JP7018472B2 - Absorbent article - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to an absorbent article such as a pad type or a tape stopper type which is provided with an outer sheet, an inner surface sheet and an absorber sandwiched between them, and is used in combination with an outer such as a pants-type disposable diaper.

Absorbent articles such as disposable diapers come in various forms according to the age, gender, use and the like of the user. For example, pad-type absorbent articles (diapers) are used together with outerwear such as pants-type disposable diapers, diaper covers, and cloth underwear. That is, the pad-type absorbent article is used by being inserted inside the outer worn by the user, and after use, only the absorbent article is discarded, and as a simple absorbent article, an absorbent article especially for adults. Widely used as.
This pad-type absorbent article includes an exterior sheet (back sheet), an inner sheet (top sheet), and an absorber sandwiched between them, and is worn from the ventral side to the back side so as to cover the user's crotch. The outer shape of the absorbent article or absorber is vertically long.
In addition, it has the same configuration as a pad-type absorbent article, with tape members (fastening tapes) provided on both sides of the dorsal side and fastening members (front seats) provided on both sides of the ventral side. Type absorbent articles are also widely used as well as pad type absorbent articles.
This taped type absorbent article is used alone or in combination with the pad, unlike the pad type absorbent article, and is used on the ventral, crotch and dorsal sides of the absorbent article. The portion is applied to the ventral, crotch, and dorsal sides of the user, and the tape member (fastening tape) on the dorsal side is engaged with the fastening member (front seat) on the ventral side to be attached to the user.
When attaching an absorbent article such as a pad type or a tape stopper type, it is necessary to apply the absorbent article to the user so that the left and right portions of the absorbent article are even, and therefore, the center position of the absorbent article and the user. For alignment, the exterior sheet has a center line such as a straight line, dots arranged in a straight line, etc. along the center line extending in the longitudinal direction of the exterior sheet (the center line that divides the lateral direction of the exterior sheet into two). In many cases, a display similar to the above (hereinafter referred to as "center line display") is applied.

For example, in Patent Document 1 (Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2004-298571), in the back surface sheet (exterior sheet), as a means for discriminating between the front and back surfaces, a linear thick line near the center line extending in the longitudinal direction (center position in the width direction). An absorbent article on which a pattern or the like is printed is disclosed, and the thick linear pattern or the like also functions for aligning the center of the absorbent article and the user.
When the center line is displayed on the exterior sheet, it is desirable to display the center line at the center of the exterior sheet in the longitudinal direction. The center line may be displayed at a position slightly deviated from the center of the exterior sheet due to misalignment or the like.
FIG. 26 is a front view of a pad-type absorbent article as described above in an expanded and flat state. In the figure, 100 is an absorbent article, 101 is an exterior sheet (back sheet), and 102 is an absorber. , 103 is a center line display, and C100 is a center line extending in the longitudinal direction.
As shown in FIG. 26, in the absorbent article 100, both the exterior sheet 101 (including the inner surface sheet attached to the outer sheet) and the absorber 102 bulge left and right in the upper portion in the longitudinal direction and left and right in the central portion in the same direction. It has a dent and a shape in which the lower part in the same direction bulges to the left and right, and its width (width in the left-right direction) increases in the order of the central part, the upper part, and the lower part, and is slightly shifted to the right from the center line C100 of the exterior sheet 100. The center line display 103 is provided at the above position.
In this case, the upper part is the ventral or dorsal part, the central part is the crotch side, and the lower part is the dorsal or ventral part, but the upper part whose width (area) is narrower than the lower part is the ventral part. Whether it is the dorsal part or not depends on the user. For example, female users often have the upper part on the ventral side, and male users often have the upper part on the dorsal part.

The absorbent article 100 is usually transported and stored in a folded state for space saving and convenience of handling.
27 is an explanatory view illustrating a state in which the absorbent article 100 shown in FIG. 26 is folded, FIG. 27A is a front view of the absorbent article 100 before folding, and FIG. 27B is absorption during folding. The front view of the sex article 100, the figure (c) is the front view of the absorbent article 100 after folding, and f10 to f12 are folding lines in the figure.
First, the absorbent article 100 in the unfolded state before folding as shown in FIG. 27A is folded inward along the longitudinal folding lines f10 and f11, and the left and right portions thereof are folded inward. As shown in (b), it is folded in three.
Next, the three-folded absorbent article 100 is folded inward along the folding line f12 in the direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction, and is brought into a six-folded state as shown in FIG.
In this case, as shown in FIG. 24A, the center line display 103 is provided at a position slightly shifted to the right from the center line C100 of the exterior sheet 101, and the absorbent article 100 and the center position of the user are slightly displaced and absorbed. Even if the sex article 100 is attached, there is no problem in using the absorbent article 100.
However, when the user (including the wearer who attaches the absorbent article to the user) notices that the center line display 103 is provided at a position deviated from the center line C100 of the exterior sheet 101, the user notices that the center line display 103 is provided. May give a bad impression as if the absorbent article 100 is defective or inferior.
Since the manufacturer / seller of the absorbent article refrains from shipping the product which may give a bad impression to the user, the absorbent article 100 whose center line display 103 is slightly deviated from the center line C100 is manufactured at the time of manufacture. The problem of having to dispose of it arises.
In particular, in the absorbent article 100 which is folded and reduced as shown in FIGS. 27 (b) and 27 (c), the deviation between the center line C100 and the center line display 103 of the exterior sheet 101 is conspicuous, and the above-mentioned problem is remarkable. Become.
The above points are the same for the tape-fixed type absorbent article.

