Method of manufacturing absorbent articles, apparatus for manufacturing absorbent articles and disposable pant

摘要

A method of manufacturing absorbent articles (9) includes feeding a longitudinal web (1) of web material having openings (16) such that spaced apart, opposing margins (18) of web material are formed between the respective opening and opposing longitudinal edges of the web material; carrying out a folding action (20) of folding the web about itself along its longitudinal direction; carrying out a second (30) folding action of folding at least a portion of the web along its longitudinal direction; after the second folding action, forming a joint (46) in the web, the joint being formed at least in a part of the region in which the opposing margins have been brought together by the second folding action; finally separating (8) the web through the joint to separate an individual absorbent article from the end of the web.

主权项

1. A method of manufacturing absorbent articles, the method comprising:
feeding a longitudinal web of web material, the web having two opposing longitudinal edges, a first side and a second side, the web furthermore having openings situated between the two opposing longitudinal edges, the openings being spaced apart from one another in the longitudinal direction of the web such that spaced apart, opposing margins of web material are formed between the respective opening and the opposing longitudinal edges of the web material; carrying out a first folding action of folding the web about itself along the longitudinal direction such that portions of the first side of the web face each other; carrying out a second folding action of folding at least a portion of the web along the longitudinal direction to bring together the opposing margins of web material such that the opposing margins face each other on the second side of the web; after the second folding action, forming a joint in the web, the joint being formed at least in a part of a region in which the opposing margins have been brought together by the second folding action, the joint extending between the longitudinal edges and the opening in the web carrying out a third folding action of at least partially reversing the second folding action such that at least portions of the web folded in the second folding action face each other on the first side of the web, and holding the web when carrying out the third folding action; and finally separating the web through the joint to separate an individual absorbent article from the end of the web.