Wearable article container and wearable article

Abstract

The present invention is a wearable article storage body (90) comprising a wearable article (1) that is stretchable and used together with an absorbent pad (100), and a storage member (70) that stores the wearable article (1). The wearable article is made of a fabric having a maximum elongation of at least 200% when a 50 * 200 mm sample sheet is pulled at 5 N in either the up-down direction or the left-right direction. The wearable article includes a joining region that is joined to the absorbent pad and is less susceptible to elongation than the fabric; and, in a region on the upper side of the lower end of the joining region and 20 mm from the upper end of the wearable article, a maximum tensile load for stretching from a natural state to a double length in the vertical direction is greater than a maximum tensile load for stretching from a natural state to a double length in the left-right direction.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to a wearable article housing and a wearable article. Background Art

[0002] There are conventionally known underpants-type wearable articles that have stretchability and are used in combination with an absorbent pad for absorbing excrement such as urine by attaching the pad to the crotch portion of the wearable article. For example, Patent Document 1 discloses underpants (wearable articles) that have stretchability and can be worn with an absorbent pad used in combination by joining a hook-and-loop fastener (female member) provided on the absorbent pad to a hook-and-loop fastener (male member) provided on the inner surface of the underpants.

[0003] Prior art literature

[0004] Patent Literature

[0005] Patent Document 1: Japanese Patent Application Publication No. 2003-24385 Summary of the invention

[0006] Problem that the invention aims to solve

[0007] In the case of a wearable article used in combination with an absorbent pad, when put on, an action for fitting the absorbent pad around the crotch area of ​​the wearer is performed by grasping the upper end of the wearable article and pulling up together with the absorbent pad in a state where the absorbent pad is attached to the wearable article. However, in a wearable article composed of a highly stretchable fabric, the fabric at the upper end stretches up and down, and there is a risk that it is difficult to pull up the absorbent pad.

[0008] The present invention has been achieved in view of problems such as those described above, and an object of aspects of the present invention is to provide a wearable article which, when pulled up together with an absorbent pad attached to the wearable article, is difficult to be stretched in the up-and-down direction and makes it easy to pull up the absorbent pad.

[0009] Solutions for solving problems

[0010] The main aspect of the present invention for achieving the above-mentioned object is a wearable article container, comprising: a wearable article having an up-down direction, a left-right direction, and a front-back direction intersecting each other, the wearable article having stretchability in the up-down direction and the left-right direction and to be used in combination with an absorbent pad; and a container member configured to contain the wearable article, the wearable article being reusable, the container member having an indication requiring consideration of the wearable article being used in combination with the absorbent pad, the wearable article being composed of a sample piece of 50 mm×200 mm having a maximum elongation of 20 when pulled at 5 N in the up-down direction or the left-right direction at a maximum elongation of 50 mm×200 mm. 0% or more of fabric, the wearable article comprising a front piece and a back piece, at least one of the front piece and the back piece having a joining area, the joining area being an area to be joined to the absorbent pad and being less likely to stretch than the fabric, and regarding an area of ​​the piece having the joining area in the front piece and the back piece, located on the upper side of the lower end of the joining area to a position 20 mm from the upper end of the wearable article, a maximum tensile load when the area is stretched to twice the length in the up-down direction from a natural state is greater than the maximum tensile load when the area is stretched to twice the length in the left-right direction from a natural state.

[0011] Other features of the present invention will become apparent from the description of this specification with reference to the accompanying drawings.

[0012] Effects of the Invention

[0013] According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a wearable article which is difficult to be stretched in the up-and-down direction when pulled up together with an absorbent pad attached to the wearable article and which makes it easy to pull up the absorbent pad. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0014] [ Figure 1 ] Figure 1 is a schematic perspective view of the wearable article 1 .

[0015] [ Figure 2 ] Figure 2 A is a plan view when the wearable article 1 in its natural state is viewed from the front side in the front-rear direction. Figure 2 B is a plan view when the wearable article 1 in its natural state is viewed from the rear side in the front-rear direction.

[0016] [ Figure 3 ] Figure 3 A to Figure 3 C is a diagram illustrating a method for manufacturing the wearable article 1 .

[0017] [ Figure 4 ] Figure 4 A plan view and a cross-sectional view of an absorbent pad 100 are shown.

[0018] [ Figure 5 ] Figure 5 A and Figure 5 B is a diagram illustrating a method for putting on the wearable article 2 when the wearable article 2 of the comparative example is used in combination with the absorbent pad 100 .

[0019] [ Figure 6 ] Figure 6 A to Figure 6 C is a diagram illustrating a method for putting on the wearable article 1 when the wearable article 1 is used in combination with the absorbent pad 100 .

[0020] [ Figure 7 ] Figure 7 A to Figure 7 C is a diagram illustrating a method for a tensile test of the waist region BR of the wearable article 1.

[0021] [ Figure 8 ] Figure 8 The graph shows the relationship between the stretchability in the vertical direction of a wearable article and the comfort evaluation when the wearable article is worn.

[0022] [ Fig. 9 ] Fig. 9 A and Fig. 9 B is a diagram illustrating the positional relationship between the front side joint area 31 and the rear side joint area 32 .

[0023] [ Fig.10 ] Fig.10 1 is a diagram illustrating a method for measuring the bending rigidity of the waist region BR of the wearable article 1.

[0024] [ Fig.11 ] Fig.11 TABLE 2 is a table showing the measurement results of the bending rigidity of the waist region BR in the cantilever test.

[0025] [ Fig.12 ] Fig.12 2 is a schematic perspective view illustrating an example of a wearable article housing 90 .

[0026] [ Fig.13 ] Fig.13 1 is a schematic plan view showing a state in which both side ends in the left-right direction of the front waist region BR and the back waist region BR of the wearable article 1 have been cut off and the wearable article has been unfolded in the up-down direction. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0027] At least the following matters are disclosed in the description of this specification and the drawings.

[0028] (Aspect 1)

[0029] A wearable article container, comprising: a wearable article having an up-down direction, a left-right direction, and a front-back direction intersecting each other, the wearable article having stretchability in the up-down direction and the left-right direction and to be used in combination with an absorbent pad; and a container member configured to contain the wearable article, the wearable article being reusable, the container member having an indication requiring consideration of the wearable article being used in combination with the absorbent pad, the wearable article being composed of a fabric having a maximum elongation of 200% or more when a 50 mm×200 mm sample piece is pulled at 5 N in the up-down direction or the left-right direction The wearable article includes a front piece and a back piece, at least one of the front piece and the back piece has a joining area, the joining area is an area to be joined to the absorbent pad and is less likely to stretch than the fabric, and regarding an area of ​​the piece having the joining area in the front piece and the back piece, located on the upper side of the lower end of the joining area to a position 20 mm away from the upper end of the wearable article, a maximum tensile load when the area is stretched to twice the length in the up-down direction from a natural state is greater than the maximum tensile load when the area is stretched to twice the length in the left-right direction from a natural state.

[0030] According to the wearable article storage body of aspect 1, the stretching area is the area to be grasped and pulled by hand when taking out and putting on the wearable article stored in the storage body, and it is more likely to suppress the stretching of the stretching area in the vertical direction compared to the case where the maximum stretching load when the stretching area is stretched twice its length in the vertical direction is equal to or less than the maximum stretching load when the stretching area is stretched to twice its length in the horizontal direction. This makes it easier to pull up the waist portion of the wearable article, and also makes it easier for the absorbent pad attached via the joining area to be pulled up following the waist portion.

[0031] (Aspect 2)

[0032] A wearable article having an up-down direction, a left-right direction, and a front-back direction intersecting each other, the wearable article being composed of a fabric having a maximum elongation of 200% or more when a 50 mm×200 mm sample piece is pulled at 5 N in the up-down direction or the left-right direction, the wearable article comprising a front body piece and a back body piece, and to be used in combination with an absorbent pad, at least one of the front body piece and the back body piece having a joining area, the joining area being an area to be joined to the absorbent pad and being less likely to stretch than the fabric, and regarding an area of ​​the body piece having the joining area in the front body piece and the back body piece, located on the upper side of the lower end of the joining area to a position 20 mm from the upper end of the wearable article, the maximum tensile load when the area is stretched to twice the length in the up-down direction from a natural state is greater than the maximum tensile load when the area is stretched to twice the length in the left-right direction from a natural state.

[0033] According to the wearable article of aspect 2, with the area grasped and pulled by hand during the putting-on action as the stretch area, it is more likely to suppress the stretching of the stretch area in the up-down direction, compared with the case where the maximum stretching load when the stretch area is stretched to twice the length in the up-down direction is equal to or less than the maximum stretching load when the stretch area is stretched to twice the length in the left-right direction. This makes it easier to pull up the waist portion of the wearable article, and also makes it easier for the absorbent pad attached via the joining area to be pulled up following the waist portion.

[0034] (Aspect 3)

[0035] A wearable article according to aspect 2, wherein, with respect to the area of ​​the body piece having the joining area in the front body piece and the back body piece, which is located on the upper side of the lower end of the joining area and up to a position 20 mm away from the upper end of the wearable article, and with respect to a specific area of ​​the body piece having the joining area in the front body piece and the back body piece, which is an area outside the area, the maximum tensile load when the area is stretched to twice the length in the up-down direction from a natural state is greater than the maximum tensile load when the specific area is stretched to twice the length in the up-down direction from a natural state.

[0036] The wearable article according to Aspect 3, with respect to the parts that are not pulled by hand when put on (except the stretching areas), by making their maximum tensile load smaller than that of the stretching areas and giving them a certain degree of stretchability, is less likely to get stuck on the wearer's body parts such as the legs when put on, and it is also easier to achieve a good fit.

[0037] (Aspect 4)

[0038] A wearable article according to aspect 2 or 3, wherein, with respect to the area of ​​the body piece having the joining area in the front body piece and the back body piece, which is located on the upper side of the lower end of the joining area until a position 20 mm from the upper end of the wearable article, the maximum tensile load when the area is stretched from a natural state along the up and down direction to twice the length is 175 mN / mm or greater.

[0039] According to the wearable article of aspect 4, if the stretch area, which is the area grasped and pulled by hand during the putting-on operation, is stretched 200% in the up and down directions from a natural state and the maximum tensile load is 175 mN / mm or more, at least excessive stretching of the stretch area TA is suppressed, making it easier to pull up the absorbent pad.

[0040] (Aspect 5)

[0041] A wearable article according to any one of aspects 2 to 4, wherein, with respect to the area of ​​the body piece having the joining area in the front body piece and the back body piece, which is located on the upper side of the lower end of the joining area to a position 20 mm from the upper end of the wearable article, a stretch suppression component having a specified length in the up-down direction is provided in at least a portion of the area, and the stretch suppression component has a portion in which the fabric is subjected to a treatment that reduces the stretchability of the fabric in the up-down direction.

[0042] According to the wearable article of aspect 5, the vertical stretch rate can be partially reduced in a desired position of the knitted fabric having a high stretch rate. This makes it possible to freely design a portion that is difficult to stretch in the vertical direction when the wearable article is pulled upward and on which a force for pulling up the absorbent pad easily acts.

[0043] (Aspect 6)

[0044] The wearable article according to any one of aspects 2 to 5, wherein, in the up-down direction, a lower end of the joining region is located on an upper side of a center position of the wearable article in a natural state.

[0045] According to the wearable article of aspect 6, by positioning the joining area near the upper end of the waist region grasped by hand when pulling the wearable article upward, the pulling force is more easily transmitted to the absorbent pad via the joining area, making it easier to pull up the absorbent pad following the pulling up of the wearable article.

[0046] (Aspect 7)

[0047] The wearable article according to any one of aspects 2 to 6 comprises: a waist opening, and a low-stretch waist area, wherein the force required to stretch the low-stretch waist area per unit length along the peripheral edge of the waist opening is greater than the force required to stretch other areas per unit length, and wherein in the up-down direction, the joining area is arranged to be separated from the low-stretch waist area to the lower side by a specified distance.

[0048] According to the wearable article of aspect 7, since the joining area is located at a position separated from the waist low stretch area by a specified distance, the joining area is less likely to be directly affected by the expansion and contraction of the waist low stretch area. Therefore, in the joining area, the detachment of the absorbent pad and the positional deviation of the absorbent pad are suppressed, and this can make it easier to pull up the absorbent pad following the wearable article when the wearable article is put on.

[0049] (Aspect 8)

[0050] The wearable article according to any one of aspects 2 to 7, wherein the joining region is located below a lower end of the waist low stretch region at a distance in the up-down direction that is greater than or equal to a width of the waist low stretch region in the up-down direction.

[0051] According to the wearable article of aspect 7, it is easier to prevent the joining area from being affected by the expansion and contraction of the waist low expansion area than in the opposite case. Therefore, the detachment of the absorbent pad and the positional displacement of the absorbent pad are suppressed, and it can also make it easier to pull up the absorbent pad following the wearable article when the wearable article is put on.

[0052] (Aspect 9)

[0053] A wearable article according to any one of aspects 2 to 8 comprises: a pair of leg openings; and a waist region located between the upper end of each of the leg openings and the upper end of the wearable article in the up-down direction, wherein in the up-down direction, the central position of the joining region is located below the central position of the waist region.

[0054] According to the wearable article of aspect 9, the possibility of the joining area being caught by the user's hand during the wearing action is reduced. This prevents the absorbent pad from shifting or detaching, and can make it easier to pull up the absorbent pad.

[0055] (Aspect 10)

[0056] The wearable article according to any one of aspects 2 to 9, wherein in a natural state, a length of the joining region in the left-right direction is equal to or less than 1 / 2 of a length of the wearable article in the left-right direction.

