阅读说明：本技术 吸收性物品 (Absorbent article ) 是由 柏木达彦 于 2019-03-28 设计创作，主要内容包括：本发明在穿戴时容易沿着腿周围进行穿戴,提高配合性。本发明为具备在两片无纺布片(10、11)间配置有高吸水性聚合物(12)的聚合物片(4)的垫(1)。在上述聚合物片(4)的穿戴时与佩戴者的腿的腿根部分抵接的位置,以从两侧缘分别向宽度方向内侧膨出的平面形状形成有线状的压纹槽(13)。在皮肤侧的两侧部分别设置有沿长边方向朝皮肤侧立起的立体褶皱(BS)。由上述压纹槽(13)围起的区域(14)容易以上述压纹槽(13)为挠性轴沿腿周围变形,穿戴时聚合物片(4)容易沿着腿周围进行穿戴,配合性提高。(The invention is easy to wear along the periphery of the leg when wearing, and improves the matching property. The present invention is a pad (1) provided with a polymer sheet (4) having a super absorbent polymer (12) disposed between two nonwoven fabric sheets (10, 11). At the position where the polymer sheet (4) abuts against the base of the leg of the wearer when worn, linear embossed grooves (13) are formed in a planar shape that bulges inward in the width direction from both side edges. Three-dimensional wrinkles (BS) rising toward the skin side in the longitudinal direction are provided on both sides of the skin side. The area (14) surrounded by the embossed groove (13) is easily deformed around the leg with the embossed groove (13) as a flexible axis, and the polymer sheet (4) is easily worn around the leg when worn, thereby improving the fitting property.)

1. An absorbent article characterized in that,

comprises a polymer sheet having a super absorbent polymer disposed between two nonwoven fabric sheets,

linear embossed grooves are formed in a planar shape bulging inward in the width direction from both side edges at positions where the polymer sheet abuts against the base of the legs of the wearer when worn.

2. The absorbent article according to claim 1,

three-dimensional wrinkles rising toward the skin side in the longitudinal direction are provided on both sides of the skin side.

3. The absorbent article according to any one of claims 1 to 2,

the super absorbent polymer is disposed in regions surrounded by the embossed grooves on both sides of the polymer sheet.

4. The absorbent article according to any one of claims 1 to 2,

the super absorbent polymer is not disposed in the regions surrounded by the embossed grooves on both sides of the polymer sheet,

a middle non-woven fabric sheet is arranged between the two non-woven fabric sheets.

5. The absorbent article according to any one of claims 1 to 2,

the super absorbent polymer is not disposed in the regions surrounded by the embossed grooves on both sides of the polymer sheet,

the two nonwoven fabric sheets are directly joined.

6. The absorbent article according to any one of claims 1 to 5,

and leg peripheral cutting lines formed by cutting the two side parts of the polymer sheet are arranged in the areas, surrounded by the embossing grooves, of the two sides of the polymer sheet.

Technical Field

The present invention relates to an absorbent article such as a disposable diaper, a sanitary napkin, a panty liner, and an incontinence pad, and more particularly to an absorbent article having a polymer sheet which is easily fitted around legs.

Background

Conventionally, as such an absorbent article, there has been known an absorbent article in which an absorbent body having a function of absorbing and retaining body fluid is interposed between a liquid-impermeable back sheet, such as a polyethylene sheet or a polyethylene sheet laminated with a nonwoven fabric, and a liquid-permeable front sheet, such as a nonwoven fabric or a liquid-permeable plastic sheet.

There have been many improvements in such absorbent articles, and as the absorbent body, an absorbent body having a polymer sheet in which a particulate superabsorbent polymer is disposed between two sheets has been proposed. Since the polymer sheet does not contain pulp fibers and is thin, the polymer sheet has advantages such that it does not have a stiff feeling when worn and that it is difficult to see irregularities of the absorbent article (not to be reflected on outer clothing) from the outside of the clothing when worn. However, there are problems that: although the polymer sheet described above has an advantage of absorbing and holding a large amount of body fluid, it is difficult to stably support the superabsorbent polymer between two sheets because a powdery and granular aggregate of the superabsorbent polymer is disposed inside. Further, if leg-surrounding cut lines or the like formed by cutting both side portions of the polymer sheet are provided so as to be easily fitted around the legs of the wearer when worn, there is a problem that the super absorbent polymer flows out from the cut surface.

