JP3286607B2 - Pants-type disposable diapers - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a pants-type disposable diaper for infants, adults, incontinents, or training pants, and more particularly, to a pants-type disposable diaper which has excellent fit and prevents leakage when worn. About possible pants type disposable diapers.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Various types of pants-type disposable diapers having a waist opening and a pair of leg openings have been conventionally proposed, and recently, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 4-166150 discloses a disposable diaper. A plurality of elastic members which are formed between the waist opening and the pair of leg openings and form a substantially continuous gather around the entire circumference of the waist where the absorber is disposed; There has been proposed a pants-type disposable diaper provided with. The pants-type disposable diaper proposed in the above publication can fit the wearer around the waist of the diaper satisfactorily by the elastic member of the waist, and excretion from the diaper when worn. It is possible to reliably prevent the leakage of an object.

[0003] However, recently, there has been a demand for a pants-type disposable diaper having more improved leakage prevention than the above-mentioned disposable diapers. That is, even in the above-mentioned pants-type disposable diaper, when the wearer excretes, the disposable diaper shifts due to the weight of the excrement, the shape is locally bulged, the appearance becomes poor, the fit is reduced, and it is difficult to move. In some cases, pants-type disposable diapers that do not slip and do not cause leakage even when excreted by a wearer have recently been demanded because they may be extinguished or cause leakage of excrement.

Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to provide a diaper in which, even when the wearer excretes and the weight of the excrement is added, the diaper is locally inflated, does not leak without leakage, has an excellent fit, and has an external appearance. An object of the present invention is to provide a pants-type disposable diaper that does not impair.

[0005]

Means for Solving the Problems The inventors of the present invention have conducted intensive studies to solve the above-mentioned problems, and as a result, a pants-type disposable diaper having gathers formed in a portion located near the excretory part of a wearer when worn. Has found that the above object can be achieved.

The present invention has been made based on the above findings, and has an absorbent structure having a liquid-permeable top sheet, a liquid-impermeable back sheet, and an absorber disposed between the two sheets. A waist opening and a pair of leg openings are formed by joining and fixing both side edges of the abdominal part located on the abdomen of the wearer and the back part located on the dorsal side of the absorbent body. The waist opening and the pair of leg openings are provided with elastic members that form gathers that are substantially continuous over the entire periphery of the waist opening. of the body-surrounding portion that exists between the leg openings, in pants-type disposable diaper in which a plurality of resilient members are provided to form a substantially continuous gather along its entire circumference, the Le The elastic provided in the grayed opening
The member crosses the absorber at the crotch of the diaper
Wear the diaper at the lower part of the waist
The urination poi, which is a part located around the urination part itself when
Part is below the uppermost edge of the leg opening and
Exists above the elastic member traversing the crotch,
The elastic member traversing the crotch portion;
The elastic member provided in the diaper width direction at the point
So as to surround the and the urination portion so as to maintain the spacing, there is provided a pants-type disposable diaper, wherein a plurality of elastic members to form a continuous gather is provided.

[0007]

In the pants-type disposable diaper according to the present invention, the elastic member provided at the urination point portion forms a gather in the width direction of the diaper, and the gather further improves the fit at the urination point portion. Have been. Thus, even when the wearer excretes, the diaper does not shift, and the diaper can be prevented from being excessively swollen (with a dowel), without impairing the appearance,
As a result, there is no leakage of excrement.

[0008]

EXAMPLES Hereinafter, the absorbent article of the present invention will be described in more detail with reference to examples. One embodiment of the pants-type disposable diaper of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.
Here, FIG. 1 shows one embodiment of the pants-type disposable diaper of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing the embodiment, and FIG. 2 is a developed view of the pants-type disposable diaper shown in FIG.