[0057] According to the wearable article of aspect 10, compared with the opposite case, the excessive deterioration of the stretchability of the wearable article in the left-right direction is suppressed, the circumference of the waist opening is likely to be stretched and contracted, and it is easier to fit the wearable article in various waist sizes. This makes it possible to increase the size compliance of the wearable article.

[0058] (Aspect 11)

[0059] A wearable article according to any one of aspects 2 to 10, comprising: a pair of leg openings; and a crotch region, which is located between the upper end of each leg opening and the lower end of the wearable article in the up-down direction, and between the corresponding inner ends of the pair of leg openings in the left-right direction, wherein, in a natural state, the length of the joining region in the left-right direction is equal to or less than the length of the crotch region in the left-right direction.

[0060] According to the wearable article of aspect 11, excessive deterioration of the stretchability of the crotch region in the left-right direction is suppressed. Therefore, the stretchability in the left-right direction on the crotch region is exerted so that the absorbent pad held on the crotch region is more easily pressed against the wearer's body, thereby increasing the fit of the absorbent pad. This makes it possible to effectively prevent lateral leakage of excrement and the like.

[0061] (Aspect 12)

[0062] The wearable article according to any one of aspects 2 to 11, wherein in the left-right direction, there is a portion where the joining region and the crotch region overlap each other.

[0063] According to the wearable article of aspect 12, in the range overlapping with the joining area in the left-right direction in the crotch region, the force for pulling up the wearable article is more likely to act on the crotch region via the joining area. This can make it easier to pull up the absorbent pad while the absorbent pad is held by the crotch region.

[0064] (Aspect 13)

[0065] A wearable article according to any one of aspects 2 to 12, wherein the joining region comprises a front joining region located on the front side in the front-to-rear direction of the wearable article, and a rear joining region located on the rear side in the front-to-rear direction of the wearable article, and, in a natural state, a lower end of the rear joining region is located on the upper side of a lower end of the front joining region.

[0066] According to the wearable article of aspect 13, the engagement between the wearable article and the absorbent pad in the rear engagement area is less likely to be disengaged compared to the opposite case, making it easier to stably hold the absorbent pad on the buttocks side. In addition, because the rear engagement area is positioned high, a wider area of ​​the buttocks is likely to be covered by the absorbent pad. Therefore, the fit on the buttocks side is improved and excrement leakage is less likely to occur.

[0067] (Aspect 14)

[0068] A wearable article according to any one of aspects 2 to 13 comprises: a waist opening; a low-stretch waist region, wherein the force required to stretch the low-stretch waist region by a unit length along the peripheral edge of the waist opening is greater than the force required to stretch other regions by a unit length; and a stretch suppression component having a specified length in the up-down direction, wherein in the up-down direction, the stretch suppression component has a portion overlapping with the low-stretch waist region and the joining region.

[0069] According to the wearable article of aspect 14, because of the skeleton structure composed of the waist low stretch area, the joint area and the stretch inhibiting portion, the stretch area, which is the area grasped and pulled by hand during the wearing action, is less likely to stretch. This makes it easier to pull up the absorbent pad.

[0070] (Aspect 15)

[0071] A wearable article according to any one of aspects 2 to 14, wherein the expansion and contraction suppressing member is located in a central portion in the left-right direction at least on the front side in the front-rear direction of the wearable article, and is continuously arranged in the up-down direction from the upper end to the lower end of the wearable article.

[0072] According to the wearable article of aspect 15, in a natural state, the vertical length is longest in the left-right central portion. Therefore, by providing the expansion and contraction suppression member in such the longest central portion so as to make it difficult to stretch, the vertical movement (pulling up) amount when the entire wearable article is pulled up can be reduced. This allows the absorbent pad to be pulled up more effectively.

[0073] (Aspect 16)

[0074] A wearable article according to any one of aspects 2 to 15, wherein the stretch suppressing components are respectively arranged on both sides of the front and rear sides in the front-to-rear direction of the wearable article; the stretch suppressing component arranged on the front side and the stretch suppressing component arranged on the rear side are continuous in the front-to-rear direction.

[0075] According to the wearable article of aspect 16, by disposing the expansion and contraction suppression member in a continuous manner from the front side of the waist region through the crotch region to the front side of the waist region, when the waist region is grasped and pulled upward during the wearing action, the crotch region is less likely to be stretched in the up-down direction. In addition, due to the expansion and contraction suppression member being continuous in the front-back direction, the force for pushing the absorbent pad upward from the crotch side of the crotch region can make it easier to pull up the absorbent pad.

[0076] (Aspect 17)

[0077] The wearable article according to any one of aspects 2 to 16 includes a stretch suppressing member having a specified length in the up-down direction, wherein the stretch suppressing member has a central stretch suppressing portion in a central portion in the left-right direction, and, in a natural state, the length of the wearable article in the up-down direction in a portion where the central stretch suppressing portion is provided is 80% or more of the length of the wearable article in the up-down direction in a portion where the central stretch suppressing portion is not provided.

[0078] According to the wearable article of aspect 17, the wearable article is less likely to be excessively contracted in the vertical direction in the left-right central portion, so when the wearable article is worn, the crotch region of the wearer and the like are not constricted and the wearer's body size is not greatly restricted. In other words, the size compliance of the wearable article can be expanded.

[0079] (Aspect 18)

[0080] A wearable article having an up-down direction, a left-right direction, and a front-back direction intersecting each other, the wearable article being composed of a fabric having a maximum elongation of 200% or more when a 50 mm×200 mm sample piece is pulled at 5 N in the up-down direction or the left-right direction, the wearable article comprising a front body piece and a back body piece, and to be used in combination with an absorbent pad, at least one of the front body piece and the back body piece having a joining area, the joining area being an area to be joined to the absorbent pad and being less likely to stretch than the fabric, and an area of ​​the body piece having the joining area in the front body piece and the back body piece, overlapping with the joining area in the left-right direction, the area being provided with a stretch suppression component having a specified length in the up-down direction, and the stretch suppression component having a central stretch suppression portion provided in the central portion in the left-right direction and a pair of side stretch suppression portions provided on both sides of the central stretch suppression portion.

[0081] According to the wearable article of aspect 18, in the stretching area which is the area grasped and pulled by hand during the putting-on action, the three expansion and contraction suppressing members in the central part and both sides in the left-right direction act like a skeleton, and this suppresses the stretching of the stretching area in the up-down direction. This makes it easier to pull up the joining area, and can also make it easier to pull up the absorbent pad joined to the joining area.

[0082] (Aspect 19)

[0083] The wearable article according to aspect 18 includes a pair of leg openings, wherein each of the pair of leg openings includes a covering stitching portion along the periphery of the leg opening, and there is a portion where the side stretch suppression portion and the covering stitching portion intersect each other.

[0084] According to the wearable article of aspect 19, when the two sides of the waist region are grasped and pulled up, the pulling force is easily transmitted from the side expansion and contraction suppression portion to the covering stitching portion. Therefore, by pulling up the two sides of the waist region, it is also easier to pull up the leg openings, making it less likely that the leg openings get caught on the wearer's legs during the wearing action. Therefore, the fabric constituting the waist region is less likely to stretch in the up-and-down direction. This can make it easier to pull up the absorbent pad.

[0085] (Aspect 20)

[0086] The wearable article according to aspect 18 or 19 comprises a waist opening and a waist low stretch zone, wherein the magnitude of the force required to stretch the waist low stretch zone per unit length along the peripheral edge of the waist opening is greater than the magnitude of the force required to stretch other areas per unit length, and wherein there is a portion where the side stretch suppression portion and the waist low stretch zone intersect with each other.

[0087] According to the wearable article of aspect 20, the areas with low stretchability are formed along the peripheries of the waist opening and the leg openings, and these areas are connected by the side stretch-inhibiting portions, so that the skeleton structure in the waist area is stronger. Therefore, during the wearing action, the waist area is less likely to stretch in the up-and-down direction, making it easier to pull up the absorbent pad.

[0088] (Aspect 21)

[0089] The wearable article according to any one of aspects 18 to 20, wherein each of the central stretch suppressing portion and the side stretch suppressing portion is provided on both sides of the front side and the rear side in the front-rear direction.

[0090] According to the wearable article of aspect 21, when both sides of the waist region are grasped and pulled upward, whether the front side or the back side is grasped, the stretching of the waist region in the up-down direction is suppressed, making it easier to pull up the absorbent pad.

[0091] (Aspect 22)

[0092] The wearable article according to any one of aspects 18 to 21, wherein a width of the side stretch suppressing portion in the left-right direction is narrower than a width of the central stretch suppressing portion in the left-right direction.

[0093] According to the wearable article of aspect 22, by making the width of the side stretch suppressing portions which are likely to come into direct contact with the wearer's skin when worn narrower than the width of the central stretch suppressing portion which is less likely to come into direct contact with the wearer's skin, the wearer is less likely to feel discomfort, etc., compared with the opposite case.

[0094] (Aspect 23)

[0095] A wearable article according to any one of aspects 2 to 22, wherein the fabric comprising the wearable article comprises at least 90% by weight polyester or polyethylene.

[0096] According to the wearable article of aspect 23, since polyester and polyethylene are materials having high elongation compared with cotton, the inclusion of a large amount of such materials can further promote elongation. In addition, polyester and polyethylene are materials having non-absorbent and fast dryability, thus improving the dryability of the wearable article.

[0097] (Aspect 24)

[0098] A wearable article according to any one of aspects 2 to 23, wherein the fabric constituting the wearable article does not contain any water-absorbent material.

[0099] According to the wearable article of aspect 24, by not including any water-absorbent material, the fabric is less likely to absorb water. Therefore, the time required for drying after washing can be reduced, thereby improving the dryability of the wearable article.

[0100] (Aspect 25)

[0101] A wearable article according to any one of aspects 23 or 24, wherein the fabric comprising the wearable article comprises less than 10% by weight of a material having a higher stretchability than polyester or polyethylene.

[0102] According to the wearable article of aspect 25, since the fabric constituting the wearable article contains 90 weight % or more of polyester or polyethylene, the stretchability can be improved while ensuring good dryability by including the above-mentioned material with higher stretchability accounting for less than 10 weight % in the remaining part.

[0103] (Aspect 26)

[0104] A wearable article according to any one of aspects 2 to 25, wherein the fabric constituting the wearable article comprises a region comprising a material having a higher stretchability than polyester or polyethylene and a region not comprising said material.

[0105] According to the wearable article of aspect 26, by arranging the highly stretchable material in the area where fit is particularly required (i.e., by forming an area containing a material having a higher stretchability), the fit can be further improved in a limited area of ​​the wearable article, thereby improving functionality. Alternatively, in addition to improving the fit in a specific area, for example, by providing an area containing a material having a higher stretchability in a plurality of areas with spaces therebetween, the fit of the wearable article can also be improved over the entire wearable article.

[0106] (Aspect 27)

[0107] The wearable article according to any one of aspects 2 to 26, wherein the joining region is provided with a separate sheet member different from the knitted fabric constituting the main body portion, and the separate sheet member is composed of polyethylene or polyester.

[0108] According to the wearable article of aspect 27, since the separate sheet member is joined to the main body portion, the dryability of the wearable article is improved by making the separate sheet member of a material having quick dryability like the main body portion.

[0109] (Aspect 28)

[0110] A wearable article according to aspect 27, wherein the separate sheet member is joined to the fabric constituting the wearable article by sewing with a thread along a peripheral edge portion of the separate sheet member.

[0111] According to the wearable article of aspect 28, in the area inside the peripheral edge portion that has been sewn with thread, the fabric and the separate sheet member are not closely adhered (not joined) in the thickness direction, and a space is formed between the separate sheet member and the fabric. That is, the entire separate sheet member is not in a state of being joined to the fabric, and therefore, compared with the case where the entire sheet member is joined to the fabric, the surface of the separate sheet member that contacts the fabric has a wide area in contact with the air, which makes it easy for moisture to evaporate. Therefore, dryability is improved.

[0112] (Aspect 29)

[0113] The wearable article according to any one of aspects 27 or 28, wherein there is a portion where the separate sheet member and the expansion and contraction suppressing portion overlap each other when viewed in the thickness direction.

[0114] According to the wearable article of aspect 29, by providing the expansion and contraction suppressing portion, a change in contraction force occurs in the fabric constituting the wearable article, and a space is more likely to be formed between the skin side of the fabric and the non-skin side of the separate sheet member. By allowing air to easily escape from such a space, dryability is improved.

[0115] (Aspect 30)

[0116] The wearable article according to any one of aspects 27 to 29, wherein, regarding the size of the separate sheet member, the length in the up-down direction is 50 mm or less and the length in the left-right direction is 150 mm or less.

[0117] According to the wearable article of aspect 30, if the individual sheet members are too large, the sheet member portion may become difficult to dry, but by adjusting the size within the above range, it becomes easier to dry while ensuring an area that can maintain sufficient bonding force with the fabric.

[0118] (Aspect 31)

[0119] A wearable article according to any one of aspects 27 to 30, wherein the thickness of the separate sheet member is 3 mm or less.

[0120] According to the wearable article of aspect 31, since the sheet member is not too thick, easy drying can be maintained while ensuring a thickness capable of maintaining a sufficient bonding force with the fabric.

[0121] (Aspect 32)

[0122] A wearable article according to any one of aspects 2 to 31, wherein, when both side ends of the front waist region and the rear waist region of the wearable article in the left-right direction have been cut off and the wearable article has been unfolded in the up-down direction, the area of ​​region S1 is smaller than the area of ​​the remaining region S2, wherein the region S1 is an area between the upper end of the front joint region and the upper end of the rear joint region in the up-down direction and between the respective ends of the front joint region and the rear joint region that are most toward one side and the respective ends of the front joint region and the rear joint region that are most toward the other side in the left-right direction.