As absorbent articles using such polymer sheets, for example, patent documents 1 and 2 listed below can be cited. Patent document 1 discloses an absorbent pad including a first nonwoven fabric layer, a second nonwoven fabric layer partially joined to the first nonwoven fabric layer, an absorbent core disposed between the first nonwoven fabric layer and the second nonwoven fabric layer, and a plurality of sealing members connecting the first nonwoven fabric layer to the second nonwoven fabric layer.

Further, patent document 2 below discloses a polymer sheet divided into a plurality of polymer-enclosed cells in which a super absorbent polymer is enclosed by a joint portion where an upper sheet and a lower sheet are joined.

Patent document 1: japanese patent laid-open publication No. 2016-515458

Patent document 2: japanese patent laid-open publication No. 2017-29353

However, in the absorbent articles described in patent documents 1 and 2, the superabsorbent polymer is disposed between the two sheets, and the joined portion where the two sheets are joined divides the absorbent article into a plurality of polymer-enclosed cells.

Disclosure of Invention

Accordingly, a main object of the present invention is to provide an absorbent article which is easily worn around the legs when worn and has improved fitting properties.

In order to solve the above problem, the present invention according to claim 1 provides an absorbent article comprising a polymer sheet of a super absorbent polymer disposed between two nonwoven fabric sheets, wherein linear embossed grooves are formed in a planar shape bulging inward in the width direction from both side edges at positions where the polymer sheet comes into contact with the base of a leg of a wearer when the absorbent article is worn.

In the invention described in claim 1, in the polymer sheet in which the super absorbent polymer is disposed between the two nonwoven fabric sheets, linear embossed grooves are formed in a planar shape that bulges inward in the width direction from both side edges at positions that come into contact with the base of the leg of the wearer when worn, and therefore, the region surrounded by the embossed grooves is easily deformed around the leg with the embossed grooves as flexible axes, and the polymer sheet is easily worn around the leg when worn, thereby improving fitting properties.

The present invention according to claim 2 provides the absorbent article according to claim 1, wherein three-dimensional gathers that rise toward the skin side in the longitudinal direction are provided on both side portions of the skin side.

In the invention according to claim 2, the two side portions of the polymer sheet are provided with the three-dimensional gathers that rise toward the skin side in the longitudinal direction, respectively, and the areas surrounded by the embossed grooves are easily bent inward in the flexible axial direction by the contractive force in the longitudinal direction of the three-dimensional gathers to rise toward the skin side, so that the two side portions of the polymer sheet are more easily deformed around the legs. Therefore, the polymer sheet is easily worn along the periphery of the leg when worn, so that the fitting property is improved.

The present invention according to claim 3 provides the absorbent article according to any one of claims 1 and 2, wherein the superabsorbent polymer is disposed in regions surrounded by the embossed grooves on both sides of the polymer sheet.

In the invention according to claim 3, since the super absorbent polymer is disposed also in the regions surrounded by the embossed grooves on both sides of the polymer sheet, the regions can be matched with the leg peripheries to absorb body fluid.

The invention according to claim 4 provides the absorbent article according to any one of claims 1 and 2, wherein the superabsorbent polymer is not disposed in the regions surrounded by the embossed grooves on both sides of the polymer sheet, and an intermediate nonwoven sheet is disposed between the two nonwoven sheets.

In the invention according to claim 4, since the super absorbent polymer is not disposed in the regions surrounded by the embossed grooves on both sides of the polymer sheet, and the intermediate nonwoven fabric sheet is disposed between the two nonwoven fabric sheets, cushioning properties around the legs can be secured, and a good wearing feeling can be obtained.

The present invention according to claim 5 provides the absorbent article according to any one of claims 1 and 2, wherein the superabsorbent polymer is not disposed in the regions surrounded by the embossed grooves on both sides of the polymer sheet, and the two nonwoven fabric sheets are directly joined to each other.

In the invention according to claim 5, the superabsorbent polymer is not disposed in the regions surrounded by the embossed grooves on both sides of the polymer sheet, and the two nonwoven fabric sheets are directly joined, so that the regions are easily deformed, and the fitting performance around the legs is further improved.

The present invention according to claim 6 provides the absorbent article according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein leg-surrounding cut lines formed by cutting both side portions of the polymer sheet are provided in regions surrounded by the embossed grooves on both sides of the polymer sheet.

