WO2015056534A1 - 吸収性物品の製造装置、及び製造方法 - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a manufacturing apparatus and manufacturing method for absorbent articles such as pet sheets.
- a liquid permeable top sheet is provided in a portion where the skin of the user or the like hits.
- the top sheet is required to have high liquid repellency from the viewpoint of reducing stickiness to the skin, and a bulky nonwoven fabric is suitable as the material.
- Such a non-woven fabric is manufactured in a strip shape by an appropriate method such as a card method, and then wound into a roll shape and stored in the form of a non-woven fabric. And when it is time to use, the nonwoven fabric raw material is carried into the manufacturing line of an absorbent article, and a nonwoven fabric is drawn
- the nonwoven fabric when the nonwoven fabric is wound on the nonwoven fabric, the nonwoven fabric is wound while applying tension in the winding direction in order to prevent meandering of the nonwoven fabric. Therefore, the nonwoven fabric is usually wound up due to the tension. That is, the nonwoven fabric is compressed in the thickness direction, and the bulk is reduced. Therefore, even if the nonwoven fabric is fed out from the nonwoven fabric raw material in the absorbent article production line, the nonwoven fabric with reduced volume is only fed out and supplied, that is, it cannot meet the above-mentioned demand for the bulky nonwoven fabric. .
- Patent Document 1 discloses that a bulk recovery device is installed upstream of the absorbent article production line. Specifically, it is disclosed that when the nonwoven fabric fed out from the nonwoven fabric fabric passes through a predetermined conveyance path, hot air is blown and heated by the bulk recovery device, thereby recovering the bulk of the nonwoven fabric. In addition, it is disclosed that the heated nonwoven fabric is sent as it is to the next treatment device of the same production line without being wound up.
- the production line has a plurality of processing devices for manufacturing absorbent articles in addition to the bulk recovery device, and these processing devices transport intermediate products such as absorbent bodies related to the absorbent articles.
- these processing devices transport intermediate products such as absorbent bodies related to the absorbent articles.
- the first transport path is arranged in a straight line along a predetermined first direction in plan view.
- the processing apparatus and the intermediate product on the first transport path may be thermally affected, which may cause trouble. That is, the high-temperature nonwoven fabric heats the processing apparatus and the intermediate product, and as a result, the processing apparatus may malfunction or the quality of the intermediate product may deteriorate.
- This invention is made
- the objective is the nonwoven fabric as a component heated with the hot air of the heating unit in the intermediate product and processing apparatus which concern on an absorbent article. It is to suppress the thermal influence.
- the main invention for achieving the above object is: A first transport path arranged in a straight line along the first direction in plan view; A plurality of processing devices for processing intermediate products related to absorbent articles transported along the first transport path; A heating unit that recovers the bulk of the nonwoven fabric by heating the nonwoven fabric by blowing hot air on the nonwoven fabric while transporting the strip-shaped nonwoven fabric that becomes a part of the absorbent article in the direction in which the nonwoven fabric is continuous, A second transport path for transporting the nonwoven fabric heated by the heating unit and recovered in bulk in a second direction intersecting the first direction in plan view;
- the absorbent article manufacturing apparatus is characterized in that the non-woven fabric is fed into the first transport path through the second transport path.
- the present invention it is possible to suppress the non-woven fabric as a component heated by the hot air of the heating unit from exerting a thermal influence on the intermediate product and the processing apparatus related to the absorbent article.
- FIG. 1A is an external perspective view of the pet sheet 1
- FIG. 1B is an enlarged perspective view of the sheet 1 cut along the line BB in FIG. 1A
- 1 is a schematic side view of a production line 10 for producing a pet sheet 1.
- FIG. 3 is a view taken along arrow III-III in FIG. 2. It is the schematic plan view which looked at the subline 30 for top sheets 3a from the upper part.
- FIG. 5 is a schematic side view showing the AA arrow view in FIG. 4 and the BB arrow view in FIG. 4 connected to each other.
- 6A is a schematic side view of the bulk recovery device 60
- FIG. 6B is a cross-sectional view taken along the line BB in FIG. 6A.
- FIG. 3 is a schematic cross-sectional view of a cooling unit 71 that is additionally provided immediately downstream of the heating unit 61.
- FIG. 6 is a schematic cross-sectional view of a configuration in which hot air that has flowed through each of the forward path and return path spaces SP62a and SP62b in the heating unit 61 is recovered and returned to the suction side portion 67bs of the blower 67b. It is a schematic side view of the absorber manufacturing apparatus 111.
- a first transport path arranged in a straight line along the first direction in plan view;
- a plurality of processing devices for processing intermediate products related to absorbent articles transported along the first transport path;
- a heating unit that recovers the bulk of the nonwoven fabric by heating the nonwoven fabric by blowing hot air on the nonwoven fabric while transporting the strip-shaped nonwoven fabric that becomes a part of the absorbent article in the direction in which the nonwoven fabric is continuous,
- the absorbent article manufacturing apparatus is characterized in that the non-woven fabric is fed into the first transport path through the second transport path.
- the nonwoven fabric heated by the heating unit and recovered in bulk is cooled while being transported through the second transport path, and after such cooling, the nonwoven fabric is It can be put into the first transport path. Therefore, it is effectively suppressed that the heated nonwoven fabric exerts a thermal influence on the intermediate product and the processing apparatus in the first transport path.
- the heating unit is preferably arranged at a position that does not overlap the first transport path in plan view.
- the non-woven fabric is transported upward, and then transported in the second direction by the second transport path to reach directly above the first transport path, and enters the first transport path from above the first transport path. It is desirable to be done.
- the nonwoven fabric heated by the heating unit is transported to the position immediately above the first transport path through the second transport path set above. Therefore, it is possible to secure a space for a passage of an operator or a vehicle below the second conveyance path, and as a result, it is effectively avoided that the second conveyance path obstructs the passage of the worker or the like. .
- the heating unit has a case member having an inlet of the nonwoven fabric and an outlet of the nonwoven fabric, One of the inlet side portion and the outlet side portion of the case member has an injection port for injecting the hot air into the space in the case member toward the other side, It is desirable that the other has a discharge port for discharging the hot air flowing while contacting one of the two surfaces of the nonwoven fabric from the case member.
- the hot air is injected from the injection port so as to flow from one side to the other in the conveying direction, and the hot air is one of both surfaces of the nonwoven fabric while flowing from one side to the other.
- the non-woven fabric is heated while contacting the surface. Therefore, the bulk of the nonwoven fabric can be reliably recovered.
- the hot air flows through the surface of the nonwoven fabric, it is effectively prevented to compress the nonwoven fabric in the thickness direction. Therefore, the bulk can be recovered smoothly.
- the case member has an upward-facing path for conveying the nonwoven fabric upward in the interior,
- the non-woven fabric passes from the upward-facing path to the top of the first transport path via the second transport path, and is put into the first transport path from above the first transport path.
- the injection port of the heating unit preferably injects the hot air upward.
- An apparatus for manufacturing such an absorbent article A cooling unit that cools the non-woven fabric heated by the hot air before putting it into the first transport path;
- the cooling unit has a case member having an inlet of the nonwoven fabric and an outlet of the nonwoven fabric, One of the inlet side portion and the outlet side portion of the case member has an injection port for injecting cooling air into the space in the case member toward the other side, It is desirable that the other has a discharge port for discharging the wind that flows while contacting one of the two surfaces of the nonwoven fabric from the case member.
- the cooling unit cools the nonwoven fabric heated by hot air. Therefore, it can prevent more reliably that the said heated nonwoven fabric exerts a thermal influence on the intermediate product and processing apparatus of a 1st conveyance path
- the cooling wind is jetted from the jet port so as to flow from one side to the other in the transport direction, and while the wind flows from one side to the other, the wind is in contact with one side of both sides of the nonwoven fabric. Cool the nonwoven. Therefore, the nonwoven fabric can be reliably cooled.
- the cooling air flows on the surface of the nonwoven fabric, the nonwoven fabric is effectively prevented from being compressed in the thickness direction. Therefore, it is surely avoided that the recovered air is crushed by the cooling air.
- the nonwoven fabric heated by the heating unit and recovered in bulk is cooled while being transported through the second transport path, and after such cooling, the nonwoven fabric is It can be put into the first transport path. Therefore, it is effectively suppressed that the heated nonwoven fabric exerts a thermal influence on the intermediate product and the processing apparatus in the first transport path.
- the absorbent article manufacturing apparatus 10 of the present embodiment manufactures a pet sheet 1 as an example of an absorbent article.
- FIG. 1A is an external perspective view of the pet sheet 1
- FIG. 1B is an enlarged perspective view when the sheet 1 is cut along the line BB in FIG. 1A.
- the pet sheet 1 is used for excretion processing of animals such as dogs and cats, and is used on a floor or the like as shown in FIG. 1A.
- the pet sheet 1 includes, for example, a liquid-permeable top sheet 3 having a rectangular shape in plan view, a liquid-impermeable back sheet 5 having substantially the same shape, and liquid absorption interposed between these sheets 3 and 5.
- an absorbent body 4 is bonded to both the top sheet 3 and the back sheet 5 with a hot-melt adhesive, and the top sheet 3 and the back sheet 5 are portions protruding outward from the absorbent body 4, that is, The outer peripheral edge portions 3e and 5e of the sheets 3 and 5 are joined with a hot melt adhesive.