[0123] According to the wearable article of aspect 32, the region S1 in the fabric constituting the wearable article is the region covered by the absorbent pad when the absorbent pad is attached. Therefore, if drying is somewhat insufficient after washing the wearable article, or if the wearable article becomes wet after the absorbent pad is attached for some other reason, the region S1 is likely to have a lower dryability thereafter because it is covered by the absorbent pad. However, by making the area of ​​the region S1 in the fabric constituting the wearable article smaller than the area of ​​the region S2, it is easier to suppress the deterioration of the dryability of the entire wearable article than in the opposite case.

[0124] (Aspect 33)

[0125] A wearable article according to any one of aspects 2 to 31, wherein in a state where both left-right end portions of the front waist region and the back waist region of the wearable article have been cut off and the wearable article has been unfolded in the up-down direction, an area of ​​a region S1 is larger than an area of ​​a remaining region S2, wherein the region S1 is an area between the upper end portions of the front joining region and the upper end portions of the back joining region in the up-down direction and between the respective ends of the front joining region and the back joining region that are most toward one side and the respective ends of the front joining region and the back joining region that are most toward the other side in the left-right direction. According to the wearable article of aspect 33, since the sheet member is not too thick, easy drying can be maintained while ensuring a thickness capable of maintaining sufficient bonding force with the fabric.

[0126] According to the wearable article of aspect 31, even if drying is somewhat insufficient after washing the wearable article, the region S1 will be covered by the absorbent pad, and therefore, the skin is less likely to get wet and wearing comfort is less likely to be impaired.

[0127] ===Implementation Method===

[0128] As an example of a wearable article according to an embodiment of the present invention, a pant-type wearable article 1 (hereinafter also simply referred to as "wearable article 1") of a type that can be used in combination with an absorbent pad 100 for absorbing excrement such as urine is attached to the inside of the wearable article.

[0129] <Basic Structure of Wearable Article 1>

[0130] Figure 1 is a schematic perspective view of a wearable article 1 according to this embodiment. Figure 1In the underwear-type state shown, the wearable article 1 has an "up-down direction", "left-right direction" and "front-back direction" that are orthogonal to each other. In the up-down direction, in a state where the wearable article 1 is worn by a wearer, the "upper side (up)" refers to the side facing the waist of the wearer, and the "lower side (lower)" refers to the side facing the crotch area of ​​the wearer. In the front-back direction, in the worn state, the "front side" refers to the ventral side of the wearer, and the "back side" refers to the back side of the wearer. Each material (sheet member) constituting the wearable article 1 has a "thickness direction". In the thickness direction, in a state where the wearable article 1 is worn by a wearer, the "skin side" refers to the side closer to the wearer's skin, and the "non-skin side" refers to the side opposite to the skin side.

[0131] The wearable article 1 of the present embodiment is formed into a panty type, which includes a waist opening BH arranged on the upper side in the up-down direction and a pair of leg openings LH, LH arranged on the lower side in the up-down direction and respectively located on both sides in the left-right direction. The absorbent pad 100 can be detachably attached to the inner side of the panty type wearable article, and by changing the absorbent pad 100, the wearable article 1 itself can be reused (worn). For example, when urine or the like is excreted while the wearer (user) is wearing the wearable article 1 with the absorbent pad 100 attached, the absorbent pad 100 contaminated by absorbing the excrement can be removed from the wearable article 1 and replaced with a new absorbent pad 100, so that the wearable article 1 can be reused. In addition, the wearable article 1 can be washed and can therefore be used hygienically for a long period of time (such as 2 weeks or longer).

[0132] Figure 2 A is a plan view when the wearable article 1 in its natural state is viewed from the front side in the front-rear direction.

[0133] Figure 2 B is a plan view when the wearable article 1 in its natural state is viewed from the rear side in the front-rear direction.

[0134] Herein, the "natural state" refers to a state in which the wearable article 1 has been left for a predetermined time. For example, the wearable article 1 folded and packaged is taken out of its package, then gently unfolded so as not to cause deformation, and placed on a flat surface such as a table. The "natural state" refers to a state in which the wearable article 1 has been kept flat on a flat surface for 5 minutes, so that almost no wrinkles remain on the surface of the wearable article 1.

[0135] The wearable article 1 includes a main body portion 10 , a stretch suppressing portion 20 , and a joining region 30 .

[0136] The main body 10 is a part constituting the outer garment of the wearable article 1, and is formed of a sheet member having stretchability. In the present embodiment, the sheet member forming the main body 10 is constituted by a "woven fabric" or a "knitted fabric", and has stretchability in both the up-down direction and the left-right direction. Note that a "woven fabric" is a fabric having a planar structure by orthogonally interlacing weft threads through a plurality of warps arranged in parallel, and examples thereof include a fabric called "cloth" (a type of woven fabric). In the case of a woven fabric, a woven fabric having stretchability can be formed by using a highly stretchable thread or by changing the thread density. On the other hand, a "knitted fabric" is a fabric having a planar structure by forming a loop with a thread and entangled the loop with other loops, and examples thereof include a fabric called "knitted fabric". Since a knitted fabric is made by entangled a plurality of loops, the fabric can be greatly stretched and contracted even with a small force by deforming the loop. An example of making the main body 10 (wearable article 1) by using a knitted fabric is described below.

[0137] The main body 10 is composed of a so-called circular knitted fabric knitted into a tubular shape in the up-down direction. A portion of the upper end portion of the tubular main body 10 is folded back from the upper side to the lower side in the up-down direction, thereby forming a waist folded back portion 11. The waist folded back portion 11 suppresses fabric wear at the upper end portion (i.e., the waist opening BH) of the circular knitted fabric. In addition, a thread that tends to be less stretchable than the threads in other parts is knitted into the waist folded back portion 11. This increases the contraction force along the periphery of the waist opening BH, and therefore, when the wearable article 1 is worn, the waist opening BH can be suppressed from sagging and the fit can be improved. Note that, instead of folding back the upper end portion of the circular knitted fabric, a separate sheet member can be stacked and joined to the upper end portion to apply a larger contraction force along the periphery of the waist opening BH.

[0138] On the other hand, at the lower end of the main body 10, a crotch sewn portion 12 is formed by sewing the front and rear sides of the circular knitted fabric together. By joining the lower end of the main body 10 with the crotch sewn portion 12, the tubular circular knitted fabric is formed into a panty type having a pair of leg openings LH, LH (see the description further below). Figure 3 In the present embodiment, the crotch seam portion 12 is located at the lowermost position of the wearable article 1 in the vertical direction (see Figure 2 A and Figure 2 B).

[0139] The pair of leg openings LH, LH are formed by cutting off a portion of the main body 10 (see Figure 3). A leg opening covering stitching portion 13 is formed in the peripheral portion of each leg opening LH, LH. The leg opening covering stitching portion 13 is formed by winding and sewing a thread around the edge of the knitted fabric along the peripheral edge of the leg opening LH. This helps to suppress fabric wear at the cut portion of the leg opening LH. In addition, by forming the leg opening covering stitching portion 13, the fit of the leg opening LH can be improved while wearing the wearable article, and the side leakage of excrement such as urine can be easily suppressed.

[0140] like Figure 2 A and Figure 2 As shown in FIG. 1B , in the up-down direction of the wearable article 1 in the natural state, the upper end of the leg opening LH is defined as LHt. The upper end LHt is located slightly inward from the outermost end in the left-right direction. Similarly, in the up-down direction of the wearable article 1 in the natural state, the lower end of the leg opening LH is defined as LHb. The lower end LHb is located at the lowermost position of the wearable article 1 in the up-down direction and at the innermost position of the leg opening LH in the left-right direction.

[0141] In the wearable article 1, a "crotch region CR" is defined as a region shown in hatching between the upper end LHt of the leg opening LH and the lower end LHb thereof (i.e., the lower end of the wearable article 1) in the up-down direction and between the respective lower ends LHb, LHb of a pair of leg openings LH in the left-right direction (i.e., between the respective inner ends of the leg openings LH). The crotch region CR is a region mainly located in the crotch region of the wearer (user) when the wearable article 1 is worn, and is also a region that holds at least a portion of the absorbent pad 100 when the absorbent pad 100 is attached. In addition, in the wearable article 1, a "waist region BR" is defined as a region located between the upper end LHt of the leg opening LH and the upper end of the wearable article 1 in the up-down direction. The waist region BR is a region mainly located in the waist (abdomen, buttocks, and hips) of the wearer (user) when the wearable article 1 is worn.

[0142] The stretch suppressing portion 20 is a portion having the function of a stretch suppressing component that is constructed to suppress the stretching of the wearable article 1 in the up-down direction. In the present embodiment, a plurality of stretch suppressing portions 20 are provided in predetermined positions of the main body portion 10 of the wearable article 1, and each stretch suppressing portion has a predetermined length in the up-down direction. More specifically, on the front side in the front-to-back direction of the wearable article 1 (main body portion 10), a front central stretch suppressing portion 21 is provided in the central portion in the left-to-right direction, and a pair of front side stretch suppressing portions 23, 23 (corresponding to the side stretch suppressing components) are provided on both sides in the left-to-right direction of the front central stretch suppressing portion 21, respectively (see Figure 2A). Similarly, on the rear side of the wearable article 1 (main body 10) in the front-to-rear direction, a rear central stretch-reduction portion 22 is provided in the central portion in the left-right direction, and a pair of rear side stretch-reduction portions 24, 24 (side stretch-reduction restraining members) are provided on both sides in the left-right direction of the rear central stretch-reduction restraining portion 22, respectively (see Figure 2 B).

[0143] When the wearable article 1 is to be put on by the wearer (user), the following action is performed: the wearer's legs are passed through the pair of leg openings LH, and then the waist region BR is grasped and the wearable article is pulled up to the crotch region. As described above, the main body 10 is formed of a knitted fabric (or woven fabric) having stretchability. Therefore, during the action of pulling up the wearable article 1, if the main body 10 is excessively stretched in the up-down direction, it may be difficult to pull up the wearable article 1. In contrast, in the wearable article 1 of the present embodiment, the portion where the stretch suppressing portion 20 is provided suppresses the stretching (stretching) of the main body 10 in the up-down direction, and therefore, the wearable article 1 can be easily pulled up.

[0144] The stretch suppressing portion 20 (stretch suppressing member) is implemented by applying a process of reducing the stretchability of the knitted fabric in the up-down direction to the knitted fabric constituting the main body portion 10. For example, by applying a process of sewing (or "stitching") a thread having low stretchability into a predetermined area of ​​the knitted fabric constituting the main body portion 10, the stretchability in the up-down direction can be reduced.

[0145] Alternatively, the stretchability in a portion of the knitted fabric may be reduced by changing the knitting pattern in a predetermined portion or by changing the stretchability of the thread during knitting of the knitted fabric.

[0146] In addition to the above, the stretchability of the knitted fabric may be reduced by welding or crimping a member such as silicone or rubber, or by applying a compression process (embossing, etc.) to a predetermined portion within the knitted fabric.

[0147] The bonding area 30 is an area to which the absorbent pad 100 can be detachably attached to the wearable article 1 and is provided on the skin side of the main body portion 10 in the thickness direction. In the present embodiment, the rectangular front bonding area 31 is provided on the skin side of the waist region BR located on the front side in the front-back direction (see FIG. Figure 2 A), and the rectangular rear side joining area 32 is provided on the skin side of the waist region BR on the rear side in the front-rear direction.

[0148] By respectively connecting the bonding areas 30 disposed on the wearable article 1 to the absorbent pad bonding areas 120 disposed on the absorbent pad 100 (see further description below), Figure 4) is joined, the absorbent pad 100 can be attached to and held on the inner side (skin side) of the wearable article 1. In addition, the joining area 30 serves as a reference (i.e., a guide) when the user attaches the absorbent pad 100 to the wearable article 1; by visually confirming the joining area 30, the user can attach the absorbent pad 100 in the correct position of the wearable article 1.

[0149] In the present embodiment, it is preferred that the joining area 30 is provided with a separate sheet member different from the knitted fabric constituting the main body 10. For example, as a separate sheet member, a known hook and loop fastener having a plurality of engaging protrusions (male material, hooks) or engaged protrusions (female material, loops) provided on the surface of the substrate can be used. In order to improve visibility, it is more preferred that the color of the hook and loop fastener is different from the color of the knitted fabric constituting the main body 10. However, it is not necessary to provide a separate sheet member as the joining area 30, as long as an area to which the absorbent pad joining area 120 can be detachably joined is formed in the skin side of the wearable article 1. For example, if the knitted fabric constituting the main body 10 itself can be detachably joined to the absorbent pad joining area 120, the joining area 30 can be formed by printing a specific area on the skin side of the main body 10 with ink of a different color from that of the main body 10.

[0150] An overview of a method for manufacturing the wearable article 1 is described below. Figure 3 A to Figure 3 C is a diagram illustrating a method for manufacturing the wearable article 1 . Figure 3 An example in which the wearable article 1 is formed by the aforementioned “knitted fabric” is illustrated.

[0151] First, if Figure 3 As shown in FIG. 1A , the tubular knitted fabric 10A (so-called “circular knitted fabric”) is made by knitting yarn in a circular pattern. At this time, the expansion and contraction suppressing portion 20 (21 to 24) is also arranged along the direction of the central axis of the tubular circular knitted fabric 10A (corresponding to the central axis of the tubular circular knitted fabric 10A). Figure 1 As described above, the stretch suppressing portion 20 is formed by applying a process such as changing the knitting pattern or sewing in a different thread. However, it is noted that the stretch suppressing portion 20 may be formed in the same manner as the circular knitted fabric 10A ( Figure 3 For example, after the circular knitted fabric 10A is formed, a process of separately forming the stretch suppressing portion 20 (stretch suppressing member) may be performed.

