JP2018193184A - Conveying apparatus and manufacturing apparatus of absorbent article - Google Patents

Abstract

A composite is conveyed in an appropriate posture.
[Solution]
The conveying device conveys the composite body 78 in which the sheet-like second member 7 is laminated above the mat-like first member 8 in a state where a part of the first member 8 extends laterally. A transport mechanism 46 is provided. Further, a biasing mechanism 51 that biases the non-stacked region of the second member 7 that is not stacked on the first member 8 of the composite 78 transported by the transport mechanism 46 upward by intake and exhaust is provided.
[Selection] Figure 3

Description

  The present invention relates to an apparatus for transporting a composite and an apparatus for manufacturing an absorbent article including the composite transported by the apparatus.

Absorbent articles such as disposable diapers and sanitary napkins incorporate a mat-like absorber that absorbs water such as urine and menstrual blood excreted from the wearer. A flexible sheet such as a top sheet disposed on the skin surface of the wearer or a back sheet disposed on the opposite side of the skin surface is laminated on the absorbent body. These laminated sheets are bonded to each other while containing the absorber. That is, the two types of laminated sheets sandwiching the absorbent body extend laterally from the side edge of the absorbent body, and the portions that extend and face each other are attached.
The composite having such a laminated structure is a semi-finished product (intermediate) of the absorbent article, and the absorbent article is manufactured while conveying the composite (see, for example, Patent Documents 1 and 2).

JP 2010-22550 JP 2016-32607

  However, when a composite in which a sheet-like member such as the above-described top sheet is stacked on the mat-like member such as the above-described absorber is conveyed, the sheet-like member may be damaged. There is. That is, since the mat-like member is not laminated below the side of the sheet-like member, the composite is conveyed in an inappropriate posture with the side of the sheet-like member hanging down due to gravity. This is because the sheet-like member may be bent or bent.

  This case has been devised in view of the problems as described above, and one of the purposes is to convey the complex in an appropriate posture.

(1) In the composite conveying apparatus disclosed herein, a sheet-like second member is laminated above the mat-like first member with a part extending laterally with respect to the first member. A transport mechanism for transporting the formed composite. In addition, a biasing mechanism that biases the non-stacked region of the second member that is not stacked on the first member of the complex transported by the transport mechanism upward by intake and exhaust is provided.
(2) The manufacturing apparatus for absorbent articles disclosed herein includes the above-described transport device, an application unit that applies an adhesive to the lower surface of the second member, and the second in which an adhesive is applied by the application unit. A laminating part for laminating a member above the first member.

  According to this case, the composite can be transported in an appropriate posture.

It is a disassembled perspective view of a paper diaper (absorbent article). It is sectional drawing of a paper diaper. In FIG. 2, the thickness of each sheet is exaggerated for easy understanding of each configuration. It is a side view which shows typically the principal part of the manufacturing apparatus provided with the conveying apparatus. It is a fragmentary sectional view of a composite_body | complex. It is the top view which looked at the principal part of the conveying apparatus from the lower part. It is a top view explaining the modification of a conveying apparatus.

  A mode for carrying out this case will be described. The following embodiment is merely an example, and there is no intention of excluding various modifications and technical applications that are not explicitly described in this embodiment. Each configuration of the present embodiment can be implemented with various modifications without departing from the spirit thereof. Further, it can be selected as necessary, and can be appropriately combined.

  In the embodiment, a conveying device that conveys a composite body in which a sheet-like member (second member) is stacked on an upper side with respect to a mat-like member (first member) will be described. Moreover, the manufacturing apparatus which manufactures the absorbent article provided with the composite_body | complex conveyed with a conveying apparatus is also demonstrated. That is, a manufacturing apparatus provided with a transport device in part will be described.

  The absorbent article manufactured by the above manufacturing apparatus is a sanitary article that is worn by a wearer and absorbs and retains liquid moisture such as urine and menstrual blood excreted from the wearer. Examples of the absorbent article include tape-type and pants-type paper diapers (so-called “disposable diapers”), urine pads, sanitary napkins, panty liners, and the like.

  In the following embodiment, a pants-type paper diaper is illustrated as an absorbent article. In this paper diaper, a mat-like absorbent body is built, and a flexible sheet such as a top sheet or a back sheet is laminated on the absorbent body. Moreover, the composite body which laminated | stacked the sheet-like member used as a top sheet and the mat-like member incorporated as an absorber as a composite body is illustrated.