- the hot-melt adhesive referred to here is a thermoplastic adhesive that melts by heating and can be applied in a fluid state.
- the absorbent body 4 includes, for example, an absorbent core 4c formed by laminating liquid absorbent fibers such as pulp fibers and a superabsorbent polymer (so-called SAP) in a substantially rectangular shape in plan view. And a covering sheet for covering 4c.
- the covering sheet is, for example, a liquid-permeable sheet such as tissue paper, and in this example, two covering sheets 4t1 and 4t2 are provided. That is, it is covered with one coating sheet 4t1 from the skin side surface, and is covered with another coating sheet 4t2 from the non-skin side surface.
- the former covering sheet 4t1 covering from the skin side surface is referred to as “skin-side covering sheet 4t1”, and the latter covering sheet 4t2 covering from the non-skin side is referred to as “non-skin-side covering sheet 4t2”.
- both the skin side surface and the non-skin side surface may be covered with a single cover sheet, and in some cases, these cover sheets 4t1 and 4t2 may be omitted.
- the back sheet 5 is a film material such as polyethylene (hereinafter referred to as PE), polypropylene (hereinafter referred to as PP), and polyethylene terephthalate (hereinafter referred to as PET). However, it is not limited to these, and any liquid-impermeable sheet can be used.
- PE polyethylene
- PP polypropylene
- PET polyethylene terephthalate
- the top sheet 3 is made of non-woven fabric 3.
- one surface 3sb of both surfaces 3sa and 3sb of the nonwoven fabric 3 is a substantially flat surface, but the other surface 3sa has a corrugated shape. That is, the linear groove 3t and the linear protrusion 3p are alternately formed.
- the protrusion 3p is formed by blowing up the fibers that originally existed in the groove portion 3t by a well-known air flow blowing process (see JP 2009-11179A or the like). Yes, the gap between fibers is large and formed in a sparse state. Thereby, the nonwoven fabric 3 is bulky as a whole. Further, a plurality of through holes 3h, 3h... Penetrating in the thickness direction may be formed in the groove 3t, and in this example, this is the case.
- the average basis weight of the nonwoven fabric 3 is, for example, 10 to 200 (g / m 2 ), and the average basis weight of the central portion of the protrusion 3p is, for example, 15 to 250 (g / m 2 ).
- the average basis weight of the bottom is 3 to 150 (g / m 2 ).
- a composite fiber having a core-sheath structure in which the core is PET and the sheath is PE is suitable, but other thermoplastic resin fibers may be used.
- a composite fiber having a core-sheath structure in which the core is PP and the sheath is PE may be used, or a fiber having a side-by-side structure may be used, or a single fiber made of a single thermoplastic resin may be used.
- the nonwoven fabric 3 may have crimped fibers.
- the crimped fiber is a fiber having a crimped shape such as a zigzag shape, an ⁇ shape, or a spiral shape.
- the fiber length of the fibers contained in the nonwoven fabric 3 is selected from a range of 20 to 100 mm, for example, and the fineness is selected from a range of 1.1 to 8.8 (dtex), for example.
- FIG. 2 is a schematic side view of a production line 10 for producing such a pet sheet 1.
- 3 is a view taken in the direction of arrows III-III in FIG.
- the production line 10 for the pet sheet 1 includes a main line 11 and a plurality of sub-lines 30 and 90.
- the main line 11 basically, the absorbent body 4 as an intermediate product 1 m forming the main part of the pet sheet 1 is conveyed, and the parts 3 a and 5 a supplied from the sub-lines 30 and 90 to the same absorbent body 4.
- Assembling various processes to the continuous body 1a of the pet sheet 1 as the intermediate product 1m whose form has been changed by the assembling are sequentially performed, whereby the pet sheet 1 is finally manufactured.
- each of the sub-lines 30 and 90 basically, the corresponding parts 3a and 5a are respectively subjected to the lower processing.
- the parts 3a and 5a are the continuous sheet 3a of the top sheet 3 (hereinafter simply referred to as the top sheet 3a) and the continuous sheet 5a of the back sheet 5 (hereinafter simply referred to as the back sheet 5a).
- the pretreatment includes, for example, application of a hot melt adhesive to the top sheet 3a and the back sheet 5a, bulk recovery processing of the nonwoven fabric 3a that is a material of the top sheet 3a, and the like. Therefore, in this example, as the sub lines 30 and 90, the sub line 30 for the top sheet 3a and the sub line 90 for the back sheet 5a are provided.
- the main line 11, the sub line 30 for the top sheet 3a, and the sub line 90 for the back sheet 5a will be described.
- the three directions orthogonal to each other on the production line 10 are referred to as an X direction, a Y direction, and a Z direction, respectively.
- the X direction and the Y direction are each oriented in the horizontal direction, but as shown in FIG. 2, the Z direction is oriented in the vertical direction.
- the X direction and the Y direction are orthogonal to each other, and the X direction corresponds to the “first direction” according to the claims, and the Y direction corresponds to “ This corresponds to the “second direction”.
- Main line 11 has a straight conveyance path R11 along the X direction in plan view. That is, when the main line 11 is viewed from above the vertical direction with a line of sight parallel to the vertical direction, there is a straight conveyance path R11 (corresponding to the first conveyance path) along the X direction (corresponding to the first direction). is doing.
- this transport path R11 is referred to as “main transport path R11”.
- an appropriate transport device such as a transport conveyor 12CV or a transport roller 12R is provided for transporting the intermediate product 1m related to the pet sheet 1 such as the absorber 4 or the continuous body 1a of the pet sheet 1.
- the transport conveyor 12CV has a basic configuration in which the outer peripheral surface of the endless belt that circulates around the drive is the transport surface.
- the intermediate surface 1m may be conveyed while adsorbing it by attaching an adsorption function to the conveyance surface, or two endless belts may be arranged opposite each other in the vertical direction.
- the intermediate product 1m may be conveyed while being slightly pinched.
- the conveying roller 12R may be a driving roller that rotates by obtaining a rotating force from an appropriate driving source such as a servo motor, or obtains a rotating force by contact with the intermediate product 1m to be conveyed.
- a driven roller may be used.
- each of the devices 14, 15, 16, 17, 18 (corresponding to the processing device) belonging to the main line 11 including the transfer devices 12CV, 12R is an appropriate support member (not shown) provided in the production line 10. And is arranged on the same line 10.
- a so-called end plate (not shown) is used as an example of the support member.
- the end plate is a plate member vertically provided on the floor portion 10b of the production line 10, and the end plate has a vertical plane (a plane in which the normal direction is directed in the horizontal direction), and each device is provided on the vertical plane. 14, 15... are supported in a cantilevered state, for example.
- the normal direction of the vertical surface is directed to the Y direction, and in FIG. 2, the Y direction is directed to the direction penetrating the paper surface of FIG.
- the support member is not limited to the end plate, and other support members may be used.
- a plurality of absorbers 4, 4... are transported from the upstream process to the main transport path R ⁇ b> 11 at intervals in the transport direction with the X direction being the transport direction.
- the absorbers 4, 4,... In the main transport path R11 are transported in a state where the vertical position in the Z direction is kept constant, but the present invention is not limited to this. That is, the position of each absorber 4 in the Z direction (vertical direction) may change according to the position in the X direction.
- the top sheet 3a (corresponding to a part) is input from the auxiliary line 30 for the top sheet 3a at a predetermined position in the X direction to the main conveyance path R11, and the auxiliary line 90 for the back sheet 5a is input at the predetermined position.
- the joining apparatus 14 is arrange
- the joining device 14 has a pair of upper and lower rolls 14a and 14b that are driven and rotated about a rotation axis along the Y direction.
- a drive source of the pair of rolls 14a and 14b is, for example, a servo motor. And by the said motor, a pair of roll 14a, 14b rotates so that the absorber 4 may be sent out to the downstream of a X direction, mutually opposing outer peripheral surfaces.
- the peripheral speed values V14a and V14b of the rolls 14a and 14b are controlled in conjunction with each other so as to be approximately the same value as the transport speed value V4 of the absorber 4 on the main transport path R11.
- the top sheet 3a introduced from the auxiliary line 30 for the top sheet 3a is wound around the upper roll 14a of the pair of upper and lower rolls 14a and 14b of the joining device 14, and the pair of rolls 14a.
- 14b, and the back sheet 5a fed from the sub-line 90 for the back sheet 5a is wound around the lower roll 14b of the pair of upper and lower rolls 14a, 14b. It is sent between 14b.
- the three members of the top sheet 3a, the absorbent body 4 and the back sheet 5a pass between the pair of rolls 14a and 14b together, and are sandwiched between the pair of rolls 14a and 14b. These three parties 3a, 4 and 5a are joined. And thereby, the continuous body 1a of the pet sheet 1 is manufactured as the intermediate product 1m whose form has changed from the absorbent body 4.
- a hot melt adhesive is applied to the top sheet 3a and the back sheet 5a, respectively, to be used for the above-mentioned joining. This will be described later.
- three press devices 15, 16, and 17 (on the downstream side in the X direction with respect to the joining device 14 in the main transport path R ⁇ b> 11 are provided for the purpose of making the joining more reliable.
- the 1st press apparatus 15 is what is called a light press apparatus, and presses the substantially whole surface of the continuous body 1a of the pet sheet
- the 2nd press apparatus 16 is what is called an end press apparatus, and does not have the absorber 4 which is a part between the absorbers 4 and 4 adjacent in the conveyance direction among the continuous bodies 1a of the pet sheet 1.
