user is a woman, the lower part is often the dorsal part that is applied to the back (buttocks), and if the user is a man, the lower part is often the ventral part that is applied to the ventral side. . In addition, when the user lies down on the bed, the lower part is placed under the dorsal side (buttocks), so the lower part becomes the dorsal part regardless of the gender of the user.
The shape (outer shape) of the pad-type absorbent article or the like to which the present invention is applied is not limited to the outer shape in which the upper portion and the lower portion swell in the X direction like the absorbent article 1 shown in FIG. , Only one of the upper portion and the lower portion may swell in the X direction, and the other may have the same width as the central portion, or may have a constant width. Similarly, only one of the upper portion and the lower portion of the absorbent body may swell in the X direction, and the other may have the same width as the central portion, or may have a constant width.

[Pad-type absorbent article provided with center line display and auxiliary pattern]
FIG. 6 is a front view of a pad-type absorbent article provided with a center line display and an auxiliary pattern according to an embodiment of the present invention, which is spread out flat. , 11 is a center line display, 12a and 12b are second figures, 13A and 13B are auxiliary patterns, f1 and f2 are vertical folding lines, f3 is horizontal folding lines, and SR1 and SR2 are side surfaces of the folded absorbent article 1. This is the side area.
As shown in FIG. 6, in the absorbent article 1, a centerline display 11 is provided along the centerline CL, and auxiliary patterns 13A and 13B are provided on both sides thereof.
The center line display 11 is composed of two rows of figures in which a large number of first figures 10 of rhombus (square) are arranged in the Y direction (longitudinal direction). and are arranged on a straight line parallel to the center line CL. The centerline display 11 is normally arranged such that its longitudinally extending centerline (axis of symmetry) coincides with the centerline CL.
In this embodiment, the center line display 11 is composed of two graphic rows, but the center line display 11 may be composed of one graphic row in which the first graphic 10 is arranged on the center line CL. , may be composed of three or more figure rows.
Further, the auxiliary pattern 13A is composed of a figure row in which a plurality of rhombic (square) second figures 12a similar to the first figure 10 are arranged in the Y direction. A plurality of rhombic (square) second figures 12b are arranged in the Y direction. It is a bent pattern that does not form a straight line parallel to the
The size and number of the first figure 10 forming the center line display 11 and the second figures 12a and 12b forming the auxiliary patterns 13A and 13B are not limited to those shown in FIG. 6, and may be changed. . For example, the first graphic 10 may be made larger than that of FIG. 6 and the number thereof reduced to constitute the center line display 11. Conversely, the first graphic 10 may be made smaller than that of FIG. 6 and the number thereof increased. A centerline display 11 may be configured.
Center line display 11 and auxiliary patterns 13A and 13B (hereinafter referred to as "center line display 11, etc.") are provided by being printed on polyethylene film 3a of exterior sheet 3. FIG. The polyethylene film 3a on which the center line display 11 and the like are printed is covered with the nonwoven fabric 3b. However, since the nonwoven fabric 3b is thin, the center line display 11 and the like can be visually recognized from the outside.
Also, the center line display 11 and the like may be printed on the outer surface or the inner surface of the nonwoven fabric 3b instead of the polyethylene film 3a.
Further, the method of displaying the center line display 11 and the like is not limited to printing, and a label or the like printed with the center line display 11 and the like may be attached to the polyethylene film 3a or the nonwoven fabric 3b or the like.

[Folding of absorbent article]
The absorbent article 1 provided with the center line display 11 and the like is usually transported and stored in a folded state for space saving and handling convenience.
7A and 7B are explanatory diagrams illustrating a state in which the absorbent article 1 shown in FIG. 6 is folded. FIG. 7A is a front view of the absorbent article 1 during folding, and FIG. 1 is a front view of a sexual article 1. FIG.
First, the absorbent article 1 in a spread state before folding as shown in FIG. 6 is folded inward along the vertical folding lines f1 and f2 at the left and right sides, as shown in FIG. 7(a). It is folded in three as shown.
Next, the absorbent article 1 that has been folded in three is folded inward along the horizontal folding line f3 into a six-fold state as shown in FIG. 7(b).