In this embodiment, the direction used for description is defined as follows.
About a paper diaper, let the direction which connects the front body arrange | positioned facing a wearer's abdomen and the back body arrange | positioned facing a back part be a longitudinal direction. Inseam placed between the front body (one side in the longitudinal direction) and the back body (the other side in the longitudinal direction) (center in the longitudinal direction) is placed on the wearer's crotch (placed opposite the crotch) The part is located. Further, in a state where a paper diaper is worn by the wearer (hereinafter abbreviated as “wearing state”), the side facing the wearer's skin (inside when worn) is the skin side, and the opposite side of the skin side The outside (when worn) is defined as the non-skin surface (outer surface) side. Furthermore, the direction connecting the skin surface side and the non-skin surface side is the thickness direction, and the direction perpendicular to both the longitudinal direction and the thickness direction is the width direction. In addition, viewing from the thickness direction is a plan view.

  About a conveyance apparatus and a manufacturing apparatus, upstream and downstream are defined on the basis of the conveyance direction of a composite_body | complex. Further, the direction of action of gravity is defined as the downward direction, and the opposite direction is defined as the upward direction. In addition, about a composite_body | complex, each direction of a paper diaper is used and a longitudinal direction, a thickness direction, and a width direction are defined. In addition, the longitudinal direction (extending direction) of a composite body follows a conveyance direction.

[I. One Embodiment]
[1. Constitution]
Hereinafter, the configuration of the disposable diaper will be described as a premise for explaining the manufacturing apparatus provided with the conveying device. Then, the structure of a manufacturing apparatus is demonstrated.

[1-1. Paper diaper]
First, the basic configuration of the disposable diaper 1 will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2.
The paper diaper 1 is roughly divided into three regions along the longitudinal direction: a front body 1A, a crotch 1B, and a back body 1C.
In the disposable diaper 1, the widthwise edge of the front body 1A and the widthwise edge of the back body 1C are attached to each other (so-called “side seal”), and the front body 1A and the back body 1C are connected to each other. The In this way, a pants-type disposable diaper 1 that is continuous in a circumferential shape around the wearer's waist is formed.

<Absorber>
The disposable diaper 1 includes an absorbent body 10 that extends in the longitudinal direction over the front body 1A, the crotch 1B, and the back body 1C.
The absorber 10 is a mat-like member that absorbs and retains moisture. In this absorbent body 10, a mat formed by mixing pulverized or defibrated pulp (so-called “fluff pulp”) with a superabsorbent resin (also referred to as “SAP <Super Absorbent Polymer>”) is a hydrophilic nonwoven fabric or tissue. It is wrapped (wrapped) with a core wrap sheet.

<Sheet>
Various sheets 11, 12, 13, and 14 described below are provided on the skin surface side and the non-skin surface side with respect to the absorbent body 10 described above.
A center sheet 11 is laminated on the skin surface side with respect to the absorbent body 10, and a back sheet 12 is laminated on the non-skin surface side. Side sheets 13 are arranged on the lateral sides of these sheets 11 and 12. The side sheet 13 is laminated on the skin surface side in the width direction side portion of the center sheet 11, and is laminated on the non-skin surface side in the width direction side portion of the back sheet 12. Here, the cover sheet 14 is overlapped via the side sheet 13 on the side in the width direction of the back sheet 12. The cover sheet 14 is laminated on the non-skin surface side of the back sheet 12.

The center sheet 11 has water permeability in order to allow moisture to permeate and be absorbed by the absorbent body 10. Here, in order to suppress the stuffiness in the mounted state, the center sheet 11 having both air permeability is used.
Further, the center sheet 11 is arranged on the most skin side in the paper diaper 1 (hereinafter also referred to as “top sheet”). The center sheet 11 has a width dimension larger than that of the absorbent body 10, and covers the absorbent body 10 from the skin surface side.

  The back sheet 12 has water permeability in order to prevent liquid leakage from the absorber 10. Here, in order to suppress the stuffiness in the wearing state, the back sheet 12 having both moisture permeability is used. As such a back sheet 12, a moisture-permeable polyethylene (PE <Poly-Ethylene>) film can be used. However, a polypropylene (PP <Poly-Propylene>) film may be used for the back sheet 12.