A pants-type disposable diaper 1 according to the present embodiment shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 comprises a liquid-permeable top sheet 2, a liquid-impermeable back sheet 3, and an absorber disposed between these two sheets. And an abdominal part 6 located on the abdominal side of the wearer and a back side part 7 located on the dorsal side of the absorbent body 5. Opening 10 and pair of leg openings 20
Are formed in the waist opening 10 and the pair of leg openings 20, respectively, to form an elastic member 1 that forms a substantially continuous gather around the entire periphery thereof.
1, 21 are provided, and are present between the waist opening 10 and the pair of leg openings 20. In the present embodiment, the waist periphery 30 where the absorber 4 is disposed includes: A plurality of elastic members 31 that form a substantially continuous gather over the entire circumference are provided.

More specifically, in the pants-type disposable diaper 1, the side edges of the abdomen 6 and the side edges 6a, 7a of the back 7 and the side edges of the abdomen 6 and the back. The side edge portions 6b and 7b of 7 are respectively joined and fixed to form a joint portion 8.

The top sheet 2, the back sheet 3 and the absorber 4 are each formed in the shape of an hourglass whose center is confined, and the following materials may be used for forming them. it can.

The material of the top sheet 2 is preferably a liquid-permeable sheet that allows excrement to permeate into the absorber 4 and has a feeling similar to underwear. Such a liquid-permeable sheet is, for example, a woven fabric. Cloth, non-woven fabric, porous film and the like are preferred. The top sheet 2 may be coated with a hydrophobic compound such as a silicone oil or paraffin wax on the periphery thereof, or a hydrophilic compound such as an alkyl phosphate ester may be applied on the entire surface in advance, and then the periphery thereof may be applied. Is subjected to a water-repellent treatment by a method of washing with hot water, thereby preventing leakage at the peripheral portion due to bleeding of urine or the like.

As a material of the back sheet 3, a liquid-impermeable and vapor-permeable sheet which is made by adding a filler to a thermoplastic resin and stretched is used, and has a feeling similar to underwear, for example, A composite material of a film and a nonwoven fabric, a composite material of a film and a woven fabric, or the like is used.

The material of the absorber 4 is preferably made of fibrillated pulp as a main material and used in combination with a high-molecular-weight water-absorbing polymer. Is preferred. The location of the high-molecular-weight water-absorbing polymer may be any of the upper layer, the middle layer, and the lower layer, or may be a mixture with pulp. The high-molecular water-absorbing polymer has a performance of absorbing and retaining a liquid at least 20 times its own weight, and is preferably in the form of particles having a gelling property. (Salt) A saponified product of a graft copolymer, a crosslinked product of sodium carboxymethyl cellulose, an acrylic acid (salt) polymer and the like are preferable.

The elastic members 11 provided in the waist opening 10 are provided at equal intervals of four each on the abdominal part 6 and the back part 7, and are connected by the joint fixing. The gather is formed so as to be substantially continuous over the entire circumference of the waist opening 10. As the elastic member 11, any elastic member that is usually used for disposable diapers can be used without any particular limitation, but its shape is preferably a belt shape. Also,
The elongation is preferably in the range of 80% to 140%. In the present invention, the "elongation rate" refers to an elongation rate of 100%, for example, a length of 10 cm is 20 cm,
That is, it is defined as extending to twice the length. In addition, the elastic member 11 of the waist opening 10
The stress at 0% elongation is preferably 50 to 150 g.

The elastic members 21 provided in the leg openings 20 are provided on the abdominal part 6 and the dorsal part 7, respectively, three at an equal interval and at the crotch part of the diaper. The leg openings 20 are provided so as to traverse, and are joined by the above-mentioned joint fixing to form a substantially continuous gather around the entire periphery of the leg opening 20. The elastic member 21 can be used without any particular limitation as long as it is an elastic member usually used for a disposable diaper, but the shape is preferably a belt shape.
The elongation rate (elongation rate at the leg opening) is
Preferably, it is in the range of 60% to 100%. Further, the stress when the elastic member 21 of the leg opening 20 extends 30% is preferably 40 to 100 g. The elastic member 21 is provided in the crotch 50 of the diaper by providing the elastic member 21 across the absorber 4 at an elongation rate of 30% to 50%. When the elastic member is provided in the crotch portion 50, the elastic member preferably has a stress at the time of elongation of 30% of 40 to 100 g. If the above stress is less than 40 g, the absorber will be twisted in the crotch and the width will be narrow, the absorption performance will be poor, and the above stress will be less than 100 g.
If it exceeds g, the shape of the absorber will fluctuate and the appearance will be impaired.

