JP7375455B2 - Absorbent article manufacturing equipment and manufacturing factory - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to an absorbent article manufacturing apparatus and manufacturing factory.

Absorbent articles such as disposable diapers, urine pads, and sanitary products are manufactured using various materials (see, for example, Patent Document 1). Examples of materials used in absorbent articles include sheet-like materials containing super absorbent polymers (SAP) (see, for example, Patent Documents 2-3).

Patent No. 6171119 Japanese Patent Application Publication No. 2000-24033 Japanese Patent Application Publication No. 2013-39804

SAP is a particulate absorbent resin. Therefore, a sheet-like material containing SAP is, for example, a sheet of nonwoven fabric or the like to which particles of the SAP are attached. For this reason, when a sheet-like material to which SAP particles are attached is folded back into a bellows shape and stacked as a raw material, when the raw material is fed into an absorbent article manufacturing device, some of the SAP particles There is a possibility that the parts may become detached from the attached parts, scattering SAP particles to various parts of the manufacturing equipment.

Therefore, in order to suppress contamination caused by the scattering of deposits such as SAP particles and fiber waste, it is possible to take measures to prevent scattering, such as covering the unrolled part of the raw fabric with a cover, but when replacing the raw fabric, The cover becomes an obstacle and makes work difficult.

Therefore, the present invention aims to provide an absorbent article manufacturing apparatus and a manufacturing factory that can easily replace materials while suppressing contamination caused by deposits adhering to sheet-like materials. purpose.

In order to solve the above problems, in the present invention, a stack of sheets having SAP particles is held at a position lower than the floor on which the manufacturing apparatus main body is installed.

Specifically, the present invention relates to an apparatus for manufacturing an absorbent article, which includes a main body of the manufacturing apparatus for manufacturing an absorbent article using a sheet having SAP particles, and a position lower than a floor on which the main body of the manufacturing apparatus is installed. The manufacturing apparatus includes a supply device that holds a stack of sheets and supplies the sheets toward a sheet intake section provided in the main body of the manufacturing apparatus.

Note that the supply device may be installed on a floor below the floor on which the manufacturing device main body is installed.

Further, the supply device may include a dustproof means for suppressing the scattering of flying objects.

Further, the laminate may be a stack of folded sheets.

In addition, the main body of the manufacturing device is a device that manufactures absorbent articles by horizontally taking in sheets from a taking-in section, and the feeding device is a device that takes sheets that have left the feeding device into the taking-in section without coming into contact with any objects. The sheet may be fed upward in the direction of gravity so that the sheet is fed upwardly in the direction of gravity.

Further, the feeding device may include a roller in the taking-in portion for horizontally taking in the sheet supplied to the taking-in portion from the lower side in the direction of gravity from the taking-in portion.

Further, the feeding device may hold a stacked stack of folded sheets on a stand and feed the sheet toward a sheet intake section provided in the main body of the manufacturing device. good.

Further, the supply device may hold the second laminate for supplying sheets after all the sheets of the first laminate being taken into the manufacturing device main body have been taken into the manufacturing device main body. good.

Further, the supply device may be one that connects the starting end of the sheet of the second laminate to the end of the sheet of the first laminate and continuously supplies the sheet to the main body of the manufacturing apparatus.

Further, the supply device may be a lifting device that lifts and lowers the stacked body.

Moreover, the present invention may be an absorbent article manufacturing factory equipped with any of the absorbent article manufacturing apparatuses described above.

According to the present invention, it is possible to easily replace materials while suppressing contamination caused by deposits adhering to sheet materials.

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an example of a manufacturing apparatus according to an embodiment. FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an example of how deposits such as SAP particles and fiber waste are scattered on the SAP sheet. FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a comparative example of how the deposits on the SAP sheet are scattered. FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a first example of a control block diagram of a control device that automatically controls the lifting and lowering operations of the lifting device. FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a second example of a control block diagram of a control device that automatically controls the lifting and lowering operations of the lifting device. FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of the installation location of the dustproof means.

EMBODIMENT OF THE INVENTION Below, the manufacturing apparatus based on embodiment of this invention is demonstrated with reference to drawings. Note that the configurations of the following embodiments are illustrative, and the present invention is not limited to the configurations of these embodiments.

