JP2010207298A - Urine absorbent article - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a urine absorbent article which is easily and hygienically fitted to the penis while keeping a wearer or a care worker from directly touching the penis. <P>SOLUTION: When a urine collecting pad 1 is not fitted to the wearer, a top sheet 31 is located on the outside, a back sheet 32 is located on the inside, and a bottom of a bag body 10 is folded inward. The urine collecting pad 1 is fitted to the penis by inserting a hand of the wearer or the care worker into the inside of the bag body 10, holding the distal end of the penis with the a folded part 10b of the bag body 10, and turning over the bag body 10. With such a configuration, the urine collecting pad 1 is easily and hygienically fitted to the penis while keeping the wearer or the care worker from directly touching the penis. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a urine absorbing article that is attached to a male genital and absorbs urine excreted from the male genital.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a urine collection pad that is attached to a male genitalia inside a diaper or underwear and absorbs urine excreted from the male genital is known. As an example of such a urine collection pad, Patent Literature 1 describes a bag-shaped body having an opening, and a male genitalia is inserted into the bag-shaped body through the opening.

JP 2004-159724 A

  When a conventional bag-shaped urine collection pad is attached to a male genitalia, a wearer or a caregiver must widen the opening of the urine collection pad and insert the male genitalia into the urine collection pad. For example, in the urine collection pad disclosed in Patent Document 1, the opening is opened by grasping the edge of the opening, and the male genitalia is inserted into the urine collection pad while maintaining the opened state. For this reason, it was difficult for the wearer or caregiver to attach the urine collection pad to the male genital without touching the male genital.

  This invention is made | formed in view of such a situation, and provides the urine absorption article which a wearer or caregiver can mount | wear with a male genus easily and hygienically, without touching a male genital directly. For the purpose.

  In order to solve the above-mentioned problem, the first invention of the present application is a urine absorbent article that absorbs urine that is attached to a male genitalia and excreted from the male genitalia, and a liquid-permeable top sheet that constitutes an outer surface; A bag having a liquid-impermeable back sheet constituting an inner surface, an absorbent body interposed between the top sheet and the back sheet, and an opening formed in a part thereof; An expansion / contraction part provided in the vicinity of the opening, and the bottom of the bag is folded inward.

  The second invention of the present application is the urine absorbent article according to the first invention, wherein the bag is formed by bending a substantially rectangular laminate in which the top sheet, the absorber, and the back sheet are laminated, The both sides are sealed.

  The third invention of the present application is the urine absorbent article of the first invention or the second invention, wherein the thickness of the portion located in the vicinity of the bottom of the absorber is smaller than the thickness of the other portion of the absorber. It is characterized by.

  4th invention of this application is a urine absorption article of 3rd invention, Comprising: The part located in the said bottom part vicinity of the said absorber is comprised by the polymer absorbent material of pulp absence, It is characterized by the above-mentioned. .

  A fifth invention of the present application is the urine absorbent article according to the first invention or the second invention, wherein the absorber is not interposed between the top sheet and the back sheet in the vicinity of the bottom of the bag. It is characterized by.

  A sixth invention of the present application is the urine absorbent article according to any one of the first invention to the fifth invention, wherein a slit cut from the edge of the opening toward the bottom is formed in the bag body. It is characterized by being.

  7th invention of this application is a urine absorption article of 6th invention, Comprising: The said slit is formed ranging from the edge of the said opening part to the position of the said bottom part side rather than the said expansion-contraction part, It is characterized by the above-mentioned. And

  The eighth invention of the present application is the urine absorbent article according to the sixth invention or the seventh invention, wherein the slit is formed from the edge of the opening to the position closer to the opening than the absorber. It is characterized by.

  A ninth invention of the present application is the urine absorbent article according to any one of the sixth invention to the eighth invention, further comprising a fixing member that fixes the opening of the bag body according to the size of a male genitalia, The fixing member is provided at a portion which becomes an edge of the slit of the bag body.

