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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 27, 2016
Filed:
Nov. 27, 2013
Uni-charm Corporation, Ehime, JP;
Akemi Tsuchiya, Kanonji, JP;
Yoshinori Tanaka, Kanonji, JP;
UNICHARM CORPORATION, Ehime, JP;
Abstract
A cleaning element includes a fiber assembly having a plurality of fibers extending in a predetermined direction and a nonwoven fabric provided on the fiber assembly. A first fusion bonded part extends in a cross direction traversing the predetermined direction to fusion-bond the fiber assembly and the nonwoven fabric, and a plurality of second fusion bonded parts is provided discontinuously in the cross direction to fusion-bond the fiber assembly and the nonwoven fabric. Each of the second fusion bonded parts has a first area and a second area. A length in the predetermined direction from the first fusion bonded part to the first area is different from a length in the predetermined direction from the first fusion bonded part to the second area.