JP5297210B2 - Shape retaining material - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To maintain a deformed shape after the arbitrary part of an absorbent article is deformed into a desired shape. <P>SOLUTION: The shape holding member 5 is provided with a thin sheet-like body part 51 which can be plastically deformed and an attaching part 52 provided on the first main surface 515 of the body part 51. The attaching part 52 is provided with two attaching members 521 placed in the vicinity of both end parts in the longitudinal direction of the body part 51. The body part 51 is provided with thin, belt-shaped two resin members 511 facing the longitudinal direction and a first sheet member 512 and a second sheet member 513 which cover the two resin members 511 so as to sandwich them in-between. In the shape holding member 5, the body part 51 is attached to the arbitrary part of an absorbent article by the attaching part 52 and the resin member 511 of the body part 51 is plastically deformed, so that a deformed shape is maintained after the arbitrary part of the absorbent article is deformed into the desired shape. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&amp;INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a shape retaining member that maintains the shape of an absorbent article that receives excrement from a wearer.

  Conventionally, a part of a sheet-like absorbent article (for example, a part corresponding to the crotch part) is convex toward the wearer, thereby causing the absorbent article to adhere to the wearer's crotch part and excrement. For example, in the sanitary napkin of Patent Document 1, a technique is adopted in which the central region of the liquid-absorbent core is deformed into a convex shape toward the wearer.

  In the sanitary napkin of Patent Document 1, between the liquid absorbent core and the back sheet, a hydrophobic panel member is a hot melt adhesive or the like on the lower surface of the liquid absorbent core (that is, the surface opposite to the wearer). In the hydrophobic panel member, a compressed groove that overlaps the longitudinal center line of the liquid-absorbent core is formed. In addition, the lower surface of the liquid absorbent core is formed with a compressed groove that overlaps the longitudinal center line, and the upper surface of the liquid absorbent core is formed in the vertical direction on both sides of the lower surface of the compressed groove. Two pairs of squeezing points (embossing) are formed. In the sanitary napkin, the hydrophobic core having a semi-rigidity is formed on the lower surface and the upper surface by the hydrophobic panel member being deformed in a convex shape on the wearer side along the compressed groove. It deform | transforms along the deformation | transformation induction | guidance | derivation means which is a groove | channel and a squeeze point group, and deform | transforms into a convex shape at the wearer side.

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 11-299827

  By the way, in the absorbent article of patent document 1, since the shape of the site | part which deform | transforms into the convex shape of a liquid absorptive core is determined by a deformation | transformation induction | guidance | derivation means, a liquid absorptive core is made to closely adhere to the wearers of various body types. It is difficult. Moreover, since it is necessary to join a hydrophobic panel member to a liquid absorbing core between a top sheet and a back sheet, or to form a pressing groove and a compression point group in a liquid absorbing core, manufacture of an absorbent article The process becomes complicated and the manufacturing cost of the absorbent article increases.

  In addition, in the case of a disposable diaper or an auxiliary absorbent device attached to the inside of a disposable diaper, not only urine from the wearer but also stool may be received, so the part facing the crotch part of the disposable diaper is not necessarily the wearer It is not always preferable to closely adhere to. For example, when receiving urine, it is preferable that the disposable diaper is in close contact with the crotch part, but when defecation is performed with the disposable diaper in close contact with the crotch part, the entire amount of stool is accommodated inside the disposable diaper. The stool may leak out from between the disposable diaper and the base of the leg.

  This invention is made | formed in view of the said subject, and it aims at maintaining the shape after a deformation | transformation, after transforming the arbitrary site | parts of an absorbent article into a desired shape.

The invention according to claim 1 is a shape-retaining member that maintains the shape of an absorbent article that receives excrement from the wearer, and is a plastically deformable thin plate-like main body portion and one main body of the main body portion. A fixing part provided on a surface, the main body part is detachably fixed to a part of the surface of the absorbent article by the fixing part, and the main body part is plastically deformed, whereby the absorbency The part of the article is deformed and the deformed shape is maintained.

Invention of Claim 2 is a shape retention member of Claim 1 , Comprising: The said fastening part is a surface fastener which can engage with the fiber of the said surface of the said absorbent article.

According to a third aspect of the invention, a shape-retaining member according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the body portion comprises a thread or strip of the resin member to plastic deformation.

Invention of Claim 4 is a shape-retaining member of Claim 3 , Comprising: The said main-body part is further equipped with the sheet | seat member which has the softness | flexibility which covers the said resin member.

A fifth aspect of the present invention is the shape retaining member according to any one of the first to fourth aspects, wherein the main body has a strip shape.

The invention according to claim 6 is the shape retaining member according to claim 5 , wherein the fastening portion includes two fastening members arranged in the vicinity of both ends in the longitudinal direction of the main body portion, Between the two fastening members of the main body, a region that crosses the main body and is not fastened to the absorbent article is provided.

The invention according to claim 7 is the shape retaining member according to claim 1 or 2 , wherein at least a part of the outer edge portion of the main body portion is not fixed to the absorbent article, and It is a grip part gripped by a user when the fastening part is peeled from the absorbent article.

The invention according to claim 8 is the shape retaining member according to any one of claims 1 to 7 , and has a mark for distinguishing the one main surface from the other main surface.

A ninth aspect of the present invention is the shape retaining member according to any one of the first to eighth aspects, wherein the main body portion is fixed to the outer surface of the absorbent article by the fixing portion.

In the present invention, an arbitrary part of the absorbent article can be deformed into a desired shape, and the deformed shape can be maintained. It can also be used repeatedly shape retention member, in the invention of claim 7, further, it is possible to easily peel from the absorbent article shape-retaining member.

In invention of Claim 3 and 4 , it can suppress that a wearer's skin is pressed by the shape-retaining member. In the invention of claim 8 , the shape-retaining member can be fastened to the absorbent article quickly.

