US20020090875A1 - Unitized cover and absorbent transfer layer - Google Patents

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US20020090875A1
US20020090875A1 US09/335,825 US33582599A US2002090875A1 US 20020090875 A1 US20020090875 A1 US 20020090875A1 US 33582599 A US33582599 A US 33582599A US 2002090875 A1 US2002090875 A1 US 2002090875A1
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    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61F—FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; PROSTHESES; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF, TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, e.g. STENTS; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; FOMENTATION; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS; BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; FIRST-AID KITS
    • A61F13/00—Bandages or dressings; Absorbent pads
    • A61F13/15—Absorbent pads, e.g. sanitary towels, swabs or tampons for external or internal application to the body; Supporting or fastening means therefor; Tampon applicators
    • A61F13/51—Absorbent pads, e.g. sanitary towels, swabs or tampons for external or internal application to the body; Supporting or fastening means therefor; Tampon applicators characterised by the outer layers
    • A61F13/511—Topsheet, i.e. the permeable cover or layer facing the skin
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
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  • the present invention relates to nonwoven webs useful as the body-contacting layer of absorbent articles.
  • the webs are intended to transmit captured fluids away from the body and to an underlying absorbent core.
  • the present invention also relates to absorbent articles employing such nonwoven webs as a unitized cover and transfer layer.
  • the absorbent articles may be diapers, sanitary napkins, wound dressings, incontinence devices, and the like.
  • Absorbent articles for managing discharged bodily-fluids are generally composed of a fluid permeable cover layer, a fluid impermeable barrier layer, and an absorbent core therebetween.
  • the purpose of the cover layer is to contain the absorbent material and to transfer fluids to the absorbent core, while remaining relatively dry in use, thereby protecting against fluid leakage and increasing the comfort of the user.
  • An additional layer may be employed in between to the absorbent core and the cover layer for improving the efficiency of fluid transfer, and for resisting re-transmission (rewet) of fluid from the absorbent core to the cover layer.
  • the additional layer is commonly referred to as a transfer layer, acquisition layer, surge layer, or wicking layer (referred to as a transfer layer).
  • the transfer layer in combination with a cover layer is often referred to as a composite cover. These are made from two separately manufactured webs bonded together.
  • Efficient fluid transfer and minimum rewet present conflicting requirements in the design of absorbent articles, with one or the other property typically being addressed to the detriment of the remaining property.
  • One approach is to construct a transfer layer with relatively stiff, non-absorbent fibers, such as polyester fibers having deniers of 6 or greater.
  • a cover made from apertured film or fine denier fibers is necessary to buffer the aggressiveness of the transfer layer.
  • the stiffness of the fibers and the resulting large pore web in the transfer layer provides a spacer between the overlying cover and an underlying absorbent core in an effort to minimize rewet.
  • a second approach is to construct a transfer layer with a pore size that is smaller than that of an overlying cover.
  • the pore size gradient from the cover to the transfer layer translates into higher capillary pressure, which results in captured fluid being drawn from the cover, without the reliance on an extremely absorbent core.
  • the downside of this approach is that the transfer layer may not readily pass the fluid to the absorbent core after it has drawn the fluid form the cover layer. Any fluids that are held by the transfer layer yield the possibility of rewet.
  • An example of this approach is disclosed by Meyer et al. in U.S. Pat. No. 4,798,603.
  • transfer layers in general improve the performance of an absorbent article, in terms of fluid acquisition/transfer and resistance to rewetting the body-contacting surface, they add cost to the manufacture of the absorbent article.
  • the added cost is a result of additional manufacturing equipment; handling, storing, and transportation of a greater number of material roll goods; and equipment/materials required to adhere the transfer layer to the remaining layers.
  • the single nonwoven structure employs a blend of thermoplastic fibers and absorbent fibers that offers a soft body-contacting surface, good fluid penetration, and good unidirectional fluid transfer from the body-contacting surface to an underlying absorbent core.
  • the present invention relates to a unitized cover and transfer layer for an absorbent article comprising a blend of thermoplastic fibers and absorbent fibers.
  • thermoplastic fibers and absorbent fibers There are two different denier thermoplastic fibers in the structure; the smaller of the two providing softness, and the larger of the two providing bulk.
  • the absorbent fibers are present in an amount sufficient to efficiently draw fluid from the outer surface of the unitized cover and transfer layer, without competing with the absorbent core, thereby providing fast fluid penetration with minimal rewet.