The side sheet 13 has water permeability in order to prevent liquid leakage to the side in the width direction. A part of the side sheet 13 is disposed on the most skin side in the disposable diaper 1 (from this, similarly to the center sheet 11, it is also referred to as “top sheet”).
The cover sheet 14 covers the above-described absorber 10 and the sheets 11, 12, and 13 from the non-skin surface side. The cover sheet 14 is provided to reinforce the back sheet 12 and improve the tactile sensation (for example, touch), and covers the back sheet 12 from the non-skin surface side.

The cover sheet 14 is not limited to a single layer structure, and may be a multilayer structure including an inner cover sheet and an outer cover sheet.
As the above-described side sheet 13 and cover sheet 14, a spunbonded nonwoven fabric can be used.

<Recess>
Furthermore, the absorber 10 and the center sheet 11 are provided with a recess 19. Here, the recessed part 19 extended in groove shape is shape | molded. Specifically, it is squeezed in a lattice-like (grid-like) pattern in which two types of concave portions 19A and 19B that are inclined with respect to both the longitudinal direction and the width direction intersect. The recess 19 improves the fit of the disposable diaper 1 with respect to the wearer, the diffusibility of the excreted liquid, the air permeability, and the like.

<gather>
In addition, the paper diaper 1 is provided with a gather 9 such as a three-dimensional gather 9A for preventing leakage of excrement in the lateral direction of the width and a leg gather 9B for improving followability to the legs of the wearer. . The three-dimensional gather 9A is erected along each side edge on the skin surface side with respect to the absorbent body 10, and the leg gather 9B is extended to the width direction end of the crotch 1B. In these gathers 9A and 9B, the side sheet 13 and the cover sheet 14 are brought together by an elastic member such as thread rubber, natural rubber or a stretchable film.

[1-2. manufacturing device]
Next, with reference to FIGS. 3 to 5, the configuration of the manufacturing apparatus 2 for the disposable diaper 1 will be described in detail.
In the manufacturing apparatus 2, various processes such as lamination, conveyance, and bonding (adhesion) of a sheet-like member and a mat-like member are performed.
The sheet-like member that becomes the center sheet 11 or the side sheet 13 described above is a member (hereinafter referred to as “sheet continuous body”) 7 that is continuous in the transport direction, and is laminated with other members while being transported in the manufacturing apparatus 2. .

The absorbent body 10 described above is a mat-like member (hereinafter referred to as “matt body”) 8 having a dimension in the thickness direction larger than that of the sheet continuous body 7, and is laminated with other members while being transported in the manufacturing apparatus 2. .
In the present embodiment, the manufacturing apparatus 2 will be described by paying attention to the composite body 78 in which the sheet continuous body 7 and the mat body 8 are laminated. In the composite body 78 to be noted here, the dimension in the width direction of the continuous sheet body 7 is set larger than that of the mat body 8.

Hereinafter, the manufacturing apparatus 2 will be described in the order of the manufacturing process.
As shown in FIG. 3, in the manufacturing apparatus 2, the sheet continuous body 7 to which the adhesive is applied is superposed on the mat body 8 from above. At this time, the lower surface 7d of the sheet continuous body 7 and the upper surface 8u of the mat body 8 are bonded together with an adhesive. Thereafter, the composite body 78 is conveyed, and the above-described recess 19 is formed in the composite body 78. And the 2nd sheet | seat continuous body 29 used as the back seat | sheet 12 is piled up from the downward direction.

In order to carry out the steps described above, the manufacturing apparatus 2 is provided with an application part 3 (application part) for applying an adhesive to the sheet continuous body 7.
Further, a lamination part 4 (lamination part) for laminating the sheet continuous body 7 coated with the adhesive in the application part 3 on the mat body 8 is provided. An elastic member 99 (for example, rubber thread) is attached to the sheet continuous body 7 on both sides in the width direction before being laminated on the mat body 8. Further, a transport device 5 for transporting the composite 78 formed by the laminated part 4 is provided. In addition, a forming part 6 (forming part) for forming the recess 19 in the composite body 78 conveyed by the conveying device 5 is also provided.

