Method for packaging absorbent articles and package for absorbent articles

The packaging method for absorbent articles, with a seal on the package opening and perforations, addresses seal peeling by minimizing contact and facilitating easy access, enhancing product integrity and detection of defects.

JP7608722B2Active Publication Date: 2025-01-07OJI HLDG CORP
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Patent Information

Application Number
JP2020058112
Authority / Receiving Office
JP · JP
Patent Type
Patents
Current Assignee / Owner
Priority Date
2019-05-28
Filing Date
2020-03-27
Publication Date
2025-01-07
Estimated Expiration
2040-03-27

AI Technical Summary

Technical Problem

The risk of seal peeling off when an absorbent article is pushed into a package with a seal attached to the inner surface, leading to potential adhesion and rubbing issues.

Method used

A packaging method where the seal is affixed on a part of the package facing the opening, and the absorbent article is pushed into the accommodation space through the opening, with the package's dimensions configured to minimize contact between the seal and the article, and perforations are provided to facilitate easy opening.

Benefits of technology

Prevents seal peeling during transportation and use, ensures easy access to the seal, and detects sealing defects, reducing the risk of defective products.

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Abstract

To provide a method of packaging an absorptive article adapted to inhibit a seal from peeling off when an absorptive article is brought in a package a seal is affixed.SOLUTION: A method of packaging an absorptive article is for bringing and packaging an absorptive article to be worn at a crotch of a wearer in a package where a width direction is taken as an x-axis direction, a thickness direction is as a y-axis direction and a depth direction is as a z-axis direction. The method of packaging an absorptive article includes a pushing step of spreading an internal receiving space communicating with an aperture of a package having a generally rectangular-parallelepiped and opening at one face in the z-axis direction, and pushing an absorptive article compressed in at least any of the x-axis and y-axis directions into the receiving space spread in the z-axis direction from the aperture such that the size of a section vertical to the z-axis direction is equal to or smaller than the size of a section of the spread receiving space vertical to the z-axis direction, so that a seal is affixed to an inner surface portion opposite to the aperture and forming the receiving space.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1
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Description

[Technical field]

[0001] The present invention relates to a method for packaging an absorbent article and a package for an absorbent article. [Background technology]

[0002] Methods for enclosing an article in a package have been disclosed (for example, Patent Documents 1 to 3). [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0003] [Patent Document 1] Patent No. 5383093 [Patent Document 2] Patent No. 5238291 [Patent Document 3] Patent No. 6149098 Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0004] For example, a sticker with information about a campaign for an absorbent article may be attached to the package. However, if the sticker is attached to the inside surface of the package, there is a risk that the sticker will come off when the absorbent article is pushed into the package while being pressed against the inside surface of the package.

[0005] Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a technique for preventing a seal from peeling off when an absorbent article is placed in a package with a seal affixed thereto. [Means for solving the problem]

[0006] In order to solve the above problems, the present invention provides a packaging method in which a seal is affixed to a portion of a packaging body having an opening, facing the opening, and an absorbent article is pushed into the storage space of the packaging body through the opening.

[0007] In detail, the present invention is a packaging method for absorbent articles, which involves packaging an absorbent article to be worn under the crotch of a wearer inside a packaging body whose width direction is the x-axis direction, whose thickness direction is the y-axis direction, and whose depth direction is the z-axis direction, and includes a pushing step of expanding an internal storage space that communicates with an opening of the packaging body that is approximately rectangular and has one side open in the z-axis direction, and pushing the absorbent article, which has been compressed in at least either the x-axis direction or the y-axis direction so that the cross-sectional size perpendicular to the z-axis direction is equal to or smaller than the cross-sectional size perpendicular to the z-axis direction of the expanded storage space, from the opening into the expanded storage space in the z-axis direction, and a seal is affixed to the inner surface portion that forms the storage space opposite the opening.