- the last 3rd press apparatus 17 is what is called a side edge press apparatus, and selectively presses the part which does not have the absorber 4 which is the both ends of the Y direction among the continuous bodies 1a of the pet sheet
- the three members of the nonwoven fabric 3a, the absorbent body 4 and the back sheet 5a can be joined with higher adhesive strength.
- the light press apparatus 15 an apparatus having a pair of upper and lower rolls 15a and 15b rotating with their smooth outer peripheral surfaces facing each other can be exemplified.
- the end press apparatus 16 and the side edge press apparatus 17 the following apparatuses can be illustrated, respectively.
- the end press device 16 has a pair of upper and lower rolls 16a and 16b rotating with the outer peripheral surfaces facing each other, and the outer peripheral surface of at least one of the pair of rolls 16a and 16b has the above-mentioned Projections 16ap and 16ap are provided corresponding to the portions between the absorbers 4 and 4.
- the side edge press device 17 has a pair of rolls 17a and 17b that rotate with their outer peripheral surfaces facing each other, and at least one of the pair of upper and lower rolls 17a and 17b has an outer peripheral surface.
- a pair of annular protrusions 17ap and 17ap are provided at both ends in the Y direction of the, respectively, and the absorber 4 serving as both ends in the Y direction of the continuous body 1a of the pet sheet 1 by the protrusions 17ap and 17ap. Selectively press the part without.
- a rotary cutter device 18 is provided at a position downstream of the side edge press device 17 in the main transport path R11. Then, the continuous body 1 a of the pet sheet 1 pressed by the side edge press device 17 passes through the rotary cutter device 18.
- the rotary cutter device 18 (corresponding to a processing device) has a pair of upper and lower rolls 18a and 18b. Each of the rolls 18a and 18b rotates around the rotation axis along the Y direction, and thereby rotates so as to send the continuous body 1a of the pet sheet 1 downstream in the X direction.
- the rotation drive source is a servo motor.
- one roll 18a of the pair of upper and lower rolls 18a and 18b is a cutter blade roll 18a having a cutter blade 18c on the outer peripheral surface, and the other roll 18b is a smooth outer peripheral surface and the cutter blade 18c. It is an anvil roll 18b which receives.
- Subline 30 for Top Sheet 3a >>> 4 is a schematic plan view of the sub-line 30 for the top sheet 3a as viewed from above.
- FIG. 5 is a view taken along arrows AA in FIG. 4 and a view taken along arrow BB in FIG. It is the schematic side view connected and shown.
- the auxiliary line 30 for the top sheet 3 a includes a transport device 31 that feeds the nonwoven fabric 3 a serving as the material of the top sheet 3 a from the nonwoven fabric raw material 3 a R and transports it to the main transport path R 11.
- a bulk recovery device 60 that recovers the bulk of the nonwoven fabric 3a by heating the nonwoven fabric 3a fed from the nonwoven fabric 3aR, and an adhesive that applies the above hot melt adhesive for bonding to the nonwoven fabric 3a that has been recovered in bulk Agent applicators 81 and 82.
- the top sheet 3a is simply referred to as "nonwoven fabric 3a".
- the heating unit 61 that forms the main part of the bulk recovery device 60 is overlapped with the main conveyance path R ⁇ b> 11 of the main line 11. It is arranged at a position where it is not possible.
- the heating unit 61 that blows hot air on the nonwoven fabric 3a to be transported to heat the nonwoven fabric 3a is disposed at a position shifted from the main transport path R11 in the Y direction when viewed in plan view. .
- R31Yd (corresponding to the second transport path) can be ensured, whereby the high-temperature nonwoven fabric 3a can be naturally cooled while passing through the transport path R31Yd.
- the temperature-decreasing nonwoven fabric 3a can be put into the main transport path R11, whereby the nonwoven fabric 3a is connected to the intermediate product 1m of the main transport path R11 and the devices 14, 15, 16 of the main transport path R11. , 17 and 18 are prevented from being affected thermally.
- the heat generated from the heating unit 61 itself from exerting a thermal influence on the intermediate product 1m and the devices 14, 15. That is, the air heated by the heat generated by the heating unit 61 rises based on the fact that its specific gravity is lightened.
- the main conveyance is directly above the heating unit 61.
- the route R11 does not exist. Therefore, it is also effectively suppressed that the heated air has a thermal effect on the intermediate product 1m and the devices 14, 15... In the main transport path R11.
- an empty space remains at a position shifted in the Y direction from the main transport path R11 in plan view. Therefore, for example, when the bulk recovery device 60 is additionally installed in the existing production line 10, a space for installing the heating unit 61 can be easily secured.
- the meaning of the above description “the heating unit 61 of the bulk recovery device 60 is disposed at a position not overlapping the main transport path R11” means “when viewed from above, that is, when viewed from above”.
- the heating unit 61 is disposed at such a position that part of the heating unit 61 does not overlap the main transport path R11. More specifically, it means that the heating unit 61 is disposed at a position where a part of the heating unit 61 does not overlap the movement locus R11 of the intermediate product 1m.
- the conveyance apparatus 31 has two types of conveyance paths R31X and R31Y as conveyance paths for the nonwoven fabric 3a. That is, as the transport path, a Y-direction transport path R31Y that transports the nonwoven fabric 3a in a straight line along the Y direction in a plan view, and an X-direction transport path R31X that transports the nonwoven fabric 3a in a straight line along the X direction in a plan view. have.
- the Y-direction transport path R31Y is located upstream of the X-direction transport path R31X in the transport direction. Therefore, the nonwoven fabric 3a drawn out from the nonwoven fabric original fabric 3aR first passes through the Y-direction transport path R31Y.
- the conveyance direction of the nonwoven fabric 3a is changed from the Y direction to the X direction by the 45 ° turn bar TB arranged at the boundary between the Y direction conveyance route R31Y and the X direction conveyance route R31X, and thereby the nonwoven fabric 3a is converted to the X direction conveyance route.
- Enter R31X when the X-direction transport path R31X is viewed in a plan view, it overlaps the main transport path R11 of the main line 11 over substantially the entire length thereof. Therefore, it passes through the X-direction transport path R31X and reaches a position immediately above the joining device 41 in the main transport path R11 (FIG. 2), and at this position, the nonwoven fabric 3a is promptly passed from above the main transport path R11.
- R11 the X-direction transport path
- the 45 ° turn bar TB is a cylindrical rod member having a smooth outer peripheral surface, such as a metal polishing rod such as stainless steel or a round bar whose surface has been improved in slipperiness by surface treatment. It is produced as a material.
- the direction of the central axis CTB passing through the center of the cross-section of the turn bar TB is in the middle of the X direction and the Y direction in the horizontal plane. Therefore, the nonwoven fabric 3a is wound around the outer peripheral surface of the turn bar TB, and the nonwoven fabric 3a slides on the outer peripheral surface, whereby the transport direction of the nonwoven fabric 3a is quickly changed from the Y direction to the X direction.
- the two types of transport paths R31X, R31Y are formed by a plurality of transport rollers 32X, 32X, 32Y, 32Y, respectively.
- the Y-direction transport roller 32Y that forms the Y-direction transport path R31Y is supported so as to be rotatable about the rotation axis along the X direction, and thus the nonwoven fabric 3a is oriented in the X direction in its width direction. Then, it is conveyed in the Y direction.
- the X-direction transport roller 32X that forms the X-direction transport path R31X is supported so as to be rotatable around the rotation axis along the Y direction, whereby the nonwoven fabric 3a has its width direction directed in the Y direction. It is transported in the X direction with a different posture.
- the Y-direction transport path R ⁇ b> 31 ⁇ / b> Y passes the feeding devices 35, 35, the material contact device 36, the accumulator device 37, and the upstream pinch roll device 38 from the upstream in the transport direction. It has side by side in this order.
- the X-direction transport path R31X includes a tension control device 39 and a downstream pinch roll device 41 arranged in this order from upstream to downstream in the transport direction. Note that adhesive application devices 81 and 82 are provided at positions downstream of the downstream pinch roll device 41 in the X-direction transport path R31X so as to apply the adhesive to the nonwoven fabric 3a.
- the devices 39, 41 belonging to the X-direction transport path R31X are supported by the above-described end plates that support the devices 14, 15 ... of the main transport path R11. Yes.
- each of the devices 35, 35, 36, 37, and 38 belonging to the Y-direction transport path R31Y including the Y-direction transport rollers 32Y, 32Y... Is supported by a support member different from the end plate of the main transport path R11. It is supported.
- a support member (not shown) is, for example, an end plate disposed on the floor 10b of the production line 10 along the Y direction, and has a vertical surface with the normal direction facing the X direction.
- route R31Y is supported by this vertical surface in the cantilever state, for example.
- the feeding device 35 is a device that forms the starting end of the Y-direction transport path R31Y, that is, feeds the nonwoven fabric 3a from the nonwoven fabric raw fabric 3aR along the Y-direction transport path R31Y. Therefore, it has a rotating shaft along the X direction, and the nonwoven fabric raw material 3aR is rotatably supported on the rotating shaft.
- the rotating shaft is driven and rotated by, for example, a servo motor (not shown) as a drive source, thereby feeding the nonwoven fabric 3a out of the nonwoven fabric original 3aR.
- the servo motor performs a feeding operation in cooperation with the accumulator device 37. This will be described later.