It is a front view of the absorptive article with which the shape-retaining member concerning a 1st embodiment was attached. It is a top view of an absorptive article. It is sectional drawing of an absorbent article. It is a top view of a shape-retaining member. It is sectional drawing of a shape-retaining member. It is a top view of the main-body part of a shape-retaining member. It is sectional drawing which shows the 1st usage aspect of a shape-retaining member. It is sectional drawing which shows the 2nd usage condition of a shape-retaining member. It is a front view which shows the 3rd usage condition of a shape-retaining member. It is sectional drawing of a shape-retaining member and an absorbent article. It is a top view which shows the 4th usage condition of a shape-retaining member. It is sectional drawing of a shape-retaining member and an absorbent article. It is sectional drawing of a shape-retaining member and an absorbent article. It is a front view of the absorptive article to which the shape-retaining member concerning a 2nd embodiment was attached. It is sectional drawing of a shape-retaining member and an absorbent article. It is sectional drawing of a shape-retaining member and an absorbent article. It is a front view of the absorptive article to which the shape-retaining member concerning a 3rd embodiment was attached. It is sectional drawing of a shape-retaining member and an absorbent article. It is sectional drawing of a shape-retaining member and an absorbent article. It is a top view which shows the other usage condition of the shape-retaining member which concerns on 1st Embodiment. It is sectional drawing of a shape-retaining member and an absorbent article. It is sectional drawing of a shape-retaining member and an absorbent article. It is a top view which shows the other usage condition of the shape-retaining member which concerns on 1st Embodiment. It is sectional drawing of a shape-retaining member and an absorbent article. It is a top view of a shape-retaining member. It is a top view of a shape-retaining member.

  FIG. 1 is a front view showing an absorbent article 1 to which a shape-retaining member 5 according to a first embodiment of the present invention is attached. In FIG. 1, the site | part corresponding to the wearer's stomach side of the absorbent article 1 becomes a front, and the site | part corresponding to a back | dorsal side becomes a back surface. As shown in FIG. 1, the absorbent article 1 is a pants-type disposable diaper having a trunk opening 11 at the upper end in FIG. 1 and a pair of leg openings 12 at the bottom. The shape-retaining member 5 is fixed to a part of the absorbent article 1 that receives excrement from the wearer, and is in the vicinity of the attached portion 13 of the absorbent article 1 (that is, the portion to which the shape-retaining member 5 is attached). Maintain shape. Hereinafter, the shape retaining member 5 will be described after the structure of the absorbent article 1 is described.

  FIG. 2 is a plan view seen from the wearer side in a state where the absorbent article 1 is unfolded. As shown in FIG. 2, the absorbent article 1 includes a substantially sheet-shaped exterior sheet 4 and an absorbent body 2 that is attached to the wearer side of the exterior sheet 4 and absorbs excrement from the wearer. In the absorbent article 1, the lower part 401 of the exterior sheet 4 in FIG. 2 is in contact with the wearer's abdominal skin, and the upper part 403 in FIG. 2 is in contact with the wearer's dorsal skin. In the following description, the parts 401 and 403 that contact the skin of the wearer's abdomen and dorsal side of the exterior sheet 4 are referred to as “front part 401” and “rear part 403”, respectively. A portion 402 facing the wearer's crotch portion is referred to as an “intermediate portion 402”.

  As shown in FIG. 1, in the absorbent article 1, the outer sheet 4 is bent together with the absorbent body 2 at a bent portion 4021 which is the lower end of the intermediate portion 402, and the front portion 401 when the intermediate portion 402 faces downward. The left and right sides of the rear part 403 (that is, the parts on both sides in the width direction of the front part 401) are respectively joined to the left and right parts of the rear part 403 (that is, parts on both sides in the width direction of the rear part 403). The trunk part opening 11 is formed at the upper ends of the front part 401 and the rear part 403, and a pair of leg openings 12 are formed on the left and right of the intermediate part 402. Thereby, the absorbent article 1 is formed in a pants shape. In the present embodiment, the shape-retaining member 5 is fixed to the outer surface 411 that is the surface opposite to the wearer side of the absorbent article 1 in the vicinity of the bent portion 4021 of the intermediate portion 402 of the absorbent article 1. . In FIG. 1, for easy understanding of the drawing, the absorbent body 2 and the absorbent core 22 (described later) of the absorbent body 2 are drawn with thick broken lines.

  FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of the absorbent article 1 cut at the position AA shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 2 and FIG. 3, the absorbent body 2 includes an absorbent core 22 having absorbability, a top sheet 21 that covers the main surface of the absorbent core 22 on the wearer side, and a wearer side of the absorbent core 22. A back sheet 23 is provided to cover the opposite main surface. The absorbent article 1 has a left-right direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction over almost the entire length of the absorbent body 2 (that is, the vertical direction in FIG. 2 and coincides with the longitudinal direction of the absorbent article 1). That is, a pair of side wall portions 3 joined to the absorber 2 on both sides in the width direction) are provided. In FIG. 2, the outline of the absorbent core 22 is indicated by a thick broken line in order to facilitate understanding of the drawing. The top sheet 21 and the back sheet 23 are joined to each other around the absorbent core 22 by a hot melt adhesive or the like. In FIG. 3, each component of the absorbent article 1 is drawn apart to facilitate understanding of the drawing.

  Two elastic yarns 31 extending in the longitudinal direction are joined to each of the pair of side wall portions 3, and when the absorbent article 1 is spread as shown in FIG. 2, the elastic yarn 31 is in an expanded state. ing. In the absorbent article 1, the elastic yarn 31 contracts, whereby the side wall 3 rises toward the wearer side on the side of the absorbent body 2, and a three-dimensional gather that abuts near the base of the wearer's leg when worn is formed. Is done.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the exterior sheet 4 is laminated on the first exterior sheet 41 and the first exterior sheet 41 (that is, on the wearer side of the first exterior sheet 41), and is first bonded by a hot melt adhesive or the like. The 1st exterior sheet | seat 41 is equipped with the 2nd exterior sheet | seat 42 joined. On the second exterior sheet 42 of the exterior sheet 4, the back sheet 23 of the absorber 2 is joined by a hot melt adhesive or the like.

  In the present embodiment, the top sheet 21 of the absorbent body 2 is a nonwoven fabric formed of hydrophilic fibers, and the back sheet 23 is a water-repellent or liquid-impervious plastic film. As the backsheet 23, a water-repellent or liquid-impervious nonwoven fabric (for example, a spunbond nonwoven fabric, a meltblown nonwoven fabric, an SMS (spunbond / meltblown / spunbond) nonwoven fabric) or a water repellent or impermeable material on the wearer side of the nonwoven fabric. A laminated sheet in which liquid plastic films are laminated may be used. The side wall 3 is formed of a water-repellent or liquid-impervious nonwoven fabric or plastic film, or a composite material thereof. The first exterior sheet 41 and the second exterior sheet 42 of the exterior sheet 4 are water-repellent or liquid-impervious nonwoven fabrics.

