METHOD FOR FABRICATING ABSORBENT ARTICLES

摘要

The present invention relates to a method for fabricating absorbent article having multiple layers, and deformed zones of targeted performance, and colored regions, the method comprising the steps of forming discrete features on at least one layer, printing colored regions on at least one layer, integrating multiple layers to form an absorbent assembly, and cutting the absorbent assembly into individual absorbent articles, wherein the steps are carried out continuously.

主权项

1. A method for fabricating an absorbent article, the absorbent article comprising a liquid permeable topsheet comprising a polymer film and a nonwoven, a plurality of first discrete features, and a plurality of second discrete features; a colored sheet comprising a precursor sheet having a first colored region; and a liquid impermeable backsheet comprising a precursor backsheet, the absorbent article having a body-facing surface comprising the polymer film, the method comprising the steps of:
a) forming the plurality of first discrete features on the polymer film to form a deformed polymer film; b) supplying the nonwoven onto the deformed polymer film to form a layered composite of the deformed polymer film and the nonwoven; c) forming the plurality of second discrete features on the layered composite to form a deformed layered composite of the deformed polymer film and the nonwoven; d) supplying the precursor sheet onto the nonwoven side of the deformed layered composite, and integrating the deformed layered composite and the precursor sheet to form an integrated layered composite; e) supplying the precursor backsheet onto a precursor sheet side of the integrated layered composite, and integrating the integrated layered composite and the precursor backsheet to form an absorbent article assembly; and f) severing the absorbent article assembly into individual absorbent articles, wherein the absorbent article has a background region, wherein the background region and the first colored region are viewable from the body-facing surface of the absorbent article, and wherein the first colored region differs in color from the background region.