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FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an example of a manufacturing apparatus 1 according to an embodiment. The manufacturing device 1 is a device that manufactures various absorbent articles such as disposable diapers, sanitary napkins, and incontinence pads, and includes a manufacturing device main body 2, a lifting device 3 (an example of a "supply device" in the present application), Equipped with. The manufacturing device main body 2 is a device that assembles diapers using various materials such as nonwoven fabric, absorbent material, rubber thread, and film. Further, the lifting device 3 is a lifting device that can mount a laminate 5 in which SAP sheets 4, which are one of the materials used by the manufacturing device main body 2, are stacked on a stand.

The manufacturing device main body 2 is, for example, a device that continuously takes in long materials wound into a roll to assemble absorbent articles. Therefore, the manufacturing apparatus main body 2, for example, sequentially takes in the SAP sheets 4 mounted on the lifting device 3 from the upper side of the laminate 5 and assembles the diaper.

The manufacturing apparatus 1 is installed in a building of a manufacturing factory T. The building of manufacturing factory T has a hierarchical structure. The manufacturing apparatus main body 2 is installed on the upper floor F2 of the manufacturing factory T, and the lifting device 3 is installed on the lower floor F1 of the manufacturing factory T. The lower floor F1 is lower than the upper floor F2. The lifting device 3 installed on the lower floor F1 has a height that reaches the upper floor F2. Further, the lifting device 3 is installed such that the upper portion thereof is located near the intake portion of the SAP sheet 4 provided in the manufacturing device main body 2. Therefore, the SAP sheet 4 that is pulled up from a position lower than the upper floor F2 and taken into the manufacturing equipment main body 2 comes into contact with the upper floor F2 near the intake part for the SAP sheet 4 provided in the manufacturing equipment main body 2. A roller 6 is provided to prevent this. In the manufacturing apparatus 1 of this embodiment, the SAP sheet 4 supplied from the lifting device 3 toward the upper side in the direction of gravity is taken into the intake section of the manufacturing apparatus main body 2 from the lower side in the direction of gravity. Then, in the manufacturing apparatus main body 2, the SAP sheet 4 is taken in in the horizontal direction from the take-in section. Therefore, in the roller 6, the traveling direction of the SAP sheet 4 fed from the lower side in the direction of gravity is changed to the horizontal direction. Since the roller 6 is provided in the intake section of the manufacturing device 1, the manufacturing device 1 does not allow the SAP sheet 4, which exits the lifting device 3 and moves upward in the direction of gravity, to touch any object until it touches the roller 6 in the intake section. It becomes possible to take it into the taking part without contacting it.

In FIG. 1, the inside of the building of the manufacturing factory T is illustrated as having a two-layer structure of a lower floor F1 and an upper floor F2, but the inside of the manufacturing factory T is not limited to such a configuration. The inside of the building of the manufacturing factory T may have a structure of three or more layers. In this case, the lifting device 3 may be installed on one floor below the floor on which the manufacturing apparatus main body 2 is installed, or may be installed on two or more floors below.

In addition, in FIG. 1, the intake part of the SAP sheet 4 provided in the manufacturing equipment main body 2 is located near the end of the upper floor F2, and the lifting device 3 is located in the atrium connecting the lower floor F1 and the upper floor F2. Although the figure shows how the lift device 3 is installed, the lift device 3 is not limited to being installed in such an atrium. The lifting device 3 may be installed, for example, so as to extend downward from an opening provided in the upper floor F2.

In addition, although FIG. 1 shows that the lower floor F1 is located on the ground floor and the upper floor F2 is located one floor above the ground floor, the manufacturing factory T has such a configuration. It is not limited to. In the manufacturing factory T, for example, the upper floor F2 may be located on the ground floor, and the lower floor F1 may be located on the floor one floor below the ground floor.

On the lower floor F1 where the lifting device 3 is installed, the stack 5 of SAP sheets 4 to be mounted on the lifting device 3 and other materials are carried in. Further, on the upper floor F2 where the manufacturing apparatus main body 2 is installed, the absorbent articles manufactured by the manufacturing apparatus main body 2 are carried out.