  FIG. 4 is a plan view showing the shape-retaining member 5, and FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view of the shape-retaining member 5 taken along the line BB in FIG. As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the shape retaining member 5 is a thin plate-like main body 51 that can be plastically deformed, and one main surface 515 of the main body 51 (that is, the upper main surface in FIG. 5). , Hereinafter referred to as “first main surface 515”). The main body 51 has a strip shape in which the length in the left-right direction in FIG. 4 is longer than the width in the vertical direction in FIG. 4, and in the present embodiment, the longitudinal direction of the main body 51 (the left-right direction in FIG. 4). The length is 150 mm, and the width in the width direction (vertical direction in FIG. 4) is 30 mm. As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the fastening portion 52 includes two fastening members 521 arranged in the vicinity of both ends in the longitudinal direction of the main body portion 51. The two fastening members 521 of the fastening part 52 are joined on the first main surface 515 of the main body part 51 by a hot melt adhesive or the like.

  The main body 51 includes two thin strip-shaped resin members 511 facing the longitudinal direction as shown in FIG. 4, and sandwiches the two resin members 511 from the vertical direction in FIG. 5 as shown in FIG. Two sheet members 512 and 513 that are covered by this are provided. The two sheet members 512 and 513 are members having flexibility, and are softer than the resin member 511. In the following description, the upper sheet member 512 in FIG. 5 is referred to as a “first sheet member 512”, and the lower sheet member 513 is referred to as a “second sheet member 513”. In the present embodiment, Techno Roto (registered trademark) manufactured by Mitsui Chemicals, Inc. is used as the resin member 511, and the first sheet member 512 and the second sheet member 513 are formed of nonwoven fabric.

  The first sheet member 512 and the second sheet member 513 are joined over the entire surface by a hot melt adhesive or the like, and further around each resin member 511, the first sheet member 512 and the second sheet are further bonded by thermocompression bonding. The member 513 is joined more firmly than other parts. FIG. 6 is a plan view showing the main body 51 with a parallel oblique line attached to a portion subjected to thermocompression bonding. As shown in FIG. 6, in the main body 51, thermocompression bonding is performed over the entire circumference around each resin member 511.

  In the shape retaining member 5, the resin member 511 is plastically deformed, whereby the main body 51 is deformed and the deformed shape is maintained. In the shape retaining member 5, one sheet member is folded in two with two resin members 511 in between, and the portions on both sides of the fold of the sheet member are joined to each other, whereby the main body 51 is It may be formed.

  The two fastening members 521 of the fastening part 52 shown in FIGS. 4 and 5 engage with the fibers on the surface of the exterior sheet 4 of the absorbent article 1 shown in FIG. 1 (that is, the outer surface 411 of the absorbent article 1). It is a possible plastic surface fastener, and the main body 51 is detachably fixed to the outer surface 411 of the absorbent article 1 by the fixing portion 52. On the first main surface 515 of the main body 51, the first sheet member 512 that is a non-woven fabric is exposed across the entire width in the width direction between the two fastening members 521. In other words, a region 514 that crosses the main body 51 in the width direction and is not fixed to the absorbent article 1 between the two fixing members 521 of the main body 51 (hereinafter referred to as “non-fixed region 514”). Is provided).

  Further, in the first main surface 515 of the main body 51, end portions 517 on both sides in the longitudinal direction of the main body 51 (that is, a part of the outer edge of the main body 51, specifically, the length of the main body 51 The first sheet member 512 is also exposed at a portion between the edge in the direction and the fastening member 521 closer to the edge, and the two end portions 517 are also in the same manner as the non-fastening region 514. This is a region that is not fixed to the absorbent article 1. When the shape-retaining member 5 is removed from the absorbent article 1, the end 517 of the main body 51 is gripped by the user, and the main body 51 is pulled away from the absorbent article 1. In other words, in the shape retaining member 5, the end portion 517 of the main body portion 51 is a grip portion that is gripped when the fastening portion 52 is peeled from the absorbent article 1. In the present embodiment, at each end 517 of the main body 51, the portions on both sides in the width direction have a shape with corners removed, and the contour is a curve that protrudes outward.

  In the shape retaining member 5, the color of the first sheet member 512 of the main body 51 is different from the color of the two fastening members 521 of the fastening part 52. For this reason, when the shape-retaining member 5 is viewed from the first main surface 515 side, the presence of the fixing member 521 can be easily recognized, and the first main surface 515 provided with the fixing portion 52 and the fixing member 52 can be visually confirmed. It is possible to easily distinguish the main surface 516 (that is, the lower main surface in FIG. 5 and hereinafter referred to as “second main surface 516”) in which the wearing portion 52 is not provided. In other words, the main body 51 of the shape-retaining member 5 has a first sheet member 512 (a first main surface 515) having a color different from that of the fastening member 521, and a first main surface 515 and a second main surface 516. As a mark for distinguishing. As a result, the shape retaining member 5 can be quickly fixed to the absorbent article 1.

  Next, how the shape retaining member 5 is used will be described. As shown in FIG. 1, the shape retaining member 5 is fastened to a position overlapping the absorbent core 22 in the intermediate portion 402 of the absorbent article 1. The shape-retaining member 5 only needs to be fastened so that at least a part of the shape-retaining member 5 overlaps the absorbent core 22. From the viewpoint of easily deforming the absorbent core 22 of the absorbent article 1, It is preferable that the entirety overlaps with the absorbent core 22. FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view of the intermediate portion 402 of the absorbent article 1 to which the shape retaining member 5 is fixed, and shows a first usage mode of the shape retaining member 5. In FIG. 7, for the convenience of illustration, the absorbent article 1 is shown by one thick solid line, and the main body 51 of the shape retaining member 5 is shown by one solid line. The absorbent article 1 is drawn apart (the same applies to FIGS. 8, 10, 12, 13, 15, 16, 18, 18, 19, 22, 22 and 24). Moreover, in FIG. 7, the wearer's crotch part 91 is also drawn together (the same applies to FIG. 8).