The laminated part 4, the conveying device 5 and the molding part 6 are provided with a conveying belt 46 (conveying mechanism) for conveying the mat body 8 placed thereon. The composite body 78 is transported by the transport belt 46 in the order of the laminated part 4 and the transport device 5.
In addition, the composite 78 in which the concave portion 19 is formed by the forming part 6 is provided with a second lamination part 39 for laminating the second sheet continuous body 29 below.

<Application part>
The application part 3 is provided with an application mechanism 30 that applies an adhesive to the sheet continuous body 7. The coating mechanism 30 is a mechanism that applies an adhesive to the entire surface of the sheet continuous body 7 to be transported, that is, the surface facing downward (that is, the lower surface 7d). FIG. 3 illustrates an adhesive roll coater as the application mechanism 30. However, a mechanism for applying the adhesive by a known method such as a spray coater or a die coater may be used for the application mechanism 30.
The sheet continuous body 7 to which the adhesive is applied in the application part 3 is conveyed to the lamination part 4 described next.

<Laminated part>
The lamination part 4 is provided with a lamination roll 40 that guides the sheet continuous body 7 above the mat body 8. When the conveyed sheet continuous body 7 is guided above the mat body 8 by the stacking roll 40, the sheet continuous body 7 is stacked above the mat body 8.
The mat body 8 on which the continuous sheet body 7 is laminated is transported by the transport belt 46. Specifically, the mat body 8 is fed below the stacking roll 40 while being placed on the conveyor belt 46. Then, the composite 78 in which the sheet continuous body 7 is laminated above the mat body 8 is transported by the transport belt 46.

As shown in FIG. 4, the composite 78 conveyed by the conveyance belt 46 has a sheet continuous body 7 (second member) stacked above the mat body 8 (first member). An adhesive layer 89 is formed on the lower surface 7d of the continuous sheet body 7 by applying an adhesive. Through this adhesive layer 89, the lower surface 7d of the sheet continuous body 7 and the upper surface 8u of the mat body 8 are bonded (adhered).
Further, since the width dimension of the sheet continuous body 7 is larger than that of the mat body 8, the sheet continuous body 7 has a bowl shape in the width direction (side) from the side edge 8s (left and right end edges in FIG. 4) of the mat body 8. To extend.

Therefore, the sheet continuous body 7 is roughly divided into a region (hereinafter referred to as “lamination region”) 7A laminated on the mat body 8 and a region (hereinafter referred to as “non-lamination region”) 7B that is not laminated on the mat body 8. Is done.
In the laminated region 7 </ b> A, the central region in the width direction of the sheet continuous body 7 is laminated over the entire area of the mat body 8. The non-laminated area 7B is an area obtained by removing the laminated area 7A from the sheet continuous body 7. Here, the non-laminated region 7 </ b> B is formed at each of the end portions in the width direction of the sheet continuous body 7. The composite 78 transported by the transport device 5 is in a state where the adhesive layer 89 coated with an adhesive is exposed on the lower surface 7d of each non-laminated region 7B. An elastic member 99 is attached to the non-laminated region 7B along the edge in the width direction of the sheet continuous body 7.

Since the non-laminated area 7B of the sheet continuous body 7 is not laminated on the mat body 8, there is a possibility that the non-laminated area 7B may sag unless a countermeasure against bending due to gravity is taken. Since the elastic member 99 is affixed to the non-laminated region 7B, a load in the sag direction is applied to the non-laminated region 7B not only by the mass of the non-laminated region 7B but also by the mass of the elastic member 99.
Therefore, the transport device 50 that transports the composite 78 by the transport belt 46 is provided with a mechanism for suppressing the sag (inappropriate posture) of the non-stacked region 7B.

<Conveyor>
The conveying device 5 is provided with an intake mechanism 51 (urging mechanism) that urges the non-stacked region 7B upward in order to convey the composite 78 conveyed by the conveying belt 46 in an appropriate posture.
The intake mechanism 51 is a mechanism that urges the non-stacked region 7B by intake and exhaust. Here, an intake mechanism 51 that urges the non-stacked region 7B by intake air is illustrated.

  The intake mechanism 51 is provided with a plate 52 for guiding the conveyance of the non-stacked region 7B. The plate 52 is disposed along the conveyance path of the complex 78 and is disposed above the conveyance path of the complex 78. More specifically, a plate 52 is provided that not only covers the conveyance path of the composite body 78 but also covers a region outside the width direction with respect to the conveyance path from above. For example, a plate 52 having a width dimension larger than that of the sheet continuous body 7 is used.