  • a unitized nonwoven cover and transfer layer for an absorbent article comprising: a first surface and a second surface opposite thereof for covering at least a portion of an absorbent core; thermoplastic fibers proximal the first surface; and a blend of thermoplastic fibers and absorbent fibers proximal the second surface, the absorbent fibers making up 20 weight percent or less of the blend.
  • the thermoplastic fibers proximal the first surface have a denier of 5 or less, and those proximal the second surface a denier of 6 or greater.
  • an absorbent article comprising: a nonwoven web having a first surface and second surface thereof, thermoplastic fibers proximal the first surface, and a blend of thermoplastic fibers and absorbent fibers proximal the second surface, wherein the absorbent fibers make up 20 weight percent of less of the blend; and a liquid impermeable barrier layer adhered to at least a portion of the second surface.
  • FIG. 1 is an end view of a unitized nonwoven cover and transfer layer provided by the present invention.
  • FIG. 2 is a perspective view of an absorbent article provided by the present invention.
  • unitized refers to a single structural element.
  • the single structural element may have two or more zones within its distinct outer surfaces exhibiting varying properties. Unitized does not encompass two or more separately manufactured structures that are laminated together.
  • absorbent article refers to articles which absorb and contain body exudates. More specifically, the term refers to articles which are placed against or in proximity to the body of the wearer to absorb and contain the various exudates discharged from the body.
  • absorbent articles is intended to include sanitary napkins, pantiliners, ultrathin napkins, incontinence pads, interlabial pads (and other articles worn in either the crotch region of a garment or attached directly to the body or simply held in place against the body with a garment), wound dressings, and the like.
  • the present invention relates to a unitized cover and transfer layer 10 having a first surface 20 intended to face the body in use, and an opposing second surface 21 .
  • Unitized layer 10 is preferably a nonwoven fibrous web, comprising at least 3 different fiber types.
  • Proximal the first surface 20 are thermoplastic fibers 30 having a denier of 5 or less, and preferably having a denier of 3 or less. As the denier of the thermoplastic fibers 30 decrease, the “softness” of the body-contacting surface 20 increases.
  • Proximal the second surface 21 is a blend 40 of thermoplastic fibers 31 having a denier of 6 or greater, and absorbent fibers 32 .
  • the absorbent fibers 32 are present in an amount sufficient to efficiently draw fluid from the first surface 20 of the unitized cover and transfer layer, without competing with an underlying absorbent core 50 , thereby providing fast fluid penetration with minimal rewet.
  • the absorbent fibers 32 should comprise no greater than 20 weight percent of the blend 40 proximal the second surface 21 , and preferably no greater than 15 weight percent.
  • the unitized cover and transfer layer 10 preferably has a basis weight of about 20 to about 80 grams per square meter (gsm), and more preferably from about 30 to about 60 gsm.
  • the blend 40 preferably makes up from about 50 to about 75 weight percent of the basis weight.
  • FIG. 2 depicts an absorbent article 60 having a liquid permeable unitized cover and transfer layer 10 , an absorbent core 50 , and a liquid impermeable barrier layer 51 .
  • the absorbent article 60 has an hour-glass geometry, however other geometries may be employed.
  • thermoplastic fibers 30 and 31 include polyolefin fibers such as polyethylene and polypropylene, polyester fibers, polyamide fibers (including nylon), polyacrylic fibers, and the like.
  • the thermoplastic fibers 30 and 31 are bicomponent fibers, having either a sheath/core or a side-by-side configuration.
  • the two components generally have varying melting temperatures, with the lower melting temperature fiber being the sheath in a sheath/core configuration.
  • the bicomponent thermoplastic fibers useful in the present invention include, but are not limited to polyethylene/polypropylene, polyethylene/polyester, polypropylene/polyester, copolyester/polyester.
  • thermoplastic fibers are not hydrophilic or hydrophobic per se, then they can be rendered hydrophilic or hydrophobic by appropriate treatments and/or finishes as known in the art.
  • thermoplastic fibers 31 exhibiting hydrophilic properties proximal the second surface 21 to help the absorbent fibers 32 draw any captured fluid away from the body-contacting, first surface 20 .
  • the thermoplastic fibers 30 proximal the first surface 20 would preferably not exhibit hydrophilic properties, in an effort to maintain a body-contacting surface having a “dry feeling”, for optimal user comfort.
  • a representative, non-limiting list of absorbent fibers 32 useful in the unitized cover and transfer layer 10 includes cellulosic fibers such as cotton, rayon, cellulose acetate, wood pulp; nylon fibers; and the like. Caution should be taken not to employ materials or amounts that would cause the unitized cover and transfer layer to compete in absorbency with an underlying absorbent core.