28 is a side view of the folded absorbent article 100 shown in FIG. 27 (c), FIG. 28 (a) is a side view of one folded absorbent article 100, and FIG. 28 (b) is a side view. A side view of a state in which a plurality of folded absorbent articles 100 are stacked is shown, and 104 (104a, 104b) is a side surface in the drawing.
As shown in FIG. 28 (b), the absorbent article 100 is stored in a state where a plurality of absorbent articles 100 are stacked so that the side surface 104 faces the front of the user. This point is the same for the tape-fixed type absorbent article.
By the way, since there are different types of the absorbent article 100 having the same outer shape such as different absorption amounts of the absorber 102, it is for identifying what kind of the absorbent article 100 is. Display is required. This point is the same for the tape-fixed type absorbent article.
For example, in Patent Document 2 (Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2008-264232), the absorbent body is absorbed in a back sheet so that the absorbent capacity can be identified even after the absorbent article is taken out from the package. An information display unit as an identification unit capable of identifying the ability is disclosed, and the absorbent article is printed and displayed at six locations according to each corner portion and the central portion.
However, in the absorbent article of Patent Document 2, the information display unit is printed and displayed on the back sheet in the unfolded state as shown in FIG. 24, and a plurality of sheets are folded as shown in FIG. 28 (b). There is a problem that the information display unit of Patent Document 2 does not function as an identification display for the absorbent articles stored in a stacked state.
Further, when the absorbent article of Patent Document 2 does not have a center line display and the information display unit of Patent Document 2 is provided in the absorbent article requiring the center line display, the information display provided in the center of the back sheet. The part overlaps with the center line display, which causes a problem that the center line display becomes difficult to see and its function is impaired.
Further, FIG. 4 of Patent Document 2 shows a tape-stopping type absorbent article in which information display portions are provided at four locations along the longitudinal direction in the central portion of the back sheet. The information display unit provided in the above does not form a straight line along the center line in the longitudinal direction, and does not function as a center line display.
In this regard, Patent Document 3 (Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2005-177160) describes an absorbent article in a folded state in which a plurality of rows of marks diagonal to the longitudinal direction are formed on the entire surface of the back sheet. An absorbent article is disclosed in which the mark is made to appear on the front surface, the side surface, or the like, and the type of the absorbent article can be identified depending on whether the mark is a continuous line or a discontinuous line.
However, in an absorbent article such as a pad type or a tape stopper type in which the center line is displayed along the center line in the longitudinal direction, the mark of Patent Document 3 is the center line display 103 shown in FIGS. 26 and 27. There is a problem that the center line display 103 is difficult to see, its function is impaired, and it becomes difficult to align the absorbent article 100 with the user.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2004-298571 Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2008-264232 Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2005-177160

The problem to be solved by the present invention is that an absorber is sandwiched between the exterior sheet and the inner surface sheet, and the center line is displayed along the center line extending in the longitudinal direction of the exterior sheet in a vertically elongated shape. In a sex article, the type of the absorbent article in a folded state can be clearly identified from the side surface without impairing the function of the center line display.

The invention of claim 1 is a vertically elongated absorbent article including an exterior sheet and an inner surface sheet, and an absorber sandwiched between the exterior sheet and the inner surface sheet to absorb and retain body fluid. On the exterior sheet, the absorbent article is used for center alignment between the absorbent article and the user so that the left and right portions of the absorbent article are evenly distributed to the user of the absorbent article. A center line display is provided along the center line extending in the longitudinal direction of the absorbent article, and auxiliary patterns are provided on both sides of the center line display of the exterior sheet along the center line display. Is a pattern that does not overlap with the center line display and is different for each type of the absorbent article, and the auxiliary pattern is the left side portion of the absorbent article along the longitudinal vertical fold line. The present invention is intended to solve the above-mentioned problems by providing an absorbent article provided in a region including a side surface region in which the right side portion is folded inward to be a side surface of the absorbent article.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, the center line display is composed of a plurality of first figures having the same shape, and the plurality of first figures are arranged on the center line or on a straight line parallel to the center line. The auxiliary pattern provides an absorbent article composed of a plurality of second figures or third figures to solve the above-mentioned problems.

The invention of claim 3 solves the above-mentioned problem by providing an absorbent article in which the second figure is similar to the first figure.

The invention of claim 4 provides an absorbent article in which the second figure has a different shape depending on the type of the absorbent article and includes any shape of a rhombus, a circle, a square, or a star. Is to solve the problem.

In the invention of claim 5, the first figure includes either a star shape or a flower shape, and the third figure includes an absorption having either a moon shape or a leaf shape related to the first figure. It provides sex goods to solve the above problems.

The absorbent article of the invention according to claim 1 has an effect that the type of the absorbent article in a folded state can be clearly identified from the side surface without impairing the function of the center line display.

The absorbent article of the invention according to claim 2 further has the effect of facilitating the alignment of the absorbent article and the user.

In the absorbent article of the invention according to claim 3, the effect that the center line display and the auxiliary pattern are in harmony with each other in terms of design is further obtained.

In the absorbent article of the invention according to claim 4, the absorber is further either of a normal size, a long length in the vertical direction, a wide width, or a vertically long body having a wide width. It has the effect of being able to display the type of.

In the absorbent article of the invention according to claim 5, there is an effect that the first figure and the third figure can be conceptually related to each other.

It is a front view of the pad type absorbent article to which this invention is applied in the expanded and flat state. It is a back view of the absorbent article of FIG. FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line YY of FIG. FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line XX of FIG. It is XX sectional view in the state which the standing part 5a, 6a stood up and formed the three-dimensional gather. It is a front view of the state in which the absorbent article provided with the center line display and the auxiliary pattern which is one Embodiment of this invention is expanded and made flat. It is explanatory drawing explaining the state which the absorbent article 1 shown in FIG. 6 is folded. It is explanatory drawing which showed the state in the case where the center line display 11 is provided at the position slightly shifted to the right from the center line CL in the state where the absorbent article 1 is spread out. It is explanatory drawing which showed the state which the center line display 11 was provided at the position slightly shifted to the right from the center line CL in the state which the absorbent article 1 was folded to the inner surface sheet side and folded in three. It is explanatory drawing which showed the state when the center line display 11 was provided at the position slightly shifted to the right from the center line CL in the state where the absorbent article 1 which was folded in three was folded in six by the inner surface sheet side. .. It is a top view of the absorbent article 1 provided with the center display 11 and the auxiliary pattern 13A, 13B which are different from the center display 11 and the auxiliary pattern (1st example), and made flat. It is a top view in the state where the absorbent article 1 provided with the center display 11 and the auxiliary pattern 13A, 13B is different from the center display 11 and the auxiliary pattern (second example) is spread out and made flat. It is a top view of the absorbent article 1 provided with the center display 11 and the auxiliary pattern 13A, 13B different from the center display 11 and the auxiliary pattern (third example), and made flat. It is a top view of the absorbent article 1 provided with the center display 11 and the auxiliary pattern 13A, 13B which are different from the center display 11 and the auxiliary pattern (4th example), and made flat. 6 is a plan view of an absorbent article 1 provided with a center display having a pattern different from that of the center display 11 and the auxiliary patterns 13A and 13B and an auxiliary pattern (fifth example) in an expanded and flat state. It is explanatory drawing explaining an example which the combination figure consisting of a plurality of unit figures is the type display. It is explanatory drawing explaining the type display which showed the absorption amount of the absorber by adding the number to the combination figure 71 of FIG. It is explanatory drawing explaining the type display which showed the type of the absorbent article by adding the character to the combination figure 71 of FIG. It is a top view of the absorbent article 1 which made an example of the figure string which consists of any of the combination figures 71a to 71e, which is displayed in the center line, in the expanded and flat state. It is a top view of the absorbent article 1 which made the other example of the figure string which consists of any of the combination figures 71a to 71e, which was displayed in the center line, in the expanded and flat state. It is explanatory drawing explaining another example which the combination figure consisting of a plurality of unit figures becomes the absorption amount identification display. FIG. 3 is a plan view of an absorbent article 1 in which an example of a graphic sequence consisting of any of the combined figures 75a to 75d is displayed as a center line and is expanded and flattened. It is a front view of the state in which the tape-stopping type absorbent article provided with the center line display and the auxiliary pattern which is one Embodiment of this invention is expanded and made flat. It is a plan view of the absorbent article 1 provided with the discrimination display according to the center display / auxiliary pattern, and is in a flat state. It is explanatory drawing which showed the example of the discrimination display 51A-51D to which the character was added. It is a front view of the state where the pad type absorbent article is expanded and made flat. It is explanatory drawing explaining the state which the absorbent article 100 shown in FIG. 26 is folded. FIG. 27 is a side view of the folded absorbent article 100 shown in FIG. 27.

