JP2008264232A - Disposable absorbent article - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide disposable urine pads for absorbing and holding urine and feces, tape-type diapers, pants-type diapers and sanitary napkins, light incontinence pads, etc. for diapers for babies, elderly people and persons with disabilities who mainly need nursing care In the disposable absorbent article including the present invention, a disposable absorbent article to which information capable of identifying the absorbent capacity is given even after the package is taken out from the package is provided.
SOLUTION: An absorbent article having an absorbent main body in which an absorbent body is disposed between a liquid-permeable top sheet and a liquid-impermeable back sheet, and an identification unit capable of identifying the absorbent capacity of the absorbent body. A disposable absorbent article characterized by having. An identification part identifies the standard of the urination possible frequency | count and / or the urination | absorption capacity | capacitance amount of 1 time.
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Description

  The present invention relates to a disposable urine pad for absorbing and holding urine and feces, a tape-type diaper, a pants-type diaper, a sanitary napkin, and a light incontinence pad for baby diapers, mainly for elderly people and persons with disabilities who need nursing care It is related with the disposable absorbent article containing these.

  Disposable absorbent articles, in particular disposable diapers, are used in various forms (for example, folding, folding, and stacking) in nursing care sites. For example, it may be used as a tape-type diaper or a pants-type exterior member as an outer and a urine pad inserted therein.

Such an absorbent article is devised in various ways so as not to cause inconvenience when used. For example, Patent Document 1 discloses a diaper in which characters, figures, symbols, or patterns that can identify the front-rear direction are attached to a member around the abdomen waist so that the front and rear of the diaper can be easily distinguished. Further, in Patent Document 2, in order to make it possible to identify the size and the like even in a state where diapers are stacked, a mark in which patterns such as specific characters, figures, designs, colors, etc. are arranged on the back sheet surface. The attached diaper is disclosed. Further, in Patent Document 3, in a pants-type diaper, a color, pattern, figure, pattern, symbol or character is attached to the ventral side forming member so that the front and rear can be easily distinguished, and all of them are the front body. And diapers that are different in the back body are disclosed.
Japanese Patent No. 3789197, FIG. JP-A-2005-177160, FIGS. JP 2005-237768 A

By the way, in absorbent articles, for example, urine pads, absorbent articles having different absorption capabilities according to the amount of urination or the number of urinations are used depending on the time of use. For example, those having different absorption capacities are used for night use and day use. And in order to prevent misuse, the package of absorbent articles, such as a urine pad, is accompanied by the character information, image information, icon, table | surface, etc. which display the absorption capability of the absorber.
However, in nursing care sites, absorbent articles such as urine pads are removed from the package and stored on a shelf. When actually used, the absorbent articles are placed on a carrier (for example, a basket or a wagon) and carried to an exchange place. Therefore, there is a problem that the absorbent article that is optimal for the wearer cannot be selected by accurately grasping the absorbent capacity at the site of use simply by displaying the absorbent capacity of the absorbent body on the package.

  The objective of this invention is providing the disposable absorbent article which can identify the absorption capability, even after taking out from a package.

  The present invention for solving the above-mentioned problems is an invention configured on the basis of the following technical matters.

(1) An absorbent article having an absorbent main body in which an absorbent body is disposed between a liquid-permeable top sheet and a liquid-impermeable back sheet, and having an identification portion that can identify the absorbent capacity of the absorbent body. A disposable absorbent article characterized by

(2) The disposable absorbent article according to (1), wherein the identification unit identifies the number of urination possible times and / or a measure of the amount of urine that can be absorbed once.

(3) The disposable absorbent article according to (1) or (2), wherein the identification unit is an information display unit that displays the absorption capability so as to be visible from the outside.

(4) The disposable absorbent article according to (3), wherein the information display unit displays the absorption capacity in a frame framed in a predetermined shape.

(5) The disposable absorbent article according to (1) or (2), wherein the identification unit is a two-dimensional barcode capable of reading the absorption capacity.

(6) The disposable absorbent article according to (1) or (2), wherein the identification unit is a wireless IC chip in which the absorption capability is recorded in a readable manner.

(7) In addition to the absorption capacity, the identification unit includes a usage method of the absorbent article, a recommended combination with other products, other absorbent articles that can be substituted, promotional text, a production lot number, Any one of the items (1) to (6), wherein at least one of the recommended expiration date, the web address, the price, the store name, and the foreign language notation is readable or visible. The disposable absorbent article according to Item.