[0152] Next, the circular knitted fabric 10A is cut at a predetermined position in the up-down direction (axial direction) to cut out the main body portion 10 constituting the individual wearable articles 1, as shown in FIG. Figure 3 B. In this example, the circular knitted fabric 10A is located at positions C1 and C2 in the up-down direction (see Figure 3A). The cutting position C1 is the upper side of the main body 10 in the vertical direction, and the cutting position C2 is the lower side of the main body 10 in the vertical direction. In addition, the portion that becomes the leg opening LH is also cut out from the main body 10. Figure 3 In B, both left-right side portions are cut obliquely at the lower end portion of the tubular body portion 10 to form a pair of leg openings LH, LH.

[0153] Next, if Figure 3 As shown in C, the upper end portion of the tubular main body portion 10 in the up-down direction is folded back to form a waist folded portion 11. In addition, at the lower end portion of the tubular main body portion 10 in the up-down direction, the front lower edge 12f and the rear lower edge 12b are sewn together from front to back to form a crotch sewing portion 12. In this way, the tubular main body portion 10 is formed into an underpants type. Then, covering stitching is performed along the periphery of the corresponding leg opening LH that has been cut out to form a leg opening covering stitching portion 13. Finally, a separate sheet member (for example, a hook and loop fastener) or the like is attached to the inner side (skin side) of the main body portion 10 to form a joining area 30 (31, 32). In this way, a panty-shaped ... Figure 1 and Figure 2 The wearable article 1 is shown. Note that the implementation may vary Figure 3 C shows the order of processing.

[0154] <Stretchability of wearable article 1>

[0155] The wearable article 1 has been described above as having stretchability in the up-down direction and the left-right direction. More specifically, the wearable article is defined as having stretchability when the sample piece cut out from the knitted fabric constituting the main body portion 10 satisfies the following conditions when subjected to a tensile test. That is, the wearable article is defined as having stretchability when the maximum value of the elongation when the 50 mm×200 mm sample piece is pulled at a force of 5 N in each of the up-down direction and the left-right direction is 200% or more.

[0156] For example, the tensile test can be performed as follows. First, a rectangular sample piece 220 mm long in the up-down direction and 50 mm long in the left-right direction is cut out from the main body 10 of the wearable article 1. Note that in the 220 mm length, the 10 mm worth of portions at both ends of the sample piece in the up-down direction are the edges to be clamped by the chuck of the tensile tester. In addition, when the sample piece is cut out, it is preferred that the telescopic suppression portion 20 and the joining area 30 are not included. Next, 10 mm of each of the two ends in the up-down direction of the cut sample piece is clamped with the chuck of a known tensile tester (e.g., a universal material testing system from Instron). At this time, the chuck-to-chuck distance G0 of the tensile tester is set to 200 mm. From this state, the sample piece is pulled and stretched at a tensile rate of about 200 mm / min in the direction in which the chuck-to-chuck distance increases, and when the tensile force (magnitude of force) of the tensile test reaches 5 N, the chuck-to-chuck distance G1 (mm) is measured. Then, the value of the length of the sample piece after being pulled and the length of the sample piece before being pulled (= G1 / G0) is calculated and recorded as the elongation. This test is repeated multiple times to find the maximum value of the elongation (G1 / G0). According to the result, in the case where the maximum value of the elongation (G1 / G0) is 200% or more, it is found that the fabric constituting the wearable article 1 (main body 10) has stretchability in the up-down direction. Note that the size of the clamping edge for the chuck can be appropriately changed.

[0157] Similarly, a rectangular sample piece 220 mm long in the left-right direction and 50 mm long in the up-down direction was cut out from the main body 10 of the wearable article 1, and the left-right tensile test was performed according to the above process. In the case where the elongation is 200% or more, it is found that the fabric constituting the wearable article 1 (main body 10) has stretchability in the left-right direction. Note that in the case where a sample piece long in the left-right direction is cut out from the wearable article 1, the stretch suppressing portion 20 may be included. This is because the stretch suppressing portion 20 mainly plays a role in reducing the stretchability in the up-down direction and does not significantly affect the measurement of the stretchability in the left-right direction.

[0158] <Basic Structure of Absorbent Pad 100>

[0159] Figure 4A plan view and a cross-sectional view of an absorbent pad 100 are shown. The absorbent pad 100 has a substantially rectangular plan view shape, and has a longitudinal direction, a width direction, and a thickness direction that are orthogonal to each other. The longitudinal direction is a direction along the up-and-down direction (and the front-to-back direction) of the wearable article 1 when the absorbent pad is attached to the wearable article 1. The transverse direction is a direction along the left-right direction of the wearable article 1 when the absorbent pad is attached to the wearable article 1. The front side in the longitudinal direction is a side that is located on the ventral side of the wearer (the front side of the wearable article 1 in the front-to-back direction) when the absorbent pad 100 is attached to the wearable article 1. The rear side in the longitudinal direction is a side that is located on the back side of the wearer (the rear side of the wearable article 1 in the front-to-back direction) when the absorbent pad 100 is attached to the wearable article 1.

[0160] The absorbent pad 100 includes an absorbent body 110, a top sheet 111 disposed on the skin side of the absorbent body 110, a back sheet 112 disposed on the non-skin side of the absorbent body 110, and a pair of side sheets 115, 115 disposed more toward the skin side than the top sheet 111 and disposed on both sides in the left-right direction. The absorbent pad also includes an absorbent pad bonding area 120 to be bonded to the bonding area 30 of the wearable article 1.

[0161] The absorbent body 110 includes a polymer absorbent (superabsorbent polymer; also referred to as "SAP") and liquid absorbent fibers such as pulp fibers, and in this embodiment, Figure 4 As shown by the dotted line in , the absorbent body 110 has a substantially hourglass shape in which the central portion in the longitudinal direction narrows inwardly in the left-right direction. The liquid-absorbent fibers containing SAP may be covered by a liquid-permeable core wrapping sheet (not shown). In addition, the configuration of the absorbent body 110 is not limited to the above, and other examples may include an SAP sheet in which a SAP layer is attached to a hydrophilic sheet and an air-laid sheet in which liquid-absorbent fibers are formed into a sheet by an air-laid method.

[0162] The top sheet 111 is a liquid permeable sheet member arranged on the skin side of the absorbent body 110, and is a member that directly contacts the skin and / or excretion port of the wearer during use of the absorbent pad 100. Therefore, it is preferred that the top sheet 111 is a sheet member that is as soft as possible and has a soft-touch texture. Examples of sheet members constituting the top sheet 111 of the present embodiment may include breathable nonwoven fabrics, etc. In addition, a second sheet ( 200 ) that is substantially as liquid permeable as the top sheet 111 may be provided between the absorbent body 110 and the top sheet 111 in the thickness direction. Figure 4 not shown).

[0163] The back sheet 112 is a sheet member that is arranged in the thickness direction of the absorbent pad 100 to be liquid-impermeable but air-permeable toward the non-skin side more than the absorbent body 110. By providing the back sheet 112, the excretion liquid such as urine absorbed by the absorbent pad 100 is suppressed from penetrating to the non-skin side in the thickness direction. Therefore, when the absorbent pad 100 is used by being attached to the skin side of the wearable article 1, the excretion liquid such as urine absorbed by the absorbent pad 100 can be suppressed from penetrating to the wearable article 1 located on the non-skin side. Examples of the sheet member constituting the back sheet 112 of the present embodiment may include a resin film made of polyethylene, polypropylene, etc.

[0164] The side sheets 115 are members constituting both side portions in the transverse direction on the skin side of the absorbent pad 100. The side sheets 115 are also very likely to come into direct contact with the skin of the wearer during use of the absorbent pad 100, and therefore are preferably constituted by a sheet member that is as soft as possible like the top sheet 111. Examples of the sheet member constituting the side sheets 115 of the present embodiment may include breathable nonwoven fabrics and the like.

[0165] In the transverse direction inner end portion of each of the pair of side panels 115 , 115 , an absorbent pad elastic member 116 such as an elastic thread is provided in a stretched state along the longitudinal direction.

[0166] The inner end of each side panel 115 in the transverse direction is folded back toward the outer side in the transverse direction, such as along Figure 4 As shown in the cross-sectional view taken at section AA of FIG. 1 , the absorbent pad elastic member 116 is attached in a manner sandwiched between the folded portions. During use of the absorbent pad 100, the elasticity exerted by the absorbent pad elastic member 116 causes the corresponding inner ends of the pair of side sheets 115, 115 to stand up toward the skin side in the thickness direction, thereby enabling the side sheets to act as leakage-proof walls (three-dimensional gathers) and thus suppressing side leakage of urine or the like.

[0167] The absorbent pad joining area 120 is provided on the non-skin side of the back sheet 112, and is a portion that is detachably joined to the joining area 30 on the wearable article 1, respectively, and includes: a front side absorbent pad joining area 121, which is arranged at the front side end in the longitudinal direction; and a rear side absorbent pad joining area 122, which is arranged at the rear side end in the longitudinal direction. The absorbent pad joining area 120 is provided with, for example, a sheet member (e.g., a hook and loop fastener) corresponding to the joining area 30 of the wearable article 1. For the same reason as the joining area 30, it is preferred that the color of the absorbent pad joining area 120 is different from the color of the back sheet 112 so that the user can easily visually identify the joining position.

[0168] When the absorbent pad 100 is used by being attached to the wearable article 1, the absorbent pad 100 is folded in half at the central position CL in the longitudinal direction of the absorbent pad 100 in such a manner that the skin side of the absorbent pad is located inside. The folded absorbent pad 100 is then inserted from the upper side of the waist opening BH of the wearable article 1, and the position is adjusted so that the central position CL in the longitudinal direction of the absorbent pad 100 is located at the lowermost end portion (the position overlapping the crotch sewing portion 12) of the wearable article 1. In this state, the front absorbent pad joining area 121 is joined to the front joining area 31 of the wearable article 1, and the rear absorbent pad joining area 122 is joined to the rear joining area 32 of the wearable article 1. Note that since the position of each absorbent pad joining area 120 in the longitudinal direction (up and down direction) is pre-adjusted so that it overlaps with the joining area 30 of the wearable article 1 in the state where the absorbent pad 100 has been inserted inside the wearable article 1, the joining areas 30 can be easily joined to each other. In this way, the absorbent pad 100 can be correctly attached to the wearable article 1.

[0169] <Action for putting on the wearable article 1 when the absorbent pad 100 is used in combination>

[0170] Next, a specific action for putting on the wearable article 1 when the absorbent pad 100 is used in combination will be described.

[0171] First, as a comparative example, an action for wearing a conventional underpants-type wearable article 2 (hereinafter also referred to as "wearable article 2") in a state where the absorbent pad 100 is used in combination will be described. Figure 5 A and Figure 5 B is a diagram illustrating a method for putting on the wearable article 2 when the wearable article 2 of the comparative example is used in combination with the absorbent pad 100 .

[0172] The wearable article 2 of the comparative example is a panty-type wearable article having a shape substantially similar to that of the wearable article 1 and is made of a stretchable fabric. On the other hand, the wearable article 2 does not have the stretch-reduction suppressing portion 20 and the joining region 30 equivalent to those of the wearable article 1. As for the absorbent pad 100, a substantially similar absorbent pad 100 may be used. Figure 4 However, since the wearable article 2 is not provided with the bonding area 30, the absorbent pad 100 does not necessarily have to be provided with the absorbent pad bonding area 120.

[0173] In the comparative example, when the wearable article 2 is used in combination with the absorbent pad 100, first, Figure 5 As shown in FIG. 1A , in a state where the absorbent pad 100 has been attached to the crotch region of the wearable article 2, the legs of the wearer are respectively passed through the leg openings LH, LH of the wearable article 2 and then pulled up to just above the knees.

[0174] Next, if Figure 5 As shown in FIG. 2 , the wearer grasps the waist opening (upper end of the waist region) of the wearable article 2 with his / her hands and pulls it up to the crotch region of the wearer. However, since the wearable article 2 is formed by a knitted fabric with high elasticity, the fabric is easily stretched in the up-down direction, making it difficult to pull up the absorbent pad 100. In other words, the force used to grasp and pull up the upper end of the waist region is consumed when stretching the fabric near the upper end of the waist region, making it unlikely that the force used to pull up the absorbent pad 100 is transmitted to the crotch (crotch region). Therefore, in order to fit the absorbent pad 100 to the crotch region of the wearer, it is necessary to pull the wearable article 2 with even greater force or increase the pulling distance, which may cause the wearable article 2 to be overstretched, thereby damaging or tearing the fabric. In addition, associated with the stretching of the wearable article 2, the position of the absorbent pad 100 is likely to deviate, and therefore, it may be difficult to fit the absorbent pad 100 to the crotch region of the wearer appropriately.

[0175] Next, an operation for wearing the wearable article 1 of the present embodiment in a state where the absorbent pad 100 is used in combination will be described. Figure 6 A to Figure 6 C is a diagram illustrating a method for putting on the wearable article 1 when the wearable article 1 is used in combination with the absorbent pad 100 .

[0176] In this embodiment, first, the absorbent pad 100 is attached to the wearable article 1. As described above, the absorbent pad 100 is attached by engaging the absorbent pad engagement region 120 of the absorbent pad 100 with the engagement region 30 of the wearable article 1. Then, as shown in FIG. Figure 6 As shown in FIG. 1A , in this state where the absorbent pad 100 is attached, the wearer's legs are respectively passed through the leg openings LH, LH of the wearable article 1 and then the wearable article 1 is pulled up to just above the knees.

