JP2019110862A - Supporting body - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a supporting body which supports an absorbent article attached to an abdominal part of an animal from a back part side of the animal, hardly causes the absorbent article to contract in a front-back direction of the animal when the animal moves in attaching the supporting body and the absorbent article, and hardly causes leakage of excretions of the animal to the outside.SOLUTION: A supporting body 1 includes a first direction corresponding to a waistline direction Dof an animal in attaching and a second direction which is perpendicular to the first direction and corresponds to a front-back direction Dof the animal in attaching in a plane view and has fixing parts 13, 14 which extend in the second direction at each of both end parts of the first direction and detachably fix one of end parts in longitudinal directions L1, L2 of an absorbent article. Each of the fixing parts 13, 14 has a length in the second direction greater than a length in a width direction of an absorber 23 of the absorbent article.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 6

Description

  The present invention relates to a support for supporting an absorbent article for animals such as a pet disposable diaper.

  As an absorbent article for animals which absorbs and holds excrement excreted by pets such as dogs and cats, disposable diapers are known which are disposed on the abdomen of animals so as to cover the excretory port of animals. .

  As such an absorbent article for animals, for example, Patent Document 1 discloses a disposable diaper which covers only the abdomen of a pet, and a dedicated suspender for fixing it to the pet. According to the disposable diaper and the dedicated suspender disclosed in Patent Document 1, only the disposable diaper is disposable, and the suspender can be repeatedly used. Therefore, it is considered that the cost can be reduced.

JP 2007-330246 A

  However, in the suspender disclosed in this patent document 1, since both ends in the longitudinal direction of the paper diaper are held by two clips separated in the width direction (that is, the direction corresponding to the front-rear direction of the animal), If the animal moves when the disposable diaper and suspender are attached, the two clips of the suspender shift so as to approach each other in the back and forth direction of the animal, and accordingly the disposable diaper held by the two clips gathers wrinkles and wrinkles However, there is a risk that the animal will be shrunk in the front-rear direction. In particular, when the absorbent body of the disposable diaper is thus shrunk in the back and forth direction of the animal, and if sagging or crushing occurs, not only the absorption performance of the absorbent is not sufficiently exhibited, but also along the waistline direction of the animal in the disposable diaper. Since a plurality of large wrinkles and wrinkles are formed and a gap is easily formed between the abdominal surface of the animal and the paper diaper, animal excrement easily leaks to the outside through the gap.

  Therefore, the present invention is a support for supporting the absorbent article attached to the abdomen of the animal from the back side of the animal, and the animal moves even when the support and the absorbent article are attached. An object of the present invention is to provide a support which makes it difficult for the absorbent article to shrink in the back and forth direction of the animal and makes it difficult for the animal's excrement to leak out.

One aspect (Aspect 1) of the present invention is a support for supporting an absorbent article attached to the abdomen of an animal from the back side of the animal,
The absorbent article has, in a plan view, a longitudinal direction corresponding to the direction around the body of the animal at the time of wearing, and a width direction orthogonal to the longitudinal direction and corresponding to the longitudinal direction of the animal at the time of wearing An absorber at a position including a central portion where the central axes of the direction and the width direction intersect,
The support has, in a plan view, a first direction corresponding to the direction around the torso of the animal when attached, and a second direction orthogonal to the first direction and corresponding to the anteroposterior direction of the animal when attached. It has a fixing part which extends in the second direction at each of the both ends in the first direction and which detachably fixes one end in the longitudinal direction of the absorbent article.
Each of the fixing portions is the support having a second direction length equal to or greater than the width direction length of the absorber.

  In the support of this aspect, the fixing portion extending in the second direction at each of the both ends in the first direction and detachably fixing the absorbent article is at least the widthwise length of the absorbent body of the absorbent article. Since it has the second direction length, in the fixed portion, the rigidity in the second direction (specifically, the rigidity against the force applied to be compressed in the second direction) at least in the width direction of the absorber It becomes easy to secure in the range longer than the length, and it becomes difficult to shrink the absorbent article in the back and forth direction of the animal even if the animal moves at the time of wearing the support and the absorbent article. Can be made less likely to occur in the direction corresponding to the front-rear direction of Thus, the support of the present embodiment can not only fully exhibit the absorption performance of the absorbent in the absorbent article at the time of attachment, but also allows the absorbent article to have a plurality of large wrinkles along the animal's waist direction. Since it becomes difficult to form wrinkles, it is difficult to form a gap due to wrinkles or wrinkles between the abdominal surface of the animal and the absorbent article, and the absorbent article can be maintained in close contact with the abdomen of the animal. It becomes difficult for the excrement to leak out.

  In the present specification, the term “slip” refers to the contraction of an object such as an absorbent article or a support while gathering a plurality of wrinkles or wrinkles in a predetermined direction (for example, the width direction). The deformation that shrinks as it is sometimes referred to as "yore".

  In another aspect (aspect 2) of the present invention, in the support of the above aspect 1, each of the fixing portions is continuous along the second direction at both ends of the support in the first direction. Extend.

  In the support of this aspect, since the above-mentioned fixing parts extend continuously along the second direction at both ends of the support in the first direction, the rigidity of the fixing part in the second direction is further increased. It is easy to ensure, and the absorbent article fixed to the fixing portion can be made more difficult to shrink in the front-rear direction of the animal.

  In still another aspect (aspect 3) of the present invention, in the support according to the aspect 1 or 2, the second direction length of the support corresponds to the fixed portion and the other side at one end of the first direction. Between the fixing portion at the end portion, the length in the second direction of the fixing portion or more.

  Since the support in this aspect has a second direction length equal to or greater than the second direction length of the fixed portion over the entire region in the first direction (that is, the direction corresponding to the direction around the animal's torso) It is easy to ensure the rigidity in the second direction in the entire support including the above, and the absorbent article can be made more difficult to shrink in the longitudinal direction of the animal more reliably.

  In still another aspect (aspect 4) of the present invention, in the support according to any one of the above aspects 1 to 3, the support extends at least partially along the second direction in each of the fixing portions. Fixing portion rigid reinforcing member.

  The support according to this aspect includes the fixing portion rigid reinforcing member that at least partially extends along the second direction in the fixing portion, and the rigidity is relatively high. Even when the animal moves a lot during attachment of the sexual article and the support itself is deformed, it makes it difficult for the fixing portion to deform at least in the back and forth direction of the animal while concentrating such deformation at a location other than the fixing portion. be able to. Thereby, since the support body of this aspect can maintain a fixed state with an absorbent article more stably, it can make it difficult for the excrement of an animal to leak out outside reliably.

  In still another aspect (aspect 5) of the present invention, in the support according to any one of the aspects 1 to 4, the support is at least partially extended along the first direction in a first direction rigid reinforcement It has a member.

Since the support of the present embodiment has the first direction rigid reinforcing member extending at least partially along the first direction, the support and the absorbent article can be attached by the operation of the animal or the like when the support is attached. Even when a force is applied in the second direction (that is, a direction corresponding to the longitudinal direction of the animal), the above-described force is generated by the tension of the first direction rigidity reinforcing member extending in the first direction orthogonal to the second direction. The entire support can be made more difficult to deform in the back and forth direction of the animal. Thereby, since the support body of this aspect can maintain a fixed state with an absorbent article more stably, it can make it difficult for the excrement of an animal to leak out outside reliably.
In addition, when the support body of this aspect further includes the above-described fixed portion rigidity reinforcing member, combined with the function and effect of the fixed portion rigidity reinforcing member, leakage of excrement can be more reliably prevented from occurring. it can.

  In still another aspect (aspect 6) of the present invention, in the support according to any one of the aspects 1 to 5, the support has stretchability in the first direction.

Since the support of this embodiment has stretchability in the first direction, the animal moves when the support and the absorbent article are attached, or the size around the animal's torso changes due to breathing, eating and drinking, etc. Even if the movement and size change of the animal cause the force applied to the support and the absorbent article to be relaxed by stretching the support in the direction around the animal's torso, the support remains in contact with the back of the animal In addition, the support can be made less likely to be displaced. Thereby, the effect by the above-mentioned support body can be exhibited more stably.
In addition, when the support has elasticity in the first direction, when the absorbent article is attached to the abdomen of an animal, the absorbent article is fixed to the support in a stretched state, It is unlikely that the absorbent article will be worn in a state in which wrinkles or wrinkles are formed, and the absorbent article can be more firmly adhered to the abdomen of the animal, making it more difficult for leakage of excrement to occur. be able to.

  In still another aspect (aspect 7) of the present invention, in the support according to any one of the above aspects 1 to 6, the support is a portion from the one side end to the other side in the first direction. Has non-stretchability in the direction.

  Since the support of this embodiment has non-stretchability in the second direction from one end to the other end in the first direction, the first direction of the support (that is, the direction around the waist of the animal) The rigidity in the second direction can be easily secured over the entire region of the direction corresponding to 1), and the absorbent article can be more reliably prevented from shrinking in the back and forth direction of the animal when the support and the absorbent article are attached.

  In still another aspect (aspect 8) of the present invention, in the support according to any one of the above aspects 1 to 7, the support is higher in the first direction than the stretchability in the longitudinal direction of the absorbent article. Has elasticity.

  Since the support of this embodiment has stretchability higher than the stretchability of the absorbent article in the first direction in the first direction, the animal moves when wearing the support and the absorbent article, or breathing or eating and drinking Even if the size around the animal's torso changes, etc., the force applied to the support and the absorbent article due to the movement or size change of the animal is relaxed by stretching the support in the direction around the animal's torso. While the support tends to maintain close contact with the back of the animal, the absorbent article has relatively low elasticity in the direction around the animal's waist (ie, the longitudinal direction of the absorbent article). It is difficult for the absorbent article to extend in width in the front-rear direction (that is, an event in which the absorbent article is deformed so as to be shrunk in the width direction along with the longitudinal expansion of the absorbent article). Abdomen of animal Can be brought into close contact, it can be difficult to further rise to leakage of excrement.

  In still another aspect (aspect 9) of the present invention, in the support according to any one of the above aspects 1 to 8, the support is more than the bending resistance in the width direction of the absorbent article in the second direction. It has high stiffness.

  Since the support of this embodiment has a bending resistance higher than the bending resistance in the width direction of the absorbent article in the second direction, the movement and size of the animal when the support and the absorbent article are attached In the large-changed abdomen, a relatively soft absorbent article makes it easy to secure fit, while in the back where animal movement and size change are small, a relatively hard support allows the widthwise direction of the absorbent article to be obtained. This makes it easy to secure rigidity against yore. Thereby, the support of this aspect can make it more difficult for leakage of excrement to occur while improving the wearing feeling of the absorbent article.