(8) The disposable absorbent article according to any one of (1) to (7), wherein the identification unit is provided on a folding line during packaging.

(9) The disposable absorbent according to any one of (1) to (7), wherein the identification unit is provided on a release sheet that covers the adhesive application unit for preventing slippage. Goods.

(10) The disposable absorbent article according to any one of (1) to (7), wherein the identification unit is provided on a disposal tape.

  According to the disposable absorbent article of the present invention, since it has an identification part that can identify the absorbent capacity of the absorber, the absorbent capacity can be identified even after taking out from the package, and it is optimal for the user This makes it possible to select and install various absorbent articles.

  Hereinafter, the disposable absorbent article of the present invention will be described. However, the present invention broadly encompasses disposable absorbent articles having matters specifying the invention, and is not limited to the following embodiments.

FIG. 1 is a partially cutaway plan view of a pad-type disposable diaper to which the present invention is applied as viewed from the inside.
The disposable diaper 1 (hereinafter simply referred to as “diaper 1”) is a so-called rectangular urine pad. The diaper 1 includes an absorbent main body (P) in which an absorbent body 4 is arranged between a liquid-permeable top sheet 2 and a liquid-impermeable back sheet 3. Elastic elastic bodies 5 are arranged in an extended state on both side edges of the absorbent main body (P).

  As the top sheet 2, a material generally used for sanitary materials can be adopted. For example, sheets such as non-woven fabrics, perforated non-woven fabrics, mesh sheets made of synthetic fibers made of polyethylene, polypropylene, polyester, and other thermoplastic resins can be used.

  As the back sheet 3, a liquid-impermeable sheet may be used alone, or a liquid-impermeable sheet may be laminated with a nonwoven fabric. Examples of the liquid-impermeable sheet include a liquid-impermeable polyethylene sheet, preferably a polyethylene sheet provided with micropores, or a polyethylene sheet formed by adding a filler to a thermoplastic resin to form micropores. When a synthetic resin sheet having such air permeability and moisture permeability and liquid impermeability is used, it is comfortable with less stuffiness.

  A non-woven fabric may be affixed to the outside of the back sheet 3 so as to improve the feeling of touch and not to generate a unique rubbing sound. As the non-woven fabric in this case, a non-woven fabric made of a synthetic fiber made from a thermoplastic resin such as polyethylene, polypropylene or polyester can be used.

  The absorbent body 4 is made of a material selected from fluff pulp obtained by pulverizing wood pulp or non-wood pulp into cotton, hydrophilic fibers (for example, acetate fibers), and the like. A combination of a water-absorbent resin (SAP) is preferable, and a mixture of heat-sealing fibers or the like may be used to prevent loss of shape. In order to prevent the highly water-absorbent resin from penetrating through the liquid permeable sheet, it is preferable to wrap the entire absorbent body 4 with tissue or a hydrophilic nonwoven fabric (for example, spunbond, SMS, etc.).

  As the elastic elastic body 5, thread rubber made of natural rubber, synthetic rubber or the like, flat rubber, or elastic net-like sheet can be used. The stretchable elastic body 5 can bend the diaper 1 along the body line of the wearer to give a leakage preventing function.

  FIG. 2 is a plan view of the back side of the diaper 1 shown in FIG. The backsheet 3 is provided with a slip prevention portion 6 having an adhesive application portion, and an information display portion 10 as an identification portion that can identify the absorption capacity of the absorber 4 is printed and displayed so as to be visible from the outside. ing.

  The slip prevention unit 6 includes an adhesive layer 7 applied to the back surface of the back sheet 3 and a release sheet 8 that covers an application region of the adhesive layer 7, and the diaper 1 is disposed in the pants-type exterior member. It is used to prevent slippage when used. That is, if the release sheet 8 is peeled off and the diaper 1 is adhered in the pant-type exterior member by the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer 7, the diaper 1 will not be displaced in the pant-type exterior member.