  As shown in FIG. 7, the main body 51 of the shape retaining member 5 is fixed to the outer surface 411 of the intermediate portion 402 of the absorbent article 1 by the two fixing members 521 of the fixing portion 52. And the part to which the to-be-attached part 13 of the absorbent article 1 (namely, the main-body part 51 of the shape-retaining member 5 was fixed) by plastically deforming the resin member 511 (refer FIG. 4 and FIG. 5) of the main-body part 51 was fixed. ) Is deformed in a convex shape downward in FIG. 7 so as to be separated from the wearer's crotch portion 91 (particularly the heel portion), and the shape of the mounted portion 13 after deformation is maintained. In FIG. 7, the shape of the attached portion 13 of the absorbent article 1 before being deformed by the shape retaining member 5 is indicated by a two-dot chain line (the same applies to FIG. 8).

  For example, in the care of elderly people and the like, the timing of defecation can be predicted to some extent based on the elapsed time after meal. Therefore, when it is anticipated that defecation will be received by the absorbent article 1, the intermediate portion 402 of the absorbent article 1 is separated from the crotch portion 91 of the wearer by the shape retaining member 5, as shown in FIG. A relatively large space 101 is formed between the crotch portion 91 and the inner surface of the absorbent article 1. Thereby, since the stool discharged | emitted from the wearer can be accommodated in the space 101, the stool absorbs from the clearance etc. of the leg part opening 12 (refer FIG. 1) of the absorbent article 1, and a wearer's leg part. Leakage to the outside of the article 1 is prevented.

  Similarly, when the absorbent article 1 is expected to receive a relatively large amount of urine, the absorbent article 1 is deformed as shown in FIG. Thereby, since urine discharged | emitted from the wearer can be temporarily hold | maintained in the space 101 until the urine discharged | emitted by the absorption core 22 (refer FIG. 3) of the absorbent article 1 is absorbed, urine is absorptive. Leakage to the outside of the absorbent article 1 from the gap between the leg opening 12 of the article 1 and the leg of the wearer is prevented.

  FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view showing a second usage mode of the shape retaining member 5. In the usage mode shown in FIG. 8, by plastically deforming the resin member 511 (see FIGS. 4 and 5) of the main body 51 in the shape retaining member 5 fixed to the outer surface 411 of the intermediate portion 402 of the absorbent article 1. The attached portion 13 of the absorbent article 1 is deformed upward in FIG. 8 so as to follow the unevenness of the crotch portion 91 of the wearer, and the shape of the attached portion 13 after the deformation is maintained. . Thereby, since the site | part near the to-be-attached part 13 of the absorbent article 1 closely_contact | adheres to a wearer's crotch part 91, water | moisture content, such as urine discharged | emitted from the wearer, absorbs without moving largely from the discharged | emitted position. Immediately guided to the core 22 (see FIG. 3) and absorbed. As a result, it is prevented that moisture such as urine spreads along the wearer's skin and the skin away from the urination opening is wetted, so that a decrease in wearing feeling of the absorbent article 1 after urination is suppressed. can do.

  FIG. 9 is a front view showing a third usage mode of the shape-retaining member 5, and FIG. 10 is a cross-sectional view of the shape-retaining member 5 and the absorbent article 1 cut at the position CC in FIG. It is. In FIGS. 9 and 10, the male genitalia 92 of the wearer is drawn together (the same applies to FIGS. 11 to 19). Moreover, in FIG. 9, the resin member 511 of the shape-retaining member 5 is drawn with a thin solid line for convenience of illustration (the same applies to FIGS. 11, 14, 17, 20 and 23). In the usage mode illustrated in FIG. 9, in the shape retaining member 5, the longitudinal direction of the main body 51 is parallel to the left-right direction (width direction) of the absorbent article 1 in the front portion 401 of the exterior sheet 4 of the absorbent article 1. 9 and is absorbed on both the left and right sides of the male genital 92 while traversing the male genital 92 disposed on the abdominal side so that the tip faces the upper side in FIG. 9 (that is, the head side of the wearer). It is fixed to the outer surface 411 of the property article 1.

  Then, by plastically deforming the resin member 511 (see FIG. 9) in the main body 51 of the shape retaining member 5, the attached portion 13a of the absorbent article 1 extends along the male genital 92 as shown in FIG. 10 is upwardly deformed in FIG. 10 (that is, in a direction away from the wearer), and the shape of the attached portion 13a is maintained. Thereby, since the change in the inside of the absorbent article 1 of the position of the male instrument 92 (that is, the change of the position of the male instrument 92 on the abdomen 93) is restricted by the attached portion 13a, the urine of the absorbent article 1 is reduced. The receiving position is fixed substantially at the center in the left-right direction of the absorbent article 1. As a result, it is prevented that urination is performed in a state where the urination port is located in the vicinity of the leg opening 12 shown in FIG. 9, and the urine is a gap between the leg opening 12 of the absorbent article 1 and the leg of the wearer. Is prevented from leaking out of the absorbent article 1. Thus, since the position which receives the urine of the absorbent article 1 can be fixed by the shape-retaining member 5, the shape-retaining member 5 has a larger absorption force in the vicinity of the center in the left-right direction on the ventral side than the surrounding portion. It is also suitable for use in disposable diapers for men of the type specified.

  As described above, in the shape retaining member 5, the main body 51 is fixed to an arbitrary part of the absorbent article 1 by the fixing portion 52, and the resin member 511 of the main body 51 is plastically deformed to absorb. It is possible to maintain the deformed shape after the portion of the property article 1 is deformed into a desired shape. Moreover, since the shape after the deformation | transformation of the to-be-attached parts 13 and 13a of the absorbent article 1 can be variously determined according to the objective, it can be easily applied to the various use situations of the absorbent article 1. Furthermore, since it is not necessary to provide a special structure on the absorbent article 1 to assist the deformation of the absorbent article 1, the shape retaining member 5 can be used for various types of absorbent articles. .

  As described above, the main body 51 of the shape retaining member 5 is detachably fixed to the surface of the absorbent article 1 by the fixing portion 52. For this reason, the shape-retaining member 5 removed from the used absorbent article 1 can be used repeatedly by being attached to the unused absorbent article 1. Further, since the fastening portion 52 is a surface fastener that can be engaged with the fiber on the surface of the absorbent article 1, the shape retaining member 5 can be easily attached to and detached from the absorbent article 1 (that is, fastening and fastening). Peeling). Furthermore, even if it is a case where attachment / detachment with respect to the absorbent article 1 of the shape-retaining member 5 is repeated, the fall of the fastening force with respect to the absorbent article 1 of the shape-retaining member 5 can be suppressed.