In the manufacturing apparatus 1 configured as described above, the lifting device 3 performs the following operations. That is, the thickness (height) in the stacking direction of the stacked body 5 mounted on the lifting device 3 gradually becomes smaller as the SAP sheet 4 is taken into the manufacturing device main body 2. For this reason, when the height of the portion on which the laminate 5 is mounted is constant, the distance from the laminate 5 to the intake portion of the manufacturing apparatus main body 2 gradually increases. Therefore, the lifting device 3 gradually raises the stacked body 5 so that a predetermined distance is maintained between the stacked body 5 and the intake portion of the manufacturing apparatus main body 2. Here, the predetermined distance is the distance required to eliminate the twist in the SAP sheet 4 from when it is pulled up from the stacked body 5 until it is taken into the manufacturing apparatus main body 2. This predetermined distance is appropriately determined depending on the physical properties of the SAP sheet 4 and the speed at which it is taken into the manufacturing apparatus main body 2 . By maintaining this predetermined distance, it becomes possible to straighten the folds of the SAP sheet 4, which has become bellows-like due to folding, and remove twists. Furthermore, when the SAP sheet 4 is stretched horizontally from the stack 5, intermittent impacts are applied to the stack 5 as the folds of the folded SAP sheet 4 are stretched. In this regard, in the manufacturing apparatus 1 described above, by feeding the SAP sheet 4 upward in the direction of gravity from the stacked body 5, the interruptions that are applied to the stacked body 5 when the folds of the folded SAP sheet 4 are stretched are This eliminates the impact and stabilizes the conveyance speed of the SAP sheet 4. For example, in order to load the laminated body 5 on a pallet for transportation, etc., when the folds of the SAP sheet 4, which is folded to form a bellows shape, are spaced approximately 1 to 2 meters apart, the SAP sheet 4 which has a bellows shape In order to straighten the folds of the sheet 4 and remove the twist, the predetermined distance is set to about 5 m.

The lifting device 3 that carries the laminate 5 holds the laminate 5 at a position lower than the intake part of the manufacturing equipment main body 2, thereby preventing the manufacturing equipment main body 2 from being contaminated with SAP particles and fiber waste on the surface of the SAP sheet 4. You can prevent it from happening. FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of how deposits such as SAP particles and fiber waste on the SAP sheet 4 are scattered. Since the SAP sheet 4 is pulled up from the folded and stacked laminate 5 and taken into the manufacturing apparatus main body 2, some of the scattered objects 7 provided on the sheet-like base material are removed as it is pulled up. It comes off from the base material, or other deposits attached to the base material come off from the base material. The scattered objects 7 that have come off the base material are scattered around the SAP sheet 4.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a comparative example of how the deposits on the SAP sheet are scattered. If the laminate 105 is placed at approximately the same height as the manufacturing equipment main body 102 of the manufacturing equipment 101, a distance necessary to eliminate twisting of the SAP sheet 104 taken into the manufacturing equipment main body 102 is secured, or In order to smoothly take in the folded and stacked laminate 5 into the manufacturing apparatus main body 102, for example, as shown in FIG. 3, the SAP sheet 104 is guided to the top of the laminate 105. A roller 106 is provided at an elevated location. Therefore, when the scattered objects 107 that are folded and stacked are pulled up from the laminate 5 and taken into the manufacturing apparatus main body 2, some of the scattered objects 107 provided on the sheet-like base material are pulled up. Along with this, it comes off from the base material, or other deposits attached to the base material come off from the base material. The scattered objects 107 that have come off the base material are scattered around the SAP sheet 104.

Here, as can be seen by comparing FIGS. 2 and 3, in the manufacturing equipment 1, the stacked body 5 mounted on the lifting device 3 is located at a lower position than the upper floor F2 on which the manufacturing equipment main body 2 is installed. Because of this provision, it is difficult for the scattered objects 7 scattered around the SAP sheet 4 to reach the manufacturing apparatus main body 2. On the other hand, in the manufacturing apparatus 101 , since the laminate 105 is placed at almost the same height as the manufacturing apparatus main body 102 of the manufacturing apparatus 101 , the scattered objects 107 scattered around the SAP sheet 104 do not reach the manufacturing apparatus main body 102 . Cheap.

The manufacturing equipment main body 2, 102 is a device that assembles absorbent articles by combining various materials, so if flying debris is scattered around the equipment, SAP particles and fiber waste may adhere to unintended locations and cause failure. There is a risk that non-defective products may be produced, or that sensors of the manufacturing equipment may be contaminated, leading to malfunction of the manufacturing equipment. Therefore, in manufacturing absorbent articles, it is important to increase the cleanliness around the manufacturing device main body 2, 102. In this regard, in the manufacturing apparatus 1, the flying objects 7 are less likely to be scattered around the manufacturing apparatus main body 2 compared to the manufacturing apparatus 101. Furthermore, in the case of the manufacturing apparatus 1, the flying debris 7 mainly scatters to the lower floor F1, so that the upper floor F2, where finished products manufactured by the manufacturing equipment 1 are handled, is less likely to be contaminated by the flying debris 7. Therefore, the manufacturing apparatus 1 is less likely to produce defective products and malfunction of the manufacturing apparatus than the manufacturing apparatus 101. As a result, the manufacturing apparatus 1 can improve product quality and yield compared to the manufacturing apparatus 101.

