ABSORBENT ARTICLE - UNICHARM CORP

Title:

ABSORBENT ARTICLE

Document Type and Number:

WIPO Patent Application WO/2018/003301

Kind Code:

A1

Abstract:

This absorbent article minimizes the formation of a gap between the absorbent article and a skin surface during wear. An absorbent article (1) comprises an absorbent body (AB), a pair of side flaps (7, 7), and a pair of leak prevention walls (5, 5), and comprises an expansion/contraction member (11) that is joined to the absorbent body between the pair of side flaps and can expand and contract in a width direction. Each of the pair of leak prevention walls includes a standing section (5c), the outer side of which in the width direction is an anchored end and the inner side of which in the width direction is a free end, and a support section (5b) that is adjacent to one end section of the standing section in a lengthwise direction and overlaps with the expansion/contraction member in a thickness direction. Each support section (5b) is anchored to the absorbent body at a heat weld section (50). Each of the pair of side flaps is folded inward in the width direction at the location of a fold line (FL) that extends, in planar view, along the lengthwise direction through the support sections.

Inventors:

SAKAGUCHI SATORU (JP)
FUNABA MAIKA (JP)

Application Number:

PCT/JP2017/017585

Publication Date:

January 04, 2018

Filing Date:

May 09, 2017

Export Citation:

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Assignee:

UNICHARM CORP (JP)

International Classes:

A61F13/494; A61F13/15; A61F13/49

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