Incontinence Protector Adhesive Strings for Secure Attachment

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing protectors for incontinent males often detach during unsuitable movements or incorrect application, leading to folding issues and insecure attachment to underwear.

Innovation Solution

The protector features adhesive strings extending along its tapered lateral sides, ensuring secure attachment by reducing folding risks and facilitating correct application, with additional adhesive means in the front part for enhanced security.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If adhesive strings are placed only in front and rear parts of the protector, then the attachment means is simple and cost-effective, but the protector may detach during unsuitable movements or incorrect application

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveattachment securityVSAvoidattachment means configuration
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The attachment means is segmented into multiple adhesive strings distributed along the tapered lateral sides of the protector. This segmentation allows the attachment force to be distributed across multiple points, improving reliability during movement while maintaining a relatively simple overall structure.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The adhesive strings are positioned along the tapered lateral sides, utilizing the triangular geometry of the protector. This dimensional arrangement ensures that at least one adhesive string remains effectively attached to the underwear even when the protector is folded, as the tapered sides provide a path that avoids complete folding overlap.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #17Another dimension (Dimensionality change)

2Reliability

If the protector has a triangular shape with tapered lateral sides, then the attachment means can be effectively positioned to prevent folding, but the application requires proper alignment to ensure correct attachment

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveattachment stabilityVSAvoidapplication process
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The protector utilizes its asymmetric triangular shape with tapered lateral sides to create an inherent alignment guide. The converging sides naturally导向 to the crotch area, helping users achieve correct positioning during application. The asymmetric placement of adhesive strings along the tapered sides ensures that proper alignment results in optimal attachment performance.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #4Asymmetry

3Reliability

If adhesive strings extend along the tapered lateral sides into the crotch part, then the attachment remains secure during wearer movements, but the strings may be exposed to folding if extended too far

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveattachment during movementVSAvoidfolding resistance
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSStability of the object's composition

Solution Approach 1:

The adhesive strings are designed with dynamic positioning along the tapered lateral sides, extending into the crotch part where movements occur. The tapered geometry ensures that the strings follow the natural fold lines, allowing them to remain effective during movement while minimizing exposure to complete folding that would render them ineffective.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

Applied Scientific Principles

This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.

Function Achieved in This Case

The solution significantly reduces detachment risks during movement and simplifies application by ensuring proper alignment, maintaining air and vapor permeability, and allowing for stretchability of the outer casing and underwear.

Implementation Method 1

said attachment means at least includes a string of attachment means extending along each tapering lateral side

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectAdhesive: Adhesive

Data Source

PatentEP2231093B1Attachment means for an incontinence protector
Publication Date: 2013.05.08 SCA HYGIENE PRODUCTS AB
  • EP2231093B1 patent drawingFigure 1~2

AI summary

The invention relates to a protector for male incontinent persons including an absorbent body (1) enclosed between an inner liquid-permeable casing sheet 5 (3) and an outer liquid-impermeable casing sheet (2) and having a crotch end part (7) and a front end part (6) opposite to the crotch end part, said front end part being wider than said crotch end part, the lateral sides of the protector are tapering from the front part to the crotch part so that the protector has a triangular shape, the protector also including means (8,9) affixed to the outer 10 liquid-impermeable casing sheet for attachment to an underwear. According to the invention said attachment means at least includes a string of attachment means (8,9) extending along each tapering lateral side.