- Two such feeding devices 35, 35 are provided as a plurality of examples. Basically, they are used alternately. That is, while the one unwinding device 35 is unwinding the nonwoven fabric 3a, the other unwinding device 35 is in a standby state, and when the non-woven fabric raw material 3aR of the one unwinding device 35 is lost, the unwinding device 35 in a waiting state. Is configured to start feeding the nonwoven fabric 3a. Since the feeding device 35 is well known, detailed description thereof will be omitted.
- the material contact device 36 is also a device provided in the Y-direction transport path R31Y. Then, the material contact device 36, while the unwinding device 35 being unwound, finishes unwinding all the non-woven fabrics 3a of the non-woven fabric 3aR, the tail end 3aee of the non-woven fabric 3a of the unwoven fabric 3aR It joins to the front-end
- the accumulator device 37 is also a device provided in the Y-direction transport path R31Y, and accumulates the non-woven fabric 3a fed from the feeding device 35 so as to be discharged downstream in the transport direction. And when the nonwoven fabric 3a is not delivered from the delivery device 35 as in the joining process by the material joining device 36, the delivery device is provided by discharging the nonwoven fabric 3a accumulated in the accumulator device 37 itself downstream. The influence of the feed stop of 35 is not exerted downstream. In addition, when the feeding stop of the feeding device 35 is released, the feeding device 35 is more than the conveyance speed value (m / min) of the nonwoven fabric 3a at the position immediately downstream of the accumulator device 37 until the specified accumulation amount is reached. The non-woven fabric 3a is fed out at a high speed value (m / min), whereby the non-woven fabric 3a dispensed while feeding is stopped is accumulated in the accumulator device 37.
- the accumulator device 37 includes a fixed roller group G37s composed of a plurality of rollers 37s, 37s,... Fixed at a fixed position, and a plurality of rollers 37m, 37m,. Movable roller group G37m.
- the nonwoven fabric 3a is alternately wound around the rollers 37s belonging to the fixed roller group G37s and the rollers 37m belonging to the movable roller group G37m, thereby forming a loop L3a of the nonwoven fabric 3a. Accumulate.
- the movable roller group G37m reciprocates in the vertical direction according to the tension (N) of the nonwoven fabric 3a. That is, when the tension of the nonwoven fabric 3a is larger than a preset tension setting value (N), the movable roller group G37m moves so as to make the loop L3a smaller, thereby accumulating. The non-woven fabric 3a is discharged and supplied downstream.
- tensile_strength of the nonwoven fabric 3a is smaller than said setting value, it moves so that the loop L3a may become large, and, thereby, the nonwoven fabric 3a is accumulate
- the accumulator device 37 is the same as a tension control device 39 described later. Also plays the function. Since this accumulator device 37 is also well known, further detailed description is omitted.
- the upstream pinch roll device 38 is also a device provided in the Y direction conveyance path R31Y, and sends the nonwoven fabric 3a to the heating unit 61 of the bulk recovery device 60.
- it has a pair of roll 38a, 38b arrange
- the drive roll 38a (38b) is driven and rotated in conjunction with the drive roll 39k of the tension control device 39 located on the downstream side in the transport direction from the heating unit 61.
- the pinch so that the ratio R between the peripheral speed value V39k of the drive roll 39k of the tension control device 39 and the peripheral speed value V38a (V38b) of the drive roll 38a (38b) of the pinch roll device 38 is constant.
- the drive roll 38a (38b) of the roll device 38 is driven to rotate.
- the tension control device 39 is a device provided in the X-direction transport path R31X, and is disposed downstream of the heating unit 61 in the transport direction. And the tension control apparatus 39 adjusts so that the magnitude
- the tension control device 39 is configured using a so-called dancer roll 39dn. That is, it is provided at a position between a pair of fixed rolls 39s, 39s fixed at a fixed position with a gap in the conveying direction between them and a pair of fixed rolls 39s, 39s, and can reciprocate in the vertical direction.
- the dancer roll 39dn is provided, and the drive roll 39k is provided upstream of the dancer roll 39dn in the transport direction.
- the non-woven fabric 3a is wound around the pair of fixed rolls 39s and 39s, the dancer roll 39dn, and the drive roll 39k, and is also wound around the pair of fixed rolls 39s and 39s and the dancer roll 39dn.
- the formed nonwoven fabric 3a forms a loop L3adn.
- a force corresponding to twice the target value of the tension of the nonwoven fabric 3a is applied to the dancer roll 39dn in the direction in which the loop L3adn becomes larger in the reciprocating direction. Therefore, when the magnitude
- the drive roll 39k is driven and rotated by a servo motor (not shown).
- the motor rotates the drive roll 39k so that the size of the loop L3adn becomes a predetermined value and feeds the nonwoven fabric 3a.
- the peripheral speed value (m / min) of the drive roll 39k is decreased, whereas when it is smaller than the predetermined value, the peripheral speed value of the drive roll 39k is increased.
- tensile_strength of the nonwoven fabric 3a of the position immediately downstream of the tension control apparatus 39 is adjusted so that it may become a target value.
- the downstream pinch roll device 41 is also a device provided in the X direction conveyance path R31X, and sends the nonwoven fabric 3a to the joining device 14 of the main line 11. Specifically, it has a pair of rolls 41a and 41b arranged so that their outer peripheral surfaces face each other, and at least one of the rolls 41a (41b) is driven and rotated by a servo motor (not shown) as a drive source. The roll 41a (41b). And by this drive rotation, the nonwoven fabric 3a is sent out to the joining apparatus 14 of the main conveyance path
- downstream side pinch rolls so that the peripheral speed value of the rolls 14a and 14b included in the joining device 14 and the peripheral speed value of the drive roll 41a (41b) of the downstream side pinch roll apparatus 41 are substantially the same value.
- the drive roll 41a (41b) of the device 41 is driven to rotate.
- FIG. 6A is a schematic side view of the bulk recovery device 60
- FIG. 6B is a cross-sectional view taken along the line BB in FIG. 6A.
- the heating unit 61 that forms the main part of the bulk recovery device 60 is shown in a cross-sectional view.
- the bulk recovery device 60 includes a heating unit 61 that blows and heats the nonwoven fabric 3a while passing the nonwoven fabric 3a therein, a hot air supply device 67 that supplies the heated air to the heating unit 61,
- the heating unit 61 is provided in the Y-direction transport path R31Y, and is thereby disposed at a position shifted in the Y direction from the main transport path R11 in plan view (FIG. 4). . Therefore, the conveyance path R31Yd of the nonwoven fabric 3a heated by the heating unit 61 can be easily secured along the Y direction, whereby natural cooling of the nonwoven fabric 3a can be performed quickly (FIG. 4). .
- the path length of the transport path R31Yd in FIG. 4 is determined by conducting an actual machine experiment or a temperature analysis. For example, based on these actual machine experiments and temperature analysis, the temperature of the non-woven fabric 3a when the non-woven fabric 3a passes through the devices 14, 15, 16, 17, and 18 of the main transport path R11 is determined by the respective devices 14, 15, 16 , 17, and 18 and the temperature when the nonwoven fabric 3a is bonded to the intermediate product 1m (in this example, the absorbent body 4) is the upper limit of the allowable temperature of the intermediate product 1m.
- the path length of the transport path R31Y is determined so that the temperature is lower than the value.
- the linear transport path R31Yd has insufficient path length for cooling, the following may be performed.
- a plurality of Y-direction transport rollers 32Y, 32Y... Having different vertical positions are alternately arranged at the position of the transport path R31Yd, and the non-woven fabric 3a is folded into the plurality of Y-direction transport rollers 32Y, 32Y. It is also possible to form a plurality of loops by wrapping around and to secure the path length in the transport path R31Yd.
- the heating unit 61 is provided outside the case member 62 and the case member 62 whose both ends in the longitudinal direction are open, so that the nonwoven fabric 3a reciprocates within the case member 62.
- a plurality of guide rollers 64, 64, 64 for guiding The forward path and the return path of the transport path of the nonwoven fabric 3a are formed in a straight line in the case member 62 by the guide rollers 64, 64, 64, respectively.
- the case member 62 has a partition member 63 therein, and the partition member 63 allows the space in the case member 62 to be divided into a forward space SP62a and a return space SP62b. It is partitioned. In other words, the outward space SP62a and the backward space SP62b are isolated from each other so that air cannot pass between them.
- both the forward path inlet 62 ain and the backward path outlet 62 bout of the nonwoven fabric 3 a are formed at one of the longitudinal ends of the case member 62. At the other end, both a forward outlet 62aout and a return inlet 62bin of the nonwoven fabric 3a are formed.
- the wall surface 63wa adjacent to the outbound path space SP62a (hereinafter also referred to as the outbound path wall surface 63wa) among the both wall surfaces 63wa and 63wb of the partition wall member 63, and the return path space among the both wall surfaces 63wa and 63wb.
- the wall surface 63wb adjacent to the SP 62b (hereinafter also referred to as the return wall surface 63wb) is provided in parallel with the transport direction and the X direction, respectively, so that the outbound wall surface 63wa and the return wall surface 63wb are made of the nonwoven fabric 3a. It is almost parallel to each surface.
- a portion of the outbound wall surface 63wa on the upstream side of the outbound path (corresponding to the “portion on the inlet side of the case member”) is provided with a slit-like injection port 63Na that is long in the X direction.
- the upstream portion of the return path (corresponding to the “portion on the inlet side of the case member”) is also provided with a slit-like injection port 63Nb that is long in the X direction.
