WO2018100703A1

WO2018100703A1 - Absorbent article

Info

Publication number: WO2018100703A1
Application number: PCT/JP2016/085646
Authority: WO
Inventors: 瑶介曽我部; 央橋野; 雅史北川
Original assignee: ユニ・チャーム株式会社
Priority date: 2016-11-30
Filing date: 2016-11-30
Publication date: 2018-06-07
Also published as: CN110035731B; CN110035731A; JPWO2018100703A1; JP6362819B1; KR101998203B1; KR20190035928A

Abstract

The purpose of the present invention is provide an absorbent article having hole sections, for which both absorption capacity and a high absorption rate are achieved while spilling of an absorbent polymer from the hole section is suppressed. This absorbent article is provided with a hole section region (29), a pair of compression grooves (37, 37'), and high basis weight regions (9, 9'). A plurality of hole sections (10) are present in the hole section region. The pair of compression grooves are located on both outer sides of the hole section region and compress a core wrap (12a) and an absorbent core (12b) on the skin side of an absorbent body (12), or a surface sheet (8), the core wrap, and the absorbent core. The high basis weight regions are located on at least one of the outer sides of the pair of compression grooves, such outer sides being on the side opposite the hole section region, and for the high basis weight regions, the basis weight of an absorbent polymer (90) of the absorbent body is greater than that of the hole section region.

Description

Absorbent articles

The present invention relates to an absorbent article.

An absorbent article such as a sanitary napkin is used to absorb and retain excreta such as menstrual blood excreted from the wearer. Since absorbent articles are required to absorb excrement appropriately, development of techniques for further improving absorption performance has been performed. For example, Patent Document 1 discloses an absorbent article having a plurality of recesses (holes) that penetrate the top sheet and reach the inside of the absorber. The plurality of hole portions are formed in a substantially central portion (excretion opening contact region) in the width direction and the longitudinal direction of the absorbent article. The plurality of holes are channels that guide excrement into the absorber, and contribute to an increase in the surface area of the absorber. As a result, excrement can be easily transferred to the inside of the absorber, and the absorption speed of the absorbent article can be improved.

Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2014-68956

Incidentally, the absorbent article of Patent Document 1 contains an absorbent polymer with a substantially uniform basis weight in addition to the absorbent fibers, in order to increase the absorption capacity. Therefore, there exists a risk that the particle | grains of an absorbent polymer may spill out of an absorbent article from a some hole. In particular, when the absorbent article is carried, the absorbent article vibrates, or when the absorbent article is worn, the absorbent article vibrates and deforms with the movement of the wearer. Rise. If the absorbent polymer particles spill from a plurality of pores, the absorption capacity may be reduced. Thus, as a method for reducing the risk of the absorbent polymer particles spilling from a plurality of pores, a method of reducing the amount of the absorbent polymer is conceivable. However, in that case, the absorption capacity of the absorbent article eventually decreases, which is not preferable. Alternatively, a method of reducing the number of holes and a method of reducing the size of the holes can be considered. However, in that case, the absorption rate of the absorbent article is lowered, which is not preferable.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to achieve both an absorption capacity and a high absorption rate while suppressing spillage of the absorbent polymer from the pores in the absorbent article including the absorbent polymer and having a plurality of pores. It is to provide a possible absorbent article.

The absorbent article of the present invention is as follows. (1) It has a longitudinal direction, a width direction, and a thickness direction, is provided between a liquid-permeable top sheet, a liquid-impermeable back sheet, the top sheet and the back sheet, and an absorbent core An absorbent body including a core wrap covering at least the skin surface side of the absorbent core, and has a plurality of holes extending through the top sheet and extending into the absorbent body. An absorbent article containing an absorbent polymer, wherein the plurality of hole portions are present on the outer side of at least one of the hole direction existing region and at least one of the width direction and the longitudinal direction. A pair of squeezing grooves that are positioned and squeezed the core wrap and the absorbent core on the skin side of the absorbent body, or the top sheet, the core wrap and the absorbent core, and the pair of squeezing grooves Opposite to the hole area Located in at least one of the both outer sides, the basis weight of the absorbent polymer of the absorbent body, and a high high basis weight region than the hole existing region, the absorbent article.

The present absorbent article has the above-described configuration, and in the hole-existing region, the basis weight of the absorbent polymer of the absorber is low, and the absorbent polymer is present in a small amount (there is little). In addition, a pressing groove is provided between the hole existing area and the high basis weight area where a large amount of the absorbent polymer exists. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the absorbent polymer of the absorbent body in the high basis weight region from moving to the absorbent body in the pore existing region, thereby preventing the basis weight of the absorbent polymer of the absorbent body in the pore existing region from increasing. it can. Thus, even when a plurality of pores are present, it is possible to suppress the particles of the absorbent polymer from spilling out of the absorbent article from the plurality of pores. Moreover, in the high basic weight area | region of an absorber, since the basic weight of an absorptive polymer is high and there are many absorptive polymers, the quantity of an absorptive polymer can fully be ensured as the whole absorbent article. Thereby, including the suppression of the spillage from the pores of the absorbent polymer particles, the absorption capacity of the absorbent article can be maintained. Moreover, since the basic weight of the absorptive polymer of the absorber of a high basic weight area | region is high, the excrement which exists in a hole presence area | region is rapidly drawn in to a high basic weight area. Therefore, excrement enters the hole, slides near the bottom of the hole, that is, near the back of the absorber, and then toward the high basis weight area through the hole existing area where the basis weight of the absorbent polymer is low. It can quickly diffuse near the back of the absorber. That is, the absorptivity in the hole can be increased, thereby improving the absorption rate of the absorbent article. From the above, in the present absorbent article, it is possible to achieve both the maintenance of the absorption capacity and the improvement of the absorption speed while suppressing the particles of the absorbent polymer from spilling out of the absorbent article from a plurality of pores. it can.

In the absorbent article of the present invention, (2) the longitudinal direction is the front-rear direction of the absorbent article, and the pair of compressed grooves are located on both outer sides in the width direction in the hole-existing region, Including a pair of first compressed groove portions extending in the longitudinal direction, wherein the high basis weight region is located at least on both outer sides in the width direction of the pair of first compressed groove portions, and the pair of first compressed groove portions 1 squeezing groove part is longer in the front direction than the front edge of the hole-existing region in the longitudinal direction, and longer in the rear direction than the rear edge. The absorbent article described in 1) may be used.
In this absorbent article, by having the above-mentioned configuration, the function of the compressed groove that prevents the absorbent polymer in the high basis weight region from moving in the width direction toward the pore existing region of the absorber is more effective. Can be demonstrated. Thereby, it can suppress that the particle | grains of an absorptive polymer spill out of an absorbent article from a some hole part.

In the absorbent article of the present invention, (3) the width direction is a left-right direction of the absorbent article, and the pair of compressed grooves are located on both outer sides in the longitudinal direction in the hole existing region, Including a pair of second compressed groove portions extending in the width direction, wherein the high basis weight region is located at least on both outer sides in the longitudinal direction of the pair of second compressed groove portions, and the pair of second compressed groove portions 2 squeezing groove portions are longer in the left direction than the left edge of the hole-existing region in the width direction, and longer in the right direction than the right edge. The absorbent article according to 1) or (2) may be used.
In this absorbent article, by having the said structure, the function of the pressing groove of preventing the absorbent polymer of a high basic weight area | region from moving to a longitudinal direction toward the hole presence area | region of an absorber is more effective. Can be demonstrated. Thereby, it can suppress that the particle | grains of an absorptive polymer spill out of an absorbent article from a some hole part.

The absorbent article of the present invention is (4) wherein the absorber includes a lower portion in the thickness direction and an upper portion in the thickness direction, and the lower portion is the upper portion. The absorbent article according to any one of (1) to (3), wherein the density of the absorbent polymer is higher than that of the portion.
The excrement of the wearer that has slid down into the hole is preferentially diffused into the lower layer of the absorber, which is near the bottom of the hole. Therefore, in the present absorbent article, by disposing a large amount of the absorbent polymer in a portion where the excreta preferentially diffuses, the absorbent polymer preferentially absorbs the excrement, and the absorbent polymer is expanded early. Thereby, it can expand | swell while fully exhibiting the function of an absorptive polymer, and can make the absorptive polymer the magnitude | size which does not spill from a hole. That is, the absorbent polymer can be used efficiently and the absorption capacity can be maintained.

The absorbent article of the present invention is as described in any one of (1) to (4) above, wherein (5) the hole-existing area includes an excretion opening contact area on which a wearer's excretion opening contacts. It may be an absorbent article.
Since this absorbent article has the above-mentioned configuration and the hole is disposed in the excretion opening contact area, the wearer's excrement is directly excreted in the hole. That is, excrement can be reliably dropped into the hole. As a result, the excreta can bypass the upper layer portion of the absorber through the hole, reach the lower layer portion of the absorber at once, and diffuse the lower layer portion. Thereby, the diffusion effect in the back surface of an absorber can be expressed quickly, and an absorption rate can be improved more.

