Absorbent article and process for manufacturing the same
AssigneeUni-Charm Corporation
InventorsSatoshi Mizutani, Etsuko Tagami
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Abstract
There is disclosed an absorbent article including an absorbent layer and a liquid-permeable surface sheet placed on a liquid-receiving side of the absorbent layer for introducing excreted liquid from the human body to the absorbent layer. The surface sheet is of a corrugated configuration to have valleys and peaks extending in a longitudinal direction of the article and alternately arranged in a transverse direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction. Each valley has a connecting part raised to connect between two adjacent peaks.
Claims6
An absorbent article comprising an absorbent layer and a liquid-permeable surface sheet placed on a liquid-receiving side of the absorbent layer for introducing excreted liquid from the human body to the absorbent layer, wherein
- the surface sheet comprises a corrugated nonwoven fabric having peaks and valleys extending in a longitudinal direction of the article and alternating with each other in a transverse direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction,
- wherein in each valley, the nonwoven fabric is further raised at regular intervals in the longitudinal direction to form connecting portions, each connecting portion extending between transversely opposed side slopes of the corrugated nonwoven fabric.
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