- the partition wall member 63 has pressure chambers R63a and R63b inside corresponding to each of the above portions. And hot air is supplied to each pressure chamber R63a, R63b from said hot air supply apparatus 67.
- Each of the pressure chambers R63a and R63b has a cross-sectional shape (a shape in a cross-section in which the X direction is a normal direction), which has a tapered shape that becomes generally narrower toward the downstream side in the transport direction.
- the front end portion of the shape communicates with the corresponding space SP62a, SP62b for the forward path or the return path, and thereby the front end portion functions as the injection ports 63Na, 63Nb.
- injection ports 63Na and 63Nb while facing one surface of both surfaces of the nonwoven fabric 3a, hot air is directed toward the downstream side in the transport direction with an acute inclination angle ⁇ with respect to the same surface. Spray.
- the hot air jetted from the outgoing jet port 63Na comes into contact with the surface of the nonwoven fabric 3a with the velocity component on the downstream side in the transport direction, and flows through the same surface as it is, in the outgoing route space SP62a. It is discharged outside through an outlet 62aout (corresponding to a discharge port) located on the most downstream side in the transport direction. Further, the hot air jetted from the return jet port 63Nb comes into contact with the surface of the nonwoven fabric 3a with a velocity component on the downstream side in the transport direction, and flows through the same surface as it is in the return pass space SP62b. It is discharged outside through an outlet 62bout (corresponding to a discharge port) located on the most downstream side in the transport direction.
- the air speed value Vw (m / min) of the hot air can be made larger than the conveyance speed value V3 (m / min) of the nonwoven fabric 3a. And if it does in that way, the hot air injected from each injection port 63Na, 63Nb will pass the nonwoven fabric 3a so that the surface of the nonwoven fabric 3a may slide, and is finally discharged
- the heat transfer efficiency can be dramatically improved, the nonwoven fabric 3a can be efficiently heated, and the bulk can be quickly recovered. Moreover, since the fiber of the nonwoven fabric 3a is loosened at random by the turbulent hot air, this also promotes the recovery of the bulk.
- the wind speed value Vw (m / min) of the hot air is, for example, the amount of air (m 3 / min) supplied to the outward space SP62a or the backward space SP62b, and the outward space SP62a or the backward space. It is a value obtained by dividing by the cross-sectional area of SP62b (that is, the area of the cross section with the transport direction as the normal direction).
- the magnitude relationship between the wind speed value Vw and the transport speed value V3 as described above is established over the entire length in the transport direction of the spaces SP62a and SP62b for the forward path or the return path.
- it does not necessarily have to be established over the entire length. That is, even in a part of each of the spaces SP62a and SP62b, if the above magnitude relationship is established, the operational effects relating to the turbulent state can be enjoyed accordingly.
- each of the outlets 63Na and 63Nb for the forward path and the backward path is a rectangle whose longitudinal direction is in the X direction.
- the dimension in the X direction of the outward injection port 63Na is the same as the dimension in the X direction of the outward path SP62a
- the dimension in the X direction of the return injection port 63Nb is the same as that in the return space SP62b.
- the injection ports 63Na and 63Nb may be smaller.
- the dimension in the X direction of each of the injection ports 63Na and 63Nb is larger than the dimension in the width direction (dimension in the X direction) of the nonwoven fabric 3a. It is suppressed.
- each of the injection ports 63Na and 63Nb are set by selecting an arbitrary value from a range of 1 mm to 10 mm, for example.
- the angle ⁇ formed by the hot air injection direction with respect to the conveyance direction of the nonwoven fabric 3a at the positions of the injection ports 63Na and 63Nb is preferably in the range of 0 ° to 30 °, and more preferably It should be within the range of 0 ° to 10 ° (FIG. 6A). And if it becomes like this, a hot air can be reliably flowed along the surface of the nonwoven fabric 3a.
- the heating unit 61 is a vertically placed type in which the longitudinal direction of the case member 62 faces the vertical direction, whereby the forward path and the return path related to the transport path of the nonwoven fabric 3a are set in the vertical direction. It is along.
- the route from the upper side to the lower side is the forward route
- the route from the lower side to the upper side is the return route. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 5, the Y-direction transport path R31Y can be connected to the X-direction transport path R31X in a state where the vertical position of the Y-direction transport path R31Y is high.
- the floor of the production line 10 is provided with a passage for the above-mentioned workers and construction vehicles. It is possible to set the downstream end R31Yd of the Y-direction transport path R31Y along the Y direction at a distant position. Therefore, it can be avoided that the Y-direction transport route R31Y becomes an obstacle to the passage.
- this vertical installation type is also excellent in that the plane space required for installing the heating unit 61 is small.
- the arrangement of the heating unit 61 is not limited to the vertical type, and may be a horizontal type. That is, the longitudinal direction of the case member 62 may be directed in the horizontal direction, and thereby the forward path and the return path related to the conveyance path of the nonwoven fabric 3a may be aligned in the horizontal direction. Furthermore, the longitudinal direction of the case member 62 may be tilted from both the vertical direction and the horizontal direction according to the convenience of the layout.
- the hot air supply device 67 includes a blower 67b and a heater 67h. Then, hot air is generated by heating the air generated by the blower 67b by the heater 67h, and the hot air is generated through a suitable pipe member 67p, and the pressure chamber of the partition wall member 63 in the case member 62 of the heating unit 61 described above. Supply to R63a, R63b. And hot air is injected from the injection ports 63Na and 63Nb via the pressure chambers R63a and R63b.
- the blower 67b includes, for example, an impeller 67i that rotates using a motor as a drive source, and an inverter (not shown) that adjusts the rotation speed (rpm) of the motor.
- an impeller 67i that rotates using a motor as a drive source
- an inverter (not shown) that adjusts the rotation speed (rpm) of the motor.
- the VVVF inverter control can be performed, and as a result, the air volume (m 3 / min) can be adjusted to an arbitrary value through the change of the rotation speed (rpm) of the impeller 67i.
- the heater is an electric heater that is heated with, for example, electric power (kW), and the temperature of the hot air can be adjusted to an arbitrary value by changing the input amount of electric power.
- the temperature at the positions of the injection ports 63Na and 63Nb is preferably at least 50 ° C. lower than the melting point of the thermoplastic resin fibers contained in the nonwoven fabric 3a and lower than the melting point. . And if it is set to such a range, the volume can be reliably recovered while preventing the thermoplastic resin fibers from melting.
- the heater 67h may be built in the blower 67b or may be provided outside the blower 67b.
- the heaters 67ha and 67hb may be disposed in the vicinity of the case member 62 of the heating unit 61 as shown by a two-dot chain line in FIG. 6A.
- the responsiveness can be improved.
- heaters 67ha and 67hb are provided for each of the injection ports 63Na and 63Nb. That is, it is preferable to provide the heater 67ha corresponding to the outward injection port 63Na, and separately provide the heater 67hb corresponding to the return injection port 63Nb. In this way, the temperature of the hot air can be individually adjusted for each of the injection ports 63Na and 63Nb, and as a result, the condition setting for the bulk recovery process can be performed more finely.
- the heaters 67h, 67ha, and 67hb are not limited to electric heaters and can be applied as long as they can heat a gas such as air.
- wind refers to the flow of air, but in a broad sense, it includes the flow of gases such as nitrogen gas and inert gas in addition to the flow of air. That is, nitrogen gas or the like may be blown from the injection ports 63Na and 63Nb.
- Adhesive applicator 81, 82 In the example of FIGS. 2 and 5, two types of adhesive applicators 81 and 82 are provided to apply the hot melt adhesive to the nonwoven fabric 3a. Both coating apparatuses 81 and 82 are provided in the X-direction transport path R31X. More specifically, the adhesive is applied to the non-woven fabric 3a at a position between the position downstream of the heating unit 61 in the transport direction and the joining device 14 of the main line 11.
- Each of the coating devices 81 and 82 has discharge portions 81a and 82a for discharging an adhesive and a pump (not shown). And a pump pumps the hot-melt-adhesive agent of a fluid state to discharge part 81a, 82a, and, thereby, the adhesive under flow is discharged from discharge part 81a, 82a.
- one of the two types of coating device 81 is a contact-type coating device
- the other coating device 82 is a non-contact type coating device.
- the contact-type coating device 81 applies the adhesive by bringing the discharge portion 81a into contact with or close to the application target, while the non-contact type application device 82 sufficiently separates the discharge portion 82a from the application target. In this state, the adhesive is flowed down from the discharge part 82a and applied.
- the contact-type coating device 81 first applies the adhesive to the nonwoven fabric 3a, and then the non-contact type coating device 82 applies the adhesive at the downstream position. It has become.
- the contact-type coating device 81 is a solid coating using a portion of one side of the nonwoven fabric 3a that does not cover the absorbers 4 and 4, that is, a portion joined to the back sheet 5a on one side of the nonwoven fabric 3a. Apply adhesive with application pattern. Therefore, the application device 81 has a slit-like nozzle that is long in the Y direction as the discharge unit 81a, thereby applying the adhesive to the nonwoven fabric 3a over substantially the entire length in the Y direction. The adhesive is intermittently discharged so as to selectively apply the adhesive only to the application target portion.
- the non-contact type applicator 82 applies the adhesive in a predetermined application pattern using the substantially entire surface of one side of the nonwoven fabric 3a as an application target site.