  A tenth invention of the present application is the urine absorbent article according to any one of the first invention to the ninth invention, wherein the stretchable part is a first stretchable structure in which a plurality of first elastic members are arranged at predetermined intervals. And a second expansion / contraction part in which a plurality of second elastic members are arranged at intervals larger than the predetermined interval on the bottom side of the first expansion / contraction part.

  According to the first to tenth inventions of the present application, the wearer or caregiver inserts his hand into the bag body, grasps the tip of the male genital at the portion folded inside the bag body, and then the bag body. By turning over, the urine absorbent article can be attached to the male genitalia. For this reason, the wearer or the caregiver can easily and hygienically attach the urine absorbent article to the male genital without directly touching the male genital.

  In particular, according to the second invention of the present application, a bag body can be easily formed from a substantially rectangular laminate.

  In particular, according to the third invention of the present application, since the portion near the bottom of the bag body is more flexible than the other portions, the wearer or caregiver can easily grasp the tip of the male genitalia. Moreover, since the bulk of the absorber in the vicinity of the bottom is suppressed, the bag can be easily turned over. Moreover, the bottom part of a bag can be easily folded inward at the time of manufacture.

  In particular, according to the fourth invention of the present application, it is possible to reduce the thickness of the vicinity of the bottom portion of the bag body while ensuring liquid absorbency in the vicinity of the bottom portion of the bag body.

  In particular, according to the fifth invention of the present application, the thickness of the portion near the bottom of the bag can be made extremely small.

  In particular, according to the sixth invention of the present application, the bag can be easily turned over when the urine absorbent article is attached to the male genitalia.

  In particular, according to the seventh invention of the present application, it is possible to suppress the resistance of the stretchable part when turning the bag over and to easily flip the stretchable part.

  Particularly, according to the eighth invention of the present application, it is possible to prevent leakage of urine to the outside of the bag body through the slit.

  In particular, according to the ninth invention of the present application, the size of the opening can be adjusted according to the size of the male genitalia, and the urine absorbent article can be firmly fixed to the male genitalia. In addition, the size of the opening can be favorably adjusted using the slit.

  In particular, according to the tenth invention of the present application, the first stretchable part can firmly fix the wrist of the wearer or caregiver with a relatively large tightening force. In addition, since the tightening force of the second stretchable part is relatively small, the wearer or caregiver can bend and stretch the back of the hand relatively freely with respect to the wrist.

It is a general view of a urine collection pad. It is sectional drawing of the urine collection pad seen from the II-II position of FIG. It is an expanded view of a urine collection pad. It is the figure which looked at the fixing member from the IV position of FIG. It is sectional drawing which showed the mode when mounting | wearing a urine collection pad. It is sectional drawing which showed the mode when mounting | wearing a urine collection pad. It is the perspective view which showed the state which mounted | wore the urine collection pad.

  Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

<1. Configuration of urine collection pad>
FIG. 1 is an overall view of a urine collection pad 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention. 2 is a cross-sectional view of the urine collection pad 1 viewed from the position II-II in FIG. The urine collection pad 1 is a urine absorbing article that is attached to a male genitalia (penis) and absorbs urine excreted from the male genitalia. The wearer wears the urine collection pad 1 and wears a diaper or underwear thereon. If it is mild urination, only the urine collection pad 1 needs to be replaced without replacing the diaper or underwear, so the economic burden on the wearer and the care burden on the caregiver are reduced.

  The urine collection pad 1 is configured as a bag body 10 having an opening 10a. As shown in FIG. 2, the bag body 10 includes a liquid-permeable top sheet 31 that constitutes an outer side surface thereof, a liquid-impermeable back sheet 32 that constitutes an inner side surface, and both sheets 31 and 32. And an absorber 33 interposed therebetween. Moreover, as shown in FIG.1 and FIG.2, the bottom part (part on the opposite side of the opening part 10a) of the bag body 10 is folded inward. Below, the part folded inward in the bottom part vicinity of the bag body 10 is called "folding part 10b."

