An absorbent article has a longitudinal direction, a transverse direction, and a depth direction and includes absorbent article opposing first and second longitudinal ends, and absorbent article opposing lateral side edges extending between the absorbent article opposing first and second longitudinal ends. The absorbent article comprises a liquid permeable first topsheet layer having first topsheet layer opposing lateral side edges, and first topsheet layer opposing longitudinal ends as well as a liquid permeable second topsheet layer subjacent to the liquid permeable first topsheet layer. The liquid permeable second topsheet layer has second topsheet layer opposing lateral side edges, and second top-sheet layer opposing longitudinal ends, and is attached at or along two opposing attachment zones to the liquid permeable first topsheet layer along or adjacent the first topsheet layer opposing lateral side edges.

A fibrous layer, wherein surface of the fibres has surface energy below 50 mN/m, characterised in that the calculated strike through time coefficient (cSTT) of the fibrous layer is below 20 and the fibrous layer is bonded in its entire volume at fibre to fibre contact bonding points, wherein the specific fibre surface is the surface area of the fibres in m.sup.2 per 1 m.sup.2 of the fibrous layer, basis weight is the weight of the layer in kg per 1 m.sup.2 of the fibrous layer, the specific void volume is the volume of empty spaces between the fibres in m.sup.3 per 1 m.sup.2 of the fibrous layer.

[00001]$\mathrm{cSTT}=\frac{{\left(\mathrm{specific}\mathrm{fibre}\mathrm{surface}\right)}^2\times \left(\mathrm{basis}\mathrm{weight}\right)}{\left(\mathrm{specific}\mathrm{void}\mathrm{volume}\right)\times {\left(\mathrm{surface}\mathrm{energy}\mathrm{of}\mathrm{fibre}\mathrm{surface}\right)}^3}\times 600$

A disposable garment that prevents urine leakage, has superior appearance, and reduces reluctance of the wearer to wear the garment.

The disposable garment (1) comprises a torso band (21) comprising a torso band opening (21a); and a chassis (20) disposed on a lower side of the torso band (21); wherein the chassis (20) comprises a stretchable composite sheet, the stretchable composite sheet being a multi-layer structure comprising a first air permeable sheet (203), a second air permeable sheet (205), and a liquid diffusion fiber sheet (201) and a linear elastic body (202) disposed between the first air permeable sheet (203) and the second air permeable sheet (205), and the chassis (20) has stretchability that imparts a pressing force against a wearer.

An absorbent article is provided, which is resistant to deformation and can maintain the breathability even under the force applied by various body movements, such as load of sitting. An absorbent article of the present invention includes a liquid permeable top surface sheet, a liquid impermeable back surface sheet, and an absorber disposed between the top surface sheet and the back surface sheet. Grooves extend on the top surface sheet side, and in each of the grooves, a plurality of recess portions formed by integrally joining the top surface sheet and the absorber are arranged. Each of the recess portions has a sidewall and a bottom.

Nonwoven webs/nonwoven laminates for use in absorbent articles are disclosed. The nonwoven laminate includes a first nonwoven web with continuous spunbond crimped fibers and a second web joined to the first nonwoven web. A plurality of apertures extend through at least one of the first nonwoven web or the second web. The nonwoven web includes a plurality of continuous spunbond crimped fibers wherein a plurality of apertures extend through the nonwoven web.

Provided is an absorbent article which includes a top sheet having extruded protrusions and a second sheet bonded to the top sheet and has adequate softness, satisfactory appearance, and yet prevents wrinkles in the top sheet along the MD. The problem is solved by a method of producing an absorbent article including forming the extruded protrusions through embossing of non-woven fabric to be a top sheet transferred by being drawn from downstream of a production line; and then bonding the non-woven fabric and a material of a second sheet in a bonding pattern formed by aligning the material of the second sheet 40 with the back face of the non-woven fabric having extruded protrusions, forming rows of plurality of top-second bonded portions at intervals in the CD in regions between the extruded protrusions adjacent each other in the MD so as to be provided across the center positions of the regions in the CD, and compressing the non-woven fabric in areas between the top-second bonded portions in the rows in the CD without welding of the non-woven fabric and the material of the second sheet.

A hydroformed composite material includes an expanded spun bonded nonwoven layer having a loft of at least about 1.3 times greater than an original loft of an original unexpanded spun bonded nonwoven web from which the expanded spun bonded nonwoven layer was created, and an air permeability of at least about 1.2 times greater than an original air permeability of the original unexpanded spun bonded nonwoven web. The hydroformed composite material includes a formed film layer that includes a plurality of extended cells containing continuous fibers and/or fibrils of the expanded spun bonded nonwoven layer.

A polymeric film is provided, the film comprising one or more land portions that are substantially coplanar in a base plane and a plurality of distended portions separated from one another by the one or more land portions. The distended portions bow distally outward from the base plane. The polymeric film further comprises a plurality of annular micro-protrusions extending outward from the distal film surface, each protrusion having an apex. A portion of the plurality of annular micro-protrusions extends from each of the one or more land portions of the polymeric film and from each of the distended portions of the polymeric film.

A topsheet (2) includes a laminate of a first nonwoven fabric (20) and a second nonwoven fabric (21), the two nonwoven fabrics (20, 21) are fused together at peripheral edges of openings (22) to form a plurality of fusion bond portions (23), and the first nonwoven fabric (20) in a region other than the fusion bond portions (23) protrudes in a direction away from the second nonwoven fabric (21) to form a plurality of projections (24) protruding toward the skin of a wearer. Each fusion bond portion (23) has a protrusion (26) protruding toward a sublayer (3), and a plurality of the protrusions (26) are dispersed on a surface (2b) of the topsheet (2) facing the sublayer (3). When the topsheet (2) is pressed toward the sublayer (3), the sublayer (3) is partially pressed by the protrusions (26).

The present invention addresses the problem of improving quick-drying properties of a top sheet at a part that often contacts with the skin of a wearer. A top sheet (10) for absorbent articles comprises an upper layer sheet (11), a lower layer sheet (12), multiple bonded parts (40) at which the sheets (11, 12) are bonded to each other, and multiple unbonded parts (50) which are surrounded by the multiple bonded parts (40). Each of the unbonded parts (50) has a larger area (51) that has a relatively large area and a smaller area (52) that has a relatively small area and is extended in one direction from the larger area (51). The upper layer sheet (11) is protruded convexly in the larger areas (51) and the smaller areas (52).