Note that the lifting and lowering operation of the lifting device 3 may be performed automatically by a control device provided in the manufacturing apparatus 1, or may be performed manually by an operator. In the case of automatically realizing the lifting and lowering operation of the lifting device 3, as one means for maintaining a predetermined distance between the stacked body 5 and the intake part of the manufacturing device main body 2, for example, a An optical distance measuring sensor may be used that measures the distance from the sensor to the top of the stacked body 5 and operates the drive section of the lifting device 3 based on the measurement result. Alternatively, for example, the weight of the stacked body 5 may be measured with a weight sensor, and the driving section of the lifting device 3 may be operated based on the measurement result. Alternatively, for example, the drive section of the lifting device 3 may be actuated based on the length of the SAP sheet 4 taken into the manufacturing device main body 2.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a first example of a control block diagram of a control device that automatically controls the lifting and lowering operations of the lifting device 3. As shown in FIG. For example, if the control device is designed as shown in the control block diagram shown in FIG. The drive unit of the lifting device 3 is operated according to the difference between the actual distance value from the stacked body 5 to the intake part of the manufacturing device main body 2 and the preset distance (predetermined distance). Move. Therefore, even if the thickness of the laminate 5 gradually decreases as the SAP sheet 4 is taken into the manufacturing apparatus main body 2, the distance from the laminate 5 to the intake part of the manufacturing apparatus main body 2 is maintained at a predetermined distance.

Further, the predetermined distance is not limited to a certain distance. The elevating device 3 may change the distance from the stacked body 5 to the intake section of the manufacturing device main body 2 according to the operating speed of the manufacturing device main body 2. In this case, for example, when the operating speed of the manufacturing apparatus main body 2 increases, the lifting device 3 increases the distance from the stacked body 5 to the intake part of the manufacturing apparatus main body 2 in accordance with the operating speed. As the operating speed of the manufacturing apparatus main body 2 increases, the speed of the SAP sheet 4 taken into the manufacturing apparatus main body 2 increases, so it is necessary to further secure the distance required for the SAP sheet 4 to be untwisted. Furthermore, as the operating speed of the manufacturing apparatus main body 2 increases, the scattering range of the flying objects 7 around the SAP sheet 4 expands, so it is necessary to move the area where the flying objects 7 are scattered further away from the manufacturing apparatus main body 2. Therefore, the control device operates the drive section for the lifting/lowering operation of the lifting device 3 so that the distance from the stack 5 to the intake section of the manufacturing device main body 2 becomes longer in accordance with the operating speed of the manufacturing device main body 2. For example, an appropriate distance depending on the operating speed of the manufacturing apparatus main body 2 can be secured between the stacked body 5 and the intake part of the manufacturing apparatus main body 2.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a second example of a control block diagram of a control device that automatically controls the lifting and lowering operations of the lifting device 3. As shown in FIG. For example, if the control device is designed as shown in the control block diagram shown in FIG. In addition to the difference between the actual distance value from the laminate 5 to the intake part of the manufacturing device main body 2 and the preset distance (predetermined distance), the operating speed of the manufacturing device main body 2 The drive section of the lifting device 3 moves accordingly. Therefore, even if the thickness of the laminate 5 gradually decreases as the SAP sheet 4 is taken into the manufacturing equipment main body 2, the operation of the manufacturing equipment main body 2 is limited from the laminate 5 to the intake part of the manufacturing equipment main body 2. A predetermined distance is maintained depending on the speed.

Further, in the above embodiment, the folded and stacked laminate 5 is illustrated in FIG. 1 and the like, but the manufacturing apparatus 1 is not limited to an apparatus that handles such a laminate 5. The manufacturing apparatus 1 may be, for example, one in which a roll-shaped laminate in which the SAP sheet 4 is wound around a shaft is mounted on the lifting device 3.

