WO2019069384A1 - 吸収体の製造方法 - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a method of producing an absorber.
- an absorber used for absorbent articles such as a disposable diaper, a sanitary napkin, and an incontinence pad
- an absorber including, for example, pulp fibers and synthetic fibers is known.
- a method for producing an absorbent containing pulp fibers and synthetic fibers for example, Patent Document 1 is known.
- Patent Document 1 describes an absorbent article in which a non-woven fabric having a three-dimensional structure in which fibers are bonded in advance is formed, and then the non-woven fabric is crushed to form non-woven fabric pieces, and the non-woven fabric pieces are mixed with hydrophilic fibers. A method of making the absorber is described. Further, Patent Document 1 describes that a cutter mill method is adopted as a means for grinding a non-woven fabric, and non-woven fabric pieces having an average size of 3 to 25 mm are formed.
- the present invention is a method of producing an absorbent comprising synthetic fibers.
- FIG. 1 is a plan view showing a state in which a part of a core wrap sheet of a preferred embodiment of an absorbent manufactured by the method of manufacturing an absorbent according to the present invention is cut away.
- FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view taken along line II-II of the absorber shown in FIG.
- FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of a portion corresponding to the cross section along line II-II before pressing the absorber shown in FIG.
- FIG. 4 is a schematic perspective view showing a preferred embodiment of a manufacturing apparatus for manufacturing the absorber shown in FIG.
- FIG. 5 is a schematic side view of the manufacturing apparatus shown in FIG. 4 as viewed from the side. 6 is an enlarged side view of a supply unit provided in the manufacturing apparatus shown in FIG. FIG.
- FIG. 7 is a view schematically showing a state in which a sheet piece clump collides with an air flow in the duct and the sheet pieces are dispersed and conveyed.
- FIG. 8 is a view schematically showing a state in which the hydrophilic fiber collides with the lump of the sheet piece in the duct and the sheet piece is dispersed and conveyed.
- FIG. 9 is a view schematically showing a state in which the absorbent particles collide with the lumps of the sheet pieces in the duct and the sheet pieces are dispersed and conveyed.
- an object of the present invention is to provide a method for producing an absorbent body excellent in absorption performance.
- the production method of the present invention is a method for producing an absorbent having a sheet piece containing synthetic fibers.
- the absorbent produced in the present invention is preferably used as an absorbent for an absorbent article.
- An absorbent article is mainly used to absorb and hold body fluids excreted from the body such as urine and menstrual blood.
- Absorbent articles include, but are not limited to, for example, disposable diapers, sanitary napkins, incontinence pads, panty liners, etc., and widely include articles used for absorbing fluid discharged from the human body. Do.
- the absorbent article typically comprises a liquid-permeable top sheet, a liquid-impermeable or water-repellent back sheet, and a liquid-retaining absorbent interposed between the two sheets.
- the said absorber is an absorber formed by the manufacturing method of the absorber of this invention.
- FIG. 2 A plan view of a state in which a part of the core wrap sheet 100b of the absorbent body 100 of one embodiment manufactured by the method of manufacturing the absorbent body of this embodiment is cut away is shown in FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view taken along line II-II of the absorber 100 shown in FIG. Further, FIG. 3 shows a cross-sectional view of the precursor 101 of the absorber before pressing in the thickness direction.
- the absorbent body 100 has a plurality of sheet pieces 10bh (hereinafter, also simply referred to as sheet pieces 10bh) including the synthetic fibers 10b, and in the present embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, only the sheet pieces 10bh
- the integrated body 100a including the hydrophilic fibers 10a and the absorbent particles 10c is provided.
- the absorbent body 100 may have a single layer or two or more layers as long as it has a sheet piece 10bh, but in the present embodiment, the hydrophilic fiber 10a, the sheet piece 10bh and the absorbent particle 10c are uniformly dispersed.
- a single-layer assembly 100a is a component of the absorber 100, and the absorber 100 is formed by covering the stack 100a with a core wrap sheet 100b.
- the absorbent body 100 has a longitudinally long shape corresponding to the front-rear direction of the wearer when the absorbent article is worn.
- the absorber 100 shown in FIG. 2 is formed by pressing the precursor 101 of the absorber shown in FIG.
- the precursor 101 is formed by covering the aggregate 100 a ′ before pressing with a core wrap sheet 100 b.
- regions in which the numbers of overlapping sheet pieces 10bh are different from each other across the entire area in the thickness direction T are dispersed in the longitudinal direction which is one direction of the integrated body 100a' and in the lateral direction orthogonal to the longitudinal direction. Is in a state of As described above, in the accumulated body 100 a ′, the areas in which the existing densities of the sheet pieces 10 bh are different exist in the longitudinal direction and the lateral direction in a dispersed manner.
- the stacked body 100a shown in FIG. 2 is hydrophilic in each of the longitudinal direction and the lateral direction as shown in FIG. It has a coarse-dense structure having a distribution of the density of presence of the sexing fibers 10a.
- the existing density of the sheet pieces 10bh is the number of sheet pieces 10bh per 1 mm 2 of any cross section parallel to the thickness direction of the stack 100a.
- the existing density of the hydrophilic fibers 10a is the number of hydrophilic fibers 10a present per 1 mm 2 of any cross section parallel to the thickness direction of the aggregate 100a.
- the absorber 100 is cut in the thickness direction Z using a feather razor (product number FAS-10, manufactured by Feather Safety Razor Co., Ltd.).
- the cut surface of the absorber 100 is observed by magnification using a scanning electron microscope (adjusted to a magnification that can measure about 30 to 60 fiber cross sections; 150 to 500 times), and the above per fixed area (about 0.5 mm 2 ) Count the number of cross sections of the fiber being cut by the cut surface.
- the measurement is performed at three points along the thickness direction, and the average is taken as the existing density of the hydrophilic fibers 10a at that position.
- JCM-5100 (trade name) manufactured by JEOL Ltd. is used.
- the stacked body 100a shown in FIG. 2 has a gap smaller than the gap between the sheet pieces 10bh in the stacked body 100a ′ shown in FIG. 3, and the small gap is substantially uniform between the sheet pieces 10bh. It is arranged, and it has a dense and dense structure. In such a coarse / dense structure, a region in which the number of sheet pieces 10bh is relatively large and the number of hydrophilic fibers 10a is small is a rough region, and the number of sheet pieces 10bh is relatively small and the number of hydrophilic fibers 10a is Many areas are dense areas. With the dense and dense structure of the integrated body 100 a as described above, the liquid can be efficiently diffused and absorbed, and the absorption performance of the absorber 100 can be improved.
- the stack 100a includes a plurality of sheet pieces 10bh, and each sheet piece 10bh has a substantially rectangular shape.
- the average length of each sheet piece 10bh is preferably 0.3 mm or more and 30 mm or less, more preferably 1 mm or more and 15 mm or less, and particularly preferably 2 mm or more and 10 mm or less.
- the average length indicates the average value of the lengths of the sides in the longitudinal direction when each sheet piece 10bh has a rectangular shape.
- each sheet piece 10bh has a square shape, it indicates the average value of the lengths of any one of the four sides.
- the average width of each sheet piece 10bh is preferably 0.1 mm or more and 10 mm or less, more preferably 0.3 mm or more and 6 mm or less, and particularly preferably 0.5 mm or more and 5 mm or less.
- the average width indicates the average value of the lengths of the sides in the short direction when each sheet piece 10bh has a rectangular shape.
- each sheet piece 10bh When each sheet piece 10bh has a square shape, it indicates the average value of the lengths of any one of the four sides.
- the average width of the sheet piece 10bh is 0.1 mm or more, it is easy to form a sparse structure in the absorber 100, and when it is 10 mm or less, it is difficult for the wearer to feel discomfort due to the absorber 100. It is hard to produce nonuniformity in absorption performance by the position in 100.
- the various things conventionally used for the absorber for absorbent articles can be used without a restriction
- the hydrophilic fibers 10a include pulp fibers, rayon fibers, cotton fibers and the like.
- the synthetic fiber 10 b include short fibers such as polyethylene, polypropylene and polyethylene terephthalate.
- the sheet piece 10bh is not particularly limited as long as it has a sheet shape, but a non-woven fabric is preferable.
- absorbent particles 10c are also contained in the raw material constituting the absorber 100.
- Examples of the absorbent particles 10c include starch-based, cellulose-based, synthetic polymer-based, and superabsorbent polymer-based ones.
- As the superabsorbent polymer for example, those comprising starch-acrylic acid (salt) graft copolymer, saponified starch-acrylonitrile copolymer, cross-linked product of sodium carboxymethyl cellulose, acrylic acid (salt) polymer, etc. It can be used.
- a component which constitutes absorber 100 a deodorizer, an antibacterial agent, etc. can also be used if needed.
- Examples of the core wrap sheet 100 b include tissue paper and liquid-permeable nonwoven fabric.
- FIGS. 4 and 5 show the overall configuration of the manufacturing apparatus 1 used to carry out the present manufacturing method. Before describing the method of manufacturing the absorbent body 100, the manufacturing apparatus 1 will be described first.
- the raw material of the stacked body 100a may have at least the sheet piece 10bh, but the absorbent body 100 described above includes the hydrophilic fiber 10a and the absorbent particle 10c in addition to the sheet piece 10bh.