The absorbent article of the present invention is (6) the absorbent article according to any one of (1) to (5), wherein the plurality of holes penetrates the absorbent body to the non-skin side. It may be.
In this absorbent article, since it has the said structure, when a wearer's excrement moves from a surface sheet (side) to a back sheet via a hole, the member used as resistance of a movement does not exist. Therefore, the excrement can be quickly moved to the lower layer portion of the absorber through the hole. Thereby, the absorption speed of excrement by an absorber can be raised more.

In the absorbent article of the present invention, (7) each of the plurality of holes has a perfect circular shape in which a shape of a cross section perpendicular to the thickness direction is constant in the thickness direction. Thru | or the absorbent article as described in any one of (6) may be sufficient.
When comparing cylinders having the same cross-sectional area and height, the surface area of the side surfaces of the cylinders is the minimum when the cross-section is a perfect circle. Therefore, in this absorbent article, the hole is considered as a cylinder, and the shape of the cross section (cross section) perpendicular to the thickness direction in the hole is made constant, and the shape is made into a perfect circle. Here, when the absorbent polymer is present substantially uniformly in the vicinity of the hole, the risk of the absorbent polymer spilling from the hole depends on the surface area of the side surface of the hole (cylinder). In this absorbent article, since the cross section of the hole has a perfect circle shape, the surface area of the side surface of the hole is minimized. In addition, since the cross section of the hole is constant in the thickness direction, the frictional resistance of the side surface of the hole can be reduced, and excrement can smoothly pass through the hole. Therefore, it is possible to minimize the risk of the absorbent polymer spilling from the hole while maintaining the ability to slide excrement into the hole.

The absorbent article according to the present invention is (8) the absorbent article according to (7), wherein each of the plurality of holes has a side surface erected vertically to the back sheet. Also good.
When comparing cylinders having a constant cross-sectional area and height, the surface area of the side surfaces of the cylinders becomes the minimum value when the side surfaces are erected perpendicularly to the bottom surface. Therefore, in the present absorbent article, the hole is considered as a cylinder, the cross section (cross section) perpendicular to the thickness direction in the hole is constant, and the side surface of the hole is erected vertically to the back sheet. Here, when the absorbent polymer is present substantially uniformly in the vicinity of the hole, the risk of the absorbent polymer spilling from the hole depends on the surface area of the side surface of the hole (cylinder). In this absorbent article, since the side surface of the hole is erected perpendicularly to the back sheet, the surface area of the side surface of the hole is minimized. Therefore, it is possible to minimize the risk of the absorbent polymer spilling from the hole while maintaining the ability to slide excrement into the hole (area of the cross section). Furthermore, excrement slides down toward the bottom (back sheet side) while transmitting the side surface of the hole. Therefore, if the hole is perpendicular to the back sheet, the sliding distance from the opening (front sheet side) to the bottom (back sheet side) of the hole can be minimized, and excrement can enter the opening of the hole. It is possible to minimize the time from intrusion until it starts to diffuse into the region on the back side of the absorber. That is, the absorption rate at the hole can be improved.

In the absorbent article of the present invention, (9) in the hole-existing region, the fiber density of the absorbent body in the side region surrounding the side surface of each of the plurality of hole portions with a predetermined thickness is as follows: The absorbent article according to any one of (1) to (8) above, which has the same fiber density as that of the absorbent body in an adjacent peripheral region.
When the fiber density of the absorbent body in the side region surrounding the side surface of the hole with a predetermined thickness is higher than the fiber density of the absorbent body in the peripheral region adjacent to the side surface region, excrement absorbed in the side surface region It may be difficult to diffuse to the region outside the side region including the surrounding region. Therefore, in the present absorbent article, the fiber density of the absorbent in the side region is the same as the fiber density of the absorbent in the surrounding region. Thereby, the excrement absorbed in the side region can be easily diffused to the region outside the side region, and the absorption rate of the absorbent article can be improved more reliably.

The absorbent article of the present invention is (10) the absorbent according to any one of (1) to (9), wherein the absorbent polymer in the hole-existing region is free of the absorbent polymer. It may be an article.
In the present absorbent article, there is no absorbent polymer in the absorbent body in the pore existing region. For this reason, the absorbent polymer of the absorber in the pore-existing region spills out of the pores, absorbs excrement and expands, and inhibits excrement from diffusing into the absorber other than the pore-existing region. Can eliminate the risk.

The absorbent article of the present invention is (11) the absorbent article is an area corresponding to the excretion opening corresponding to an area inside the pair of pressing grooves in the width direction, and both outer sides of the excretion opening corresponding area in the width direction. And the high basis weight region is located in the pair of excretion port adjacent regions, and the absorbent article has the top sheet in the width direction and the excretion region. With the positions corresponding to both side edges of the mouth corresponding region as a pair of base points, it protrudes toward the pair of excretory mouth adjacent regions, via a pair of outer end portions existing on both outer sides than both end edges of the absorber, And (1) to (1) having a pair of loop portions joined to a sheet above the absorber in a plan view with a pair of joining portions as a pair of end points inside the pair of outer end portions. (9) As described in any one of Osamusei goods, may be.
The present absorbent article has the above-described configuration, and there is a loop portion of the topsheet so as to project in the width direction W from above the thickness direction of the high basis weight region (both edges in the width direction of the absorber). . Therefore, when receiving the body pressure toward the inner side in the width direction by the wearer, the loop portion is compressed before the absorber, and the absorber is minimized in the width direction by the wearer's body pressure. Can be stopped. Thereby, a hole part is crushed in the width direction, it becomes impossible to put excrement in a hole part, and the risk that an absorption speed and absorption capacity fall can be reduced. Moreover, the risk that the excrement collected in the high basis weight region may be rewet by the body pressure of the wearer can be reduced.

According to the present invention, in an absorbent article including an absorbent polymer and having a plurality of holes, it is possible to achieve both an absorption capacity and a high absorption rate while suppressing spillage of the absorbent polymer from the holes. Absorbent articles can be provided.

It is a top view which shows the structure of the absorbent article which concerns on 1st Embodiment. FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line II-II in FIG. FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken along line III-III in FIG. 1. It is the fragmentary sectional view which expanded a part of FIG. It is the electron micrograph which looked at the hole from the upper part of the thickness direction. It is the electron micrograph which looked at the hole from the side of the width direction. It is a top view which shows the structure of the modification of the absorbent article of FIG. It is a top view which shows the structure of the other modification of the absorbent article of FIG. It is a top view which shows the structure of the absorbent article which concerns on 2nd Embodiment. It is a perspective view which shows the aspect of a change of the absorbent article of FIG. FIG. 10 is a sectional view taken along line XI-XI in FIG. 9. It is the fragmentary sectional view which expanded a part of FIG. It is a schematic diagram which shows the aspect of wearing of the absorbent article of FIG.

Hereinafter, the sanitary napkin will be described as an example of the absorbent article according to the embodiment. In this case, the excrement to be absorbed by the absorbent article is menstrual blood. The type and application of the absorbent article are not particularly limited, and other absorbent articles may be used without departing from the scope of the present invention. Examples of the absorbent article include panty liners, light incontinence pads, and disposable diapers.

(First embodiment)
A first embodiment will be described. 1 to 4 are diagrams showing a configuration of an absorbent article 1 (sanitary napkin) according to the present embodiment. 1 shows a plan view of the absorbent article 1 in a developed state, FIG. 2 shows a cross-sectional view taken along the line II-II in FIG. 1, and FIG. 3 shows a cross-sectional view taken along the line III-III in FIG. 4 shows a partial cross-sectional view in which a part of FIG. 3 is enlarged. The absorbent article 1 according to the present embodiment has a longitudinal direction L, a width direction W, and a thickness direction T orthogonal to each other, and a main body 2 that extends in the longitudinal direction L in plan view, and the main body 2 A pair of

flap portions

3, 3 ′ extending from the substantially central portion in the longitudinal direction L to both outer sides in the width direction W are provided. The absorbent article 1 has a longitudinal center line CL extending in the longitudinal direction L through the center in the width direction W, and a width direction center line extending in the width direction W through the center in the longitudinal direction L of the pair of

flap portions

3, 3 ′. CW. Since the longitudinal direction L, the width direction W, and the thickness direction T of the absorbent article 1 coincide with the longitudinal direction, the width direction, and the thickness direction of each material of the absorbent article 1, the absorbent article 1 and each material thereof However, the longitudinal direction L, the width direction W and the thickness direction T are used in common. One and the other in the longitudinal direction L are the front and the rear, respectively, the one and the other in the width direction W are the left and the right, respectively, and one and the other in the thickness direction T are the upper and the lower, respectively. In the absorbent article 1 depicted in FIG. 1, the upper and lower sides are the front and rear in the longitudinal direction L, respectively, and the left and right sides are the left and right sides in the width direction W, respectively. On the other hand, the front side and the back side are above and below the thickness direction T, respectively. The “plan view” means that the absorbent article 1 in a developed state is viewed in the thickness direction T from the upper surface side. “Skin side” and “non-skin side” mean the side closer to the wearer's skin surface and the far side in the thickness direction T when the wearer wears the absorbent article 1, respectively. The “in-plane direction” is a direction parallel to the plane including the width direction W and the longitudinal direction L. A direction toward the longitudinal center line CL and a direction away from the longitudinal center line CL are defined as an inner direction and an outer direction in the width direction W, respectively. A direction toward the center line CW in the width direction and a direction away from the center line CW are defined as the inner and outer directions of the longitudinal direction L, respectively. These definitions are also commonly used for each material of the absorbent article 1.