[0177] Next, the wearable article 1 is pulled upward by grasping the upper end portion of the waist region BR of the wearable article 1. Figure 6 In B, the wearer pulls up the wearable article 1 by gripping both sides of the waist region BR in the left and right directions with both hands. At this time, in the wearable article 1, unlike the wearable article 2 of the comparative example, the waist region BR does not excessively extend in the up-down direction, making it easier to pull up the wearable article 1 in a state where the absorbent pad 100 is attached to the wearable article 1. This is because the wearable article 1 is provided with the joining region 30 in the waist region BR, and the joining region 30 is less stretchable than the knitted fabric constituting the main body 10, thereby suppressing the stretching of the waist region BR in the up-down direction. In addition, since the waist region BR of the wearable article 1 has the stretch suppressing portion 20 (stretch suppressing member) extending in the up-down direction, it is more likely to suppress the stretching of the waist region BR in the up-down direction.

[0178] After the wearable article 1 has been pulled up near the crotch area of ​​the wearer, the positions of the wearable article 1 and the absorbent pad 100 are adjusted, such as Figure 7 C. In the wearable article 1, the wearable article 1 and the absorbent pad 100 are firmly joined via the joining area 30 (absorbent pad joining area 120), and therefore, by pulling the wearable article 1 to adjust the position of the wearable article 1, the position of the absorbent pad 100 can be adjusted together with the position of the wearable article 1. Therefore, the absorbent pad 100 can be appropriately fitted to the crotch area of ​​the wearer.

[0179] In this way, the wearable article 1 has a configuration that makes it less likely to be stretched in the up-down direction when the wearable article 1 is pulled up in a state where the absorbent pad 100 is attached to the wearable article 1, compared to the conventional wearable article 2 as a comparative example, so that the absorbent pad 100 can be effectively pulled up. In particular, it is easy to suppress the stretching in the up-down direction of the portion of the waist region BR that is actually grasped and pulled by hand. With regard to the waist region BR of the wearable article 1, the fact that the stretching in the up-down direction is highly likely to be suppressed can be verified by performing the following tensile test.

[0180] Figure 7 A to Figure 7 C is a diagram illustrating a method for a tensile test of the waist region BR of the wearable article 1. Figure 7 A shows an area to be subjected to the tensile test in the waist region BR of the wearable article 1. First, in one of the front side (also referred to as "front body piece") or the back side (also referred to as "back body piece") in the front-back direction of the wearable article 1 in a natural state, Figure 7 The stretch area TA shown by hatching in A is set as a target area to be subjected to the stretch test. The stretch area TA is a portion within the waist region BR that is grasped and pulled by hand during the wearing action, and is a portion that includes the entire joining area 30. More specifically, the stretch area is a portion that has a length LTA in the up-down direction and a length WTA in the left-right direction and is located in the up-down direction from the lower end position TAb of the joining area 30 to a position TAt that is 20 mm below the upper end of the wearable article 1. The range of the stretch area TA is set to be below the position Tat because Figure 6 As shown in B, the portion where the wearer's fingers actually engage and apply force when pulling up the wearable article 1 is at a position separated from the upper end of the wearable article 1 by at least 20 mm.

[0181] like Figure 7As shown in A, a portion including an area GA is cut out from the front piece of the wearable article 1 as a test piece, and each area GA has a predetermined length in the up-down direction and is respectively provided in the upper end and the lower end of the stretch area TA shown in the shade. Each area GA is a portion used as an edge to be clamped by the chuck of the tensile tester. In addition, in the case of cutting out a test piece from the back piece side, the portion including the stretch area TA can be cut out in the same manner as the front piece so as to include the stretch area TA, and the area GA is used as the upper and lower clamping edge, wherein the stretch area TA is located between the position Tat 20 mm below the upper end of the wearable article 1 and the lower end position TAb of the joining area 30.

[0182] The cut-out test piece (stretched area TA) was subjected to a tensile test in each of the up-down direction and the left-right direction. Figure 7 B is a diagram illustrating the situation of pulling the test piece in the up-down direction. The tensile test can be performed by using a known tensile tester as described above (e.g., a universal material testing system made by Instron). When performing a tensile test in the up-down direction, an adapter or the like is attached to the chuck of the tensile tester so that the entire area of ​​the test piece having a length WTA in the left-right direction can be clamped, and in this state, the area GA (clamping edge) of the test piece is clamped from the upper and lower sides. Then, the chuck spacing G0 is adjusted to the up-down length LTA (G0=LTA) of the stretching area TA in such a way that no crease is formed in the test piece. From this state, the test piece is stretched to the upper and lower sides at a rate of about 200mm / min in the direction in which the chuck spacing increases, and the maximum tensile load (N) detected when the chuck spacing G1 reaches 2LTA is recorded. The test is repeated several times to find the average value of the maximum tensile load (N). In this way, the maximum tensile load when the stretching area TA is stretched from the natural state to the state in which the length in the up-down direction is stretched to twice can be found.

[0183] Figure 7 C is a diagram illustrating the situation of pulling the test piece in the left-right direction. When the test piece is pulled in the left-right direction, a cloth tape of a certain size is attached to the left-right ends of the test piece to form a grip portion GP, ​​and the grip portion GP is clamped by the chuck of the tensile tester. Then, the chuck spacing G0 is adjusted to the left-right length WTA (G0=WTA) of the stretching area TA in a manner that does not form a crease in the test piece. Then, similar to the measurement in the up-down direction, the test piece is stretched to the upper and lower sides at a rate of about 200mm / min in the direction in which the chuck spacing increases, and the maximum tensile load (N) detected when the chuck spacing G1 reaches 2WTA is recorded. The test is repeated many times to find the average value of the maximum tensile load (N). In this way, the maximum tensile load when the stretching area TA is stretched from the natural state to the state where the left-right length is stretched to twice can be found.

[0184] Then, compare Figure 7 The maximum tensile load (N) in the up and down directions measured in B is Figure 7 C. As a result, if the maximum tensile load when the stretch area TA is stretched to twice the length in the up-down direction is greater than the maximum tensile load when the stretch area TA is stretched to twice the length in the left-right direction, it can be said that the stretch area TA is more difficult to stretch in the up-down direction than in the left-right direction.

[0185] In the case of the wearable article 1 in the present embodiment, the maximum tensile load when the stretch area TA is stretched to twice the length in the up-down direction is greater than the maximum tensile load when the stretch area TA is stretched to twice the length in the left-right direction. Therefore, it is easier to suppress the stretching of the stretch area TA in the up-down direction than in the opposite case. In other words, when the waist area BR is grasped and pulled during the wearing action of the wearable article 1, the stretch area TA, which is the area where the tensile force actually acts, is less likely to be stretched in the up-down direction. This makes it easier to pull the waist area BR upward, and also makes it easier for the absorbent pad 100 attached via the joining area 30 to be pulled upward following the waist area BR.

[0186] Although the maximum tensile load in the up-down direction of the stretch area TA in the wearable article is described, it is preferred that the maximum tensile load in the up-down direction of the area other than the stretch area TA in the wearable article is smaller than the maximum tensile load in the up-down direction of the stretch area TA. In other words, it is preferred that the maximum tensile load per unit area when the stretch area TA is stretched to twice the length in the up-down direction from the natural state is greater than the maximum tensile load per unit area when the specific area other than the stretch area TA is stretched to twice the length in the up-down direction from the natural state. With regard to the parts that are not pulled by hand when putting on the wearable article (i.e., the parts other than the stretch area TA), making their maximum tensile load smaller than the stretch area TA and giving a certain degree of stretchability, it is less likely to get stuck on the wearer's body parts such as the legs when putting on, and it is also easier to achieve good fit.

[0187] Next, a verification experiment will be described, which was conducted to determine the magnitude of the maximum tensile load in the up-down direction required to comfortably pull up the absorbent pad 100 when the user (wearer) actually puts on the wearable article 1. In the verification experiment, a plurality of types of wearable articles having different stretchability in the up-down direction by changing the configurations of the joining region 30 and the stretch-reduction suppressing portion 20 were prepared. Then, the comfort was evaluated by having a plurality of different users wear each of the plurality of wearable articles in a state where the absorbent pad was attached.

[0188] Figure 8TABLE 1 is a table showing the relationship between the stretchability in the up-down direction of a wearable article and the comfort evaluation when the wearable article is worn. Figure 8 , for the six types of wearable articles in Verification Examples A to F, data of the maximum tensile load when performing the vertical tensile test as described above are shown, and the area corresponding to the stretch area TA is stretched to twice the length in the vertical direction from the natural state. In addition, in the case where each wearable article of Verification Examples A to F is worn by ten subjects, the case where eight or more subjects feel comfortable is evaluated as "○ (good)". In other words, the case where the subject feels that the absorbent pad can be pulled up smoothly when pulling up the wearable article during the putting-on action is evaluated as "○", which means that the subject wears the wearable article comfortably. On the contrary, the case where two or less subjects feel comfortable is evaluated as "× (poor)", and the case where three to seven subjects feel comfortable is evaluated as "△ (average)".

[0189] In addition, Verification Examples A to F are all underwear-type wearable articles composed of a fabric whose maximum elongation when a 50 mm × 200 mm sample piece is pulled at 5 N in the up-down direction or the left-right direction is 200% or more in either direction, and therefore has stretchability. Among them, Verification Examples A to C are commercially available wearable articles that do not have a portion corresponding to the joining area 30 and the stretch-straining suppression portion 20 (stretch-straining suppression member). In addition, since the joining area 30 is not provided in Verification Examples A to C, a stretching area TA having an area and shape similar to that of the wearable article 1 is set at the same position as in the wearable article 1, and a stretch test is performed. Verification Example D is a wearable article having a portion corresponding to the joining area 30 but not having a portion corresponding to the stretch-straining suppression portion 20. Verification Example E is a wearable article equivalent to the wearable article 1 in the present embodiment. Verification Example F is a wearable article in which the length of the joining area 30 of the wearable article 1 in the present embodiment is made twice as long in the up-down direction.

[0190] like Figure 8As shown, in the verification examples A to C without the joining area 30 and the telescopic suppression part 20 (telescopic suppression part), the comfort evaluation is × or △, so that it is clear that: sufficient comfort is not obtained when the wearable article is pulled up together with the absorbent pad. On the other hand, in the verification example D including the joining area 30, the maximum tensile load when stretched to twice the length in the up-down direction reaches 174.4mN / mm, and the comfort is evaluated as ○. In addition, in the verification example E having the same structure as the wearable article 1, the maximum tensile load when stretched to twice the length in the up-down direction is 343.0mN / mm, and the comfort is evaluated as ○. In addition, in the verification example F in which the length of the joining area 30 in the up-down direction is stretched twice, the maximum tensile load when the article is stretched to twice the length in the up-down direction is 351.6mN / mm, and the comfort is evaluated as ○.

[0191] according to Figure 8 From the results shown, it is clear that at least if the maximum tensile load when stretched 200% in the longitudinal direction from the natural state is 174.4 mN / mm or more (Verification Examples D to F), the vertical stretch is suppressed, making it easier to pull up the absorbent pad 100, and comfort is obtained. In addition, it is clear that in the case where the wearable article has the stretch suppression portion 20 (stretch suppression member) in addition to the joining area 30 (Verification Examples E and F), it is easier to suppress the vertical stretch than in the case where the wearable article does not have the stretch suppression portion 20 (stretch suppression member) (Verification Example D).

[0192] In other words, in the underpants-type wearable article, if the maximum tensile load until the area corresponding to the stretch area TA is stretched 200% in the vertical direction from the natural state is 175 mN / mm or more, at least excessive stretching of the stretch area TA is suppressed, and it is possible to more easily pull up the absorbent pad 100. In addition, in the case where the stretch area TA of the underpants-type wearable article has the stretch suppressing portion 20 (stretch suppressing member) having a prescribed length in the vertical direction, it is easier to suppress the stretching of the stretch area TA in the vertical direction, and it is possible to more easily pull up the absorbent pad 100.

[0193] In the present embodiment, the stretch suppressing portion 20 (stretch suppressing member) is realized by applying a process (such as the sewing and knitting process described above) to reduce the stretchability of the knitted fabric in the up-down direction to the knitted fabric constituting the main body portion 10 of the wearable article 1. By applying such a process, the up-down direction elongation can be partially reduced in a desired position of the knitted fabric having a high elongation. This makes it possible to freely design a portion that is difficult to stretch in the up-down direction when the wearable article 1 is pulled up and on which a force for pulling up the absorbent pad 100 easily acts.

[0194] In addition, it is preferable that the lower end ( Figure 7 The lower end position Tab in A is arranged on the upper side of the center position in the vertical direction of the wearable article 1. As described above, when the waist region BR is grasped and pulled upward during the action of putting on the wearable article 1 (see Figure 6 B), the tension is likely to act near the upper end of the waist region BR. Therefore, when the lower end of the joining region 30 is arranged below the center position in the vertical direction of the wearable article 1, there is a risk that the tension is unlikely to be transmitted to the joining region 30.

[0195] In contrast, by positioning the joining area 30 near the upper end of the waist region BR grasped by hand when pulling up the wearable article 1, the pulling force is more easily transmitted to the absorbent pad 100 via the joining area 30, making it easier to pull up the absorbent pad 100 following the pull up of the wearable article 1.

[0196] In addition, the waist folded portion 11 is provided at the periphery of the waist opening BH of the wearable article 1. The waist folded portion 11 has a strong contraction force due to, for example, knitting in a thread that tends to be difficult to stretch. In other words, in the waist folded portion, the magnitude of the force required to stretch the waist folded portion per unit length along the periphery of the waist opening BH is greater than the magnitude of the force required to stretch the other regions per unit length. That is, the wearable article 1 has a waist low stretch region along the periphery of the waist opening BH, and the waist low stretch region tends to be difficult to stretch than the other regions of the waist region BR.