- the manufacturing apparatus 1 for manufacturing the absorber 100 is a duct 3 for conveying the raw material of the absorber 100, and a raw material of the absorber 100 disposed downstream of the duct 3 in the conveying direction.
- a pressing unit 700 for pressing the stacked body 100a 'accumulated in the stacking recess 41.
- the stacking recess 41 is an example of the stacking unit for stacking the sheets, the feeding unit 5 for supplying the sheet piece 10bh to the inside of the duct 3. And have.
- the manufacturing apparatus 1 includes an fibrillation unit 2 that disintegrates the hydrophilic sheet 10 as including the hydrophilic fiber 10 a using an fibrillation machine 21 from the upstream side to the downstream side in the transport direction, and an absorbent 100
- a duct 3 for carrying the raw material of the present invention in an air flow a feeding unit 5 for feeding the synthetic fiber 10b into the duct 3 from the middle of the duct 3, and a rotating drum 4 disposed adjacent to the downstream side of the duct 3
- a pressing belt 7 disposed along the outer peripheral surface 4 f opposite to the duct 3 in the rotating drum 4, a vacuum conveyor 8 disposed below the rotating drum 4, and a downstream side of the vacuum conveyor And a press unit 700.
- the accumulation recess 41 is disposed on the outer peripheral surface of the rotary drum 4.
- the direction in which the band-like fiber sheet 10bs containing the synthetic fiber 10b is conveyed is the Y direction, the direction orthogonal to the direction in which the sheet is conveyed, and the width direction of the fiber sheet 10bs being conveyed in the X direction, the fiber sheet 10bs being conveyed
- the thickness direction of is taken as the Z direction.
- the first direction described later is a direction extending in the transport direction Y, and means a direction in which the angle formed with the transport direction Y is less than 45 degrees.
- the first direction coincides with the direction parallel to the transport direction Y.
- the 2nd direction mentioned later is a direction which intersects with the 1st direction. In this embodiment, it is a direction orthogonal to the first direction, and coincides with the direction parallel to the width direction X of the fiber sheet 10bs to be conveyed and the absorber 100.
- the manufacturing apparatus 1 includes a fibrillation unit 2 that fibrillates a strip-like hydrophilic sheet 10as including the hydrophilic fiber 10a.
- the defibrating unit 2 includes a defibrator 21 that defibrates the hydrophilic sheet 10 as, and a casing 22 that covers the upper side of the defibrator 21.
- the defibrating unit 2 is a portion that supplies the disintegrated hydrophilic fiber 10 a that is a raw material of the absorber 100 to the inside of the duct 3.
- the defibrating unit 2 also has a pair of feed rollers 23 and 23 for supplying the hydrophilic sheet 10as to the defibrating machine 21.
- At least one of the pair of feed rollers 23, 23 is configured to be rotated by a driving device (not shown).
- the pair of feed rollers 23 are nip-type rollers.
- a servomotor is mentioned, for example.
- both of the pair of feed rollers 23, 23 be rotated by the driving device.
- the pair of feed rollers 23, 23 may be directly driven by the drive device, or one of the rollers may be driven by the drive device, and the drive may be transmitted to the other roller by transmission means such as a gear.
- the pair of feed rollers 23, 23 may be made less slippery by forming a groove extending in the axial direction on the entire surface thereof.
- a roller may be provided to assist the transport of the hydrophilic sheet 10 as.
- the manufacturing apparatus 1 has the duct 3 as a conveyance part which conveys the raw material of the accumulation body 100a, as shown to FIG. 4 and FIG.
- the duct 3 extends from the defibrating unit 2 to the rotary drum 4, and the opening on the downstream side of the duct 3 covers the outer peripheral surface 4f located in the space A of the rotary drum 4 maintained at a negative pressure.
- the duct 3 has a top plate 31 forming a top surface, a bottom plate 32 forming a bottom surface, and both side walls 33 and 34 forming both side surfaces.
- the absorber 100 is directed toward the outer peripheral surface 4f of the rotary drum 4. Air flow is made to flow the raw materials of That is, the inside of the duct 3 is a flow passage 30.
- the manufacturing apparatus 1 for manufacturing the absorber 100 including the absorbent particles 10 c is an absorption that supplies the absorbent particles 10 c to the inside of the duct 3 to the top plate 31 of the duct 3.
- the absorbent particle dispersion tube 36 the absorbent particles 10 c are discharged from the dispersion port provided at the tip of the absorbent particle dispersion tube 36 via a device such as a screw feeder (not shown), and supplied to the inside of the duct 3. It is supposed to be The amount of the absorbent particles 10c supplied to the absorbent particle scattering tube 36 can be adjusted by an apparatus such as each screw feeder.
- the amount of the absorbent particles 10c dispersed in the flow path 30 can be freely adjusted by adjusting the supply amount of the absorbent particles 10c to the absorbent particle distribution tube 36 by an apparatus such as a screw feeder, and the result is The mixing ratio of the absorbent particles 10c in the hydrophilic fibers 10a and the synthetic fibers 10b can be freely adjusted.
- the absorbent particle scattering tube 36 is disposed between the defibrating unit 2 and the supply unit 5 of the synthetic fiber 10b, the absorption particle scattering tube 36 absorbs the absorption in the aggregate 100a by changing the arrangement position of the absorbent particle scattering tube 36. The distribution of the sexing particles 10c can be adjusted.
- the absorptivity in the thickness direction (Z direction) of the aggregate 100a by changing the height (the distance between the top plate 31 and the spout of the absorbent particle scattering tube 36) of the scattering particle of the absorbent particle scattering tube 36
- the distribution of particles 10c can be adjusted.
- the manufacturing apparatus 1 has a rotating drum 4 as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5.
- the rotary drum 4 has an accumulation recess 41 as an accumulation portion for accumulating the raw materials of the absorber on the outer peripheral surface 4 f to form an accumulation body 100 a ′.
- the rotary drum 4 has a cylindrical shape, and receives power from a motor (not shown) such as a motor, and a member 40 forming the outer peripheral surface 4f rotates in the direction of arrow R1 about a horizontal axis.
- the rotary drum 4 has a member 40 forming the outer peripheral surface 4 f and a drum main body 42 located inside the member 40. The drum body 42 is fixed and does not rotate.
- the accumulation recess 41 of the rotating drum 4 is formed in the member 40 forming the outer peripheral surface 4 f, and is continuously disposed over the entire circumference of the rotating drum 4 in the circumferential direction (2Y direction).
- 2Y is the circumferential direction of the rotary drum 4
- X is the width direction of the rotary drum 4 (direction parallel to the rotation axis of the rotary drum 4).
- the stacking recess 41 of the manufacturing apparatus 1 is continuously disposed over the entire circumference of the rotary drum 4 in the circumferential direction 2Y, but at predetermined intervals in the circumferential direction 2Y of the rotary drum 4. It may be in the form of being disposed in plural.
- the drum main body 42 of the rotary drum 4 has a plurality of mutually independent spaces, as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, and has, for example, three spaces A to C.
- the spaces A to C are partitioned by a plate provided from the rotary shaft side of the rotary drum 4 toward the outer peripheral surface 4 f side.
- An intake fan (not shown) as an intake mechanism is connected to the rotary drum 4, and the pressure of a plurality of partitioned spaces in the rotary drum 4 can be adjusted by driving the intake fan.
- the suction force of the area corresponding to the space A which is the upstream area located in the area covered by the outer peripheral surface 4f with the duct 3 is compared with the area corresponding to the spaces B to C which is the downstream area.
- the space A maintained at a negative pressure of the drum main body 42 may be further divided into a plurality of sections so that the pressure can be adjusted for each finely divided space.
- the space B of the drum main body 42 is further divided into a plurality of spaces, and the pressure can be adjusted for each of the finely divided spaces. It is possible to adjust the negative pressure region to a position slightly before the accumulation recess 41 passes through the duct 3.
- the bottom surface of the accumulation recess 41 is formed of a porous member (not shown), and the accumulation recess 41 in the outer peripheral surface 4 f passes over the space maintained at a negative pressure in the rotating drum 4.
- the porous member functions as a suction hole for sucking the raw material of the absorber 100.
- the manufacturing apparatus 1 is provided with the supply part 5 which supplies the sheet piece 10bh to the inside of the duct 3, as shown to FIG. 4 and FIG.
- the supply unit 5 has cutter blades 51 and 52 for cutting the fiber sheet 10bs in a first direction (Y direction) and a second direction (X direction) at a predetermined length to form a sheet piece 10bh.
- the supply unit 5 includes a first cutter roller 53 having a plurality of cutter blades 51 for cutting in a first direction, and a second cutter roller 54 having a plurality of cutter blades 52 for cutting in a second direction. doing.
- the supply unit 5 includes one receiving roller 55 disposed to face the first cutter roller 53 and the second cutter roller 54.
- the entire outer periphery of the first cutter roller 53 is continuously provided along the circumferential direction of the first cutter roller 53.
- a plurality of extending cutter blades 51, 51, 51,... are arranged in the axial direction (X direction) of the first cutter roller 53.
- the first cutter roller 53 is adapted to rotate in the direction of arrow R3 in response to power from a motor such as a motor. The distance between the cutter blades 51, 51, 51, ...
- the width of the sheet piece 10bh formed by cutting (the length in the short direction, the length in the X direction) Generally correspond to the More precisely, since the fiber sheet 10bs is cut in a state of being shrunk in the width direction X depending on the tension during sheet conveyance, the tension is released in the finished sheet piece 10bh, so that the cutter blade In some cases, the width of the sheet piece 10bh may be wider than the interval between 51, 51, 51,.
