Abstract: The invention relates to an absorbent article, such as a diaper, an incontinence guard, a sanitary napkin or the like, including a liquid-permeable upper surface and an absorbent structure exhibiting a planar extension. The absorbent structure includes an acquisition layer and at least one storage layer. The acquisition layer has a plurality of fragments of a liquid-absorbing, open-celled, polyacrylate-based foam material, and each fragment exhibits a planar extension having a transversal direction, a longitudinal direction, and a thickness direction extending perpendicularly to the planar extension. The width in the transversal direction of each fragment in a dry condition does not exceed 10 millimeters, and the total area of the fragments in the planar extension is lower than the area of the absorbent structure in the planar extension.

Abstract: The invention relates to an absorbent product having a longitudinal direction and a transverse direction and comprising a front and a rear end portion (8, 10), an intermediate crotch portion (12), edges extending in the longitudinal direction and in the transverse direction, an upper, liquid-permeable surface layer (2), a lower, liquid-impermeable surface layer (4), an absorbent body (6) arranged between the surface layers (2, 4) and comprising edges in the longitudinal direction and in the transverse direction, liquid barriers (5) extending in the longitudinal direction arranged essentially parallel to those edges of the product running in the longitudinal direction, the liquid barriers (5) each having a free edge (7), side flaps (3) extending in the longitudinal direction outside the liquid barriers (5) and comprising parts of at least one of the surface layers (2, 4), and elastic elements (11; 14; 30) extending in the longitudinal direction and fastened to the liquid barriers (5) or to the side flaps (3),

Abstract: A packing wrapper (17) for an individually packed absorbent article (1), such as a sanitary towel, a panty liner or an incontinence pad, intended to enclose the absorbent article (1), the packing wrapper (17) includes an opening flap (31), and the opening flap (31) having a free edge (33). The packing wrapper also includes an element (35; 40) for tactile detection of the position of the free edge (33), the element (40) for tactile detection having a longitudinal extent essentially parallel to the free edge (33) of the opening flap (31).

Abstract: The invention relates to an absorbent article, such as a diaper, an incontinence guard, a sanitary napkin or the like, including a liquid-permeable upper surface and an absorbent structure exhibiting a planar extension. The absorbent structure includes an acquisition layer and at least one storage layer. The acquisition layer has a plurality of fragments of a liquid-absorbing, open-celled, polyacrylate-based foam material, and each fragment exhibits a planar extension having a transversal direction, a longitudinal direction, and a thickness direction extending perpendicularly to the planar extension. The width in the transversal direction of each fragment in a dry condition does not exceed 10 millimeters, and the total area of the fragments in the planar extension is lower than the area of the absorbent structure in the planar extension.

Abstract: A fluid liquid acquisition/transfer layer in an absorbent article, such as a diaper, pant diaper, incontinence guard, sanitary napkin, panty liner or the like. The fluid acquisition/transfer layer includes a mixture of heat-shrunk, spiralized, thermoplastic multicomponent, preferably bicomponent, functional fibers of 3.4 dtex or more. The components of the functional fibers each have different shrinkage properties and are located in a side-by-side relationship for creating the spiralized shape of the functional fibers. The fluid acquisition/transfer layer also includes bonding fibers that bond to each other through heat treatment while the functional fibers do not bond to each other during heat treatment.

Abstract: An absorbent product which possesses two longitudinal side edges (12,13), two transverse end edges (10,11), a longitudinal centre line and a transverse centre line, and which comprises a liquid-permeable outer layer (2), a liquid-impermeable backing layer (3) and an absorption core (4) which is located between the outer layer (2) and the backing layer (3), with the absorption core (4) comprising a first and a second absorption layer (14,15), with the first absorption layer (14) being arranged behind the liquid-permeable outer layer (2) and the second absorption layer (15) being arranged between the first absorption layer (14) and the liquid-impermeable backing layer (3), with the first absorption layer (14) having two longitudinal channels (16,17), with each of the channels having an outer edge (20) closest to the corresponding longitudinal side edge (12,13) of the product and an inner edge (21) closest to the longitudinal centre line of the product.