In the invention according to claim 6, since the leg periphery cutting lines are provided in the regions surrounded by the embossed grooves on both sides of the polymer sheet, the polymer sheet can be more reliably fitted around the legs.

ADVANTAGEOUS EFFECTS OF INVENTION

As described above in detail, according to the present invention, it is easy to wear the garment along the periphery of the leg when the garment is worn, and fitting properties can be improved.

Drawings

Fig. 1 is a partially cut-away expanded view of the mat 1 of the present invention.

Fig. 2 is a line-up view II-II of fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a view in line III-III of fig. 1.

Fig. 4 is a top view of the polymer sheet 4.

Fig. 5 is a cross-sectional view (line II-II of fig. 1) showing the pad 1 in a worn state.

Fig. 6 is a cross-sectional view of a polymer sheet 4 according to a modification.

Fig. 7 is a cross-sectional view of a polymer sheet 4 according to a modification.

Fig. 8 is a plan view of a polymer sheet 4 according to a modification.

Fig. 9 is a plan view of an embossed groove 13 according to a modification.

Detailed Description

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

< one example of basic pad construction >

The pad 1 of the present invention is a pad such as a diaper to be worn on a skin contact surface of underwear, a disposable diaper, or the like, and is mainly composed of a leakproof sheet 2, a surface sheet 3, a polymer sheet 4, an outer sheet 5, and side nonwoven fabrics 6, as shown in fig. 1 to 3, wherein the leakproof sheet 2 is composed of a polyethylene sheet or the like, the surface sheet 3 serves as a skin contact surface through which urine or the like rapidly passes, the polymer sheet 4 is interposed between the two sheets 2, 3, the outer sheet 5 covers the outermost surface (non-skin contact surface) of the pad 1, the side nonwoven fabrics 6, 6 have a pair of left and right three-dimensional gathers BS, BS protruding toward the skin side formed on the approximate side edge portion of the polymer sheet 4 as a standing base end in a predetermined section including at least the urination opening of the wearer in the front-rear direction, and the upper and lower edge portions around the polymer sheet 4, and the outer edge portions of the hot melt adhesive sheet 2, the surface sheet 3, and the outer sheet 5 are bonded, The leakproof sheet 2, the surface sheet 3, the exterior sheet 5 and the side nonwoven fabric 6, which extend to the side of the polymer sheet 4, are joined to both side edges of the polymer sheet 4 by joining means such as heat sealing or ultrasonic sealing with an adhesive such as a hot melt adhesive.

Although a sheet having at least water-barrier properties such as polyethylene can be used as the leakproof sheet 2, a sheet having moisture-permeability is used in recent years in view of prevention of stuffy wetting. As the water-barrier, moisture-permeable sheet, a microporous sheet obtained by melt-kneading an inorganic filler in an olefin resin such as polyethylene or polypropylene, molding the sheet, and then stretching the sheet in a uniaxial or biaxial direction is preferably used. As the leakproof sheet 2, a laminated nonwoven fabric in which a plastic film and a nonwoven fabric are laminated may be used.

Next, for the top sheet 3, a porous or nonporous nonwoven fabric, a porous plastic sheet, or the like is preferably used. As the raw material fibers constituting the nonwoven fabric, in addition to synthetic fibers such as olefin-based fibers such as polyethylene or polypropylene, polyester-based fibers, and polyamide-based fibers, regenerated fibers such as rayon and cuprammonium, and natural fibers such as cotton, nonwoven fabrics obtained by an appropriate processing method such as spunlace, spunbond, thermal bond, melt blowing, and needle punching can be used. Among these processing methods, the spunlace method is advantageous in that it is rich in flexibility and drapability, and the thermal bonding method is advantageous in that it is bulky and has high compression recovery. When the top sheet 3 has a plurality of through holes, body fluid can be absorbed quickly, and the dry touch property is excellent. The fibers of the nonwoven fabric may be either long fibers or short fibers, but short fibers are preferably used in order to produce a toweling texture. In addition, for easy embossing, olefin fibers such as polyethylene or polypropylene having a relatively low melting point can be used. Further, a composite fiber of a core-sheath fiber, a side-by-side fiber, and a split fiber, in which a fiber having a high melting point is used as a core and a fiber having a low melting point is used as a sheath, can be suitably used.

