Abstract:
The present disclosure relates to stranded elastomeric laminates (including bi-laminates and tri-laminates) comprising beamed elastics and may have inventive Dtex-to-Nonwoven-Basis-Weight-Ratios, Dtex-to-Spacing-Ratios, and/or Void-Area-to-Strand-Area-Ratios. The stranded laminates of the present disclosure may be used for disposable absorbent article components (including pant belts) and may comprise inventive bonding arrangements that yield inventive textures and texture arrangements. When the inventive stranded elastomeric laminates are used for pant belts, the pants may have inventive Application-Forces, Sustained-Fit-Load-Forces, and Sustained-Fit-Unload-Forces. Further, when absorbent articles are packaged under compression at inventive In-Bag-Stack-Heights, the stranded elastomeric laminates of the present disclosure maintain their inventive properties and characteristics, including their inventive textures.
Abstract:
Ultrasonic welding system (1) and method for making welds on a strip (2) made of polymeric material. The welding system (1) comprises a supporting structure (20), N welding equipment (30) mounted on said supporting structure (20) and a processor (40). The N welding equipment (30) each comprise a pair of welding heads (31) made of a sonotrode (32), comprising a sonotrode welding surface (32'), and an anvil (34), comprising an anvil welding surface (34'). In each of the N welding equipment (30), one movable welding head between the two welding heads (32, 34) of each pair of welding heads (31) is movable with respect to the other welding head (32) of the pair (31) between a non-operating position and a welding position. Each of the N welding equipment (30) comprises a control member (36) operatively associated with the respective sonotrode (32), said control member (36) being configured to vibrate the sonotrode (32) at a nominal ultrasonic vibration frequency and to detect a current value of the vibration frequency of the sonotrode (32). Each of the N welding equipment (30) comprises a vibration sensor (38) which is mounted on the movable welding head of the respective pair of welding heads (31). The processor is configured to monitor, for each pair of welding heads (31), the alignment condition between the sonotrode welding surface (32') and the anvil welding surface (34') by cooperating with the respective control member (36) and with the respective vibration sensor (38).
Abstract:
To provide an ultrasonic welding device capable of reducing vibration and noise caused by movement of an anvil. The ultrasonic welding device (1) includes a rotary support mechanical assembly rotatable about a rotation axis (L1) and operable to support a sheet (W) over a circumference centered on the rotation axis (L1), the sheet (W) being continuously supplied; a horn (14) and an anvil (15) attached to the rotary support mechanical assembly to thereby revolve about the rotation axis (L1) and sandwich the sheet (W) supported over the rotary support mechanical assembly to weld the sheet (W); a cam drum (3) and a cam follower (23) for driving the anvil (15) in such a manner that the anvil (15) moves relative to the horn (14); a holding member body (24a); and a power transmission mechanism (7) for distributing a power generated by the cam (3) and the cam follower (23) in such a manner the power is transmitted the anvil (15) and holding member body (24a) in opposite directions.
Abstract:
A joining apparatus includes an ultrasonic vibrating device, and an anvil roller facing the ultrasonic vibrating device with superimposed continua of front waistline portions and back waistline portions interposed therebetween. The anvil roller includes a protrusion configured to press the continua in a predetermined region between the anvil roller and the ultrasonic vibrating device, a motor configured to rotate the anvil roller, a belt configured to connect the anvil roller and the motor and to be driven by the motor, and a pressing mechanism configured to press the belt in a cross direction perpendicular to a driving direction of the belt.
Abstract:
The present invention is an absorbent structure comprising a fibrous matrix (110), meltfusionable material and superabsorbent polymer particles (140). The absorbent structure is bonded by a meltfusion bond point (200) pattern, which is preferably created by ultrasonic welding.
Abstract:
A method of forming reinforced packages. The method can comprise forming an attached web by adhering a blank to a web of material and moving the attached web in a downstream direction through at least a tube forming assembly and a carton forming assembly. The method also can comprise at least partially forming a tube by folding at least a portion of the web of material as the attached web moves through the tube forming assembly, forming a reinforcement sleeve by folding at least a portion of the blank so that the reinforcement sleeve extends at least partially around the tube as the attached web moves through the carton forming assembly, and forming a reinforced package comprising the reinforcement sleeve and a tube portion by separating the tube portion from a remainder of the tube, the reinforcement sleeve being adhered to the tube portion.
Abstract:
A web conveying apparatus 100 configured to convey a pair of webs 61, 62 folded in the cross direction CD with reference to a folding line. The web conveying apparatus 100 includes a crotch hold bar 110 configured to hold an intermediate web 6 in a conveyable manner with the folded intermediate web 6 stretched in a direction in which the crotch portions get away from the waistline portions; and a conveying mechanism 120 configured to convey the intermediate web 6 and hands over the intermediate web 6 to a joint apparatus 200 and a cutting apparatus 300, while the crotch portions 20 are being held by the crotch hold bar 110.