  • the absorbent fibers 32 may be present homogeneously throughout the blend 40 , in discrete areas or in continuous or discontinuous concentration gradients.
  • the absorbent fibers 32 are rayon, and are uniformly present throughout the blend 40 proximal the second surface 21 .
  • thermoplastic and absorbent fibers may be of any shape, one example being trilobal.
  • the fibers may also contain grooves, channels or bores; and may be pitted or perforated.
  • the fibers may be crimped or not. The crimping may be two-dimensional, such as via a stuffer box, or three-dimensional, such as via hot water treatment.
  • any process known in the art may be used to manufacture the unitized nonwoven structure 10 . It is preferably made with a process employing two cards, one containing the thermoplastic fibers 30 , and the second containing the blend 40 of thermoplastic fibers 31 and absorbent fibers 32 .
  • a moving belt or screen carrier is passed underneath the first card, where the thermoplastic fibers 30 are deposited, and then passed underneath the second card, where the blend 40 is deposited.
  • the nonwoven web created on the carrier may be thermally bonded by drawing hot air through the web and the carrier.
  • the fibers are exposed to air heated to a temperature such that the lower melting temperature component, for example the sheath part, softens and begins to melt. Contact of this molten fiber with a second fiber will form a bond upon removal of the heated air. Contact between fibers can be achieved by the natural compression of gravity, the force of a moving stream of heated air against the fibers, and/or by a hold-down wire applying a compression force against the fibers.
  • U.S. Pat. No. 4,548,856 discloses through-air bonding in more detail.
  • a second method of manufacturing the unitized cover and transfer layer of the present invention is through the use of transverse webber technology, as described in U.S. Pat. Nos. 4,931,357; 4,927,685; and 4,921,659.
  • This method of manufacturing is particularly useful when short fibers are desired, such as cotton liners or wood pulp.
  • the transverse webber technology may produce a nonwoven web with significant structural stability, thereby eliminating the necessity of binder material or bicomponent thermoplastic fibers.
  • This technology also provides the possibility of controlled placement of the absorbent fibers 32 in discrete areas within the blend 40 . For example, in an effort to reduce leakage of an absorbent article, the absorbent fibers may be placed in concentrations along outer edges of the nonwoven web, a central portion, or combinations thereof.
  • a third method useful for manufacturing the unitized cover and transfer layer 10 includes the use of a single card for depositing the blend 40 on a carrier, and a spunbond apparatus for overlaying the blend 40 with the thermoplastic fibers 30 .
  • absorbent articles employing a unitized cover and transfer layer, as described supra and shown in FIG. 2, are also contemplated by the present invention.
  • the absorbent articles 60 of the present invention will also include at least a liquid impermeable barrier layer 51 , and preferably also an absorbent core 50 positioned between the unitized cover and transfer layer 10 and the liquid impermeable barrier layer 51 .
  • the liquid impermeable barrier layer 51 helps to prevent captured fluid from transferring to a user's body and/or clothing.
  • the barrier layer can be of any flexible material that prevents the transfer of liquid, but does not necessarily prevent the passages of gases. Commonly used materials are polyethylene or polypropylene films.
  • liquid impermeable barrier layer 51 Other materials that may be used as the liquid impermeable barrier layer 51 are films of polyesters, polyamides, ethylene vinyl acetate, polyvinyl chloride, polyvinylidene chloride, cellophane, nitrocellulose and cellulose acetate. Coextruded and laminated combinations of the foregoing, wherein such combinations are permitted by the chemical and physical properties of the film, may be used. Liquid impermeable reticulated foams and repellent treated papers may also be used.
  • Films that are barriers to liquids, but permit gases to transpire i.e., “breathable barriers,” may be used. These may be selected from polyurethane films and from microporous films in which microporosity is created by ionizing radiation or by leaching out of soluble inclusions using aqueous or nonaqueous solvents. Single or multiple layers of permeable films, fabrics and combinations thereof, that provide a tortuous path, and/or whose surface characteristics provide a liquid repellent surface to the penetration of liquids may also be used to provide such breathable barriers.
  • the absorbent core 50 provides the means for absorbing and retaining menses and other bodily fluids.
  • the absorbent core is generally compressible, conformable, and non-irritating a user's skin. It can comprise any material used in the art for such purpose.
  • the absorbent core 50 in the present invention may comprise either simple or complex absorbent structures that accept, transfer, distribute, store and retain fluid as well as prevent fluid from exiting the absorbent product.
  • the absorbent core 50 may be composed of one or more layers of like, or dislike elemental features.