- the application pattern is a pattern in which a plurality of linear portions continuous in the transport direction are arranged in the Y direction, and examples of the linear portions include straight lines along the transport direction and in the transport direction. Examples thereof include a spiral curve along the waveform, a waveform curve along the conveyance direction, and the like.
- the application device 82 has a plurality of substantially circular nozzles arranged in the Y direction as the discharge portion 82a, and the adhesive is continuously flowed down from each nozzle. By doing so, an adhesive is apply
- Subline 90 for Back Sheet 5a >>> As shown in FIG. 2, the sub line 90 for the back sheet 5 a is provided immediately below the main transport path R ⁇ b> 11 of the main line 11. As a result, the back sheet 5a is put into the main transport path R11 from below the main transport path R11 of the main line 11.
- the sub-line 90 for the back sheet 5a includes a transport device 91 that feeds the film material 5a, which is the material of the back sheet 5a, from the film material original 5aR and conveys it to the main transport path R11, and the film material original 5aR.
- An adhesive application device 103 that applies a hot-melt adhesive for joining in the joining device 14 described above is provided on the fed film material 5a.
- the conveyance device 91 includes a plurality of conveyance rollers 92X, 92X,..., Two feeding devices 95, 95, a material contact device 96, an accumulator device 97, and an upstream pinch roll device that form a conveyance path R5a of the back sheet 5a. 98, a tension control device 99, and a downstream pinch roll device 101.
- the configuration of any of the devices 95, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 101 is the same as that of each device 35, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 41 of the subline 30 for the top sheet 3a described above. It is almost the same.
- the configuration of the adhesive application device 103 is also substantially the same as that of the non-contact type application device 82 described above. Therefore, the description is omitted.
- the transport route R5a of the back sheet 5a when the transport route R5a of the back sheet 5a is viewed in a plan view, the transport route R5a is in a straight line along the X direction, and is also a plan view. , The transport path R5a overlaps the main transport path R11 over substantially the entire length thereof. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 2, at the downstream end R5ad in the transport path R5a, as long as the transport direction of the back sheet 5a as the film material 5a is directed upward, the back sheet 5a is quickly moved to the main transport path R11. Can be thrown into.
- the transport path R5a of the sub-line 90 for the back sheet 5a is not limited to the above. That is, it has a Y-direction conveyance path and an X-direction conveyance path like the conveyance path of the sub-line 30 for the top sheet 3a in FIG. It may be connected by a transport direction changing mechanism such as a turn bar TB.
- the Y-direction transport path includes feeding devices 95 and 95, a material contact device 96, an accumulator device 97, and an upstream pinch roll device 98
- the X-direction transport path is You may have the tension control apparatus 99 and the downstream pinch roll apparatus 101.
- the production line 10 of the pet sheet 1 is illustrated as an example of the absorbent article manufacturing apparatus, but the present invention is not limited thereto.
- a nonwoven fabric for a top sheet can be used for both sanitary napkins and diapers.
- the heating target of the heating unit 61 is not limited to the nonwoven fabric for the top sheet. That is, the non-woven fabric of the material of other parts that are required to be bulky may be heated by the heating unit 61.
- the nonwoven fabric 3 (3a) for the top sheet 3 (3a) As an example of the nonwoven fabric 3 (3a) for the top sheet 3 (3a), the nonwoven fabric 3 (3a) having a plurality of linear protrusions 3p, 3p,.
- the present invention is not limited to this.
- a non-woven fabric in a normal form that is, a non-woven fabric having substantially flat surfaces on both sides may be used.
- the heating unit 61 of the bulk recovery device 60 heated the nonwoven fabric 3a in both the forward path and the return path, but this is not a limitation.
- the forward path injection port 63Na or the return path injection port 63Nb may be omitted.
- a plurality of the heating units 61 may be provided instead of one, and the nonwoven fabric 3a may be heated by 3 passes or more. good.
- the direction which provided the injection ports 63Na and 63Nb corresponding to each of an outward path and a return path has the dimension of the longitudinal direction of the heating unit 61, while ensuring the conveyance path length of the nonwoven fabric 3a required for bulk recovery firmly. Since shortening can be achieved, it is preferable.
- the heating unit 61 is configured by a method different from the existing air-through method, but this is not a limitation. That is, you may comprise a heating unit by the existing air through system.
- the heating unit comprised by the existing air through system is as follows, for example. The heating unit was provided so as to face the other side of the both surfaces of the hot air jet port provided to face one of the both surfaces of the nonwoven fabric 3a conveyed along the conveying direction. A hot air suction port.
- a suction belt conveyor apparatus places and conveys the nonwoven fabric 3a on the outer peripheral surface of an endless belt that circulates around the drive, and the outer peripheral surface is provided with a plurality of air intake holes. It functions as the suction port for sucking hot air.
- the suction drum device winds and conveys the nonwoven fabric 3a around the outer peripheral surface of the rotating drum that is driven and rotated, and the outer peripheral surface is provided with a plurality of intake holes, and thus the intake holes receive hot air. It functions as the above-mentioned suction port for sucking.
- the nonwoven fabric 3a that has passed through the heating unit 61 of the bulk recovery device 60 has been so-called natural cooling, but in some cases, as shown in FIG.
- a cooling device 70 for forcibly cooling the nonwoven fabric 3a may be additionally provided.
- the cooling device 70 is disposed at a position immediately downstream of the heating unit 61, and cools the non-woven fabric 3a by blowing cooling air to the cooling unit 71 and supplies the cooling air to the cooling unit 71.
- a wind supply device (not shown).
- the nonwoven fabric 3a will have a thermal influence on the intermediate product 1m of the main conveyance path R11 of the main line 11, and each apparatus 14,15 .... Can be prevented more reliably.
- the cooling unit 71 includes the case member 62, the partition wall member 63, and the guide rollers 64, 64, 64 similarly to the heating unit 61.
- wind at a temperature capable of cooling the nonwoven fabric 3a is sprayed from the respective slit-shaped spray ports 63Na and 63Nb provided on both wall surfaces 63wa and 63wb of the partition wall member 63. That is, for example, normal temperature wind or cool air having a temperature lower than normal temperature is supplied to the injection ports 63Na and 63Nb from the above-described wind supply device via an appropriate pipe member 67pc.
- the wind supply device includes at least a blower, and desirably includes a cooler that cools the wind generated by the blower.
- the said nonwoven fabric 3a can be cooled if the temperature of said wind is lower than the temperature of the nonwoven fabric 3a immediately after coming out of the case member 62 of the heating unit 61, even if it is higher than normal temperature (20 degreeC +/- 15 degreeC) For example, it may be an arbitrary value in the range of 5 ° C. to 50 ° C. or may be higher than this range in some cases.
- the cooling unit 71 having such a configuration, the cooling air sprayed from each of the injection ports 63Na and 63Nb flows on the surface of the nonwoven fabric 3a, so that the nonwoven fabric 3a is effectively prevented from being compressed in the thickness direction. Is done. Therefore, crushing the recovered bulk with the wind is effectively avoided.
- the hot air that has flowed through the spaces SP62a and SP62b for the forward path and the return path is directly discharged from the outlets 62aout and 62bout of the nonwoven fabric 3a of the case member 62 (FIG. 6A), but the energy is reused.
- the hot air flowing through the spaces SP62a and SP62b may be recovered and returned to the suction side portion 67bs of the blower 67b. .
- FIG. 6A the hot air flowing through the spaces SP62a and SP62b may be recovered and returned to the suction side portion 67bs of the blower 67b.
- openings 63ha and 63hb are provided in the downstream portion of the partition wall member 63 in the transport direction, and one pipe of the collection pipe member 69 is provided in the openings 63ha and 63hb.
- the space in the pipe member 69 is communicated with at least one of the downstream end SP62ae of the outward path SP62a and the downstream end SP62be of the return path SP62b, and the same.
- the other tube end opening of the tube member 69 may communicate with the suction side portion 67bs of the blower 67b.
- the forward injection port 63Na is provided in the upstream portion of the forward wall surface 63wa, and the return injection port 63Nb is provided on the return path. Although it provided in the upstream part of the return path among the wall surfaces 63wb for work, it is not restricted to this at all. *
- the forward injection port 63Na is provided in a portion of the forward wall surface 63wa on the downstream side of the forward route (corresponding to “portion on the outlet side of the case member”), and the return injection port 63Nb is provided on the return route.
- both the forward and return jets 63Na and 63Nb are hot air toward the upstream side in the transport direction with an acute inclination angle with respect to one of the two surfaces of the nonwoven fabric 3a. It is formed so as to be injected.
- the hot air jetted from the forward jet port 63Na comes into contact with the surface of the nonwoven fabric 3a with the velocity component on the upstream side in the transport direction, and flows directly upstream of the surface of the nonwoven fabric 3a.
- the air is finally discharged from the forward path inlet 62ain located at the uppermost stream of the forward path space SP62a.
- the hot air jetted from the return port 63Nb contacts the surface of the non-woven fabric 3a with the upstream velocity component in the transport direction, and flows through the non-woven fabric 3a upstream as it is. Then, the air is discharged out from the return path inlet 62bin located at the uppermost stream in the transport direction in the return path space SP62b.
- a solid member that basically does not have a space other than the pressure chambers R63a and R63b is used as the material of the partition wall member 63.
- the material is not limited to this.
- the hollow member for example, a stainless steel flat plate member (not shown) that forms the outward wall 63wa of FIG. 6A, a stainless steel flat member (not shown) that forms the return wall 63wb, A combination member having a prismatic member (not shown) inserted between them to connect these flat plate members can be exemplified.