  In still another aspect (aspect 10) of the present invention, in the support according to any one of the above-mentioned aspects 1 to 9, the support is a first surface facing the torso of an animal when attached in the thickness direction; And a second surface opposite to the first surface, wherein the support is a center located in the first direction in the second surface and extending along the second direction. Have a line.

  The support of this embodiment is located at the center of the first direction and extends along the second direction on the second surface which is easily visible by the wearer such as the owner when the support is attached to the animal body. When attaching a support to the back of the animal, the owner or the like can easily position the support at the center of the back of the animal while referring to the reference line. It can be attached to the back of the animal without causing any deviation (displacement) in the circumferential direction. In this way, when the support is mounted at an appropriate position with respect to the animal's torso, the effects exerted by the aforementioned support can be more accurately and effectively exhibited.

  In addition, in this specification, a "wearer" means those (for example, owner etc.) who mount | wear a support body or an absorbent article with respect to animals, such as a dog.

  In still another aspect (an aspect 11) of the present invention, in the support according to the above aspect 10, the support is provided on both sides of the reference line so as to be axisymmetric with the reference line on the second surface. And at least two auxiliary reference lines extending parallel to the reference line.

  The support of this aspect is the second line of the reference line so that the reference line is symmetrical with respect to the reference line on the second surface that is easy for the wearer such as the owner to visually recognize when the support is attached to the animal's body. Since at least two auxiliary reference lines, which are located on both sides and extend in parallel with the reference line, when the wearer wears the absorbent article on the abdomen of the animal, the auxiliary reference line Both ends in the longitudinal direction of the absorbent article can be fixed to the fixing portion of the support so that no deviation occurs in the direction around the body of the animal or the lateral direction of the animal. In this way, when the absorbent article is fixed to the support so that the absorbent article is uniform in the direction around the torso of the animal and in the left-right direction of the animal, the absorbent article more closely adheres to the abdomen of the animal. The effects exerted by the support of the present invention can be exhibited more stably and reliably.

  In still another aspect (aspect 12) of the present invention, in the support according to any one of the above aspects 1 to 11, the support has an outer shape in which four corners of a square are cut out in a plan view.

  Since the support of this embodiment has an outer shape in which the four corners of a square are cut away in plan view, when the support and the absorbent article are attached, the support is positioned at both ends in the first direction of the support. Even if both ends in the longitudinal direction of the absorbent article are respectively fixed to each of the fixed parts, the end in the first direction of the support and the non-fixed end of the absorbent article are repeatedly produced by the movement of the animal or the like. Collisions between the end portions with the end portions (corners at the four corners) can be avoided by the presence of the above-described notched portions in the support, and the support or absorption resulting from the collision between the end portions It is possible to make it difficult to cause curling at the end of the sexual article and positional displacement or peeling of the absorbent article resulting therefrom. Thereby, the support body of this aspect can exhibit stably the effect and the function of an absorbent article which are exhibited by the above-mentioned support body over a long period of time.

  According to still another aspect (an aspect 13) of the present invention, there is provided an excrement disposal set for animals, comprising the support according to any one of the above aspects 1 to 12 and the absorbent article.

  According to the excrement disposal set of this aspect, the support according to any one of the above aspects 1 to 12 is used as a support, the absorbent article hardly shrinks in the width direction, and the absorbent article can be used as the animal around the waist Since it becomes difficult to form a plurality of large wrinkles and wrinkles along the line, gaps caused by wrinkles and wrinkles are hardly formed between the abdominal surface of the animal and the absorbent article, and the absorbent article is in close contact with the animal's abdomen As a result, it is possible to make it difficult for the excrement to leak outside.

  According to the support of the present invention, even when the animal moves when the support and the absorbent article are attached, the absorbent article supported from the back side of the animal by the support shrinks in the back and forth direction of the animal Since it becomes difficult, it is possible to make it difficult for the animal's excrement to leak out.

FIG. 1 is a schematic view showing a state in which a support 1 and a disposable diaper 2 according to an embodiment of the present invention are attached to a male dog. 2, the support 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention, is a plan view in the thickness direction D _T from the second surface S ₂ side while deployed. FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of the support 1 of FIG. 2 along the line III-III. 4, the disposable diaper 2 in which the support member 1 is applied, is a plan view in the thickness direction T from the body facing surface F ₁ side while deployed. FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view of the disposable diaper 2 of FIG. 4 taken along the line V-V. FIG. 6 is a perspective view schematically showing a state in which the disposable diaper 2 is fixed to the support 1.

  Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the support of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. In the present specification, unless stated otherwise, “an object (for example, a support, a disposable diaper (absorbent article), etc.) placed on a horizontal surface in the unfolded state is Seeing in the thickness direction of an object is simply referred to as "planar view". In particular, when the object is a support, "viewing the support in the thickness direction from the second surface side (that is, the outer surface side)" is simply referred to as "planar view" and the object is an absorbent article In this case, "looking in the thickness direction from the body facing surface side (that is, the surface sheet side) of the absorbent article" is simply referred to as "plan view".

The various directions and the like used in the present specification are as follows unless otherwise noted.
In the present specification, “longitudinal direction” refers to “long direction of the length of a vertically long object (for example, an absorbent article or the like) in plan view”, and “width direction” indicates “longitudinal target in plan view” "Length direction" refers to "the direction perpendicular to the object placed on the horizontal plane in the unfolded state", and the longitudinal direction and width of these The directions and the thickness directions are orthogonal to each other.
Furthermore, in the present specification, “in a plan view, a central position in a width direction or a second direction of an object (for example, a support, an absorbent article, etc.) and a length orthogonal to the width direction or the second direction An axis extending in one direction or a first direction is referred to as "a central axis in the longitudinal direction or the first direction", and is "centered in the longitudinal direction or the first direction of the object in plan view, and the longitudinal or the first direction. An axis extending in the width direction or the second direction orthogonal to the one direction is referred to as a “central axis in the width direction or the second direction”. In relation to this, "in the longitudinal direction or the first direction of the object in plan view, relative to the central axis in the width direction or the second direction" may be referred to as "the longitudinal direction or the first direction The “inward side of the object”, “in the plan view, in the longitudinal direction or the first direction of the object relative to the central axis in the width direction or the second direction” It is called "outward side in one direction". Similarly, “in the width direction or the second direction, relative to the central axis in the longitudinal direction or the first direction in the width direction or the second direction of the object in a plan view” may be “inward in the width direction or the second direction It is called “side”, “in the plan view, in the width direction of the object or in the second direction, relative to the central axis in the longitudinal direction or the first direction” as “in the width direction or the second direction It is called "outside side".
Furthermore, in the present specification, "the direction in which the body of the animal to which the support and the absorbent article are attached extends" is referred to as "the back and forth direction of the animal", and "in the back and forth direction of the animal, The "proximal side relative to" is referred to as "the anterior side of the animal", and "the distal side relative to the head of the animal in the back and forth direction of the animal" is referred to as "the posterior side of the animal". Moreover, in this specification, "direction along the circumference of the trunk including the abdomen and the back of the animal to which the support and the absorbent article are attached" is referred to as "the circumference of the animal's waist".

  And, in the present specification, unless otherwise specified, “when the object is attached to the animal trunk in the thickness direction of the object, one side is relatively proximal to the animal trunk. The face is referred to as the "body facing surface", and "the other face that is relatively distal to the animal's body when the object is attached to the animal's body in the thickness direction of the object" Is called the “non-body facing surface”. Here, “when worn” means “while the animal is wearing the object (that is, when the object forms a usable state) while maintaining that state (while wearing) In this specification, this "when worn" may be simply referred to as "when worn".

FIG. 1 is a schematic view showing a state in which a support 1 and a disposable diaper 2 according to an embodiment of the present invention are attached to a male dog. Then, FIG. 2, the support 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention, a plan view seen in the thickness direction D _T from the second surface S ₂ side while deployed (torso non-facing surface side), FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of the support 1 of FIG. 2 along the line III-III. Further, FIG. 4, the disposable diaper 2 in which the support member 1 is applied, a plan view seen in the thickness direction T from the body facing surface F ₁ side while deployed, Figure 5, the disposable diaper of FIG. 4 FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view taken along line V-V of FIG.
As shown in FIG. 1, the support 1 according to one embodiment of the present invention is the abdomen of an animal such as a male dog (more specifically, the abdomen where the excretory port of the animal's excretory organ for excreting excrement is located) The disposable diaper 2 (which is an example of the “absorbent article”) mounted on the part of (a) is a reusable sheet-like member for detachably supporting the back side of the animal. Support 1, as shown in FIG. 2, in plan view, the first direction D ₁ corresponding to the waist direction D _S of the animal when worn, the first direction D ₁ perpendicular to and mounted upon the animal with a second direction D ₂ corresponding to the longitudinal direction D _F, substantially octagonal external shape as the four corners of the quadrangle is cut in a straight line extending in the first direction D ₁ and the second direction D ₂ It has a shape. The substantially octagonal external shape, as shown in FIG. 2, the one side edge E _L1 and the other side edge E _L2 in the first direction D ₁ of the support 1, one side end in the second direction D ₂ The edge E _W1 and the other side edge E _W2 and the outer side edge 19E of each of the four inclined portions 19 located between the respective edges are formed to be eight sides. .

  In the present invention, the outer shape and various dimensions of the support are not limited to those of the embodiment described above, and they can be arranged along the waist of the back of the animal to be attached and the animal As long as the absorbent article attached to the abdomen can be supported from the back side, any external shape according to the type, body type, size, etc. of the animal (for example, square, rectangle, hexagon, each of four corners is a circle Arc-shaped substantially rectangular shape, central portion in first direction bulging outward in second direction (crown shape), central portion in first direction recessed inward direction in second direction (reverse crown) Shapes, etc.), dimensions, etc. can be adopted.

In the above-described embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the support 1 has a first surface S ₁ that is a surface facing the animal's torso (i.e., the torso facing surface) when attached, and a thickness direction D has a second surface S ₂ as a body non-facing surfaces at a position to and when mounted on the first surface opposite the S ₁ at _T, further first surface S ₁ and the second side S _2, these A sheet-like inner surface material 11 and an outer surface material 12 are respectively formed in the thickness direction _DT of the support 1.
The second surface S ₂ of the outer surface material 12, support first end portions of the direction D ₁ of the first (one side end portion 15 and the other side end portion 16 in the first direction D ₁ in FIG. 2) removable one end in the longitudinal direction L of and extends in the second direction D ₂ in each disposable diaper 2 (one side end portion 25 and the other side end portion 26 in the longitudinal direction L of the disposable diaper 2 in FIG. 4) fixing portion for freely fixing (fixing portion 14 of one side of the fixing portion 13 and the other side in the first direction D ₁ in FIG. 2) is provided.