The main body 2 has a rounded rectangular shape or a racetrack shape extending in the longitudinal direction L in plan view, and the outer edges of both end edges in the longitudinal direction L of the main body 2 are substantially semicircular or bowl-shaped. Has a shape. Each of the pair of

flap portions

3 and 3 ′ has a trapezoidal shape in which the lower bottom extends along the longitudinal direction L or a semicircular or semi-elliptical shape in which the string extends along the longitudinal direction L. The strings are in contact with both side edges of the main body 2 in the width direction W.

The absorbent article 1 includes a top sheet 8, a back sheet 14, an absorbent body 12 positioned on the skin side of the back sheet 14 on the non-skin side of the top sheet 8, that is, between the top sheet 8 and the back sheet 14, Is provided.

The top sheet 8 is a liquid permeable sheet located on the skin side of the wearer. Examples of the top sheet 8 include liquid permeable sheets such as liquid permeable nonwoven fabrics and woven fabrics, synthetic resin films having liquid permeable holes, and composite sheets thereof. In the present embodiment, the absorbent article 1 further includes a pair of

side sheets

13 and 13 ′ that are joined to both ends of the top sheet 8 in the width direction W and extend to both outer sides in the width direction W. . The pair of

side sheets

13 and 13 ′ are water-repellent sheets that suppress leakage of excrement in the width direction W. Examples of each side sheet include a nonwoven fabric subjected to a water repellent treatment and a synthetic resin film having air permeability. The top sheet 8 may have two layers in the thickness direction T. The basis weight of the top sheet 8 is, for example, 5 g / m ² to 100 g / m ² , and preferably 20 g / m ² to 50 g / m ² .

The back sheet 14 is a liquid-impermeable sheet located on the non-skin side of the wearer. Examples of the back sheet 14 include any liquid-impermeable sheet such as a liquid-impermeable nonwoven fabric and a synthetic resin film, a composite sheet of a nonwoven fabric and a synthetic resin film, and an SMS nonwoven fabric. Note that a breathable exterior sheet may be further bonded to the non-skin side of the back sheet 14 with an adhesive or the like.

The absorbent body 12 is a layer having a rounded rectangular shape, a racetrack shape, or an hourglass shape that is slightly smaller than the main body 2 and has liquid absorption performance and liquid retention performance, and includes an absorbent core 12b and an absorbent core 12b. Core wrap 12a covering at least the skin side. The absorbent core 12b includes a liquid retaining material and an absorbent polymer. Examples of the liquid retaining material include water absorbent fibers such as pulp. Absorbent polymers include particulate or fibrous superabsorbent polymers (SAP) that can absorb and retain water. The core wrap 12a is a sheet having liquid permeability, and includes, for example, a hydrophilic nonwoven fabric such as a tissue. The absorbent polymer is preferably fixed to the core wrap 12a with a hot melt adhesive or the like (not shown), but may be covered with the core wrap 12a without being fixed. The thickness and basis weight of each material are appropriately set according to the required performance. The thickness of the absorber 12 is, for example, 0.2 to 15 mm, preferably 1 to 10 mm. The basis weight of the absorbent body 12 is, for example, 20 to 1000 g / m ² , and preferably 50 to 800 g / m ² . The basis weight of the absorbent polymer is, for example, 10 to 500 g / m ² , and preferably 200 to 400 g / m ² for the absorbent body 12 as a whole.

In the present embodiment, the top sheet 8 is positioned between the plurality of flange portions 41 that extend in the longitudinal direction L and are arranged at a predetermined interval in the width direction W, and the flange portions 41 that are adjacent to each other. And a plurality of groove portions 43 extending in the direction. The plurality of flange portions 41 and the plurality of groove portions 43 can be formed by a known method in the field of absorbent articles. The plurality of ridge portions 41 and groove portions 43 that are parallel to each other are preferable because the excrement can be diffused in the longitudinal direction L and the absorbent body 12 can be used effectively. The interval in the width direction W between the flange portion 41 and the groove portion 43 is, for example, 0.1 to 10 mm, preferably 1 to 4 mm. The depth in the thickness direction T of the groove 43 (based on the top of the flange 41) is, for example, 0.1 to 5 mm, preferably 0.1 to 1 mm. In addition, a groove portion may be extended in the width direction W and further formed at a predetermined interval in the longitudinal direction L. In this case, the interval in the longitudinal direction L is, for example, 0.1 to 10 mm, preferably 1 to 4 mm. is there.

In the main body 2, the non-skin side surface of the top sheet 8 and the skin side surface of the absorbent body 12 are joined with an adhesive (eg, hot melt adhesive) or the like, and the non-skin side surface of the absorbent body 12 The back side sheet 14 is bonded to the skin side surface with an adhesive or the like. Moreover, the peripheral part of the surface on the non-skin side of the surface sheet 8 and the surface on the skin side of the back sheet 14 are joined with an adhesive or the like. Both end portions in the width direction W of the skin side surface of the top sheet 8 and the inner end portions in the width direction W of the non-skin side surfaces of the pair of

side sheets

13 and 13 ′ are joined with an adhesive or the like. The In the pair of

flap portions

3 and 3 ′, the non-skin side surface of each of the pair of

side sheets

13 and 13 ′ and the outer end portion in the width direction W on the skin side surface of the back sheet 14 are made of an adhesive or the like. Be joined.

The absorbent article 1 further includes an adhesive portion 15 and a pair of

adhesive portions

17 and 17 ′ disposed on the non-skin surfaces of the main body portion 2 and the pair of

flap portions

3 and 3 ′, respectively. The adhesive portion 15 is disposed on the non-skin side surface of the back sheet 14 that overlaps the absorber 12 in a plan view, and extends continuously in the longitudinal direction L, for example, and is arranged intermittently in the width direction W, or in the width direction. It extends continuously to W and is arranged intermittently in the longitudinal direction L. When the absorbent article 1 is attached to the wearer's underwear, the adhesive portion 15 attaches the non-skin side surface of the main body portion 2 to the skin side surface of the underwear, and the pair of

adhesive portions

17 and 17 'are underwear. The skin-side surfaces (the non-skin-side surfaces before folding) of the pair of

flap portions

3, 3 ′ folded downward are respectively attached to the non-skin-side surfaces of the underwear. Thereby, the absorbent article 1 is fixed to the underwear. As each pressure-sensitive adhesive, a material known in the field of absorbent articles can be used.

In the absorbent article 1, in a region where the top sheet 8 and the absorbent body 12 in the main body portion 2 overlap in the thickness direction T in a plan view, in the central region in the width direction W slightly closer to the front in the longitudinal direction L, The excretory opening contact area 30 is set. Here, the excretion opening contact area is an area facing or contacting the wearer's excretion opening when the absorbent article is worn. The excretion opening contact area 30 can be appropriately set according to the type and application of the absorbent article 1 (example: type of liquid excretion such as urine and menstrual blood, age and sex of the wearer). The excretory opening contact area 30 is, for example, approximately 1/3 of the entire length of the absorbent body 12 in the longitudinal direction L, approximately in the center or near the front of the absorbent body 12, and in the width direction W, the absorbent body 12. Is set to a length of about 1/3 of the entire length of the absorber 12. In the present embodiment, in the longitudinal direction L, the positions of both end portions and the central portion of the excretory opening contact area 30 and the positions of both end portions (roots) and the central portion of the pair of

flap portions

3 and 3 ′ are substantially overlapped. Formed.

