Unicharm Corporation

Keijiro Yokoe

Kenji Oba

Michiyo Fujikawa

Kazuya Nishitani

Minako Sagisaka

A method for packaging an absorbent article assembly that includes following the steps. First and second breast milk absorbent pads are fed onto wrapping sheet web. Next, the first breast milk absorbent pad is displaced from a transverse center line toward an upper end by &#xbc; of a dimension thereof as measured in a longitudinal direction, and the second breast milk absorbent pad is displaced from a transverse center line toward an lower end by &#xbc; of a dimension thereof as measured in a longitudinal direction. Next, the first and second breast milk absorbent pads are folded back from the upper and lower ends toward the transverse center line. Next, the upper and lower ends of the wrapping sheet web are folded back toward the transverse center line. Next, a joint zone is formed between the first and second breast milk absorbent pads and the pads are cut apart.

Method for making package-absorbent article assembly and package-absorbent article assembly obtained by the same

The top sheet for an absorbent article has a plurality of fused compressed sections, wherein the fused compressed sections are located on the lowermost side in the thickness direction of the top sheet, and the back side of the top sheet has recesses or low density regions having the lowest density within the top sheet, surrounding the fused compressed sections. The top sheet for an absorbent article having a plurality of fused compressed sections can be produced by a process wherein a top sheet is situated between a member with multiple protrusions and a member with multiple recesses that engage with the multiple protrusions, and the protrusions are pressed into the recesses.

Top sheet for absorbent article, process for its production and absorbent article employing the same

The present invention includes following the steps of: In a first step, first and second breast milk absorbent pads(),() are fed onto wrapping sheet web. In a second step, the first breast milk absorbent pad() is fed so as to be displaced from a transverse center linetoward an upper endby &#xbc; of a dimension H thereof as measured in a longitudinal direction Y, and the second breast milk absorbent pad() is fed so as to be displaced from a transverse center linetoward an lower endby &#xbc; of a dimension H thereof as measured in a longitudinal direction Y. In a third step, the first and second breast milk absorbent pads() are respectively folded back from the upper and lower endstoward the transverse center linein two-ply fashion. In a fourth step, the upper and lower ends of the wrapping sheet webare folded back toward the transverse center line. In a fifth step, a joint zoneis formed between the first and second breast milk absorbent pads() and these two pads() is cut apart along a cutting line

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Kagawa, Japan

Keijiro Yokoe