The outer sheet 5 covers the leakproof sheet 2 to give the outer surface of the pad 1 a cloth-like appearance and a skin touch. The exterior sheet 5 is preferably formed of a nonwoven fabric. As the raw material fiber, besides synthetic fibers such as olefin-based fibers such as polyethylene or polypropylene, polyester-based fibers, and polyamide-based fibers, regenerated fibers such as rayon and cuprammonium, and natural fibers such as cotton can be used, and the fiber can be produced by a spunlace method, a spunbond method, a thermal bond method, an air flow method, a needle punch method, and the like. However, long fiber nonwoven fabrics such as spunbond nonwoven fabrics, SMS nonwoven fabrics, SMMS nonwoven fabrics and the like are preferable in that they can achieve both the touch feeling and the strength.

In addition to one nonwoven fabric, a plurality of nonwoven fabrics may be used in a superposed manner, and when a plurality of nonwoven fabrics are used in a superposed manner, it is preferable to fix the nonwoven fabrics to each other via an adhesive such as a hot melt adhesive. When a nonwoven fabric is used, the nonwoven fabric preferably has a fiber basis weight of 10 to 50g/m²Particularly preferably 15 to 30g/m²。

One or more stopper layers (not shown) may be formed on the non-use surface side (outer surface) of the outer sheet 5, and the pad 1 may be fixed to underwear, a disposable diaper, or the like when worn on the body. As the stopper layer, a hook member of mechanical engagement type may be used, or an adhesive may be used.

In the illustrated example, the width of the exterior sheet 5 is slightly larger than the width of the polymer sheet 4, and both side portions of the exterior sheet 5 extend to the skin side of the topsheet 3 so as to wrap the side edges of the leakproof sheet 2 and the topsheet 3, and are outside the topsheet 3 in the width directionOn the outer surface side of the outer sheet 5 extending toward the skin side, side nonwoven fabrics 6 extending from both side surfaces of the front sheet 3 are arranged, and specifically, for the purpose of preventing penetration of urine or the like or improving the skin touch, side nonwoven fabrics 6 formed using a nonwoven fabric material subjected to an appropriate water repellent treatment or hydrophilic treatment are arranged. As the side nonwoven fabric 6, a nonwoven fabric formed from natural fibers, synthetic fibers, regenerated fibers or the like as a raw material by an appropriate processing method can be used, but in order to eliminate stiffness and prevent stuffiness, a nonwoven fabric having air permeability while suppressing the weight per unit area is preferably used. Specifically, the weight per unit area is preferably 13 to 23g/m²For the nonwoven fabric produced, a water repellent treated nonwoven fabric coated with a water repellent such as a silicon based, paraffin based, or alkyl chromium chloride based is preferably used in order to reliably prevent the permeation of body fluid.

The inner portion of the side nonwoven fabric 6 is folded back approximately in two folds, and linear elastic members 7 and 7 … having both ends or suitable positions in the longitudinal direction fixed are disposed in the middle portion in the height direction in the double sheet, and one or more, in the illustrated example three, linear elastic members 7 and 7 … are disposed, and both ends or suitable positions in the longitudinal direction of the linear elastic members 7 and 7 … are fixed. As shown in fig. 3, the double sheet portion is folded back once outward at the front and rear end portions and bonded to the polymer sheet 4 side in a laminated state, and as shown in fig. 2, three-dimensional gathers BS, BS standing up to the skin side are formed in pairs on the left and right in a predetermined section in the front-rear direction including at least the urination opening portion of the wearer.

< Polymer sheet >

The polymer sheet 4 interposed between the barrier sheet 2 and the topsheet 3 has a structure in which a super absorbent polymer 12 is disposed between two nonwoven fabric sheets 10 and 11, and has a property of absorbing and retaining body fluid. The nonwoven fabric sheet has a nonwoven fabric sheet 10 disposed on the skin side and a nonwoven fabric sheet 11 disposed on the non-skin side.

