A METHOD OF MANUFACTURING AN ABSORBENT CORE FOR A DISPOSABLE ABSORBENT HYGIENE ARTICLE, AN ABSORBENT CORE, AND AN ABSORBENT ARTICLE

• Main Authors: BÄCK, Lucas, STENHOLM, Fanny, RIBEIRO DE SOUZA, Cleiton Aparecido, MARTINEZ ESTELA, Montserrat
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 25.07.2024
• Subjects: BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF,TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, E.G. STENTS; FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; FIRST-AID KITS; FOMENTATION; HUMAN NECESSITIES; HYGIENE; MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; PROSTHESES; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS

A method of manufacturing an absorbent core (142; 221) for a disposable absorbent hygiene article (201), comprising; * - providing a first core cover web (104) and introducing at least one pleat (109) in the first core cover web (104), forming a pleated first core cover web (1041) having a reduced width; * - applying an adhesive to the pleated first core cover web (1041); * - bringing the pleated first core cover web (104) into conformance with a recess (113) arranged on a mat-former (201), the recess (113) comprising at least one channel-forming element (115) arranged on a bottom surface (114) of the recess (113) and causing the pleat (109) in the first core cover web (104) to at least partially unfold at the at least one channel-forming element (115); * - applying absorbent material (121, 122) on the first core cover web (104) in the recess (113); * - applying an adhesive on a second core cover web (124); * - applying the second core cover web (124) to the first core cover web (104) and to the absorbent material (121, 122) arranged on the first core cover web (104); * - forming an absorbent laminate (140) comprising the absorbent material (121, 122), the second core cover web (124) and the first core cover web (104) by pressing together the second core cover web (124) and the first core cover web (104); and * - forming individual absorbent cores (142) by severing the absorbent laminate (140). An absorbent core and an absorbent article comprising the absorbent core are also disclosed.