- the X direction is exemplified as the first direction
- the Y direction is exemplified as the second direction
- the X direction and the Y direction are orthogonal to each other, but the present invention is not limited to this. That is, it is sufficient if they intersect each other in the horizontal plane.
- the main line 11 in FIG. 2 does not include the absorber manufacturing apparatus 111 that manufactures the absorber 4, but may include the absorber manufacturing apparatus 111.
- FIG. 9 is a schematic side view of the absorber manufacturing apparatus 111.
- the conveyance path R111 of the absorber manufacturing apparatus 111 is also a straight line along the X direction in plan view, and the conveyance path R111 is connected in a straight line to the upstream side of the main conveyance path R11 of the main line 11 described above. Has been.
- the conveyance path R111 also includes a conveyance conveyor 112CV and a conveyance roller 112R for conveying an intermediate product 1m related to the pet sheet 1 such as the continuous sheet 4t2a of the non-skin-side covering sheet 4t2 and the continuous body 4a of the absorber 4.
- a suitable transport device such as the above is provided.
- a non-skin-side covering sheet supply device 114 that supplies a continuous sheet 4t2a of a strip-shaped non-skin-side covering sheet 4t2 (hereinafter simply referred to as a non-skin-side covering sheet 4t2a) to the transport path R111.
- the skin side covering sheet supply device 116 that supplies (hereinafter simply referred to as skin side covering sheet 4t1a) and the end portions in the Y direction of the non-skin side covering sheet 4t2a are folded back so as to cover the skin side covering sheet 4t1a, respectively.
- the absorbent body is cut by cutting the continuous body 4a of the absorbent body 4 formed by folding each end of the folding guide device 117 and the non-skin side covering sheet 4t2a.
- a rotary cutter device 118 for generating are provided side by side in this order and from upstream to downstream in the transport direction.
- the conveyance speed value of the absorber 4 in the conveyance conveyor 112CV located in the immediate downstream side of the rotary cutter apparatus 118 is made larger than the conveyance speed value of the absorber 4 in the rotary cutter apparatus 118.
- the absorbers 4 adjacent to each other in the transport direction are spaced from each other, and the absorbers 4, 4,... Are sent to the main transport path R11 of the main line 11 with the spacing therebetween. .
- these devices 114, 115, 116, 117, and 118 are also supported by, for example, the end plate of the main transport path R11 described above.
- non-skin-side covering sheet supply device 114 and the skin-side covering sheet supply device 116 are the same types of devices 95, 95, 96,... That the sub-line 90 for the back sheet 5a of FIG. Since it is clear that this can be realized by using, the description thereof is omitted.
- the fiber stacking drum device 115 can be realized by using the rotating drum 115D that rotates with the liquid absorbing fiber and SAP adsorbing function on the outer peripheral surface, and therefore, the description thereof is also omitted.
- the folding guide device 117 can be realized by arranging appropriate plate members on both sides in the Y direction, description thereof will be omitted.
- the rotary cutter device 118 can be realized by using the same type of device as the rotary cutter device 18 (FIG. 2) provided in the main conveyance path R11 of the main line 11 described above. Is also omitted.
- the stacking drum apparatus 115 manufactured the continuous body 4ca of the absorbent core 4c, but is not limited thereto. That is, the same fiber drum device 115 may be manufactured in a state in which a plurality of absorbent cores 4c, 4c,.
- one or a plurality of pressing devices are provided at a position between the folding guide device 117 and the rotary cutter device 118 in the transport path R111, and the absorber 4 is continuously formed by the pressing device. You may press the body 4a from the up-down direction which is thickness direction. As an example of such a press device, a configuration having a pair of rotating upper and lower rolls can be exemplified.
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平面視で第1方向に沿って一直線に配された第1搬送経路と、
前記第1搬送経路に沿って搬送される吸収性物品に係る中間製品に対して処理を行う複数の処理装置と、
前記吸収性物品の部品となる帯状の不織布を当該不織布が連続する方向に搬送しながら、前記不織布に熱風を吹き付けることによって前記不織布を加熱して前記不織布の嵩を回復する加熱ユニットと、
前記加熱ユニットで加熱されて前記嵩が回復された前記不織布を、平面視で前記第1方向と交差する第2方向へ搬送する第2搬送経路と、を有し、
前記第2搬送経路を介して、前記不織布は前記第1搬送経路に投入されることを特徴とする吸収性物品の製造装置である。
平面視で第1方向に沿って一直線に配された第1搬送経路に沿って吸収性物品の中間製品を搬送することと、
前記第1搬送経路に沿って搬送される前記中間製品に対して複数の処理装置で処理を行うことと、
前記吸収性物品の部品となる帯状の不織布を当該不織布が連続する方向に搬送しながら、加熱ユニットで前記不織布に熱風を吹き付けることによって前記不織布を加熱して前記不織布の嵩を回復することと、
前記加熱ユニットで加熱されて前記嵩が回復された前記不織布を、平面視で前記第1方向と交差する第2方向へ搬送する第2搬送経路を介して、前記不織布が前記第1搬送経路に投入されることを特徴とする吸収性物品の製造方法である。
前記第1搬送経路に沿って搬送される吸収性物品に係る中間製品に対して処理を行う複数の処理装置と、
前記吸収性物品の部品となる帯状の不織布を当該不織布が連続する方向に搬送しながら、前記不織布に熱風を吹き付けることによって前記不織布を加熱して前記不織布の嵩を回復する加熱ユニットと、
前記加熱ユニットで加熱されて前記嵩が回復された前記不織布を、平面視で前記第1方向と交差する第2方向へ搬送する第2搬送経路と、を有し、
前記第2搬送経路を介して、前記不織布は前記第1搬送経路に投入されることを特徴とする吸収性物品の製造装置である。
前記加熱ユニットは、平面視で前記第1搬送経路とは重ならない位置に配置されているのが望ましい。
前記不織布は、上方へ搬送された後に、前記第2搬送経路によって前記第2方向に搬送されて前記第1搬送経路の直上に至り、前記第1搬送経路の上方から当該第1搬送経路に投入されるのが望ましい。
前記加熱ユニットは、前記不織布の入口及び前記不織布の出口を具備したケース部材を有し、
