Global Patent Index - EP 1061877 A1

EP 1061877 A1 20001227 - ABSORBENT STRUCTURES COMPRISING FLUID STORAGE MEMBERS WITH IMPROVED ABILITY TO DEWATER HIGH FLUX DISTRIBUTION MEMBERS

Title (en)

ABSORBENT STRUCTURES COMPRISING FLUID STORAGE MEMBERS WITH IMPROVED ABILITY TO DEWATER HIGH FLUX DISTRIBUTION MEMBERS

Title (de)

ABSORBIERENDE STRUKTUR MIT FLÜSSIGKEITSSPEICHER MIT VERBESSERTER FÄHIGKEIT, VERTEILUNGSELEMENTE MIT HOHEM DURCHFLUSS ZU ENTWÄSSERN

Title (fr)

STRUCTURES ABSORBANTES COMPRENANT DES ELEMENTS DE STOCKAGE DE FLUIDE PRESENTANT UNE CAPACITE AMELIOREE DE SECHAGE DES ELEMENTS DE DISTRIBUTION DE FLUX IMPORTANTS

Publication

EP 1061877 A1 20001227 (EN)

Application

EP 98911652 A 19980313

Priority

US 9805043 W 19980313

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO9945878A1] The present invention relates to absorbent structures for use in absorbent articles, comprising a first region for acquisition/distribution of fluid and a second region for storage of fluid. The first region comprises materials, which may have a relatively high capillary desorption pressure, as the second region comprises materials or members exhibiting a sufficiently high capillary absorption pressure so as to still efficiently drain the first region. Thus, the first region comprises material having a cumulative flux of more than 0.075 g/cm<2>/sec at 12.4 cm heights, and/or a wicking time of less than 120 seconds at this height, and second region comprises material which satisfies at least one of following requirements: (a) an absorption capacity of at least 15 g/g at 35 cm in the capsorption test; and/or (b) an absorption capacity of at least 15 g/g at 0 cm in the capsorption test and an absorption efficiency of at least 55 % at 40 cm, and/or (c) a Capillary Sorption Absorption height at 50 % of its capacity at 0 cm absorption height (CSAH 50) of at least 35 cm in the capsorption test.

IPC 1-7

A61F 13/15

IPC 8 full level

A61F 5/44 (2006.01); A61F 13/53 (2006.01); A61F 13/15 (2006.01); A61F 13/49 (2006.01); A61F 13/534 (2006.01); B01J 20/26 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP KR)

A61F 13/15203 (2013.01 - EP); A61L 15/00 (2013.01 - KR); A61F 13/537 (2013.01 - EP); A61F 2013/530459 (2013.01 - EP); A61F 2013/530467 (2013.01 - EP); A61F 2013/530817 (2013.01 - EP)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU NL PT SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 9945878 A1 19990916; AR 018157 A1 20011031; AU 6556198 A 19990927; BR 9815731 A 20001226; CA 2322566 A1 19990916; CN 1292669 A 20010425; CO 5090866 A1 20011030; CZ 20003200 A3 20010214; EP 1061877 A1 20001227; HU P0102906 A2 20020128; HU P0102906 A3 20020228; IL 138232 A0 20011031; JP 2002505911 A 20020226; KR 20010041808 A 20010525; MX PA00008960 A 20010501; PE 20000535 A1 20000726; TR 200002637 T2 20001121; TW 401292 B 20000811; ZA 991995 B 19990913

DOCDB simple family (application)

US 9805043 W 19980313; AR P990101060 A 19990311; AU 6556198 A 19980313; BR 9815731 A 19980313; CA 2322566 A 19980313; CN 98814014 A 19980313; CO 99015438 A 19990312; CZ 20003200 A 19980313; EP 98911652 A 19980313; HU P0102906 A 19980313; IL 13823298 A 19980313; JP 2000535294 A 19980313; KR 20007010084 A 20000909; MX PA00008960 A 19980313; PE 00021399 A 19990315; TR 200002637 T 19980313; TW 88109635 A 19990609; ZA 991995 A 19990311