In addition, FIG. 6 is a perspective view which shows typically the state which fixed the disposable diaper 2 to the support body 1, and the support body 1 of this embodiment is 1st direction D ₁ as shown in this FIG. One end 25 of the disposable diaper 2 in the longitudinal direction L (specifically, the engaging portion 27 disposed at one end) is detachably fixed to the fixed portion 13 of the one side, for one direction D ₁ of the other side of the fixed portion 14 (specifically, the engaging portion 28 arranged on the other side end portion) other end portion 26 in the longitudinal direction L of the disposable diaper 2 is removably Used to be fixed to

Further, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the support 1 is an outer peripheral edge of the support 1 (that is, one end E _L1 of the first direction D ₁ and the other end E _L2 in the second direction) in D one side edge E _W1 and the other side edge E _W2 and four outer side end edge along the entire periphery of the support 1 consisting of the edge 19E of the inclined portion 19 of _2), the inner surface material 11 and extending from the first surface S ₁ of the support 1 so as to sandwich the outer surface material 12 to the second surface S _2, further comprising a rigid reinforcing member made from the bias tape. In addition, the fixing portion rigidity reinforcing member 17 and the first direction rigidity reinforcing member 18 which will be described later are a part of the rigidity reinforcing member disposed along the entire outer peripheral edge of the support 1, respectively. a rigid reinforcing member portion extending along the second direction D ₂ at one side of each of the fixing portions 13 and the other side of the fixed portion 14 of the _1, one side end of the second direction D ₂ edge E _W1 and the other comprising a rigid reinforcing member portion extending along the first direction D ₁ at each of the side edge E _W2.

  In the present specification, the one side edge and the other side edge in the first direction are the outermost portions on one side and the other side in the first direction (ie, “edges”). And the one side end and the other side end in the first direction respectively extend inward in the first direction including the first direction edge and from the first direction edge A portion defined as a predetermined region up to a position on the first direction inner side where the length in the first direction is 25% of the total length in the first direction (the total length in the first direction is 100%) means. In addition, one side edge and the other side edge in the second direction, one side and the other side edge in the second direction, one side edge and the other side edge of the absorbent article in the longitudinal direction described later, and absorption The same applies to one longitudinal end and the other longitudinal end of the male article.

On the other hand, the disposable diaper 2 supported from the back side of the animal by the support 1 of the present embodiment discharges at least excrement to the abdomen of the animal such as a male dog as shown in FIGS. 1 and 6. is disposed so as to cover the excretion portion of the discharge organ of an animal, further longitudinal one side of the fixing portion 13 and the other one the side edge 25 and the other side end portion 26 of the first direction D ₁ of the support 1 L It is mounted on an animal by being detachably fixed to the side fixing portion 14 respectively.

The disposable diaper 2 is a sheet-like laminate in which a plurality of sheet-like constituent members (that is, the top sheet 21, the back sheet 22, the absorber 23, the back film 22B, the pair of side sheets, etc.) are stacked in the thickness direction T. a body, in plan view, the longitudinal direction L which corresponds to the waist direction D _S of the animal when worn, and a width direction W corresponding to the longitudinal direction D _F of the animals at the time of orthogonal and mounted with longitudinal L While having it, it has a longitudinally long rectangular-shaped external shape extended in the longitudinal direction L and the width direction W as a whole.

  In the present invention, the outer shape and various dimensions of the absorbent article are not particularly limited as long as they can absorb and retain excrement such as urine excreted from the animal, and the type and size of the animal, Arbitrary external shape according to the size etc. (for example, an oval or substantially rectangular shape with four corners, a shape in which the central portion in the longitudinal direction bulges outward in the width direction (crown shape), the longitudinal direction A shape (reverse crown shape) or the like in which the central portion is recessed inward in the width direction may be employed.

Further, the disposable diaper 2 described above, as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, a body facing surface F ₁ against the body of an animal when worn, is positioned on the opposite side of the body facing surface F ₁ in the thickness direction T has a body non-facing surfaces F _2, further in the thickness direction T, the topsheet 21 is located in the fuselage opposing surface F ₁ side, a backsheet 22 positioned on the body non-opposing surface F ₂ side, An absorber 23 positioned between these sheets is provided as a basic configuration.
In the disposable diaper 2, as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, a pair of the front sheet 21 located on the body facing surface F ₁ side and extending in the longitudinal direction L at each end in the width direction W (specifically, the side sheet 24 'on one side of the side sheets 24 and the other side in the width direction W) side sheets and, of the positioned body facing surface F ₁ side of the pair of side sheets and the longitudinal direction L A pair of engaging portions (specifically, the engaging portion 27 on one side and the engaging portion 28 on the other side in the longitudinal direction L) extending in the width direction W at each of the two end portions, the absorber 23 and the back surface And a back film 22B located between the sheets 22.

Here, as shown in FIG. 4, the absorber 23 of the disposable diaper 2 has a longitudinally long rectangular outer shape having a predetermined longitudinal length and a widthwise length (B) in plan view. each of the central axis in the longitudinal direction L and the width direction W of the disposable diaper 2 (i.e., the longitudinal direction L the center axis C _W of the central axis C _L and the width direction _W) of which is arranged at a position including a central portion which intersects, It is comprised by the water absorbing member which can absorb and hold | maintain excrements, such as urine excreted from an animal, exactly. In the present invention, the plan view position at which the absorbent body of the absorbent article is disposed is not particularly limited as long as it includes the central portion described above. For example, one side or the other side in the longitudinal direction in plan view It may be arranged biased.

And in the above-mentioned embodiment, each fixed part 13 of one side of the 1st direction D1 of base material ₁ and fixed part 14 of the other side is the width direction length of absorber 23 of disposable diaper 2 (B ) Has the above second direction length (A).

Thus, support 1 of the present embodiment, an extending Mashimashi and disposable diaper 2 in a second direction D ₂ in each of the first direction D ₁ of the one side end portion 15 and the other side end portion 16 removably Because the fixing portion 13 on one side and the fixing portion 14 on the other side have a second direction length (A) equal to or greater than the width direction length (B) of the absorber 23 of the disposable diaper 2, in such a fixing unit 13 (specifically, the stiffness against the force exerted to compress the second direction D ₂₎ a second direction D ₂ of the rigid widthwise length of at least the absorber 23 (B It becomes easy to ensure in the above-mentioned range, and even if the animal moves when attaching the support 1 and the disposable diaper 2, it makes it difficult to shrink the disposable diaper 2 in the longitudinal direction _{DF of the} animal, and the width direction W of the absorber 23 (i.e., a direction corresponding to the longitudinal direction D _F of the animal) twisted Ya in Le can be hardly occurs. Thus, support 1 of the present embodiment, when worn, not only it is possible to sufficiently exhibit the absorbing performance of the absorbent body 23 in the disposable diaper 2, along the waistline direction D _S animals disposable diaper 2 Since it becomes difficult to form a plurality of large wrinkles and wrinkles, a gap caused by the wrinkles and wrinkles is difficult to be formed between the abdominal surface of the animal and the disposable diaper 2, and the disposable diaper 2 is kept in close contact with the animal's abdomen As a result, excrement is less likely to leak to the outside.
In the present specification, the second direction length of the fixing portion means the second direction length of the portion of the fixing portion having the largest length in the second direction in plan view, and the second direction length of the fixing portion When the length is constant, the constant second direction length is referred to.

  Here, the “animal” to which the support and the absorbent article of the present invention are applied is not particularly limited as long as it is a four-legged animal (quadruped animal) having an excretory organ for excreting excrement in the abdomen. In addition to male dogs such as the embodiments of the present invention, various animals such as male cats and stallions can be targeted. In addition, the excretion in particular of the object which the absorptive article for animals (for example, disposable diaper, incontinence pad etc.) to which the support of the present invention is applied absorbs and holds is not restricted, for example, urine, blood etc. Various excrements are mentioned.

  Hereinafter, various members constituting the support of the present invention will be described in more detail using the support 1 according to the above-described embodiment.

[Inner surface material]
On the other hand the support 1 according to the embodiment described above, the inner surface material 11, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, in plan view, from one side edge E _L1 in the first direction D ₁ of the support 1 together extending over the side edge E _L2 from one side edge E _W1 in a second direction D ₂ four corners of the rectangle extending over the other side edge E _W2 is substantially octagonal as notched linearly It has an outer shape and is disposed at a position on the body facing surface side when attached in the thickness direction _DT of the support ₁ to form a first surface S ₁ of the support 1 that is a contact surface with the animal's torso It is comprised by the sheet-like member.

  In the present invention, the outer shape of the inner surface material is not limited to the aspect of the above-described embodiment, and has a predetermined flexibility which can be arranged along the waist around the back of the animal to be attached; Any external shape (for example, a square, a rectangle, etc.) according to the type, body type, size, etc. of the animal, as long as it has a predetermined strength capable of supporting the absorbent article attached to the abdomen of the animal from the back side. Hexagon, each of four corners is a substantially rectangular arc shape, the central portion in the first direction bulges outward in the second direction (crown shape), and the central portion in the first direction is the inward in the second direction It is possible to adopt a shape (reverse crown shape) or the like that is recessed to the side.

  The sheet-like member that can be used as the inner surface material is not particularly limited as long as it has predetermined flexibility and strength that can be used as the inner surface material of the support and can be reused by washing or the like, such as felt or fleece Nonwoven fabrics; woven fabrics such as mesh materials; natural leather; synthetic leather; resin sheets such as polyolefin and polyester sheets; and receiving members such as loop members described later and hook members (for example, hook tape etc.) Although various sheet-like members such as a sheet-like engaging member can be adopted, non-woven fabric and woven fabric in terms of flexibility, air permeability, touch, ease of care (easy to wash), strength, etc. It is preferable to use a sheet-like fiber structure such as a knitted fabric. In addition, when the inner surface material is formed of such a sheet-like fiber structure, its constituent fibers are not particularly limited, and, for example, synthetic fibers (for example, polyester fibers, nylon fibers, etc.), natural fibers (for example, cotton, Arbitrary fibers such as silk, regenerated fibers (eg, rayon, cupra etc.), semi-synthetic fibers (acetate fibers etc.) can be used, and these fibers may be used alone or in combination of two or more kinds of fibers. You may use together.

  Furthermore, the structure of the sheet-like member that can be used as the inner surface material is not particularly limited, and in addition to a flat non-porous sheet, a perforated sheet such as a mesh sheet, a sheet having a concavo-convex structure, and the like can be suitably used. The sheet-like member that can be used as the inner surface material may be a sheet having a single layer structure or a sheet having a multilayer structure of two or more layers.

  In the present invention, the thickness, dimensions, basis weight and the like of the sheet-like member which can be used as the inner surface material are not particularly limited as long as the sheet-like member can function as the inner surface material of the support. The flexibility, strength, air permeability, touch, etc. of any dimension shape, thickness, etc. can be adopted.