[Function 1 of auxiliary pattern]
Next, functions of the auxiliary patterns 13A and 13B will be described. , and the function (function 1) of the auxiliary patterns 13A and 13B.
FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram showing a state in which the center line display 11 is provided at a position slightly shifted to the right from the center line CL when the absorbent article 1 is spread out. Line CL is not shown.
FIG. 8(a) shows a case where only the center line display 11 is provided at a position slightly shifted to the right from the center line CL, and the auxiliary patterns 13A and 13B are provided without being shifted in the horizontal direction. ) shows the case where both the center line display 11 and the auxiliary patterns 13A and 13B are provided at positions slightly shifted to the right from the center line CL, and FIG. It shows the case where the center line display 11 is provided at a position slightly shifted to the right from the center line CL.
As is clear from FIG. 8, in FIG. 8(c) without auxiliary patterns 13A and 13B, it can be visually seen that the center line display 11 is shifted to the right. In FIGS. (a) and (b), it is difficult to visually recognize that the center line display 11 is shifted to the right.
FIG. 9 shows a state in which the absorbent article 1 is folded in three along the vertical folding lines f1 and f2 toward the inner sheet, and the center line display 11 is provided at a position slightly shifted to the right from the center line CL. FIGS. 8A to 8C are explanatory diagrams showing the state of the case, and FIGS. 8A to 8C show the same cases as FIGS. are not shown.
As is clear from FIG. 9, in FIG. 9(c) where the auxiliary patterns 13A and 13B are absent, it is conspicuous that the center line display 11 is shifted to the right, and the shift is visually apparent. , and auxiliary patterns 13A and 13B, the shift of the center line display 11 to the right is not so conspicuous, and the shift is visually difficult to discern.
FIG. 10 shows a state in which the absorbent article 1 folded in three is folded into six along the lateral folding line f3 toward the inner sheet, and the center line display 11 is provided at a position slightly shifted to the right from the center line CL. 8(a) to 8(c) are explanatory diagrams showing the state in which the figure is in the same state as FIG. 8(a) to (c). CL is not shown.
As is clear from FIG. 10, similarly to FIG. 9, in FIG. 10(c) where the auxiliary patterns 13A and 13B are absent, it is conspicuous that the center line display 11 is shifted to the right. However, in FIGS. 13(a) and 13(b) where the auxiliary patterns 13A and 13B are present, the shift of the center line display 11 to the right is not so conspicuous, and the shift is visually difficult to discern. It's becoming
In this way, the auxiliary patterns 13A and 13B make it difficult to discern the deviation even when the center line display 11 is deviated from the center line CL of the absorbent article 1 in the left-right direction. A function 1 that does not make a person aware that the center line display 11 is deviated is performed.

[Function 2 of auxiliary pattern]
Next, the absorbent article type display function performed by the auxiliary patterns 13A and 13B will be described.
As for the absorbent article 1, several types of absorbent bodies 2 having different sizes and shapes and absorption amounts of bodily fluids are prepared, and the user selects and uses an appropriate one from among them.
Therefore, the absorbent article 1 is provided with a type indication for distinguishing the size and shape of the absorbent body 2 and the absorption amount of bodily fluids.
For example, a vertically elongated absorbent article 1 having an absorbent body 2 of normal size is marked with the word "Long", and a vertically elongated absorbent article 1 having an absorbent body 2 longer in the vertical direction (Y direction) than that is attached. The character "super long" is attached to the absorbent article 1, and the character "wide" is attached to the vertically long absorbent article 1 provided with the absorbent body 2 having a wide width (X direction), Furthermore, the characters "extra wide" are attached to the vertically long absorbent article 1 provided with the absorbent body 2 having a wide width (X direction), and these "long", "super long", "wide", extra "Wide" is the type display.
Such a type display is usually provided so as to straddle the center line CL at a position that does not overlap the center line display 11 in the central portion of the absorbent article 1 in the left-right direction (X direction).
However, the absorbent article 1 is stored in multiple layers in a six-fold state as shown in FIG. 7(b) (see FIG. 18(b)). The type display provided in the is hidden and invisible and does not function.
Therefore, in the absorbent article 1, the side areas (longitudinal folding Areas outside the lines f1 and f2) SR1 and SR2 (FIG. 6) need to be labeled.
In this respect, as shown in FIG. 6, the auxiliary patterns 13A and 13B are provided in the side regions SR1 and SR2 from the central portion to the outer portion in the X direction, and are used to indicate the type of the absorbent article 1 folded and stacked. It is provided at a position where it can be visually recognized from the outside.
By providing auxiliary patterns having different patterns according to the type of the absorbent article 1 as will be described later in the regions including the side regions SR1 and SR2, the auxiliary patterns 13A and 13B and the like can display the type of the absorbent article 1. It fulfills function 2 as

[Other examples of center line display and auxiliary pattern]
11 to 15 show the state in which the absorbent article 1 provided with the center display 11 and the auxiliary patterns 13A and 13B with patterns different from the center display and the auxiliary patterns (first to fifth examples) is spread flat. In the figure, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60 are first figures, 21, 31, 41, 51, 61 are center line displays, 22a, 22b, 32a, 32b, 42a, 42b, 52a , 52b, 62a and 62b are second figures, and 23A, 23B, 33A, 33B, 43A, 43B, 53A, 53B, 63A and 63B are auxiliary patterns.
As shown in FIGS. 11 to 15, in the absorbent article 1, center line indicators 21, 31, 41, 51, 61 are provided along the center line CL, and auxiliary patterns 23A, 23B, 33A, 33B, 43A, 43B, 53A, 53B, 63A, 63B are provided.

