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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 25, 2024
Filed:
Jun. 21, 2017
Kao Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Kyoko Ishibashi, Utsunomiya, JP;
Yuko Fukuda, Tochigi, JP;
Yasuyuki Okuda, Utsunomiya, JP;
Jun Kajiwara, Utsunomiya, JP;
KAO CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An absorbent article () of the present invention has, in at least one of a front portion and a rear portion thereof, an elasticized portion (G) that is stretchable and contractible in an article lateral direction (Y). The elasticized portion (G) has an outer sheet () to be disposed on a side that is away from the skin of a wearer, an inner sheet () to be disposed on a side that is closer to the skin of the wearer than the outer sheet () is, and a plurality of elastic members () that are arranged between the outer and inner sheets in a state in which the elastic members are stretched in the article lateral direction (Y). The outer sheet () and the inner sheet () are partially joined to each other at a joined region (). The joined region () is sandwiched between non-joined regions () where the outer sheet () and the inner sheet () are not continuously joined to each other in an article longitudinal direction or the article lateral direction. A plurality of the joined regions () and a plurality of the non-joined regions () are repeatedly arranged in the article longitudinal direction or the article lateral direction. The outer sheet () is configured to be deformable so as to bulge toward a non-skin-facing surface side due to contraction of the elastic members () and form a plurality of folds () along the article longitudinal direction (X) or the article lateral direction (Y). The absorbent article () has holes penetrating the outer sheet () at positions in the folds () formed by the outer sheet (), the positions overlapping the elastic members () in a thickness direction.