Title:
METHOD FOR CHANGING CONVEYANCE MODE OF ABSORBENT ARTICLE WORKPIECES
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2012/105374
Kind Code:
A1
Abstract:
The present invention is a method for changing the conveyance mode of absorbent article workpieces. The method comprises :(1) performing longitudinal flow conveyance while N (N is an integer of 2 or more) workpiece rows each formed by arranging a plurality of workpieces each having a shape in which a central portion in the longitudinal direction of the workpiece is narrower in the lateral direction of the workpiece than both end portions in the longitudinal direction along the longitudinal direction are arranged in the lateral direction, and performing the longitudinal flow conveyance while both the end portions of the workpieces are adjacent to the central portions of the workpieces adjacent thereto in the lateral direction; (2) associating N workpieces included in workpiece rows different from each other from among the N workpiece rows conveyed by the longitudinal flow conveyance in accordance with a predetermined association pattern to form workpiece groups each configured from the N workpieces; and (3) with respect to each of the workpiece groups, changing the conveyance of the workpieces of the workpiece group from the longitudinal flow conveyance to lateral flow conveyance. In the formation of the workpiece groups, workpieces adjacent to each other in the lateral direction are associated with each other in accordance with the association pattern.
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Inventors:
MURAKAMI SEIJI (JP)
SHINOMORI YOUJI (JP)
SATO HIDENORI (JP)
HOSOKAWA MASASHI (JP)
SHINOMORI YOUJI (JP)
SATO HIDENORI (JP)
HOSOKAWA MASASHI (JP)
Application Number:
PCT/JP2012/051440
Publication Date:
August 09, 2012
Filing Date:
January 24, 2012
Export Citation:
Assignee:
UNI CHARM CORP (JP)
MURAKAMI SEIJI (JP)
SHINOMORI YOUJI (JP)
SATO HIDENORI (JP)
HOSOKAWA MASASHI (JP)
MURAKAMI SEIJI (JP)
SHINOMORI YOUJI (JP)
SATO HIDENORI (JP)
HOSOKAWA MASASHI (JP)
International Classes:
A61F13/472; A61F13/15; A61F13/49
Domestic Patent References:
| WO2005079721A1 | 2005-09-01 |
Foreign References:
| JP2005508226A | 2005-03-31 | |||
| US3461766A | 1969-08-19 | |||
| JP2004196389A | 2004-07-15 | |||
| JP2005508226A | 2005-03-31 | |||
| JPH09322909A | 1997-12-16 |
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
ISSHIKI & CO. (JP)
All international patent business corporation (JP)
All international patent business corporation (JP)
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