The absorbent article 1 has a plan view in a region where the topsheet 8 and the absorbent body 12 in the main body portion 2 overlap in the thickness direction T, and in the middle region in the longitudinal direction L slightly in front of the width direction W. It has a hole presence region 29. In the hole presence region 29, a plurality of hole portions 10 that penetrates the top sheet 8 and extends into the absorber 12 in the thickness direction T are formed. That is, the hole 10 penetrates the top sheet 8 and the skin side surface of the core wrap 12a and extends into the absorbent core 12b. The hole 10 preferably reaches a position deeper than half the thickness of the absorbent core 12b, and more preferably penetrates the absorbent core 12b. In the absorbent article 1, the region outside the hole existing region 29 in a plan view can be referred to as a hole non-existing region. The plurality of holes 10 are flow paths for transferring the excrement of the wearer from the surface of the top sheet 8 to the inside of the absorber 12. That is, there is substantially no member that becomes resistance to excrement movement in the plurality of holes 10. Therefore, the excrement on the top sheet 8 can be quickly transferred to the inside of the absorber 12 through the plurality of holes 10. Moreover, the surface area of the surface which absorbs the excrement in the absorber 12 is increasing. Thereby, compared with the case where excrement is diffused and absorbed into the inside of the absorber 12 only through the surface sheet 8, the absorption rate of the excrement by the absorber 12 can be increased. In particular, when the hole 10 reaches a position deeper than the half of the thickness of the absorbent core 12b, or when penetrating the absorbent core 12b, the excrement on the topsheet 8 is removed from the absorbent body 12. It can be transferred to the deep part or the lower layer more quickly through the plurality of holes 10. Thereby, the absorption speed of excretion by absorber 12 can be raised more. The number of holes 10, in plan view, the holes existing region 29, for example from 0.5 to 5 / cm ^2, preferably 1 to 3 / cm ^2. If the number of the hole portions 10 is too small, the above effect is not achieved, and if it is too large, there is a risk of rewet. The interval between the holes 10 (center-to-center distance) is about 2 to 20 mm, preferably 5 to 15 mm. Further, the opening diameter of the hole 10 is, for example, 0.3 to 6 mm, preferably 0.6 to 3 mm in plan view. If the opening diameter of the hole 10 is too small, the above effect is not achieved, and if it is too large, the rigidity of the absorbent article 1 may be lowered and easily twisted.

As a preferable aspect of the present embodiment, in the hole existence region 29, the plurality of holes 10 are formed by punching the topsheet 8 and the absorber 12 with a columnar punch (pin), for example, a punch, that is, punching. It is formed by the method of. In the present embodiment, a punching roll having a punch on the outer peripheral surface and a hole roll having a hole for receiving the punch at a position corresponding to the punch are arranged to face each other, and the surface sheet 8 is disposed between both rolls. A plurality of holes 10 are formed in the laminated body by passing the laminated body of the absorbent body 12 and the absorbent body 12. In this way, when the hole 10 is formed by the punching technique, the surface sheet 8 or the core wrap 12a is different from a technique such as squeezing, in which the surface sheet or the core wrap is stretched to form a hole deeply inside the hole. Hardly enters the inside of the hole 10, and therefore does not cover the side surface of the hole 10. Therefore, the absorbent body 12 in the side surface region 70 of the hole 10 is not significantly compressed by the topsheet 8 or the core wrap 12a. Therefore, the fiber density of the absorbent body 12 in the side surface region 70 of the hole 10 can be made the same as the fiber density of the absorbent body 12 in the peripheral region 71 adjacent to the side surface region 70. However, the side surface region 70 is a region surrounding the side surface (side wall) 10WAL of the hole 10 with a predetermined thickness in the in-plane direction from the outside. The surrounding region 71 is a region that surrounds the side surface (side wall) of the side region 70 with a predetermined thickness in the in-plane direction from the outside. Here, the predetermined thickness is, for example, the size of the opening diameter of the hole 10 or the thickness of the absorbent core 12b in the vicinity of the hole 10. Further, the same fiber density means that the difference between one fiber density and the other fiber density is within a range of ± 10%. Inside the hole 10 formed by the punching method, the absorbent body 12, that is, the cross section of the absorbent core 12b and the core wrap 12a is exposed, and the absorbent body 12 can easily absorb excrement therefrom.

This is greatly different from the fiber density of the absorbent when the hole is formed by the pressing method. When the hole is formed by the pressing method, the fiber density of the absorbent body in the side surface region of the hole portion becomes higher than the fiber density of the absorbent body in the surrounding region. In that case, it may be difficult for the excrement absorbed from the hole portion to the side region to diffuse into the region including the surrounding region outside the side region. If it becomes so, a hole and its side area can absorb excrement, but it becomes difficult for the area | region including the surrounding area outside a side area to absorb excrement. As a result, the absorption speed and absorption capacity of the absorber may be reduced. Therefore, in the present absorbent article 1, by forming the hole 10 by a punching technique, the fiber density of the absorbent body 12 in the side region 70 of the hole 10 and the fiber density of the absorbent body 12 in the surrounding region 71 are obtained. Can be the same. Thereby, excrement absorbed in the side region 70 can be easily diffused to the outer region including the surrounding region 71. As a result, the absorption speed and absorption capacity of the absorbent article 1 can be improved more reliably.

In the present embodiment, the hole existence area 29 is formed so as to include the excretion opening contact area 30. In this case, since the plurality of hole portions 10 are arranged in the excretion opening contact area 30, the excrement of the wearer is directly excreted into the plurality of hole portions 10. That is, the excrement can be reliably caught by the plurality of holes 10 and can be reliably dropped into the plurality of holes 10. As a result, the excreta bypasses the core wrap 12a of the absorbent body 12 and the upper layer part of the absorbent core 12b in the thickness direction T through the plurality of holes 10, and the absorbent core 12b of the absorbent body 12 at a stretch. The lower layer portion can be reached, and the lower layer portion can be diffused in the in-plane direction. Thereby, the spreading | diffusion effect in the part by the side of the back surface (non-skin surface side) of the absorber 12 (absorbent core 12b) can be expressed quickly, and absorption speed can be improved more.

The absorbent article 1 includes a pair of

compressed grooves

37 and 37 ′ that are continuously or intermittently positioned on both outer sides in the width direction W and / or the longitudinal direction L in the hole presence region 29. In the present embodiment, the absorbent article 1 has a pair of compressed grooves 37 (37a, 37b, 37c, 37d), 37 ′ positioned continuously or intermittently on both outer sides in the width direction W in the hole existing region 29. (37a ′, 37b ′, 37c ′, 37d ′). In the present embodiment, the absorbent article 1 further includes a pair of compressed grooves 37 (37a, 37a ′, 37b, and 37b ′) that are continuously or intermittently positioned on both outer sides in the longitudinal direction L in the hole existing region 29. ), 37 '(37c, 37c', 37d, 37d '). In this case, the pressing groove 37 exists on the right side in the width direction W, and the pressing groove 37 ′ exists on the left side in the width direction W. Each pressing groove is formed by compressing the skin-side core wrap 12a and the absorbent core 12b of the absorbent body 12, or the surface sheet 8 and the skin-side core wrap 12a and the absorbent core 12b of the absorbent body 12. Yes. In the present embodiment, each pressing groove is formed by pressing the top sheet 8 and the core wrap 12a on the skin side of the absorbent body 12 and the absorbent core 12b. Each pressing groove preferably reaches the bottom of the absorbent core 12b, more preferably reaches the back sheet 14, and a high-density portion 40 is formed at the bottom of each pressing groove. However, when each pressing groove has a configuration in which a plurality of pressing groove portions are intermittently arranged, the distance between the ends of adjacent pressing groove portions is adjacent from the viewpoint of blocking the movement of the absorbent polymer. The distance is less than or equal to the matching hole 10. In addition, when there exists another pressing groove (illustration: pressing groove 38, 38 ') which blocks the movement of an absorptive polymer on the outer side, it is not this limitation. In the present embodiment, the

pressing grooves

37a, 38a 'and the

pressing grooves

37d, 37d' are further provided with pressing grooves 38, 38 'in the front and rear in the longitudinal direction L, respectively.

The absorbent article 1 includes a high basis weight region located on at least one of both outer sides opposite to the hole existing region 29 in the pair of

compressed grooves

37 and 37 ′ in plan view. However, the high basis weight region is a region where the basis weight of the absorbent polymer of the absorbent body 12 is higher than the hole existing region 29. In the present embodiment, the absorbent article 1 has both outer sides on the opposite side of the pair of

compressed grooves

37 and 37 ′ from the hole existence region 29, that is, both outer sides in the width direction W of the pair of

compressed grooves

37 and 37 ′. Is provided with a pair of high

basis weight regions

9, 9 ′. In other words, the pair of high

basis weight regions

9 and 9 ′ located on both outer sides in the width direction W of the pair of

compressed grooves

37 and 37 ′ of the absorbent body 12 are the pair of high

basis weight regions

9 and 9 of the absorbent body 12. The basis weight of the absorbent polymer 90 is high as compared to the region other than ', particularly the hole-existing region 29. For example, the basis weight of the absorbent polymer in the region other than the pair of high

basis weight regions

9, 9 ′ of the absorbent body 12 is the basis weight of the absorbent polymer 90 in each of the pair of high

basis weight regions

9, 9 ′. It is in the range of 0 to 80%, preferably in the range of 0 to 50%. The basis weight of each absorbent polymer in the pair of high

basis weight regions

9, 9 'with respect to the basis weight of the absorbent body 12 is, for example, in the range of 20 to 80%. In the absorbent body 12, the boundary between each of the pair of high

basis weight regions

9, 9 'and the region other than each of the pair of high

basis weight regions

9, 9' is set by the amount of the absorbent polymer. That is, when the maximum basis weight of the absorbent polymer 90 in each of the pair of high

basis weight regions

9, 9 ′ is Mx, the basis weight of the absorbent polymer 90 is 1 / n (where n is a positive real number). , Example: Let n = 3) be the boundary.