[0008] The method may further include a processing step of processing a perforation for opening the package on the inner surface facing the opening and to which the seal is affixed, and the seal may be affixed to an area adjacent to the portion opened by the perforation.

[0009] In addition, in the processing step, the perforations may be provided so as to surround a predetermined portion, and the sticker may be affixed to the predetermined portion.

[0010] In addition, in the pressing process, the absorbent article is stacked in the x-axis direction or the y-axis direction and compressed as a whole, and the cross-sectional size of the compressed absorbent article as a whole perpendicular to the z-axis direction may be approximately identical to the cross-sectional size of the expanded storage space perpendicular to the z-axis direction.

[0011] The seal may also be formed with rounded corners.

[0012] In addition, the above-mentioned method for packaging absorbent articles may further include a compression process in which the absorbent article sent to the pushing process is compressed in at least one of the x-axis direction and the y-axis direction so that it becomes smaller than the cross-sectional size perpendicular to the z-axis direction of the expanded storage space.

[0013] The packaging body may also have an indicator showing the position of the sticker on the outer surface at a location corresponding to the sticker.

[0014] The absorbent article may also be packaged as an absorbent article to be worn under the crotch of a wearer, with the width direction being the x-axis direction, the thickness direction being the y-axis direction, and the depth direction being the z-axis direction, the absorbent article being packaged as an absorbent article to be worn under the crotch of a wearer, the absorbent article comprising: an opening having one side open in the z-axis direction; a storage space communicating with the opening and storing the absorbent article; and a seal attached to an inner surface portion forming the storage space, the storage space being expanded; the absorbent article being compressed in at least either the x-axis direction or the y-axis direction so that the size of a cross section perpendicular to the z-axis direction is equal to or smaller than the size of a cross section perpendicular to the z-axis direction of the expanded storage space; the absorbent article being compressed in at least either the x-axis direction or the y-axis direction so that the size of a cross section perpendicular to the z-axis direction of the expanded storage space is equal to or smaller than the size of a cross section perpendicular to the z-axis direction of the expanded storage space; the seal is attached to an adjacent region facing the opening and adjacent to a portion where the portions forming the package are sealed by heat welding; the portion to which the seal is attached is not heat-welded to other portions forming the package and is a substantially rectangular prism.

[0015] In addition, the packaging body of the above-mentioned absorbent article may further include a perforation for opening the packaging body on the inner surface facing the opening and on which the seal is affixed, and the seal may be affixed to an area adjacent to the portion opened by the perforation.

[0016] The perforations may be provided so as to surround a predetermined portion, and the sticker may be affixed to the predetermined portion.

[0017] The seal may also be formed with rounded corners.

[0018] The packaging for the absorbent article may further include an indicator for indicating the position of the sticker on the outer surface of the packaging at a location corresponding to the sticker. Effect of the Invention

[0019] The above-described method for packaging an absorbent article and package for an absorbent article can provide a technique for preventing peeling of a seal when an absorbent article is placed in a package to which a seal is affixed. [Brief description of the drawings]

[0020] [Figure 1] FIG. 1 shows an example of an outline of a bag body according to an embodiment. [Diagram 2] FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram illustrating an example of a flow chart showing a packaging procedure in which diapers are placed inside a bag and packaged. [Diagram 3] FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram illustrating an example of a state in which the openings of a bag housing diapers stacked in a folded state are welded. [Figure 4] FIG. 4 shows an example of a schematic of a conventional bag. [Diagram 5] FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of an indicator showing the position where the sticker is attached. [Figure 6] FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of a method for inserting a diaper into a bag. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0021] Hereinafter, absorbent articles according to embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. Note that the configurations of the following embodiments are merely examples, and the present invention is not limited to the configurations of these embodiments. It is not.

[0022] <Embodiment> 1 shows an example of the outline of a bag 1 according to this embodiment. The bag 1 is formed of a translucent film. The bag 1 has an opening 2 and a storage space 4 that communicates with the opening 2 and stores a tape-type disposable diaper 3 therein. In this embodiment, the direction in which the diaper 3 is inserted from the opening 2 into the storage space 4 is defined as the z-axis direction. The width direction of the opening 2 is defined as the x-axis direction, and the thickness direction of the opening 2 is defined as the y-axis direction.