  An expansion / contraction part 34 having a plurality of elastic members 34 a and 34 b is provided in the vicinity of the opening 10 a of the bag body 10. The stretchable portion 34 includes a first stretchable portion 341 in which seven elastic members 34a are disposed at a relatively small interval, and two elastic members 34b are disposed at relatively large intervals on the bottom side of the first stretchable portion 341. And a second elastic part 342 provided.

  The urine collection pad 1 is turned over so that the front and back of the urine collection pad 1 are reversed. Therefore, the urine collection pad 1 attached to the male genitalia is in a state where the top sheet 31 is located on the inner side and the back sheet 32 is located on the outer side (see FIGS. 6 and 7). When the wearer of the urine collection pad 1 excretes urine into the bag body 10, the urine passes through the top sheet 31 and is absorbed and held by the absorber 33.

  FIG. 3 is a development view of the urine collection pad 1. The urine collection pad 1 is formed from a substantially rectangular laminate 30 in which a top sheet 31, an absorber 33, and a back sheet 32 are laminated in this order.

  When the urine collection pad 1 is manufactured, first, the laminated body 30 is bent so that the top sheet 31 is inside with the folding line L1 extending in the width direction in the vicinity of the center in the longitudinal direction. And the both sides | sides of the laminated body 30 bent are sealed with a heat seal etc. in a longitudinal direction, and the bag body 10 which has the seal part 35 on both sides is formed. In FIG. 3, a portion to be sealed after bending is indicated by hatching.

  Subsequently, the bag body 10 is turned over so that the top sheet 31 is located on the outside and the back sheet 32 is located on the inside. Thereafter, the bottom of the bag body 1 is folded inward with the pair of folding lines L2 as a boundary. Thereby, the folding part 10b is formed in the bottom part of the bag body 10, and the urine collection pad 1 of the state of FIG.1 and FIG.2 is obtained.

  The top sheet 31 is made of a nonwoven fabric using hydrophilic fibers (cellulose, rayon, cotton, etc.), for example. The top sheet 31 may be made of a non-woven fabric that is made liquid permeable by treating the surface of hydrophobic fibers (polypropylene, polyethylene, polyester, polyamide, nylon, etc.) with a surfactant.

  The back sheet 32 is made of, for example, a water-repellent nonwoven fabric using hydrophobic fibers (polypropylene, polyethylene, polyester, polyamide, nylon, etc.). The back sheet 32 may be made of a plastic film or a composite material of a nonwoven fabric and a plastic film.

  The absorber 33 includes a pair of first absorbers 331 located between the folding line L2 and the second stretchable part 342, and a second absorber 332 located in a portion sandwiched between the pair of first absorbers 331. Have In the present embodiment, since the thickness of the second absorbent body 332 is smaller than the thickness of the first absorbent body 331, the second absorbent body 332 has higher flexibility than the first absorbent body 331.

  The first absorbent body 331 is, for example, a paper sheet such as tissue paper or a liquid-permeable nonwoven fabric sheet obtained by mixing a granular polymer absorbent body with a hydrophilic fiber aggregate layer such as pulverized pulp fiber or cellulose fiber. It is comprised by what was coat | covered with the coating sheet. Further, the first absorbent body 331 may be a highly absorbent polymer sheet-like water absorbent body fixed between the top sheet 31 and the back sheet 32 with an adhesive.

  On the other hand, the 2nd absorber 332 is constituted by many particulate polymer absorption materials interposed between top sheet 31 and back sheet 32, for example. Although the 2nd absorber 332 may contain the pulverized pulp, if it comprises the polymer absorption material which does not contain pulp, the 2nd absorber 332 can be constituted more thinly. desirable.

  A plurality of elastic members 34a and 34b extending in the width direction are provided in the vicinity of both end portions in the longitudinal direction of the laminate 30 (portion on the opening 10a side from the first absorber 331). The plurality of elastic members 34a and 34b are stuck between the top sheet 31 and the back sheet 32 in a state of being extended more than the natural length. For this reason, the plurality of elastic members 34a, 34b generate an elastic force so as to shrink the opening 10a. On the other hand, the wearer or caregiver of the urine collection pad 1 can widen the opening 10a against the elastic force of the elastic members 34a and 34b.