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

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

[Outer shape of absorbent article 1 and absorber 2]
The outer shape of the absorbent article 1 and the outer shape of the absorbent body 2 are similar to each other as shown in FIG. It's changing.
Then, in the upper part and the lower part in the Y direction (hereinafter, simply referred to as "upper part" and "lower part"), the outer shape of the absorber 2 of the absorbent article 1 bulges in the X direction, and the central part in the Y direction (hereinafter, simply "central part"). The outer shapes of the absorbent article 1 and the absorber 2 are dented in the X direction, the width of the lower part is wider than the width of the upper part, and the area of the lower part is also wider than the area of the upper part.
That is, both the absorbent article 1 and the absorbent body 2 have a wider width and an area in the order of the central portion, the upper portion, and the lower portion.
The reason why the width and area of the outer shape of the absorbent article 1 and the absorbent body 2 are changed in this way is that the absorbent article having a width and length larger than that of the crotch is formed into a shape along the body of the absorbent body. This is because the three-dimensional gathers are brought into close contact with the user's ventral, crotch, and dorsal sides (buttocks) to prevent leakage of body fluids discharged by the user and to reduce discomfort due to the rigidity of the absorber.
In this case, the central portion is the crotch side portion applied to the crotch portion of the user.
In addition, it is not always constant whether the lower part, which is the wider bulge, is the ventral part applied to the ventral side of the user or the dorsal part applied to the dorsal side (buttocks). It depends on the application.
For example, if the user is a woman, the lower part is often the dorsal part that is applied to the dorsal side (buttocks), and if the user is a male, the lower part is often the ventral part that is applied to the ventral side. .. When lying down on the bed, the lower part is laid under the dorsal side (buttocks), so that the lower part is the dorsal part regardless of the gender of the user.
The shape (outer shape) of the pad-type absorbent article or the like to which the present invention is applied is not limited to the outer shape in which the upper portion and the lower portion bulge in the X direction as in the absorbent article 1 shown in FIG. , Only one of the upper part and the lower part may bulge in the X direction, and the other may have the same width as the central part, or the width may be constant. Similarly, as for the absorber, only one of the upper part and the lower part may bulge in the X direction, and the other may have the same width as the central part, or may have a constant width.

[Pad-type absorbent article with centerline display and auxiliary pattern]
FIG. 6 is a front view of a pad-type absorbent article provided with a center line display and an auxiliary pattern, which is an embodiment of the present invention, in an expanded and flat state. In the figure, 10 is a first figure. , 11 is the center line display, 12a and 12b are the second figures, 13A and 13B are the auxiliary patterns, f1 and f2 are the vertical fold lines, f3 is the horizontal fold line, and SR1 and SR2 are the side surfaces of the folded absorbent article 1. It is a side area.
As shown in FIG. 6, in the absorbent article 1, a center line display 11 is provided along the center line CL, and auxiliary patterns 13A and 13B are provided on both sides thereof.
The center line display 11 is composed of two rows of figure rows in which a large number of diamond-shaped (square) first figures 10 are arranged in the Y direction (longitudinal direction), and the first figure 10 forming each figure sequence has the same shape. It is arranged on a straight line parallel to the center line CL. The center line display 11 is usually arranged so that the center line (axis of symmetry) extending in the longitudinal direction thereof coincides with the center line CL.
In the present embodiment, the center line display 11 is composed of two rows of graphic rows, but the center line display 11 may be configured from the one row of graphic rows in which the first graphic 10 is arranged on the center line CL. It may be composed of three or more columns of figures.
Further, the auxiliary pattern 13A is composed of a graphic sequence in which a plurality of diamond-shaped (square) second figures 12a having a similar shape to the first figure 10 are arranged in the Y direction, and the auxiliary pattern 13B has a similar shape to the first figure 10. The second figure 12b of the diamond shape (square) is composed of a plurality of figure sequences arranged in the Y direction, the sizes of the second figures 12a and 12b of each figure string are different, and the auxiliary patterns 13A and 13B are the center lines CL. It is a bent pattern that does not form a straight line parallel to.
The sizes, numbers, and the like of the first figure 10 constituting the center line display 11 and the second figures 12a and 12b constituting the auxiliary patterns 13A and 13B are not limited to those shown in FIG. 6, and may be changed. .. For example, the first figure 10 may be made larger than that of FIG. 6 to reduce the number to form the center line display 11, and conversely, the figure 10 may be made smaller than that of FIG. 6 to increase the number. The center line display 11 may be configured.
The center line display 11 and the auxiliary patterns 13A and 13B (hereinafter referred to as "center line display 11 and the like") are provided by being printed on the polyethylene film 3a of the exterior sheet 3. The polyethylene film 3a on which the center line display 11 and the like are printed is covered with the non-woven fabric 3b, but since the non-woven fabric 3b is thin, the center line display 11 and the like can be visually recognized from the outside.
Further, the center line display 11 and the like may be printed on the outer surface or the inner surface of the nonwoven fabric 3b instead of the polyethylene film 3a.
Further, the display method of the center line display 11 or the like is not limited to printing, and a label or the like on which the center line display 11 or the like is printed may be attached to a polyethylene film 3a or a non-woven fabric 3b or the like.

[Folding absorbent articles]
The absorbent article 1 provided with the center line display 11 and the like is usually transported and stored in a folded state for space saving and convenience of handling.
7A and 7B are explanatory views illustrating a state in which the absorbent article 1 shown in FIG. 6 is folded, FIG. 7A is a front view of the absorbent article 1 in the middle of folding, and FIG. 7B is absorption after folding. It is a front view of the sex article 1.
First, the absorbent article 1 in the unfolded state before folding as shown in FIG. 6 is folded inward along the vertical folding lines f1 and f2 on the left side and the right side, and is shown in FIG. 7A. It is folded in three.
Next, the three-folded absorbent article 1 is folded inward along the horizontal folding line f3, and is brought into a six-folded state as shown in FIG. 7 (b).