  In the shape-retaining member 5, the resin member 511, which is a relatively flexible member, is used as a member that deforms the main body 51 and maintains the deformed shape, thereby using a hard member that is plastically deformed as the member. Compared with the case, it is suppressed that a wearer's skin is strongly pressed via the absorbent article 1 by the shape-retaining member 5, and the wear feeling of the absorbent article 1 to which the shape-retaining member 5 is fixed is reduced. Can be suppressed. In addition, the safety of the shape retaining member 5 can be improved. Furthermore, since the main body 51 includes the first sheet member 512 and the second sheet member 513 having flexibility to cover the resin member 511, the shape retaining member 5 further strongly presses the wearer's skin. It can suppress and can further suppress the fall of the wearing feeling of the absorbent article 1 to which the shape-retaining member 5 was fixed. From the viewpoint of suppressing the pressure on the wearer's skin by the shape-retaining member 5, the shape-retaining member 5 is preferably fixed to the outer surface 411 of the absorbent article 1 as described above.

  In the shape retaining member 5, the main body 51 has a structure in which the resin member 511 is covered with the first sheet member 512 and the second sheet member 513 formed of a nonwoven fabric, so that the resin member 511 and the first sheet member 512 are covered. And it is not necessary to separate and discard the second sheet member 513. For this reason, the labor at the time of disposal of the shape-retaining member 5 can be reduced. Furthermore, since the fastening member 521 of the fastening part 52 joined to the main body part 51 is formed of resin, there is no need to separate the main body part 51 and the fastening part 52 and discard them. The labor at the time of disposal can be further reduced.

  As described above, the main body 51 of the shape-retaining member 5 is formed in a band shape, which simplifies the manufacture of the shape-retaining member 5 compared to the case where the shape of the main body 51 is complicated. The manufacturing cost of the shape member 5 is reduced. In addition, a plurality of strip-shaped resin members 511 having a narrow width compared to the main body portion 51 are arranged in the width direction of the main body portion 51, thereby providing a resin member that covers the entire width of the main body portion 51. The usage-amount of the resin member 511 can be reduced and the manufacturing cost of the shape-retaining member 5 can be further reduced.

  In the shape retaining member 5, as described above, the fastening portion 52 includes the two fastening members 521 arranged in the vicinity of both ends in the longitudinal direction of the belt-like body portion 51, and the two fastening members of the body portion 51 are attached. A non-stick region 514 is provided between the members 521. Thereby, compared with the case where a fastening member is provided over the substantially whole surface of the 1st main surface 515 of the main-body part 51, the usage-amount of the fastening member 521 is reduced and the manufacturing cost of the shape-retaining member 5 is reduced. Can do. Further, by providing the non-fastening region 514, the shape-retaining member 5 can be easily peeled from the absorbent article 1, and when the shape-retaining member 5 is fastened to the absorbent article 1, The shape-retaining member 5 can be prevented from being fixed at an unintended position of the absorbent article 1 and the shape-retaining member 5 can be easily fixed. Furthermore, since the end portion 517 of the main body 51 is a gripping portion that is gripped by the user when the shape retaining member 5 is peeled from the absorbent article 1, the absorbent article 1 of the shape retaining member 5 is separated. Can be more easily peeled off.

  By the way, the above-mentioned shape retaining member 5 may be used by being fastened to various absorbent articles other than the pants-type disposable diaper, and a plurality of shape retaining members 5 are fastened to one absorbent article. May be. Below, the case where a plurality of shape-retaining members 5 are fixed to the auxiliary absorbent device that covers the male genital and receives the urine discharged from the male genital inside the disposable diaper or the like will be described.

  FIG. 11 is a plan view showing a fourth usage mode of the shape retaining member 5. In the usage mode shown in FIG. 11, the outer surface 231 (that is, the wearer side) of the absorbent article 1a which is an auxiliary absorbent device for male genitals. The two shape-retaining members 5 are fastened to the opposite surface. Absorbent article 1a has a substantially rectangular shape in plan view, and covers male genitalia 92 arranged on the abdomen side so that the tip faces the wearer's head side, which is the upper side in FIG. The outer surface 231 of the absorbent article 1a is formed of a nonwoven fabric, and a water-repellent or liquid-impervious plastic film is bonded to the inner surface of the nonwoven fabric (that is, the surface on the absorbent core side). 12 and 13 are cross-sectional views of the shape-retaining member 5 and the absorbent article 1a cut at the positions DD and EE in FIG. 11, respectively.

  In the mode of use shown in FIG. 11, one of the two shape-retaining members 5 (the lower side in FIG. 11) moves the male genital 92 in the width direction at a substantially central portion in the longitudinal direction of the male genital 92. And fastened to the outer surface 231 of the absorbent article 1a by the fastening members 521 of the fastening parts 52 on both the left and right sides of the male device 92. The other shape-retaining member 5 (upper side in FIG. 11) is disposed on the male genital 92 along the longitudinal direction from the one shape-retaining member 5 to the distal end side of the male genital 92. While being vertically cut in the longitudinal direction, the male member 92 and the male member 92 are fixed to the outer surface 231 of the absorbent article 1a by the fixing member 521 of the fixing portion 52 on the upper side.

  Then, by plastically deforming the resin member 511 in the main body 51 of each shape retaining member 5, the attached portion 13b of the absorbent article 1a is worn by the wearer 5 together with the shape retaining member 5, as shown in FIGS. 12 and FIG. 13 upward (that is, in a direction away from the wearer) so that the shape of the attached portion 13b is maintained. Thereby, the change of the position of the male organ 92 on the abdominal part 93 is restricted, and the position for receiving the urine of the absorbent article 1a is fixed to the substantially center in the left-right direction of the absorbent article 1a. As a result, leakage of urine from the absorbent article 1a is prevented.

  Even when a plurality of shape retaining members 5 are used in this way, as in the first to third modes of use, an arbitrary part of the absorbent article 1a is deformed into a desired shape, and the deformed shape is maintained. can do. Moreover, the shape after the deformation | transformation of the to-be-attached part 13b of the absorbent article 1a can be variously determined according to the objective.

