EP 3986352 A1 20220427 - ABSORBENT ARTICLE WITH FUNCTION-FORMED TOPSHEET, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING
Title (en)
ABSORBENT ARTICLE WITH FUNCTION-FORMED TOPSHEET, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING
Title (de)
SAUGFÄHIGER ARTIKEL MIT FUNKTIONSGEFORMTER DECKSCHICHT UND VERFAHREN ZU SEINER HERSTELLUNG
Title (fr)
ARTICLE ABSORBANT DOTÉ D'UNE FEUILLE SUPÉRIEURE DE FORME FONCTIONNELLE ET PROCÉDÉ DE FABRICATION
Publication
Application
Priority
US 2019037908 W 20190619
Abstract (en)
[origin: WO2020256715A1] An absorbent article is disclosed. The article includes a topsheet formed of a section of formed nonwoven web material having an ordered arrangement of zones, each zone comprising one or more attenuated regions adjacent to one or more built-up regions, wherein the attenuated regions have a first average basis weight and the built-up regions have a second average basis weight, wherein the first average basis weight is less than the second average basis weight, the difference in basis weights corresponding to disposition of the filaments according to the ordered arrangement. The attenuated region(s) may include a plurality of discrete low bulk portions arranged in a pattern disposed along a longitudinal axis of the article, which facilitate z-direction movement of fluid through the topsheet and inhibit spreading of a fluid stain along the topsheet in the x and y directions.
IPC 8 full level
A61F 13/511 (2006.01); A61F 13/513 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP)
A61F 13/15707 (2013.01); A61F 13/51104 (2013.01); A61F 13/51113 (2013.01); A61F 13/51394 (2013.01)
Citation (search report)
See references of WO 2020256715A1
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR
Designated extension state (EPC)
BA ME
DOCDB simple family (publication)
WO 2020256715 A1 20201224; CN 113950312 A 20220118; EP 3986352 A1 20220427; JP 2022535606 A 20220809
DOCDB simple family (application)
US 2019037908 W 20190619; CN 201980097447 A 20190619; EP 19735144 A 20190619; JP 2021572891 A 20190619