- the second cutter roller 54 On the surface of the second cutter roller 54, as shown in FIGS. 4 to 6, a plurality of members extending continuously along the axial direction of the second cutter roller 54 and over the entire width of the second cutter roller 54 The cutter blades 52, 52, 52,... Are spaced in the circumferential direction of the second cutter roller 54.
- the second cutter roller 54 receives power from a motor such as a motor and rotates in the direction of arrow R4.
- the receiving roller 55 is a flat roller whose surface is flat as shown in FIG. 4 to FIG.
- the receiving roller 55 receives power from a motor such as a motor and rotates in the direction of the arrow R5.
- the supply unit 5 receives the receiving roller 55 and the first cutter roller 53 from the upstream side to the downstream side in the rotational direction (the direction of the arrow R5) on the opposing surface of the receiving roller 55. And a first cutter roller 53 for cutting the fiber sheet 10bs in the first direction, and a plurality of strip-shaped sheet pieces 10bh1 extending in the first direction which are cut in the first direction.
- a nip roller 57, which is supplied between the receiving roller 55 and the second cutter roller 54, and a second cutter roller 54, which cuts the continuous sheet piece 10bh1 in the second direction, are provided in this order.
- the supply unit 5 has a feed roller (not shown) for conveying the fiber sheet 10 bs, and the feed roller supplies the fiber sheet 10 bs between the receiving roller 55 and the first cutter roller 53.
- the feed roller is configured to be rotated by a drive device such as a servomotor, for example. From the viewpoint of preventing the slip of the fiber sheet 10bs, the feed roller is made less slippery by forming a groove extending in the axial direction on its surface over the entire circumference or applying a coating treatment for improving the frictional force over the entire circumference May be It may be difficult to slip by nipping between the nip roller and the feed roller.
- the supply unit 5 has a suction nozzle 58 for suctioning the sheet piece 10bh formed by the second cutter roller 54.
- the suction nozzle 58 has its suction port 581 located below the second cutter roller 54, that is, the rotation direction of the second cutter roller 54 relative to the closest point of contact between the second cutter roller 54 and the receiving roller 55 (arrow R4 Direction) is located downstream. Further, the suction nozzle 58 has its suction port 581 extending over the entire width of the second cutter roller 54.
- the suction roller 581 of the receiving roller 55 and the second cutter roller 54 is arranged such that the suction port 581 of the suction nozzle 58 faces between the receiving roller 55 and the second cutter roller 54. It is preferable to arrange below. Then, from the viewpoint of further improving the suction performance of the sheet piece 10bh, the suction port 581 of the suction nozzle 58 views the receiving roller 55 and the second cutter roller 54 from the side as shown in FIG. It is preferable to cover the outer surface of the second cutter roller 54 so that the arc length of the suction port 581 facing the second cutter roller 54 is longer than the arc length of the suction port 581 facing the.
- the suction nozzle 58 is connected to the top plate 31 side of the duct 3 via a suction pipe 59, as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5.
- the sheet piece 10 bh sucked from the suction port 581 of the suction nozzle 58 is supplied to the inside of the duct 3 from the middle of the duct 3 via the suction pipe 59.
- the connecting position of the suction pipe 59 and the duct 3 is located between the defibrating unit 2 side and the rotary drum 4 side in the duct 3, and is located downstream of the absorbent particle scattering pipe 36 in the duct 3. ing.
- the connection position of the suction pipe 59 and the duct 3 is not limited to this.
- the connection position between the suction pipe 59 and the duct 3 may not be the top plate 31 side of the duct 3 but the bottom plate 32 side.
- the pressing belt 7 is disposed along the outer peripheral surface 4 f adjacent to the downstream side of the position of the duct 3 and located in the space B of the rotating drum 4.
- the space B is set to a negative pressure or pressure zero (atmospheric pressure) weaker than the space A of the rotary drum 4.
- the presser belt 7 is an endless air-permeable or non-air-permeable belt, and is stretched over the rollers 71 and 72 so as to rotate along with the rotation of the rotary drum 4.
- the pressing belt 7 can hold the absorbent core 100 a in the accumulation recess 41 in the accumulation recess 41 until the absorbent core 100 a is transferred onto the vacuum conveyor 8.
- the vacuum conveyor 8 is disposed below the rotary drum 4 as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5 and is located in a space C set to a weak positive pressure or zero pressure (atmospheric pressure) of the rotary drum 4. It is distribute
- the vacuum conveyor 8 is opposed to an endless air-permeable belt 83 stretched over the drive roller 81 and the driven rollers 82 and 82 and an outer peripheral surface 4 f located in the space C of the rotary drum 4 with the air-permeable belt 83 interposed therebetween. And a vacuum box 84 arranged at a position. On the vacuum conveyor 8, a core wrap sheet 100b made of tissue paper, liquid permeable nonwoven fabric or the like is introduced.
- the core wrap sheet 100 b and the core wrap sheet 100 b in the width direction so as to cover the stacked body 100 a ′ placed on one surface of the core wrap sheet 100 b downstream of the vacuum conveyor 8. It has a folding guide plate (not shown) to be folded back.
- the folding guide plate (not shown) is to form the precursor 101 of the absorber by folding the both sides along the transport direction of the core wrap sheet 100b onto the stack 100a '.
- the press unit 700 is disposed on the downstream side of the folding guide plate (not shown) as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5.
- the press unit 700 has a pair of flat rollers 701 a and 701 b made of metal, the surface of which is flat, and at least one of the rollers is configured to be rotated by a driving device (not shown).
- a servomotor etc. are mentioned as said drive device. From the viewpoint of pressing the entire precursor 101 formed using a folding guide plate (not shown), it is preferable that both of the pair of flat rollers 701a and 701b be rotated by the driving device.
- both of the pair of flat rollers 701a and 701b may be driven directly by the drive device, or one roller is driven by the drive device, and the other roller is driven via the transmission means such as a gear.
- the pair of flat rollers 701a and 701b are configured to move one flat roller 701a in a direction away from the other flat roller 701b by a gap adjustment device (not shown), thereby adjusting the gap between the rollers.
- a gap adjustment apparatus the space
- the manufacturing apparatus 1 is equipped with the cutting device (not shown) downstream from the press part 700, and each absorber 100 is manufactured by this cutting device.
- the cutting device for example, in the production of absorbent articles such as sanitary napkins, light incontinence pads, panty liners, diapers, etc., those conventionally used for cutting absorbent continuous bodies may be used without particular limitations. it can.
- a cutting device for example, a cutter roller provided with a cutting blade on a pair of peripheral surfaces and an anvil roller having a smooth peripheral surface for receiving the cutting blade can be mentioned.
- the manufacturing method of the absorber 100 is, as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, a conveying step of conveying a plurality of sheet pieces 10bh to the accumulation recess 41 as the accumulation portion using the duct 3 as the conveyance portion; A plurality of sheet pieces 10bh transported in the process are accumulated in the accumulation recess 41 to form an accumulation body 100a 'which is a component member of the absorber 100, and the formed accumulation body 100a' And a pressing step of pressing in the thickness direction.
- the manufacturing method of the absorber 100 of this embodiment is equipped with the disentanglement process of obtaining the hydrophilic fiber 10a by disentangling the strip
- the manufacturing method of the absorber 100 of this embodiment is obtained by the cutting process which cut
- the manufacturing method of the absorber 100 is explained in full detail.
- an intake fan (not shown) connected to each of the space A in the rotating drum 4 and the inside of the vacuum box 84 for the vacuum conveyor 8 is operated to a negative pressure.
- a negative pressure By making the space A negative pressure, an air flow for conveying the raw material of the absorber 100 to the outer peripheral surface 4 f of the rotating drum 4 is generated in the duct 3.
- the defibrator 21 and the rotary drum 4 are rotated, and the first cutter roller 53, the second cutter roller 54 and the receiving roller 55 are rotated, and the pressing belt 7 and the vacuum conveyor 8 are operated.
- a belt-like hydrophilic sheet 10as is supplied to a fibrillation machine 21 using a pair of feed rollers 23, 23, and the fibrillation process is carried out to obtain the hydrophilic fiber 10a.
- the hydrophilic fiber 10 a which is a disintegrated fiber material, is supplied from the disintegration device 21 to the duct 3.
- the pair of feed rollers 23, 23 is configured to control the supply speed of the hydrophilic sheet 10as to the fibrillating machine 21.
- the supply of the hydrophilic sheet 10 as to the disintegration device 21 is performed in a controlled manner.
- the manufacturing method of the absorber 100 has a cutting process separately from a fibrillation process.
- the first cutter roller 53 provided with the cutter blade 51 for cutting the fiber sheet 10bs in the first direction (Y direction) and the second direction (X direction)
- the sheet is cut using the second cutter roller 54 provided with the cutter blade 52 to form the sheet piece 10bh.
- the first cutter roller 53 for cutting the fiber sheet 10bs in the first direction, the second cutter roller 54 for cutting in the second direction, the first cutter roller 53 and the second cutter roller By using one receiving roller 55 disposed opposite to 54, the fiber sheet 10bs is introduced between the first cutter roller 53 and the receiving roller 55, and cut into a predetermined length in the first direction.