As the nonwoven fabric sheets 10 and 11, a porous or nonporous nonwoven fabric can be used. The raw material fibers constituting the nonwoven fabric may be, for example, synthetic fibers such as olefin-based fibers, polyester-based fibers and polyamide-based fibers, such as polyethylene and polypropylene, regenerated fibers such as rayon and cuprammonium, and hydrophilic cellulose fibers. Examples of the hydrophilic cellulose fibers include natural cellulose fibers such as cotton fibers and pulp fibers, and artificial cellulose fibers such as rayon fibers, acetate fibers, and lyocell fibers. As the cotton fibers, so-called cotton fibers such as kapok raw cotton, cotton fibers obtained by refining or bleaching, or cotton fibers dyed after refining or bleaching, cotton wool fibers obtained by refining or bleaching, or regenerated wool obtained by defibering fibers to be silk or cotton cloth can be used, but in order to increase the absorption rate and the diffusion of liquid in the nonwoven fabric sheets 10 and 11, it is particularly preferable to use cotton wool obtained by degreasing natural fat or oil adhering to the surface of the cotton fibers. Although the method of processing the nonwoven fabric is not limited, it is preferable to use a method of processing a product obtained by an air-jet method, a spunbond method, a melt-blown method, a needle-punching method, or the like, in which the fiber density is increased, in order to prevent the super absorbent polymer 12 from falling off. Particularly preferred is a gas flow method capable of increasing the volume.

The nonwoven fabric sheets 10 and 11 preferably have a basis weight of 15g/m²Above, particularly preferably 40 to 150g/m²。

The nonwoven fabric sheet 10 disposed at least on the skin side is made of a hydrophilic material. On the other hand, the nonwoven fabric sheet 11 disposed on the non-skin side may be made of a material having hydrophilicity or hydrophobicity.

The super absorbent polymer 12 includes "powder" in addition to "particles". The superabsorbent polymer 12 can be used as it is in the particle size used in such an absorbent article, and has an average particle size of 1000 μm or less, preferably 99% or more by weight of the superabsorbent polymer having a particle size of 106 μm or more in the unabsorbed state, and particularly preferably 99% or more by weight of the superabsorbent polymer having a particle size of 150 to 850 μm. The average particle diameter is preferably about 250 to 500 μm when not absorbed. The average particle size of the super absorbent polymer 12 after absorption is preferably three times or more, more specifically, 500 μm or more, as large as the average particle size before absorption. The average particle diameter of the super absorbent polymer 12 when not absorbed means a particle diameter whose cumulative value is 50% in the weight-based particle size distribution. In this case, the weight-based particle size distribution was determined in accordance with JIS Z8815-1994. Specifically, screens having meshes of 710 μm, 500 μm, 300 μm, 150 μm and 106 μm with an inner diameter of 150mm and a depth of 45mm were superposed on each other with a narrow mesh screen placed therebelow, 50g of a measurement sample was placed on the 710 μm screen having the widest mesh screen, the measurement sample was screened for 10 minutes by a screen shaker, the weight of the measurement sample remaining on each screen was measured, and the percentage of the weight of the measurement sample remaining on each screen to the weight of the initial measurement sample was determined and measured.

The weight per unit area of the super absorbent polymer 12 can be determined appropriately according to the absorption amount required for the application of the polymer sheet. Therefore, it can be 50 to 350g/m, although it cannot be said that². If the weight per unit area of the polymer is less than 50g/m²It is difficult to secure the absorption amount. If it exceeds 350g/m²Not only the effect is saturated but also a sense of discomfort due to the presence of the abrasive grains is given by the excess amount of the super absorbent polymer.

The superabsorbent polymer 12 can be disposed between the two nonwoven fabric sheets 10 and 11 in a known manner. For example, the following can be used: (1) a mode in which a base sheet is disposed in a fiber-stacking recess of a fiber-stacking drum using a fiber-stacking device for highly water-absorbent polymer, the highly water-absorbent polymer is stacked in the base sheet while applying suction force from the inside of the fiber-stacking drum to the fiber-stacking recess, and then the base sheet is disposed between two nonwoven fabric sheets 10 and 11; (2) a mode in which particles of the super absorbent polymer 12 are bonded to the two nonwoven fabric sheets 10 and 11 via a hot melt adhesive layer; and (3) a method in which a paste-like dispersion liquid containing a super absorbent polymer is applied to the surface of a base sheet, and after drying, the base sheet is disposed between two nonwoven fabric sheets 10 and 11.