  As described above, the plurality of elastic members 34 a and 34 b constitute an expansion / contraction part 34 (so-called gather) for expanding and contracting the opening 10 a of the stacked body 30. Each elastic member 34a, 34b is made of, for example, polyurethane yarn, polyurethane film, or natural rubber.

  Moreover, as shown in FIG.1 and FIG.2, the opening part sheet | seat 40 is affixed from the inner side of the bag body 10 to the outer side in the vicinity part of the opening part 10a. The opening part sheet | seat 40 plays the role which reduces the irritation | stimulation with respect to skin of a wearer's skin. It is preferable that the opening part sheet | seat 40 is comprised with the nonwoven fabric using a comparatively flexible fiber.

  Moreover, as shown in FIG. 1, the bag body 10 is formed with a slit 10c that is cut from the edge of the opening 10a toward the bottom. For this reason, when attaching the urine collection pad 1 to a male genitalia, the work which turns the bag body 10 over can be performed easily. In particular, since the expansion / contraction part 34 has contraction force, it becomes a part with large resistance when turning the bag body 10 upside down. In the present embodiment, the slit 10c is formed from the edge of the opening 10a to the position closer to the bottom than the elastic member 34a closest to the bottom of the stretchable part 34. For this reason, resistance of the expansion / contraction part 34 at the time of turning the bag body 10 over can be suppressed, and the expansion / contraction part 34 can be easily turned over.

  In the present embodiment, the slit 10c is formed from the edge of the opening 10a to a position closer to the opening 10a than the first absorber 331. For this reason, it is possible to prevent urine from leaking out of the bag body 10 through the slit 10c.

  Moreover, the fixing member 50 which fixes the opening part 10a according to the size of the male genitalia is provided in the vicinity part of the opening part 10a of the bag body 10. FIG. As shown in FIG. 1, the fixing member 50 includes a base sheet 51 whose base end is attached to the edge of the slit 10 c of the bag body 10, and the other end of the base sheet 51. And a male member 52 provided. The male member 52 is configured by, for example, a hook-and-loop fastener having a large number of hooks, and can be attached to and detached from an arbitrary position on the surface of the opening sheet 40.

  4 is a view of the fixing member 50 as viewed from the IV position in FIG. As shown in FIG. 4, the base material sheet 51 of the fixing member 50 is composed of one non-woven fabric sheet folded in half. And the both ends of the nonwoven fabric sheet are each stuck to the opening part sheet | seat 40 of the surface side and a back surface side. For this reason, even when a wearer or a caregiver pulls the base sheet 51, the base sheet 51 is difficult to peel off from the opening sheet 40.

<2. Wearing a urine collection pad>
Next, a method for mounting the urine collection pad 1 will be described with reference to FIGS. In addition, as above-mentioned, the urine collection pad 1 before mounting | wearing has the top sheet 31 located in the outer side, and the back sheet 32 is located in the inner side.

  When wearing the urine collection pad 1, first, the wearer or caregiver inserts his hand into the bag 10 through the opening 10 a. When a hand is inserted into the inside of the bag body 10, as shown in FIG. 5, the 1st expansion-contraction part 341 is located around a wearer's or caregiver's wrist. The wrist of the wearer or caregiver is tightened by the seven elastic members 34 a of the first stretchable part 341. Thereby, a wrist is fixed and it is prevented that a wearer's or caregiver's hand falls out of the bag body 10. FIG.

  In particular, the seven elastic members 34a of the first elastic part 341 are arranged at a smaller interval than the two elastic members 34b of the second elastic part 341. For this reason, the 1st expansion-contraction part 341 fixes a wrist of a wearer or a caregiver firmly with a comparatively big clamping force. On the other hand, since the tightening force of the second stretchable part 342 located outside the back of the hand is relatively small, the wearer or caregiver can bend and stretch the back of the hand relative to the wrist relatively freely.

  In addition, the number of elastic members 34a and 34b constituting the first elastic part 341 and the second elastic part 342 is not limited to the example of this embodiment. Further, a single plate-like elastic member may be used in place of the plurality of elastic members 34a constituting the first elastic part 341.