In the present embodiment, since the fiber density of the absorbent body 12 in the peripheral region of the hole portion 10 and the fiber density of the absorbent body 12 in the adjacent region are the same, the absorbent polymer is formed from the side surface of the hole portion 10. There is a risk that it will fall into the interior of the absorbent article 1 and flow out of the absorbent article 1 through the hole 10. However, in the present absorbent article 1, in the hole-existing region 29, the basis weight of the absorbent polymer of the absorbent body 12 is low, and the absorbent polymer is present in a small amount (there is little). In addition, a pair of squeezing

grooves

37 and 37 ′ are provided between the hole existence region 29 and the high

basis weight regions

9 and 9 ′ where a large amount of the absorbent polymer 90 exists. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the absorbent polymer 90 of the absorbent body 12 in the high

basis weight areas

9 and 9 ′ from moving to the absorbent body 12 in the hole existing area 29, and thus the absorbability of the absorbent body 12 in the hole existing area 29. An increase in the basis weight of the polymer can be prevented. Accordingly, even when the plurality of hole portions 10 are present in the hole existence region 29, it is possible to prevent the absorbent polymer particles from spilling out of the absorbent article 1 from the plurality of hole portions 10.
Moreover, in the high basis weight area |

regions

9 and 9 'of the absorber 12, since the basic weight of the absorptive polymer 90 is high and there exist many absorptive polymers 90, the quantity of absorptive polymer is enough for the absorbent article 1 whole. It can be secured. Thereby, including the suppression of the spillage from the pores 10 of the absorbent polymer particles, the absorption capacity of the absorbent article 1 can be maintained.
Moreover, since the basic weight of the absorptive polymer 90 of the absorbent body 12 in the high

basis weight regions

9 and 9 ′ is high, excreta present in the hole existing region 29 is quickly drawn into the high

basis weight regions

9 and 9 ′. Therefore, after excrement enters the hole 10 and slides down near the bottom of the hole 10, that is, near the back surface of the absorbent body 12, the excrement diffuses in the hole existence region 29 where the basis weight of the absorbent polymer is low, The vicinity of the back surface of the absorbent body 12 can be quickly diffused toward the

basis weight regions

9, 9 ′. That is, the absorptivity in the hole 10 can be increased, and thereby the absorption rate of the absorbent article 1 can be improved.
From the above, in the present absorbent article 1, while maintaining the absorbent polymer particles from spilling out of the absorbent article 1 from the plurality of pores 10, both the maintenance of the absorption capacity and the improvement of the absorption rate are compatible. can do.

In the present embodiment, as the pair of

compressed grooves

37 and 37 ′, the first grooves that are located on both outer sides in the width direction W in the hole existence region 29 and extend continuously or intermittently in the longitudinal direction L. The

compressed groove portions

37a, 37b, 37c and 37d and the first compressed groove portions 37a ′, 37b ′, 37c ′ and 37d ′ are included. And when the 1st pressing

groove part

37a, 37b, 37c, 37d is seen as one body, the outer side of the right outer edge 29E21 of the width direction W of the hole existing area 29 is located in front of the hole existing area 29. It is long in the front beyond the outer edge 29E11, and long in the rear beyond the rear outer edge 29E12. The first compressed groove portions 37 a ′, 37 b ′, 37 c ′, and 37 d ′ are outside the left outer edge 29 </ b> E <b> 22 in the width direction W of the hole existing area 29, and are outside the front edge of the hole existing area 29. It is longer forward than 29E11 and longer rearward than the rear outer edge 29E12. However, the specific shape of the first pressing groove portions 37a to 37d and 37a 'to 37d' is arbitrary as long as the above conditions (example: position and shape) are satisfied.

As a preferable aspect of the present embodiment, the pair of high

basis weight regions

9 and 9 'are in the pair of first

pressing groove portions

37a, 37b, 37c and 37d, 37a', 37b ', 37c' and 37d '. It is located on both outer sides in the width direction W. At this time, as described above, the pair of first

compressed groove portions

37a, 37b, 37c, and 37d, 37a ', 37b', 37c ', and 37d' are forward in the longitudinal direction L with respect to the hole existing region 29. It is long in the front direction beyond the edge of the back, and long in the rear direction beyond the edge in the rear direction. Therefore, the function of the

pressing grooves

37 and 37 ′ for preventing the absorbent polymer in the high

basis weight regions

9 and 9 ′ from moving in the width direction W toward the hole existing region 29 of the absorbent body 12 is more effective. Can be demonstrated. Thereby, it can suppress that the particle | grains of an absorptive polymer spill out of the absorbent article 1 from the some hole part 10. FIG.

As a preferable aspect of the present embodiment, the absorbent body 12 (substantially the absorbent core 12b) includes a lower portion 82 in the thickness direction T and an upper portion 81 in the thickness direction T. The lower portion 82 has a higher density of absorbent polymer than the upper portion 81. In particular, in each of the pair of high

basis weight regions

9 and 9 ′, it is preferable that the lower portion 82 has a higher density of the absorbent polymer than the upper portion 81. A pair of high

basis weight regions

9, 9 'is also preferable. The excrement of the wearer sliding down into the hole 10 is preferentially diffused into the lower layer 82 of the absorbent body 12, which is near the bottom of the hole 10. Therefore, by disposing a large amount of the absorbent polymer in the portion where the excrement is preferentially diffused, the excrement can be preferentially absorbed by the absorbent polymer, and the absorbent polymer can be expanded early. Accordingly, the absorbent polymer can be expanded while fully exhibiting the function of the absorbent polymer so that the absorbent polymer cannot be spilled from the hole 10. That is, the absorbent polymer can be used efficiently and the absorption capacity can be maintained.

Next, an example of the manufacturing method of the absorbent article 1 according to the present embodiment will be described.
First, the rotary drum of the fiber stacking device is rotated, and the fiber material supplied from the material feeder is a groove communicating with the negative pressure chamber in each of a plurality of pattern plates installed side by side on the outer peripheral surface of the rotary drum. Deposited inside. While the fiber material is deposited, for example, a predetermined amount of the absorbent polymer is deposited in a predetermined region in the groove from the supply port of the absorbent polymer disposed at both ends and the center in the transverse direction. Thereby, the absorbent core 12b of the absorbent body 12 having a predetermined amount of the absorbent polymer in a predetermined region is formed in the groove of each pattern plate. At this time, by adjusting the shape of the groove of the pattern plate, the supply amount, supply region, and supply timing of the pile fiber material and the absorbent polymer, for example, the basis weight of the pile fiber material and the absorbent polymer is changed in the in-plane direction and thickness. The absorptive core 12b which has desired distribution (example: high basic weight area |

regions

9 and 9 ') in the vertical direction is formed. Next, when the absorbent core 12b in the formed groove reaches the positive pressure chamber together with the pattern plate, the absorbent core 12b is detached from the pattern plate, placed on the sheet for the core wrap 12a, and conveyed in the conveyance direction. Is done. Next, while the absorbent core 12b is conveyed in the conveyance direction, the sheet for the core wrap 12a is folded, the ends are joined, and the absorbent core 12b is cut individually to form the absorber 12. Next, while the continuous surface sheet in which the surface sheet 8 is continuous in the conveying direction is conveyed in the conveying direction, the individual absorbent bodies 12 are placed on the continuous surface sheet at a predetermined interval. Are joined. A continuous side sheet in which a pair of

side sheets

13 and 13 ′ are continuous in the conveying direction is joined to the continuous surface sheet. Next, while the absorbent body 12 with the continuous surface sheet is conveyed in the conveying direction, it is sandwiched between the anvil roll and the embossing roll (embossing process), thereby forming the

compressed grooves

37, 37 ′, 38, and 38 ′. Next, the absorbent body 12 with the continuous surface sheet is conveyed in the conveyance direction while being sandwiched between the anvil roll and the punching roll (punching process), whereby a plurality of holes 10 are formed. Next, the continuous back sheet in which the back sheet 14 is continuous in the transport direction is joined to the absorbent body 12 with the continuous top sheet while being transported in the transport direction, and then cut into the shape of the absorbent article 1. The absorbent article 1 is formed as described above.