The center line display 21 of the first example shown in FIG. 11 is composed of two rows of figure rows in which a large number of circular first figures 20 are arranged in the Y direction (longitudinal direction). The figures 20 have the same shape.
The auxiliary pattern 23A of the first example shown in FIG. 11 is composed of a figure row in which a plurality of circular second figures 22a similar in shape to the first figure 20 are arranged in the Y direction. 20 and a plurality of circular second figures 22b similar to 20 are arranged in the Y direction. Similar to 13A and 13B, the pattern is a curved pattern that does not form a straight line parallel to the center line CL.
The center line display 31 of the second example shown in FIG. 12 is composed of two rows of figure rows in which a large number of square first figures 30 are arranged in the Y direction (longitudinal direction). The figures 30 have the same shape.
The auxiliary pattern 33A of the second example shown in FIG. 12 is composed of a figure row in which a plurality of square second figures 32a similar to the first figure 30 are arranged in the Y direction. The second figures 32b having a square shape similar to 30 are arranged in the Y direction in a plurality of figure rows. Similar to 13A and 13B, the pattern is a curved pattern that does not form a straight line parallel to the center line CL.
The center line display 41 of the third example shown in FIG. 13 is composed of two rows of figure rows in which a large number of star-shaped first figures 40 are arranged in the Y direction (longitudinal direction). One figure 40 has the same shape.
The auxiliary pattern 43A of the third example shown in FIG. 13 is composed of a figure row in which a plurality of star-shaped second figures 42a similar to the first figure 40 are arranged in the Y direction. A plurality of star-shaped second figures 42b, which are similar to the figure 40, are arranged in a figure row in the Y direction. Similar to the auxiliary patterns 13A and 13B, the pattern is a curved pattern that does not form a straight line parallel to the center line CL.

The center line display 51 of the fourth example shown in FIG. 14 has two rows of star-shaped first figures 50 different in shape from the first figure 40 (FIG. 13) arranged in the Y direction (longitudinal direction). The first figures 50 forming each figure row are formed from figure strings and have the same shape.
The auxiliary pattern 53A of the fourth example shown in FIG. 14 is composed of a figure row in which a plurality of moon-shaped third figures 52a representing the moon conceptually related to the star represented by the first figure 50 are arranged in the Y direction. , the auxiliary pattern 53B is composed of a figure row in which a plurality of moon-shaped third figures 52b representing the moon conceptually related to the star represented by the first figure 50 are arranged in the Y direction. The sizes of 52a and 52b are different, and like the auxiliary patterns 13A and 13B, the auxiliary patterns 53A and 53B are curved patterns that do not form straight lines parallel to the center line CL.
The center line display 61 of the fifth example shown in FIG. 15 is composed of two rows of figure rows in which a large number of flower-shaped first figures 50 are arranged in the Y direction (longitudinal direction). The figures 50 have the same shape.
The auxiliary pattern 63A of the fifth example shown in FIG. 15 is formed from a figure row in which a plurality of leaf-shaped third figures 62a representing leaves conceptually related to the petals represented by the flower-shaped first figure 60 are arranged in the Y direction. The auxiliary pattern 63B is composed of a figure row in which a plurality of leaf-shaped third figures 62b representing leaves conceptually related to the petals represented by the flower-shaped first figure 60 are arranged in the Y direction. The sizes of the third figures 62a and 62b are different, and the auxiliary patterns 63A and 63B are curved patterns that do not form a straight line parallel to the center line CL, like the auxiliary patterns 13A and 13B.

[Relationship between each auxiliary pattern and type of absorbent article]
By providing the auxiliary patterns 13A, 13B, 23A, 23B, 33A, 33B, 43A, 43B with different patterns according to the type of the absorbent article 1, the auxiliary patterns 13A, 13B function as a type indicator of the absorbent article 1. It will be done.
For example, for a vertically long absorbent article 1 having an absorbent body 2 of normal size, the auxiliary patterns 23A and 23B of FIG. For the vertically long absorbent article 1, the auxiliary patterns 33A and 33B shown in FIG. Assist patterns 13A and 13B are provided, and assist patterns 43A and 43B in FIG. 13 are provided for a vertically long absorbent article 1 having an absorbent body 2 with a wide width (X direction).
Since the auxiliary patterns 13A, 13B, 23A, 23B, 33A, 33B, 43A, 43B do not overlap the center displays 11, 21, 31, 41, they are provided without impairing the functions of these center displays. be able to.
Note that the center displays 11, 21, 31, and 41 also correspond to the types of the absorbent article 1, and thus function as type displays.
Also, a plurality of combinations of conceptually related center line indications and auxiliary patterns as shown in FIGS.