[Auxiliary pattern function 1]
Next, the functions of the auxiliary patterns 13A and 13B will be described. First, in the absorbent article 1, when the center line display 11 is provided at a position deviated from the center line CL in the left-right direction (X direction). , The functions (function 1) of the auxiliary patterns 13A and 13B will be described.
FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram showing a state in which the center line display 11 is provided at a position slightly shifted to the right from the center line CL in a state where the absorbent article 1 is spread out, and is a center for making the figure easier to see. Line CL is not shown.
FIG. 8A shows a case where only the center line display 11 is provided at a position slightly shifted to the right from the center line CL, and the auxiliary patterns 13A and 13B are provided without shifting in the left-right direction. FIG. ) Shows the case where both the center line display 11 and the auxiliary patterns 13A and 13B are provided at positions slightly shifted to the right from the center line CL, and FIG. The case where the center line display 11 is provided at a position slightly shifted to the right from the center line CL is shown.
As is clear from FIG. 8, in FIG. 8 (c) without the auxiliary patterns 13A and 13B, it can be visually seen that the center line display 11 is shifted to the right, but the auxiliary patterns 13A and 13B are present. In FIGS. (A) and (b), it is difficult to visually understand that the center line display 11 is shifted to the right.
In FIG. 9, the center line display 11 is provided at a position slightly shifted to the right from the center line CL in a state where the absorbent article 1 is folded toward the inner sheet side along the vertical fold lines f1 and f2 and folded in three. It is explanatory drawing which showed the state of the case, and the same figure (a)-(c) shows the same case as FIG. Is not shown.
As is clear from FIG. 9, in FIG. 9 (c) without the auxiliary patterns 13A and 13B, it is conspicuous that the center line display 11 is shifted to the right, and the deviation can be sufficiently seen visually. In the same figures (a) and (b) with the auxiliary patterns 13A and 13B, it is not so noticeable that the center line display 11 is shifted to the right, and it is difficult to visually understand the shift.
In FIG. 10, the center line display 11 is provided at a position slightly shifted to the right from the center line CL in a state where the absorbent article 1 folded in three is folded in six by folding it toward the inner surface sheet side along the horizontal fold line f3. It is an explanatory diagram showing the state in the case of, and the same figures (a) to (c) show the same case as FIGS. 8 (a) to 8 (c). CL is not shown.
As is clear from FIG. 10, similarly to FIG. 9, in FIG. 10 (c) without the auxiliary patterns 13A and 13B, it is conspicuous that the center line display 11 is shifted to the right, and it is also visually shifted. However, in the figures (a) and (b) with auxiliary patterns 13A and 13B, it is not so noticeable that the center line display 11 is shifted to the right, and it is difficult to visually understand the shift. It has become.
As described above, even when the center line display 11 is provided at a position deviated from the center line CL of the absorbent article 1 in the left-right direction, the auxiliary patterns 13A and 13B are used by making the deviation difficult to understand. It fulfills the function 1 of not making the person aware that the center line display 11 is out of alignment.

[Auxiliary pattern function 2]
Next, the type display function of the absorbent article performed by the auxiliary patterns 13A and 13B will be described.
In the absorbent article 1, several types having different sizes and shapes of the absorber 2 and the amount of body fluid absorbed are prepared, and the user selects and uses the one suitable for himself / herself.
Therefore, the absorbent article 1 is labeled with a type for distinguishing the size and shape of the absorber 2 and the amount of body fluid absorbed.
For example, a vertically long absorbent article 1 having a normal size absorber 2 is marked with the letter "long", and a vertically long absorbent body 2 having a longer absorber 2 in the vertical direction (Y direction) is attached. The letters "super long" are attached to the absorbent article 1, and the letters "wide" are attached to the vertically long absorbent article 1 provided with the absorber 2 having a wide width (X direction). Further, the characters "extra wide" are attached to the vertically long absorbent article 1 provided with the absorber 2 having a wide width (X direction), and these "long", "super long", "wide", and extra are attached. The characters "wide" are displayed as types.
Such a type display is usually provided so as to straddle the center line CL at a position that does not overlap with the center line display 11 in the central portion of the absorbent article 1 in the left-right direction (X direction).
However, a plurality of absorbent articles 1 are stored in a stacked state in a state of being folded in six as shown in FIG. 7 (b) (see FIG. 18 (b)), and the central portion of the absorbent article 1 in the left-right direction. The type display provided in is hidden and invisible and does not function.
Therefore, in the absorbent article 1, a side surface region (vertical folding) which is a side surface (side surface 104 in FIG. 18) of the absorbent article 1 folded in six along the vertical fold lines f1 and f2 and the horizontal fold line f3. Areas outside the lines f1 and f2) SR1 and SR2 (FIG. 6) need to be classified.
In this regard, as shown in FIG. 6, in the auxiliary patterns 13A and 13B, the outer portion from the central portion in the X direction is provided in the side surface regions SR1 and SR2, and the types of the absorbent articles 1 which are folded and stacked are displayed. It is installed in a position that can be visually recognized from the outside.
Then, as will be described later, by providing auxiliary patterns having different patterns depending on the type of the absorbent article 1 in the region including the side surface regions SR1 and SR2, the auxiliary patterns 13A, 13B and the like are displayed according to the type of the absorbent article 1. It fulfills the function 2 as.

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

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

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

[Relationship between each auxiliary pattern and the type of absorbent article]
By providing auxiliary patterns 13A / 13B, 23A / 23B, 33A / 33B, 43A / 43B having different patterns according to the type of the absorbent article 1, the auxiliary patterns 13A / 13B function as a type display of the absorbent article 1. Will be done.
For example, for the vertically long absorbent article 1 provided with the absorber 2 having a normal size, the auxiliary patterns 23A and 23B of FIG. 11 are provided, and the absorber 2 longer in the vertical direction (Y direction) is provided. The auxiliary patterns 33A and 33B of FIG. 12 are provided for the vertically elongated absorbent article 1, and the vertically elongated absorbent article 1 provided with the absorber 2 having a wide width (X direction) is shown in FIG. Auxiliary patterns 13A and 13B are provided, and auxiliary patterns 43A and 43B of FIG. 13 are provided for a vertically long absorbent article 1 provided with an absorber 2 having a wide width (X direction).
Since the auxiliary patterns 13A / 13B, 23A / 23B, 33A / 33B, and 43A / 43B do not overlap with the center displays 11, 21, 31, and 41, they are provided without impairing the functions of these center displays. be able to.
Since the center displays 11, 21, 31, and 41 also correspond to the type of the absorbent article 1, they also function as the type display.
Further, a plurality of combinations of the center line display and the auxiliary pattern which are conceptually related as shown in FIGS. 14 and 15 may be prepared and used as the type display of the absorbent article 1.