- the sheet strip continuum 10bh1 is formed, and the formed sheet strip continuum 10bh1 is conveyed by the receiving roller 55 and cut between the second cutter roller 54 and the receiving roller 55 in the second direction at a predetermined length.
- the sheet piece 10bh is formed.
- the cutting process of the present embodiment will be specifically described.
- the fiber sheet 10bs is conveyed using a feed roller (not shown).
- the feed roller is configured to control the transport speed of the fiber sheet 10bs.
- the transport speed of the fiber sheet 10bs is controlled and carried out.
- the fiber sheet 10 bs conveyed by the feed roller is introduced between the receiving roller 55 and the first cutter roller 53 via the free roller 56.
- the fiber sheet 10bs is introduced between the receiving roller 55, which is a flat roller that rotates in the direction of arrow R5, and the first cutter roller 53, which rotates in the direction of arrow R3.
- a position at which the fiber sheet 10bs is spaced in the second direction by a plurality of cutter blades 51, 51, 51,... Extending in one direction and spaced in the second direction.
- Cutting in the first direction By cutting in this manner, a plurality of sheet piece continuous members 10bh1 extending in the first direction juxtaposed in the second direction are formed.
- the plurality of cutter blades 51, 51, 51,... are arranged on the surface of the first cutter roller 53 at equal intervals in the second direction. Accordingly, since the fiber sheets 10bs are cut at equal intervals, a plurality of continuous sheet pieces 10bh1 having the same width (length in the second direction) are formed.
- the average width of the continuous sheet piece 10bh1 formed in the cutting step is preferably 0.1 mm or more and 10 mm or less from the viewpoint of securing dimensions necessary for the sheet piece 10bh to exhibit a predetermined effect, etc.
- the diameter is more preferably 0.3 mm or more and 6 mm or less, and particularly preferably 0.5 mm or more and 5 mm or less.
- the width of the continuous sheet piece 10bh1 cut by the first cutter roller 53 corresponds to the length of the short side of the finally formed sheet piece 10bh.
- the width of the continuous sheet piece 10bh1 cut by the first cutter roller 53 may be cut so as to correspond to the length of the longitudinal side of the finally formed sheet piece 10bh.
- the average width of the continuous sheet piece 10bh1 cut by the first cutter roller 53 is preferably 0.3 mm or more and 30 mm or less, more preferably 1 mm or more and 15 mm or less, and 2 mm or more It is particularly preferable that the diameter is 10 mm or less.
- the formed plurality of continuous sheet pieces 10bh1 are conveyed on the circumferential surface of the receiving roller 55 rotating in the direction of the arrow R5, conveyed between the receiving roller 55 and the nip roller 57, and received via the nip roller 57. It is introduced between 55 and the second cutter roller 54.
- a plurality of sheet piece continuous bodies 10bh1 extending in one direction are introduced, and extend over the entire width of the roller toward the second direction on the surface of the second cutter roller 54 and the rotation direction of the second cutter roller 54 Cut a plurality of sheet piece continuum 10bh1 intermittently in the first direction over the second direction by the plurality of cutter blades 52, 52, 52,... .
- a plurality of rectangular sheet pieces 10bh whose length in the first direction is longer than the length in the second direction are formed.
- the plurality of cutter blades 52, 52, 52,... are arranged on the surface at equal intervals in the circumferential direction of the second cutter roller 54, respectively. Therefore, since the plurality of continuous sheet pieces 10bh1 are cut at equal intervals, a plurality of rectangular sheet pieces 10bh having the same length in the first direction are formed.
- the average length of the sheet pieces 10bh formed in the cutting step is preferably 0.3 mm or more and 30 mm or less from the viewpoint of securing dimensions necessary for the sheet pieces 10bh to exhibit a predetermined effect, and is 1 mm.
- the diameter is more preferably 15 mm or less, and particularly preferably 2 mm to 10 mm.
- the length of the sheet piece 10bh cut by the second cutter roller 54 corresponds to the length of the side in the longitudinal direction of the sheet piece 10bh.
- the length of the sheet piece 10bh cut by the second cutter roller 54 may be cut so as to correspond to the length of the side of the sheet piece 10bh in the short direction.
- the length (width) of the sheet piece 10bh cut by the cutter roller 54 is preferably 0.1 mm or more and 10 mm or less, more preferably 0.3 mm or more and 6 mm or less, and more preferably 0.5 mm or more and 5 mm It is particularly preferred that
- the fiber sheet 10bs is cut in the first direction and cut in the second direction at a predetermined length to obtain the sheet piece 10bh, so the size of the sheet piece 10bh obtained is set to the intended size. It is easy to adjust, and it is easy to manufacture a large number of sheet pieces 10bh of the same size with high accuracy. Even if the sheet piece 10bh is formed by cutting in the first direction or the second direction using the first cutter roller 53 having the cutter blade 51 or the second cutter roller 54 having the cutter blade 52, it is formed In the sheet piece 10bh to be cut, fluff due to the synthetic fiber may be generated by cutting. In addition, the cutter blades 51 and 52 may be abraded and degraded, so that the fiber sheet 10bs may not be cut well and a plurality of sheet pieces 10bh may be connected.
- a suction process of suctioning the long sheet piece 10bh in the first direction obtained in the cutting process and supplying it to the inside of the duct 3 is performed.
- the supply unit 5 rotates the second cutter roller 54 below the second cutter roller 54, that is, the second cutter roller 54 rather than the closest point between the second cutter roller 54 and the receiving roller 55.
- the suction nozzle 58 is provided with a suction port 581 on the downstream side in the direction (direction of arrow R4). In the suction step, the suction nozzle 58 is used to suck the sheet piece 10bh obtained by cutting with the second cutter roller 54.
- the suction port of the suction nozzle 58 on the downstream side of the second cutter roller 54 that is, on the downstream side of the second cutter roller 54 in the rotational direction R4 with respect to the nearest point of the second cutter roller 54 and the receiving roller 55.
- the plurality of sheet pieces 10bh cut and formed by the second cutter roller 54 and the receiving roller 55 can be efficiently sucked.
- the sheet piece 10bh supplied to the inside of the duct 3 is carried to the accumulation recess 41 by the air flow using the duct 3 in the carrying step.
- the sheet piece 10bh with fluff formed on the periphery is formed or a plurality of sheet pieces 10bh are in a row
- the sheet pieces 10bh in which the fluffs are formed are connected to each other, and there is a possibility that a block 10K of the sheet pieces 10bh as illustrated in FIG. 7 is formed.
- the sheet piece 10bh is transported to the accumulation recess 41 of the outer peripheral surface 4f of the rotary drum 4 in a scattering state by the air flow generated inside the duct 3.
- the sheet piece 10bh sucked in the suction step is supplied to the inside of the duct 3 through the suction pipe 59.
- an air flow for conveying the raw material of the absorber 100 toward the outer peripheral surface 4 f of the rotary drum 4 has already been generated. Therefore, the plurality of sheet pieces 10 bh are supplied to the inside of the duct 3 at a position midway in the flow direction of the air flow in the duct 3.
- the lumps 10K of the sheet pieces 10bh that collided with the air flow were formed by connecting the sheet pieces 10bh due to excessive entanglement or cutting failure due to fluff formed at the time of cutting due to the impact of contact with the air flow.
- the parts and the like are disassembled, and the sheet pieces are separated into the individual sheet pieces 10bh and transported in the scattering state toward the downstream side.
- the sheet pieces 10bh are separated and transported in the scattered state into the individual sheet pieces 10bh, so it is easy to stably manufacture the aggregate 100a ′ in which the sheet pieces 10bh are uniformly distributed. .
- Absorbent body 100 manufactured by the manufacturing method of an absorbent body contains hydrophilic fiber 10a.
- the sheet piece 10bh obtained in the cutting step and the hydrophilic fiber 10a obtained in the defibrating step are transported to the accumulation recess 41 while being mixed. While being conveyed to the accumulation recess 41, the sheet piece 10bh and the hydrophilic fiber 10a are caused to collide in the air flow to enhance the scattering state of the sheet piece 10bh. And the sheet piece 10bh and the hydrophilic fiber 10a are conveyed by an air flow in the scattering state where both were mixed.
- the hydrophilic fiber 10a and the sheet piece 10bh are respectively supplied at different positions along the flow direction of the air flow inside the duct 3 (the flow path 30), and the hydrophilic fiber 10a is a sheet piece It supplies and conveys on the upstream side of the flow direction of the air flow from the position to supply 10 bh. That is, as shown in FIG. 4 and FIG. 5, the fibrillation machine 21 used in the fibrillation step is disposed on the upstream side of the duct 3 with respect to the suction nozzle 58.
- the hydrophilic fibers 10a obtained in the disentanglement step are supplied from the upstream side in the flow direction of the air flow in the duct 3 into the flow path 30 of the duct 3 and a plurality of sheet pieces 10bh subjected to the suction step Are supplied into the flow path 30 of the duct 3 from the middle of the duct 3.
- the hydrophilic fibers 10a supplied from the disintegrating machine 21 into the flow path 30 of the duct 3 are supplied with a plurality of sheet pieces 10bh by the air flow flowing in the flow path 30 of the duct 3
- the sheet is conveyed from the upstream side in the flow direction of the air flow toward the outer peripheral surface 4 f of the rotary drum 4.
- the transport speed Vb of the sheet piece 10bh and the transport speed Va of the hydrophilic fiber 10a are different.