Further, the elevating device 3 may be provided with a dustproof means for suppressing the flying objects 7 from scattering to the surroundings. FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of the installation location of the dustproof means. For example, as shown in FIG. 6, a dustproof cover 8 that covers the lifting device 3 from the side and above may be attached to the lifting device 3. If the lifting device 3 is covered by the dustproof cover 8 from the side and above, the scattered objects 7 scattered around the SAP sheet 4 remain inside the dustproof cover 8. Therefore, it is possible to suppress the scattered objects 7 scattered around the SAP sheet 4 from flying up from around the lifting device 3 to the manufacturing apparatus main body 2. Such a dustproof means is not limited to a sheet-like thing like the dustproof cover 8, but may be a wall plate or a top plate fixed to the structural material of the lifting device 3. Further, various articles such as flooring material for the upper floor F2 and plate material for preventing falls may be used as a type of dustproof cover 8.

An opening is required in the upper part of the lifting device 3 through which the SAP sheet 4 taken into the manufacturing apparatus main body 2 passes, but if the lifting device 3 is mostly covered from the side and top by the dustproof cover 8, The amount of flying objects 7 flying around the lifting device 3 can be suppressed as much as possible. Moreover, by providing an air curtain device or the like in the opening, for example, the passage of the flying objects 7 can be further suppressed by a film of the air flow.

By the way, the manufacturing apparatus 1 is not limited to having only one lifting device 3 installed on the lower floor F1. In the manufacturing apparatus 1, other devices and the like may be arranged on the lower floor F1 and the upper floor F2.

In the manufacturing apparatus 1 described above, an operator can replenish the manufacturing apparatus main body 2 with the laminate 5 on the upper floor F2. That is, when the remaining amount of the stacked body 5 that is feeding out the SAP sheet 4 to be taken into the manufacturing equipment main body 2 decreases, and the timing when the end of the SAP sheet 4 is taken into the manufacturing equipment main body 2 approaches, the end of the SAP sheet 4 The operator performs the work so that the starting ends of the SAP sheets 4 of the new laminate 5 are connected. This work will be performed near the intake section of the manufacturing equipment main body 2, but in the manufacturing equipment 1, the lifting device 3 handles the laminate 5 that is raised from the lower floor F1 by the lifting device 3. It is possible to perform the work near the top. Therefore, compared to, for example, the manufacturing apparatus 101 shown in FIG. 3 in which the SAP sheet 104 is drawn upward by the rollers 106 near the intake section of the manufacturing apparatus main body 102, the end of the SAP sheet 4 It is easy to connect the starting ends of the SAP sheets 4 of the new laminate 5 to each other. Further, since this work is performed near the intake section of the manufacturing apparatus main body 2, even if the lifting device 3 is covered by the dustproof cover 8 from the sides and above, the work will not be hindered. When this work is performed, if the platform of the lifting device 3 on which the stacked body 5 is mounted is at the same height as the upper floor F2, the work efficiency of the worker will be improved.

Note that the lifting device 3 may be equipped with a device that automatically connects the starting end of the SAP sheet 4 of the new stacked body 5 to the end of the SAP sheet 4, for example. In this case, it is preferable that the lifting device 3 is capable of holding a plurality of stacked bodies 5. For example, if the lifting device 3 is equipped with a plurality of stands on which the stacked bodies 5 are mounted, it becomes possible to hold a plurality of stacked bodies 5. If the lifting device 3 is equipped with such a device, it becomes possible to continuously supply the sheets of each laminate 5 to the manufacturing apparatus main body 2 without interruption. Further, the lifting device 3 may be provided with a device that automatically transfers the stacked product 5 to a platform on which the stacked product 5 is mounted, or a device that automatically moves an empty platform to the transfer device. A mechanism may be provided.

In addition, in the manufacturing equipment 1 described above, the lower floor F1 where the flying objects 7 are easily scattered is a different floor from the upper floor F2 where the manufacturing equipment main body 2 is installed. By arranging the intake port of the air conditioner that performs air conditioning inside the room on the lower floor F1, and the outlet of the air conditioner on the upper floor F2, airflow from the upper floor F2 toward the lower floor F1 near the lifting device 3 can be improved. By generating this, it becomes possible to suppress the flying objects 7 scattered on the lower floor F1 from flying to the manufacturing apparatus main body 2 on the upper floor F2. Alternatively, if the exhaust fan of the ventilation system that exhausts the air inside the manufacturing factory T is installed on the lower floor F1, and an airflow is generated from the upper floor F2 toward the lower floor F1 near the lifting device 3, the lower floor It becomes possible to suppress the scattered objects 7 scattered on the side floor F1 from flying to the manufacturing apparatus main body 2 on the upper floor F2. When using the former type of air conditioner, it is preferable to provide a filter capable of capturing the flying objects 7 at the air intake port of the air conditioner.