[0023] The number of diapers 3 placed in the storage space 4 is not just one, but multiple diapers folded in the x-axis direction and stacked. Here, the bag body 1 is a part of the "package" of the present invention. The diaper 3 is also an example of the "absorbent article to be worn under the crotch of a wearer" of the present invention. The length of the stacked diapers 3 in the x-axis direction is slightly longer than the length of the storage space 4 in the x-axis direction.

[0024] The bag 1 is sealed by heat-welding an end 9 in the z-axis direction of the inner surface 6 facing the opening 2 to an end 11 in the z-axis direction of the inner surface 10 facing the opening 2. A perforation 8 is provided in a U-shape extending in the z-axis direction on the inner surface 6 facing the opening 2 of the bag 1, adjacent to the end 9. The perforation 8 is processed on the inner surface 6 in order to open the sealed bag 1. The bag 1 is provided with a seal 5, which is attached to a portion of the inner surface 6 adjacent to the end 9, surrounded by the perforation 8, and located at the tip in the z-axis direction. The seal 5 is fan-shaped, and campaign information for the diaper 3 is printed on the surface of the seal 5. The campaign information is, for example, a QR code (registered trademark) that records the URL (Uniform Resource Locator) of a website on which campaign information for the diaper 3 is described. The inner surfaces 6 and 10 are examples of the "inner surface forming the storage space facing the opening" of the present invention.

[0025] Here, the material forming seal 5 is a material that does not melt at the temperature at which end 9 and end 11 are thermally welded together. In other words, if an attempt is made to mistakenly thermally weld the portion of inner surface 6 to which seal 5 is affixed and inner surface 10, seal 5 will not melt, resulting in poor welding between inner surface 6 and inner surface 10.

[0026] Next, a procedure for packaging the diaper 3 in the bag 1 will be described. Fig. 2 is a schematic diagram showing an example of a flow chart showing the packaging procedure for packaging the diaper 3 in the bag 1. In addition, steps in the packaging procedure described below can be omitted, replaced, or added as appropriate depending on the embodiment.

[0027] (Step S101) In step S101, a member for expanding the storage space 4 is first inserted into the bag body 1. Then, the diapers 3, which are folded and stacked in the x-axis direction, are inserted into the bag body 1 through the opening 2 into the expanded storage space 4. Here, the length of the stacked diapers 3 in the x-axis direction is slightly longer than the length of the opening 2 in the x-axis direction. Therefore, the stacked diapers 3 in the folded state are compressed in the x-axis direction and pushed into the storage space 4 through the opening 2. That is, when pushed, a force acts in a direction in which the outer surface of the diaper 3 and the surface forming the bag body 1 that forms the storage space 4 are pressed against each other. In addition, the cross section perpendicular to the z-axis direction of the compressed diaper 3 is substantially the same as the cross section perpendicular to the z-axis direction of the expanded storage space 4. Here, step S101 is an example of the "pushing step" of the present invention.

[0028] (Step S102) In step S102, after the diaper 3 is pushed into the bag body 1, the opening 2 The films forming the outer periphery are welded together by heat. Figure 3 shows a schematic example of the state in which the opening 2 of the bag 1 containing the diapers 3 stacked in a folded state is welded. In this way, the opening 2 is sealed and the diapers 3 are packaged in the bag 1.

[0029] In addition, when the diapers 3 stored in the storage space 4 are to be taken out after the opening 2 is closed, the portion to which the seal 5 is attached is pinched from the outside of the bag body 1. In this way, the portion where the perforation 8 is processed is broken. Then, the diapers 3 can be taken out one by one from the portion that is opened by the breaking. Here, since the perforation 8 is provided in an elongated U-shape, it is possible to prevent many diapers 3 from spilling out at once. In addition, the seal 5 is attached to an area adjacent to the opening created by the breaking of the perforation 8. Therefore, when the user takes out the diapers 3 from the opening, the seal 5 is also exposed to the outside. Therefore, the user can easily find the seal 5 and can easily peel off the seal 5.