- the velocity component Va1 to the downstream side at the transport velocity Va of the hydrophilic fiber 10a is larger than the velocity component Vb1 to the downstream side at the transport velocity Vb of the sheet piece 10bh.
- the velocity component Va1 on the downstream side of the transport velocity Va of the hydrophilic fiber 10a is the velocity component Vb1 in the horizontal direction when the transport velocity Va is projected as viewed from the side of the duct 3 as shown in FIG.
- the velocity component Va2 in the vertical direction in the horizontal direction is the velocity component Vb1 in the horizontal direction when the transport velocity Va is projected as viewed from the side of the duct 3 as shown in FIG.
- the velocity component Vb1 to the downstream side at the conveying velocity Vb of the sheet piece 10bh is a velocity component in the horizontal direction when the duct 3 is viewed from the side and projected as shown in FIG. It is a horizontal velocity component when it is decomposed into Vb1 and a vertical velocity component Vb2.
- the velocity component Va1 on the downstream side of the hydrophilic fiber 10a is It is larger than the velocity component Vb1 to the downstream side of the sheet piece 10bh.
- the sheet piece 10 bh is supplied to the flow path 30 of the duct 3 by the suction pipe 59 extending in the direction intersecting the flow direction of the air flow of the duct 3. Therefore, the moving speed of the sheet piece 10bh immediately before being supplied to the flow path 30 of the duct 3 does not increase the speed component to the downstream side of the flow direction of the air flow inside the duct 3, so the transport speed of the hydrophilic fiber 10a
- the velocity component Va1 to the downstream side in the flow direction of the air flow at Va tends to be larger than the velocity component Vb1 to the downstream side in the flow direction of the air flow at the conveying speed Vb of the sheet piece 10bh.
- the lump 10K of the sheet piece 10bh collides with the hydrophilic fiber 10a already flowing.
- the lump 10K of the sheet piece 10bh colliding with the hydrophilic fiber 10a is further disentangled by the fluff formed at the time of cutting by the impact of contact with the hydrophilic fiber 10a, and the individual sheets It is separated into pieces 10bh and transported in the scattering state toward the downstream side.
- the lumps 10K of the sheet pieces 10bh collide with the hydrophilic fibers 10a in the air flow, whereby the individual sheet pieces 10bh are further separated and the scattering state is enhanced, and the hydrophilic fibers 10a and the sheet pieces 10bh Are transported by the air flow while being mixed in a scattered state, so that sheet pieces 10bh with fluffs formed in the periphery are formed, or a plurality of sheet pieces 10bh are connected before being supplied to the inside of the duct 3 Even if it is, it is easy to stably manufacture an aggregate 100a 'in which the sheet pieces 10bh and the hydrophilic fibers 10a are uniformly distributed.
- the absorber 100 manufactured by the manufacturing method of the absorber 100 contains the absorptive particle
- the conveying step in addition to the collision between the sheet piece 10bh and the hydrophilic fiber 10a, the sheet piece 10bh obtained in the cutting step and the absorbent particle 10c are conveyed to the accumulation recess 41 while the sheet piece 10bh is being conveyed. And the absorbent particles 10c in the air flow to increase the scattering of the sheet piece 10bh. Then, the sheet piece 10bh and the absorbent particle 10c are transported by the air flow in the scattering state in which both are mixed.
- the absorbent particles 10c and the sheet pieces 10bh are supplied at different positions along the air flow direction, and the absorbent particles 10c are supplied in the flow direction more than the sheet pieces 10bh are supplied.
- Supply upstream That is, as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the absorbent particle scattering pipe 36 is disposed on the upstream side of the duct 3 with respect to the suction nozzle 58.
- the absorbent particles 10c are supplied from the upstream side of the duct 3 into the flow path 30 of the duct 3 from the suction nozzle 58, and the plurality of sheet pieces 10bh subjected to the suction step are It supplies in the flow path 30 of the duct 3 from the downstream side of the duct 3 rather than the arrangement position.
- the absorbent particles 10c supplied from the absorbent particle scattering tube 36 into the flow passage 30 of the duct 3 are supplied with a plurality of sheet pieces 10bh by the air flow flowing in the flow passage 30 of the duct 3 To the outer peripheral surface 4 f of the rotary drum 4 from the upstream side in the flow direction of the air flow from the position where
- the transport speed Vb of the sheet piece 10bh and the transport speed Vc of the absorbent particle 10c are different.
- the velocity component Vc1 to the downstream side at the transport velocity Vc of the absorbent particles 10c is larger than the velocity component Vb1 to the downstream side at the transport velocity Vb of the sheet piece 10bh.
- the velocity component Vc1 on the downstream side of the transport velocity Vc of the absorbent particle 10c is the velocity component Va1 in the horizontal direction when the transport velocity Va is projected as viewed from the side of the duct 3 as shown in FIG.
- the velocity component Va2 in the vertical direction in the horizontal direction is the velocity component Va1 in the horizontal direction when the transport velocity Va is projected as viewed from the side of the duct 3 as shown in FIG.
- the absorbent particles 10c are supplied from the upstream side of the sheet piece 10bh, when the sheet pieces 10bh and the absorbent particles 10c merge, the downstream side of the absorbent particles 10c is provided.
- the velocity component Vc1 is larger than the velocity component Vb1 to the downstream side of the sheet piece 10bh. Therefore, when the lump 10K of the sheet piece 10bh is supplied into the flow path 30 of the duct 3, the lump 10K of the sheet piece 10bh collides with the absorbent particle 10c which has already flowed. As shown in FIG.
- the lump 10K of the sheet piece 10bh colliding with the absorbent particle 10c is further unentangled by the fluff formed at the time of cutting by the impact of contact with the absorbent particle 10c, and individual sheets It is separated into pieces 10bh and transported in the scattering state toward the downstream side.
- the lumps 10K of the sheet pieces 10bh collide with the hydrophilic fibers 10a in the air flow and also collide with the absorbent particles 10c, whereby the individual sheet pieces 10bh are further separated and the scattering state is enhanced.
- the hydrophilic fibers 10a, the sheet pieces 10bh, and the absorbent particles 10c are transported by the air flow while being mixed in a scattered state, so that the aggregate 100a ′ in which the hydrophilic fibers 10a, the sheet pieces 10bh, and the absorbent particles 10c are uniformly distributed. It is easy to manufacture stably. In particular, since the absorbent particles 10c have a larger specific gravity than the sheet pieces 10bh, the individual sheet pieces 10bh are more easily separated.
- the sheet piece 10bh conveyed in the conveyance step is accumulated in the accumulation recess 41 to form an accumulation body 100a '.
- the stacking step not only the sheet pieces 10bh but also the hydrophilic fibers 10a and the absorbent particles 10c are stacked in the stacking recess 41 disposed on the outer peripheral surface 4f of the rotary drum 4 to form a stack 100a '.
- the sheet pieces 10bh, the hydrophilic fibers 10a and the absorbent particles 10c are mixed while being transported in the scattering state toward the accumulation recess 41, so that the sheet pieces 10bh are accumulated in the accumulation recess 41. It distributes in the state where it distributed in the surface direction of crevice 41.
- the sheet piece 10bh, the hydrophilic fiber 10a and the absorbent particle 10c are accumulated in a state where they are mixed in the thickness direction of the accumulation recess 41.
- regions in which the numbers of overlapping sheet pieces 10bh differ from one another across the entire area in the thickness direction are dispersed in the longitudinal direction and width direction of the accumulation body 100a'. Is in a state of
- the longitudinal direction (first direction) of the sheet piece 10bh faces the air flow direction when being conveyed in the conveying direction by the air flow in the conveying step. Are easily transported. Then, in the accumulation step, the sheet is accumulated in the moving accumulation recess 41 while maintaining its orientation. Therefore, an aggregate 100a '(see FIG. 1) in which the longitudinal direction (first direction) of the sheet piece 10bh is directed to the conveyance direction Y of the aggregate 100a' is easily formed.
- the longitudinal direction of the sheet piece 10bh is oriented in the flow direction of the air flow” means that the angle between the longitudinal direction of the sheet piece 10bh and the flow direction is less than 45 degrees.
- the absorber is manufactured with the transport direction Y as the longitudinal direction corresponding to the front-rear direction of the wearer. Therefore, an aggregate 100 a ′ in which the longitudinal direction of the sheet piece 10 bh is oriented in the longitudinal direction of the absorber is easily formed.
- the aggregate 100a in which the hydrophilic fibers 10a are connected in the longitudinal direction of the absorber Is easy to form.
- the hydrophilic fibers 10a are connected in the longitudinal direction, the body fluid is easily diffused in the longitudinal direction in the manufactured absorbent 100, and the entire surface of the absorbent 100 is easily used.
- the sheet pieces 10bh present in the stacked body 100a ′ are oriented in the conveyance direction of the stacked body 100a ′ and the longitudinal direction of the sheet pieces 10bh is present in the stacked body 100a ′
- 70% or more of the sheet pieces 10bh to be cut are oriented in the conveyance direction of the stack 100a 'in the longitudinal direction of the sheet pieces 10bh.
- the longitudinal direction of the sheet piece 10bh is oriented in the conveyance direction of the stack 100a ′ means that the angle between the longitudinal direction of the sheet piece 10bh and the conveyance direction of the stack 100a ′ is less than 45 degrees.