[Outside surface material]
On the other hand the support 1 according to the above embodiment, the outer surface material 12, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, in plan view, from one side edge E _L1 in the first direction D ₁ of the support 1 together extending over the side edge E _L2 from one side edge E _W1 in a second direction D ₂ four corners of the rectangle extending over the other side edge E _W2 is substantially octagonal as notched linearly A second surface S ₂ of the support 1 which has an outer shape and is disposed at a position on the non-body facing surface side when attached in the thickness direction _DT of the support 1 and which is a non-contact surface with the animal's torso Are formed by a sheet-like member that forms

  In the present invention, the outer shape of the outer surface material is not limited to the aspect of the above-mentioned embodiment, and predetermined flexibility which can be arranged along the circumference of the trunk in the back of the animal to be mounted; Any external shape (for example, a square, a rectangle, etc.) according to the type, body type, size, etc. of the animal, as long as it has a predetermined strength capable of supporting the absorbent article attached to the abdomen of the animal from the back side. Hexagon, each of four corners is a substantially rectangular arc shape, the central portion in the first direction bulges outward in the second direction (crown shape), and the central portion in the first direction is the inward in the second direction It is possible to adopt a shape (reverse crown shape) or the like that is recessed to the side.

Then, in the embodiment described above, the second side S ₂ of the outer surface material 12, in the second direction D ₂ in each of the one side end portion 15 and the other side end portion 16 of the first direction D ₁ of the support 1 One end 25 and the other end 26 in the longitudinal direction L of the disposable diaper 2 (more specifically, the engagement portion 27 on one side and the engagement portion 28 on the other side of the longitudinal direction L) of the disposable diaper 2 the fixing portion for removably securing each, i.e., has a fixing portion 14 of one side of the fixing portion 13 and the other side in the first direction D _1.

(Fixed part)
In the present embodiment, the fixing portion 14 of the first one side of the fixing portion 13 and the other side in the direction D _1, while being constituted by a receiving member of a loop member or the like which is a kind of each engagement member, a disposable diaper 2 The engagement portion 27 on one side in the longitudinal direction L and the engagement portion 28 on the other side are each formed of a hook member which is a type of engagement member. Therefore, when fixing the disposable diaper 2 to the support 1, to the first direction D on one side of the fixing portion 13 of the _first support member 1, the engagement of one side of the longitudinal direction L of the disposable diaper 2 27 but engaged, the first direction D ₁ of the other side of the fixed portion 14 of the support 1, the longitudinal direction L of the other side of the engaging portion 28 of the disposable diaper 2 is engaged.

  In the present specification, “engagement” refers to mechanical interlocking of elements having a predetermined structure so that the connected state is maintained unless the elements are separated by a predetermined force. A representative example of the "engagement member" is a so-called surface fastener or the like, and more specifically, a hook member having a plurality of engagement protrusions and an engagement protrusion of the hook member are received. For example, a receiving member (for example, a loop member or the like) having a plurality of engaging recesses (for example, a loop structure, a gap between constituent fibers, or the like) may be mentioned.

The fixed portion 13 on one side of the support 1 and the fixed portion 14 on the other side each have a second direction length (A) equal to or greater than the width direction length (B) of the absorber 23 of the disposable diaper 2. and for which, according on one side of each of the fixing portions 13 and the other-side fixing portion 14, becomes easy to ensure the width direction length (B) or in the range of at least the absorbent body 23 the rigidity of the second direction D ₂ Even if the animal moves at the time of mounting the support 1 and the disposable diaper 2, the disposable diaper 2 is not easily shrunk in the back and forth direction _{DF of the} animal, and it is difficult to cause twisting or crushing in the width direction W of the absorber 23. Can. Thus, support 1, when worn, not only it is possible to sufficiently exhibit the absorbing performance of the absorbent body 23 in the disposable diaper 2, a plurality of large wrinkles along the waistline direction D _S animals disposable diaper 2 Since it is difficult to form the wrinkles and wrinkles, it is difficult to form a gap due to wrinkles and wrinkles between the abdominal surface of the animal and the disposable diaper 2, and it becomes easy to maintain the disposable diaper 2 in close contact with the abdomen of the animals. As a result, excrement is less likely to leak out.

In the embodiment described above, the entire outer surface material 12 is constituted by a receiving member such as a loop member, the fixing portion of the fixing portion 13 and the other side of one side in the first direction D ₁ of the support 1 14 are integral with the outer surface 12.
Here, the fixing portion (that is, the fixing portion on one side and the fixing portion on the other side in the first direction of the support) is a predetermined first direction in each end of the support in the first direction in plan view. A portion having a length and a second direction length, and is defined as a portion having a predetermined area exhibiting a peel strength that does not cause the absorbent article to fall off when both longitudinal ends of the absorbent article are fixed. be able to. More specifically, the fixed portion on one side in the first direction of the support and the fixed portion on the other side in the first direction respectively have first direction edges (that is, one side edge and the other side edge in the first direction) In addition, it extends inward in the first direction, and the first direction length from the first direction end edge is 25% of the first direction overall length (this first direction overall length is 100%). It can be defined as a part within the range of less than.

In the above embodiment, each of the first direction D ₁ of the one side of the fixing portion 13 and the other side of the fixed portion 14, as shown in FIG. 2, both end portions of the first direction D ₁ of the support 1 (i.e., one side end portion 15 and the other side end portion 16) in, and extends continuously along the second direction D _2. In the present invention, the form of the fixing portion is not limited to the aspect of such an embodiment, and each of the fixing portion on one side in the first direction and the fixing portion on the other side is both end portions in the first direction of the support. (That is, at one end and the other end) may extend intermittently along the second direction within a range that does not impair the effect of the present invention. However, as in the above-described embodiment, each of the fixing portion on one side in the first direction and the fixing portion on the other side extends continuously along the second direction at both ends of the support in the first direction. If present, the rigidity in the second direction can be further easily secured in each of the fixing portions, so that the absorbent article fixed to the fixing portions can be made more difficult to shrink in the front-rear direction of the animal .

  Furthermore, as in the above-described embodiment, if the entire outer surface material is constituted by the receiving member (that is, the fixing portion is formed as a part of the outer surface material), one side of the first direction Also in the region between the fixing portion and the fixing portion on the other side, both ends in the longitudinal direction of the absorbent article can be fixed by engagement. Accordingly, the fixing position of the absorbent article can be adjusted in a wider range, and the absorbent article and the support can be attached to the animal trunk more accurately. In addition, when the entire outer surface material is constituted by a receiving member such as a loop member, there is no need to separately provide an engagement member corresponding to the engagement portion of the absorbent article on the support, so the configuration of the support In addition to being able to reduce the number of members, there is also an advantage that it is possible to make it difficult to cause the rigidity of the support to excessively increase.

  However, in the present invention, the fixing portion of the support does not have to be configured as a part of the outer surface material as in the above-described embodiment. For example, the fixing portion is the second surface of the outer surface material, It may be comprised by the engaging member arrange | positioned at each of the one side edge part of the 1st direction of a support body, and the other side edge part. If the fixing portion is formed of a separate member (that is, an engaging member) different from the outer surface material, a predetermined rigidity can be secured to the fixing portion by the engaging member, and thus the outer surface material is more flexible. There is an advantage that a highly elastic sheet-like member can be used, and the support can be further improved in the fit and feel of the animal to the body. Therefore, the outer surface material may be any sheet-like member (for example, a sheet similar to the above-described inner surface material) as long as it can function as the outer surface material of the support in addition to the receiving member such as the above-described loop member. Shaped members etc. can be used.

  In the present invention, the engagement member capable of forming the fixed portion of the support is not particularly limited as long as it can engage with the engagement portions disposed at both ends in the longitudinal direction of the absorbent article, for example, A receiving member, a hook member or the like provided with a receiving structure (for example, a loop structure or a gap between component fibers) for receiving the engaging projection of the hook member as the above-mentioned loop member as an engaging recess It can be used.

  Furthermore, the receiving member which can form the fixing portion is particularly limited as long as it can be engaged with the hook member used as the engaging portion on one side and the engaging portion on the other side of the absorbent article in the longitudinal direction. For example, according to the structure of the engaging projection of the hook member to be engaged, in addition to the structure having a plurality of loop structures made of fiber or synthetic resin on the surface of the sheet-like substrate made of fiber or synthetic resin It is also possible to use sheet-like fibrous structures such as nonwoven fabrics and knitted fabrics. In addition, the constituent material of the fiber or synthetic resin which constitutes these structures is not particularly limited as long as it can exhibit the function as a receiving member, and, for example, synthetic fiber (for example, polyester fiber, nylon fiber, etc.), natural fiber Any fiber such as cotton, silk, etc., regenerated fiber (eg rayon, cupra etc.), semi-synthetic fiber (acetate fiber etc.), or any synthetic resin such as polyester or polyolefin can be used, These fibers or synthetic resins may be used alone or in combination of two or more.

  Moreover, as a hook member which can form a fixing | fixed part, it can engage with the receiving member (for example, loop member) used as an engaging part by the side of the longitudinal direction of an absorbent article, and an engaging part by the other side. There is no particular limitation, and for example, a flat sheet-like base, and a plurality of mushroom-type engaging projections vertically projecting from the base (ie, a shaft projecting vertically from the sheet-like base); An engagement protrusion having an enlarged diameter portion expanded in a direction in which an outer peripheral surface of the axial portion expands in a distal end of the axial portion (specifically, an end of the axial portion positioned opposite to the sheet-like base) Mushroom-shaped hook member having a flat sheet-like base, and a plurality of hook-shaped engaging projections vertically projecting from the base (ie, the tip of the shaft projecting vertically from the sheet-like base (specifically, What is a sheet-like base? Etc. can be used a key-shaped hook member having an engaging projection) and having a tip of the shaft portion located on opposite sides) is folded back towards the base side structure. In particular, when the mushroom type hook member is used as the fixing portion, when the hook member is engaged and fixed with the engaging portion (the receiving member such as the loop member) of the absorbent article, the engagement is fixed Since the mushroom-shaped hook member can maintain the engagement state corresponding to the force in any direction on the above-mentioned receiving member even if the moving portion is pulled in various directions by the movement of the animal or the like, The engagement between the hook member (i.e., the fixed portion of the support) and the receiving member (i.e., the engaging portion of the absorbent article) can be firmly maintained, and as a result, the absorbent article It can be made difficult to shift from the proper position of the abdomen, and it can be made difficult to remove from the animal's torso. Furthermore, since this mushroom type hook member can be engaged with any receiving member other than the loop member (for example, a fibrous structure such as a non-woven fabric or a knitted fabric), the engaging portion of the absorbent article can be a loop member It is possible to realize various product designs according to various product concepts such as resource saving and cost reduction.