[0030] 4 shows an example of a schematic configuration of a conventional bag 21. The bag 21 has an opening 22, similar to the bag 1. The size of the stacked diapers 3 in the x-axis direction is slightly longer than the storage space 24. Therefore, the folded stacked diapers 3 are compressed in the x-axis direction and pushed into the storage space 24 inside the bag 21 through the opening 22.

[0031] The bag 21 also includes a seal 25. However, the seal 25 is adhered to an inner surface 27 of the bag 21. In the case of such a bag 21, the diaper 3 pressed into the bag 21 comes into contact with the seal 25 and rubs against it, so there is a possibility that the seal 25 may peel off from the inner surface 27 during transportation, for example.

[0032] <Action and effect> According to the packaging method for diapers 3 of this embodiment, the seal 5 is located on the inner surface 6 facing the opening 2, not on the inner surface 7 that contacts the diaper 3 when stored, and is attached to a portion that does not contact the diaper 3. Therefore, even if an external force acts on the diaper 3 when it is transported from a factory to a home, the seal 5 is prevented from peeling off. In addition, the possibility that the seal 5 will peel off from the inner surface 6 due to contact and rubbing with the diaper 3 is also prevented. Even if the seal 5 peels off during transportation, since the seal 5 is attached at a position that does not contact the diaper 3, the seal 5 is prevented from adhering to the diaper 3. In addition, according to the packaging method for diapers 3 of this embodiment, the diapers 3 are taken out one by one from the opening that is generated by breaking the portion where the perforation 8 is processed. Therefore, the degree of rubbing of the diaper 3 with the inner surface that forms the storage space 4 when the diaper 3 is taken out is reduced. In other words, the sticker 5 is prevented from peeling off from the inner surface 6 due to friction between the diaper 3 and the sticker 5 when the diaper 3 is taken out.

[0033] According to the packaging method for the diaper 3 of the present embodiment, when the diaper 3 is taken out of the sealed bag 1, the part to which the seal 5 is attached is pinched from the outside of the bag 1. Here, the pinched part is made harder and thicker because the seal 5 is attached. Therefore, the pinched part (the film of the bag 1 surrounded by the perforation 8) is prevented from breaking before the part where the perforation 8 is processed breaks. The seal 5 is attached to the part located at the tip in the z-axis direction of the part surrounded by the perforation 8. Therefore, the tip part in the z-axis direction breaks first in the part where the perforation 8 is processed. Then, the part where the perforation 8 is processed is broken in the -z-axis direction from the broken part. That is, the part where the perforation 8 is processed can be broken reliably, and an opening for taking out the diaper 3 can be made as desired.

[0034] In addition, when the inner surface 6 and the inner surface 10 are sealed by heat welding, the end portion 9 and the end portion 11 are not heat-welded, and the seal 5 of the inner surface 6 is mistakenly welded in the area adjacent to the end portion 9. It is possible that the affixed portion and the inner surface 10 are heat-sealed. Furthermore, it is possible that the diaper 3 is heat-sealed while being pinched between the inner surface 6 and the inner surface 10. However, according to the packaging method for diapers 3 according to the present embodiment, since the seal 5 is made of a material that does not melt at the welding temperature, in the above-mentioned case, the inner surface 6 and the inner surface 10 are poorly welded. Therefore, the bag body 1 is not sealed and opens. In other words, it is easy to find the sealing failure. In addition, the bag body 1 is prevented from being sealed with the diaper 3 pinched. Therefore, it is easier to find the defective product than when the defective product is found from the outside with the diaper 3 pinched. Therefore, the shipment of the defective product is prevented.

