IP Library Granted Patent US 8,802,917
Granted Patent B2
US 8,802,917 · App. 12/994,814 · Granted Aug 12, 2014

Absorbent article and sanitary napkin

Inventors: Yuki Noda (Kanonji, JP); Kenichiro Kuroda (Kanonji, JP); Shinpei Komatsu (Kanonji, JP)
Assignee: Uni-Charm Corporation
A61F13/42A61F13/51104A61F13/8405A61F2013/8426A61F13/4756A61F13/539A61L15/42A61F13/534
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Patent No.
US 8,802,917
App. No.
12/994,814
Granted
Aug 12, 2014
Kind
B2
Abstract

An absorbent article comprises a liquid-permeable top sheet, a liquid-impermeable back sheet, and an absorber mounted between the top sheet and the back sheet. A heat absorbing material is provided inside the absorber, and depressions and projections are formed on that front side of the top sheet which faces the human body.

Claims (31)

1. An absorbent article, comprising:

a liquid permeable top sheet, a liquid impermeable back sheet, and an absorber interposed between the top sheet and the back sheet,

wherein

an endothermic material is disposed inside the absorber,

a depression and a projection are formed on a surface of the top sheet facing a human body, and

the endothermic material is disposed inside the absorber on a side facing the back sheet.

2. The absorbent article according to claim 1 , wherein a basis weight of the projection is larger than a basis weight of the depression.

3. The absorbent article according to claim 1 , wherein the surface of the top sheet has a plurality of depressions and a plurality of projections.

4. The absorbent article according to claim 3 ,

a height of the projections 0.3 to 15 mm, and

a pitch between adjacent projections of the top sheet is 0.5 to 30 mm.

5. The absorbent article according to claim 1 , wherein a dimension of the endothermic material in a longitudinal direction of the absorbent article is 30-50% of a dimension of the absorber in the longitudinal direction of the absorbent article.

6. A sanitary napkin, comprising:

a liquid permeable top sheet, a liquid impermeable back sheet, and an absorber interposed between the top sheet and the back sheet,

wherein

an endothermic material is disposed inside the absorber, and

a surface of the top sheet has a plurality of depressions and projections on a wearer's skin, and

the endothermic material is disposed inside the absorber on a side facing the back sheet.

7. The sanitary napkin according to claim 6 , further comprising a wing extending in a width direction of the absorber,

wherein

in the sanitary napkin, a front region, a central region, and a rear region are provided continuously in a longitudinal direction of the absorber,

the endothermic material is disposed inside the absorber in an arrangement region including at least the central region of the sanitary napkin, and

a region of the central region in the longitudinal direction is a region in a longitudinal direction of the wing.

8. The sanitary napkin according to claim 6 , wherein

in the sanitary napkin, an embossed groove is formed in both side portions in a width direction of the absorber,

the embossed groove is formed along a longitudinal direction of the absorber, and

the endothermic material is interposed between the embossed grooves.

9. The sanitary napkin according to claim 6 , wherein

a height of the projections 0.3 to 15 mm, and

a pitch between adjacent projections of the top sheet is 0.5 to 30 mm.

10. The sanitary napkin absorbent article according to claim 6 , wherein a dimension of the endothermic material in a longitudinal direction of the absorbent article is 30-50% of a dimension of the absorber in the longitudinal direction of the absorbent article.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 28, 2011
From: NODA, YUKI; KURODA, KENICHIRO; KOMATSU, SHINPEI
To: UNICHARM CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 025871/0799 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2008-140055 · May 28, 2008 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20110144605A1 · Jun 16, 2011