Abstract: An absorbent article has a top sheet, a back sheet, and an absorbent body. The absorbent body has an intermediate sheet, a first absorbent body group, a second absorbent body group, and a stretchable member having stretchability to shrink the intermediate sheet, first absorbent body group, and second absorbent body group in a transverse direction. Each of the absorbent body groups has a plurality of strip-shaped absorbent bodies that extend in a longitudinal direction. The strip-shaped absorbent bodies are disposed at predetermined intervals.

Abstract: An absorbent article is worn by a wearer to absorb and retain body fluids of the wearer. The absorbent body has a surface side sheet, a back face side sheet, and an absorbent body. The absorbent body has an intermediate sheet, a first absorbent body group, a second absorbent body group, and a stretchable member having stretchability to shrink the intermediate sheet, first absorbent body group, and second absorbent body group in a transverse direction. Each of the absorbent body groups has a plurality of strip-shaped absorbent bodies that extend in a longitudinal direction. The strip-shaped absorbent bodies are disposed at predetermined intervals. With the present invention, since the stretchable member shrinks to narrow the width of the absorbent article, the absorbent article can be fitted closely to a wearer to maintain comfort of the wearer, and the absorbing ability of each absorbent body group can be maintained.

Abstract: A disposable absorbent article having a topsheet, a backsheet, an absorbent core, first flaps and second flaps. Each of second flaps is connected to the first flap and has a section branching upward and a section extending outward. The branching section is partially elastic. The extending section is so constructed as to be liquid-absorbent on its top surface.

Abstract: A disposable diaper includes a liquid-permeable topsheet, a liquid-barrier backsheet, and a liquid-absorptive core sandwiched between these two sheets. Side flaps extend from the two side edges of the core, and have elastic parts which are longitudinally stretchable. Side wings protrude from the two sides of the front and rear waist portions. Each side wing comprises a composite of a sweat-absorptive, air-permeable layer, and a liquid-barrier, air-permeable layer.

Abstract: A system of remote supervising and controlling many console units or equipments associated therewith with a central supervision and control unit. Console units are connected in parallel to the central unit through a single output line comprising a group of wires from the central unit, series signals of clock, data and other pulses are transmitted from the central unit to the respective console units, and signals informing whether the state in the respective console units is normal or not and results of detections of the respective equipments are returned from the console units to the central unit through a signal line in the group of wires.