[0035] <Other variations> In the above embodiment, the seal 5 is attached to the portion of the inner surface 6 surrounded by the perforation 8, but it may be attached to another portion of the inner surface 6 or to the inner surface 10. However, it is preferable that the portion to which the seal 5 is attached is a position that does not come into contact with the diaper 3 when the bag body 1 containing the diaper 3 is packed, for example, in a cardboard box. By attaching the seal 5 to such a position, peeling of the seal 5 due to friction between the seal 5 and the diaper 3 when the diaper 3 is taken out is suppressed. Furthermore, even if the seal 5 is peeled off due to sliding between the seal 5 and another inner surface, it is possible to suppress the peeled seal 5 from adhering to the diaper 3.

[0036] The location where the seal 5 is affixed may be, for example, a side portion of the inner surface 6 in the z-axis direction. However, even when the seal 5 is affixed in this manner, it is preferable that the seal 5 is affixed at a position that does not come into contact with the diaper 3 when the bag body 1 containing the diaper 3 is packed, for example, in a cardboard box. By affixing the seal 5 at such a position, peeling of the seal 5 due to friction between the seal 5 and the diaper 3 when the diaper 3 is taken out is suppressed. Even if the portion where the seal 5 is affixed is folded and the seal 5 is peeled off, it is possible to suppress the peeled seal 5 from adhering to the diaper 3. The location where the seal 5 is affixed is not limited to these positions, and the seal 5 may be affixed at a position on the inner surface facing the opening 2 that does not come into contact with the diaper 3 contained in the storage space 4.

[0037] In the above embodiment, the perforations 8 are provided in a U-shape, but may be provided in a circumferential manner. The seal 5 does not have to be provided in the portion surrounded by the perforations 8, and may be provided in an area adjacent to an opening created by breaking the portion where the perforations 8 are processed. The perforations 8 may not be provided.

[0038] In the above embodiment, the seal 5 is made of a material that does not melt at the temperature at which the ends 9 and 11 are thermally welded, but the thickness of the seal 5 itself may be such that a thermal welding device cannot be used. In other words, even with such a seal 5, if the part of the inner surface 6 to which the seal 5 is affixed and the part of the inner surface 10 are mistakenly about to be thermally welded, the inner surface 6 and the inner surface 10 will be poorly welded. Therefore, the bag body 1 will open without being sealed. In other words, it will be easier to find the defective seal.

[0039] In the above embodiment, an example was shown in which a QR code for the URL of a website on which campaign information is written is printed on the surface of the sticker 5, but the surface of the sticker 5 is not limited to a QR code and may have text printed thereon with the campaign information. Also, a QR code and text with the campaign information may be printed on the surface of the sticker 5. Also, information other than the campaign information may be written on the surface of the sticker 5.

[0040] Further, although the outer shape of the sticker 5 of the diaper 3 as described above is sector-shaped, the outer shape of the sticker 5 is not limited to sector-shaped and may be any shape that allows information to be displayed.

[0041] In addition, in the above embodiment, a bag formed from a translucent film was used as an example of a packaging body, but the shape of the packaging body is not limited to the example of the above embodiment and may be any body capable of packaging diaper 3.

[0042] Furthermore, in the above embodiment, the stacked diapers 3 are compressed and tucked together in the x-axis direction. However, the stacked diapers 3 may be compressed and tucked together in the y-axis direction.

[0043] In addition, in the above embodiment, an example is shown in which the diapers 3 are placed in the bag body 1 while being folded and stacked, but the diapers 3 may be placed in the specified packaging body in an unstacked state, or may be placed in the specified packaging body in an unfolded state.

[0044] In the above embodiment, a tape-type disposable diaper is exemplified as the diaper 3, but the present invention can be applied to other types of absorbent articles. Examples of such absorbent articles include various types of absorbent articles with gathers, such as pants-type disposable diapers, urine pads, and light incontinence pads, as well as flat absorbent articles without gathers.

