Absorbent article with spacer element

An absorbent article having a front edge intended to be positioned at a front side of a person and a rear edge intended to be positioned at a rear side of a person, said absorbent article comprising a liquid pervious topsheet, a liquid impervious backsheet and an absorbent material between said topsheet and said backsheet, wherein at least a first spacer element is included between said topsheet and said backsheet, said first spacer element being configured to guide liquid to the absorbent material via a valley created at a location of the first spacer element upon wetting of the absorbent article;

• wherein seen in a transverse direction of the absorbent article, the first spacer element extends over a distance w which is at least 2 mm and smaller than 20 mm;
• wherein the first spacer element has a top side facing the topsheet, a bottom side facing the backsheet, and lateral sides between the top and the bottom side, and wherein the absorbent material extends along the lateral sides of the first spacer element such that a contour of the spacer element is adjacent to and surrounded by the absorbent material as seen from a top view;
• wherein the spacer element is made of a non-water-absorbing polymer material;
• and wherein the first spacer element has an outer surface which is liquid-impervious such that the first spacer element absorbs no liquid.

An absorbent article having a front edge intended to be positioned at a front side of a person and a rear edge intended to be positioned at a rear side of a person, said absorbent article comprising a liquid pervious topsheet, a liquid impervious backsheet and an absorbent material between said topsheet and said backsheet, wherein at least a first spacer element is included between said topsheet and said backsheet, said first spacer element being configured to guide liquid to the absorbent material upon wetting of the absorbent article;

• wherein the absorbent material is part of an absorbent core comprising a top core wrap sheet and a back core wrap sheet with the absorbent material positioned in between the top core wrap sheet and the bottom core wrap sheet;
• wherein the first spacer element is attached to the top core wrap sheet and/or to the back core wrap sheet such that a valley is created at the location of the first spacer element upon wetting of the absorbent article, wherein said attachment of the spacer element to the top core and/or to the back core wrap sheet is realized by any of the following:
• a binder layer from glue, an ultrasonic bond, a heat bond, a pressure bond, or combinations thereof;
• wherein the first spacer element has a top side facing the topsheet, a bottom side facing the backsheet, and lateral sides between the top and the bottom side, and wherein the absorbent material extends along the lateral sides of the first spacer element such that a contour of the spacer element is adjacent to and surrounded by the absorbent material as seen from a top view;
• wherein said first spacer element extends, seen in the thickness direction of the absorbent article, over a distance which is at least 0.5 mm.