Further, in the manufacturing apparatus 1 of the above embodiment, the laminate 5 is held by the lifting device 3, but the laminate 5 may be mounted on a pedestal or the like that does not have a lifting function.

Further, in the above embodiment, the explanation was given on the premise that SAP particles are attached to the surface of a sheet-like base material, but the above manufacturing apparatus 1 can, for example, attach SAP particles to a liquid-permeable nonwoven fabric or tissue. In place of the above-mentioned SAP sheet 4, it is also possible to use a sheet wrapped in a sheet, or a pulp-containing absorber prepared using a separate device and containing SAP particles.

Further, the above SAP sheet 4 may be fixed on the surface of a sheet-like base material with an adhesive or the like so that the SAP particles do not shift, or the SAP sheet 4 may have a plurality of small spaces on the surface of the base material sheet. It is also possible to provide a small space and store the SAP particles in this small space.

The lifting device 3 is also provided with, for example, a device for manufacturing an absorbent body used in absorbent articles, and a sheet of the absorbent body with SAP particles manufactured by the manufacturing device is mounted as a laminate 5. It's okay. In this case, the manufacturing device will be installed on the lower floor F1 where the lifting device 3 is installed. For example, when an apparatus for manufacturing absorbent bodies is provided within the manufacturing apparatus body 2, the manufacturing capacity of the manufacturing apparatus 1 is likely to be influenced by the capacity of the absorbent body manufacturing apparatus within the manufacturing apparatus body 2. On the other hand, if such an absorbent manufacturing device is installed in the lifting device 3, for example, it is possible to install two or more absorbent manufacturing devices for one manufacturing device 1. It becomes possible to increase manufacturing capacity as much as possible. For example, even if there is an absorbent manufacturing device that cannot be incorporated into the existing manufacturing device main body 2 due to operating speed or installation space, the absorbent manufacturing device can be installed alongside the lifting device 3. It becomes possible to supply absorbent sheets by

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Claims (10)

A manufacturing device main body for manufacturing an absorbent article using a sheet having SAP particles;
The stack of sheets is held at a position lower than the floor on which the manufacturing equipment main body is installed, and the sheets are fed from the lower side in the direction of gravity to the sheet intake section provided in the manufacturing equipment main body. a feeding device that has a roller in the intake section that changes the course, and supplies the sheet while maintaining a predetermined distance between the upper and lower sides from the stacked body on the lower side in the direction of gravity to the intake section on the upper side in the direction of gravity; Prepare ,
The supply device is a lifting device that raises the laminate so that the predetermined distance is maintained between the laminate and the intake part of the manufacturing device main body.
Absorbent article manufacturing equipment. The supply device is installed on a floor below the floor on which the manufacturing device main body is installed,
The apparatus for manufacturing an absorbent article according to claim 1. The supply device has a dustproof means for suppressing scattering of flying objects.
The apparatus for manufacturing an absorbent article according to claim 1 or 2. The laminate is a stack of the sheets folded back and stacked.
The absorbent article manufacturing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 3. The manufacturing device main body is a device that takes in the sheet from the uptake section in a horizontal direction to manufacture the absorbent article,
The feeding device feeds the sheet upward in the direction of gravity so that the sheet exiting the feeding device is taken into the intake section without coming into contact with any object.
The apparatus for manufacturing an absorbent article according to any one of claims 1 to 4. The roller changes the course of the sheet, which is supplied from the lower side in the direction of gravity to the take-in section, so that the sheet is taken in from the take-in section in a horizontal direction.
The absorbent article manufacturing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 5. The supply device holds a stacked stack of folded sheets mounted on a stand, and supplies the sheet toward a sheet intake section provided in the manufacturing device main body.
An apparatus for manufacturing an absorbent article according to any one of claims 1 to 6. The supply device holds a second laminate for supplying sheets after all the sheets of the first laminate being taken into the manufacturing device main body have been taken into the manufacturing device main body.
The absorbent article manufacturing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 7. The supply device connects the starting end of the sheet of the second laminate to the end of the sheet of the first laminate and continuously supplies the sheet to the main body of the manufacturing apparatus.
The absorbent article manufacturing apparatus according to claim 8. comprising an apparatus for manufacturing an absorbent article according to any one of claims 1 to 9 ;
A manufacturing factory for absorbent articles.

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