Further, the intake mechanism 51 is equipped with a suction pump 54 (intake source) for sucking air. A suction port 53 for air sucked into the suction pump 54 is provided in the plate 52. Thus, the suction port 53 connected to the suction pump 54 is disposed so as to face the non-stacked region 7B.
Here, a structure in which the suction ports 53 in the plate 52 are arranged symmetrically in the width direction is illustrated. Therefore, the suction port 53 will be described by focusing on one side in the width direction of the plate 52 (left side in FIG. 5), and description of the other suction port 53 in the width direction will be omitted.

As shown in FIG. 5, the suction port 53 is an opening extending in the transport direction. Thus, the suction port 53 whose longitudinal direction is along the transport direction is formed in a rectangular shape whose long side is along the transport direction or an ellipse whose major axis is along the longitudinal direction.
Further, the suction ports 53 are arranged side by side in the transport direction. That is, a plurality of suction ports 53 are provided intermittently along the transport direction. The plurality of suction ports 53 that form intermittent rows in this way are also arranged in the width direction. FIG. 5 illustrates the suction ports 53 arranged in two rows.

Here, the suction ports 53 provided in the inner row in the width direction are referred to as inner suction ports 53I, and the suction ports 53 provided in the outer row in the width direction are referred to as outer suction ports 53O.
These suction ports 53I and 53O are arranged so that at least some of the positions in the transport direction are different from each other. Specifically, the inner suction port 53I and the outer suction port 53O are arranged so that the arrangement positions are different by a half pitch.

  On the other hand, an upstream portion (hereinafter referred to as “upstream portion”) 53u of the inner suction port 53I and a downstream portion (hereinafter referred to as “downstream portion”) 53d of the outer suction port 53O overlap in the transport direction. Be placed. In other words, each of the suction ports 53I and 53O has portions 53u and 53d that overlap each other in the transport direction.

  In addition, as shown in FIG. 3, the intake mechanism 51 is provided with a guide belt 59 that assists the conveyance of the composite body 78. The guide belt 59 is a wound endless belt, and is driven so as to move between the plate 52 and the composite 78 at a speed corresponding to the conveyance speed of the composite 78.

For example, the guide belt 59 is arranged in a region overlapping with the suction port 53 described above. In this case, a breathable guide belt 59 is used so as not to prevent the inflow of intake air to the suction port 53. Note that a guide belt 59 may be disposed outside the region overlapping the suction port 53.
The composite 78 transported by the transport device 5 described above is transported to the molding part 6 described below.

<Molding part>
The forming part 6 is provided with a roll (hereinafter referred to as “forming roll”) 60 for forming the recess 19 in the composite body 78. The forming roll 60 rotates at a speed corresponding to the conveyance speed of the composite body 78. Further, a backup roll 69 is provided so as to face the forming roll 60.

On the outer periphery of the forming roll 60, a mold 61 is provided that forms a ridge pattern corresponding to the pattern of the recess 19. When a part of the composite body 78 is compressed (pressed) from above with the mold 61, a part of the composite body 78 is sandwiched and pressed between the mold 61 and the backup roll 69, and the recess 19 is formed. Is done.
The composite body 78 in which the concave portion 19 is formed by the molding part 6 described above is conveyed to a second lamination part 39 described below.

<Second laminated part>
The second lamination part 39 is provided with a second lamination roll 79 that guides the second sheet continuous body 29 below the composite body 78. When the second sheet continuous body 29 is guided below the composite body 78 by the second stacking roll 79, the second sheet continuous body 29 is stacked below the composite body 78. And the non-lamination area | region 7B of the sheet | seat continuous body 7 is adhere | attached on the 2nd lamination | stacking roll 79 of the location which faces this.

[2. Action and effect]
Since the manufacturing apparatus 2 of the present embodiment is configured as described above, the following operations and effects can be obtained.
First, the operation and effects relating to the conveying device 5 in the manufacturing apparatus 2 will be described.
(1) In the conveyance device 5, the non-stacked region 7 </ b> B of the continuous sheet 7 of the composite body 78 is sucked upward by the intake air by the intake mechanism 51. The non-laminated area 7B biased in this way is prevented from sagging during conveyance. Therefore, it is possible to suppress the folding and bending of the sheet continuous body 7 due to the sagging of the non-laminated region 7B. In this way, the composite 78 can be transported in an appropriate posture, and damage to the composite 78 can be suppressed.

