Patent ID: 6432094
Filing Date: 2002-08-13
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
An absorbent article comprising:a liquid permeable top sheet; a back sheet; and an absorbent core interposed between the top sheet and the back sheet, wherein the top sheet rises upwardly from the absorbent core to have a plurality of protrusions which extend parallel with one another in a longitudinal direction of the absorbent article, and a hydrophilic material is provided within the protrusions so as to form a cushion layer, wherein the density of the cushion layer is 0.4 g/cm3 or less and the hydrophilic material is formed by hydrophilic fibers or hydrophobic fibers subjected to hydrophilic treatment, having a fineness of 1 denier or more, and wherein a liquid-permeable intermediate sheet is provided between the top sheet and the absorbent core, and the top sheet and the intermediate sheet are joined at valley portions between the protrusions to hold the hydrophilic material within the protrusions.