The elastic members 31 provided on the waist peripheral portion 30 are provided on the abdominal portion 6 and the back side 7 by five each, and the distance between the elastic members becomes closer to the waist opening 10. Are formed so as to be narrow, and are connected by the above-mentioned joint fixing so as to form a gather that is substantially continuous over the entire circumference of the waist peripheral portion 30. As the elastic member 31, any elastic member that is usually used for disposable diapers can be used without any particular limitation, but the shape is preferably a thread. Also,
The elongation is preferably in the range of 80 to 120%. Further, it is preferable that the elongation rate is such that the elongation rate of each elastic member 31 becomes higher as approaching the waist opening 10. The rate of change of the elongation is preferably 40%.

Further, the stress of the elastic member 31a on the waist opening 10 side of the waist opening 30 at the time of elongation of 30% is 50 to 150 g, and more preferably 50 to 100 g. It is preferable that the stress when the elastic member 31e on the part 20 side extends 30% is 40 to 100 g.

Further, the back seat 3 of the back side portion 7 is provided.
A fastening tape 60 for disposal processing is provided on the surface of the diaper, and the fastening tape 60 allows the diaper to be sanitarily discarded when discarded. Further, as a joining method of the joining portion 8, a known joining method such as heat sealing, high-frequency sheets, and ultrasonic sealing can be used without any particular limitation.

[0020] In Thus, in the pants-type disposable diaper of this embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, located in the urination portion and near the wearer and located below the body-surrounding portion 30, urination The point portion 40 is located at the very end of the leg opening 20.
An upper portion below the upper edge portion and crossing the crotch portion 50
The urinating point portion is located above the elastic member 21.
A plurality of elastic members 41 that form continuous gathers in the width direction of the diaper are provided on 40 . Specifically, four of them are provided on the abdomen 6 at regular intervals. And the elastic portion traversing the crotch 50
Material 21 and bullets provided in urination point section 40
Surrounding the urination part so as to keep an interval with the sexual member 41
The plurality of elastic members 2 forming a continuous gather
1, 41 are provided. Here, the “near the urination section” means the urination section itself and a portion located in the vicinity thereof when the wearer wears the diaper, specifically, between the pair of leg openings 20. It means the crotch region (lower abdomen region / crotch region) of the abdomen 6 located.

As the elastic member 41, any elastic member that is generally used for disposable diapers can be used without any particular limitation, but the shape is preferably a thread shape. The elongation is preferably in the range of 50 to 80%. The number of the elastic members 41 is four in the above embodiment, but is preferably three to six. Further, the stress when the elastic member 41 extends 30% is preferably 40 to 100 g, more preferably 50 to 90 g. If the stress of the elastic member 41 is less than 40 g, the locally expanded shape cannot be prevented, and if it exceeds 100 g, the shape of the absorber is deformed and the appearance is impaired. Further, the interval between the elastic members 41 is not particularly limited, and an interval within a range that does not impair the desired effect of the present invention can be appropriately adopted.

In the pants-type disposable diaper of the present embodiment, the elasticity is provided on the urination point portion 40, so that the fitting property at the urination point portion 40 is improved, and the diaper as a whole is excellent in fitability. Even if the wearer excretes urine or the like and the weight of the excrement is added, the diaper does not shift, and as a result, leakage can be effectively prevented.