  The constituent material of these hook members is not particularly limited. For example, any synthetic resin such as polyester, polyolefin, polyamide, polyvinyl chloride, olefin elastomer, urethane elastomer, etc. can be used, and further, such synthetic resin A single type of resin may be used, or two or more types of resins may be used in combination.

  In the present invention, the fixing portion of the support is preferably formed of a receiving member such as a loop member as in the above-described embodiment. When the fixed part of the support is formed by such a receiving member, such a receiving member will usually be compared to the hooking member for the attaching and detaching operation of the engaging members (that is, the hooking member and the receiving member) which are repeatedly performed. On the other hand, it has the advantage of being able to be used repeatedly for a longer period of time because it is more durable (i.e. less likely to cause structural failure). In this case, although the engaging portion of the absorbent article is formed by the hook member, since the absorbent article is discarded each time it is used, the absorbent article is attached to the animal In this case, usually, the hook member of the new absorbent article is engaged with the fixing portion (receiving member) of the support, so that the effects exerted by the above-mentioned support can be stably exhibited.

  Further, in the present invention, the engagement member capable of forming the above-mentioned fixing portion may be provided on the first surface of the support. More specifically, the entire inner surface may be constituted by an engaging member consisting of a receiving member or a hook member (that is, the fixing portion may be constituted as a part of the inner surface), or Engaging members disposed on the first surface of the inner surface at one end and the other end of the support in the first direction (ie, separate members from the inner surface) (Engaging member) may be constituted.

When the fixing portion of the support is provided on the first surface of the support, the fixing portion (engaging member) of the support is the absorbent article when the support and the absorbent article are attached to the animal body. Since the engaging portion disposed on the non-body facing surface of the body is engaged so as to cover up from the back side, it becomes difficult for the animal and other animals equipped with such an absorbent article to peel off the absorbent article. And discharging the animal by positioning the both ends in the longitudinal direction of the absorbent article (ie, the direction corresponding to the direction around the animal's torso) relatively proximal to the support with respect to the animal's torso surface Even if excrement such as excreted urine spreads along the absorbent article in the direction around the waist of the animal, there is an advantage that the excrement can be less likely to leak out.
Furthermore, when the fixing portion is constituted by a separate member (that is, an engaging member) different from the inner surface material, a predetermined rigidity can be secured to the fixing portion by the engaging member, so the inner surface material and A more flexible sheet-like member can be used as the outer surface material, and the fit and feel of the support to the animal body can be further improved.

  In addition, when the fixing portion provided on the first surface of the support is formed by a receiving member such as a loop member, such a receiving member can be used as the engaging protrusion of the engaging portion (hook member) of the absorbent article. Since it has an engaging recess for receiving but does not have an engaging protrusion, when the support is attached, the animal hair is fixed to the fixing portion (receiving member) provided on the first surface (body facing surface) of the support It is possible to prevent the entanglement and the irritating stimulation from being applied to the animal's torso by the engagement projection. As a result, such a support is unlikely to be disgusting to the animal at the time of mounting, and can easily maintain the state of being mounted at the proper position of the back of the animal.

  In the present invention, the thickness, dimensions, basis weight and the like of the sheet-like member which can be used as the outer surface material are not particularly limited as long as the sheet-like member can function as the outer surface material of the support. Any dimensional shape, thickness, etc. according to the flexibility, strength, air permeability etc. of the above can be adopted.

(Reference line)
Further, in the above-described embodiment, the support 1, as shown in FIG. 2, the second surface S _2, located in the center of the first direction D ₁ of the support 1 and the second direction D ₂ extending Te has a reference line L ₁ for positioning. The support 1 of the present embodiment has the reference line L ₁ for such positioning on the second surface S _{2 which} is easy for the wearer such as the owner to visually recognize when the support 1 is attached to the animal body. because you are, when the wearer of such owner attaches the support 1 to the back of the animal, it facilitates positioning the back center of the animal with reference to the reference line L _1, the support 1, animal body It can be worn on the back of the animal without any circumferential deflection. In this manner, when the support is mounted at an appropriate position with respect to the animal's trunk, the above-mentioned effects exerted by the support 1 can be more accurately and effectively exhibited.

In the above embodiment, the reference line L ₁ is formed by a straight line of one, in the present invention, reference lines, the ones of such embodiments as long as it contributes to the positioning of the support For example, the reference line may be any linear one such as a broken line or a wavy line.

Further, in the above-described embodiment, the support 1, as shown in FIG. 2, the second surface S _2, both sides of the reference line L ₁ so as to be line-symmetrical with the reference line L ₁ described above as the target axis extending parallel position with and the reference line L ₁ to have six auxiliary reference line L _2. The auxiliary reference line L ₂ of the six, as shown in FIG. 2, than the reference line L ₁ on one side of the first direction D ₁ (upper side in FIG. 2) and the other side (lower side in FIG. 2 ), but each has an auxiliary reference line L ₂ of each three, in the present invention, the arrangement of the auxiliary reference line is not limited to such embodiments, the auxiliary reference line, the reference line Also, at least one (i.e., two or more in total) may be disposed on each of the one side and the other side in the first direction.

  When the support has such an auxiliary reference line in the second aspect, when the wearer such as the owner wears the absorbent article on the abdomen of the animal, it is absorbent while referring to the above-mentioned auxiliary reference line. Both ends in the longitudinal direction of the article can be fixed to the fixing portion of the support without causing any deviation in the direction around the body of the animal or the lateral direction of the animal. And, in this way, when the absorbent article is fixed to the support so that the absorbent article is uniform in the direction around the torso of the animal and in the lateral direction of the animal, the absorbent article adheres more accurately to the abdomen of the animal Therefore, the effects exerted by the above-described support can be exhibited more stably and reliably.

In the above embodiment, the auxiliary reference line L ₂ has been formed by the straight one, in the present invention, the auxiliary reference line, such as long as it contributes to uniform attachment of the absorbent article The auxiliary reference line is not limited to the embodiment, and for example, an arbitrary reference line such as a broken line or a broken line may be employed.

  Also, in the present invention, the above-mentioned reference line and auxiliary reference line forming means can be formed on the second surface of the support and viewed when the wearer such as the owner wears the support on the back of the animal. There is no particular limitation, as long as it can be used, for example, printing, embroidery, appliqué, imparting of a concavo-convex structure, adopting any forming means such as using colored fibers as constituent fibers of the reference line portion of the outer surface material can do.

  In addition, since having a reference line and an auxiliary reference line in the 2nd surface of a support is not an essential component in the present invention, the support of the present invention has these reference lines and an auxiliary reference line. You do not have to.

[Stiffening member]
In the above embodiment, the support 1, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the outer peripheral edge of the support member 1 (i.e., one side edge E _L1 and the other end of the first direction D ₁ edge E _L2 , The edge along the entire outer periphery of the support 1 consisting of the one side edge E _W1 and the other side edge E _{W2 of} the second direction D ₂ and the outer side edge 19 E of the four inclined portions 19 extending from the surface member 11 and the first surface S ₁ of the support 1 so as to sandwich the outer surface material 12 to the second surface S _2, further comprising a rigid reinforcing member made from the bias tape. Furthermore, the rigid reinforcing member, as shown in FIG. 2, as a portion extending along a second direction D ₂ in each of the first direction D ₁ of the one side of the fixing portion 13 and the other side of the fixed portion 14 of a fixed portion rigid reinforcing member 17, as portions extending along the first direction D ₁ at each of the second direction one side end edge of the D ₂ E _W1 and the other side edge E _W2, the first direction And a rigid reinforcing member 18.

The fixed part rigid reinforcing member 17 and the first direction rigidity-reinforcing member 18 in the second direction D ₂ and the first direction D _1, respectively, may not necessarily totally extend, at least partially extend It should just exist.
As in the present embodiment, the support has a fixing portion rigid reinforcing member that extends at least partially along the second direction in each of the fixing portion on one side and the fixing portion on the other side in the first direction. In such a case, the rigidity is relatively high in each of the fixing portions described above, so even when the animal moves largely when the support and the absorbent article are attached and the support itself is deformed, such deformation is It is possible to make it difficult to deform at least in the back and forth direction of the animal in each of the fixing portions while concentrating on a place other than the fixing portion. As a result, the support can maintain the fixation with the absorbent article more stably, and the excrement of the animal can be more reliably prevented from leaking out.

  Furthermore, when the support has a first direction rigidity reinforcing member extending at least partially along the first direction as in the above-described embodiment, the animal at the time of attachment of the support and the absorbent article Even if force is applied in the second direction of the support (that is, the direction corresponding to the front-rear direction of the animal) by the movement of the first or the like, the first direction rigidity reinforcement extending in the first direction orthogonal to the second direction The tension of the member can resist the above mentioned forces and make the whole support more difficult to deform in the longitudinal direction of the animal. As a result, the support can maintain the fixation with the absorbent article more stably, and the excrement of the animal can be more reliably prevented from leaking out. In addition, when a support body further has the above-mentioned fixing | fixed part rigid reinforcement member, it can make it hard to produce the excretion of excrete thing reliably reliably with the effect of this fixing | fixed part rigid reinforcement member.

Further, in the above-described embodiment, the rigid reinforcing member, the outer peripheral edge of the support 1, by sewing, and the respective second side S ₂ of the first surface S ₁ and the outer surface material 12 of the inner surface member 11 It is joined. Specifically, the rigid reinforcing member is disposed so as to sandwich the laminate of the inner surface material 11 and the outer surface material 12 from both sides on the first surface S ₁ side and the second surface S ₂ side, and further, the thickness the first surface S ₁ side rigid reinforcing member arranged in the direction D _T, the inner surface member 11, the rigidity reinforcing member of the outer surface material 12 and the second surface S ₂ side, stitched in the thickness direction D _T by suture Are integrally joined. In the present invention, the means for bonding the rigid reinforcing member to the above-mentioned first and second surfaces is not particularly limited, and in addition to the above-mentioned suture means, for example, pressing means such as embossing, hot melt adhesive Arbitrary joining means, such as an adhesion means using an agent etc. and a heat fusion means using ultrasonic waves etc., can be adopted.

  The stiffening member that can be used for the support of the present invention is not limited to the bias tape of the above-described embodiment as long as it is a strip-like member having a certain rigidity (strength), and for example, woven fabric, nonwoven fabric, resin film and It is possible to use a belt-like member made of a laminated sheet or the like in which two or more of these are combined. Further, such a belt-like member is preferably stretchable in the longitudinal direction in order to facilitate the fitting of the support to the animal body. As such a belt-like member having stretchability in the longitudinal direction, for example, a bias tape into which urethane fibers are woven, a woven fabric into which an elastic material such as polyurethane fibers or rubber is woven, an elastic nonwoven fabric including an elastic material, a synthetic fiber Or the net-like cloth etc. which were knitted by the natural fiber etc. are mentioned. In addition, in the support body 1 which concerns on the above-mentioned embodiment, the bias tape which has a stretching property in a longitudinal direction is used as a rigid reinforcement member.

