IP Library Granted Patent US 7,741,235
Granted Patent B2
US 7,741,235 · App. 11/945,545 · Granted Jun 22, 2010

Composite sheet and absorbent article using the same

Assignee: Uni-Charm Corporation
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Patent No.
US 7,741,235
App. No.
11/945,545
Granted
Jun 22, 2010
Kind
B2
Abstract

A composite sheet that has a low basis weight and can inhibit adhesives from flowing out is provided. The composite sheet 1 according to the present invention is formed by bonding a stretchable nonwoven fabric 2 and a non-stretchable nonwoven fabric 3 to each other with adhesives 4 . The stretchable nonwoven fabric 2 in an extended state is bonded to the non-stretchable sheet. The stretchable nonwoven fabric 2 has a plurality of strip-shaped non-dense regions 21 and a plurality of strip-shaped dense regions 22 formed on both its surfaces alternately and alternately in the transverse direction such that the dense regions 22 on one of the surfaces and the dense regions 22 on the other surface are not overlapped with each other. The stretchable nonwoven fabric 2 includes thermoplastic fibers that have been stretched at least partially and elastomer fibers.

Claims (16)

1. A composite sheet comprising:

a non-stretchable sheet;

a stretchable nonwoven fabric having thermoplastic fibers that have stretched at least partially, thermoplastic fibers that have not stretched at least partially and elastomer fibers separate from the thermoplastic fibers, and having a plurality of strip-shaped non-dense regions and a plurality of strip-shaped dense regions, which are formed along a first direction, formed on both surfaces thereof such that the strip-shaped non-dense regions are continuously alternated with the strip-shaped dense regions in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction, and the strip-shaped dense regions on one of the surfaces are alternated with the strip-shaped dense regions on the other surface in the second direction; and

an adhesive portion for laminating the non-stretchable sheet and the stretchable nonwoven fabric,

wherein each of the strip-shaped non-dense regions is expanded in a thickness direction of the stretchable nonwoven fabric as compared to each of the strip-shaped dense regions.

2. The composite sheet according to claim 1 , wherein

thermoplastic fibers that have been partially stretched have a smaller average fiber diameter than that of the thermoplastic fibers that have not been partially stretched,

a region comprising more thermoplastic fibers that have been partially stretched is the strip-shaped non-dense region, and

a region comprising more thermoplastic fibers that have not been partially stretched is the strip-shaped dense region.

3. The composite sheet according to claim 1 , wherein the stretchable nonwoven fabric in an extended state is laminated on the non-stretchable sheet.

4. The composite sheet according to claim 1 , wherein the average peel strength thereof, in a case where a weight weighing 40 g/cm 2 is placed on two of the composite sheets overlapped such that the respective surfaces of the stretchable nonwoven fabrics face each other and are left for one week at a room temperature of 50 degrees C. and a humidity of 60%, is not more than 0.15 N/50 mm.

5. An absorbent article comprising:

an absorbent body; and

the composite sheet according to claim 1 .

6. The composite sheet according to claim 1 , wherein the adhesive portion bonds the stretchable nonwoven fabric to the non-stretchable sheet with adhesives with the stretchable nonwoven fabric extended.

7. The composite sheet according to claim 6 , wherein a basis weight of the adhesives is 0.5 to 15 g/m 2 .

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 27, 2007
From: HASHIMOTO, TATSUYA; MUKAI, HIROTOMO; MITSUNO, SATOSHI; TSUJI, TOMOKO; AKAKI, KENICHI
To: UNI-CHARM CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 020159/0807 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2006-319608 · Nov 28, 2006 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20080124996A1 · May 29, 2008