The information display unit 10 only needs to be visible from the outside. When the nonwoven fabric is attached to the outside of the backsheet 3, it may be printed on the nonwoven fabric, or printed on the backsheet 3 and passed through the nonwoven fabric. The structure which can be visually recognized from the outer side may be sufficient.
The information display unit 10 displays the absorption capacity of the absorber 4 in an area surrounded by a thick rectangular frame 11. In the rectangular frame 11, a number “3” is displayed as character information 12 for displaying a guideline of the number of urinations possible, and three figures 13 are displayed. The number “3” and the number of figures 13 urinate. The indication that the number of possible times is 3 is displayed. Inside the figure 13, a number “150” is displayed as character information 14 indicating a guideline for the amount of urine that can be absorbed once, and this number indicates that the guideline for the amount of urine that can be absorbed is 150 ml. ing. In addition, if the thickness of the lines of the rectangular frame 11 and the figure 13 and the thicknesses of the numbers “3” and “150” are set to 1 mm or more, the visibility is improved, and the number of urinations and the amount of urine that can be absorbed once are improved. Can be easily identified. The rectangular frame 11, the figure 13, and the numbers “3” and “150” may be printed in a single color, or a plurality of colors may be combined as appropriate.

  The information display unit 10 is printed and displayed at six locations in accordance with each corner and center. More specifically, the information display units 10 are provided at four locations on each corner, and the information display units 10 are provided at two locations on the folding line XX line and the YY line during packaging. That is, the diaper 1 is folded in three along the lines XX and YY, and a plurality of folded diapers 1 are stacked and stored in a package (not shown). And in nursing care sites, the diaper 1 is taken out from the package in a folded state and stored on a shelf, etc., and the diaper 1 is used as a carrier (for example, a basket or a wagon) when actually used. The information display unit 10 is provided at four locations at each corner, and information is displayed at two locations on the folding lines XX and YY during packaging. Since the part 10 is provided, the information display part 10 can be visually recognized at the time of use of the diaper 1, and the absorption capacity of the absorber 4 of the diaper 1 can be grasped | ascertained correctly. In particular, since the information display units 10 are provided at two places on the folding lines XX and YY at the time of packaging, the diaper 1 is folded in three as shown in FIG. Even in a state in which the information display unit 10 is taken out from the package and stored on a shelf or the like in a folded state, the information display unit 10 can be surely visually recognized, and the absorption capacity of the absorber 4 of the diaper 1 can be accurately grasped.

In addition, the number of the arrangement | positioning locations of the information display part 10 can be increased / decreased suitably as needed. Moreover, when the diaper 1 is folded in half and stored in a package for packaging, it is preferable to provide the information display unit 10 on the one folding line.
According to the said structure, since the information display part 10 as an identification part which can identify the absorption capability of the absorber 4 is provided, even after taking out the diaper 1 from the package which is not shown in figure, the diaper 1 The absorption capacity can be identified, and the diaper 1 that is optimal for the user can be selected and worn.

FIG. 4 is a development type in which a fastening tape (Fa) is provided on both side edges of the back body side of the back sheet surface, and a front seat (Fr) that engages the fastening tape (Fa) is disposed on the front body side back sheet surface. It is the partially notched top view which looked at the disposable diaper 1 from the back sheet | seat surface side used as the outer side of a diaper. The unfolded disposable diaper is attached to the wearer by engaging the fastening tape (Fa) with the front seat (Fr) surface around the wearer's torso.
In the present embodiment, the information display unit 10 is printed and displayed on the front sheet (Fr) surface and the back sheet surface on the back body side.

The information display part 10 is provided in four places along the longitudinal direction (FIG. 4 up-down direction) in the center part of the width direction of the diaper 1. As shown in FIG. More specifically, the information display units 10 are provided at two locations in the longitudinal direction of the diaper 1, and the information display units 10 are provided at two locations on the folding line XX and YY at the time of packaging. Similarly to the above-described embodiment, the information display unit 10 can be visually recognized when the diaper 1 is used, and the absorption capacity of the absorbent body 4 of the diaper 1 can be accurately grasped.

FIG. 5 shows another display form of the information display unit 10, and three examples of specific display contents are shown in FIG. 5 (a), FIG. 5 (b), and FIG. 5 (c). .
In the display form shown in (a) of FIG. 5, the information display unit 15 in the rectangular frame 11 is divided into two with the diagonal line as a boundary. Then, with the diagonal line as a boundary, one side thereof is filled with black or the like, and the number “3” is displayed in white as character information 12 which means that a guideline of the number of urinations can be displayed on the filled part. In addition, three figures 13 are displayed on the other side, and the number “3” and the number of figures 13 indicate that the standard number of urination is three. Inside the figure 13, a number “100” is displayed as a guideline for a single urine absorbable amount, and this number “100” indicates that the guideline for a single urine absorbable amount is 100 ml. .
In this display form, about half of the information display section 15 in the rectangular frame 11 is painted black, and the number “3” is displayed in white in the painted portion. Therefore, the number “3” is displayed from the back sheet surface. It feels like it is raised, the visibility is improved, and a guideline for the number of urinations can be easily identified.