- the sheet pieces 10bh contained in the stack 100a 'formed in this manner have the longitudinal direction of the sheet 10bh facing the longitudinal direction of the absorber 100, and the stack 100a' be in the stack 100a '. It is more preferable that 70% or more of the contained sheet pieces 10bh are oriented in the longitudinal direction of the absorber 100 in the longitudinal direction of the sheet pieces 10bh.
- an aggregate 100 a ′ in which the sheet piece 10 bh and the hydrophilic fiber are dispersed is formed. Since the sheet pieces 10bh larger than the hydrophilic fibers 10a are dispersed and accumulated in the longitudinal direction and the width direction, which are one direction of the accumulation body 100a ', in the accumulation body 100a' formed in this manner (see FIG. 3), a large gap may occur between adjacent sheet pieces 10bh.
- the stacked body 100 a ′ formed in the stacking recess 41 is continuously formed over the entire circumference of the rotary drum 4 in the circumferential direction (2Y direction).
- the accumulated body accumulation body 100a 'obtained in the accumulation step is placed on the band-like core wrap sheet 100b being transported, and is placed on both sides along the transport direction Y of the core wrap sheet 100b.
- a covering step of covering the aggregate 100a 'with the core wrap sheet 100b is performed by folding it so as to cover at least both side portions along the transport direction Y of the aggregate 100a'.
- FIGS. 4 and 5 when the accumulation body 100a 'in the accumulation recess 41 comes to the opposite position of the vacuum box 84 located in the space C of the rotary drum 4, the accumulation 100a' is accumulated by suction from the vacuum box 84. The mold is released from the recess 41.
- the stacked body 100 a ′ separated from the stacking recess 41 is placed on one surface of the band-shaped core wrap sheet 100 b conveyed by the vacuum conveyor 8.
- an aggregate 100a ' extending continuously along the transport direction is placed on the central portion in the width direction of the core wrap sheet 100b.
- one side of one of both sides along the transport direction of the core wrap sheet 100b is folded inward in the width direction by the folding guide plate (not shown) onto the stack 100a ′, The sides of the sheet are folded inward in the width direction by the folding guide plate onto the stack 100a '.
- the coating step of forming the band-shaped absorbent precursor 101 formed by coating the aggregate 100a 'with the core wrap sheet 100b is performed in this manner.
- the stacked body 100a ′ placed on one surface of the core wrap sheet 100b is a core wrap sheet 100b from the viewpoint of directing the longitudinal direction (Y direction) of the sheet piece 10bh in the conveyance direction of the stacked body 100a ′. It is preferable that the core wrap sheet 100b be transported in the transport direction with tension applied in the transport direction. As described above, the stacked body 100a 'is stretched in the transport direction by being transported with tension applied in the transport direction of the core wrap sheet 100b, but at this time, the number of sheet pieces 10bh is relatively large.
- the region in which the number of hydrophilic fibers 10a is small that is, the region in which the connections between the hydrophilic fibers 10a are weak is mainly extended, the density of the hydrophilic fibers 10a in this region is further reduced. Then, in the pressing step described later, it becomes easy to form a coarse / dense structure having a larger difference in density.
- a pressing step is performed to press the stack 100 a ′ in the thickness direction over the entire surface.
- a band-like absorbent precursor 101 formed by covering the aggregate 100 a ′ with the core wrap sheet 100 b is introduced between the pair of flat rolls 701 a and 701 b of the press unit 700, and the absorbent The precursor 101 is pressed in the thickness direction over the whole.
- the pressing step while conveying the precursor 101, the precursor is pressed along the conveyance direction and is pressed over the entire region in the width direction. As described above, in the precursor 101 before pressing, a large gap may be formed between adjacent sheet pieces 10bh in the stack 100a ′ (see FIG. 3), and the precursor 101 is pressed.
- the large gap is easily crushed, and the gap between the constituent fibers is likely to be an integrated body 100a substantially uniformed. Therefore, the large clearance to such an extent that the body prevents the spread of the body fluid when the body fluid is absorbed can be reduced, and an absorber having excellent absorption performance can be manufactured.
- the sheet piece 10bh is oriented in the conveyance direction of the aggregate 100a ′, and the entire precursor 101 is uniformly pressed to form a dense and dense structure while conveying the precursor 101. It is preferable to press in a state in which tension is applied in the transport direction.
- the pressing step it is preferable to press with a pressing force to such an extent as to form a rough and dense structure.
- a gap adjusting device (not shown) is used between the pair of press rolls 701a and 701b according to the thickness of the precursor 101 from the viewpoint of the balance between the formation of an effective coarse / dense structure and the curing of the absorber. It is preferable to adjust the distance and press the precursor 101.
- the ratio ((701 d / 101 t) ⁇ 100) (see FIG.
- the distance (701 d) between the pair of press rolls 701 a and 701 b to the thickness (101 t) of the precursor 101 is preferably 1% or more, and 5% or more Is more preferable, 50% or less is preferable, 30% or less is more preferable, 1% or more and 50% or less is preferable, and 5% or more and 30% or less is more preferable.
- the band-like absorbers are cut at predetermined intervals in the transport direction by a cutting device (not shown) to manufacture individual absorbers 100.
- the absorbent body 100 manufactured in this manner has a small / small gap formed by the sheet pieces 10 bh, and has a roughly dense structure in which the gap is substantially uniform.
- the body part can be absorbed quickly in the rough structure part and the body fluid can be diffused in the dense part, so that the absorption performance is improved.
- the heating process of heating the fiber sheet 10bs and making it thicker than the thickness before a heating before the cutting process mentioned above is carried out, for example, on the fiber sheet 10bs using a heating unit (not shown) having a heating blower (not shown) and a hot air suction box (not shown) and a cooling zone (not shown). Heat treatment is performed by blowing hot air or steam.
- a heating unit not shown
- a heating blower not shown
- a hot air suction box not shown
- a cooling zone not shown
- Heat treatment is performed by blowing hot air or steam.
- the thickness of the fiber sheet 10bs is measured by the following method. For example, a sample having a predetermined area is cut out from the fiber sheet 10bs, and a load of 0.05 kPa is applied, and measurement is performed using a thickness measuring device. As a thickness measuring instrument, for example, a laser displacement meter manufactured by OMRON Corporation can be used. The thickness is measured at 10 points, and their average value is calculated to be the thickness of the fiber sheet 10bs. In addition, the thickness of the fiber sheet 10bs can also be measured by enlarging the cross section of the cut sample with a digital microscope or the like. However, the thickness of the fiber sheet 10bs subjected to the heat treatment is preferably larger than the thickness of the fiber sheet 10bs before heating, even if the measurement method is not limited to the above method.
- hot air or steam blowing by heating blower with the heating unit preferably has its temperature is above the glass transition point T g of the synthetic fibers 10b constituting the fiber sheet 10bs, More preferably, it is T g + 3 ° C. or higher.
- the upper limit temperature of the hot air or steam to be blown is preferably less than the melting point T m of the synthetic fiber 10 b constituting the fiber sheet 10 bs, and more preferably T m ⁇ 3 ° C. or less.
- the present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, and can be modified as appropriate.
- the covering process is included. It is not necessary to have it.
- the formed aggregate 100 a ′ may be directly pressed in the thickness direction throughout the entire assembly in the pressing step.
- the whole precursor 101 was pressed in the thickness direction using the press part 700 which has a pair of flat roll 701a, 701b, it replaces with a pair of flat roll 701a, 701b,
- the precursor 101 may be pressed using pressing means such as a pair of pressing plates or a pair of conveyor belts.
- the fibrillation process which disintegrates beltlike hydrophilic sheet 10as using the fibrillation machine 21 and obtains the hydrophilic fiber 10a is provided, this fibrillation process is provided. It does not have to be.
- the absorptive particle 10c is supplied using the absorptive particle dispersion tube 36, it is not necessary to supply the absorptive particle 10c.
- the fiber sheet 10 bs is cut using the first cutter roller 53 and the second cutter roller 54 to manufacture sheet pieces 10 bh of the same size.
- a cutter mill type pulverizer may be used.
- the fiber sheet 10bs may be cut to form a sheet piece 10bh.
- the first cutter roller 53 and the second cutter roller 54 are used, but instead of the two cutter rollers, in the first direction A single cutter roller provided with the cutter blade 51 for cutting and the cutter blade 52 for cutting in the second direction on the same circumferential surface may be used.
- the shape of the manufactured aggregate 100 a may be flexibly changed by changing the shape of the accumulation recess 41. Moreover, you may hydrophilize the fiber used for the synthetic fiber 10b.
- a method of manufacturing an absorbent containing synthetic fiber comprising: conveying step of conveying a plurality of sheet pieces containing synthetic fiber to a stacking unit using a conveying unit; and a plurality of the sheet pieces conveyed in the conveying step
- a manufacturing method of an absorber comprising: a stacking step of stacking in the stacking portion to form a stacked body which is a component member of the absorber; and a pressing step of pressing the stack in a thickness direction over the whole.
- the process comprises a disintegrating step of disintegrating a belt-like hydrophilic sheet to obtain a hydrophilic fiber, and in the transporting step, the plurality of sheet pieces and the hydrophilic fiber obtained in the disintegrating step are mixed while being mixed.
- the manufacturing method of the absorber as described in said ⁇ 1> which conveys to an accumulation part and accumulates the said sheet piece and the said hydrophilic fiber in the said accumulation part in the said accumulation process, and forms the said accumulation body.
