JP6271711B2 - 加工ラインから不良吸収性物品を排斥するための方法及び装置 - Google Patents
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本明細書において、「吸収性物品」は、その主な機能が、汚れ及び排泄物を吸収かつ保持することである消費者製品を指すために用いられる。本明細書において、「おむつ」は、一般に、乳幼児及び失禁症状のある人が下部胴体の周りに着用する吸収性物品を指すために用いられる。本明細書において、用語「使い捨て」は、洗濯されること、又は吸収性物品として再生若しくは再使用されることが一般に意図されない吸収性物品を説明するために用いられる(例えば、1回の使用後に廃棄されることが意図され、更に、リサイクルされるか、堆肥化されるか、又は環境に適合した方法で処分されるように構成されてもよい)。
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- ウェブ加工製造プロセスから不良吸収性物品を排斥する方法であって、
基材(306)と構成部品(316)とを連続長の吸収性物品(400)に加工する工程と、
前記基材(306)又は構成部品(316)をセンサ(602)で検査する工程と、
前記連続長の吸収性物品(400)を別個の吸収性物品(100)に切断する工程であって、それぞれの別個の吸収性物品(100)が第1面(402)と、前記第1面(402)の反対側の第2面(404)とを含み、それぞれの別個の吸収性物品(400)が先端部(406)と後端部(408)とを含んでいる、工程と、
前記別個の吸収性物品(100)を第1キャリア(504)上で第1方向(508)に進める工程と、
別個の吸収性物品(100)を前記第1キャリア(504)から第2キャリア(512)まで物品軌道平面(510c)に沿って移動させる工程と、
不良吸収性物品(100R)を識別する工程と、
前記第1キャリア(504)から前進する不良吸収性物品(100R)の先端部(406)が前記第2キャリア(512)の上流にあるうちに、それを第2方向(524)に向けて、前記物品軌道平面(510c)と交差する不合格品輸送通路(526)へと方向変換させる工程と、
方向変換された前記不良吸収性物品(100R)の先端部(406)を前記第1キャリア(504)から第3キャリア(528)に移動させる工程と、
前記不良吸収性物品(100R)を前記第3キャリア(528)上で前記不合格品輸送通路(526)に沿って進める工程と、を含み、
前記方向変換させる工程が、前記先端部(406)を前記第1キャリア(504)からベルトコンベアを備えた前記第3キャリア(528)へ直接移動させるよう、ノズル(518)から前記不良吸収性物品(100R)の前記第1面(402)上に空気(520)を放出する工程を更に含み、これにより前記不良吸収性物品(100R)の前記第1面(402)を前記ベルトコンベアに接触するよう位置づけ、
前記不良吸収性物品(100R)の前記第2面(404)上に空気(536)を放出することによって前記不良吸収性物品(100R)を前記第3キャリア(528)上に保持する工程を更に含む、方法。 - 前記第3キャリア(528)が回転ドラムを備える、請求項1に記載の方法。
- 前記ノズル(520)が、前記物品軌道平面(510c)の上にあり、空気を前記物品軌道平面(510c)を横切って下方に放出する、請求項1に記載の方法。
- 前記第3キャリア(528)が前記物品軌道平面(510c)の下にある、請求項1〜3のいずれか一項に記載の方法。
- 前記連続長の吸収性物品(400)を第1の速度で進める工程と、
前記第1キャリア(504)上の前記別個の吸収性物品(100)を、前記第1の速度を超える第2の速度に加速する工程と、を更に含む、請求項1〜4のいずれか一項に記載の方法。 - 前記第1キャリア(504)がベルトコンベアを備える、請求項1〜5のいずれか一項に記載の方法。
- 前記第2キャリア(512)がベルトコンベアを備える、請求項1〜6のいずれか一項に記載の方法。
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