前記ケース部材における前記入口側の部分及び前記出口側の部分のうちの一方は、他方に向けて前記熱風を前記ケース部材内の空間に噴射する噴射口を有し、
前記他方は、前記不織布の両面のうちの一方の面に接触しながら流れた前記熱風を、前記ケース部材から排出する排出口を有するのが望ましい。
前記ケース部材は、内部に、前記不織布を上方へ搬送する上方向き経路を有し、
前記不織布は、前記上方向き経路から前記第2搬送経路を経て前記第1搬送経路の直上に至り、前記第1搬送経路の上方から当該第1搬送経路に投入され、
前記ケース部材の内部の前記上方向き経路では、前記加熱ユニットの前記噴射口は、上方へ向けて前記熱風を噴射するのが望ましい。
前記熱風によって加熱された前記不織布を、前記第1搬送経路に投入する前に冷却する冷却ユニットを有し、
前記冷却ユニットは、前記不織布の入口及び前記不織布の出口を具備したケース部材を有し、
前記ケース部材における前記入口側の部分及び前記出口側の部分のうちの一方は、他方に向けて冷却用の風を前記ケース部材内の空間に噴射する噴射口を有し、
前記他方は、前記不織布の両面のうちの一方の面に接触しながら流れた前記風を、前記ケース部材から排出する排出口を有するのが望ましい。
平面視で第1方向に沿って一直線に配された第1搬送経路に沿って吸収性物品の中間製品を搬送することと、
前記第1搬送経路に沿って搬送される前記中間製品に対して複数の処理装置で処理を行うことと、
前記吸収性物品の部品となる帯状の不織布を当該不織布が連続する方向に搬送しながら、加熱ユニットで前記不織布に熱風を吹き付けることによって前記不織布を加熱して前記不織布の嵩を回復することと、
前記加熱ユニットで加熱されて前記嵩が回復された前記不織布を、平面視で前記第1方向と交差する第2方向へ搬送する第2搬送経路を介して、前記不織布が前記第1搬送経路に投入されることを特徴とする吸収性物品の製造方法である。
本実施形態の吸収性物品の製造装置10は、吸収性物品の一例としてペットシート1を製造する。
図3に示すように、主ライン11は、平面視でX方向に沿った一直線の搬送経路R11を有している。すなわち、鉛直方向の上方から鉛直方向に平行な視線で主ライン11を見た場合に、X方向(第1方向に相当)に沿った一直線の搬送経路R11(第1搬送経路に相当)を有している。以下、この搬送経路R11のことを「メイン搬送経路R11」と言う。
図4は、トップシート3a用の副ライン30を上方から見た概略平面図であり、図5は、図4中のA-A矢視図と図4中のB-B矢視図とを接続して示した概略側面図である。
図4に示すように、搬送装置31は、不織布3aの搬送経路として2種類の搬送経路R31X,R31Yを有する。すなわち、当該搬送経路として、平面視でY方向に沿って一直線に不織布3aを搬送するY方向搬送経路R31Yと、平面視でX方向に沿って一直線に不織布3aを搬送するX方向搬送経路R31Xとを有している。そして、Y方向搬送経路R31Yの方がX方向搬送経路R31Xよりも搬送方向の上流側に位置している。よって、不織布原反3aRから繰り出された不織布3aは、先ず、Y方向搬送経路R31Yを通過する。そして、Y方向搬送経路R31YとX方向搬送経路R31Xとの境界に配された45°ターンバーTBで不織布3aの搬送方向はY方向からX方向に変換され、これにより、不織布3aはX方向搬送経路R31Xに入る。ここで、かかるX方向搬送経路R31Xを平面視で見た場合には、その略全長に亘って主ライン11のメイン搬送経路R11と重なっている。よって、当該X方向搬送経路R31Xを通過して、メイン搬送経路R11の接合装置41の直上の位置に至り(図2)、当該位置において、不織布3aは速やかにメイン搬送経路R11の上方から同経路R11に投入される。
図6Aは、嵩回復装置60の概略側面図であり、図6Bは、図6A中のB-B断面図である。なお、図6Aでは、嵩回復装置60の要部をなす加熱ユニット61を断面視で示している。
この図2及び図5の例では、不織布3aにホットメルト接着剤を塗布すべく、2種類の接着剤塗布装置81,82が設けられている。そして、どちらの塗布装置81,82も、X方向搬送経路R31Xに設けられている。より詳しくは、加熱ユニット61よりも搬送方向の下流側の位置から、主ライン11の接合装置14までの間の位置において、不織布3aに接着剤を塗布するようになっている。
図2に示すように、バックシート5a用の副ライン90は、主ライン11のメイン搬送経路R11の直下に設けられている。そして、これにより、主ライン11のメイン搬送経路R11の下方から、同メイン搬送経路R11にバックシート5aを投入する。
以上、本発明の実施形態について説明したが、上記の実施形態は、本発明の理解を容易にするためのものであり、本発明を限定して解釈するためのものではない。また、本発明は、その趣旨を逸脱することなく、変更や改良され得るとともに、本発明にはその等価物が含まれるのはいうまでもない。例えば、以下に示すような変形が可能である。
1m 中間製品、
3 トップシート(不織布)、3sa 面、3sb 面、3e 外周縁部、
3h 貫通孔、3p 突部、3t 溝部、
3a トップシートの連続シート(不織布)、3aR 不織布原反、
3aes 先端部、3aee 尾端部、
4 吸収体、4ca 吸収体の連続体、
4c 吸収性コア、4ca 吸収性コアの連続体、
4t1 肌側被覆シート、4t1a 肌側被覆シートの連続シート、
4t2 非肌側被覆シート、4t2a 非肌側被覆シートの連続シート、
5 バックシート(フィルム材)、5a バックシートの連続シート、
5aR フィルム材原反、
10 製造ライン、10b 床部、
11 主ライン、12CV 搬送コンベア、12R 搬送ローラー、
14 接合装置(処理装置)、14a 上ロール、14b 下ロール、
15 軽プレス装置(処理装置、第1のプレス装置)、
15a 上ロール、15b 下ロール、
16 エンドプレス装置(処理装置、第2のプレス装置)、
16a 上ロール、16b 下ロール、16ap 突部、
17 サイドエッジプレス装置(処理装置、第3のプレス装置)、
17a 上ロール、17b 下ロール、17ap 突部、
18 ロータリーカッター装置、
18a カッター刃ロール、18b アンビルロール、18c カッター刃、
30 トップシート用の副ライン、
31 搬送装置、
32X X方向搬送ローラー、32Y Y方向搬送ローラー、
35 繰り出し装置、
36 資材接ぎ装置、
37 アキュムレータ装置、
37m 可動ローラー、G37m 可動ローラー群、
37s 固定ローラー、G37s 固定ローラー群、
38 上流側ピンチロール装置、
38a ロール、38b ロール、
39 テンションコントロール装置、
39dn ダンサーロール、39k 駆動ロール、
39s 固定ロール、
41 ピンチロール装置、
41a ロール、41b ロール、
60 嵩回復装置、61 加熱ユニット、
62 ケース部材、
62ain 入口、62aout 出口(排出口)、
62bin 入口、62bout 出口(排出口)、
63 隔壁部材、
63Na 往路用の噴射口、63Nb 復路用の噴射口、
63ha 開口、63hb 開口、
63wa 往路用壁面、63wb 復路用壁面、
64 案内ローラー、
67 熱風供給装置、
67b 送風機、67bs 吸い込み側部分、
67h ヒーター、67ha ヒーター、67hb ヒーター、
67i インペラ、67p 管部材、67pc 管部材、69 回収用管部材、
70 冷却装置、71 冷却ユニット、
81 接触式の接着剤塗布装置、81a 吐出部、
82 非接触式の接着剤塗布装置、82a 吐出部、
90 バックシート用の副ライン、
91 搬送装置、
92X 搬送ローラー、
95 繰り出し装置、
96 資材接ぎ装置、
97 アキュムレータ装置、
98 上流側ピンチロール装置、
99 テンションコントロール装置、
101 下流側ピンチロール装置、
103 接着剤塗布装置、
111 吸収体製造装置、
112CV 搬送コンベア、112R 搬送ローラー、
114 非肌側被覆シート供給装置、
115 積繊ドラム装置、115D 回転ドラム、
116 肌側被覆シート供給装置、
117 折り返しガイド装置、
118 ロータリーカッター装置、
TB ターンバー、CTB 中心軸、
R11 メイン搬送経路(第1搬送経路)、
R31X X方向搬送経路、
R31Y Y方向搬送経路、R31Yd 下流端部(第2搬送経路)、
R5a バックシートの搬送経路、R5ad 下流端部、
R111 吸収体製造装置の搬送経路、
SP62a 往路用の空間、SP62ae 下流端部、
SP62b 復路用の空間、SP62be 下流端部、
R63a 圧力室、R63b 圧力室、
L3a ループ、L3adn ループ、
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- 平面視で第1方向に沿って一直線に配された第1搬送経路と、
前記第1搬送経路に沿って搬送される吸収性物品に係る中間製品に対して処理を行う複数の処理装置と、
前記吸収性物品の部品となる帯状の不織布を当該不織布が連続する方向に搬送しながら、前記不織布に熱風を吹き付けることによって前記不織布を加熱して前記不織布の嵩を回復する加熱ユニットと、
前記加熱ユニットで加熱されて前記嵩が回復された前記不織布を、平面視で前記第1方向と交差する第2方向へ搬送する第2搬送経路と、を有し、
前記第2搬送経路を介して、前記不織布は前記第1搬送経路に投入されることを特徴とする吸収性物品の製造装置。 - 請求項1に記載の吸収性物品の製造装置であって、
前記加熱ユニットは、平面視で前記第1搬送経路とは重ならない位置に配置されていることを特徴とする吸収性物品に製造装置。 - 請求項1又は2に記載の吸収性物品の製造装置であって、
前記不織布は、上方へ搬送された後に、前記第2搬送経路によって前記第2方向に搬送されて前記第1搬送経路の直上に至り、前記第1搬送経路の上方から当該第1搬送経路に投入されることを特徴とする吸収性物品の製造装置。 - 請求項1又は2に記載の吸収性物品の製造装置であって、
前記加熱ユニットは、前記不織布の入口及び前記不織布の出口を具備したケース部材を有し、
前記ケース部材における前記入口側の部分及び前記出口側の部分のうちの一方は、他方に向けて前記熱風を前記ケース部材内の空間に噴射する噴射口を有し、
前記他方は、前記不織布の両面のうちの一方の面に接触しながら流れた前記熱風を、前記ケース部材から排出する排出口を有することを特徴とする吸収性物品の製造装置。 - 請求項4に記載の吸収性物品の製造装置であって、
前記ケース部材は、内部に、前記不織布を上方へ搬送する上方向き経路を有し、
前記不織布は、前記上方向き経路から前記第2搬送経路を経て前記第1搬送経路の直上に至り、前記第1搬送経路の上方から当該第1搬送経路に投入され、
前記ケース部材の内部の前記上方向き経路では、前記加熱ユニットの前記噴射口は、上方へ向けて前記熱風を噴射することを特徴とする吸収性物品の製造装置。 - 請求項1乃至5の何れかに記載の吸収性物品の製造装置であって、
前記熱風によって加熱された前記不織布を、前記第1搬送経路に投入する前に冷却する冷却ユニットを有し、
前記冷却ユニットは、前記不織布の入口及び前記不織布の出口を具備したケース部材を有し、
前記ケース部材における前記入口側の部分及び前記出口側の部分のうちの一方は、他方に向けて冷却用の風を前記ケース部材内の空間に噴射する噴射口を有し、
前記他方は、前記不織布の両面のうちの一方の面に接触しながら流れた前記風を、前記ケース部材から排出する排出口を有することを特徴とする吸収性物品の製造装置。 - 平面視で第1方向に沿って一直線に配された第1搬送経路に沿って吸収性物品の中間製品を搬送することと、
前記第1搬送経路に沿って搬送される前記中間製品に対して複数の処理装置で処理を行うことと、
前記吸収性物品の部品となる帯状の不織布を当該不織布が連続する方向に搬送しながら、加熱ユニットで前記不織布に熱風を吹き付けることによって前記不織布を加熱して前記不織布の嵩を回復することと、
前記加熱ユニットで加熱されて前記嵩が回復された前記不織布を、平面視で前記第1方向と交差する第2方向へ搬送する第2搬送経路を介して、前記不織布が前記第1搬送経路に投入されることを特徴とする吸収性物品の製造方法。
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