Non-woven fabric and an absorbent article using thereof
AssigneeChisso Corporation
InventorsYoshimi Tsujiyama, Taiju Terakawa, Toshikatsu Fujiwara
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Abstract
A non-woven fabric composed of thermoplastic fiber comprising at least two resin components A and B and having a cross section where the component A forms a branching fiber in which a plurality of strands extend radially from the center to the outside and the component B forms a fine fiber which connects to and protrudes from the branching fiber; split branch fibers of the conjugated fiber; and split fibers of the fine fibers, and an absorbent article using the non-woven fabric. The non-woven fabric of the present invention has an excellent hand feeling and sufficient bulkiness, and it is suitable for absorbent articles such as disposable diapers, sanitary napkins, and pads for incontinence or the like.
Claims12
A non-woven fabric which comprises thermoplastic fibers, the fibers comprising:
- a splittable conjugated fiber comprising at least two resin components A and B, the conjugated fiber having a cross section where the component A includes a branch fiber in which a strand of the branch fiber extends radially from the center of the conjugated fiber to the outside of the conjugated fiber and the component B includes a fine fiber which connects to and protrudes from the branch fiber;
- a split branch fiber that has been split from said conjugated fiber;
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- a split fine fiber that has been split from said conjugated fiber.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.