A LAYERED, ABSORBENT STRUCTURE, AN ABSORBENT ARTICLE COMPRISING THE STRUCTURE, AND A METHOD FOR THE MANUFACTURE THEREOF

摘要

A thin, layered, absorbent structure comprises first and second layers (1, 2) of fibrous material and an intermediate layer (5) comprising particles of a hydrogelling, absorbent material (6), in an amount exceeding 120 g/m<2>, and particles of a thermoplastic, polymeric, organic material (7); the first and second fibrous layers (1, 2) extend beyond the intermediate layer (5) laterally to form longitudinal edge portions (8). The two fibrous layers (1, 2) are bound together with the intermediate layer (5) between them by the melting of the particles of thermoplastic, polymeric, organic material (7) and by means of a continuous line (10) of adhesive extending longitudinally on each longitudinal edge portion (8).