[0197] Preferably, in the up-down direction, the joining area 30 is located on the lower side of the waist low stretch area (waist fold 11). When the waist opening BH is unfolded when the wearable article 1 is put on, a larger force acts in association with the expansion and contraction of the waist low stretch area (waist fold 11). In the case where the joining area 30 is located at a position overlapping with the waist low stretch area (waist fold 11), a strong contraction force acts during the putting-on action, making it difficult for the absorbent pad 100 to be stably joined to the joining area 30. In comparison, in the present embodiment, in the wearable article 1, the joining area 30 is located on the lower side of the waist low stretch area (waist fold 11). In other words, since the joining area 30 is located at a position separated from the waist fold 11 by a specified distance, the joining area 30 is less likely to be directly affected by the expansion and contraction of the waist fold 11. Therefore, in the joining region 30, detachment of the absorbent pad 100 and positional deviation of the absorbent pad 100 are suppressed, and this can make it easier to pull up the absorbent pad 100 following the wearable article 1 when the wearable article 1 is worn.

[0198] More specifically, when the length (width) of the waist low stretch region (waist fold 11) in the up-down direction is defined as W11, the joining region 30 is arranged at a distance of W11 or more in the up-down direction on the lower side of the lower end of the waist low stretch region (waist fold 11) (see FIG. Figure 2 A). By locating the joining area 30 at a distance greater than the width W11 of the waist fold 11, it is easier to prevent the joining area 30 from being affected by the expansion and contraction of the waist fold 11 than in the opposite case. Therefore, the detachment of the absorbent pad 100 and the positional deviation of the absorbent pad 100 are suppressed, and this can make it further easier to pull up the absorbent pad 100 following the wearable article 1 when the wearable article 1 is put on.

[0199] In addition, it is preferred that the joining area 30 is located below the center position CLBR of the waist region BR in the up-down direction. As described above, during the action of putting on the wearable article 1, the action of grasping and pulling up the upper end of the waist region BR is performed. That is, in the wearable article 1, the area above the center position CLBR of the waist region BR is an area that is likely to be grasped by the user's hand during the action of putting on. Therefore, in the case where the joining area 30 is located above the center position CLBR of the waist region BR, there is a risk that the absorbent pad 100 will be detached due to the direct grasping of the joining area 30 by the user's hand. In contrast, in the wearable article 1, the joining area 30 is located below the center position CLBR of the waist region BR (see Figure 2 ). This reduces the likelihood that the joining area 30 will be caught by the user's hand during the donning action, preventing the absorbent pad 100 from shifting or falling off. This makes it easier to pull up the absorbent pad 100.

[0200] Furthermore, in the wearable article 1 in its natural state, the length (width) of the joining region 30 in the left-right direction is equal to or less than 1 / 2 of the length (width) of the wearable article 1 in the left-right direction. In the wearable article 1, by providing a sheet member (e.g., a hook-and-loop fastener) in the joining region 30, the stretchability of the joining region 30 is made lower than the stretchability of the fabric constituting the main body 10. Therefore, the longer the length (width) of the joining region 30 in the left-right direction, the more likely it is that the stretchability of the wearable article 1 in the left-right direction will deteriorate. In this embodiment, as Figure 2 As shown in FIG. 1A , the left-right length W31 of the front joint region 31 (30) is equal to or less than 1 / 2 of the left-right length L0 of the wearable article 1 (W31 ≤ 0.5 L0). Therefore, compared with the opposite case, the excessive deterioration of the left-right stretchability of the wearable article 1 is suppressed, the circumference of the waist opening BH is likely to be stretched, and it is easier to fit the wearer with a variety of waist sizes. In other words, the size compliance of the wearable article 1 can be increased.

[0201] Furthermore, in the wearable article 1 in a natural state, the left-right length (width) of the joining region 30 is equal to or smaller than the left-right length (width) of the crotch region CR. Figure 2 In A, the left-right length W31 of the front side joint area 31 (30) is equal to or less than the left-right length WCR of the crotch region CR (W31 ≤ WCR). With this structure, excessive degradation of the left-right elasticity of the crotch region CR is suppressed. Therefore, the left-right elasticity in the crotch region CR is exerted so that the absorbent pad 100 held on the skin side of the crotch region CR is more easily pressed against the body of the wearer, thereby increasing the fit of the absorbent pad 100. This makes it possible to effectively prevent lateral leakage of excrement and the like.

[0202] In addition, there is a portion where the joining region 30 and the crotch region CR overlap each other in the left-right direction (see Figure 2 A) The joining area is less likely to expand and contract in the up-down direction and the left-right direction, and therefore, within the range in the crotch region CR that overlaps with the joining area 30 in the left-right direction, the force for pulling up the wearable article 1 is more likely to act on the crotch region CR via the joining area 30. This can make it easier to pull the absorbent pad 100 upward while it is held by the crotch region CR.

[0203] Furthermore, in the joining region 30, the front joining region 31 located at the front side (front body side) in the front-back direction and the back joining region 32 located at the back side (back body side) in the front-back direction may have different positions (heights) in the up-down direction. In addition, it is preferred that the lower end of the back joining region 32 is positioned above the lower end of the front joining region 31 in the up-down direction. Fig. 9 A and Fig. 9 B is a diagram illustrating the positional relationship between the front side joint area 31 and the rear side joint area 32 .

[0204] Fig. 9 A and Fig. 9 B shows a schematic cross section of a state in which a wearer (user) wears the wearable article 1 to which the absorbent pad 100 is attached, when viewed in the left-right direction.

[0205] Fig. 9 A shows a situation where the lower end position of the rear side joint area 32 is lower than the lower end position of the front side joint area 31. Fig. 9As shown in FIG. 1A , when the lower end of the rear side joint region 32 is low, the rear side joint region 32 is likely to be located below the apex of the bulge of the wearer's buttocks. In this case, there is a risk that the joint between the wearable article 1 and the absorbent pad 100 is likely to be disengaged along the inclination of the buttocks on the rear body side. That is, due to the influence of gravity and the like, there is a risk that the absorbent pad 100 is difficult to stably hold on the buttocks side by applying a force from the upper side to the lower side of the rear side joint region 32 that causes the wearable article 1 to roll up and slide down.

[0206] on the other hand, Fig. 9 B shows a case where the lower end position of the rear side joint area 32 is higher than the lower end position of the front side joint area 31. In this case, the rear side joint area 32 is likely to be located above the apex of the bulge of the wearer's buttocks, thereby preventing the wearable article 1 from sliding down due to the influence of gravity or the like. Fig. 9 Compared with the case of the wearable article 1, the engagement between the wearable article 1 and the absorbent pad 100 in the rear engagement area 32 is less likely to be disengaged, making it easier to stably hold the absorbent pad 100 on the hip side. In addition, because the rear engagement area 32 is located high, by pulling up the back body piece when the wearable article 1 is worn, a wide area of ​​the hip is likely to be covered by the absorbent pad 100. Therefore, the fit on the hip side is improved, and excrement leakage is less likely to occur.

[0207] Furthermore, the stretch suppressing portion 20 (central stretch suppressing portions 21, 22) as the stretch suppressing member built into the wearable article 1 has a portion overlapping the joining region 30 and the waist low stretch region (waist folded portion 11) in the up-down direction (see Figure 2 A). The joining area 30 and the waist low stretch area (waist folding part 11) are both low stretch areas with a lower stretchability than the stretchability of the fabric constituting the main body part 10. Then, since the low stretch area (11, 30) extending in the left-right direction is connected to the stretch suppression part 20 (central stretch suppression part 21, 22) extending in the up-down direction, a skeleton-like structure is formed in the waist area BR (stretch area TA) that suppresses stretching in the up-down direction and the left-right direction. Therefore, when the stretch area TA is grasped and pulled up during the wearing action of the wearable article 1, the stretch area TA is less likely to be stretched because of the skeleton structure constituted by the low stretch area (11, 30) and the stretch suppression part 20 (21, 22). This can make it easier to pull up the absorbent pad 100.

[0208] Furthermore, the front central stretch suppressing portion 21 (rear central stretch suppressing portion 22) of the stretch suppressing portion 20 is located in the central portion of the wearable article 1 in the left-right direction, and is continuously provided from the upper end to the lower end in the vertical direction of the wearable article 1. In the underpants-type wearable article 1 in a natural state, the vertical length is longest in the central portion in the left-right direction. Therefore, by providing the central stretch suppressing portions 21, 22 in such a longest portion so as to make it difficult to stretch, the amount of vertical movement (pulling up) when the entire wearable article 1 is pulled up can be reduced. This allows the absorbent pad 100 to be pulled up more effectively.

[0209] In addition, in the wearable article 1, the lower end of the front central stretch suppression part 21 provided on the front body side and the lower end of the rear central stretch suppression part 22 provided on the rear body side are connected to each other at the crotch (the position of the crotch sewing part 12), and the two are continuous in the front-to-back direction. In other words, the central stretch suppression parts 21 and 22 are arranged in a continuous manner from the front side of the waist region BR of the wearable article 1 through the crotch region CR to the front side of the waist region BR. This makes it less likely that the crotch region CR will be stretched in the up-down direction when the waist region BR is grasped and pulled upward during the wearing action of the wearable article 1. In addition, due to the front-to-back connected front central stretch suppression part 21 and the rear central stretch suppression part 22, the force for pushing the absorbent pad 100 upward from the crotch side of the crotch region CR can make it easier to pull up the absorbent pad 100.

[0210] In addition, in the wearable article 1, since the expansion and contraction suppression member (central expansion and contraction suppression part 21, 22) is provided in the central part in the left-right direction, the central part in the left-right direction can be shrunk in the up-down direction. That is, in the wearable article 1 in a natural state, the up-down length of the central part in the left-right direction can be shorter than the up-down length of other parts. In such a case, it is preferred that the up-down length of the central part in the left-right direction of the wearable article 1 is 80% or more of the up-down length of other parts of the wearable article. In other words, it is desirable that the shrinkage of the wearable article 1 in the up-down direction in the central part in the left-right direction is less than 20%. With this configuration, the wearable article 1 will not shrink excessively in the up-down direction at the central part in the left-right direction, so when the wearable article 1 is worn, the crotch area of ​​the wearer, etc. will not be constricted, and the body size of the wearer will not be too restricted. In other words, the size compliance of the wearable article 1 can be expanded.

[0211] Furthermore, as a stretch suppressing portion having a specified length in the up-down direction, the wearable article 1 has a central stretch suppressing portion 21 (22) provided in the central portion in the up-down direction and a pair of side stretch suppressing portions 23, 23 (24, 24) provided on both sides in the left-right direction of the central stretch suppressing portion 21 (22). As described above, the side stretch suppressing portions 23 (24) have the function of suppressing the stretching of the main body portion 10 in the up-down direction, like the central stretch suppressing portion 21 (22). Therefore, when the waist region BR is grasped and pulled upward during the wearing action of the wearable article 1, the three stretch suppressing components act like a skeleton in the central portion and both sides in the left-right direction of the portion grasped and pulled by hand (the portion corresponding to the above-mentioned stretching region TA), and this suppresses the stretching of the stretching region TA in the up-down direction. This makes it easier to pull up the joining region 30, and can also make it easier to pull up the absorbent pad 100 joined to the joining region 30.

[0212] In particular, as in the wearable article 1 of the present embodiment, the wearable article is made of a knitted fabric having high stretchability and softness, and the skeleton structure of three expansion and contraction restraining members makes it easier to maintain the stretch area TA as a plane. This can improve the pulling characteristics without deteriorating the soft texture.

[0213] Here, the flexibility of the waist region BR of the wearable article 1 will be described. The flexibility of the waist region BR can be expressed using the bending rigidity of the sheet member (knitted fabric) forming the waist region. The bending rigidity can be measured by using a known cantilever method. Fig.10 1 is a diagram illustrating a method for measuring the bending rigidity of the waist region BR of the wearable article 1.

[0214] Fig.10 A is a diagram illustrating a method for preparing a test piece to be subjected to bending rigidity measurement. In the cantilever method, bending rigidity is measured using a test piece of a specified size. In the present embodiment, a specified number (e.g., three) of test pieces 15 are taken out from the fabric constituting the waist region BR of the wearable article 1. Fig.10As shown in A, a test piece 15 is cut out from a portion that is included in the waist region BR on one side (front body side or back body side) in the front-back direction of the wearable article 1 in a natural state and does not include any parts other than the fabric constituting the main body 10 (that is, does not include the stretch suppression part 20 (stretch suppression part), the joint area 30, the waist folded part 11 (waist low stretch area), etc.). In the present embodiment, the length of the test piece 15 in the up-down direction is 150 mm, and the length in the left-right direction is 25 mm. In addition, the front side (non-skin side of the wearable article 1) and the back side (skin side of the wearable article 1) of the prepared test piece are identified. The bending rigidity is measured by cutting out a plurality of (3) test pieces 15 from each of the wearable article 1 of the present embodiment and the modified examples 2 and 3 in which the structure of the wearable article 1 is partially modified. Furthermore, Modification 2 is a case where the knitted fabric constituting the main body 10 of the wearable article 1 is made thicker, and Modification 3 is a case where the yarn type and knitting method of the knitted fabric constituting the main body 10 of the wearable article 1 are changed.

[0215] For each of the prepared test pieces 15, the bending stiffness is measured using a commercially available cantilever tester (e.g., a bending stiffness tester manufactured by Daiei Kagaku Seiko Co., Ltd., model CAN-1MCB). The cantilever tester includes: a platform 501 having a smooth surface on which the test piece is placed; an inclined surface 502 inclined at 45 degrees; a clamping plate 503 for holding the test piece; and a sample holder 504 for moving the test piece along the platform 501.

