PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To manufacture an absorbent article in which the amount of granular materials, or density of the granular materials per unit area, is increased.SOLUTION: A manufacturing apparatus of an absorbent article in which a plurality of liquid-absorptive granular materials 3 are sandwiched between first and second sheets includes: at least one hopper 5 which temporarily accumulates the granular materials 3 and discharges the granular materials 3 from a discharging opening 50 a plurality of rolls 6 which each have a plurality of concave parts 60 for receiving the granular materials 3 at the opening 50 of the hopper 5 and rotate to convey the granular materials 3 in the concave parts 60 cases 8 which suppress spill-down of the granular materials 3 from the respective concave parts 60 of the respective rolls 6 and each have a curved surface which defines a scattering opening 80 from which the granular materials 3 in the concave parts 60 are scattered and a conveying device which conveys the first sheet for placing the granular materials 3 scattered from the respective scattering openings 80 on the first sheet.COPYRIGHT: (C)2015,JPO&INPIT【課題】本発明の目的は、粒状体の量、つまり、単位面積当たりの密度を増加した吸収性物品を製造することである。【解決手段】第1および第2シートの間に吸液性の複数の粒状体3を挟んだ吸収性物品の製造装置であって、粒状体3を一時的に貯留し、排出用の開口50から前記粒状体3を排出する少なくとも1台のホッパ5と、ホッパ5の開口50において粒状体3を受け取る複数の凹部60を有し、回転することで凹部60内の粒状体3を搬送する複数のロール6と、各ロール6の各凹部60から粒状体3が漏れ落ちるのを抑制し、かつ、凹部60内の粒状体3が散布される散布開口80を定義する湾曲面を持つケース8と、第1シートを搬送し、各散布開口80から散布された粒状体3を第1シート上に配置するための搬送装置とを備える。【選択図】図1