  The wearer or caregiver opens the folded portion 10b of the bag body 10 by pulling away the thumb of the hand inserted into the bag body 10 and another finger. That is, the folding part 10b is extended so that the back sheets 32 folded in the folding part 10b are separated from each other. And a wearer or caregiver makes the folding part 10b approach to the front-end | tip of a male genitalia, moves a thumb and another finger | toe, and picks the front-end | tip of a male genital with the folding part 10b.

  Subsequently, as shown in FIG. 6, the wearer or caregiver turns over the bag body 10 while inverting the front and back of the bag body 10 while holding the tip of the male genital at the folding portion 10 b. As described above, the slit 10 c is formed in the vicinity of the opening 10 a of the bag body 10. For this reason, a wearer or a caregiver can turn the bag body 10 over easily. When the bag body 10 is turned upside down, the top sheet 31 is positioned inside the bag body 10 and the back sheet 32 is positioned outside the bag body 10 so that the male genitalia is accommodated inside the bag body 10. .

  When the bag 10 is turned upside down, the stretchable part 34 surrounds the base of the male genitalia. For this reason, the expansion / contraction part 34 clamp | tightens the base vicinity of a male genitalia, and, thereby, the urine collection pad 1 is fixed to a male genitalia. Thus, the expansion / contraction part 34 of this embodiment fulfill | performs both the role which fixes the hand inserted in the inside of the bag body 10, and the role which fixes the urine collection pad 1 with respect to a male genitalia after mounting | wearing.

  Thereafter, the wearer or caregiver fixes the male member 52 of the fixing member 50 to an appropriate position of the opening sheet 40 as shown in FIG. Thereby, the magnitude | size of the opening part 10a is adjusted according to the size of a male genitalia, and the urine collection pad 1 is firmly fixed with respect to a male genitalia. In particular, the urine collection pad 1 of the present embodiment has a slit 10c in the vicinity of the opening 10a, and a fixing member 50 is attached to the edge of the slit 10c. For this reason, the magnitude | size of the opening part 10a can be favorably adjusted by pulling the fixing member 50 and overlapping the edges of the slits 10c.

  This completes the mounting of the urine collection pad 1 on the male genitalia.

  As described above, the urine collection pad 1 before mounting of the present embodiment is in a state in which the top sheet 31 is located on the outside and the back sheet 32 is located on the inside, and the bottom of the bag body 10 is folded inward. It is. For this reason, the wearer or caregiver inserts a hand into the bag body 10, grasps the tip of the male genital with the folding part 10 b of the bag 10, and then turns the bag 10 upside down so that the urine collection pad is placed on the male genitalia. 1 can be installed. For this reason, the wearer or the caregiver can attach the urine collection pad 1 to the male genital easily and hygienically without directly touching the male genital.

  In particular, in the urine collection pad 1 of this embodiment, the thickness of the second absorbent body 332 located near the bottom of the bag body 10 is smaller than the thickness of the first absorbent body 331. For this reason, the folding part 10b of the bag body 10 becomes more flexible than other parts, and the tip of the male genital can be easily picked by the folding part 10b. Moreover, since the bulkiness of the folding part 10b is suppressed because the thickness of the 2nd absorber 332 is small, the bag body 10 can be turned over easily. Further, when the urine collection pad 1 is manufactured, the bottom portion of the bag body 10 can be easily folded inward.

  Moreover, in this embodiment, the seal | sticker part 35 is accommodated inside the bag body 10 in the urine collection pad 1 before wearing. And after wearing, the seal | sticker part 35 will be located in the outer side of the bag body 10, as shown in FIG. For this reason, it is prevented that the seal | sticker part 35 hits a male genitalia after mounting | wearing, and the discomfort at the time of wearing of the urine collection pad 1 is suppressed.

<3. Modification>
Although one embodiment of the present invention has been described above, the present invention is not limited to the above embodiment.