[Type indication of absorbent articles]
Next, a description will be given of a case where the center line display is a type display that identifies the type of absorbent article.
FIG. 16 is an explanatory diagram for explaining an example in which a combination figure made up of a plurality of unit figures is displayed as a type. In the figure, 70a and 70b are unit figures, and 71 (71a to 71e) are combination figures.
As shown in FIG. 16(a), a combined figure 71 has a shape in which five petal-shaped unit figures 70a are arranged in the shape of a flower. It represents the absorption amount (maximum absorption amount) of an absorbent body (absorbent article), which is one of the types of absorbent articles.
That is, if the absorption amount of the absorber (absorbent article) is set to five levels (level 1, level 2, level 3, level 4, and level 5 in order from the smallest absorption amount), only the top petal is a unit A combined figure 71a (Fig. 16(b)) with figure 70b represents the amount of absorption at level 1, and a combined figure 71b (Fig. 16(c)) with two petals at the top and upper left as a unit figure 70b represents the level. A combined figure 71c ((d) in FIG. 7) with the unit figure 70b consisting of three petals of the top, left and right upper parts represents the absorption of level 3, and the absorption of the top, left and right upper parts, and lower right part. A combination figure 71d (FIG. 7E) with four petals as a unit figure 70b represents the amount of absorption at level 4, and a combination figure 71e with all five petals as a unit figure 70b (FIG. 7F). It represents the absorption amount of level 5.

FIG. 17 is an explanatory diagram for explaining the type display in which numbers are attached to the combined figures 71 of FIG. be.
As shown in FIG. 17(a), each unit graphic 70a of the combined graphic 71' is assigned a number from 1 to 5 indicating the absorption level of the absorber, and as shown in FIGS. , and white numerals representing the absorption level are attached to the unit figures 70b which are painted out according to the absorption level.
That is, a combined figure 71a' (FIG. 17(b)) in which only the uppermost petal is the unit figure 70b and an outline number "1" is attached thereto represents the amount of absorption at level 1, and the uppermost and upper left petals A combined figure 71b' (Fig. 7(c)) with two unit figures 70b and a blank number "2" indicates the amount of absorption at level 2. A combination figure 71c′ (FIG. 4(d)) with a white number “3” attached thereto represents the amount of absorption at level 3, and the four petals at the top, left and right upper and lower right are used as a unit figure 70b. A combined figure 71d′ ((e) in the same figure) with the number “4” attached represents the absorption amount of level 4, and a combination figure with the white number “5” attached with all five petals as the unit figure 70b 71e' ((f) in the figure) represents the level 5 absorption amount.

FIG. 18 is an explanatory diagram for explaining the type display in which characters are added to the combined figure 71 of FIG. 16 to represent the types of absorbent articles. be.
As shown in FIG. 18(a), characters "R", "L", "W", "SL", and "EW" indicating the types of absorbent articles are attached to each unit figure 70a of the combination figure 71''. , and as shown in FIGS. 7(b) to 7(f), white letters representing the type of absorbent article are added to the unit figures 70b that are filled in according to the type of absorbent article.
That is, a combined figure 71a'' (FIG. 18(b)) in which only the uppermost petal is the unit figure 70b and an outline character "R" is added thereto represents the normal (regular) size type. A combined figure 71b'' (Fig. 7(c)) with two petals on the upper left as a unit figure 70b and with an outline letter "L" attached thereto represents the type indicated by the letter "Long". A combined figure 71c'' ((d) in the same figure) in which three flower petals are used as a unit figure 70b and an outline character "W" is attached represents the type indicated by the character "Wide", and the uppermost, upper left and right, and right A combined figure 71d'' ((e) in FIG. 7) with four petals in the lower part as a unit figure 70b and white characters "SL" is attached represents the type indicated by the characters "super long", and all five petals are shown. A combined figure 71e'' ((f) in the same figure) with white characters "EW" added to the unit figure 70b represents the type indicated by the characters "extra wide".

FIG. 19 is a plan view showing the state in which the absorbent article 1 is spread out flat with an example of a figure row made up of any one of combination figures 71a to 71e displayed as a center line. In the figure, 72 indicates the center line. is.
As shown in FIG. 19, the centerline display 72 is composed of one row of figure rows in which combination figures 71a are arranged on the centerline CL of the absorbent article 1. As shown in FIG. Since the combined graphic 71a represents the level 1 absorption amount, the centerline display 72 indicates the absorbent article 1 with the level 1 absorption amount.
Then, for the absorbent article 1 with the level 2 absorption amount, the figure row consisting of the combined figures 71b representing the level 2 absorption amount is used as the center line display, and for the absorbent article 1 with the level 3 absorption amount. , a figure string consisting of combination figures 71c representing level 3 absorption capacity is used as the center line display, and for the absorbent article 1 of level 4 absorption capacity, a figure consisting of combination figures 71d representing level 4 absorption capacity The row is used as the center line display, and for absorbent articles with a level 5 absorption amount, the figure row consisting of the combined figures 71e representing the level 5 absorption amount is used as the center line display. It will function as a classification display according to the absorption amount of the article.

