Patent ID: 11890176
Assignee: DAIO PAPER CORPORATION
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. An absorbent article comprising:
a liquid-permeable topsheet;
a liquid-impermeable backsheet; and
an absorbent body provided between the topsheet and the backsheet,
wherein the absorbent body includes
a crotch-corresponding region corresponding to a wearer's crotch when worn,
a front region that is adjacent to and forward of the crotch-corresponding region, and
a rear region being adjacent to and rearward of the crotch-corresponding region, and
has a variable-density portion with a density increasing stepwise or gradually from a front toward a rear, the variable-density portion being provided in a region extending at least from the crotch-corresponding region to the rear region, and

wherein the absorbent body includes a groove extending in a front-rear direction, the variable-density portion being disposed in the groove.