  In said embodiment, although the absorber 33 was comprised by the 1st absorber 331 and the 2nd absorber 332, the absorber 33 may be comprised by the single absorber. However, even when the absorber 33 is configured by a single absorber, in order to obtain high flexibility in the folded portion 10b, the thickness of the portion located near the bottom of the absorber 33 is set to the thickness of the other portion. It is desirable to make it smaller.

  Further, in the vicinity of the bottom portion of the bag body 10, an absorbent body may not be interposed between the top sheet 31 and the back sheet 32. If it does in this way, the thickness of the bottom part vicinity of bag 10 can be made very small.

  Moreover, in said embodiment, although the hook_and_loop | surface fastener was mentioned as an example of the male member 52 of the fixing member 50, the male member 52 may be an adhesive tape. Moreover, the loop member and target tape which fasten the male member 52 so that attachment or detachment is possible may be provided in the opening part sheet | seat 40 side.

  Moreover, in said embodiment, although the bag body 10 was formed by bending the rectangular laminated body 30 and sealing the both sides, the bag body 10 is not necessarily the rectangular laminated body 30. May not be bent. For example, the bag body 10 may be configured by connecting a plurality of laminated bodies.

  Moreover, in said embodiment, although the slit 10c was formed in the bag body 10, the slit 10c does not necessarily need to be formed. For example, instead of forming the slit 10c, the elastic member 34a, 34b having a large expansion / contraction width may be used to configure the expansion / contraction part 34 so that the bag body 10 can be easily turned over.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Urine collection pad 10 Bag body 10a Opening part 10b Folding part 10c Slit 30 Laminated body 31 Top sheet 32 Back sheet 33 Absorber 331 1st absorber 332 2nd absorber 34 Stretching part 341 1st stretching part 342 2nd stretching part 34a , 34b Elastic member 35 Seal portion 40 Opening sheet 50 Fixing member

Claims (10)

A urine absorbing article that absorbs urine excreted from a male genitalia,
It has a liquid-permeable top sheet constituting the outer side surface, a liquid-impermeable back sheet constituting the inner side surface, and an absorber interposed between the top sheet and the back sheet, and is opened in a part thereof A bag formed with a portion,
A stretchable part provided in the vicinity of the opening of the bag,
With
A urine absorbent article, wherein a bottom portion of the bag is folded inward. The urine absorbent article according to claim 1,
The urine absorbent article, wherein the bag body is formed by bending a substantially rectangular laminated body in which the top sheet, the absorbent body, and the back sheet are laminated, and sealing both sides thereof. The urine absorbent article according to claim 1 or 2,
A urine absorbent article, wherein a thickness of a portion of the absorber located in the vicinity of the bottom is smaller than a thickness of other portions of the absorber. The urine absorbent article according to claim 3,
A urine absorbent article, wherein at least a portion of the absorbent body located in the vicinity of the bottom is made of a polymer-absorbing material having no pulp. The urine absorbent article according to claim 1 or 2,
The urine absorbent article, wherein the absorbent body is not interposed between the top sheet and the back sheet in the vicinity of the bottom of the bag. A urine absorbent article according to any one of claims 1 to 5,
A urine absorbent article, wherein the bag is formed with a slit cut from the edge of the opening toward the bottom. The urine absorbent article according to claim 6,
The urine absorbent article, wherein the slit is formed from an edge of the opening to a position closer to the bottom than the stretchable part. The urine absorbent article according to claim 6 or 7,
The urine absorbent article, wherein the slit is formed from an edge of the opening to a position closer to the opening than the absorber. A urine absorbent article according to any one of claims 6 to 8,
A fixing member for fixing the opening of the bag according to the size of the male genital,
The urine absorbent article, wherein the fixing member is provided at a portion of the bag body which becomes an edge of the slit. A urine absorbent article according to any one of claims 1 to 9,
The stretchable part is
A plurality of first elastic members, a first stretchable part disposed at a predetermined interval;
A plurality of second elastic members disposed on the bottom side of the first expansion and contraction portion at intervals larger than the predetermined interval; and
A urine absorbing article comprising:

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