Assorbent Assembly
OwnerEva STAELENS, Christophe ROGGIERS +1inventors
InventorsEva STAELENS, Christophe ROGGIERS, Evan DESCHEEMAECKER
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Abstract
The invention pertains to an absorbent article (10) comprising: a liquid pervious topsheet (14) consisting essentially of natural fibers, a liquid impervious backsheet (16) comprising a plastic material, an absorbent core (12) arranged between said topsheet (14) and backsheet (16) comprising absorbent material, wherein the topsheet (14) and the backsheet (16) are attached via attachment means to one another in a bonding region (13), said bonding region (13) being positioned along the periphery of the absorbent article (10). According to the present disclosure, said bonding region (13) is substantially free of adhesive.
Claims9
1-6. (canceled)
Apparatus (100) for bonding a liquid pervious topsheet (14) consisting essentially of natural fibers to a liquid impervious backsheet (16) comprising a plastic material, said apparatus (100) comprising
- a. a first bonding roller (102) having a circumferential outer surface comprising a first flat surface (102b) and a first bonding surface (102a), said first bonding surface (102a) comprising a plurality of grooves (110) and ridges (112) extending in the machine direction (MD) and/or cross direction (CD);
- b. a second bonding roller (104) having a circumferential outer surface comprising a second flat surface (104b) and second bonding surface (104a), said second bonding surface comprising a plurality of protrusions (114), said protrusions (114) being arranged to fit within said grooves (110)
- wherein the first and second bonding surfaces (102a, 104a) are arranged to define the periphery of at least one absorbent article (10) and said first and second flat surfaces (102b, 104b) being arranged within the areas defined by the first and second bonding surface (102a, 104a) respectively.
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