PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a nonwoven fabric which can be simply produced and has different structures in different regions.SOLUTION: A nonwoven fabric comprises a first ridge and groove region and a second ridge and groove region on the same surface thereof. The first ridge and groove region includes a plurality of first ridge portions and a plurality of first groove portions, and the second ridge and groove region includes a plurality of second ridge portions and a plurality of second groove portions. A ridge of the first ridge portion is greater in height than a ridge of the second ridge portion, and a fiber of the first ridge and groove region is smaller in diameter than a fiber of the second ridge and groove region.COPYRIGHT: (C)2013,JPO&INPIT【課題】簡易に製造されうる、領域によって異なる構造を有する不織布を提供すること。【解決手段】第1畝溝領域と、第2畝溝領域とを同一面に含む不織布であって、第1畝溝領域が、複数の第1畝部と、複数の第1溝部とを含み、第2畝溝領域が、複数の第2畝部と、複数の第2溝部とを含み、第1畝部の畝の高さが、第2畝部の畝の高さより高く、第1畝溝領域における繊維の径が、第2畝溝領域における繊維の径よりも細いことを特徴とする不織布。【選択図】図1