As shown in fig. 4, continuous linear embossed grooves 13 are formed in a planar shape bulging inward in the width direction from both side edges at positions where the polymer sheet 4 abuts against the base of the legs of the wearer when worn. The position in contact with the base of the leg of the wearer means a position on both sides of the central section when the polymer sheet 4 is provided with the leg circumferential cut line 16 (see fig. 4), and a position on both sides of the central section when the polymer sheet 4 is divided into three equal parts in the longitudinal direction when the leg circumferential cut line 16 is not provided.

As shown in fig. 2, the embossed groove 13 is a concave groove recessed in the thickness direction by pressing the skin-side nonwoven fabric sheet 10 and the non-skin-side nonwoven fabric sheet 11 from the outer surface side, respectively, and applying heat or ultrasonic sealing. The embossed grooves 13 are disposed on both sides of the polymer sheet 4, and are formed in a pair on the left and right, and each have a planar shape that bulges inward in the width direction from the side edge of the polymer sheet 4. More specifically, the planar shape of the embossing groove 13 extends diagonally rearward from one side edge of the polymer sheet 4 closer to the front side of the wearer toward the inside in the width direction to a position corresponding to the crotch of the wearer at a middle portion in the width direction that does not reach the center in the width direction, and continuously extends diagonally rearward from a position corresponding to the crotch of the wearer toward the outside in the width direction to one side edge of the polymer sheet 4 closer to the rear side of the wearer. The embossed groove 13 may be recessed only from the outer surface side of the nonwoven fabric sheet 10 on the skin side and not from the outer surface side of the nonwoven fabric sheet 11 on the non-skin side, or may be recessed only from the outer surface side of the nonwoven fabric sheet 11 on the non-skin side and not from the outer surface side of the nonwoven fabric sheet 10 on the skin side.

In the illustrated example, the embossed groove 13 is formed of a groove which is continuously recessed in the groove direction, but may be formed of a discontinuous groove in which recessed press portions and non-recessed non-press portions are alternately arranged.

By providing the embossed groove 13, as shown in fig. 5, both side portions of the polymer sheet 4 are easily deformed around the leg with the embossed groove 13 as a flexible axis, and the polymer sheet 4 is easily worn around the leg during wearing, so that the fitting property during wearing is improved. That is, the region 14 surrounded by the embossed groove 13 rises toward the skin side as shown in fig. 5, and the portion rising toward the skin side is in close contact with the inside of the root of the leg of the wearer, so that the state of fitting around the leg following the movement of the leg can be maintained.

Further, since the super absorbent polymer 12 is stably held between the two nonwoven fabric sheets 10 and 11 at the portion where the motion around the leg is vigorous by providing the embossed groove 13, the super absorbent polymer 12 can be greatly reduced from overflowing from the side edge of the polymer sheet 4 around the leg.

Further, in the pad 1, since the three-dimensional gathers BS and BS standing up toward the skin side in the longitudinal direction are provided on both side portions on the skin side, the deformation of both side portions of the polymer sheet 4 having the embossed groove 13 as a flexible axis is easily generated by the contraction force of the linear elastic members 7 and 7 … disposed on the three-dimensional gathers BS, as shown in fig. 5. That is, in addition to the pressure of the leg root portion of the leg acting from both sides toward the inside, a stretching force is also acting toward the skin side due to the three-dimensional gathers BS, and therefore the region surrounded by the embossed groove 13 is likely to rise toward the skin side.

In the example shown in fig. 4, the super absorbent polymer 12 is also disposed in the regions 14 surrounded by the embossed grooves 13 on both sides of the polymer sheet 4. That is, the super absorbent polymer 12 is disposed substantially over the entire surface between the two nonwoven fabric sheets 10 and 11. Therefore, the water absorbing capacity of the polymer sheet 4 is increased, and more body fluid can be absorbed and retained. In addition, since the water absorbing capacity can be found also in the region 14 surrounded by the embossed groove 13, leakage around the leg can be reliably prevented. Further, since the inside of the region 14 is partitioned by the embossed grooves 13, the super absorbent polymer 12 can be prevented from moving outward beyond the embossed grooves 13, and therefore the amount of the super absorbent polymer 12 that overflows from the edge of the region 14 is small.

