Biaxially stretchable outer cover for an absorbent article
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국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
A61F-013/15
B32B-005/26
D04H-001/00
A61F-013/514
B32B-005/02
출원번호
US-0599829
(2006-11-15)
등록번호
US-9072633
(2015-07-07)
발명자
/ 주소
Autran, Jean-Philippe Marie
Roe, Donald Carroll
Young, Terrill Alan
Mooney, Joan Helen
Desai, Fred Naval
출원인 / 주소
The Procter & Gamble Company
대리인 / 주소
Carter, Kathleen Y.
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초록▼
An outer cover for use with an absorbent article having a layer of nonwoven fibrous material and optionally including a polymeric layer laminated or printed onto the layer of nonwoven fibrous material. The outer cover includes at least one plastic component and at least one elastic component in the
An outer cover for use with an absorbent article having a layer of nonwoven fibrous material and optionally including a polymeric layer laminated or printed onto the layer of nonwoven fibrous material. The outer cover includes at least one plastic component and at least one elastic component in the nonwoven fibrous material and/or optional polymeric layer. The outer cover can have different structural combinations of spunbond fibers, meltblown fibers, and/or nanofibers. The combination of plastic and elastic components results in an outer cover that has favorable mechanical, physical, and aesthetic properties. The outer cover can be rendered either uniaxially or biaxially stretchable via a mechanical activation process.
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1. An outer cover for an absorbent article, the outer cover comprising: (a) a first layer of nonwoven fibers having a first number-average fiber diameter, the nonwoven fibers of the first layer including core-sheath type bi-component fibers wherein the bi-component fibers comprise a core formed from
1. An outer cover for an absorbent article, the outer cover comprising: (a) a first layer of nonwoven fibers having a first number-average fiber diameter, the nonwoven fibers of the first layer including core-sheath type bi-component fibers wherein the bi-component fibers comprise a core formed from elastomeric polypropylene and a sheath formed from polyethylene;(b) a second layer of nonwoven fibers having a second number-average fiber diameter less than the first number-average fiber diameter, the second layer of nonwoven fibers disposed on the first layer of nonwoven fibers such that at least some of the fibers from the second layer are in contact with at least some of the fibers of the first layer;wherein the outer cover has been mechanically deformed;wherein the first layer of nonwoven fibers comprises spunbond fibers and the second layer of fibers comprises elastomeric and plastic nanofibers; andwherein the outer cover has a first cycle % set of about 20% or less as determined by the hysteresis test with 75% maximum strain. 2. The outer cover of claim 1, wherein the first fiber layer has a peak elongation of greater than about 100%. 3. The outer cover of claim 1, wherein the first fiber layer has a peak elongation of greater than about 120%. 4. The outer cover of claim 1, wherein the first fiber layer has a peak elongation of greater than about 150%. 5. The outer cover of claim 1, wherein the first number-average fiber diameter is about 10 μm to about 30 μm. 6. The outer cover of claim 1, wherein the first number-average fiber diameter is about 10 microns to about 30 microns and the second number-average fiber diameter is about 0.1 microns to about 1 microns. 7. The outer cover of claim 1, wherein the outer cover has a moisture vapor transmission rate of about 1,000 g/m2·day to about 10,000 g/m2·day. 8. The outer cover of claim 1, wherein the outer cover has an opacity of at least about 65%. 9. The outer cover of claim 1, wherein the outer cover has a hydrostatic head pressure of about 80 mbar or less. 10. The outer cover of claim 1, wherein the outer cover has a first cycle % set of about 20% or less as determined by subjecting an unactivated sample of the outer cover to the hysteresis test. 11. The outer cover of claim 1, wherein the outer cover has a tensile strain at breaking of about 200% to about 600%. 12. An absorbent article for receiving and storing bodily exudates, the absorbent article comprising: (a) a liquid permeable nonwoven topsheet comprising a plurality of fibers;(b) a multilayered outer cover comprising: (i) a first layer comprising spunbond fibers, the fibers including core-sheath type bi-component fibers, wherein the bi-component fibers comprise a core formed from elastomeric polypropylene, and a sheath formed from polyethylene,(ii) a second layer comprising meltblown elastomeric fibers, the second layer being disposed on the first layer,(iii) a third layer comprising meltblown plastoelastic fibers, the third layer disposed between the second layer and a fourth layer,(iv) the fourth layer comprising spunbond fibers, the fibers selected from the group consisting of plastic fibers and plastoelastic blend fibers, the fourth layer disposed on the third layer;(v) a fifth layer, the fifth layer including elastomeric and plastic nanofibers disposed on the fourth layer,(c) an absorbent core disposed between the topsheet and the outer cover;wherein the outer cover is rendered stretchable using a mechanical activation process; andwherein the outer cover has a first cycle % set of about 20% or less as determined by the hysteresis test with 75% maximum strain. 13. The absorbent article of claim 12, wherein: the first and fifth layers of the outer cover each independently have a basis weight of about 10 g/m2 to about 50 g/m2;the second, third, and fourth layers of the outer cover each independently have a basis weight of about 1 g/m2 to about 7 g/m2; and,the outer cover having a net basis weight of about 25 g/m2 to about 100 g/m2. 14. The absorbent article of claim 12, wherein at least one of the first, second, third, fourth, and fifth layers is pre-stretched prior to an adjacent layer being disposed on the pre-stretched layer. 15. The absorbent article of claim 12, wherein the outer cover has a cross direction, and the outer cover has been activated in the cross direction. 16. The absorbent article of claim 12, wherein the outer cover has a machine direction, and the outer cover has been activated in the machine direction. 17. The absorbent article of claim 12, wherein the outer cover has been activated in at least one region and remains unactivated in at least one other region. 18. The absorbent article of claim 12, wherein the elastomeric fibers of the second layer include an elastomeric polypropylene selected from the group consisting of an elastic random poly(propylene/olefin) copolymer, an isotactic polypropylene containing stereoerrors, an isotactic/atactic polypropylene block copolymer, an isotactic polypropylene/random poly(propylene/olefin) copolymer block copolymer, a stereoblock elastomeric polypropylene, a syndiotactic polypropylene block poly(ethylene-co-propylene) block syndiotactic polypropylene triblock copolymer, an isotactic polypropylene block regioirregular polypropylene block isotactic polypropylene triblock copolymer, a polyethylene random (ethylene/olefin) copolymer block copolymer, a reactor blend polypropylene, a very low density polypropylene, a metallocene polypropylene, and combinations thereof. 19. The absorbent article of claim 12, wherein the outer cover has a moisture vapor transmission rate of about 1,000 g/m2·day to about 10,000 g/m2·day. 20. The absorbent article of claim 12, wherein the outer cover has an opacity of at least about 65%. 21. The absorbent article of claim 12, wherein the outer cover has a hydrostatic head pressure of about 80 mbar or less. 22. The absorbent article of claim 12, wherein the outer cover has a first cycle % set of about 20% or less as determined by subjecting an unactivated sample of the outer cover to the hysteresis test. 23. The absorbent article of claim 12, wherein the outer cover has a tensile strain at breaking of about 200% to about 600%.
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