FIG. 20 is a plan view showing a state in which the absorbent article 1 is spread out flat with another example of a figure row made up of any one of combination figures 71a to 71e displayed as a center line. In the figure, 73 is the center line display.
As shown in FIG. 20, the centerline display 73 is composed of two rows of figures in which combination figures 71b are arranged on a line parallel to the centerline CL of the absorbent article 1 across the centerline CL. Since the combination graphic 71b represents the level 2 absorption amount, the centerline display 73 indicates the absorbent article 1 with the level 2 absorption amount.
The center line display functions as an absorption capacity identification display by displaying two rows of figures consisting of combination figures 71a to 71e representing the absorbent articles 1 of levels 1 to 5 as the center line display. Become.
In addition, the absorbent article 1 provided with the center line indicators 72 and 73 as absorbent capacity identification indicators has leaf-shaped patterns on both sides of the center line indicators 72 and 73 in the same manner as the absorbent article 1 shown in FIG. An auxiliary pattern 63A and an auxiliary pattern 63B are provided which are composed of a figure row in which a plurality of third figures 62a and 62b are arranged in the Y direction.
The auxiliary patterns 63A and 63B are curved patterns that do not form a straight line parallel to the center line CL, and have a function of not making the user aware that the center line displays 72 and 73 are out of alignment, and a function of the absorbent article 1. It functions as a type display.

FIG. 21 is an explanatory diagram for explaining another example in which a combined figure consisting of a plurality of unit figures serves as a type indicator for an absorbent article. It is a figure.
As shown in FIG. 21(a), a combination figure 75 has a shape in which four heart-shaped petal-shaped unit figures 74a are arranged in the shape of a flower. represents the absorption amount (maximum absorption amount) of the absorbent body (absorbent article).
That is, if the absorbent body (absorbent article) has four levels of absorption (level 1, level 2, level 3, and level 44 in descending order of absorption), only the upper petal is the unit graphic 74b. A combined figure 75a (FIG. 21(b)) represents the amount of absorption at level 1, and a combined figure 75b ((c) in FIG. 21) with the upper and left two petals as a unit figure 74b represents the amount of absorption at level 2. A combined figure 75c ((d) in the figure) with three petals on the upper, left and right sides as a unit figure 74b represents the amount of absorption at level 3, and a combination figure 75d with all four petals as a unit figure 74b ( (e) of the same figure represents the amount of absorption at level 4. FIG.
FIG. 22 is a plan view showing a state in which the absorbent article 1 is spread out flat with an example of a figure row made up of any one of combination figures 75a to 75d displayed as a center line. In the figure, 76 indicates the center line. is.
As shown in FIG. 22, the centerline display 76 is composed of two rows of figures in which combination figures 75b are arranged on a line parallel to the centerline CL of the absorbent article 1 across the centerline CL. Since the combination graphic 75b represents the level 2 absorption amount, the centerline display 76 indicates the absorbent article 1 with the level 2 absorption amount.
By using the center line display of two rows of figure rows composed of the combined figures 75a to 75d representing the absorbent articles 1 with the absorption amounts of levels 1 to 4, the center line display is a type display according to the absorption amount of the absorbent article. will function as
Further, in the absorbent article 1 provided with the center line display 76, similarly to the absorbent article 1 shown in FIG. Auxiliary patterns 63A and 63B each composed of a plurality of figure rows are provided.
The auxiliary patterns 63A and 63B are curved patterns that do not form a straight line parallel to the center line CL, and have a function of not making the user aware that the center line display 76 is out of alignment, and the type of the absorbent article 1. It functions as a type display that identifies the

[Tape type absorbent article with center line display and auxiliary pattern]
FIG. 23 is a front view of a tape-fastening type absorbent article provided with a center line display and an auxiliary pattern according to one embodiment of the present invention, which is spread out flat. type absorbent article, 82 is an absorbent body, 83 is an exterior sheet, 87 (87a, 87b) is a fastening tape that is a tape member, 88 is a front tape that is a fastening member, 11A is a center line display, 13C and 13D are It is an auxiliary pattern.
As shown in FIG. 22, the absorbent article 80, like the absorbent article 1 of FIG. (not shown) and a three-dimensional gathered sheet (not shown) superimposed on the inner sheet, and fastening tapes 87a and 87b protruding outward are attached to both ends in the X direction of the lower part in the Y direction, and the exterior sheet A front tape 88, which is a rectangular fastening member that occupies approximately 3/4 of the length in the X direction (horizontal direction), is attached to the upper portion of 88 in the Y direction.
The shapes of the absorbent article 80 and the absorbent body 82 are different from the shapes of the absorbent article 1 and the absorbent body 2 in FIG. It has a concave shape that curves inward.
When using this absorbent article 40 , the upper part is applied to the user's abdomen or back, the lower part is applied to the user's back or abdomen, and the fastening tapes 87 a and 87 b are engaged with the front tape 88 . Thereby, the absorbent article 80 is attached and fixed to the user.

