PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a state quantity distribution measuring device capable of easily measuring the state quantity distribution of an absorbent article having ruggedness.SOLUTION: The state quantity distribution measuring device is provided with: a sensor which measures the state quantity of a sample and is selected from the group consisting of a moisture sensor, a humidity sensor, a temperature sensor, a thermal flow rate sensor, and a wind speed sensor a sample stage on which a sample to be measured that is made of an absorbent article is mounted and which has a convex surface for mounting the sample thereon a support mechanism which supports the sensor so that the contact pressure of the sensor with respect to the sample is approximately constant a movement mechanism which moves at least one of the sensor and the sample so that the sensor moves relatively to the sample and a measurement mechanism which measures the state quantity of the sample in a plurality of locations by the sensor while the sensor is being moved relatively to the sample by controlling the movement mechanism, and thereby measures the state quantity distribution of the sample.COPYRIGHT: (C)2012,JPO&INPIT【課題】凹凸を有する吸収性物品の状態量分布を簡易に測定することができる状態量分布測定装置を提供すること。【解決手段】試料の状態量を測定する、水分センサ、湿度センサ、温度センサ、熱流速センサ、及び風速センサから成る群から選択されるセンサと、吸収性物品から成る、測定すべき試料を載せる試料台であって、上記試料をその上に置くための凸面を有する試料台と、上記センサの、上記試料に対する接触圧がほぼ一定になるようにセンサを支持する支持機構と、上記センサが上記試料に対して相対的に移動するように上記センサ及び上記試料の少なくとも一方を移動させる移動機構と、上記移動機構を制御することにより、上記センサを上記試料に対して相対的に移動させながら、上記センサにより、複数箇所において試料の状態量を測定し、そしてそれにより、上記試料の状態量分布を測定する測定機構とを具備する状態量分布測定装置。【選択図】図1