Abstract: An absorbent product comprising a liquid-permeable casing layer (402), a liquid-barrier layer (413) and an absorption element (416) which is enclosed between the liquid-permeable casing layer (402) and the liquid-barrier layer (413), and a liquid-transfer layer (403) which is disposed between the liquid-permeable casing layer (402) and the absorption element (406). The envelope layer (402) is bonded in a pattern of distinct thermally produced bonds (405) to the liquid-transfer layer (403). The liquid-transfer layer (403) comprises 40-65% by weight network-creating function fibres which are substantially intact following the bonding-together of the envelope layer (402) and the liquid-transfer layer (403) and which have a fibre coarseness ranging from 6 denier to 12 denier and 35-60% by weight fibres comprising a weldable, thermoplastic component and having a fibre coarseness of at least 3 denier.

Abstract: The invention relates to an absorbent product having a longitudinal direction and a transverse direction and comprising a front and a rear end portion (8, 10), an intermediate crotch portion (12), edges extending in the longitudinal direction and in the transverse direction, an upper, liquid-permeable surface layer (2), a lower, liquid-impermeable surface layer (4), an absorbent body (6) arranged between the surface layers (2, 4) and comprising edges in the longitudinal direction and in the transverse direction, liquid barriers (5) extending in the longitudinal direction arranged essentially parallel to those edges of the product running in the longitudinal direction, the liquid barriers (5) each having a free edge (7), side flaps (3) extending in the longitudinal direction outside the liquid barriers (5) and comprising parts of at least one of the surface layers (2, 4), and elastic elements (11; 14; 30) extending in the longitudinal direction and fastened to the liquid barriers (5) or to the side flaps (3),

Abstract: An absorbent product which possesses two longitudinal side edges (12, 13), two transverse end edges (10, 11), a longitudinal centre line and a transverse centre line, and which comprises a liquid-permeable outer layer (2), a liquid-impermeable backing layer (3) and an absorption core (4) which is located between the outer layer (2) and the backing layer (3), with the absorption core (4) comprising a first and a second absorption layer (14, 15), with the first absorption layer (14) being arranged behind the liquid-permeable outer layer (2) and the second absorption layer (15) being arranged between the first absorption layer (14) and the liquid-impermeable backing layer (3), with the first absorption layer (14) having two longitudinal channels (16, 17), with each of the channels having an outer edge (20) closest to the corresponding longitudinal side edge (12, 13) of the product and an inner edge (21) closest to the longitudinal centre line of the product.

Abstract: Absorbent article such as a diaper and an incontinence guard comprising a liquid permeable topsheet (2), a liquid impermeable backsheet (3) and an absorbent body (4) enclosed therebetween, said article having a front portion (5), a rear portion (6) and a crotch portion (7) therebetween, and further is provided with a belt (9) attached to or intended to be attached to the rear portion (6) of the article and to the front portion (5) of the article, in such a way that the article will assume a pantlike shape, where the belt (9) forms a part of the waist portion of the pant. In order to avoid skin injuries and irritations the belt (9) comprises a flexible laminate of a carrier material (11) intended to form the outside of the belt and a nonwoven material (12) forming the inside of the belt which will be in direct contact with the user, at which said laminate has a Shinyakasa value according to Kawabata of 5 or more.

Abstract: Absorbent structure (1) consisting of an absorbent material layer (2) of cellulose fibers (4) and a high-loft material layer (3) of synthetic fibers (5), and a method for producing an absorbent structure (1) which is intended for use in an absorbent article. The two layers are held together by being integrated in each other by the fibers (4) of the absorption material (2) extending into cavities in the high-loft material (3). In this method, the absorbent material (2) is mat-formed directly on a high-loft material (3), which is placed on a wire (26). Arranged under the wire (26) there is a suction box (22) which sucks air downwards, the fibers (4) being sucked downwards and penetrating down into the high-loft material (3).

Abstract: The present invention relates to a casing intended for an absorbent article, such as a disposable diaper, incontinence guard or like article. The casing (1) includes a front-part (5), a rear-part (10) and an intermediate crotch-part (22) made of flexible casing material. According to the invention, an elastic band (14, 15) is provided on each outer edge of the casing sides, at least within the crotch-part of the casing. The elastic band is attached, in a stretched state, to that side of the casing which lies nearest the skin of the user when the absorbent article is worn, by means of a narrow, elongated join. The elastic bands also include parts which extend transversely in relation to respective joins, in a direction from the joins in towards the central part of the casing.