FIGS. 5 and 6 are electron micrographs of the hole 10 viewed from above in the thickness direction T and from the side in the width direction W, respectively, and show a case where the hole 10 is formed by a cylindrical punch. . As shown in FIG. 5, it can be seen that the edge of the opening of the hole 10 substantially overlaps with the perfect circle indicated by the white line, and has a very clean circular shape. In addition, as shown in FIG. 6, the surface sheet 8 and the absorbent body 12 are in the vicinity of the side surface (side wall) of the hole portion 10, for example, in the range from the side surface of the hole portion 10 to the outer position about the diameter of the hole portion 10. It can be seen that there are almost no places where the constituent fibers are dense due to crushing. And it turns out that the density of the constituent fiber of the surface sheet 8 and the absorber 12 is substantially the same in the side region of the hole 10 and the surrounding region adjacent to the side region of the hole 10.

As a preferred aspect of the present embodiment, each of the plurality of hole portions 10 has a perfect circular shape with a cross-sectional shape perpendicular to the thickness direction T being constant in the thickness direction T. That is, in the hole portion 10, the shape of the cross section of the hole portion 10 a of the topsheet 8 is constant in the thickness direction T, is a perfect circle shape, and the shape of the cross section of the hole portion 10 b of the absorber 12 is thick. It is constant in the vertical direction T and has a perfect circle shape. Here, when comparing cylinders having the same cross-sectional area and height, the surface area of the side surfaces of the cylinders is the minimum when the cross-section is a perfect circle. Therefore, in the present absorbent article 1, the hole 10 is considered as a cylinder, the shape of the cross section (transverse section) perpendicular to the thickness direction T in the hole 10 is made constant, and the shape is made into a perfect circle. Specifically, it can be realized by forming the hole 10 by punching and making the sectional shape of the punch a perfect circle. And when an absorptive polymer exists in the hole 10 vicinity substantially uniformly, the risk that an absorptive polymer will spill from the hole 10 depends on the surface area of the side surface of the hole 10 (cylinder). In this absorbent article 1, since the cross section of the hole 10 is a perfect circle, the surface area of the side surface of the hole 10 is the lowest. In addition, since the cross section of the hole 10 is constant in the thickness direction, the frictional resistance of the side surface of the hole 10 can be reduced, and excrement can pass through the hole 10 smoothly. Therefore, it is possible to minimize the risk of the absorbent polymer spilling from the hole 10 while maintaining the ability to slide the excrement into the hole 10. Note that the true circular shape with a constant cross-sectional shape includes a case where the diameter of the circle is shifted by ± 5%.

As a preferable aspect of the present embodiment, each of the plurality of hole portions 10 has a side surface 10WAL standing upright with respect to the back sheet 14. That is, in the hole portion 10, the angle α1 formed by the side surface 10WAL1 of the hole portion 10a of the top sheet 8 with respect to the back surface sheet 14 is 90 degrees, and the side surface 10WAL2 of the hole portion 10b of the absorbent body 12 is The angle α2 formed is 90 degrees. Here, when comparing cylinders having a constant cross-sectional area and height, the surface area of the side surface of the cylinder becomes the minimum value when the side surface is erected perpendicularly to the bottom surface. Therefore, in the absorbent article 1, the hole 10 is considered as a cylinder, the cross section (cross section) perpendicular to the thickness direction T in the hole 10 is constant, and the side surface 10WAL of the hole 10 is perpendicular to the back sheet 14. To stand. Here, when the absorbent polymer is present substantially uniformly in the vicinity of the hole 10, the risk of the absorbent polymer spilling from the hole 10 depends on the surface area of the side surface 10 WAL of the hole 10 (cylinder). In the present absorbent article 1, since the side surface of the hole 10 is erected perpendicularly to the back sheet 14, the surface area of the side surface 10 WAL of the hole 10 is minimized. Therefore, the risk of the absorbent polymer spilling from the hole 10 can be minimized while maintaining the ability to slide the excrement into the hole 10 (area of the cross section). Furthermore, the excrement slides down toward the bottom 10BOT (the back sheet 14 side) while transmitting the side surface 10WAL of the hole 10. Therefore, if the hole 10 is perpendicular to the back sheet 14, the sliding distance from the opening 10TP (the front sheet 8 side) to the bottom 10BOT (the back sheet 14 side) of the hole 10 can be minimized, and excrement Can enter the opening 10TP of the hole 10 and the time from when it begins to diffuse into the region on the back side of the absorber 12 can be minimized. That is, the absorption rate at the hole 10 can be improved.

As a preferable aspect of the present embodiment, the fiber density of the absorbent body 12 in the side surface region 70 that surrounds the side surface 10WAL in each of the plurality of hole portions 10 with a predetermined thickness in the hole portion existing region 29 is as follows. And the fiber density of the absorbent body 12 in the adjacent peripheral region 71 is the same. When the fiber density of the absorbent body 12 in the side region 70 surrounding the side surface 10WAL of the hole 10 with a predetermined thickness is higher than the fiber density of the absorbent body 12 in the peripheral region 71 adjacent to the side region 70, the side region There is a possibility that it becomes difficult for the excrement absorbed in 70 to diffuse into the region including the surrounding region 71 outside the side region 70. Therefore, in the absorbent article 1, the fiber density of the absorbent body 12 in the side region 70 is made the same as the fiber density of the absorbent body 12 in the surrounding region 71. Thereby, the excretion absorbed in the side region 70 can be easily diffused into the region including the outer peripheral region 71, and the absorption speed of the absorbent article 1 can be improved more reliably.

As a preferable aspect of the present embodiment, there is no absorbent polymer in the absorbent body 12 in the hole existing region 29. That is, the absorbent body 12 in the hole existing region 29 does not contain any absorbent polymer. Therefore, the absorbent polymer of the absorbent body 12 in the hole-existing region 29 spills out from the hole 10, or absorbs excrement and expands, and the excrement diffuses to the absorbent body 12 other than the hole-existing region 29. Can be eliminated.

In the present embodiment, the position of the high basis weight region (9, 9 ′), that is, the region where the absorbent polymer 90 is disposed at a high density is not limited to the example of FIG. If it is an area | region, there will be no restriction | limiting in particular.

FIG. 7 is a plan view showing a configuration of a modified example of the absorbent article according to the embodiment. In the modification of the present embodiment, the absorbent article 1 has a pair of compressed grooves 37 (37a, 37a ′, 37b, and 37b) that are continuously or intermittently positioned on both outer sides in the longitudinal direction L in the hole existence region 29. '), 37' (37c, 37c ', 37d, 37d'). That is, it includes second

pressing groove portions

37a, 37a ', 37b, and 37b' and second

pressing groove portions

37c, 37c ', 37d, and 37d'. In this case, the pressing groove 37 is present in the front in the longitudinal direction L, and the pressing groove 37 ′ is present in the rear in the longitudinal direction L. And when the 2nd pressing groove part 37a * 37a '* 37b * 37b' is seen as one body, the outer edge 29E11 ahead of the longitudinal direction L of the hole presence area 29 is on the right side of the hole presence area 29 It is longer to the right than the outer edge 29E21, and longer to the left than the left outer edge 29E12. Further, the second

compressed groove portions

37c, 37c ′, 37d, and 37d ′ are, when viewed as a unit, outside the outer edge 29E12 in the longitudinal direction L of the hole existing area 29 and on the right side of the hole existing area 29. It is longer to the right than the outer edge 29E21, and longer to the left than the left outer edge 29E12. However, the second

compressed groove portions

37a, 37a ′, 37b, 37b ′, 37c, 37c ′, 37d, and 37d ′ have a specific shape as long as they have the above-described conditions (example: position and shape). Is optional. However, when each pressing groove has a configuration in which a plurality of pressing groove portions are intermittently arranged, the distance between the ends of adjacent pressing groove portions is adjacent from the viewpoint of blocking the movement of the absorbent polymer. The distance is less than or equal to the matching hole 10. In addition, when there exists another pressing groove (illustration: pressing groove 38, 38 ') which blocks the movement of an absorptive polymer on the outer side, it is not this limitation.

In the present modification, the pair of high

basis weight regions

9 and 9 ′ are both in the longitudinal direction L of the pair of second

pressing groove portions

37 a, 37 a ′, 37 b, and 37 b ′, 37 c, 37 c ′, 37 d, and 37 d ′. Located on the outside. At this time, as described above, the pair of second

compressed groove portions

37 a, 37 a ′, 37 b, 37 b ′, 37 c, 37 c ′, 37 d, 37 d ′ are in the left direction of the hole existing region 29 in the width direction W. It is long in the left direction beyond the edge, and is long in the right direction beyond the right edge. Therefore, the function of the

pressing grooves

37 and 37 ′ for preventing the absorbent polymer in the high

basis weight regions

9 and 9 ′ from moving in the longitudinal direction L toward the hole existing region 29 of the absorbent body 12 is more effective. Can be demonstrated. Thereby, it can suppress that the particle | grains of an absorptive polymer spill out of the absorbent article 1 from the some hole part 10. FIG.