Similarly to the absorbent article 1 shown in FIG. 6, the absorbent article 80 is provided with a center line indicator 11A along the center line CL and auxiliary patterns 13C and 13D on both sides thereof.
Similar to the center line display 11 (FIG. 6), the center line display 11A is composed of two graphic rows in which a large number of rhombic (square) first graphics 10 are arranged in the Y direction (longitudinal direction). The first figures 10 forming a row have the same shape and are arranged on a straight line parallel to the center line CL.
Similar to the auxiliary pattern 13A (FIG. 6), the auxiliary pattern 13C is composed of a figure row in which a plurality of rhombic (square) second figures 12a similar to the first figure 10 are arranged in the Y direction. Similar to the auxiliary pattern 13B (FIG. 6), is composed of a figure row in which a plurality of rhombic (square) second figures 12b similar to the first figure 10 are arranged in the Y direction. The figures 12a and 12b have different sizes, and the auxiliary patterns 13C and 13D are curved patterns that do not form a straight line parallel to the center line CL.
Also in the tape-fastening type absorbent article 40, as in the case of the pad type absorbent article 1, the center line display and the auxiliary pattern can be provided as shown in FIGS. The pattern can also function as a type indicator for absorbent articles.
Also, in the tape-fastening type absorbent article 40, a center line display composed of combined figures 71 (71a to 71e) and 75 (75a to 75d) as shown in FIGS. can function as an absorption identification indicator.
In the absorbent article 40, the front tape 88 is not provided with the center line display 11A and the auxiliary patterns 13C and 13D. The function of display and auxiliary pattern is not impaired.

[Combination of center line display/auxiliary pattern and discrimination display]
FIG. 24 is a plan view showing the state in which the absorbent article 1 provided with a discriminative display in accordance with the center display/auxiliary pattern is spread out and flattened. Identification marks, R1 to R4 are areas, and SF1 to SF4 are side flaps.
As shown in FIG. 24, in the absorbent article 1, a center line display 11 is provided along the center line CL, and auxiliary patterns 13A and 13B are provided on both sides of the center line display. 91A to 91D are provided, and the center line display 11 and auxiliary patterns 13A and 13B are the same as those shown in FIG.
In this case, the distinguishing display 91A is provided on the side flap SF1 of the region R1 (the region occupying the upper left side of the absorbent article 1), and the distinguishing display 91B is provided on the region R2 (the upper right side of the absorbent article 1). The identification mark 91C is provided on the side flap SF3 of the area R3 (the area occupying the left side of the lower part of the absorbent article 1), and the identification mark 91D is provided on the side flap SF3 of the area R4 (area occupied by the absorbent article 1). The identification marks 91A to 91D are provided on the side flap SF4 of the area occupying the lower right portion of the article 1, and are provided at positions that do not overlap the auxiliary patterns 13A and 13B.
The identification display 91A is obtained by arranging three fourth figures 90a in the Y direction, each of which is formed by arranging two equilateral triangles or isosceles triangles with the apex on the left side in the X direction. Three symmetrical fourth figures 50b are arranged in the Y direction. A distinguishing display 91C is five fourth figures 90a arranged in the Y direction. A distinguishing sign 91D is the fourth figure 90b are arranged in the Y direction.
The shape, size, and number of the fourth graphics 90a and 90b that constitute these discrimination displays 91A to 91D are not limited to those shown in FIG. 24, and may be changed. For example, the fourth figures 90a and 90b may be made larger than those shown in FIG. 22 and the number of figures may be reduced (for example, two fourth figures 90a, etc. may be provided in regions R1 and R2, and a fourth figure 90a may be provided in regions R3 and R4). Four figures 90a, etc. are arranged), or conversely, the number of the fourth figures 90a, 90b may be increased by making them smaller than those in FIG. 4, and 6 fourth figures 90a and the like are arranged in the regions R3 and R4).
Further, the identification marks 91A to 91D are provided by printing the polyethylene film 3a or the nonwoven fabric 3b of the exterior sheet 3, like the center line mark 11 and the auxiliary patterns 13A and 13B.
Then, the absorbent article 1 provided with identification marks 91A to 91D in accordance with the center mark 11 and the auxiliary patterns 13A and 13B is folded in three in the X direction as shown in FIG. As shown in (b), it is folded in two in the Y direction and stored. At this time, the identification marks 91A to 91D provided in the regions R1 to R4 are hidden inside the folded absorbent article 1 and cannot be visually recognized from the outside.