- regions in which the numbers of the plurality of sheet pieces overlapping each other across the entire area in the thickness direction of the stack differ from one another are present in the longitudinal direction of the stack and in the lateral direction orthogonal to the longitudinal direction. Forming the aggregate, and pressing the aggregate in the pressing step to form an absorbent having a distribution of the presence density of the hydrophilic fibers in each of the longitudinal direction and the lateral direction of the aggregate.
- the manufacturing method of the absorber as described in said ⁇ 2> The manufacturing method of the absorber as described in said ⁇ 2>.
- ⁇ 4> In the pressing step, using a pair of flat rollers, adjusting the distance between the pair of flat rollers to 50% or less of the thickness of the stack, and pressing the stack, the above ⁇ 1> to ⁇ 3.
- ⁇ 5> In the pressing step, a pair of flat rollers is used, and the ratio of the distance between the pair of press rolls to the thickness of the stack is preferably 1% or more, more preferably 5% or more, and preferably 50% or less. % Or less is more preferable, 1% to 50% is preferable, and 5% to 30% is more preferable.
- the absorbent body manufacturing method according to any one of ⁇ 1> to ⁇ 4>, in which the stack is transported while being pressed in a state in which tension in the transport direction is applied.
- the strip-like fiber sheet is cut using a first cutter roller provided with a cutter blade for cutting in the first direction to form a strip-like continuous sheet piece, and the second direction
- the first direction is a direction in which the band-like fiber sheet is conveyed in the cutting step
- the average length of each of the sheet pieces formed in the cutting step is preferably 0.3 mm or more and 30 mm or less, more preferably 1 mm or more and 15 mm or less, and particularly preferably 2 mm or more and 10 mm or less
- the average width of each of the sheet pieces formed in the cutting step is preferably 0.1 mm or more and 10 mm or less, more preferably 0.3 mm or more and 6 mm or less, and 0.5 mm or more and 5 mm or less
- the method for producing an absorbent according to any one of the above ⁇ 7> to ⁇ 10> which is particularly preferable.
- ⁇ 12> And heating the band-shaped fiber sheet so as to be thicker than the thickness before heating, and cutting the band-shaped fiber sheet heated in the heating step to form the sheet piece in the cutting step.
- ⁇ 13> In the said heating process, the manufacturing method of the absorber as described in said ⁇ 12> which sprays and heats a hot air or water vapor
- the hot air or the steam is preferably that the temperature is said synthetic fiber glass transition temperature T g above constituting the fibrous sheet, still more preferably T g + 3 ° C.
- the accumulation step 50% or more of the sheet pieces present in the accumulation body are accumulated in the accumulation portion so that the longitudinal direction of the sheet pieces is directed to the conveyance direction of the accumulation body, and the accumulation body is The manufacturing method of the absorber as described in said ⁇ 16> which is formed.
- the accumulation step it is preferable that 50% or more of the sheet pieces present in the accumulation body have the longitudinal direction of the sheet pieces directed in the conveyance direction of the accumulation body; It is more preferable that 70% or more of the sheet pieces have the longitudinal direction of the sheet pieces directed in the conveyance direction of the stack, and the method for manufacturing an absorbent body according to ⁇ 17>.
- the accumulation step it is preferable that 50% or more of the sheet pieces contained in the accumulation body have the longitudinal direction of the sheet pieces directed in the longitudinal direction of the absorber, and the above-mentioned inclusion in the accumulation body It is more preferable that 70% or more of the sheet pieces have the longitudinal direction of the sheet pieces oriented in the longitudinal direction of the absorber, and the method for producing the absorber according to ⁇ 17> or ⁇ 18>.
- the stack is placed on the band-like core wrap sheet being transported, and the transport direction of the stack is placed on both sides along the transport direction of the core wrap sheet.
- the manufacturing method of the absorbent body according to ⁇ 20> wherein the core wrap sheet is folded at both sides along the transport direction of the core wrap sheet so that the core wrap sheet is covered with the core wrap sheet so as to at least cover both sides.
- the covering step the stacked body placed on one surface of the core wrap sheet is transported together with the core wrap sheet in a state in which a tension is applied in the transport direction of the core wrap sheet, to ⁇ 21>
- the manufacturing method of the described absorber ⁇ 23>
- the pressing step the method for producing an absorbent body according to any one of ⁇ 20> to ⁇ 22>, wherein the stacked body coated with the core wrap sheet is pressed.
- an absorber excellent in absorption performance can be manufactured.
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Description
フェザー剃刀(品番FAS‐10、フェザー安全剃刀(株)製)を用いて吸収体100を厚み方向Zに切断する。吸収体100の切断面を、走査電子顕微鏡を用いて拡大観察(繊維断面が30~60本程度計測できる倍率に調整;150~500倍)し、一定面積当たり(0.5mm2程度)の前記切断面によって切断されている繊維の断面数を数える。測定は厚み方向に沿って3箇所行い、平均してその位置での親水性繊維10aの存在密度とする。なお、走査電子顕微鏡としては、日本電子(株)社製のJCM-5100(商品名)を用いる。
また、後述する第1方向とは、搬送方向Yに延びる方向であり、搬送方向Yとのなす角が45度未満の範囲で延びる方向を意味している。本実施形態では、第1方向は搬送方向Yと平行な方向に一致している。
また、後述する第2方向とは、第1方向に交差する方向である。本実施形態では、第1方向に直交する方向であり、搬送する繊維シート10bs及び吸収体100の幅方向Xと平行な方向に一致している。
