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AssigneesOntex BV, Ontex Group NV
InventorsChristina LAMBERTZ, Katharina SPROTTE, Agnes Dominika REUTER
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The current invention concerns an absorbent article (10) comprising an absorbent core (12) sandwiched between a liquid permeable topsheet (14) and a liquid impermeable backsheet (16), and an acquisition distribution layer (18) arranged between said topsheet (14) and said absorbent core (12), wherein the absorbent core (12) comprises at least an absorbent material layer. According to the invention the topsheet (14) consists essentially of an air-through bonded nonwoven layer and is free of spunbond nonwoven layers, the acquisition distribution layer (18) comprises a spunbonded and/or thermocarded nonwoven layer, and the absorbent core (12) comprises at least one channel (26) free of absorbent material. The invention also relates to the use of such an absorbent article (10), for managing liquid stool.
An absorbent article (10) comprising an absorbent core (12) arranged between a liquid permeable topsheet (14) and a liquid impermeable backsheet (16), and an acquisition distribution layer (18) arranged between said topsheet (14) and said absorbent core (12), wherein the absorbent core (12) comprises at least an absorbent material layer, characterized in that the topsheet (14) consists essentially of an air-through bonded nonwoven layer and is free of spunbond nonwoven layers, in that the acquisition distribution layer (18) comprises, preferably consists essentially of, a spunbonded and/or thermocarded nonwoven layer and in that the absorbent core (12) comprises at least one channel (26) free of absorbent material.
Absorbent article (10) according to any of the preceding claims, wherein the acquisition distribution layer (18) is free of spunlaced nonwoven layers.
Absorbent article (10) according to any of the preceding claims, wherein the air permeability of the topsheet (14) is greater than the air permeability of the acquisition distribution layer (18) and the air permeability of the acquisition distribution layer (18) is greater than the air permeability of the absorbent core (12).
Absorbent article (10) according to any of the preceding claims, wherein the mean flow pore size of the topsheet (14) is greater than the mean flow pore size of the acquisition distribution layer (18) and the mean flow pore size of the acquisition distribution layer (18) is greater than the mean flow pore size of the absorbent core (12).
Absorbent article (10) according to any of the preceding claims, wherein the topsheet air-through bonded nonwoven layer is the most exterior layer of a body-facing side of the absorbent article, adapted to be in contact with the skin when the absorbent article is worn.
Absorbent article (10) according to any of the preceding claims, wherein the at least one channel (26) is an interconnected channel forming a substantially continuous path such as from a first end of the channel to a second end of the same channel.
Use of an absorbent article (10) according to any of the preceding claims, for managing liquid stool.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.