  • a representative, non-limiting list of materials that may be used in the absorbent core includes natural materials such as comminuted wood pulp, creped cellulose wadding, hydrogel-forming polymer gelling agents, modified cross-linked cellulose fibers, capillary channel fibers, absorbent foams, absorbent sponges, synthetic staple fibers, polymeric fibers, peat moss, cotton, rayon, or any equivalent material or combinations of materials.
  • natural materials such as comminuted wood pulp, creped cellulose wadding, hydrogel-forming polymer gelling agents, modified cross-linked cellulose fibers, capillary channel fibers, absorbent foams, absorbent sponges, synthetic staple fibers, polymeric fibers, peat moss, cotton, rayon, or any equivalent material or combinations of materials.
  • the polymeric gelling agents listed above may also be referred to as “absorbent gelling materials” or “superabsorbent materials.”
  • Polymeric gelling materials are those materials, which, upon contact with liquids such as water, or other body liquids, imbibe such liquids and thereby form hydrogels. In this manner, liquids discharged into the absorbent core 50 can be acquired and held by the polymeric gelling agent, thereby providing the articles herein with enhanced absorbency and/or improved liquid retention performance.
  • the polymeric gelling agent that is optionally employed in the absorbent core 50 will generally comprise particles of a substantially water-insoluble, slightly cross-linked, partially neutralized, hydrogel-forming polymer material.
  • particles can refer to particles in any form, such as in the form of pellets, flakes, or fibers.
  • Attachment means may optionally be employed on one or more of the outwardly disposed surfaces of the article for adhering the articles to either the crotch region of a user's garment and/or directly to a user's body.
  • Various mechanical and chemical (adhesives) attachment means are known in the art.
  • Materials which are water-soluble/dispersible and/or biodegradable may also be employed in one or more of the layer of the absorbent article, in an effort to provide a more flushable or less environmental persistent article.
  • a non-limiting, representative list of such materials includes polyvinyl alcohol, polylactic acid, starch and starch based formulations, polyhydroxybutyrate, and combinations thereof.
  • the materials useful in one or more of the absorbent core, unitized cover and transfer layer, and liquid impermeable barrier layer above may have extensible/stretchable properties.
  • the materials can be made extensible by performing a mechanical operation, such as pleating, corrugating, or ring rolling.
  • the materials can be perforated or slit.
  • the perforations or slits can vary in geometry and size, thereby providing extensibility in multiple directions if needed.
  • the materials can also be inherently stretchable, such as polyethylene blended films available from Exxon, particularly film EXX-7. A more detailed disclosure of extensible articles, and methods of making such, is contained in U.S. Pat. No. 5,824,004.
  • the absorbent articles of the present invention may be of any shape, such as rectangular or hour-glass.
  • the article may one or more lateral extensions for wrapping around the crotch portion of a user's undergarment.
  • Fluid penetration time was measured by adding a 7 milliliter quantity of a synthetic body fluid or a saline solution to a contained area on an outwardly disposed surface of an article, starting the time measurement when the fluid first contacted the article's outer surface and stopping the time measurement when any portion of the surface in the contained area became visible.
  • the contained area was defined by overlaying the article with a plate having an oval orifice therein.
  • the plate had a length of approximately 25 centimeters, a width of approximately 7.5 centimeters, and thickness of approximately 1.3 centimeters.
  • the oval had a central width of 3.8 centimeters and a central height of 1.9 centimeters.
  • the synthetic fluid was poured into the orifice from a height of approximately 2.5 to 7.5 centimeters above the orifice plate, keeping the orifice as full as possible without overflowing the face of the plate.
  • Rewet was measured by covering the contained wetted area, as formed from the fluid penetration test above, with a layered absorbent structure, placing it under a specific load for a specific time, and then calculating the weight of fluid absorbed by the absorbent structure.
  • the rewet test began 5 minutes after the 7 milliliter quantity of fluid penetrated the outer surface of the article.
  • Two NUGAUZE general use sponges available from Johnson & Johnson Hospital Services, having a 4 inch width and length, and comprising 4 layers were folded once down a central axis and staked on top of one another with the creased edges placed opposing each other, thereby creating a layered absorbent structure approximately 2 inches by 4 inches by 16 plys.
  • the 16 ply layered absorbent structure was concentrically placed over the wetted area of the article. Weights were then placed onto the layered absorbent structure, resulting in a pressure of 0.6 pounds per square inch. The weights and staked sponges were removed from the wetted area after 3 minutes. The sponges and any absorbed fluid were weighed, thereby defining a final weight. The amount of fluid absorbed by the structure (released by the article) was calculated by subtracting a pre-weight of the staked sponges from the final weight

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