たとえば、繊維シート10bsから所定の面積のサンプルを切り出し、0.05kPaの荷重を加えた状態で、厚み測定器を用いて測定する。厚み測定器としては、たとえばオムロン社製のレーザー変位計を用いることができる。厚み測定は、10点測定し、それらの平均値を算出して繊維シート10bsの厚さとする。その他に、切り出したサンプルの断面をデジタルマイクロスコープ等により拡大することで、繊維シート10bsの厚さを測定することもできる。但し、上記方法に限らず、他の測定方法であっても、加熱処理の施された繊維シート10bsの厚さが加熱前の繊維シート10bsの厚さよりも厚くなっていることが好ましい。
例えば、上述した吸収体100の製造方法においては、形成された集積体100a’をコアラップシート100bで被覆して吸収体100の前駆体101を形成する被覆工程を備えているが、被覆工程を備えていなくてもよい。被覆工程を備えていない場合、プレス工程で、形成された集積体100a’をその全体に亘り厚み方向に直接プレスすればよい。
また、カッターローラを用いずに、第1方向(Y方向)に切断するカッター刃51を備えるプレス機と、第2方向(X方向)に切断するカッター刃52を備えるプレス機とを用いて、繊維シート10bsを切断してシート片10bhを形成してもよい。
合成繊維を含む吸収体の製造方法であって、合成繊維を含む複数のシート片を、搬送部を用いて集積部まで搬送する搬送工程と、前記搬送工程で搬送された複数の前記シート片を前記集積部に集積し、前記吸収体の構成部材である集積体を形成する集積工程と、前記集積体をその全体に亘り厚み方向にプレスするプレス工程とを備える、吸収体の製造方法。
<2>
帯状の親水性シートを解繊して親水性繊維を得る解繊工程を備え、前記搬送工程においては、複数の前記シート片及び前記解繊工程で得られた前記親水性繊維を混合しながら前記集積部まで搬送し、前記集積工程においては、前記シート片及び前記親水性繊維を前記集積部に集積して、前記集積体を形成する、前記<1>に記載の吸収体の製造方法。
<3>
前記集積工程において、前記集積体の厚み方向の全域にわたって重なる複数の前記シート片の数が相互に異なる領域が、該集積体の縦方向及び該縦方向に直交する横方向それぞれに分散して存在する該集積体を形成し、前記プレス工程において、前記集積体をプレスして、前記集積体の前記縦方向及び前記横方向それぞれに、前記親水性繊維の存在密度の分布を有する吸収体を形成する、前記<2>に記載の吸収体の製造方法。
<4>
前記プレス工程で、一対のフラットローラを用い、前記一対のフラットローラの間隔を、前記集積体の厚みに対して50%以下に調整して該集積体をプレスする、前記<1>~<3>の何れか1に記載の吸収体の製造方法。
<5>
前記プレス工程で、一対のフラットローラを用い、前記集積体の厚みに対する前記一対のプレスロールどうしの間隔の割合は、1%以上が好ましく、5%以上がより好ましく、50%以下が好ましく、30%以下がより好ましく、1%以上50%以下が好ましく、5%以上30%以下がより好ましい、前記<1>~<4>の何れか1に記載の吸収体の製造方法。
<6>
前記プレス工程において、前記集積体を搬送させながら、搬送方向への張力を加えた状態でプレスする、前記<1>~<4>の何れか1に記載の吸収体の製造方法。
<7>
前記合成繊維を含む帯状の繊維シートを、第1方向と該第1方向に交差する第2方向とに所定の長さで切断して前記シート片を形成する切断工程を備え、前記集積工程においては、該切断工程で形成された複数の前記シート片を集積して前記集積体を形成する、前記<1>~<5>の何れか1に記載の吸収体の製造方法。
<8>
前記切断工程においては、前記第1方向に切断するカッター刃を備えた第1のカッターローラを用いて、前記帯状の繊維シートを切断して帯状のシート片連続体を形成し、前記第2方向に切断するカッター刃を備えた第2のカッターローラを用いて、該帯状のシート片連続体を切断して前記シート片を複数形成する、前記<7>に記載の吸収体の製造方法。
<9>
前記第1方向は、前記切断工程における前記帯状の繊維シートを搬送する方向であり、前記第2方向は、前記第1方向と直交する方向である、前記<7>又は<8>に記載の吸収体の製造方法。
<10>
前記切断工程で形成された各前記シート片の平均長さは、0.3mm以上30mm以下であることが好ましく、1mm以上15mm以下であることがより好ましく、2mm以上10mm以下であることが特に好ましい、前記<7>~<9>に記載の吸収体の製造方法。
<11>
前記切断工程で形成された各前記シート片の平均幅は、0.1mm以上10mm以下であることが好ましく、0.3mm以上6mm以下であることがより好ましく、0.5mm以上5mm以下であることが特に好ましい、前記<7>~<10>の何れか1に記載の吸収体の製造方法。
<12>
前記帯状の繊維シートを加熱して加熱前の厚さよりも厚くする加熱工程を備え、前記切断工程においては、前記加熱工程によって加熱された前記帯状の繊維シートを切断して前記シート片を形成する、前記<7>~<11>の何れか1に記載の吸収体の製造方法。
<13>
前記加熱工程では、前記帯状の繊維シートに熱風又は水蒸気を吹き付けて加熱する、前記<12>に記載の吸収体の製造方法。
<14>
前記熱風又は前記水蒸気は、その温度が前記繊維シートを構成する前記合成繊維のガラス転移点Tg以上であることが好ましく、Tg+3℃以上であることが更に好ましく、前記繊維シートを構成する合成繊維の融点Tm未満であることが好ましく、Tm-3℃以下であることがより好ましい、前記<13>に記載の吸収体の製造方法。
<15>
前記搬送工程において、前記搬送部内に発生させた空気流によって、複数の前記シート片を搬送する、前記<1>~<16>の何れか1に記載の吸収体の製造方法。
<16>
一方向に長い矩形の前記シート片を用い、前記搬送工程においては、前記シート片の長手方向が前記空気流の流れ方向を向くように前記シート片を搬送する、前記<15>に記載の吸収体の製造方法。
<17>
前記集積工程において、前記集積体中に存在する前記シート片の50%以上が、該シート片の長手方向が前記集積体の搬送方向に向くように前記集積部に集積して、前記集積体を形成する、前記<16>に記載の吸収体の製造方法。
<18>
前記集積工程において、前記集積体中に存在する前記シート片の50%以上が、該シート片の長手方向が該集積体の搬送方向に向いていることが好ましく、前記集積体中に存在する前記シート片の70%以上が、該シート片の長手方向が該集積体の搬送方向に向いていることがより好ましい、前記<17>に記載の吸収体の製造方法。
<19>
前記集積工程において、前記集積体中に含まれる前記シート片の50%以上が、該シート片の長手方向が前記吸収体の縦方向に向いていることが好ましく、前記集積体中に含まれる前記シート片の70%以上が、該シート片の長手方向が前記吸収体の縦方向に向いていることがより好ましい、前記<17>又は<18>に記載の吸収体の製造方法。
<20>
前記集積工程で形成された前記集積体をコアラップシートで被覆する被覆工程を備える、前記<1>~<19>の何れか1に記載の吸収体の製造方法。
<21>
前記被覆工程においては、前記集積体を、搬送されている帯状の前記コアラップシート上に載置し、該コアラップシートの搬送方向に沿う両側部で、載置された該集積体の搬送方向に沿う両側部を少なくとも覆うように、該コアラップシートの搬送方向に沿う両側部を折り返して、該コアラップシートで該集積体を被覆する、前記<20>に記載の吸収体の製造方法。
<22>
前記被覆工程においては、前記コアラップシートの一面上へ載置された前記集積体を、該コアラップシートと共に該コアラップシートの搬送方向に張力を加えた状態で搬送する、前記<21>に記載の吸収体の製造方法。
<23>
前記プレス工程では、前記コアラップシートで被覆された前記集積体をプレスする、前記<20>~<22>の何れか1に記載の吸収体の製造方法。
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- 合成繊維を含む吸収体の製造方法であって、
合成繊維を含む複数のシート片を、搬送部を用いて集積部まで搬送する搬送工程と、
前記搬送工程で搬送された複数の前記シート片を前記集積部に集積し、前記吸収体の構成部材である集積体を形成する集積工程と、
前記集積体をその全体に亘り厚み方向にプレスするプレス工程とを備える、吸収体の製造方法。 - 帯状の親水性シートを解繊して親水性繊維を得る解繊工程を備え、
前記搬送工程においては、複数の前記シート片及び前記解繊工程で得られた前記親水性繊維を混合しながら前記集積部まで搬送し、
前記集積工程においては、前記シート片及び前記親水性繊維を前記集積部に集積して、前記集積体を形成する、請求項1に記載の吸収体の製造方法。 - 前記集積工程において、前記集積体の厚み方向の全域にわたって重なる複数の前記シート片の数が相互に異なる領域が、該集積体の縦方向及び該縦方向に直交する横方向それぞれに分散して存在する該集積体を形成し、
前記プレス工程において、前記集積体をプレスして、前記集積体の前記縦方向及び前記横方向それぞれに、前記親水性繊維の存在密度の分布を有する吸収体を形成する、請求項2に記載の吸収体の製造方法。 - 前記プレス工程で、一対のフラットローラを用い、
前記一対のフラットローラの間隔を、前記集積体の厚みに対して50%以下に調整して該集積体をプレスする、請求項1~3の何れか1項に記載の吸収体の製造方法。 - 前記プレス工程において、前記集積体を搬送させながら、搬送方向への張力を加えた状態でプレスする、請求項1~4の何れか1項に記載の吸収体の製造方法。
- 前記合成繊維を含む帯状の繊維シートを、第1方向と該第1方向に交差する第2方向とに所定の長さで切断して前記シート片を形成する切断工程を備え、
前記集積工程においては、該切断工程で形成された複数の前記シート片を集積して前記集積体を形成する、請求項1~5の何れか1項に記載の吸収体の製造方法。 - 前記切断工程においては、前記第1方向に切断するカッター刃を備えた第1のカッターローラを用いて、前記帯状の繊維シートを切断して帯状のシート片連続体を形成し、前記第2方向に切断するカッター刃を備えた第2のカッターローラを用いて、該帯状のシート片連続体を切断して前記シート片を複数形成する、請求項6に記載の吸収体の製造方法。
- 前記第1方向は、前記切断工程における前記帯状の繊維シートを搬送する方向であり、前記第2方向は、前記第1方向と直交する方向である、請求項6又は7に記載の吸収体の製造方法。
- 前記切断工程で形成された各前記シート片の平均長さは、0.3mm以上30mm以下である、請求項7又は8に記載の吸収体の製造方法。
- 前記切断工程で形成された各前記シート片の平均幅は、0.1mm以上10mm以下である、請求項7~9の何れか1項に記載の吸収体の製造方法。
- 前記帯状の繊維シートを加熱して加熱前の厚さよりも厚くする加熱工程を備え、
前記切断工程においては、前記加熱工程によって加熱された前記帯状の繊維シートを切断して前記シート片を形成する、請求項6~10の何れか1項に記載の吸収体の製造方法。 - 前記加熱工程では、前記帯状の繊維シートに熱風又は水蒸気を吹き付けて加熱する、請求項11に記載の吸収体の製造方法。
- 前記熱風又は前記水蒸気は、その温度が前記繊維シートを構成する前記合成繊維のガラス転移点Tg以上、融点Tm未満である、請求項12に記載の吸収体の製造方法。
- 前記搬送工程において、前記搬送部内に発生させた空気流によって、複数の前記シート片を搬送する、請求項1~13の何れか1項に記載の吸収体の製造方法。
- 一方向に長い矩形の前記シート片を用い、
前記搬送工程においては、前記シート片の長手方向が前記空気流の流れ方向を向くように前記シート片を搬送する、請求項14に記載の吸収体の製造方法。 - 前記集積工程において、前記集積体中に存在する前記シート片の50%以上が、該シート片の長手方向が前記集積体の搬送方向に向くように前記集積部に集積して、前記集積体を形成する、請求項15に記載の吸収体の製造方法。
- 前記集積体中に含まれる前記シート片の50%以上が、該シート片の長手方向が前記吸収体の縦方向に向いている、請求項16に記載の吸収体の製造方法。
- 前記集積工程で形成された前記集積体をコアラップシートで被覆する被覆工程を備える、請求項1~17の何れか1項に記載の吸収体の製造方法。
- 前記被覆工程においては、前記集積体を、搬送されている帯状の前記コアラップシート上に載置し、該コアラップシートの搬送方向に沿う両側部で、載置された該集積体の搬送方向に沿う両側部を少なくとも覆うように、前記コアラップシートの搬送方向に沿う両側部を折り返して、該コアラップシートで該集積体を被覆する、請求項18に記載の吸収体の製造方法。
- 前記被覆工程においては、前記コアラップシートの一面上へ載置された前記集積体を、前記コアラップシートと共に該コアラップシートの搬送方向に張力を加えた状態で搬送する、請求項19に記載の吸収体の製造方法。
- 前記プレス工程では、前記コアラップシートで被覆された前記集積体をプレスする、請求項18~20の何れか1項に記載の吸収体の製造方法。
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