  Moreover, in the above-mentioned embodiment, although a rigid reinforcing member is arrange | positioned over the whole outer periphery edge of the support body 1 as shown in FIG. 2, in this invention, it is not limited to such an arrangement form, The stiffening member may be disposed at a part of the outer peripheral edge of the support. Furthermore, the above-mentioned fixing part rigidity reinforcing member and the first direction rigidity reinforcing member are not limited to the arrangement form of the above-mentioned embodiment, and the fixing portion rigidity reinforcing member and the first direction rigidity reinforcing member are respectively individual rigidity reinforcing members It may be arranged independently.

  The dimensional shape, thickness, etc. of the belt-like member that can be used as the rigidity reinforcing member are not particularly limited as long as the belt-like member can function as a rigidity reinforcing member, and any dimensional shape or the like corresponding to desired rigidity, flexibility, etc. Thickness etc. can be adopted.

  Further, in the present invention, the support includes, in addition to the rigid reinforcing members disposed at the outer peripheral edge, for example, a sheet-like rigid reinforcing member disposed between the inner surface material and the outer surface material described above. It may be The sheet-like rigidity reinforcing member is not particularly limited as long as it has predetermined rigidity and can be reused by washing etc. For example, woven fabric such as plain woven fabric; nonwoven fabric; knitted fabric; natural leather; Synthetic leather; Various sheet-like members such as resin sheets such as polyolefin and polyester sheets can be used, but in terms of rigidity, constant flexibility, air permeability, strength, etc., woven fabrics, non-woven fabrics, knitted fabrics It is preferable to use a fiber sheet such as Further, the dimensional shape, thickness and the like of the sheet-like member which can be used as the sheet-like rigid reinforcing member are not particularly limited, and any dimensional shape and thickness according to desired rigidity, flexibility, air permeability etc. are adopted. can do.

  In the present invention, the support is a sheet-like rigidity in which the support is disposed between these rigidity reinforcing members (that is, the rigidity reinforcing member disposed on the outer peripheral edge of the support or the inner surface material and the outer surface material). In the case where the support as a whole has predetermined rigidity by a component (for example, an inner surface material, an outer surface material, an engagement member, etc.) other than a reinforcing member), the support is not necessarily such rigidity The reinforcing member may not be provided.

  The method for producing the support constituted by the various members described above is not particularly limited. For example, the support may be any bonding means (for example, an adhesion means, an inner surface material, an outer surface material, an engagement member, etc.). After laminating to obtain a laminate by using or not using a stitching means or the like), a rigid reinforcing member is joined to the outer peripheral edge of the laminate using any joining means, if necessary. can do.

(All support)
As described above, in the present invention, the outer shape of the support is not particularly limited. However, in the support, the second direction length of the support corresponds to the fixed portion and the other end at one end in the first direction. It is preferable that it is more than the 2nd direction length of fixing | fixed part over between fixing | fixed part in these. In the embodiment described above, as shown in FIG. 2, in the planar view, the support 1 has the four corners of the square extending in the first direction D ₁ and the second direction D ₂ cut out in a straight line. have a substantially octagonal external shape as he, the fixed portion second direction length of the support 1 at the fixing portion 13 and the other end portion at one side end portion 15 of the first direction D ₁ 14 Between the fixed portion 13 and the fixed portion 14 in the second direction (A) or more.

  Thus, the length in the second direction of the support is greater than or equal to the length in the second direction of the fixed portion between the fixed portion at the one side end in the first direction and the fixed portion at the other side end. And the second direction length of the support is equal to or greater than the second direction length of the fixed portion over the entire area of the support in the first direction (ie, the direction corresponding to the direction around the animal's torso). Therefore, the rigidity in the second direction can be easily secured in the entire support including the fixing portion, and the absorbent article supported by the support can be more reliably prevented from being shrunk in the back and forth direction of the animal.

  Furthermore, when the support has such a rectangular outer shape in which the four corners of the square are cut out, fixing portions located at both ends of the support in the first direction when the support and the absorbent article are attached Even if both ends in the longitudinal direction of the absorbent article are respectively fixed to each, the end in the first direction of the support and the non-fixed Since the collision of the ends with the corners of the above can be avoided by the presence of the above-mentioned notched portion in the support, the support or the absorbent article resulting from the collision of the above ends It is possible to prevent the occurrence of curling at the end portion of the absorbent article and the positional deviation and peeling of the absorbent article caused thereby. Thus, such a support can stably exhibit the functions and effects exerted by the above-described support and the function of the absorbent article for a longer period of time.

  In the present invention, the support preferably has stretchability in the first direction. Thus, when the support has elasticity in the first direction, the animal moves when the support and the absorbent article are attached, or the size around the animal's torso changes due to breathing, eating and drinking, etc. Even if the movement and size change of the animal can reduce the force applied to the support and the absorbent article by stretching the support in the direction around the animal, the support adheres to the back of the animal. In addition, it becomes easy to maintain the above-mentioned state, and it is possible to make the positional deviation of the support less likely to occur. Thereby, such a support can exhibit the effect by the above-mentioned support more stably. In addition, when the support has elasticity in the first direction, when the absorbent article is attached to the abdomen of an animal, the absorbent article is fixed to the support in a stretched state, It is unlikely that the absorbent article will be worn in a state in which wrinkles or wrinkles are formed, and the absorbent article can be more firmly adhered to the abdomen of the animal, making it more difficult for leakage of excrement to occur. be able to.

  Here, in the present specification, “stretching” means 5.0 N in two predetermined directions opposite to each other according to the method described in “6.3 Tensile strength and elongation” in JIS L 1913: 2010. Stretching by 3% or more with respect to the length (100%) of the natural state (that is, the state before stretching) without breaking when pulled by force (that is, 103% or more of the length after stretching It means that it can be stretched to be 70% or more and can shrink 70% or more with respect to the stretched length (100%) when the force is released.

  The means for imparting the stretchability in the first direction to the support is not particularly limited. For example, a sheet-like member having stretchability in the first direction as the inner surface material and the outer surface material constituting the support is used. The sheet-like member having an elastic member such as an elastic thread so as to extend in the first direction may be used as the sheet-like member having elasticity in such a first direction. A woven fabric, a knitted fabric or a non-woven fabric in which constituent fibers are woven so as to be able to expand and contract in the first direction may be mentioned.

  In the present invention, the support preferably has non-stretchability in the second direction from one end to the other end in the first direction. Thus, when the support has non-stretchability in the second direction from one end to the other end in the first direction, the first direction of the support (that is, the direction around the animal's waist) Since it is easy to secure the rigidity in the second direction over the entire region of the direction corresponding to (3), the absorbent article can be made more difficult to shrink in the longitudinal direction of the animal more reliably when the support and the absorbent article are attached.

Furthermore, in the present invention, the support preferably has a stretchability higher than that in the longitudinal direction of the absorbent article in the first direction. Thus, if the support has stretchability higher than the stretchability in the longitudinal direction of the absorbent article in the first direction, the animal moves when wearing the support and the absorbent article, or breathing or eating and drinking Even if the size around the torso of the animal changes, etc., the force applied to the support and the absorbent article due to the movement or size change of the animal is alleviated by the support extending and contracting around the torso of the animal While the support can be kept in close contact with the back of the animal, the absorbent article has relatively low elasticity in the direction around the animal's waist (that is, the longitudinal direction of the absorbent article). Therefore, it is difficult to cause width entry (that is, an event in which the absorbent article deforms so as to shrink in the width direction with extension of the absorbent article in the longitudinal direction) in the longitudinal direction of the animal. You Accurately can be brought into close contact with the abdomen of the animal, can be further hardly occurs leakage resulting in excrement.
The means for imparting stretchability in the longitudinal direction to the absorbent article is not particularly limited. For example, in each of the one side end and the other side end in the width direction of the absorbent article, a pair of side sheets and a back surface Arranging at least two thread-like elastic members extending in the longitudinal direction (that is, at least one at each of one end and the other end in the width direction) between the sheet and the like Be

  Moreover, in the present invention, the support preferably has a bending resistance higher than the bending resistance in the width direction of the absorbent article in the second direction. Thus, when the support has a bending resistance higher than the bending resistance in the width direction of the absorbent article in the second direction, the movement of the animal or the like during attachment of the support and the absorbent article is In the abdomen with a large change in size, a relatively soft absorbent article helps to ensure fit, while in the back with a small movement of the animal and a change in size, a relatively hard support allows the width direction of the absorbent article Since it is easy to ensure the rigidity which resists the slippage, it is possible to make the leakage of excrement less likely to occur while improving the wearing feeling of the absorbent article.

  Here, the bending resistance can be obtained as a bending moment (gf / cm) by the following measurement method in accordance with JIS P 8125 (Taber method). That is, a test piece of width 38.1 mm × length 70 mm is prepared, and one end of the test piece is a Taber stiffness tester manufactured by Yasuda Seiki Co., Ltd. (Taber type tester, 1/2 engraved weight (150 g · cm) After attaching the cantilever to the chuck of (use) to configure a cantilever, bend the other end of the test piece at a speed of 180 ° (rotational speed) per minute by 15 ° to obtain the force required for bending when the load length becomes 50 mm It can be obtained by reading from the load scale and further calculating the bending moment (gf / cm) from the read force.

<Absorbent article for animals>
Hereinafter, an absorbent article for animals to which the support of the present invention can be applied will be described in detail using the disposable diaper 2 to which the support 1 of the above-described embodiment is applied.

The disposable diaper 2 to which the support 1 of the above-mentioned embodiment is applied (that is, supported from the back side of the animal by the support 1) is, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 6, the abdomen of an animal such as a male dog. On the other hand, the absorbent article is an absorbent article which is disposed so as to cover at least the excretory port of the animal's excretory organ which excrete excrement, and absorbs and holds excrement such as urine excreted from the animal. In addition, as shown in FIG. 6, the disposable diaper 2 has the one side end 25 and the other side end 26 in the longitudinal direction L, and the one side engaging portion 27 and the other side engaging portion disposed in these. 28 with is attached to the animal by each detachably fixed to the fixing portion 14 of one side of the fixing portion 13 and the other side in the first direction D ₁ of the support 1.

Disposable diaper 2, as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, in the thickness direction T, the topsheet 21 is located in the fuselage opposing surface F ₁ side, a backsheet 22 positioned on the body non-opposing surface F ₂ side, an absorber 23 located between these sheets, the equipped as a basic structure, further, in each of both end portions of the position and and the width direction W on the body facing surface F ₁ side of the topsheet 21 in the longitudinal direction L (specifically, the side sheet 24 'on one side of the side sheets 24 and the other side in the width direction W) extending pair of side sheets and, and located in the fuselage opposing surface F ₁ side of the pair of side sheets A pair of engaging portions (specifically, the engaging portion 27 on one side and the engaging portion 28 on the other side in the longitudinal direction L) extending in the width direction W at each of both end portions in the longitudinal direction L, and absorption A back located between the body 23 and the back sheet 22 Further comprises a Irumu 22B, the.