[0216] First, if Fig.10 B, the test piece 15 is placed on the platform 501 with the front side facing up, and the test piece 15 is positioned so that one side end in the long side direction is located at the boundary between the platform 501 and the inclined surface 502 and the other side end in the long side direction contacts the sample holder 504. The position of the sample holder 504 at this time is set as the measurement start position. Next, the test piece 15 is clamped between the clamping plate 503 and the platform 501, and the measurement is started. When the measurement starts, the sample holder 504 moves horizontally on the platform 501 from the measurement start position toward the inclined surface 502 side at a constant speed (for example, 5mm / second), while pushing the test piece 15 toward the long side direction. Then, the distance that the sample holder 504 has traveled at the moment when the one side end in the long side direction of the test piece 15 contacts the inclined surface 502 (the distance that the other side end in the long side direction of the test piece 15 has traveled from the measurement start position). After completing the measurement, flip the test piece 15 and repeat the measurement in the same way. This measurement is performed for each of the plurality of test pieces 15 , and the average of the measured values ​​on the front side and the back side is taken as the average bending rigidity (mm) of the test piece 15 .

[0217] Fig.11It is a table showing the measurement results of the bending stiffness of the waist region BR in the cantilever test. In all wearable articles 1 and variants 2 and 3, the average bending stiffness of the waist region BR is 42.5 mm or less. According to "Relationship between Material Properties and Subjective Evaluation of Tactile Performance of Fabrics and Skirts When Wearing" by Yumiko Hattori (Bulletin of the Faculty of Education and Regional Studies, University of Fukui, published in January 2015), it is noted that "when fabrics are used for skirts, fabrics with lower bending stiffness tend to produce fine wrinkles, while fabrics with higher bending stiffness tend to unfold as a whole". In addition, it is pointed out that "for fabrics with a bending stiffness of 55 mm or more, basically all subjects evaluated the fabric as "hard" in terms of tactile performance and when wearing it as a skirt.

[0218] That is, it is clear that the waist regions BR of the wearable article 1 and the modified examples 2 and 3 all have a bending rigidity of less than 55 mm, and are not too hard and are more flexible. By making the waist region BR composed of such a highly flexible fabric, the wearable article 1 and the modified examples 2 and 3 can achieve a good texture. In addition, by providing three stretch-reduction suppressing members in the left-right central portion and both sides of the waist region BR, the waist region BR is less likely to stretch up and down during the wearing action of the wearable article 1, and it is possible to make it easier to pull up the absorbent pad 100.

[0219] In addition, each of the side stretch-contraction suppressing portions 23 (24) has a portion intersecting with the leg opening covering seam portion 13 formed along the periphery of each leg opening LH (see Figure 2 ). With this structure, when the two sides of the waist region BR are grasped and pulled up, the tension is easily transmitted from the side stretch suppression portion 23 (24) to the leg opening covering stitching portion 13. Therefore, by pulling up the two sides of the waist region BR, the leg opening LH is also more easily pulled up, making it less likely that the leg opening LH will get caught on the wearer's legs during the wearing action. Therefore, the fabric constituting the waist region BR is less likely to stretch in the up-and-down direction, making it easier to pull up the absorbent pad 100.

[0220] Furthermore, each of the side stretch-reduction suppressing portions 23 (24) has a portion overlapping with the waist low stretch-reduction region (waist folded portion 11) provided along the periphery of the waist opening BH (see Figure 2 ). Areas with low stretchability (waist folded portion 11, leg opening covering seam portion 13) are formed along the periphery of the waist opening BH and the leg opening LH, and these areas are connected by the side stretch suppression portion 23 (24), so that the skeleton structure in the waist region BR is stronger. Therefore, during the wearing action of the wearable article 1, the waist region BR is less likely to be stretched in the up-down direction, making it easier to pull up the absorbent pad 100.

[0221] In addition, side stretch suppression portions 23 and 24 are provided on both sides in the front-back direction of the wearable article 1. That is, a pair of front side stretch suppression portions 23, 23 are provided on the front side in the front-back direction, and a pair of rear side stretch suppression portions 24, 24 are provided on the rear side in the front-back direction (see Figure 2 A and Figure 2 B). Therefore, when grasping both side portions of the waist region BR and pulling them upward, regardless of whether the front side or the rear side is grasped, stretching in the up-down direction of the waist region BR is suppressed, making it easier to pull up the absorbent pad 100. In addition, six stretch suppression portions 20 (21, 22, 23, 23, 24, 24) are arranged at substantially equal intervals along the circumference of the waist opening BH (see Figure 1 ), and thus, regardless of which part of the waist opening BH is grasped, stretching in the up-down direction of the waist region BR is suppressed by any one of the stretch suppression portions 20 (stretch suppression members), making it easier to pull up the absorbent pad 100.

[0222] Further, the width W23 in the left-right direction of the side stretch suppression portion 23 is narrower than the width W21 in the left-right direction of the central stretch suppression portion 21 (W23 < W21, W24 < W22). When the wearable article 1 is worn, the central stretch suppression portion 21 (22) is located on the non-skin side with respect to the absorbent pad 100, and thus is less likely to come into direct contact with the skin of the wearer. On the other hand, the side stretch suppression portion 23 (24) is located on the outer side in the left-right direction of the absorbent pad 100, and thus is very likely to come into direct contact with the skin of the wearer. Therefore, if the width W23 of the side stretch suppression portion 23 is large, it may easily cause a sense of unnaturalness or discomfort to the wearer. Therefore, by making the width W23 of the side stretch suppression portion 23 narrower than the width W21 of the central stretch suppression portion 21, the wearer is less likely to feel discomfort or the like compared to the opposite case.

[0223] <Container for the wearable article 1>

[0224] The wearable article 1 manufactured in a factory or the like is folded compactly and then transported and distributed on the market in a state where one or more wearable articles are housed in a predetermined housing member. The wearable article housing 90 in which a plurality of wearable articles 1 are housed in the housing member 70 will be described below.

[0225] Fig.12 is a schematic perspective view showing an example of the wearable article housing 90 (hereinafter also simply referred to as "housing 90"). The housing 90 includes a housing member 70 as a bag-like member and one or more wearable articles 1 housed inside the housing member 70. Note that the absorbent pad 100 is not housed in the housing 90; when the user uses the wearable article 1 and the absorbent pad 100 together, he / she needs to purchase separately or otherwise prepare the absorbent pad 100 separately.

[0226] like Fig.12 As shown, the receiving body 90 has a first direction, a second direction and a third direction intersecting each other. One side of the first direction is the upper side, and the other side is the lower side. Similarly, one side of the second direction is the right side, and the other side is the left side; and one side of the third direction is the front side, and the other side is the rear side.

[0227] like Fig.12 As shown, the storage member 70 is a substantially rectangular parallelepiped container, and is formed by folding a base sheet 71 as a sheet member constituting the storage member 70 and joining predetermined portions thereof. The base sheet 71 is a sheet member made of resin, and, for example, a liquid-impermeable resin such as polyethylene, polypropylene, polyvinyl chloride, polystyrene, polycarbonate, polyethylene terephthalate (PET), etc. can be used. When the wearable article 1 is stored in the storage member 70, first, the base sheet 71 is folded and formed into a bag shape (not shown) having an opening at an upper end portion in a first direction, and then a predetermined number of wearable articles 1 are stored through the upper end portion. After storing the wearable article 1, as shown in FIG. Figure 1 As shown, the base sheet 71 is folded at the upper end (e.g., folded with a gusset), and then the opposing surfaces are joined together to close the opening. Fig.12 As shown, a substantially rectangular parallelepiped-shaped receiving body 90 is formed. Note, however, that the shape of the receiving member 70, the method for folding the base sheet 71, and the method for enclosing the wearable article 1 are not limited to the above.

[0228] The front side surface of the storage member 70 in the third direction corresponds to the front side of the storage body 90 viewed by the user in a store, etc. Information including letters and pictures is indicated (printed) on the front surface of the storage member 70 . Fig.12 Examples of the product name indicating portion 72 include a product name indicating portion 73, a product image indicating portion 73, a description indicating portion 74, and a note indicating portion 75. The product name indicating portion 72 is a portion for indicating information showing the product name of the wearable article 1, and the user can use the product name indicating portion 72 as a guide for selecting and purchasing the wearable article 1 from a plurality of types of absorbent articles.

[0229] The product image indication portion 73 is a portion for indicating information showing an image related to the wearable article 1 and / or the user. The user can see the product image indication portion 73 and thereby understand at a glance the outline of the product and who the target wearer of the product is.

[0230] The description label portion 74 is a portion for labeling information showing a product description of the wearable article 1, and includes at least a label that reminds people that the wearable article is to be used in combination with the absorbent pad 100. Figure 8In the description mark portion 74, there is a mark indicating information of the fact that the wearable article 1 can be used in combination with an absorbent pad and the type of the absorbent pad (absorbent pad 100) to be used in combination. The comment mark portion 75 is a portion for indicating comments other than the information indicated in the description mark portion 74, and shows information useful to the user. Figure 8 In the wearable article 1, there is a mark indicating information that the wearable article 1 can be reused, so that the user can recognize that the wearable article 1 can be reused.

[0231] Note that these information marking portions 72-75 do not need to be printed on the base sheet 71 constituting the housing member 70, but may be formed, for example, by attaching a sticker including a marking of predetermined information to the surface of the base sheet 71. In addition, in the case where the base sheet 71 is a transparent sheet member, a card or the like having a marking of predetermined information may be enclosed in such a manner that the card or the like is visible from the outside.

[0232] By distributing such a housing body 90 on the market, a user who observes the housing body 90 can easily recognize the function of the wearable article 1 and how to use the wearable article 1, so that the wearable article 1 can be used correctly.

[0233] <Washing of wearable article 1>

[0234] It has been described above that the wearable article 1 can be washed and reused, and in the case where the article is washed, it is important that the article is easy to dry. For example, assuming that the wearer of the wearable article 1 washes and dries the wearable article 1 while bathing, and wears the washed wearable article 1 again after bathing, it is preferred that the wearable article 1 has high dryability.

[0235] In the wearable article 1 of the present embodiment, dryability is improved by the following construction. First, the construction for improving dryability will be described from the perspective of the fabric constituting the wearable article 1. In the present embodiment, the fabric constituting the wearable article 1 (main body 10) contains at least 90% by weight of polyester or polyethylene. Polyester and polyethylene are materials having high elongation compared to cotton, and therefore, containing a large amount of such materials can further promote elongation. In addition, polyester and polyethylene are materials having non-water absorbency and quick dryability, and therefore, the time required for drying after washing can be reduced, thereby improving the dryability of the wearable article 1. Note that the composition of the fabric (the weight percentage of each material) can be verified by measurement, or can be verified by checking the "mixing ratio" written on the product label.

[0236] In addition, in the present embodiment, the fabric constituting the wearable article 1 does not contain any water-absorbent material. Examples of water-absorbent materials include cotton, rayon, etc. By not containing any water-absorbent material, the fabric is less likely to absorb water, and therefore, the time required for drying after washing can be reduced, thereby improving the dryability of the wearable article 1.

[0237] In addition, the fabric constituting the wearable article 1 contains less than 10% by weight of a material having a higher elasticity than polyester or polyethylene. Examples of materials having higher elasticity may include polyurethane, etc. Since the fabric constituting the wearable article 1 contains 90% by weight or more of polyester or polyethylene, by including the above-mentioned material having a higher elasticity accounting for less than 10% by weight in the remaining part, the elasticity can be improved while ensuring good dryability. Note that if the mixing ratio of the highly elastic material is too high (10% by weight or more), the fabric may shrink to the extent that wrinkles are generated in the wearable article 1 (main body 10), or the fabric may shrink excessively and make it likely that the legs are easily stuck when passing the legs through the leg openings LH, LH. Therefore, it is preferred that the mixing ratio is less than 10% by weight.

[0238] In addition, the fabric constituting the wearable article 1 includes a region containing a material having a higher stretchability than polyester or polyethylene and a region not containing the material. For example, by arranging a highly stretchable material in a region of the wearable article 1 where fit is particularly required (i.e., by forming a region containing a material having a higher stretchability), fit can be further improved in a limited region of the wearable article 1, thereby improving functionality. Alternatively, in addition to improving fit in a specific region by, for example, providing a region containing a material having a higher stretchability in a plurality of regions with spaces therebetween, fit can be improved over the entirety of the wearable article 1.

[0239] Next, the configuration for improving dryability will be described from the perspective of the joining region 30. As described above, it is preferred that the joining region 30 be provided with a separate sheet member (e.g., hook and loop fastener) different from the knitted fabric constituting the main body portion 10, and it is also preferred that the separate sheet member be composed of polyethylene or polyester. Since the separate sheet member is joined to the main body portion 10, the dryability of the wearable article 1 is improved by making the separate sheet member of a material having quick dryability like the main body portion 10.

[0240] In addition, the separate sheet member is joined to the fabric (main body 10) constituting the wearable article 1 by sewing with thread along the peripheral edge of the separate sheet member. Therefore, in the area inside the peripheral edge that has been sewn with thread, the fabric and the separate sheet member are not tightly adhered (not joined) in the thickness direction, and a space is formed between the separate sheet member and the fabric. That is, the entire separate sheet member is not in a state of being joined to the fabric, and therefore, compared with the case where the entire sheet member is joined to the fabric, the surface of the separate sheet member that contacts the fabric has a wide area in contact with the air, which makes it easy for moisture to evaporate. This structure that allows air to escape easily improves dryability.