  Next, a shape retaining member according to the second embodiment of the present invention will be described. FIG. 14 is a front view showing an absorbent article 1a, which is an auxiliary absorbent device for male genitals, to which a shape-retaining member 5a according to the second embodiment is attached, and FIGS. 15 and 16 each show a shape-retaining member. It is sectional drawing which cut | disconnected 5a and the absorbent article 1a in the position of FF and the position of GG in FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 14, the shape-retaining member 5a includes a first portion 53 extending along the longitudinal direction of the male device 92 (that is, the vertical direction in FIG. 14), and the lower end of the first portion 53 in FIG. And a fastening portion 52 having four fastening members 521 provided on the main surface of the body portion 51a on the wearer side, and a second T portion 54 having second portions 54 extending on both sides in the width direction. Is provided. The four fastening members 521 are provided in the vicinity of the upper end portion 517 of the first portion 53 in FIG. 14, and in the vicinity and the center portion of the second portion 54 on both the left and right ends 517 in FIG. 14. As in the first embodiment, the upper end 517 of the first portion 53 of the main body 51a and the left and right end portions 517 of the second portion 54 are separated from the absorbent article 1a. It is a gripping part that is gripped by the user when peeling.

  The main body 51a includes two strip-shaped resin members 511 extending in the vertical direction in FIG. 14 at the first portion 53, two strip-shaped resin members 511 extending in the left-right direction in FIG. 14 at the second portion 54, and The first sheet member 512 and the second sheet member 513 have flexibility to cover the four resin members 511. Similar to the first embodiment, the first sheet member 512 and the second sheet member 513 are joined to each other by a hot melt adhesive or the like, and around each resin member 511, the first sheet member 512 and the second sheet member 513 are bonded by thermocompression bonding. The second sheet member 513 is joined more firmly than other parts.

  The second portion 54 of the shape-retaining member 5a crosses the male genital 92 in the width direction at a substantially central portion in the longitudinal direction of the male genital 92, and the fastening member 521 on both the left and right sides of the male genital 92 and on the male genital 92. Is fixed to the outer surface 231 of the absorbent article 1a. The first portion 53 of the shape retaining member 5a is disposed on the male genital 92 along the longitudinal direction from the second portion 54 to the distal end side of the male genital 92, and longitudinally cuts the distal end of the male genital 92 in the longitudinal direction. On the other hand, it is fixed to the outer surface 231 of the absorbent article 1a by the fixing member 521 above the tip of the male container 92.

  Then, as shown in FIGS. 15 and 16, the four resin members 511 are plastically deformed in the main body 51a of the shape-retaining member 5a fixed at a position overlapping with the absorbent core of the absorbent article 1a. The attached part 13c of the property article 1a is deformed into a convex shape along with the shape-retaining member 5a in the upward direction in FIGS. 15 and 16 (that is, in the direction away from the wearer) along the wearer's male device 92. In addition, the shape of the attached portion 13c is maintained. Thereby, similarly to the fourth usage mode of the shape retaining member 5 shown in FIGS. 11 to 13, the change in the position of the male genitalia 92 is restricted, and urine is prevented from leaking from the absorbent article 1 a. The

  Thus, also when using the shape-retaining member 5a according to the second embodiment, after deforming an arbitrary part of the absorbent article 1a into a desired shape, as in the first embodiment. The shape can be maintained. Moreover, the shape after deformation | transformation of the to-be-attached part 13c of the absorbent article 1a can be variously determined according to the objective, and the shape-retaining member 5a can be used with respect to various types of absorbent articles. In the shape-retaining member 5a, in particular, the main body 51a has an inverted T shape in which the first portion 53 and the second portion 54 are continuous. Since it is not necessary to handle the shape-retaining member 5, it is possible to simplify the work related to the fastening and peeling of the shape-retaining member 5 a to the absorbent article 1 a.

  In the shape retaining member 5a, as in the first embodiment, the body portion 51a is detachably secured to the surface of the absorbent article 1a by the securing portion 52, so that the shape retaining member 5a is repeatedly used. Can do. Moreover, the shape-retaining member 5a can be easily attached to and detached from the absorbent article 1a by using the fastening portion 52 as a surface fastener. Furthermore, even if it is a case where attachment / detachment with respect to the absorbent article 1a of the shape-retaining member 5a is repeated, the fall of the fastening force with respect to the absorbent article 1a of the shape-retaining member 5a can be suppressed.

  In the main body 51a of the shape-retaining member 5a, the flexible resin member 511 that is plastically deformed is provided, as in the first embodiment, so that the wearer's skin is interposed by the shape-retaining member 5a via the absorbent article 1a. Can be prevented from being strongly pressed, and a decrease in wearing feeling of the absorbent article 1a to which the shape retaining member 5a is fastened can be suppressed, and the safety of the shape retaining member 5a can be improved. In addition, since the main body 51a includes the first sheet member 512 and the second sheet member 513 that cover the resin member 511, it is further suppressed that the wearer's skin is strongly pressed by the shape retaining member 5a. From the viewpoint of suppressing the compression by the shape retaining member 5a, the shape retaining member 5a is preferably fixed to the outer surface 231 of the absorbent article 1a.

  In the shape retaining member 5a, as in the first embodiment, the resin member 511 is covered with the first sheet member 512 and the second sheet member 513 formed of nonwoven fabric, and the fastening member 521 is formed of resin. Therefore, it is not necessary to separate and discard each component of the shape-retaining member 5a, and the labor at the time of disposal of the shape-retaining member 5a can be reduced.

  In the shape-retaining member 5a, the fastening portion 52 includes four fastening members 521, and a non-fastening region is provided between the four fastening members 521 of the main body portion 51a. Thus, as in the first embodiment, the usage amount of the fastening member 521 can be reduced to reduce the manufacturing cost of the shape retaining member 5a, and the shape retaining member 5a can be attached to and detached from the absorbent article 1a. Can be made easy. Further, the three end portions 517 of the main body 51a are gripping portions that are gripped by the user when the shape retaining member 5a is peeled from the absorbent article 1a, so that the absorbent article of the shape retaining member 5a. Peeling from 1a can be performed more easily.

