摘要 |
<p>A process and apparatus for manufacturing an intermediate absorbent product (21) to be used in manufacturing finished absorbent articles incorporating absorbent materials in fibre, granule or powder form. According to the invention a predetermined pattern of absorbent material (5), in case blended with a bonding agent (4), is deposited as a layer on and between web-like supporting sheets (1, 2, 3) and bonded thereto by applying heat, and longitudinal strips (11) of adhesive material (11) are further deposited between the sheets, and then the web-like product (21) thus obtained is longitudinally cut. The invention further concerns such intermediate product (21) and the absorbent finished articles obtained by applying additional layers and/or sheets and transversally and/or longitudinally cutting such assembly.</p> |