Nonwoven fabrics
AssigneeThe Procter & Gamble Company
InventorsSara L. GIOVANNI, Arman ASHRAF, Paul T. WEISMAN
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Abstract
Shaped, soft and textured nonwoven fabrics are provided. The nonwoven fabrics may be a topsheet and an outer cover nonwoven material of the absorbent article. A portion of a wearer-facing surface of the topsheet may have a TS7 in the range of about 1 dB V2 rms of about 1 to about 4.5 dB V2 rms and a TS750 in the range of about 6 dB V2 rms to about 30 dB V2 rms. A portion of a garment-facing surface of the outer cover nonwoven material may have a TS7 in the range of about 1 dB V2 rms of about 1 to about 4.5 dB V2 rms and a TS750 in the range of about 6 dB V2 rms to about 30 dB V2 rms. The nonwoven fabrics of the present disclosure provide soft materials with texture.
Claims19
A nonwoven fabric for an absorbent article, comprising:
- a surface, the surface comprising a portion comprising:
- a TS7 value in the range of about 1 dB V2 rms to about 4.5 dB V2 rms, according to an Emtec Test;
- a TS750 value in the range of about 6 dB V2 rms to about 30 dB V2 rms, according to the Emtec Test;
- a D value in the range of about 1 mm/N to about 10 mm/N, according to the Emtec Test;
- a first zone comprising a first plurality of three-dimensional features;
- and
- a second zone comprising a second plurality of three-dimensional features, wherein the first plurality of three-dimensional features are different than the second plurality of three-dimensional features;
- wherein the first zone is free from overlap with the second zone;
- wherein the first plurality of three-dimensional features comprises a first region and a second region;
- wherein the first region and the second region differ in an intensity property;
- wherein the intensive property is thickness or basis weight;
- wherein at least a portion of some of the first plurality of three-dimensional features comprises a curvilinear shape in at least one direction;
- wherein at least a portion of some of the second plurality of three-dimensional features comprises a curvilinear shape in at least one direction;
- and
- wherein a portion of an outer perimeter of the first zone or the second zone has a curvilinear shape.
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