[Type display of absorbent articles]
Next, a case where the center line display is a type display for specifying the type of the absorbent article will be described.
FIG. 16 is an explanatory diagram illustrating an example in which a combination figure composed of a plurality of unit figures is displayed as a type. In the figure, 70a and 70b are unit figures, and 71 (71a to 71e) are combination figures.
As shown in FIG. 16A, the combination figure 71 has a shape in which five petal-shaped unit figures 70a are arranged in the shape of a flower, and is absorbed by the number of unit figures 70b filled with each unit figure 70a. It represents the absorption amount (maximum absorption amount) of an absorber (absorbent article), which is one of the types of sex articles.
That is, if the absorption amount of the absorber (absorbent article) is set to 5 levels (level 1, level 2, level 3, level 4, level 5 in order from the one with the smallest absorption amount), only the top petals are united. The combined figure 71a (FIG. 16 (b)) as the figure 70b represents the absorption amount of level 1, and the combined figure 71b (FIG. 16 (c)) with the two petals at the top and the upper left as the unit figure 70b is the level. The combined figure 71c ((d) in the figure), which represents the absorption amount of 2 and has three petals of the uppermost part and the upper left and right as the unit figure 70b, represents the absorption amount of level 3, and the uppermost part, the upper left and right parts, and the lower right part. The combination figure 71d (Fig. (E)) with four petals as the unit figure 70b represents the absorption amount of level 4, and the combination figure 71e (figure (f)) with all five petals as the unit figure 70b represents the absorption amount. It represents the amount of absorption at level 5.

FIG. 17 is an explanatory diagram illustrating a type display in which a number is added to the combination figure 71 of FIG. 16 to indicate the absorption amount of the absorber. In the figure, 71'(71a' to 71e') is a combination figure. be.
As shown in FIG. 17 (a), numbers 1 to 5 indicating the absorption level of the absorber are attached to each unit figure 70a of the combination figure 71', and as shown in FIGS. (B) to (f). , A white number indicating the absorption level is attached to the unit figure 70b filled in according to the absorption level.
That is, the combination figure 71a'(FIG. 17 (b)) in which only the petals at the top are used as the unit figure 70b and the white number "1" is added to the unit figure represents the absorption amount of level 1, and the petals at the top and the upper left. The combination figure 71b'((c) in the same figure) with two as the unit figure 70b and the white number "2" represents the absorption amount of level 2, and the top and three petals on the upper left and right are the unit figure 70b. The combination figure 71c'((d) in the figure) with the white number "3" indicates the absorption amount of level 3, and the four petals at the top, the upper left and right, and the lower right are shown as the unit figure 70b. The combination figure 71d'((e) in the same figure) with the number "4" represents the absorption amount of level 4, and the combination figure with the white number "5" with all five petals as the unit figure 70b. 71e'((f) in the figure) represents the absorption amount of level 5.

FIG. 18 is an explanatory diagram illustrating a type display in which characters are added to the combination figure 71 of FIG. 16 to indicate the type of the absorbent article, and in the figure, 71 ”(71a” to 71e ”) is a combination figure. be.
As shown in FIG. 18A, each unit figure 70a of the combination figure 71 ”has the letters“ R ”,“ L ”,“ W ”,“ SL ”, and“ EW ”indicating the type of the absorbent article. As shown in FIGS. (B) to (f), white letters indicating the type are attached to the unit figure 70b filled in according to the type of the absorbent article.
That is, the combination figure 71a "(FIG. 18 (b)) in which only the petals at the top are used as the unit figure 70b and the white letter "R" is added to the unit figure represents the type of normal (regular) size, and the top and the top. The combination figure 71b "((c) in the same figure) with two petals on the upper left as the unit figure 70b and the white letter" L "represents the type indicated by the letter" long ", and represents the top and the upper left and right. The combination figure 71c "((d) in the figure) with three petals as the unit figure 70b and the white letter" W "represents the type indicated by the letter" wide ", and represents the top, left and right upper parts, and right. The combination figure 71d "((e) in the same figure) with the white letter" SL "attached to the unit figure 70b with the four petals at the bottom represents the type indicated by the letter" super long ", and all five petals. The combination figure 71e ”(the figure (f)) with the white letter“ EW ”attached to the unit figure 70b represents the type indicated by the letter“ extra wide ”.

FIG. 19 is a plan view of the absorbent article 1 in which an example of a graphic sequence consisting of any of the combined figures 71a to 71e is displayed as a center line and is flattened. In the figure, 72 is a center line display. Is.
As shown in FIG. 19, the center line display 72 is composed of a row of graphic rows in which the combination graphic 71a is arranged on the center line CL of the absorbent article 1. Since the combination figure 71a represents the absorption amount of level 1, the center line display 72 indicates the absorbent article 1 of the absorption amount of level 1.
Then, for the absorbent article 1 having an absorption amount of level 2, a graphic sequence consisting of a combination graphic 71b showing the absorption amount of level 2 is displayed as a center line, and for the absorbent article 1 having an absorption amount of level 3. Displays a graphic sequence consisting of a combination graphic 71c representing the absorption amount of level 3 as a center line display, and for the absorbent article 1 having an absorption amount of level 4, a graphic consisting of a combination graphic 71d representing the absorption amount of level 4. The center line display is the center line display, and the center line display is the center line display of the graphic string consisting of the combination figure 71e showing the absorption amount of the level 5 for the absorbent article of the level 5 absorption amount. It will function as a type display based on the amount of absorbed goods.

FIG. 20 is a plan view of the absorbent article 1 in which another example of the graphic sequence consisting of any of the combined figures 71a to 71e is displayed as a center line and is flattened. In the figure, 73 is a center. It is a line display.
As shown in FIG. 20, the center line display 73 is composed of two rows of figures in which the combination figure 71b is arranged on a line parallel to the center line CL sandwiching the center line CL of the absorbent article 1. Since the combination figure 71b represents the absorption amount of level 2, the center line display 73 indicates the absorbent article 1 of the absorption amount of level 2.
Then, the center line display functions as the absorption amount identification display by setting the two-column graphic sequence consisting of the combination figures 71a to 71e representing the absorbent articles 1 having the absorption amount of levels 1 to 5 as the center line display. Become.
Further, the absorbent article 1 provided with the center line indications 72 and 73 as the absorption amount identification indication has leaf-shaped shapes on both sides of the center line indications 72 and 73, similarly to the absorbent article 1 shown in FIG. Auxiliary patterns 63A and 63B are provided in which a plurality of third figures 62a and 62b are arranged in the Y direction.
The auxiliary patterns 63A and 63B are curved patterns that do not form a straight line parallel to the center line CL, and have a function or an absorbent article 1 that does not make the user aware that the center line displays 72 and 73 are misaligned. It functions as a type display.