In the display form shown in FIG. 5B, the inside of the rectangular frame 11 is divided into two in the vertical direction (vertical direction in FIG. 5). Then, the number “3” is displayed as character information 12 for displaying a guideline of the number of urinations possible in the upper region, the lower region is filled, and three figures 13 are displayed in white in the filled portion. The number “3” and the number of figures 13 indicate that the standard number of urination is 3 times. Inside the figure 13, a number “100” is displayed as a guideline for the amount of absorbable urine, and this number “100” indicates that the guideline for the absorbable amount of urine is 100 ml. .
In this display form, the lower area in the rectangular frame 11 is filled with black or the like, and the three figures 13 are displayed in white in the filled part, so that the three figures 13 are raised from the back sheet surface. As a result, the visibility is improved, and the standard of the number of urinations can be easily identified as in the display form shown in FIG.

In the display form shown in (c) of FIG. 5, in the rectangular frame 11, the number “3” is displayed as character information 12 for displaying a guideline of the number of urinations possible in the upper information display part, and the lower part. A total of 16 figures 13 are displayed in a matrix on the information display section, 4 columns × 4 rows. Then, in the first row, the lowermost figure 13 is filled, in the second row, the lowermost figure and the two figures 13 above are filled, and in the third line, the lowermost figure and the upper two stages are above it. Three figures 13 are filled with black or the like, and the number “3” and the number of filled figures 13 indicate that the standard number of urination is 3 times. In the uppermost figure 13 of the filled figure 13 in each row, a number “100” is displayed in white as a guideline for the amount of urine absorption that can be absorbed once. The indication that the standard is 100 ml is displayed.
In this display form, 16 figures 13 are displayed in a matrix, and a part of them is filled in corresponding to the number of urinations, so that the visibility is improved and the standard of the number of urinations can be easily identified.

  In the above display form, a part of the rectangular frame 11 is painted with black or the like, and the number “3” or the like that displays a guideline of the number of urinations possible is displayed on the painted part. It is desirable that the area of 10% or more and 70% or less is filled. If the filled area is less than 10% or the filled area exceeds 70%, it is difficult to notice the display of the number “3” or the like, and it is difficult to distinguish the number “3” or the like.

  FIG. 6 shows an example in which a two-dimensional bar code 16 capable of reading the absorbent capacity of the absorbent body is printed on the release paper 8 in the stopper 6 of the absorbent article of the type shown in FIG. is there. By reading the two-dimensional bar code 16 with a camera-equipped mobile phone or bar code reader, the absorption capacity of the absorber can be identified. The two-dimensional barcode can be read by a mobile phone with a camera or a barcode reader and converted into text data.

  The two-dimensional barcode 16 includes a stack type two-dimensional code and a matrix type two-dimensional code. Examples of the stack type two-dimensional code include CODE49 [Intermec (USA)], PDF417 [Symbol Technologies (USA)], etc. Examples of matrix type two-dimensional codes include Veri Code (VERITEC (USA)), Data Matrix [1. D. MATRIX (USA)], QR CODE, and Micro QR [DENSO (Japan)], etc., but QR CODE is preferably used because of its high penetration rate. For example, in QR CODE, about 4296 alphanumeric characters and a maximum of 1817 kanji characters can be encoded as the maximum data amount.

FIG. 7 is an example showing still another embodiment of the present invention in which the disposable absorbent article is a pants-type disposable diaper.
In this embodiment, a disposal tape 17 is disposed as a fastening tape when a pants-type disposable diaper is rolled up and discarded after use, and a wireless IC chip 18 as an identification unit is provided on the disposal tape 17. . The wireless IC chip 18 records the absorption capacity of the absorber so as to be readable, and can read and identify the absorption capacity of the absorber in a non-contact manner by a reader (not shown). For example, information (ID information) for identifying a brand is assigned to the wireless IC chip 18, and the ID information is read by a reading device, and the information can be viewed by referring to the data from the database.

