Nonwoven fabric for outer sheet of absorbent article, and absorbent article including the nonwoven fabric as outer sheet
US11026850B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 13, 2016 |
| Grant date | Jun 8, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 22, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61F2013/51038
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A nonwoven fabric for an outer sheet of an absorbent article has a liquid-impermeable sheet having moisture vapor permeability, the nonwoven fabric having a thickness direction and a planar direction, and a first surface and a second surface, the nonwoven fabric including thermoplastic resin fibers, and cellulosic fibers that are cellulosic fibers of which at least a portion form a plurality of fiber masses, the nonwoven fabric comprising a plurality of gaps that are adjacent to first regions of each of the plurality of fiber masses that are facing the first surface, wherein each of the plurality of fiber masses are not joined with the thermoplastic resin fibers.
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