FIG. 21 is an explanatory diagram illustrating another example in which a combination figure composed of a plurality of unit figures is a type display of an absorbent article. In the figure, 74a and 74b are unit figures, and 75 (75a to 75d) are combinations. It is a figure.
As shown in FIG. 21A, the combination figure 75 has a shape in which four heart-shaped petal-shaped unit figures 74a are arranged in the shape of a flower, and the number of the unit figures 74b filled with each unit figure 74a. Represents the absorption amount (maximum absorption amount) of the absorber (absorbent article).
That is, assuming that the absorption amount of the absorber (absorbent article) is set to 4 levels (level 1, level 2, level 3, and level 44 are set in order from the one with the smallest absorption amount), only the upper petals are designated as the unit figure 74b. The combination figure 75a (FIG. 21 (b)) represents the absorption amount of level 1, and the combination figure 75b (FIG. 21 (c)) in which the two petals on the upper side and the left side are the unit figure 74b represents the absorption amount of level 2. , The combination figure 75c (the figure (d)) in which three petals on the upper side, the left side and the right side are used as the unit figure 74b represents the absorption amount of level 3, and the combination figure 75d (in which all four petals are used as the unit figure 74b). The figure (e) shows the absorption amount of level 4.
FIG. 22 is a plan view of the absorbent article 1 in which an example of a graphic sequence consisting of any of the combined figures 75a to 75d is displayed as a center line, and is in a flat state. In the figure, 76 is a center line display. Is.
As shown in FIG. 22, the center line display 76 is composed of two rows of figures in which the combination figure 75b is arranged on a line parallel to the center line CL sandwiching the center line CL of the absorbent article 1. Since the combination figure 75b represents the absorption amount of level 2, the center line display 76 indicates the absorbent article 1 of the absorption amount of level 2.
Then, the center line display is a type display based on the absorption amount of the absorbent article by setting the center line display as the two-column graphic sequence consisting of the combination figures 75a to 75d representing the absorbent articles 1 having the absorption amount of the levels 1 to 4. Will function as.
Further, in the absorbent article 1 provided with the center line display 76, as in the case of the absorbent article 1 shown in FIG. 14, leaf-shaped third figures 62a and 62b are formed in the Y direction on both sides of the center line display 76. An auxiliary pattern 63A and an auxiliary pattern 63B composed of a plurality of arranged graphic sequences are provided.
The auxiliary patterns 63A and 63B are curved patterns that do not form a straight line parallel to the center line CL, and have a function that does not make the user aware that the center line display 76 is deviated and a type of absorbent article 1. It functions as a specific type display.

[Tape-stop type absorbent article with centerline display and auxiliary pattern]
FIG. 23 is a front view showing a state in which a tape-stopping type absorbent article provided with a center line display and an auxiliary pattern, which is an embodiment of the present invention, is spread out and made flat. In the figure, 80 is a tape-stopping. Type absorbent article, 82 is an absorber, 83 is an exterior sheet, 87 (87a, 87b) is a fastening tape which is a tape member, 88 is a front tape which is a fastening member, 11A is a center line display, 13C and 13D are. It is an auxiliary pattern.
As shown in FIG. 22, the absorbent article 80 includes an absorbent body 82, an exterior sheet 83 that covers the absorbent body 82 from the front side, and an inner surface sheet that covers the absorbent body 82 from the back surface side, similarly to the absorbent article 1 of FIG. (Not shown) and a three-dimensional gather sheet (not shown) that can be stacked on the inner surface sheet, and fastening tapes 87a and 87b protruding outward are attached to both ends in the X direction at the lower end in the Y direction, and the exterior sheet is attached. A front tape 88, which is a rectangular fastening member occupying approximately 3/4 of the length in the X direction (left-right direction), is attached to the upper portion of the 88 in the Y direction.
The shapes of the absorbent article 80 and the absorber 82 are different from the shapes of the absorbent article 1 and the absorber 2 in FIG. 1, and there is no bulge in the upper part and the lower part in the X direction, and the central part between the upper part and the lower part is It is curved inward and has a dented shape.
When using the absorbent article 40, the upper part is applied to the ventral side or the dorsal side of the user, the lower part is applied to the dorsal side or the ventral side of the user, and the fastening tapes 87a and 87b are engaged with the front tape 88. As a result, the absorbent article 80 is attached and fixed to the user.

The absorbent article 80 is provided with a center line display 11A along the center line CL, and auxiliary patterns 13C and 13D are provided on both sides thereof, similarly to the absorbent article 1 shown in FIG.
Similar to the center line display 11 (FIG. 6), the center line display 11A is composed of two rows of figure rows in which a large number of diamond-shaped (square) first figures 10 are arranged in the Y direction (longitudinal direction). The first figure 10 forming the row has the same shape and is arranged on a straight line parallel to the center line CL.
Similar to the auxiliary pattern 13A (FIG. 6), the auxiliary pattern 13C is composed of a graphic sequence in which a plurality of diamond-shaped (square) second figures 12a similar to the first figure 10 are arranged in the Y direction, and the auxiliary pattern 13D is formed. Is composed of a plurality of diamond-shaped (square) second figures 12b similar to the first figure 10 arranged in the Y direction, as in the auxiliary pattern 13B (FIG. 6), and is the second of each figure sequence. The sizes of the figures 12a and 12b are different, and the auxiliary patterns 13C and 13D are curved patterns that do not form a straight line parallel to the center line CL.
Further, in the tape-stopping type absorbent article 40, as in the pad type absorbent article 1, the center line display and the auxiliary pattern as shown in FIGS. 11 to 15 can be provided, and the center line display and the auxiliary pattern can be provided. The pattern can also function as a type indicator for absorbent articles.
Further, also in the tape-stopping type absorbent article 40, a center line display composed of combination figures 71 (71a to 71e) and 75 (75a to 75d) as shown in FIGS. 16 to 20 is provided to display the center line. Can function as an absorption amount identification display.
In the absorbent article 40, the center line display 11A and the auxiliary patterns 13C and 13D are not provided on the front tape 88, but the length of the front tape 88 in the Y direction is short, whereby the center line is formed. The function of the display and auxiliary pattern is not impaired.