[0045] In the above embodiment, for example, as shown in Fig. 1 and Fig. 3, the sticker 5 has four sharp corners, but the sticker 5 may have rounded corners. When the sticker 5 has rounded corners, it is possible to minimize the possibility that the corners of the sticker 5 will break through the bag body 1. In other words, if the corners of the sticker 5 are rounded, for example, when a consumer who has purchased diapers 3 takes out a plurality of diapers 3 from the bag body 1, the thin film constituting the bag body 1 may bend or fold around the sticker 5, and the corners of the sticker 5 may come into contact with the film, but the corners of the sticker 5 will not damage the film.

[0046] Furthermore, in the above embodiment, no mention is made of the design of the outer surface of the bag body 1, but the bag body 1 may have, for example, an indication portion indicating the affixing position of the sticker 5 at a portion of the outer surface corresponding to the sticker 5. The indication portion may be anything that indicates the affixing position of the sticker 5. Examples of the indication portion that indicates the affixing position of the sticker 5 include a printed indication on the surface of the bag body 1, a viewing window that takes advantage of the transparency of the film that constitutes the bag body 1, unevenness formed by embossing the film that constitutes the bag body 1, and various other things.

[0047] Fig. 5 is a diagram showing an example of an indicator showing the attachment position of the sticker 5. For example, as shown in Fig. 5, if an attachment position indicator 28 is provided on the surface of the bag body 1, a consumer who has purchased the diaper 3 can ascertain the attachment position of the sticker 5 showing campaign information, etc., from the outer surface of the bag body 1. Therefore, if the bag body 1 is provided with the attachment position indicator 28, it is possible to reduce the possibility that a consumer who has purchased the diaper 3 will accidentally damage the sticker 5 when, for example, opening the bag body 1.

[0048] In addition, in the above embodiment, the method of compressing the diaper 3 when placing the diaper 3 in the bag 1 is not mentioned in detail. However, the diaper 3 can be pushed into the bag 1 while being compressed, for example, by the following method.

[0049] 6 is a diagram showing an example of a method for inserting diapers 3 into the bag body 1. When inserting diapers 3 into the bag body 1, for example, a bundle of diapers 3 is compressed by a compression pusher 29 just before the opening 2 of the bag body 1, and the diapers 3 are pushed into the bag body 1 by a push-in pusher 30. The diapers 3 are pushed into the bag body 1 by the push-in pusher 30 while compressed by the compression pusher 29. When the diaper 3 is pushed into the bag 1 through the opening 2, it expands as it is released from compression by the compression pusher 29. However, since the diaper 1 has already entered the bag 1, the diaper 3 released from compression by the compression pusher 29 adheres closely to the inner surface of the bag 1 and is held within the bag 1 while being restrained by the bag 1. The process in which the diaper 3 is pushed and compressed by the compression pusher 29 corresponds to an example of the "compression process" referred to in this application.

[0050] In this embodiment, as described above, the seal 5 is located on the inner surface 6 inside the bag 1 facing the opening 2, so that when the diaper 3 is pushed into the bag 1 using such a pusher, even if the diaper 3 comes into contact with the seal 5, no force acts on the seal 5 in a direction that peels the seal 5 off from the inner surface 6. Therefore, in this embodiment, even if the diaper 3 is pushed into the bag 1 using such a pusher, the seal 5 can be kept attached in a predetermined attachment position. [Explanation of symbols]

[0051] 1·Bag body: 2·Opening: 4·Storage space: 5·Seal: 6·Inner surface: 7·Inner face: 8·Perforation: 9·Edge: 10·Inner surface: 11·Edge: 21·Bag body: 22·Opening: 24·Storage space: 25·Seal: 27·Inner face: 28·Attachment position indication: 29·Compression pusher: 30·Insertion pusher

