Folding device, folding system, and folding method for disposable worn article

摘要

A device including: a main folding mechanism for folding a diaper body in two at the crotch portion by rotating first and second main pads having first and second holding surfaces, respectively; and a sub-folding mechanism for folding the flap by rotating a side pad having a sub-holding surface for holding the flap with respect to the first main pad, wherein; a cut-out is formed at a position corresponding to the attachment portion of the second main pad, wherein the cut-out does not allow the attachment portion to be held by the second main pad but instead expose the attachment portion; with the first and second holding surfaces being closed while opposing each other and with the main body folded in two, the cut-out allows the flap to be attached to the attachment portion; and the side pad rotates from a position where it is open while lying next to the first main pad in the girth direction to a position where the sub-holding surface is closed while opposing the first holding surface, fitting into the cut-out.

主权项

1. A folding device for a disposable worn article, the disposable worn article comprising: a main body including a first torso portion covering a portion of a torso of a wearer, a second torso portion covering another portion of the torso of the wearer and a crotch portion covering a crotch of the wearer, which are continuous with one another in a longitudinal direction; and a flap being continuous with an edge portion of the first torso portion extending in the longitudinal direction and extending from the edge portion in a girth direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction so as to be attached to an attachment portion of a non-skin-contact surface of the second torso portion, the folding device comprising:
a first main pad having a first holding surface for holding the first torso portion; a second main pad having a second holding surface for holding a portion of the second torso portion without holding the attachment portion, the attachment portion exposed; a main folding mechanism for folding the main body in two at the crotch portion by rotating the first main pad and the second main pad relative to each other so as to transition from a main open state in which the first main pad and the second main pad are open while lying next to each other in the longitudinal direction to a main closed state in which the first holding surface and the second holding surface are closed while opposing facing each other; a side pad having a sub-holding surface for holding the flap; and a sub-folding mechanism for folding the flap so that a skin-contact surface of the flap lies on the attachment portion of the non-skin-contact surface of the second torso portion by rotating the side pad with respect to the first main pad from a sub-open position in which the side pad is open while lying next to the first main pad in the girth direction to a sub-closed position in which the sub-holding surface is closed while facing the first holding surface, wherein: the second main pad defines a cut-out, at a position corresponding to the attachment portion, wherein the cut-out exposes the attachment portion without allowing the attachment portion to be held by the second main pad; in the main closed state and with the main body folded in two at the crotch portion, the cut-out allows the flap to be attached to the attachment portion of the second torso portion, and the side pad rotates from the sub-open position to the sub-closed position, fitting into the cut-out.