On the other hand, as shown in fig. 6, the following configuration may be adopted: the super absorbent polymer 12 is not disposed in the regions 14 surrounded by the embossed grooves 13 on both sides of the polymer sheet 4, but an intermediate nonwoven sheet 15 is disposed between the two nonwoven sheets 10 and 11. As the intermediate nonwoven fabric sheet 15, a substrate sheet to which the super absorbent polymer 12 is fixed can be used. That is, a substrate sheet having substantially the same shape as the two nonwoven fabric sheets 10 and 11 may be used, and the super absorbent polymer 12 may be fixed to the region other than the region 14 surrounded by the embossed grooves 13, while the super absorbent polymer 12 may not be fixed to the region 14 surrounded by the embossed grooves 13. This can maintain the cushioning property of the region 14 surrounded by the embossed grooves 13, and can more reliably prevent the superabsorbent polymer 12 from falling off from around the legs.

As shown in fig. 7, the following configuration may be adopted: the two nonwoven fabric sheets 10 and 11 are directly bonded to each other with a hot melt adhesive or the like without the super absorbent polymer 12 being disposed in the regions 14 surrounded by the embossed grooves 13 on both sides of the polymer sheet 4. That is, the super absorbent polymer 12 is disposed only in the region other than the region 14 surrounded by the embossed grooves 13, and no member is interposed between the two nonwoven fabric sheets 10 and 11 in the region 14 surrounded by the embossed grooves 13. This makes it easy for the region 14 surrounded by the embossed grooves 13 to deform, and the skin feel of the region 14 is soft, thereby preventing the super absorbent polymer 12 from falling off from the region 14.

In the example shown in fig. 4, leg peripheral cut lines 16 formed by cutting both side portions of the polymer sheet 4 are provided in regions 14 surrounded by the embossed grooves 13 on both sides of the polymer sheet 4. That is, the embossed groove 13 is formed to surround the leg circumferential cut line 16 inside a predetermined distance from the leg circumferential cut line 16. The leg cut line 16 is a shape line along the side edge of the polymer sheet 4 in a portion where the side edge of the polymer sheet 4 is cut along the leg periphery of the wearer at a portion corresponding to the crotch of the wearer. By providing the leg-surrounding cut line 16, the region 14 surrounded by the embossed groove 13 can be easily fitted around the leg of the wearer more favorably, and the uncomfortable feeling during wearing can be reduced. In addition, since the leg circumferential cutting lines 16 are provided in the region 14 surrounded by the embossed groove 13, the overflow of the super absorbent polymer 12 from the cut surfaces of the leg circumferential cutting lines 16 can be greatly reduced. Preferably, the leg circumferential cutting line 16 is formed by a curved line bulging inward in the width direction. The distance separating the embossed groove 13 from the leg periphery cutting line 16 may be 5mm to 50mm, and preferably 5mm to 30mm, from the viewpoint of preventing the super absorbent polymer 12 from overflowing and improving the fitting property to the leg periphery.

On the other hand, as shown in fig. 8, the leg periphery cutting line 16 may not be provided. That is, the side edges of the polymer sheet 4 may be formed by substantially straight lines in the region surrounded by the embossed grooves 13 and in the other regions. The polymer sheet 4 is constituted by: since the region surrounded by the embossed groove 13 is easily raised toward the skin side with the embossed groove 13 as a flexible axis, the region can be easily fitted around the leg without providing the leg-surrounding cut line. In this case, in order to improve flexibility around the leg, it is preferable that the region surrounded by the embossed groove 13 is configured without the super absorbent polymer 12 as shown in fig. 7, and the two nonwoven fabric sheets 10 and 11 are directly joined.

The planar shape of the embossed groove 13 is not particularly limited, and the region 14 surrounded by the embossed groove 13 may be a shape along the periphery of the leg. For example, the shape may be a triangle which bulges inward in the width direction as shown in fig. 4, a curved shape which bulges inward in the width direction as shown in fig. 9(a), or a trapezoid which bulges inward in the width direction as shown in fig. 9 (B). In the above shape, it is preferable that the area 14 surrounded by the embossed groove 13 is formed in a triangular shape as shown in fig. 4 so as to be reliably raised toward the skin side from the crotch portion as a base point.

Description of reference numerals:

1 … pad; 2 … leakproof sheet; 3 … surface sheet; 4 … polymer sheet; 5 … external sheet; 6 … side nonwoven; 7 … linear elastic expansion member; 10. 11 … nonwoven fabric sheet; 12 … superabsorbent polymer; 13 … embossed grooves; 14 … area enclosed by embossed grooves; 15 … middle non-woven fabric sheet; 16 … around the legs.