Patent ID: 8556790
Filing Date: 2013-10-15
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
1. A flap folding system for a disposable article to be worn, being a device for folding a flap of a worn article having: a main body including a back portion covering a rear torso of a wearer, a crotch portion covering a crotch of the wearer, and a front portion covering a front torso of the wearer; and a flap extending in a girth direction from an edge portion of one of the back portion and the front portion of the main body to be fastened to the other one of the back portion and the front portion, the folding system comprising: a main rotation shaft; a plurality of main pads each for receiving at least the main body on a main holding surface thereof provided along a conveyance circle about the main rotation shaft and moving along the conveyance circle following rotation of the main rotation shaft while holding the main body on the main holding surface; a pair of side pads provided for each of the main pads adjacent to each of the main pads on the conveyance circle for receiving at least an end portion of the flap in the girth direction on sub-holding surfaces thereof provided along the conveyance circle and holding the end portion of the flap on the sub-holding surfaces; and a folding mechanism for rotating the pair of side pads with respect to each of the main pads so that the sub-holding surfaces of the pair of side pads oppose the main holding surface of each of the main pads, thereby folding the flap, wherein