  Hereinafter, various members constituting the absorbent article for animals will be described in detail using the disposable diaper 2 described above.

(Front sheet)
In the disposable diaper 2, as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the top sheet 21 has a longitudinally long rectangular outer shape extending in the longitudinal direction L and the width direction W of the disposable diaper 2 in plan view. , it is disposed on the body facing surface F ₁ side in the thickness direction T of the disposable diaper 2, and is constituted by a sheet-like member of the liquid-permeable capable of direct contact with the body of the animal to be mounted target. In the present invention, such a liquid-permeable sheet-like member is particularly one having various properties (for example, liquid permeability, flexibility, touch, strength, etc.) that can be used as a surface sheet of an absorbent article for animals. For example, any non-woven fabric, such as, for example, spun lace non-woven fabric, air-through non-woven fabric, spun-bonded non-woven fabric, point-bonded non-woven fabric, melt-blown non-woven fabric, and combinations thereof (eg, SMS non-woven fabric etc.) can be used. Furthermore, the structure of the non-woven fabric that can be used as the surface sheet is not particularly limited, and in addition to a flat non-porous non-woven fabric, for example, a non-porous non-woven fabric, a concavo-convex structure Non-woven fabrics having the above can also be suitably used. Further, the kind of constituent fibers used for the non-woven fabric is not particularly limited, and examples thereof include hydrophilic fibers such as cellulosic fibers; thermoplastic resin fibers such as olefin resins subjected to hydrophilization treatment and polyester resins, etc. These fibers may be used alone or in combination of two or more.

The outer shape and various dimensions of the surface sheet are not particularly limited as long as they have various properties (for example, liquid permeability, flexibility, touch, strength, etc.) that can be used as the surface sheet of the absorbent article for animals. Any external shape, various dimensions, and the like according to the size and body type of the animal to be attached can be adopted. The basis weight of the topsheet is also not particularly limited as long as it does not inhibit the effects of the present invention, for example, it can be adopted a basis weight in the range of ^{5g / m 2 ~100g / m 2} , a liquid-permeable basis weight or within the range in view of the 6g / m ² ~50g / m ² flexibility is preferred. The basis weight can be measured in accordance with 5.2 of JIS L 1906.

  Furthermore, the thickness of the surface sheet is not particularly limited as long as the effects of the present invention are not impaired. For example, a thickness within the range of 0.001 mm to 5.0 mm can be adopted, but liquid permeability and flexibility From the point of view etc., the thickness in the range of 0.01 mm to 3.0 mm is preferable, and further, the thickness in the range of 0.1 mm to 1.0 mm is more preferable.

(Back sheet)
In the above-described disposable diaper 2, as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the back sheet 22 has a longitudinally long rectangular outer shape extending in the longitudinal direction L and the width direction W of the disposable diaper 2 in plan view. a is disposed on the body non-opposing surface F ₂ side in the thickness direction T of the disposable diaper 2, liquid-impermeable that functions to prevent leakage of excrement such as urine discharged from animals to be mounted object The sheet-like member of In the present invention, the liquid impermeable sheet-like member has various properties (for example, liquid impermeability, air permeability, flexibility, strength, etc.) that can be used as a back sheet of an absorbent article for animals. There is no particular limitation if it is, for example, a non-woven fabric having hydrophobicity, an SMS laminated non-woven fabric, a liquid-impervious plastic film, and a laminated sheet obtained by arbitrarily combining these sheets can be used.

  The outer shape and various dimensions of the back sheet are particularly limited as long as they have various properties (for example, liquid impermeability, air permeability, flexibility, strength, etc.) which can be used as the back sheet of the absorbent article for animals. Instead, any external shape, various dimensions, etc. can be adopted according to the size and body type of the animal to be attached. Further, the thickness of the back sheet is not particularly limited as long as the effects of the present invention are not impaired. For example, a thickness within the range of 0.001 mm to 5.0 mm can be adopted, but the liquid impermeability and softness The thickness within the range of 0.003 mm to 3.0 mm is preferable from the viewpoints of permeability, air permeability and the like, and the thickness within the range of 0.01 mm to 1.0 mm is more preferable.

(Absorber)
In the above-described disposable diaper 2, as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the absorbent body 23 has a longitudinally long rectangular outer shape having a predetermined longitudinal direction length and a width direction length (B) in plan view. And disposed at a position including the central portion where the central axis C _{L in} the longitudinal direction L of the disposable diaper 2 and the central axis C _{W in the} width direction W intersect, and in the thickness direction T of the disposable diaper 2 21 and a back sheet 22 are configured by a water absorbing member that can accurately absorb and retain excrement such as urine excreted from an animal. In the present invention, the outer shape and various dimensions of the absorber are not particularly limited as long as they can absorb and retain excrement such as urine excreted from the animal, and the type, size and size of the animal Arbitrary external shape according to etc. (for example, oval or substantially rectangular shape with four corners, shape in which the central part in the longitudinal direction bulges outward in the width direction (crown shape), central in the longitudinal direction It is possible to adopt a shape (reverse crown shape) or the like in which the portion is recessed inward in the width direction, various dimensions, and the like.
In the present specification, the widthwise length of the absorber refers to the widthwise length of the portion with the largest length in the widthwise direction of the absorber in plan view, and the widthwise length of the absorber is constant In the case of, the constant width direction length is said.

  In addition, the water absorbing member constituting the absorber is particularly limited as long as it has various properties (for example, water absorbency, liquid retention, flexibility, strength, etc.) that can be used as an absorber of an absorbent article for animals. Alternatively, any water-absorbing member known in the art can be used. As an example of such a water absorbing member, an absorbent core made of an absorbent material containing a water absorbing fiber such as pulp and / or a superabsorbent polymer, a liquid permeable covering sheet having at least one hydrophilic property ( For example, those covered with a tissue etc. can be mentioned.

  The thickness, basis weight and the like of the absorber are particularly limited as long as they have various properties (for example, water absorbency, liquid retention, flexibility, strength, etc.) that can be used as an absorber for absorbent articles for animals. It is possible to adopt any thickness, basis weight, etc. according to the size, body type, etc. of the animal to be attached.

(Side seat)
In the disposable diaper 2 described above, the pair of side sheets (ie, the side sheet 24 on one side in the width direction W and the side sheet 24 'on the other side) is the body of the top sheet 21, as shown in FIGS. in each of the opposite ends of and the width direction W located on the opposite surface F ₁ side is disposed so as to extend in the longitudinal direction L. The pair of side sheets are each formed by a band-like hydrophobic sheet-like member long in the longitudinal direction L in a plan view, and each of the pair of side sheets is on the outer side in the width direction W end located (hereinafter, referred to as "end of the outer side in the width direction W".) fuselage non-facing surface F ₂ side of the surface of, the body facing surface F ₁ side of the topsheet 21 and backsheet 22, respectively The surface on the non-body facing surface F ₂ side of the end portion (hereinafter referred to as “the end portion on the inward side in the width direction W) located on the inward side in the width direction W) It is not bonded to any sheet-like member (for example, the top sheet 21 or the back sheet 22). Therefore, as shown in FIG. 5, while the end on the outer side in the width direction W of the disposable diaper 2 is a fixed end, the end on the inner side in the width direction W of the pair of side sheets is Being a free end, which can stand up, it can function as a leak-barrier to prevent leakage of excrement such as urine excreted from the animal.

  In the disposable diaper 2 described above, the side sheet 24 on one side in the width direction W and the side sheet 24 'on the other side are the side sheets 24 on one side in the width direction W, as shown in FIGS. The length in the width direction is longer than the length in the width direction of the other side sheet 24 ', and the side sheet 24 on one side in the width direction W is, as shown in FIG. A thread-like elastic member 24E extending in the longitudinal direction L is disposed so that the end on the side is folded toward the top sheet 21 and is sandwiched by the folded end. When the side sheet 24 on one side in the width direction W is configured in this way, when the disposable diaper 2 is attached to the abdomen of an animal, the inward end in the width direction W of the side sheet 24 on the one side The portion can be erected from the surface sheet 21 side by the contraction action of the elastic member 24E to form a three-dimensional gather G as shown in FIG. At this time, by wearing the disposable diaper 2 so that the side sheet 24 on one side in the width direction W is on the front side of the animal, it is usually discharged from the discharge port of the discharge organ facing the front side of the animal. Since excrement such as urine can be steadily received by the above-mentioned steric gatherer G, leakage of excrement can be further reduced. In addition, in this invention, the aspect of a pair of side sheet of an absorbent article is not specifically limited, A pair of side sheet is the above-mentioned implementation of the side sheet of one side of the width direction, and the side sheet of the other side. It may be configured as the side sheet 24 on one side of the form, or may be configured as the side sheet 24 'on the other side of the embodiment described above.

  Moreover, in the present invention, the band-like hydrophobic sheet-like member that can be used as the side sheet of the absorbent article for animals is not particularly limited as long as it can function as a leak-proof wall of the absorbent article. It is possible to use any nonwoven fabric having water repellency or hydrophobicity (for example, a spunlace nonwoven fabric, a spunbond nonwoven fabric, a thermal bond nonwoven fabric, a meltblown nonwoven fabric, an air through nonwoven fabric, etc.) cut into a band shape, or the like. Furthermore, the constituent fibers of such non-woven fabrics are also not particularly limited, and, for example, in addition to synthetic fibers such as polyolefin fibers, polyester fibers, and polyamide fibers, cellulose fibers such as rayon and cotton can also be used.

  The external shape and various dimensions of each of the pair of side sheets can be used as the side sheet of the absorbent article for animals (for example, liquid impermeability (leakage resistance), flexibility, touch, strength, etc.) The external shape is not particularly limited as long as it has the shape, and any external shape, various dimensions, and the like according to the size and body type of the animal to be attached can be adopted.

  In addition, since providing such a pair of side sheets in the absorbent article for animals is not an essential constituent requirement in the present invention, the absorbent article for animals has such a pair of side sheets. You do not have to.