  Next, a shape retaining member according to the third embodiment of the present invention will be described. FIG. 17 is a front view showing an absorbent article 1a, which is an auxiliary absorbent device for male genitals, to which the shape-retaining member 5b according to the third embodiment is attached, and FIGS. 18 and 19 are shapes-retaining members, respectively. It is sectional drawing which cut | disconnected 5b and the absorbent article 1a in the position of HH in FIG. 17, and the position of II. The shape retaining member 5b has substantially the same structure as the shape retaining member 5a shown in FIG. 14 except that the shape of the main body 51b and the position of the fastening member 521 of the fastening portion 52 are different. In the following description, the same reference numerals are given to structures corresponding to the shape retaining member 5a of the shape retaining member 5b.

  As shown in FIG. 17, the shape-retaining member 5b is an inverted V-shaped main body 51b having a first portion 53a and a second portion 54a that extend from the vicinity of the tip of the male device 92 toward the lower right and lower left in FIG. And the fixing | fixed part 52 which has the three fixing members 521 provided in the main surface by the side of the wearer of the main-body part 51b is provided. The three fastening members 521 are provided at the lower ends of the first portion 53a and the second portion 54a in FIG. 17 and the upper ends of the main body portion 51b at which the first portion 53a and the second portion 54a intersect in FIG. Provided.

  In the shape retaining member 5b, the upper end of the main body 51b is located near the tip of the male genital 92 (more specifically, slightly above the tip of the male genital 92), and the first part 53a and the second part 54a are It arrange | positions so that the male device 92 may be pinched | interposed from both right and left sides, and it may be fixed to the outer surface 231 of the absorbent article 1a by the fixing part 52. FIG. The shape-retaining member 5b is fixed at a position overlapping the absorbent core of the absorbent article 1a.

  Then, by plastically deforming the four resin members 511 in the main body 51b of the shape-retaining member 5b, the attached portion 13d of the absorbent article 1a is brought together with the shape-retaining member 5b as shown in FIGS. 18 and 19 upward along the wearer's male device 92 (that is, in a direction away from the wearer), and the shape of the attached portion 13d is maintained. Thereby, similarly to 2nd Embodiment, the change of the position of the male instrument 92 is restrict | limited and it is prevented that urine leaks out from the absorbent article 1a.

  Thus, also when using the shape-retaining member 5b according to the third embodiment, after deforming an arbitrary part of the absorbent article 1a into a desired shape, as in the second embodiment. The shape can be maintained. Moreover, the shape after deformation | transformation of the to-be-attached part 13d of the absorbent article 1a can be variously determined according to the objective, and the shape-retaining member 5b can be used with respect to various types of absorbent articles. Furthermore, in the shape-retaining member 5b, the main body 51b has an inverted V shape in which the first portion 53a and the second portion 54a are continuous, so that the shape-retaining member 5b can be fixed and peeled from the absorbent article 1a. Such work can be simplified.

  FIG. 20 is a plan view showing another usage mode of the shape retaining member 5 according to the first embodiment. In the usage mode shown in FIG. 20, the three shape-retaining members 5 are attached to the absorbent article 1b. Absorbent article 1b is an auxiliary absorbent device that is attached to the inside of a disposable diaper or the like and receives urine, stool, etc. from the wearer, and the front surface of absorbent article 1b shown in an expanded manner in FIG. It is the inner surface that touches. As shown in FIG. 20, the absorbent article 1b has a substantially sheet-like absorbent body 2a that receives excrement from the wearer, and a longitudinal direction on both the left and right sides of the absorbent body 2a (that is, the vertical direction in FIG. 20). A pair of side wall portions 3a provided over substantially the entire length of the three-dimensional gathers is formed, and the elastic yarn 31 joined to the side wall portions 3a contracts to form a three-dimensional gather.

  In the absorbent article 1b, the lower part in FIG. 20 of the absorbent body 2a is the front part 201 in contact with the wearer's stomach side, and the upper part is the rear part 203 in contact with the wearer's back side. A portion between the portion 201 and the rear portion 203 serves as an intermediate portion 202 that faces the wearer's crotch portion. The inner surface 211 and the outer surface 231 of the absorber 2a are formed of a nonwoven fabric. On the inner surface 211 of the intermediate portion 202 of the absorbent body 2a, the shape retaining member 5 according to the first embodiment is arranged along the width direction of the absorbent body 2a (that is, the longitudinal direction of the shape retaining member 5 is the absorbent body 2a. It is fastened so that it is approximately parallel to the width direction. In addition, two shape-retaining members 5 are fixed to the outer surface 231 of the intermediate portion 202 along the longitudinal direction of the absorbent body 2a on both the left and right sides of the shape-retaining member 5 fixed to the inner surface 211.

  FIGS. 21 and 22 are cross-sectional views of the absorbent article 1b and the shape-retaining member 5 attached to the absorbent article 1b, respectively, cut at positions JJ and KK in FIG. As shown in FIG. 21, the shape-retaining member 5 fixed to the inner surface 211 of the absorbent body 2a of the absorbent article 1b along the width direction of the absorbent article 1b is convex downward in FIG. By being plastically deformed, the intermediate portion 202 of the absorbent article 1b is deformed so as to be convex in a direction away from the wearer, and the space 102 is formed between the wearer and the inner surface 211 of the absorbent body 2a. It is formed. Further, the two shape-retaining members 5 fastened to the outer surface 231 of the absorbent body 2a along the longitudinal direction of the absorbent article 1b are maintained in a straight shape to some extent without being plastically deformed. As shown, the length of the space 102 in the longitudinal direction (that is, the left-right direction in FIG. 22) is secured against the contraction force of the elastic yarn 31 (see FIG. 20) of the side wall 3a. Thereby, since the stool discharged | emitted from the wearer can be accommodated in the space 102, it is prevented that a stool leaks from the absorbent article 1b.

  FIG. 23 is a plan view showing still another usage mode of the shape retaining member 5 according to the first embodiment. In the usage mode shown in FIG. 23, two shape-retaining members 5 are fixed to the intermediate portion 202 while being separated from each other along the width direction of the absorbent body 2a on the inner surface 211 of the absorbent body 2a of the absorbent article 1b. . Thereby, as shown in FIG. 24 which is sectional drawing which cut | disconnected the absorbent article 1b in the position of LL in FIG. 23, the length of the longitudinal direction (namely, left-right direction in FIG. 24) of the space 102 is shown. The stool can be more reliably prevented from leaking from the absorbent article 1b.

  As mentioned above, although embodiment of this invention has been described, this invention is not limited to the said embodiment, A various change is possible.