As information contents, information such as audio information or video information can be recorded and held in addition to the text information similar to the two-dimensional barcode. For example, in the case of audio information, even a user who has difficulty in visual accurate identification can accurately grasp the contents of the absorbent article when the name of the absorbent article and its absorption capability are emitted by voice. In the case of music information, it is also possible to select relaxing music at the care site. Furthermore, in the case of video information, it is possible to play a video of a preferred wearing method of a disposable absorbent article or an entertainment video.
As the wireless IC chip 18, a label type, a card type, a coin type, a stick type, or the like can be used, but a label type is preferably used and can be selected according to the application. The communication distance ranges from a few millimeters to a few meters, and can be properly used depending on the application.
In the pants-type disposable diaper of FIG. 7, as shown in FIG. 3, when the pants-type disposable diaper is folded, the information display unit 10 is further provided at a portion that becomes a folded portion, for example, the crotch part. It is optional.

  In each figure, information displayed in the information display unit 10 so as to be visible, information displayed in the two-dimensional barcode 16 so as to be readable, and information stored in the wireless IC chip 18 so as to be readable can be used as disposable absorbent articles. Information on at least one of the number of urinations that can be exchanged and the amount that can be absorbed at one time may be included, so that the optimal urination value for each user with different urination amount An absorbent article having an absorbent capacity can be selected. In addition, it is particularly preferable to display the number of urinations possible at night because an absorbent article that does not require replacement for a long time is preferred. Further, in addition to the absorption capacity of the absorbent body, information such as advertisements, production lot numbers, recommended expiration dates, Web addresses, prices, sales outlets, contact information of customer service rooms, etc. may be included so as to be readable.

  Even after the disposable absorbent article of the present invention is taken out of the package, its absorbent capacity can be identified, and it is possible to select and install the optimal absorbent article for the user. It can be suitably used as an adult diaper for elderly people and persons with disabilities who need care.

It is a partially cutaway plan view of a pad-type disposable diaper to which the present invention is applied. It is the top view which looked at the pad type disposable diaper of FIG. 1 from the back surface side. It is a figure which shows the state which folded the pad type disposable diaper shown in FIG.1 and FIG.2 into three. It is the partially notched top view which looked at the expansion | deployment type diaper to which this invention was applied from the back surface side. It is a figure which shows the display form of the information display part of this invention. It is the top view which showed other embodiment of this invention corresponding to FIG. It is a perspective view of the underpants type disposable diaper which shows other embodiment of this invention.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Disposable diaper 2 Top sheet 3 Back sheet 4 Absorber 5 Elastic body 6 Detachment part 7 Adhesive layer 8 Release sheet 9 Character information 10 Information display part 11 Information display frame 12 Character information 13 Graphic 14 Character information 15 Information display area 16 Two-dimensional barcode 17 Waste tape 18 IC chip

Claims (10)

  An absorbent article having an absorbent main body in which an absorbent body is disposed between a liquid-permeable top sheet and a liquid-impermeable back sheet, and having an identification portion that can identify the absorbent capacity of the absorbent body. A disposable absorbent article characterized by that. The disposable absorbent article according to claim 1, wherein the identification unit identifies the number of urination possible times and / or a measure of a single urine absorbable amount.   The disposable absorbent article according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the identification unit is an information display unit that displays the absorption capability so as to be visible from the outside.   The disposable absorbent article according to claim 3, wherein the information display unit displays the absorption capacity in a frame framed in a predetermined shape.   The disposable absorbent article according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the identification unit is a two-dimensional barcode capable of reading the absorption capacity.   The disposable absorbent article according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the identification unit is a wireless IC chip in which the absorption capability is recorded in a readable manner.   In the identification part, in addition to the absorption capacity, the usage method of the absorbent article, a recommended combination with other products, other absorbent articles that can be replaced, promotional text, production lot number, recommended expiration date The disposable absorptivity according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein at least one of information on a web address, a price, a store name, and a foreign language notation is readable or visible. Goods.   The disposable absorbent article according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein the identification unit is provided on a folding line during packaging.   The disposable absorbent article according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein the identification part is provided on a release sheet that covers the adhesive application part for preventing slippage.   The disposable absorbent article according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein the identification section is provided on a disposal tape.