[Combination of center line display / auxiliary pattern and discrimination display]
FIG. 24 is a plan view of the absorbent article 1 provided with the discrimination display according to the center display / auxiliary pattern in an expanded and flat state. In the drawings, 90a and 90b are the fourth figures, and 91A to 91D are the fourth figures. The discrimination display, R1 to R4 are regions, and SF1 to SF4 are side flaps.
As shown in FIG. 24, in the absorbent article 1, a center line display 11 is provided along the center line CL, auxiliary patterns 13A and 13B are provided on both sides thereof, and discrimination display is provided on the outside of the auxiliary patterns 13A and 13B. 91A to 91D are provided, and the center line display 11 and the auxiliary patterns 13A and 13B are the same as those shown in FIG.
In this case, the discrimination display 91A is provided on the side flap SF1 of the region R1 (the region occupying the upper left portion of the absorbent article 1), and the discrimination display 91B is provided on the right side portion of the upper portion of the region R2 (the upper right portion of the absorbent article 1). The discrimination display 91C is provided in the side flap SF2 of the area (occupied area), the discrimination display 91C is provided in the side flap SF3 of the area R3 (the area occupying the lower left portion of the absorbent article 1), and the discrimination display 91D is provided in the area R4 (absorbent). The side flaps SF4 (the area occupying the lower right side of the article 1) are provided, and these discrimination indications 91A to 91D are provided at positions that do not overlap with the auxiliary patterns 13A and 13B.
The discrimination display 91A is a display in which three fourth figures 90a in which two equilateral triangles or isosceles triangles having the left side as an apex are arranged in the X direction are arranged in the Y direction, and the discrimination display 91B is a fourth figure 90a. Three fourth figures 50b having line symmetry are arranged in the Y direction, the discrimination display 91C is one in which five fourth figures 90a are arranged in the Y direction, and the discrimination display 91D is the fourth figure 90b. Are arranged in the Y direction.
The shapes, sizes, and numbers of the fourth figures 90a and 90b constituting the discrimination displays 91A to 91D are not limited to those shown in FIG. 24, and may be changed. For example, the fourth figures 90a and 90b may be made larger than those in FIG. 22 to reduce the number (for example, two fourth figures 90a and the like are provided in the regions R1 and R2, and the fourth figure 90a and the like are formed in the regions R3 and R4). (Four figures 90a and the like are arranged), and conversely, the fourth figures 90a and 90b may be made smaller than those in FIG. 22 to increase the number (for example, the fourth figure 90a and the like may be arranged in the regions R1 and R2). Four pieces, six fourth figures 90a and the like are arranged in the areas R3 and R4).
Further, the discrimination displays 91A to 91D are provided by printing the polyethylene film 3a or the non-woven fabric 3b of the exterior sheet 3 in the same manner as the center line display 11 and the auxiliary patterns 13A and 13B.
Then, as shown in FIG. 7A, the absorbent article 1 provided with the discriminant display 91A to 91D according to the center display 11 and the auxiliary patterns 13A and 13B is folded in three in the X direction, and further, FIG. 7 As shown in (b), it is folded and stored in a state of being folded in half in the Y direction. At this time, the discrimination displays 91A to 91D provided in the areas R1 to R4 are hidden inside the folded absorbent article 1 and cannot be visually recognized from the outside.

[Discrimination display function 1]
The absorbent article 1 folded as shown in FIG. 7 (b) is unfolded as shown in FIG. 22 and is applied to and attached to the user. At that time, when the left side portion and the right side portion (areas R1 to R4) of the upper part and the lower part are not completely expanded and a part of the left side portion and the right side portion (areas R1 to R4) are folded into the inner surface sheet 4 side, the discrimination display 91A to 91D is used. Of these, the discrimination display provided in the folded portion remains hidden. At this time, the wearer who attaches the absorbent article 1 to the user notices that a part of the absorbent article 1 is folded inward or outward because the discrimination display cannot be seen, and the folded portion is inserted. Since the absorbent article 1 is attached by spreading it out, it is possible to prevent the user's body fluid from leaking.
In this way, the discrimination indications 91A to 91D are a part of the absorbent article 1 because when a part of the left side portion or the right side portion of the absorbent article 1 is folded and applied to the user, they are hidden and cannot be seen. It fulfills the function (function 1) of making the wearer notice that is folded.
Therefore, the discrimination indications 91A to 91D are provided on the left side portion and the right side portion (regions R1 to R4) of the upper part and the lower part bulging to the left and right, which are the parts where the absorbent article 1 is easily folded.

[Discrimination display function 2]
Next, in the fourth figures 90a and 90b constituting the discrimination displays 91A to 91D, the vertices of the two triangles forming the fourth figure 90a are located on the left outer edge side of the absorbent article 1, and the fourth figure The vertices of the two triangles forming 90b are located on the right outer edge of the absorbent article 1.
Therefore, the fourth figure 90a functions as an arrow pointing to the left, and the discrimination displays 91A and 91C formed by the fourth figure 90a turn the portions (regions R1 and R3) provided with the discrimination display to the left. I suggest that.
Further, the fourth figure 90b functions as an arrow pointing to the right, and the discrimination displays 91B and 91D formed by the fourth figure 90b have the portions (regions R2 and R4) provided with the discrimination display directed to the right. Suggest.
That is, the discrimination display 91A suggests that the left side portion (region R1) of the upper portion provided with the discrimination display is expanded to the left, and the discrimination display 91B is the right side portion (region) of the upper portion provided with the discrimination display. The discrimination display 91C suggests that R2) is expanded to the right, the discrimination display 91C suggests that the left side portion (region R3) of the lower portion provided with the discrimination display is expanded to the left, and the discrimination display 91D indicates this discrimination display. It is suggested that the right part (region R4) of the lower part provided with the above is expanded to the right.
As a result, the discrimination displays 91A to 91D have a function (function 2) of making the wearer aware that when the absorbent article 1 is applied to the user, the left side portion and the right side portion are expanded in the left-right direction and applied to the user. Fulfill.