FIG. 8 is a plan view showing a configuration of another modified example of the absorbent article according to the embodiment.
This modification is a combination of the case of FIG. 1 and the case of FIG. That is, the high basis weight region 9 includes a pair of first

pressing groove portions

37a, 37b, 37c, and 37d, 37a ′, 37b ′, 37c ′, and 37d ′ on both outer sides in the width direction W, and a pair of second portions. Squeezing

groove portions

37a, 37a ′, 37b, 37b ′, 37c, 37c ′, 37d, and 37d ′ are located on both outer sides in the longitudinal direction L, respectively. Thereby, the effects of both the case of FIG. 1 and the case of FIG. 7 can be obtained.

(Second Embodiment)
A second embodiment will be described. Here, differences from the first embodiment will be mainly described. 9 to 13 are diagrams showing the configuration of the absorbent article 1 (sanitary napkin) according to the present embodiment. 9 shows a plan view of the absorbent article 1 in the unfolded state, FIG. 10 shows a perspective view of a variation of the absorbent article 1 in FIG. 9, and FIG. 11 shows a cross section taken along the line XI-XI in FIG. FIG. 12 shows a partial cross-sectional view in which a part of FIG. 11 is enlarged.

In the present embodiment, the absorbent article 1 has a pair of excretory mouth corresponding regions 4 that are regions inside the pair of

pressing grooves

37 and 37 ′ and a pair of excretory mouth corresponding regions 4 in the width direction W. The excretory opening adjacent area | region 5, 5 'is further provided. However, in the present embodiment, the position of the pair of boundaries between the excretion opening corresponding region 4 and the pair of excretion opening

adjacent regions

5 and 5 ′ is a plan view, and each of the pair of

pressing grooves

37 and 37 ′. The position of a pair of imaginary lines parallel to the longitudinal direction L that passes through the position of the outermost edge in the width direction W. In this case, the high

basis weight areas

9, 9 'are located in the pair of excretory opening adjacent areas 5, 5'. In addition, a boundary should just be a position inside a pair of pressing groove 37, 37 'or its outer side rather than the edge of the width direction W of the absorber 12. FIG.

In the present embodiment, the top sheet 8 has a two-layer structure of a first sheet 8a located on the skin side and a second sheet 8b located on the non-skin side. The first sheet 8a is basically the same as the top sheet 8 of the first embodiment, but is expanded in the width direction W. That is, both end portions in the width direction W are folded back to the inside of the width direction W and below the thickness direction T while extending to the outside of the width direction W. In the present embodiment, the folded end portions are joined to each other by a pair of side sheets (sheet members) 13 and 13 ′ and a pair of

joint portions

49 and 49 ′ that extend continuously or intermittently in the longitudinal direction L. Has been. The pair of

joint portions

49 and 49 ′ substantially overlaps with the pair of edges of the absorber 12 in the width direction W in a plan view, for example. However, the pair of

joint portions

49 and 49 ′ may be further positioned on the inner side in the width direction W (outside of the pair of

pressing grooves

37 and 37 ′). Note that the both end portions in the width direction W do not have a groove structure. On the other hand, the second sheet is a liquid-permeable sheet called a so-called second sheet. The second sheet 8b is slightly smaller in the width direction W than the first sheet 8a, and both end portions in the width direction W of the second sheet 8b substantially overlap with both end portions in the width direction W of the absorber 12 in plan view. ing. As the 2nd sheet | seat 8b, the nonwoven fabric of a synthetic fiber, for example, an air through nonwoven fabric, is mentioned. The basis weight is, for example, 15 g / m ² to 40 g / m ² . In the present embodiment, the plurality of grooves 43 are formed by heat embossing. In the heat embossing process, among the surfaces located on the skin side of the topsheet 8, a large number of parts separated from each other are compressed in the thickness direction T and heated. As a result, a groove 43 having a predetermined depth is formed in the top sheet 8 and the first sheet 8 a and the second sheet 8 b are integrated, and a flange 41 is formed between the grooves 43. The pair of

side sheets

13 and 13 ′ may not be provided. In that case, the top sheet 8 extends in the width direction W in the shape of the pair of

side sheets

13 and 13 ′ described above, and the pair of joint portions. Folded while being joined to the absorber 12 at 49, 49 ′.

It can be seen that the absorbent article 1 includes a pair of

loop portions

45 and 45 ′ made of the top sheet 8. The pair of

loop portions

45, 45 ′ inflated the topsheet 8 in a loop shape toward both outer sides in the width direction W, starting from positions corresponding to both side edges of the excretory opening corresponding region 4 in the first sheet 8 a. It has a hollow shape. Specifically, in the loop portion 45, the top sheet 8 projects from the base point toward the excretory opening adjacent area 5 outside the edge of the absorber 12 in the width direction W, and the excretion opening adjacent area 5. The outer end portion 47 is formed outside the base point. Then, the top sheet 8 is gently folded back in a loop shape through the outer end portion 47, and is planar with the joint portion 49 as the end point inside the outer end portion 47 and the edge of the absorber 12. Visually joined to the side sheet 13 above the absorber 12. Similarly, in the loop portion 45 ′, the top sheet 8 projects from the base point toward the excretory opening adjacent region 5 ′ outside the edge of the absorber 12 in the width direction W, and the excretion port adjacent region 5. The outer end portion 47 'is formed outside the base point at'. And the surface sheet 8 is gently folded back in a loop shape while passing through the outer end portion 47 ′, and joined to the outer end portion 47 ′ and the outer edge of the absorber 12 on the inner side of the joint portion 49 ′. Is joined to the side sheet 13 ′ above the absorber 12 in plan view. The distance between the side edge (base point) portion in the width direction W and the outer end portion 47 in each loop portion is preferably 5 to 38 mm, more preferably 8 to 8, from the viewpoint of securing cushioning properties of each loop portion. 30 mm. Such a pair of hollow loop portions 45, 45 'can be easily deformed.

In the present absorbent article 1, the

loop portions

45, 45 ′ (and side sheets (sheet members) 13) of the topsheet 8 so as to project in the width direction W from above the thickness direction T of the high

basis weight regions

9, 9 ′. , 13 '). Therefore, when receiving the body pressure toward the inner side in the width direction W by the wearer, the

loop portions

45 and 45 ′ (and the

side sheets

13 and 13 ′) are compressed before the absorbent body 12, and the wearer's body. It is possible to minimize the compression of the absorbent body 12 in the width direction W by the pressure. Thereby, the hole 10 is crushed in the width direction W, it becomes impossible to put excrement into the hole 10, and the risk that the absorption speed and the absorption capacity are reduced can be reduced. Moreover, the risk that the excrement collected in the high

basis weight areas

9 and 9 ′ may be rewet by the body pressure of the wearer can be reduced.

Further, as shown in FIG. 13, when the absorbent article 1 is attached to the wearer's shorts 55, the pair of

loop portions

45, 45 ′ of the absorbent article 1 protrudes outside the absorbent body 12, and the absorbent body A pair of edges in the width direction W of 12 are covered. Such shorts 55 are worn by the wearer, the absorbent article 1 is sandwiched in the width direction W by the thighs Q and Q ′ of both legs of the wearer, and the absorbent article 1 or the absorbent body 12 is the crotch of the wearer. When deforming along the shape of the portion, the pair of

loop portions

45 and 45 ′ can be easily deformed and can be easily deformed following the deformation of the absorber 12. Therefore, since a pair of loop parts 45 and 45 'can maintain adhesiveness with a wearer's crotch part, a gap is formed between each loop part and crotch part, and body fluid leaks from the gap, that is, The situation of side leakage can be suppressed. Moreover, a pair of loop parts 45 and 45 'located in the skin side rather than the absorber 12 fulfill | perform the function of a shock absorbing material, and make a wearer feel flexibility and elasticity in thighs Q and Q'. The hardness of the absorber 12 can be made difficult to feel. That is, the wearer presses the absorbent article 1 in the width direction W when the thighs Q and Q ′ are in contact with the pair of

loop portions

45 and 45 ′ before contacting the absorbent body 12. The flexibility and elasticity (cushioning) of the

loop portions

45 and 45 ′ can be felt. And a wearer is a softness | flexibility and elasticity of a pair of loop part 45, 45 'until thigh part Q, Q' presses the absorbent article 1 further in the width direction W, and contact | abuts to the absorber 12. FIG. Gradually feel stronger. As a result, when the thighs Q and Q ′ are in contact with the absorbent body 12, the wearer is in contact with the absorbent body 12 without going through the pair of

loop parts

45 and 45 ′. It becomes difficult to feel the hardness of the absorber 12 at Q and Q ′. That is, according to the configuration of the present absorbent article 1, the hardness of the absorbent body 12 can be hardly transmitted to the thighs Q and Q 'of both legs of the wearer. Furthermore, since the pair of

loop portions

45 and 45 ′ are disposed on the skin side with respect to the absorbent body 12, when the thigh portions Q and Q ′ press the absorbent article 1 in the width direction W, the pair of loop portions 45. , 45 ′ is easily deformed flexibly so as to be crushed in the width direction W according to the shape of the wearer's thighs Q, Q ′, and the deformation is not easily inhibited by the absorbent body 12. Therefore, the wearer can feel the flexibility and elasticity of the pair of

loop portions

45 and 45 ′ at the thigh portions Q and Q ′. Each of the pair of

loop portions

45 and 45 ′ has an outer surface ES that is a surface facing the outside of the first sheet 8 a of each loop portion, and an inner surface IS that is a surface facing the inside. In each of the pair of

loop portions

45 and 45 ′, an arbitrary portion of the inner surface IS is not joined to other portions, and a certain amount of air is contained in the internal space. Accordingly, each of the pair of

loop portions

45 and 45 ′ has a soft feel, and even when the wearer presses the absorbent article 1 in the width direction W with the thigh portions Q and Q ′ of both legs, the absorbent body The hardness of 12 can be made hard to feel, and thus the cushioning function can be more reliably ensured.