(Engagement part)
In the disposable diaper 2 described above, a pair of engaging portions (that is, the engaging portion 27 on one side and the engaging portion 28 on the other side in the longitudinal direction L) engaged with the pair of fixing portions of the support 1 are shown in FIG. as shown in 4, are arranged so as to extend in the width direction W in each of the opposite ends of and the longitudinal direction L is located in the fuselage opposing surface F ₁ side of the pair of side sheets, the width of disposable diaper 2 Along the direction W, it has a horizontally long rectangular outer shape. In the present invention, the engaging portion of the absorbent article is not limited to such an outer shape, and for example, any outer shape such as a square, a rectangle, a hexagon, or a substantially rectangular shape with four corners rounded. Although these shapes can be provided in the form of arrangement etc. which are intermittently arranged along the width direction of an absorptive article, the engaging part of an absorptive article is a fixed part of a support like the above-mentioned disposable diaper 2 It is preferable that the width direction length of the sum total of the part which carries out engagement fixation is provided by the external shape thru | or arrangement form which become more than the width direction length of an absorber. When the engaging part of the absorbent article is provided in such an outer shape or arrangement form, when the support and the absorbent article are mounted on the animal's trunk, engagement between the fixed part of the support and the absorbent article The rigidity of the animal in the front-rear direction can be ensured more reliably at the portion where the joint engages, so that the absorbent article is more difficult to shrink in the front-rear direction of the animal even if the animal moves during mounting. It is possible to further reduce the occurrence of twisting or crushing in the width direction of the absorbent body of the absorbent article (that is, the direction corresponding to the front-rear direction of the animal).

  Furthermore, in the above-described disposable diaper 2, each of the engagement portion 27 on one side in the longitudinal direction L and the engagement portion 28 on the other side has the longitudinal dimension of the disposable diaper 2 in plan view as shown in FIG. It arrange | positions so that the one side edge 25E of the direction L and the other side edge 26E may be included, respectively. Thus, each of the engagement portion 27 on one side in the longitudinal direction L and the engagement portion 28 on the other side are arranged to include the one side edge 25E and the other side edge 26E in the longitudinal direction L of the disposable diaper 2 respectively. Since the disposable diaper 1 can be fixed to the fixed portion of the support up to the end of the disposable diaper 2 in the longitudinal direction L at the time of wearing, the edge of the disposable diaper 2 at the time of wearing It is possible to make it more difficult for peeling off of the disposable diaper 2 due to it to occur.

  Moreover, in the above-mentioned disposable diaper 2, as shown in FIG. 4, the engagement part 27 of the one side of the longitudinal direction L and the engagement part 28 of the other side are the engagement which protrudes toward the body opposing surface side, respectively. It is formed by the hook member provided with the protrusion P. For this reason, the fixing portions of the support 1 engaged with these engaging portions are formed by receiving members capable of receiving the engaging projections P of the hook members. Such a receiving member is generally more durable to repeated attaching and detaching operations of the engaging member (that is, less likely to cause structural failure) than the hook member, so the longitudinal direction of the disposable diaper 2 described above When the engagement portion 27 on one side of L and the engagement portion 28 on the other side are respectively formed by hook members (that is, each of the fixing portions of the support 1 is formed by the receiving member), There is an advantage that the support 1 can be used repeatedly over a longer period of time. In addition, since the disposable diaper 2 in which the engaging part is formed by the hook member is discarded every time it is used, the hook member of the new disposable diaper 2 is usually attached when the disposable diaper 2 is attached to an animal. Can be engaged with the receiving member of the fixed portion of the support, and the effects exerted by the disposable diaper 2 can be stably exhibited.

  In the present invention, the engaging portion of the absorbent article is not limited to the hook member described above, and may be formed of a receiving member such as a loop member. In addition, the engaging portion on one side in the longitudinal direction of the absorbent article may be formed by the receiving member, and the engaging portion on the other side may be formed by the hook member.

  In the present invention, the engaging member (i.e., the hook member or the receiving member) that can be used as the engaging portion of the absorbent article is not particularly limited as long as the effects of the present invention are not impaired. The same as the engaging member that can be used as In particular, in the case of using the above-mentioned mushroom-type hook member as the engaging part of the absorbent article, when the hook member is engaged and fixed with the fixing part formed of the receiving member of the support, Since the mushroom hook member can maintain the engagement state corresponding to the force in any direction on the above-mentioned receiving member even if the moving portion is pulled in various directions by the movement of the animal or the like, The engagement between the hook member (i.e., the engaging portion of the absorbent article) and the receiving member (i.e., the fixing portion of the support) can be firmly maintained, and as a result, the absorbent article In addition to being able to make it difficult to shift from the proper position of the abdomen, it is possible to make it difficult to remove from the animal's torso.

  In addition, the external shape and various dimensions of the engaging portion of the absorbent article have various characteristics (for example, engaging strength, releasability, durability, strength, etc.) that can be used as the engaging portion of the absorbent article for animals. It is not particularly limited as long as it has, and any external shape, various dimensions, and the like according to the size and body type of the animal to be attached can be adopted.

(Back film)
In the above-described disposable diaper 2, the back film 22B has a longitudinally long rectangular outer shape extending in the longitudinal direction L and the width direction W of the disposable diaper 2 in plan view, as shown in FIG. In the thickness direction T of the disposable diaper 2, it is disposed between the absorber 23 and the back sheet 22, and leakage of excrement such as urine which has passed through the top sheet 21 and the absorber 23 described above is caused. It is constituted by a liquid impervious film which prevents with the back sheet 22. In the present invention, as the back film of the absorbent article, a liquid impermeable sheet-like member similar to the above-mentioned back sheet can be used. For example, hydrophobic non-woven fabric, SMS laminated non-woven fabric, liquid impermeable plastic Films and laminated sheets obtained by arbitrarily combining these sheets can be suitably used.

  In addition, the outer shape and various dimensions of the back film have various properties (for example, liquid impermeability (leakage resistance), flexibility, strength, etc.) that can be used as the back film of the absorbent article for animals. The shape is not particularly limited as long as it has an arbitrary outer shape, various dimensions, and the like according to the size and body type of the animal to be attached.

  In addition, since providing such a back film in the absorbent article for animals is not an essential component requirement in the present invention, the absorbent article for animals does not have such a back film. It is also good.

  And the method in particular of manufacturing the absorbent article for animals using various members mentioned above is not restrict | limited, Arbitrary manufacturing methods well-known in this field are employable. For example, in the above-described disposable diaper 2, various members constituting the disposable diaper 2, that is, hook members serving as the engagement portion 27 on one side and the engagement portion 28 on the other side in the longitudinal direction L, and the width direction W Side sheet 24 on one side and side sheet 24 'on the other side, absorber 23, back film 22B, and back sheet 22 as shown in FIG. 4 and FIG. It can manufacture by joining by the adhesion | attachment method by a hot-melt type | mold adhesive agent, a heat sealing method, an ultrasonic bonding method etc.).

  In the present invention, the absorbent article for animals may be disposed so as to cover the excretory port of the animal's drainage organ with respect to the abdomen of the animal and absorb excrement such as urine excreted from the animal. For example, it is not particularly limited, and can be applied to various animal absorbent articles such as (light) incontinence pads for animals, in addition to disposable diapers as in the above-described embodiment.

<Excrete treatment set for animals>
Furthermore, this invention is said above like the diaper set 3 for animals (it is an example of the "excrement processing set for animals" of this invention) provided with the support body 1 and the disposable diaper 2 which are shown in FIG. And an animal excrement disposal set comprising the support of the present invention and an absorbent article for animals. According to this animal excrement disposal set, by using the above-described support of the present invention, the absorbent article is unlikely to be shrunk in the width direction, and the absorbent article has a plurality of absorbent articles along the waist direction of the animal. Since it becomes difficult to form large wrinkles and wrinkles, it is difficult to form a gap due to wrinkles and wrinkles between the abdominal surface of the animal and the absorbent article, and it is easy to maintain the absorbent article in close contact with the animal's abdomen As a result, excrement can be made difficult to leak outside.

  In addition, the support for the present invention and the excrement disposal set for animals are not limited to the above-described embodiment and the like, and the combination, substitution, modification, etc. It is possible. In the present specification, ordinal numbers such as "first" and "second" are used to distinguish the items to which the ordinal numbers are attached, and mean the order, priority, importance, etc. of each item. It is not something to do.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 support body 11 inner surface material 12 outer surface material 13 fixed part of one side of 1st direction 14 fixed part of other side of 1st direction 15 one side end part of 1st direction 16 other side end part of 1st direction 17 Fixing portion rigidity reinforcing member 18 first direction rigidity reinforcing member 19 inclined portion 2 disposable diaper (an example of an absorbent article)
21 Front Sheet 22 Back Sheet 23 Absorber 24 Side Sheet 24 'on One Side in Width Direction Side Sheet on the Other Side in Width Direction 25 Longitudinal One Side End 26 Longitudinal Other Side End 27 Longitudinal One Side 28 Engaging part 28 Longitudinal engaging part 3 Diaper set for animals A Second direction length of fixed part B Width length of absorber

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A support for supporting the absorbent article attached to the abdomen of the animal from the back side of the animal,
The absorbent article has, in a plan view, a longitudinal direction corresponding to the direction around the body of the animal at the time of wearing, and a width direction orthogonal to the longitudinal direction and corresponding to the longitudinal direction of the animal at the time of wearing An absorber at a position including a central portion where the central axes of the direction and the width direction intersect,
The support has, in a plan view, a first direction corresponding to the direction around the torso of the animal when attached, and a second direction orthogonal to the first direction and corresponding to the anteroposterior direction of the animal when attached. It has a fixing part which extends in the second direction at each of the both ends in the first direction and which detachably fixes one end in the longitudinal direction of the absorbent article.
The support, wherein each of the fixing portions has a second direction length equal to or greater than the width direction length of the absorber.   The support according to claim 1, wherein each of the fixing portions extends continuously along the second direction at both ends of the support in the first direction.   The second direction length of the support is equal to or greater than the second direction length of the fixing portion over the distance between the fixing portion at one side end of the first direction and the fixing portion at the other side end. The support according to claim 1 or 2.   The support according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the support has a fixing portion rigid reinforcement member extending at least partially along the second direction in each of the fixing portions.   The support according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the support comprises a first direction stiffness reinforcement member extending at least partially along the first direction.   The support according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the support is stretchable in the first direction.    The support according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the support has non-stretchability in the second direction from one end to the other end in the first direction.   The support according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein the support has stretchability higher than the stretchability in the longitudinal direction of the absorbent article in the first direction.   The support according to any one of claims 1 to 8, wherein the support has a bending resistance higher than the bending resistance in the width direction of the absorbent article in the second direction.   The support has a first surface facing the animal's body at the time of wearing in the thickness direction, and a second surface opposite to the first surface, and the support includes the second surface. The support according to any one of claims 1 to 9, wherein the support has a reference line centrally located in the first direction and extending along the second direction.   The support has at least two auxiliary reference lines located on both sides of the reference line in the second plane so as to be line symmetrical with the reference line as an axis of symmetry. The support according to claim 10.   The support according to any one of claims 1 to 11, wherein the support has an outer shape in which four corners of a square are cut out in a plan view.   An animal waste disposal set comprising the support according to any one of claims 1 to 12 and the absorbent article.

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