The function 2 of the discrimination displays 91A to 91D is further enhanced by adding characters to the discrimination displays 91A to 91D.
FIG. 25 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of the discrimination displays 91A to 91D to which characters are added, and in the figure, w1 and w2 are characters.
As shown in FIG. 25, in the discrimination display 91A, the character w1 described as "expand" is added from the top to the bottom to the fourth figure 90a in the middle row (the figure (a)), and in the discrimination display 91B, the middle row. The character w2 written as "expand" is added to the fourth figure 90b from the bottom to the top ((b) in the figure), and in the discrimination display 91C, the character w1 is attached to the fourth figure 90a in the upper, middle, and lower rows. (Fig. (C)), and in the discrimination display 9D, the character w2 is added to the fourth figure 90b in the upper, middle, and lower rows (Fig. (D)).
In this way, by adding the characters w1 and w2 meaning "expand" to the discrimination displays 91A to 91D, the left side portion and the right side portion can be expanded in the left-right direction to apply the absorbent article 1 to the user. It can make people strongly aware.
The characters added to the discrimination displays 51A to 51D are not limited to the characters w1 and w2 described as "expand", and are in the X direction (horizontal direction) such as "expand", "expand", and "pull". ) Any character that means to spread it.

[Discrimination display function 3]
The discrimination indications 91A and 91B provided on the upper part of the absorbent article 1 are composed of three fourth figures 90a and 90b, and the discrimination indications 91C and 91D provided on the lower portion of the absorbent article 1 are five pieces. It is composed of the fourth figures 90a and 90b.
Since the intervals between the fourth figures 90a and 90b constituting the discrimination displays 91A to 91D are the same, the distance between the uppermost fourth figure 90a and the lowermost fourth figure 90a in the discrimination display 91C is the discrimination display 91A. The distance between the top 4 figure 90a and the bottom 4 figure 90a in the discrimination display 91D is longer than the distance between the top 4 figure 90b and the bottom 4 figure 90b in the discrimination display 91D. It is longer than the distance between the fourth figure 90b of No. 1 and the fourth figure 90b at the bottom.
From this, for the wearer, the lower part where the five fourth figures 90a and 90b are arranged is longer in the Y direction (longitudinal direction) than the upper part where the three fourth figures 90a and 90b are arranged, and the lower part. It becomes clear at a glance that the area of the upper part is larger than the area of the upper part, and when the absorbent article 1 is attached to the user, the part where the upper part and the lower part are applied is not mistaken.
Also, for the wearer, the folded absorbent article 1 can be completely unfolded to check whether the upper part or the lower part is wider, and the mark provided in the center of the exterior sheet 3 (the lower part is wider than the upper part). It is possible to determine whether the upper part or the lower part is wider by simply opening one of the creases and looking at the discrimination displays 91A to 91D without looking at the mark), etc., and the absorbent article 1 is given to the user. You can quickly determine the direction of application.
As described above, the discriminant displays 91A to 91D fulfill a function (function 3) of making it easy to distinguish which area of the upper portion or the lower portion of the absorbent article 1 is larger.
In this case, the number of the fourth figures 90a and 90b arranged in the upper part and the lower part is not limited to the three and five pieces shown in FIG. 22, and the fourth figures 90a and 90b arranged in the narrower area are not limited. The number of 90b may be smaller than the number of the fourth figures 90a and 90b arranged on the larger area, but it is desirable that the number also differs corresponding to the difference in area. For example, if the area of the lower part is twice the area of the upper part, it is desirable that the number of the fourth figure 90a or the like arranged in the lower part is twice the number of the fourth figure 90a or the like arranged in the upper part. ..

The absorbent article of the present invention is a pad type in which an absorber is sandwiched between the outer sheet and the inner surface sheet, and the center line is displayed along the center line extending in the longitudinal direction of the outer sheet in a vertically elongated shape. In the absorbent article, the type of the absorbent article in the folded state can be clearly identified from the side surface without impairing the function of the center line display.

1 Absorbent article 2 Absorber 3 Exterior sheet 3a Polyethylene film 3b Non-woven fabric,
4 Inner surface sheet 5, 6 Solid gather sheet 5a, 6a Standing part 5b, 6b Tip edge 5c, 6c Folded part 10 First figure 11 Center line display 11A Center line display 12a, 12b Second figure 13A, 13B Auxiliary pattern 13C, 13D Auxiliary pattern 20 1st figure 21 Center line display 22a, 22b 2nd figure 23A, 23B Auxiliary pattern 30 1st figure 31 Center line display 32a, 32b 2nd figure 33A, 33B Auxiliary pattern 40 1st figure 41 Center line display 42a, 42b 2nd figure 43A, 43B Auxiliary pattern 50 1st figure 51 Center line display 52a, 52b 3rd figure 53A, 53B Auxiliary pattern 60 1st figure 61 Center line display 62a, 62b 3rd figure 63A, 63B Auxiliary pattern 70a, 70b Unit figure 71, 71', 71 "Combination figure 71a-71e Combination figure 71a'-71e' Combination figure 71a "-71e" Combination figure 72, 73 Center line display 74a, 74b Unit figure 75 Combination figure 75a-75d Combination figure 76 Center line display 80 Tape-stop type absorbent article 82 Absorber 83 Exterior sheet 87, 87a, 87b Fastening tape 88 Front tape 90a, 90b Fourth figure 91A to 91D Discrimination display 100 Absorbent article 101 Exterior sheet 102 Absorber 103 Center Line display 104, 104a, 104b Side surface C100 Center line f1, f2 Vertical fold line f3 Horizontal fold line f10 to f12 Fold line w1, w2 Character CL Center line C110 Center line D1, D2 Elastic member R1 to R4 Area SF Side flap SF1 to SF4 Side flap SR1, SR2 Side area

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A vertically elongated absorbent article including an exterior sheet and an inner surface sheet, and an absorber that is sandwiched between the exterior sheet and the inner surface sheet and absorbs and retains body fluid.
On the exterior sheet, the absorbent article is used for center alignment between the absorbent article and the user so that the left and right portions of the absorbent article are evenly distributed to the user of the absorbent article. A center line display is provided along the center line extending in the longitudinal direction of the absorbent article.
Auxiliary patterns are provided on both sides of the center line display of the exterior sheet along the center line display.
The auxiliary pattern is a pattern that does not overlap with the center line display, and is a pattern different for each type of the absorbent article.
The auxiliary pattern is provided in a region including a side surface region where the left side portion and the right side portion of the absorbent article are folded inward along a vertical folding line in the longitudinal direction to be a side surface of the absorbent article. An absorbent article characterized by. The center line display is composed of a plurality of first figures having the same shape, and the plurality of first figures form a figure sequence arranged on the center line or a straight line parallel to the center line, and the auxiliary pattern is formed. The absorbent article according to claim 1, wherein is composed of a plurality of second figures or third figures. The absorbent article according to claim 2, wherein the second figure is similar to the first figure. The absorbent article according to claim 2 or 3, wherein the second figure has a different shape depending on the type of the absorbent article, and includes any one of a diamond shape, a circular shape, a square shape, and a star shape. .. 2. The first figure includes either a star shape or a flower shape, and the third figure includes either a moon shape or a leaf shape related to the first figure. The absorbent article described.

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