The ratio between the rise length and the width (rise length / width) of the disposable diaper is 1.10 to 1.30.
Is preferable, and it is more preferable that it is 1.15 to 1.30. When the above ratio is less than 1.10, the navel is exposed, the navel is exposed without being able to cover the infant's body, and the stomach leaks, and when it exceeds 1.30, the fit is poor. It is preferable to be within the above-mentioned range, since it is likely to lower and shift easily.

Here, the above-mentioned "rise length" is a length from the edge of the crotch portion of the diaper to the edge of the waist opening 10 in a state where all the elastic members are fully extended. is there. The “width” is the length between the left and right side edges of the diaper in a state where all the elastic members described above are completely extended.

The pants-type disposable diaper according to the present invention comprises:
The present invention is not limited to the above embodiments, and various modifications can be made without departing from the spirit of the present invention.

[0026]

The underpants-type disposable diaper according to the present invention is excellent in fit and does not cause leakage without displacement even when the weight of the excrement is added by the wearer excreting.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a pants-type disposable diaper according to the present invention;
It is a perspective view showing an example.

FIG. 2 is a development view of the pants-type disposable diaper shown in FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Disposable diaper 2 Top sheet 3 Back sheet 4 Absorbent body 5 Absorbent main body 6 Abdominal side 6a Abdominal side edge 6b Abdominal side edge 7 Back side 7a Rear side edge 7b Back Side edge 8 of side part 8 Joining part 10 Waist opening part 11 Elastic member 20 Leg opening part 21 Elastic member 30 Waist circumference part 31 Elastic member 40 Urination point part 41 Elastic member

──────────────────────────────────────────────────続 き Continuation of front page (56) References JP-A-4-354948 (JP, A) JP-A-4-166150 (JP, A) JP-A-3-139349 (JP, A) JP-A-61- 138701 (JP, A) JP-A-61-132601 (JP, A) JP-A-55-112303 (JP, A) JP-A-3-67619 (JP, U) JP-A-57-34509 (JP, U) (58) Field surveyed (Int. Cl. ⁷ , DB name) A61F 13/15-13/84

Claims (4)

(57) [Claims] 1. An absorbent body having a liquid-permeable top sheet, a liquid-impermeable back sheet, and an absorber disposed between these two sheets, wherein a belly of a wearer in the absorbent body is provided. A waist opening and a pair of leg openings are formed by joining and fixing both side edges of the abdomen located on the side and the back side located on the back side, and the waist opening and the pair of legs are formed. Each of the openings is provided with an elastic member that forms a substantially continuous gather over the entire periphery of the peripheral portion, and a waist peripheral portion located between the waist opening and the pair of leg openings. In a pants-type disposable diaper provided with a plurality of elastic members that form a substantially continuous gather over the entire circumference thereof, the elastic member provided in the leg opening is preferably
When crossing the absorber at the crotch of the diaper, and located at the lower part of the waist circumference and wearing a diaper
Urination point part, which is a part located around the urination part itself
Is below the top edge of the leg opening and the crotch
An elastic member that is located above the elastic member traversing the lower part and traverses the crotch part;
The elastic member provided in the diaper width direction at the point
Pants-type disposable diaper, characterized in that so as to surround the and the urination portion so as to maintain the spacing, a plurality of elastic members to form a continuous gather is provided. 2. The elastic member on the waist opening side of the waist opening at the waist opening has a stress of 50 to 150 g when stretched by 30%.
2. The pants-type disposable diaper according to claim 1, wherein a stress at the time of 30% extension of the elastic member on the leg opening side in the waist peripheral portion is 40 to 100 g. 3. A process according to claim 1 or 2 pants type disposable diaper, wherein the stress at 30% elongation of the elastic members provided in the urination point portion is 40 to 100 g. 4. The elastic member 3 crossing the crotch part.
The pants-type disposable diaper according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein a stress at 0% elongation is 40 to 100 g.