(2) In the intake mechanism 51, since the suction port 53 for air sucked into the suction pump 54 is provided in the plate 52, the non-stacked region 7B facing the lower side of the plate 52 can be sucked upward.
Thus, a mechanism capable of urging the non-laminated region 7B upward can be provided by simply adding the suction port 53 of the plate 52 and the suction pump 54 to the existing manufacturing apparatus 2. Therefore, complication of the conveyance device 5 can be suppressed.

Furthermore, since the plate 52 is provided above the conveyance path of the composite 78, the conveyance of the composite 78 is guided from above. Therefore, flapping of the conveyed composite 78 can be suppressed. Moreover, the upward deviation of the composite 78 with respect to the transport path can be structurally suppressed.
Since the non-laminated region 7B of the composite 78 conveyed by the conveying device 5 is in a state where the adhesive layer 89 is exposed on the lower surface 7d, when the non-laminated region 7B is structurally supported from below, the support is provided. The adhesive of the adhesive layer 89 sticks to the structure. On the other hand, the plate 52 disposed above the conveyance path of the composite 78 structurally supports the sucked non-stacked region 7B while avoiding sticking to the adhesive layer 89. be able to.

(3) Since the suction ports 53 of the intake mechanism 51 are arranged side by side in the transport direction, the non-stacked region 7B can be sucked along the transport direction while suppressing the suction amount of the suction pump 54. Therefore, the improvement of the energy consumption efficiency of the suction pump 54 and the conveyance of the complex 78 in an appropriate posture can be achieved at the same time.
(4) Since the suction ports 53 are arranged side by side in the width direction, even if the path of the composite 78 actually transported with respect to the ideal transport path deviates in the width direction, the non-lamination The region 7B can be sucked. Also from this point, the composite 78 can be transported in an appropriate posture.

  (5) Furthermore, since each of the inner suction port 53I and the outer suction port 53O has a portion that overlaps with each other in the transport direction, the non-stacked region 7B can be sucked continuously along the transport direction. By such continuous suction, the composite 78 can be stably conveyed in an appropriate posture.

(6) Next, operations and effects relating to parts 4, 6, and 39 of the manufacturing apparatus 2 other than the transport apparatus 5 will be described.
In the manufacturing apparatus 2, the sheet continuum 7 in which the adhesive is applied to the lower surface 7 d in the coating part 3 is laminated above the mat body 8 in the lamination part 4, so the laminated sheet continuum 7 and the mat body 8 are laminated. Can form a composite 78 bonded together.

  Further, since the non-laminated area 7B of the composite 78 is sucked and biased from above by the intake mechanism 51, the non-laminated area 7B is allowed to hang down without contacting the adhesive (adhesive layer 89) applied to the lower surface 7d. Can be suppressed. Therefore, it is possible to suppress sticking of the non-stacked region 7B to an inappropriate location. As a result, it contributes to improving the production efficiency and quality of the disposable diaper 1.

(7) Since the guide belt 59 that moves at a speed corresponding to the conveyance speed of the composite 78 is provided between the plate 52 and the composite 78, the composite 78 is damaged by sliding or friction with respect to the plate 52. Can also be suppressed.
In addition, until the second sheet continuous body 29 is laminated on the composite body 78, other members are not laminated on the non-laminated area 7B to which the elastic member 99 is stuck, and the adhesive layer 89 remains exposed. . Therefore, in the manufacturing apparatus 2 in which other processes are performed during a period in which other members are not stacked on the non-stacked region 7B as in the molding part 6 described above, the non-stacked region 7B is urged upward and conveyed. It is preferable to apply the conveying device 5 to be used.
In addition, compared to the non-laminated region where the elastic member is not attached, a load in the direction of drooping by the mass of the elastic member 99 is applied to the non-laminated region 7B. It is preferable to use the transfer device 5 that urges the stacked region 7B upward to transfer it.