Claims

1. A method for packaging an absorbent article, comprising packaging an absorbent article to be worn between the crotch of a wearer in a package having a width direction in an x-axis direction, a thickness direction in a y-axis direction, and a depth direction in a z-axis direction, the method comprising the steps of: a pushing step of expanding an internal storage space of the package having a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape with one side open in the z-axis direction, the internal storage space being in communication with the opening, and pushing an absorbent article compressed in at least one of the x-axis direction and the y-axis direction into the expanded storage space from the opening in the z-axis direction so that the size of a cross section perpendicular to the z-axis direction is equal to or smaller than the size of a cross section perpendicular to the z-axis direction of the expanded storage space, In the pushing step, the absorbent article is pushed into the storage space so that the absorbent article does not come into contact with a sticker having information printed on a predetermined portion of an inner surface forming the storage space facing the opening, the sticker being attached on the opposite side of the surface having information printed on a predetermined portion surrounded by a perforation provided for opening the package. A method for packaging absorbent articles.

2. The method further includes a processing step of processing a perforation for opening the package on an inner surface facing the opening and to which the seal is attached, The seal is attached to an area adjacent to the portion that opens due to the perforation. The method for packaging absorbent articles according to claim 1.

3. In the processing step, the perforations are provided so as to surround a predetermined portion, The sticker is attached to the predetermined portion. The method for packaging absorbent articles according to claim 2.

4. In the pushing step, the absorbent articles are stacked in the x-axis direction or the y-axis direction and compressed as a whole, and a size of a cross section of the compressed absorbent article as a whole perpendicular to the z-axis direction is smaller than a size of a cross section of the expanded storage space perpendicular to the z-axis direction. A method for packaging an absorbent article according to any one of claims 1 to 3.

5. The seal has rounded corners. A method for packaging an absorbent article according to any one of claims 1 to 4.

6. The method further includes a compression step of compressing the absorbent article sent to the pushing step in at least one of the x-axis direction and the y-axis direction so that the absorbent article is equal to or smaller than a cross-sectional size of the expanded storage space perpendicular to the z-axis direction. A method for packaging absorbent articles according to any one of claims 1 to 5.

7. The packaging body has an indication portion for indicating a position of the sticker on an outer surface of the packaging body at a portion corresponding to the sticker. A method for packaging absorbent articles according to any one of claims 1 to 6.

8. A package for an absorbent article, the package having a width direction in an x-axis direction, a thickness direction in a y-axis direction, and a depth direction in a z-axis direction, the package packaging an absorbent article to be worn between the crotch of a wearer, An opening having one surface open in the z-axis direction; a storage space communicating with the opening and storing the absorbent article; A sticker having a surface opposite to the surface on which information is printed attached to a portion of the inner surface that forms the storage space, the absorbent article is accommodated in the accommodation space in a state compressed in at least one of the x-axis direction and the y-axis direction such that a cross-sectional size perpendicular to the z-axis direction when the accommodation space is expanded is equal to or smaller than a cross-sectional size perpendicular to the z-axis direction of the expanded accommodation space, The inner surface portion is a position that does not come into contact with the absorbent article, The seal is attached to a predetermined portion adjacent to the opening and adjacent to a portion where the portions forming the package are sealed by thermal welding, the predetermined portion being surrounded by a perforation provided for opening the package; The portion to which the seal is affixed is not heat-sealed to other portions forming the package, It is roughly a rectangular parallelepiped. A package for absorbent articles.

9. The package further includes a perforation for opening the package on an inner surface facing the opening and to which the seal is attached. The seal is attached to an area adjacent to the portion that opens due to the perforation. The absorbent article package according to claim 8.

10. The perforations are provided so as to surround a predetermined portion, The sticker is attached to the predetermined portion. The absorbent article package according to claim 9.

11. The seal has rounded corners. A package for an absorbent article according to any one of claims 8 to 10.

12. The packaging body further includes an indicator for indicating a position where the seal is attached, at a portion of the outer surface of the packaging body corresponding to the seal. A package for an absorbent article according to any one of claims 8 to 11.

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