[Distinction display function 1]
The absorbent article 1 folded as shown in FIG. 7(b) is spread out as shown in FIG. 22 and applied to the user. At that time, when the upper and lower left and right sides (regions R1 to R4) are not completely unfolded and part of them are folded toward the inner sheet 4, the discriminant displays 91A to 91D are applied. Of these, the identification display provided in the folded portion remains hidden. At this time, the wearer who wears the absorbent article 1 on the user notices that a part of the absorbent article 1 is folded inside or outside because the identification mark cannot be seen, and pulls the folded part. Since the absorbent article 1 is spread out and worn, it is possible to prevent the user's bodily fluids from leaking.
In this way, when a part of the left side or the right side of the absorbent article 1 is folded and applied to the user, the discrimination marks 91A to 91D are hidden and cannot be seen. fulfills a function (function 1) to make the wearer aware that the is folded.
Therefore, the identification marks 91A to 91D are provided on the left and right sides (regions R1 to R4) of the left and right swollen upper and lower portions where the absorbent article 1 is likely to be folded.

[Function 2 of discrimination display]
Next, in the fourth figures 90a and 90b constituting the distinguishing indications 91A to 91D, the vertices of the two triangles forming the fourth figure 90a are located on the outer edge side on the left side of the absorbent article 1, and the fourth figure The apexes of the two triangles forming 90b are located on the outer edge side on the right side of the absorbent article 1 .
For this reason, the fourth graphic 90a functions as an arrow pointing leftward, and the identification marks 91A and 91C formed by the fourth graphic 90a direct the portions (regions R1 and R3) where the identification marks are provided to the left. suggest that
Further, the fourth graphic 90b functions as an arrow pointing to the right, and the distinguishing signs 91B and 91D formed by the fourth graphic 90b direct the portions (regions R2 and R4) provided with the distinguishing signs to the right. Suggest.
That is, the identification display 91A suggests that the upper left portion (region R1) provided with this identification display is expanded leftward, and the identification display 91B indicates that the upper right portion (region R1) provided with this identification display is extended leftward. R2) to the right, the identification display 91C suggests to expand the lower left portion (region R3) provided with the identification display to the left, and the identification display 91D indicates the expansion of the identification display. It is suggested that the right side portion (region R4) of the lower portion provided with is widened to the right.
As a result, the identification indications 91A to 91D have a function (function 2) that makes the wearer aware that the absorbent article 1 should be applied to the user with the left side and the right side spread horizontally. fulfill

Such function 2 of the discrimination displays 91A to 91D is further strengthened by adding characters to the discrimination displays 91A to 91D.
FIG. 25 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of discrimination indications 91A to 91D to which characters are added. In the figure, w1 and w2 are characters.
As shown in FIG. 25, in the distinguishing display 91A, a character w1 indicating "spread" is added from top to bottom to the fourth figure 90a in the middle row (Fig. 25(a)), and in the distinguishing display 91B, the middle The fourth figure 90b of the figure 90b is added with the character w2 representing "spread" from bottom to top (Fig. 9(b)). is added ((c) in the same figure), and the character w2 is added to the upper, middle and lower fourth figures 90b in the distinguishing display 9D ((d) in the same figure).
In this way, by adding the characters w1 and w2 meaning "spread out" to the identification marks 91A to 91D, it is possible to spread the left and right sides of the absorbent article 1 to the user in the left-right direction. It can make people more aware.
In addition, the characters added to the identification indications 51A to 51D are not limited to the characters w1 and w2 written as "expand", but include "expand", "expand", "pull", and the like in the X direction (horizontal direction). ) is acceptable.

[Function 3 of discrimination display]
Identification marks 91A and 91B provided on the upper part of the absorbent article 1 are composed of three fourth figures 90a and 90b, and identification marks 91C and 91D provided on the lower part of the absorbent article 1 are composed of five figures. It is composed of fourth figures 90a and 90b.
Since the distance between the fourth figures 90a and 90b constituting the distinguishing indications 91A to 91D is the same, the distance between the uppermost fourth figure 90a and the lowermost fourth figure 90a in the distinguishing indication 91C is the same as the distinguishing indication 91A. is longer than the distance between the uppermost fourth figure 90a and the lowermost fourth figure 90a, and the distance between the uppermost fourth figure 90b and the lowermost fourth figure 90b in the discrimination display 91D is the highest in the discrimination display 91B is longer than the distance between the fourth figure 90b in the lowermost stage and the fourth figure 90b in the lowermost stage.
Therefore, for the wearer, the lower portion where the five fourth figures 90a and 90b are arranged is longer in the Y direction (longitudinal direction) than the upper portion where the three fourth figures 90a and 90b are arranged. It is obvious that the area of is larger than the area of the upper part, and when the absorbent article 1 is put on the user, the part to which the upper part and the lower part are applied is not mistaken.
Further, for the wearer, when the folded absorbent article 1 is completely unfolded, it is possible to confirm which of the upper and lower portions is wider, or the mark provided in the center of the exterior sheet 3 (which indicates that the lower portion is wider than the upper portion). It is possible to determine which is wider, the upper portion or the lower portion, simply by opening one of the folds and looking at the identification marks 91A to 91D without looking at the mark), etc., and the absorbent article 1 is given to the user. You can quickly determine the direction to apply.
In this way, the discrimination marks 91A to 91D have a function (function 3) of making it easy to distinguish between the upper portion and the lower portion of the absorbent article 1 having a larger area.
In this case, the number of the fourth figures 90a and 90b arranged in the upper part and the lower part is not limited to 3 and 5 shown in FIG. The number of figures 90b should be less than the number of the fourth figures 90a and 90b arranged in the larger area, but it is desirable that the number be different in accordance with the difference in area. For example, if the area of the lower part is twice the area of the upper part, the number of the fourth figures 90a etc. arranged in the lower part is preferably twice the number of the fourth figures 90a etc. arranged in the upper part. .

