ENVIRONMENTALLY-FRIENDLY ABSORBENT ARTICLE AND PROCESS OF MAKING

    公开(公告)号:EP4190288A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-06-07

    申请号:EP21212377.2

    申请日:2021-12-03

    摘要: A method for the manufacture of an absorbent core and/or article comprising the steps of: (i) providing a first, preferably substantially continuous, nonwoven web having a first void volume; (ii) selectively applying heat to said first nonwoven web such that a deposition area of said first nonwoven web increases its void volume to a second void volume that is greater than said first void volume; (iii) depositing absorbent material comprising, preferably consisting of, superabsorbent particles onto the deposition area of said first nonwoven web; (iv) passively or actively cooling the deposition area of said first nonwoven web so that the void volume reduces to substantially the first void volume; (v) optionally combining the first nonwoven web with second and third nonwoven webs such that said first nonwoven web is interposed between said second and third nonwoven webs preferably by joining said webs by mechanical bonding selected from hot pressing and/or ultrasonic bonding; wherein the first nonwoven web consists of a high loft fibrous nonwoven layer that is free of cellulose fibers; said high loft fibrous nonwoven layer comprising, preferably consisting of, a carded air-through bonded nonwoven or drylaid thermobonded nonwoven.

    IMPROVED SENSOR SYSTEM FOR DETECTING A PROPERTY OF OR WITHIN AN ABSORBENT ARTICLE AND ABSORBENT ARTICLE COMPRISING SUCH SENSOR SYSTEM

    公开(公告)号:EP4014936A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-06-22

    申请号:EP20215666.7

    申请日:2020-12-18

    发明人: WEBER, Ainas

    IPC分类号: A61F13/42

    摘要: The current invention concerns a sensor system (102) configured for detecting a property of or within an absorbent article (100), comprising:
    - a first sensor (110) configured to measure a first physical parameter, said first sensor (110) being configured to detect a change in condition of or within the absorbent article (100);
    - a second sensor (112) configured to measure a second physical parameter, said second sensor (112) being configured to detect a change in condition of or within the absorbent article (100).
    According to the inventio, the first and second physical parameters are different from one another. The invention also concerns an absorbent article comprising such sensor system.

    ENVIRONMENTALLY-FRIENDLY ABSORBENT ARTICLE
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    发明公开

    公开(公告)号:EP3895673A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-10-20

    申请号:EP20169465.0

    申请日:2020-04-14

    发明人: WEBER, Ainas

    IPC分类号: A61F13/15 A61F13/505

    摘要: An absorbent article absorbent article comprising: a reusable and washable outer shell comprising one or more front panels and a back panel; and a disposable absorbent insert removably joined to the front and back panels, wherein said insert is interposed between said front panel and said back panel, wherein the front and back panels have a total width W being greater than a width w of said insert along a transverse axis x-x, and wherein said insert comprises a liquid permeable topsheet, a liquid impermeable backsheet, and an absorbent material sandwiched between said topsheet and backsheet, wherein the back panel comprises an elastic woven or nonwoven layer and the front and/or back panels comprise one or more fasteners arranged to provide a refastenable closure between said front, back panels and/or garment facing surface of the insert and wherein the insert is joined to the front and back panels at discrete joining areas, wherein said discrete joining areas are less than 20%, of the total surface area of said insert taken from a plane parallel to that formed by the longitudinal axis y-y and transverse axis x-x, and wherein the discrete joining areas have a shape selected from the group consisting of line-form, cross-form, X-shaped, Y-shaped, H-shaped, and T-shaped, square-shaped and combinations thereof, and wherein said insert is biodegradable and/or compostable.

    ABSORBENT ARTICLE WITH IMPROVED MULTI-LAYERED CORE

    公开(公告)号:EP4321141A3

    公开(公告)日:2024-05-22

    申请号:EP23206739.7

    申请日:2021-09-21

    IPC分类号: A61F13/534

    摘要: An absorbent article comprising: a liquid permeable topsheet, a liquid impermeable backsheet, and an absorbent core positioned between said topsheet and backsheet, wherein the absorbent core comprises an absorbent material, said absorbent material comprising a mixture, or blend, of cellulose fibers and superabsorbent polymers, wherein the absorbent core comprises at least a top layer (L1) and a bottom layer (L2) wherein the bottom layer (L2) is positioned between the top layer (L1) and the backsheet, and wherein said absorbent material is contained within at least one core wrap substrate enclosing said absorbent material therein, wherein the at least top layer (L1) and a bottom layer (L2) are directly stacked one on top of the other to form a contact zone (Zc) where the top layer (L1) directly adjoins to the bottom layer (L2), and wherein the top layer (L1) comprises one or more first superabsorbent polymer grades (SAP1) and the bottom layer (L2) comprises one or more second superabsorbent polymer grades (SAP2), wherein the first superabsorbent polymer grades (SAP1) have an AUL that is greater than the AUL of second superabsorbent polymer grades (SAP2), and wherein the first superabsorbent polymer grades (SAP1) have an AUL, as measured according to the test method herein, of greater than 15 g/g.

    ARRAY OF DISPOSABLE INSERTS FOR ABSORBENT ARTICLES

    公开(公告)号:EP4197508A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-06-21

    申请号:EP21214838.1

    申请日:2021-12-15

    摘要: The present invention relates to an array of disposable inserts (25,26) for an absorbent assembly (1), the array comprising:
    • a first package comprising a plurality of first inserts (25) for an absorbent assembly (1), configured to be arranged on or at least partially within an outer shell (2);
    • a second package comprising a plurality of second inserts (26) for absorbent assembly (1), configured to be arranged on or at least partially within an outer shell (2);
    • each first and second insert (25,26) comprising a topsheet (8), a backsheet (9) and an absorbent core (10) comprising absorbent material (23) arranged in between the topsheet (8) and backsheet (9);
    the first insert (25) comprising a first absorbency as measured by method and the second insert (26) comprising a second absorbency as measured by method; wherein, the first absorbency is greater than the second absorbency. The invention also pertains to an absorbent assembly (1) and to an array of absorbent assemblies (1).

    DISPOSABLE INSERT AND RE-USABLE SHELL WITH STIFFENING ZONE

    公开(公告)号:EP4197505A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-06-21

    申请号:EP21214315.0

    申请日:2021-12-14

    摘要: A re-usable outer shell comprising: a front and back waist region having uppermost and lowermost edges; and a crotch region interposed between the front and back waist region, wherein the uppermost edges of the waist region form a waist opening and the lowermost edges of the waist region together with lateral extremities of the crotch region form two oppositely disposed leg openings; and wherein at least the body-facing surface of the crotch region is adapted for receiving an absorbent insert; and wherein at least a portion of said crotch region comprises a stiffening element, wherein the stiffening element is removably fixed to or integrally formed with said outer shell and extends substantially parallel to a longitudinal centerline of said outer shell over a length that is less than the total length of said outer shell in laid out flat state, and wherein said stiffening element has a maximum width and a minimum width wherein the maximum width is greater or equal to the minimum width, and the crotch region of the outer shell has a maximum width wherein the maximum width of the stiffening element is less than 70% of the maximum width of the crotch region.