Patent ID: 6436081
Filing Date: 2002-08-20
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
An absorbent article comprising: a surface structure having a liquid-permeable surface sheet located on a liquid-receiving side; a back sheet; and an absorbent core sandwiched between the surface structure and the back sheet,wherein, in an area including at least a centerline extending in a longitudinal direction of the absorbent article, the surface sheet is corrugated to form recesses and ridges extending in the longitudinal direction and alternating with each other in a transverse direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction, and the ridges are given an elastically shrinking function in the longitudinal direction at least at their crests or vicinities thereof so that the surface structure is formed into a curved shape, wherein the surface structure further comprises a liquid-permeable support sheet located between the surface sheet and the absorbent core, and the support sheet is bonded to the recesses of the surface sheet, and a cushion layer is provided inside of the ridges such that the cushion layer is sandwiched between the surface sheet and the support sheet.