Patent ID: 9327503
Filing Date: 2016-05-03
CPC Classification: B41J

Claim Text:
1. A liquid absorber that is constituted mainly by fibers, includes fusion bondable resin, and is configured to absorb liquid, comprising: a first surface having a largest surface area, wherein the first surface consists of a single plane; and a second surface perpendicular to the first surface, the second surface including a surface low in degree of fusion bond of the fusion bondable resin and a surface high in degree of fusion bond of the fusion bondable resin that has a higher degree of fusion bond of the fusion bondable resin than the surface low in degree of fusion bond, a boundary between the surface low in degree of fusion bond and the surface high in degree of fusion bond extending perpendicular to the first surface, at least a part of the surface low in degree of fusion bond absorbing the liquid.