Absorbent article manufacturing method, absorbent article manufacturing device, and absorbent article

Abstract

Provided are an absorbent article manufacturing method capable of reducing variation in the shape of an absorbent article while folding the absorbent article in a width direction during conveyance thereof, an absorbent article manufacturing device, and an absorbent article. An underpants-type absorbent article manufacturing method (1) comprises: a step (a first width-folding step S21 and / or a third width-folding step S23) for, when an exterior body (50) is divided into two exterior body parts with the center in the width direction (W) as the boundary, folding one exterior body part of the two exterior body parts from the outside toward the inside in the width direction at one folding start point positioned on the outside in the width direction of one outer edge of an absorbent core; and a step (a second width-folding step S22 and / or a fourth width-folding step S24) for, after the step for folding the one exterior body part, folding one folded part, which is the portion of the one exterior body part that has been folded at the one folding start point, in the width direction at a folding start point positioned on the outside in the width direction of the one folding start point.

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