[II. Others]
Finally, other modifications of the present embodiment will be described.
For example, instead of or in addition to the suction port 53 described above, as shown in FIG. 6, a suction port 53 ′ that extends in an inclined manner in both the transport direction and the width direction may be used. In this case, among the suction ports 53 ′ adjacent in the transport direction, the downstream portion 53d ′ of the suction port 53A ′ disposed on the upstream side and the upstream portion 53u ′ of the suction port 53B ′ disposed on the downstream side It is preferable that they are arranged so as to overlap in the transport direction. That is, it is preferable that each of the suction ports 53A ′ and 53B ′ has a portion 53u ′ and 53d ′ that overlap each other in the transport direction region.
According to such a suction port 53 ′, the non-stacked region of the composite can be continuously sucked along both the transport direction and the width direction.

  The arrangement of the conveying device is not limited to the upstream side of the molding part, and may be provided in parallel with the molding part. Specifically, the molded part and the intake mechanism may be provided side by side in the width direction. More specifically, a molding roll or a backup roll may be disposed above or below the laminated region, and an air intake mechanism may be disposed above the non-laminated region with respect to the composite. In this case, the sag of the non-laminated region can be suppressed even in the molded part.

Alternatively, instead of or in addition to the intake mechanism described above, an exhaust mechanism (biasing mechanism) that biases the non-stacked area upward by blowing air (exhaust) may be used. The exhaust mechanism in this case is provided with a blow pump that blows out air and a spraying portion through which the air blown out by the blow pump flows out. As this spray part, the air nozzle arrange | positioned so that air may be sprayed from the downward to the upper direction with respect to a non-lamination area | region can be used. Thus, the non-laminated region can be biased upward by the exhaust mechanism that blows air, and the composite can be conveyed in an appropriate posture.
In addition, the conveyor belt may be extended downstream, and the conveyor belt in addition to the composite may be sandwiched between the forming roll and the backup roll.

1 disposable diaper (absorbent article)
2 Manufacturing equipment 3 Application part (application part)
4 Laminate part (laminate part)
5 Conveying device 6 Molding part (molding part)
7 Continuous sheet (second member)
7d Lower surface 7s Side edge 7A Laminated area 7B Non-laminated area 8 Mat body (first member)
8u upper surface 8s side edge 10 absorber 11 center sheet (top sheet)
12 Back seat 13 Side seat (side seat)
14 Cover sheet 19, 19A, 19B Concavity 29 Second sheet continuous body 30 Application mechanism 39 Second lamination part 40 Lamination roll 46 Conveying belt (conveying mechanism)
51 Intake mechanism (biasing mechanism)
52 Plate 53, 53 ', 53A', 53B 'Suction Port 53I Inner Suction Port 53O Outer Suction Port 53u, 53u' Upstream Portion 53d, 53d 'Downstream Portion 54 Suction Pump 59 Guide Belt 60 Molding Roll 78 Complex 89 Adhesive Layer

Claims (9)

A transport mechanism for transporting a composite in which a sheet-like second member is laminated in a state where a part of the first member extends laterally above the mat-like first member;
A conveying apparatus comprising: an urging mechanism that urges an unstacked region of the second member that is not stacked on the first member of the complex conveyed by the conveying mechanism upward by intake and exhaust. The urging mechanism is an intake mechanism that urges the non-stacked region upward by intake air,
The suction mechanism is provided in a region facing the non-stacked region of a suction pump that sucks air and a plate disposed above the transport path along the transport path of the complex, and is sucked into the suction pump The transport apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a suction port through which air flows. The transport apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the suction ports are arranged side by side in the transport direction. The conveying device according to claim 2, wherein the suction ports are arranged side by side in the width direction. The transport device according to claim 2, wherein the suction port extends while being inclined in both the transport direction and the width direction. The said suction port is a conveying apparatus described in any one of Claims 2-5 in which the several opening | mouth arrange | positioned in a different position has a site | part which overlaps in a conveyance direction, respectively. The urging mechanism is an exhaust mechanism that urges the non-stacked region upward by exhaust,
The said exhaust mechanism is a conveying apparatus described in any one of Claims 1-6 which has a blow pump which blows off air, and a spraying part from which the air blown off by the said blow pump flows out. A transport apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 7;
An application part for applying an adhesive to the lower surface of the second member;
The manufacturing apparatus of an absorbent article provided with the lamination | stacking part which laminates | stacks said 2nd member with which the adhesive agent was apply | coated by the said application part above the said 1st member. The absorbent article manufacturing apparatus according to claim 8, further comprising a forming portion that is provided side by side in the width direction with respect to the biasing mechanism and that forms a recess in the composite.

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