IP Library Granted Patent US 11,590,033
Granted Patent B2
US 11,590,033 · App. 16/658,225 · Granted Feb 28, 2023

Absorbent articles comprising stretch laminates

Inventors: Marcus Schonbeck (Versmold, DE); Henner Sollmann (Gronau, DE); Georg Baldauf (Laer, DE); Urmish Popatlal Dalal (Milford, OH); Miguel Alberto Herrera (Loveland, OH); Erica Lynne Locke (Cincinnati, OH)
Assignee: THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY
A61F13/4902A61F13/15203A61F13/15699A61F13/49015A61F13/49019A61L15/24A61F2013/49022A61F2013/49023
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Patent No.
US 11,590,033
App. No.
16/658,225
Granted
Feb 28, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

An absorbent article includes a chassis comprising a topsheet, a backsheet, and an absorbent core disposed between the topsheet and the backsheet, and at least one elastically elongatable panel joined to the chassis. The elastically elongatable panel includes a stretch laminate having layers that are joined by ultrasonic bonding. The stretch laminate has at least one cover layer, an elastomeric film attached to the cover layer, the elastomeric film having two surfaces and a skin on at least one of the surfaces. The stretch laminate has at least one anchoring zone and at least one stretch zone. A portion of the skin is located in the anchoring zone and has a plurality of wrinkles, and the wrinkles have furrows.

Claims (32)

1. An absorbent article comprising: i) a chassis comprising a topsheet, a backsheet, and an absorbent core disposed between the topsheet and the backsheet; and ii) at least one elastically elongatable panel joined to the chassis,

wherein the elastically elongatable panel comprises a stretch laminate having layers joined by ultrasonic bonding and comprises:

a. at least one cover layer;

b. an elastomeric film attached to the cover layer, the elastomeric film having two surfaces and a skin on at least one of the surfaces; and

wherein the stretch laminate has at least one anchoring zone and at least one stretch zone, wherein the stretch zone is elastically extensible along a stretch direction; and

wherein at least a portion of the skin of the elastomeric film is located in the anchoring zone, and wherein the portion of the skin has a plurality of wrinkles and the wrinkles have furrows.

2. The absorbent article of claim 1 , wherein the elastomeric film comprises a polyolefin elastomer, and wherein the anchoring zone is not elastically extensible along the stretch direction.

3. The absorbent article of claim 1 , wherein the elastomeric film is a blown film.

4. The absorbent article of claim 1 , wherein the elastomeric film is between about 20 μm and about 60 μm thick.

5. The absorbent article of claim 1 , wherein the skin comprises a polyolefin selected from the group consisting of: metallocene polyethylene, low density polyethylene, high density polyethylene, linear low density polyethylene, very low density polyethylene, a polypropylene homopolymer, a plastic random poly(propylene/olefin) copolymer, syndiotactic polypropylene, metallocene polypropylene, polybutene, an impact copolymer, a polyolefin wax, and combinations thereof.

6. The absorbent article of claim 1 , wherein the elastomeric film is attached to the cover layer with a peel force, as measured by the T-Peel Test, of 0.5N or more.

7. The absorbent article of claim 1 , wherein the elastomeric film has a % set, as measured by the Hysteresis Test, of 30% or more.

8. The absorbent article of claim 1 , wherein the absorbent article is a diaper.

9. The absorbent article of claim 1 , wherein the anchoring zone is attached to the chassis or a fastener.

10. An absorbent article comprising: i) a chassis comprising a topsheet, a backsheet, and an absorbent core disposed between the topsheet and the backsheet; and ii) at least one elastically elongatable panel joined to the chassis,

wherein the elastically elongatable panel comprises a stretch laminate comprising layers attached by ultrasonic bonding and comprises:

a. a first cover layer;

b. a second cover layer; and

c. an elastomeric film disposed between the first cover layer and the second cover layer, the elastomeric film having a first skin on a first surface closest to the first cover layer and a second skin on a second surface closest to the second cover layer;

wherein the stretch laminate has at least one anchoring zone and at least one stretch zone, wherein the stretch zone is elastically extensible along a stretch direction;

wherein at least a portion of first skin is located in the anchoring zone and the portion comprises a plurality of wrinkles;

wherein the wrinkles have furrows.

11. The absorbent article of claim 10 , wherein at least a portion of the second skin is located in the anchoring zone and the portion comprises a plurality of wrinkles.

12. The absorbent article of claim 10 , wherein the elastomeric film comprises a polyolefin elastomer.

13. The absorbent article of claim 12 , wherein the polyolefin elastomer is a propylene based homopolymer or co-polymer, or ethylene based homopolymer or co-polymer selected from the group consisting of: an elastic random poly(propylene/olefin) copolymer, an isotactic polypropylene containing stereoerrors, an isotactic/atactic polypropylene block copolymer, an isotactic polypropylene/random poly(propylene/olefin) copolymer block copolymer, a stereoblock elastomeric polypropylene, a syndiotactic polypropylene block poly(ethylene-co-propylene) block syndiotactic polypropylene tri-block copolymer, an isotactic polypropylene block region-irregular polypropylene block isotactic polypropylene tri-block copolymer, a polyethylene random (ethylene/olefin) copolymer block copolymer, a reactor blend polypropylene, a very low density polypropylene, a metallocene polypropylene, metallocene polyethylene, and combinations thereof.

14. The absorbent article of claim 10 , wherein the elastomeric film is a blown film.

15. The absorbent article of claim 10 , wherein the elastomeric film is between about 20 μm and about 60 μm thick.

16. The absorbent article of claim 10 , wherein the first skin and second skin comprise a polyolefin selected from the group consisting of: metallocene polyethylene, low density polyethylene, high density polyethylene, linear low density polyethylene, very low density polyethylene, a polypropylene homopolymer, a plastic random poly(propylene/olefin) copolymer, syndiotactic polypropylene, metallocene polypropylene, polybutene, an impact copolymer, a polyolefin wax, and combinations thereof.

17. The absorbent article of claim 10 , wherein the elastomeric film is attached to the cover layer with a peel force, as measured by the T-Peel Test, of 0.5N or more.

18. The absorbent article of claim 10 , wherein the elastomeric film has a % set, as measured by the Hysteresis Test, of 30% or more.

19. The absorbent article of claim 10 , wherein the absorbent article is a diaper.

20. The absorbent article of claim 10 , wherein the anchoring zone is attached to the chassis or a fastener.

Continuity (5)
Continuation 15360289 · Nov 23, 2016
Continuation 14265629 · Apr 30, 2014
Provisional Application 61896816 · Oct 29, 2013
Provisional Application 61819151 · May 3, 2013
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