Apparatus for manufacturing absorbent article and method for manufacturing absorbent article

摘要

An apparatus for manufacturing an absorbent article includes a guide member that guides an elastic member fed on a web configuring a component of the absorbent article and being conveyed in a continuous state. The guide member includes: an arm member having a tip portion that is a feeding position of the elastic member to the web, and a base portion separated from the tip portion; a first drive member that swings the arm member about the base portion of the arm member as a rotational axis; and a second drive member that performs a back and forth movement of the arm member and the first drive member along a cross direction that crosses a conveyance direction in which the web is conveyed.

主权项

1. An apparatus for manufacturing an absorbent article having a front waistline region, a rear waistline region, and a crotch region positioned between the front waistline region and the rear waistline region, said apparatus comprising:
a guide member configured to guide an elastic member fed on a web, said web configuring a component of the absorbent article and being conveyed in a continuous state in a conveyance direction, wherein the guide member comprises:
an arm member having a tip portion that is a feeding position of the elastic member to the web;a base portion separated from the tip portion;a first motor configured to swing the arm member about the base portion of the arm member as a rotational axis; anda second motor configured to perform a back and forth movement of the arm member and the first motor along a cross direction that crosses the conveyance direction.