The absorbent article of the present invention is a pad type in which an absorbent body is sandwiched between an outer sheet and an inner sheet, and which has a vertically elongated shape and a center line indication is given along the center line extending in the longitudinal direction of the outer sheet. In the absorbent article, even if the center line is displayed at a position deviated from the center line of the outer sheet, the user is unlikely to notice the deviation, and the absorbent article looks as if it were a defective product or an inferior product. It is something that can be done without making an impression.

1 absorbent article 2 absorbent body 3 exterior sheet 3a polyethylene film 3b nonwoven fabric,
4 Inner sheets 5, 6 Three-dimensional gathered sheets 5a, 6a Standing parts 5b, 6b Tip edges 5c, 6c Folding part 10 First figure 11 Center line display 11A Center line display 12a, 12b Second figures 13A, 13B Auxiliary patterns 13C, 13D Auxiliary pattern 20 First figure 21 Centerline display 22a, 22b Second figure 23A, 23B Auxiliary pattern 30 First figure 31 Centerline display 32a, 32b Second figure 33A, 33B Auxiliary pattern 40 First figure 41 Centerline display 42a, 42b 2nd figures 43A, 43B auxiliary pattern 50 1st figure 51 center line indications 52a, 52b 3rd figures 53A, 53B auxiliary pattern 60 1st figure 61 centerline indications 62a, 62b 3rd figures 63A, 63B auxiliary patterns 70a, 70b Unit figures 71, 71′, 71″ Combined figures 71a to 71e Combined figures 71a′ to 71e′ Combined figures 71a″ to 71e″ Combined figures 72, 73 Center line display 74a, 74b Unit figure 75 Combined figures 75a to 75d Combined figure 76 Center line display 80 Tape-fastening type absorbent article 82 Absorbent body 83 Exterior sheets 87, 87a, 87b Fastening tape 88 Front tape 90a, 90b Fourth figures 91A to 91D Discrimination display 100 Absorbent article 101 Exterior sheet 102 Absorbent body 103 Center Line indicators 104, 104a, 104b Side C100 Center lines f1, f2 Vertical folding lines f3 Horizontal folding lines f10 to f12 Folding lines w1, w2 Character CL Center lines C110 Center lines D1, D2 Elastic members R1 to R4 Area SF Side flaps SF1 to SF4 side flaps SR1, SR2 side areas

Claims (6)

A vertically elongated absorbent article comprising an outer sheet, an inner sheet, and an absorbent body sandwiched between the outer sheet and the inner sheet to absorb and retain body fluid,
The outer sheet is a liquid-impermeable film and a non-woven fabric laminated so that the film is on the absorbent body side,
On the nonwoven fabric side surface of the film of the exterior sheet or the nonwoven fabric , along the center line extending in the longitudinal direction of the absorbent article, from one end in the longitudinal direction of the exterior sheet to the other end Multiplying , a center line display composed of a plurality of first figures of the same shape is given,
Auxiliary patterns are provided along the center line display on both sides of the center line display of the exterior sheet,
The auxiliary pattern is a pattern consisting of a plurality of second figures arranged on the left and right sides of the center line, and is a vertical folding line for folding the left and right sides of the absorbent article inward. A pattern that straddles and makes it difficult to recognize the shift even when the center line display is provided at a position shifted in the left and right direction from the center line,
The longitudinal position of the second figure arranged on the left side of the center line and the longitudinal position of the second figure arranged on the right side of the center line are different, and are arranged on the left side of the center line. and the distance from the second figure arranged on the right side of the center line opposite to the second figure arranged on the left side of the center line to the center line. are different distances. 2. The absorbent article according to claim 1, wherein said plurality of first figures form a figure row arranged on said center line or on a straight line parallel to said center line. 3. The absorbent article according to claim 2, wherein said figure rows are two rows of figures arranged on both sides of said center line. 4. The absorbent article according to claim 2 , wherein said second graphic is similar to said first graphic. The absorbent article includes an abdominal portion that is applied to the abdomen of the user, a back portion that is applied to the back of the user, and a crotch portion that is applied to the crotch of the user,
the abdominal side portion and the dorsal side portion have a width in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the absorbent article that is wider than the width of the crotch side portion;
5. The absorbent article according to any one of claims 1 to 4 , characterized by: 6. The absorbent article according to any one of claims 1 to 5 , wherein the absorbent article is a pad type or tape type absorbent article.

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