The height and thickness described in each of the above embodiments were measured by the following methods.
<Height and thickness of measurement object>
The height / thickness of the measurement object was measured by the following method. (1) The absorbent article is cut into a size of 30 mm × 30 mm around the area to be measured and used as a sample. (2) Using a laser displacement meter (high precision two-dimensional laser displacement meter LJ-G series (model: LJ-G030) manufactured by Keyence Corporation), measurement is performed by the following non-contact method. That is, the sample is placed on a horizontal measurement table, and the displacement from the measurement table is measured with a laser displacement meter at five different sites. (3) The average value of the five measured values is defined as the height or thickness (mm) of the object.
<Distance to be measured>
The distance between measurement objects was measured by the following method. (1) The absorbent article is cut into a size of 20 × 40 mm with the measurement target region as the center to obtain a sample. (2) A 360 degree scan of the sample is performed using the X-ray fluoroscope FLEX-M863. Specifically, every time the sample is rotated 0.2 degrees, a fluoroscopic image is taken to obtain 360 degrees, that is, 1800 fluoroscopic images, and the obtained 1800 fluoroscopic images are connected. Together, create a 3D image. (3) A cross-sectional view including the measurement target was extracted from the 3D image, and the distance of the measurement target was measured from the extracted cross-sectional view.
<Depth of measurement object>
The depth was measured by the following method. (1) A sample having a predetermined size is cut out from the absorbent article with the measurement target region at the center. (2) Three-dimensional measuring instrument (High-precision shape measurement system (including high-precision stage: KS-1100) manufactured by Keyence Corporation), high-speed and high-precision CCD laser displacement meter (controller: LK-G3000V set, sensor) Head: including LK-G30) and measuring the cross-sectional shape of the sample. (3) Image data processing is performed on the measured cross-sectional shape to obtain a cross-sectional contour line subjected to smoothing processing. (4) A cross-sectional contour line is specified based on the obtained contour line, and a depth is obtained based on the dimensions of each part obtained from the cross-sectional contour line.
<Sheet weight of sheet>
The basis weight of each sheet (including the absorbent layer) was measured by the following method. (1) A part having a size of 5 cm × 5 cm is cut out from the sheet to obtain a sample. (2) The sample is dried in an air atmosphere of 100 ° C. or higher. (3) Measure the mass of the sample. (4) The basis weight of the sample is calculated by dividing the measured mass value by the area of the sample. (5) A value obtained by averaging the basis weights of 10 samples is defined as the basis weight of the sheet. The measurement conditions described in ISO 9073-1 or JIS L 1913 6.2 were adopted for the measurement conditions not particularly specified above.
<Sheet thickness>
The thickness of each sheet (including the absorption layer) was measured by the following method. (1) A part having a size of 5 cm × 5 cm is cut out from the sheet to obtain a sample. (2) The sample is dried in an air atmosphere of 100 ° C. or higher. (3) using a thickness gauge with a measuring element of 15cm ² (the Ltd. Daiei Chemical Seiki Seisakusho Model FS-60DS), to measure the thickness of the sheet under the conditions of measuring load of 3 g / cm ^2. (4) The thickness of three places is measured with one sample, and the average value of the thicknesses of the three places is taken as the thickness of the sheet. Note that the thickness of the sheet may be obtained from a 3D image obtained by a fluoroscopic image.
<Fiber density of sheet>
The fiber density of each sheet (including the absorbent layer) was measured by the following method. (1) The basis weight of the sheet and the thickness of the sheet are determined by the above method. (2) The fiber density of the sheet is calculated by dividing the weight of the sheet by the thickness of the sheet.

The absorbent article of the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and can be appropriately combined and changed without departing from the object and spirit of the present invention.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Absorbent article 8

Top sheet

9, 9 'High basic weight area | region 10 Hole part 12 Absorbent body

12a Core wrap

12b Absorbent core 29 Hole part presence area | region 37, 37' Squeeze groove 90 Absorbent polymer

Claims

It has a longitudinal direction, a width direction, and a thickness direction, and is provided between a liquid-permeable top sheet, a liquid-impermeable back sheet, and the top sheet and the back sheet. An absorbent body including a core wrap that covers at least the skin surface side of the core, and has a plurality of holes extending through the top sheet and extending into the absorbent body. An absorbent article comprising a polymer,
A hole-existing region where the plurality of holes exist;
The core wrap and the absorbent core on the skin side of the absorbent body, or the topsheet, the core wrap and the absorption, located on both outer sides of at least one of the width direction and the longitudinal direction in the hole existing region. A pair of squeezing grooves that squeezed the sex core;
A high basis weight region located on at least one of both outer sides of the pair of compressed grooves opposite to the hole existing region, wherein the basis weight of the absorbent polymer of the absorber is higher than that of the hole existing region. When,
Comprising
Absorbent article.
The longitudinal direction is the front-rear direction of the absorbent article,
The pair of compressed grooves include a pair of first compressed groove portions located on both outer sides in the width direction in the hole-existing region and extending in the longitudinal direction,
The high basis weight region is located at least on both outer sides in the width direction in the pair of first compressed groove portions,
In the longitudinal direction, the pair of first compressed groove portions are longer in the front direction than the front edge of the hole-existing region, and in the rear direction beyond the rear edge. long,
The absorbent article according to claim 1.
The width direction is a left-right direction of the absorbent article,
The pair of compressed grooves include a pair of second compressed groove portions located on both outer sides in the longitudinal direction in the hole-existing region and extending in the width direction,
The high basis weight region is located at least on both outer sides in the longitudinal direction in the pair of second compressed groove portions,
In the width direction, the pair of second compressed groove portions are longer in the left direction than the left edge of the hole-existing region, and in the right direction beyond the right edge. long,
The absorbent article according to claim 1 or 2.
The absorber includes a lower portion in the thickness direction and an upper portion in the thickness direction,
The lower part has a higher density of the absorbent polymer than the upper part,
The absorbent article as described in any one of Claims 1 thru | or 3.
The hole-existing area includes an excretion opening contact area with which the wearer's excretion opening comes into contact,
The absorbent article as described in any one of Claims 1 thru | or 4.
The plurality of holes penetrates the absorber to the non-skin side,
The absorbent article as described in any one of Claims 1 thru | or 5.
Each of the plurality of holes has a circular shape in which a shape of a cross section perpendicular to the thickness direction is constant in the thickness direction,
The absorbent article as described in any one of Claims 1 thru | or 6.
Each of the plurality of holes has a side surface erected perpendicular to the back sheet,
The absorbent article according to claim 7.
In the hole-existing region, the fiber density of the absorbent body in the side surface region surrounding the side surface of each of the plurality of hole portions with a predetermined thickness is the fiber density of the absorbent body in the peripheral region adjacent to the side surface region. The same as the density,
The absorbent article as described in any one of Claims 1 thru | or 8.
The absorbent polymer in the pore-existing region does not have the absorbent polymer at all.
The absorbent article as described in any one of Claims 1 thru | or 9.
The absorbent article is
Further comprising a region corresponding to the excretion opening which is an inner region of the pair of pressing grooves in the width direction and a pair of excretion port adjacent regions located on both outer sides of the region corresponding to the excretion port in the width direction,
The high basis weight region is located in the pair of excretory opening adjacent regions,
The absorbent article is
The top sheet protrudes toward the adjacent region of the pair of excretion ports with a position corresponding to both side edges of the excretion port corresponding region as a pair of base points in the width direction, and on both outer sides than both end edges of the absorber Are joined to the sheet above the absorbent body in plan view, with a pair of joint portions being a pair of end points inside the pair of outer end portions via a pair of outer end portions present in Having a pair of loop portions,
The absorbent article as described in any one of Claims 1 thru | or 10.