In the fastening portions 52 of the shape retaining members 5, 5a, 5b described above, the number and shape of the fastening members 521 may be changed as appropriate. The fastening portion 52 is not necessarily limited to a hook-and-loop fastener. For example, when the outer surface of the absorbent article is formed of a plastic film, it can be detachably fastened to the plastic film, such as an adhesive tape. Fastenings are provided. In the technology related to the present invention, the shape retaining member does not necessarily need to be detachably fixed to the surface of the absorbent article, and unintentional peeling of the shape retaining member from the absorbent article becomes a problem. For example, the shape-retaining member may be fixed to the surface of the absorbent article in a manner that does not easily peel (for example, by adhesion with an adhesive).

  The shape of the main body portion of the shape retaining member is not limited to the above-described one, and may be various shapes (for example, a rectangle or a circle) according to the purpose of use of the shape retaining member. Further, in the shape retaining member, at least a part of the outer edge portion of the main body 51 only needs to be a gripping portion that is gripped when the fastening portion 52 is peeled from the absorbent article. Peeling is easily performed. If the shape-retaining member can be peeled off from the absorbent article to some extent, a fastening member is provided over almost the entire first main surface 515 of the main body without providing a gripping portion. May be. In this case, the first sheet member 512 to which the fastening portion 52 is bonded can be easily formed by punching out the shape corresponding to the shape-retaining member from the sheet having the surface fastener bonded to the nonwoven fabric. The manufacture of the member can be simplified.

  In the main body, the number and shape of the resin members 511 may be changed as appropriate. For example, three thin strip-shaped resin members 511 facing the longitudinal direction of the strip-shaped main body 51 may be provided on the main body 51 as in the shape retaining member 5c shown in FIG. One or four or more resin members 511 may be provided in the main body 51. When only one resin member is provided in the main body 51, as shown in FIG. 26, a belt-like resin member 511a having a slightly smaller width than the width of the main body 51 of the shape retaining member 5d is provided. Also good.

  The shape of the resin member provided in the main body is not limited to a band shape, and may be, for example, a thread shape. In any case, the skin of the wearer is strongly pressed by the shape-retaining member by using a relatively flexible resin member as a member that deforms the main body portion and maintains the deformed shape. This can be suppressed. In addition, when compression of the wearer's skin by the shape-retaining member is within an allowable range, the member that deforms the main body and maintains the deformed shape is harder than the resin member and plastically deformed (For example, a thin metal plate) may be used.

  The 1st sheet member 512 and the 2nd sheet member 513 provided in a main part need not necessarily be formed with a nonwoven fabric, and may be formed with various materials, such as a plastic film. In addition, when the compression of the wearer's skin by the shape retaining member is within an allowable range, for example, only the resin member 511a shown in FIG. 26 is used as the main body, and the fastening portion 52 is directly bonded onto the resin member 511a. May be.

  As described above, in the shape retaining member 5 according to the first embodiment, the first main surface 515 of the main body 51 and the first main surface 515 of the main body 51 due to the color difference between the fastening member 521 and the first sheet member 512 of the main body 51. Although the second main surface 516 is distinguished, the shape-retaining member 5 may have another form of mark that distinguishes the first main surface 515 and the second main surface 516. For example, only the first main surface 515 or the second main surface 516 of the main body 51 may be formed with marks, figures, or the like serving as marks by printing or embossing or the like, and provided on the plain first main surface 515. The fixing member 521 may be printed or formed with characters, figures, or the like serving as marks. When an adhesive tape is used as the fastening member, the color of the covering film that covers the surface of the adhesive tape in a state before the shape retaining member is used is different from that of the first main surface 515 of the main body 51. Or characters, figures, or the like serving as marks may be printed or formed on the covering film.

  As described above, the shape-retaining member according to the embodiment may be used for various types of absorbent articles. For example, the shape-retaining member is in contact with the skin on the abdomen side of the wearer and the skin on the back side. It may be used by being fastened to an open-type disposable diaper in which the part is fastened around the waist. Further, the shape-retaining member may be attached to a male genitalia and fastened to an auxiliary absorbent device for male genitalia that receives urine discharged from the male genitalia.

1,1a, 1b Absorbent article 5,5a-5d Shape retaining member 13,13a-13d Mounted portion 51,51a, 51b Main body portion 52 Fastening portion 231,411 Outer surface 511,511a Resin member 512 First sheet member 513 Second sheet member 514 Non-stick region 515 First main surface 516 Second main surface 517 End 521 Fastening member

Claims (9)

A shape retaining member that maintains the shape of the absorbent article that receives excrement from the wearer,
A thin plate-shaped main body capable of plastic deformation;
A fastening portion provided on one main surface of the body portion;
With
The body part is detachably secured to the surface of a part of the absorbent article by the fastening part , and the body part is plastically deformed, whereby the part of the absorbent article is deformed and after deformation. The shape-retaining member characterized in that the shape of is maintained. The shape-retaining member according to claim 1 ,
The shape-retaining member, wherein the fastening portion is a hook-and-loop fastener that can engage with fibers on the surface of the absorbent article. The shape-retaining member according to claim 1 or 2 ,
The shape retaining member, wherein the main body portion includes a thread-like or belt-like resin member that is plastically deformed. The shape retaining member according to claim 3 ,
The shape-retaining member, wherein the main body further includes a flexible sheet member that covers the resin member. The shape retaining member according to any one of claims 1 to 4 ,
The shape-retaining member, wherein the main body has a strip shape. The shape retaining member according to claim 5 ,
The fastening portion includes two fastening members disposed in the vicinity of both ends in the longitudinal direction of the main body portion,
A shape-retaining member characterized in that a region that crosses the main body and is not fixed to the absorbent article is provided between the two fixing members of the main body. The shape-retaining member according to claim 1 or 2 ,
At least a part of the outer edge portion of the main body portion is a grip portion that is not fastened to the absorbent article and is gripped by a user when the fastening portion is peeled off from the absorbent article. A shape-retaining member characterized by The shape retaining member according to any one of claims 1 to 7 ,
A shape-retaining member having a mark for distinguishing the one main surface from the other main surface. A shape-retaining member according to any one of claims 1 to 8 ,
The shape-retaining member, wherein the main body is fixed to the outer surface of the absorbent article by the fixing portion.

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