[0241] In addition, in the present embodiment, when viewed in the thickness direction, there is a portion where the separate sheet member and the expansion and contraction suppressing portion 20 (the front central expansion and contraction suppressing portion 21; the rear central expansion and contraction suppressing portion 22) overlap each other (see FIG. Figure 2 ). More specifically, the separate sheet member is arranged to straddle the region (stretch suppressing portion 20) having different shrinkage forces. By providing the stretch suppressing portion 20, a change in shrinkage force occurs in the fabric constituting the wearable article 1, and a space is more likely to be formed between the skin side of the fabric and the non-skin side of the separate sheet member. By allowing air to easily escape from such a space, dryability is improved.

[0242] In addition, regarding the size of the individual sheet member, it is preferred that the length in the up-down direction is 50 mm or less and the length in the left-right direction is 150 mm or less. If the individual sheet member is too large, the sheet member portion may become difficult to dry. By adjusting the size within the above range, it becomes easier to dry while ensuring an area that can maintain sufficient bonding force with the fabric.

[0243] In addition, it is preferred that the thickness of the individual sheet member is 3 mm or less. In this way, since the sheet member is not too thick, easy dryability can be maintained while ensuring a thickness capable of maintaining sufficient bonding force with the fabric.

[0244] Next, the structure for improving the dryability will be described from another viewpoint. Fig.13 This is a schematic plan view showing a state in which the left and right ends of the front waist region BR and the back waist region BR of the wearable article 1 have been cut off and the wearable article has been unfolded in the vertical direction. More specifically, the aforementioned "expanded state" refers to a state in which the wearable article that has been unfolded in the vertical direction is kept still on a horizontal surface in a natural state. Fig.13 In the expanded state, area S1 ( Fig.13The area of ​​the region S1 (shown by hatching in the figure) is smaller than the area of ​​the remaining region S2, and the region S1 is an area between the upper end 31ue of the front side joint region 31 and the upper end 32ue of the rear side joint region 32 in the up-down direction and between the respective ends 31pe, 32pe of the front side joint region 31 and the rear side joint region 32 most toward one side (left side) and the respective ends 31re, 32re of the front side joint region 31 and the rear side joint region 32 most toward the other side (right side) in the left-right direction. The region S1 within the fabric constituting the wearable article 1 is generally an area covered by the absorbent pad 100 when the absorbent pad 100 is attached. Therefore, if drying is somewhat insufficient after washing the wearable article 1, or if the wearable article 1 becomes wet after the absorbent pad 100 is attached for some other reason, the region S1 is likely to have low dryability thereafter because it is covered by the absorbent pad 100. However, by making the area of ​​the region S1 smaller than the area of ​​the region S2 in the fabric constituting the wearable article 1, it is easier to suppress the deterioration of the dryability of the entire wearable article 1, compared with the opposite case.

[0245] Note that in the present embodiment, the area of ​​the region S1 is smaller than the area of ​​the remaining region S2, but this is not a limitation. Contrary to the above, the area of ​​the region S1 may be larger than the area of ​​the remaining region S2. In this case, even if drying is somewhat insufficient after washing the wearable article 1, the region S1 will be covered by the absorbent pad 100, and therefore, the skin is less likely to get wet and the wearing comfort is less likely to be impaired.

[0246] ===Others===

[0247] The foregoing embodiments are merely for facilitating the understanding of the present invention and should not be construed as limiting the present invention. It goes without saying that the present invention can be changed or improved without departing from the gist of the present invention and encompasses its equivalents.

[0248] The foregoing embodiment explains an example in which the expansion and contraction suppressing portion 20 is provided as a expansion and contraction suppressing member configured to suppress expansion and contraction of the main body portion 10, but an expansion and contraction suppressing member other than the expansion and contraction suppressing portion 20 may be provided. For example, providing a separate sheet member (e.g., a hook and loop fastener) in the joining region 30 helps suppress expansion and contraction of the main body portion 10 in the joining region 30. That is, the joining region 30 may also function as the expansion and contraction suppressing member.

[0249] Description of Reference Numerals

[0250] 1. Wearable articles (underwear-type wearable articles);

[0251] 2 Wearable articles (comparative example);

[0252] 10 main body;

[0253] 11 waist fold;

[0254] 12 Crotch sewing section;

[0255] 13 Leg opening cover seams;

[0256] 20 telescopic suppression unit (telescopic suppression component);

[0257] 21 front central telescopic inhibition portion;

[0258] 22 rear central telescopic inhibition portion;

[0259] 23 front side telescopic suppression part (side telescopic suppression part);

[0260] 24 rear side telescopic suppression portion (side telescopic suppression member);

[0261] 30 junction area;

[0262] 31 anterior joint area;

[0263] 31pe one side end;

[0264] 31re the other end;

[0265] 31ue upper end;

[0266] 32 rear side joint area;

[0267] 32pe one side end;

[0268] 32re the other side end;

[0269] 32ue upper end;

[0270] 70 receiving components;

[0271] 71 substrate;

[0272] 72 Product name labeling section;

[0273] 73 Product Image Labeling Department;

[0274] 74 Description and marking section;

[0275] 75 Notes and Indications;

[0276] 90 Wearable Item Containment Body;

[0277] 100 absorbent pads;

[0278] 110 absorber;

[0279] 111 top sheet;

[0280] 112 back sheet;

[0281] 115 side panels;

[0282] 116 absorbent pad elastic member;

[0283] 120 absorbent pad engagement area;

[0284] 121 front absorbent pad engagement area;

[0285] 122 rear absorbent pad engagement area;

[0286] 501 platform;

[0287] 502 inclined surface;

[0288] 503 splint;

[0289] 504 sample holder;

[0290] BH waist opening;

[0291] LH leg opening;

[0292] LHt upper end;

[0293] Lower end of LHb;

[0294] BR waist area;

[0295] CR Crotch area;

[0296] S1 region;

[0297] S2 Region

Claims

1. A wearable article housing, comprising: A wearable article having an up-down direction, a left-right direction, and a front-rear direction intersecting each other, the wearable article having stretchability in the up-down direction and the left-right direction and to be used in combination with an absorbent pad; and a receiving member configured to receive the wearable article, The wearable article is reusable, The receiving member has an indication to consider that the wearable article is to be used in combination with the absorbent pad, The wearable article is composed of a fabric having a maximum elongation of 200% or more when a 50 mm×200 mm sample piece is pulled at 5 N in the up-down direction or the left-right direction, The wearable article comprises a front body piece and a back body piece, At least one of the front body piece and the back body piece has a joining area which is an area to be joined with the absorbent pad and which is less likely to stretch than the fabric, Regarding the body piece having the joining region in the front body piece and the back body piece, the region located above the lower end of the joining region to a position 20 mm from the upper end of the wearable article, The maximum tensile load when the region is stretched from its natural state along the up-down direction to twice its length Greater than The maximum tensile load when the region is stretched to twice its length in the left-right direction from a natural state.

2. A wearable article having an up-down direction, a left-right direction, and a front-back direction intersecting each other, The wearable article is composed of a fabric having a maximum elongation of 200% or more when a 50 mm×200 mm sample piece is pulled at 5 N in the up-down direction or the left-right direction, The wearable article comprises a front body piece and a back body piece and is to be used in combination with an absorbent pad, At least one of the front body piece and the back body piece has a joining area which is an area to be joined with the absorbent pad and which is less likely to stretch than the fabric, Regarding the body piece having the joining region in the front body piece and the back body piece, the region located above the lower end of the joining region to a position 20 mm from the upper end of the wearable article, The maximum tensile load when the region is stretched from its natural state along the up-down direction to twice its length Greater than The maximum tensile load when the region is stretched to twice its length in the left-right direction from a natural state.

3. The wearable article according to claim 2, wherein: Regarding the area of ​​the body having the joining area in the front body and the back body, which is located above the lower end of the joining area and is 20 mm from the upper end of the wearable article, Regarding a specific region of the body piece having the joining region in the front body piece and the back body piece, which is a region other than the region, The maximum tensile load when the region is stretched from its natural state along the up-down direction to twice its length Greater than The maximum tensile load when the specific area is stretched to twice its length along the up-down direction from a natural state.

4. The wearable article according to claim 2 or 3, wherein: Regarding the area of ​​the body having the joining area in the front body and the back body, which is located above the lower end of the joining area and is 20 mm from the upper end of the wearable article, The maximum tensile load when the region is stretched from a natural state in the up-down direction to twice its length is 175 mN / mm or more.

5. The wearable article according to claim 2 or 3, wherein: Regarding the area of ​​the body having the joining area in the front body and the back body, which is located above the lower end of the joining area and is 20 mm from the upper end of the wearable article, providing a telescoping restraining member having a predetermined length in the up-down direction in at least a portion of the region, and The stretch suppressing member includes a portion where a treatment is applied to the fabric to reduce stretchability of the fabric in the up-down direction.

6. The wearable article according to claim 2 or 3, wherein: In the up-down direction, a lower end of the joining region is located above a center position of the wearable article in a natural state.

7. The wearable article according to claim 2 or 3, comprising: Waist opening, and A low-elastic waist region, wherein the force required to stretch the low-elastic waist region per unit length along the periphery of the waist opening is greater than the force required to stretch other regions per unit length, wherein: In the up-down direction, the joining region is arranged to be spaced apart from the waist low stretch region to the lower side by a prescribed distance.

8. The wearable article according to claim 7, wherein: In the up-down direction, the joining region is located below a lower end of the waist low-elasticity region by a distance greater than or equal to a width of the waist low-elasticity region in the up-down direction.

9. The wearable article according to claim 2 or 3, comprising: a pair of leg openings; and a waist region located between the upper end of each of the leg openings and the upper end of the wearable article in the up-down direction, wherein In the up-down direction, the center position of the joining region is located below the center position of the waist region.

10. The wearable article according to claim 2 or 3, wherein: In a natural state, a length of the joining region in the left-right direction is equal to or less than 1 / 2 of a length of the wearable article in the left-right direction.

11. The wearable article according to claim 10, comprising: a pair of leg openings; and a crotch region located between the upper end of each of the leg openings and the lower end of the wearable article in the up-down direction and between the respective inner ends of the pair of leg openings in the left-right direction, wherein In a natural state, a length of the joining region in the left-right direction is equal to or smaller than a length of the crotch region in the left-right direction.

12. The wearable article according to claim 11, wherein: In the left-right direction, there is a portion where the joining region and the crotch region overlap with each other.

13. The wearable article according to claim 2 or 3, wherein: The joining region has a front side joining region located on the front side in the front-rear direction of the wearable article, and a rear side joining region located on the rear side in the front-rear direction of the wearable article, and, In a natural state, the lower end of the rear side joint region is located above the lower end of the front side joint region.

14. The wearable article according to claim 2 or 3, comprising: Open waist; A low-stretch waist region, wherein the magnitude of the force required to stretch the low-stretch waist region per unit length along the periphery of the waist opening is greater than the magnitude of the force required to stretch other regions per unit length; and The telescopic restraining member has a specified length in the up-down direction, wherein: The stretch suppression member has a portion overlapping the waist low stretch region and the joining region in the up-down direction.

15. The wearable article according to claim 14, wherein: The expansion and contraction suppression member At least the front side of the wearable article in the front-rear direction is located in the center portion in the left-right direction, and, The wearable article is continuously arranged from the upper end to the lower end in the up-down direction.

16. The wearable article according to claim 15, wherein: The expansion and contraction suppressing members are respectively disposed on both sides of the front side and the rear side in the front-back direction of the wearable article; The expansion and contraction restraining member provided on the front side and the expansion and contraction restraining member provided on the rear side are continuous in the front-rear direction.

17. The wearable article according to claim 2 or 3, comprising: A telescoping restraining member having a predetermined length in the vertical direction, wherein: The expansion and contraction suppression member has a central expansion and contraction suppression portion in the central portion in the left-right direction, and In a natural state, a length of the wearable article in the up-down direction in a portion where the central stretch suppressing portion is provided is 80% or more of a length of the wearable article in the up-down direction in a portion where the central stretch suppressing portion is not provided.

18. A wearable article having an up-down direction, a left-right direction, and a front-back direction intersecting each other, The wearable article is composed of a fabric having a maximum elongation of 200% or more when a 50 mm×200 mm sample piece is pulled at 5 N in the up-down direction or the left-right direction, The wearable article comprises a front body piece and a back body piece and is to be used in combination with an absorbent pad, At least one of the front body piece and the back body piece has a joining area which is an area to be joined with the absorbent pad and which is less likely to stretch than the fabric, Regarding a region of the body piece having the joining region in the front body piece and the back body piece, which overlaps with the joining region in the left-right direction, The region is provided with a telescopic suppression member having a predetermined length in the vertical direction, and The expansion and contraction suppression component has a central expansion and contraction suppressing portion provided in the central portion in the left-right direction, and A pair of side expansion and contraction suppressing portions are provided on both sides of the central expansion and contraction suppressing portion.

19. The wearable article of claim 18, comprising: A pair of leg openings, wherein Each leg opening of the pair of leg openings includes a cover seam along a perimeter of the leg opening, and, There is a portion where the side expansion and contraction suppressing portion and the covering sewn portion intersect each other.

20. The wearable article of claim 19, comprising: Waist opening, and A low-elastic waist region, wherein the force required to stretch the low-elastic waist region per unit length along the periphery of the waist opening is greater than the force required to stretch other regions per unit length, wherein: There is a portion where the side stretch suppression portion and the waist low stretch region intersect each other.

21. The wearable article according to claim 18 or 19, wherein: Each of the central expansion and contraction suppressing portion and the side expansion and contraction suppressing portion is provided on both sides of the front side and the rear side in the front-rear direction.

22. The wearable article according to claim 18 or 19, wherein: The width of the side expansion / contraction suppressing portion in the left-right direction is narrower than the width of the central expansion / contraction suppressing portion in the left-right direction.

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