PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a nonwoven fabric that is good in liquid drawing property, has soft cushioning properties with good return when pushed, is especially excellent in excrement collection property, and can be preferably used as a surface sheet, etc.SOLUTION: Provided is a nonwoven fabric in which a plurality of first projection parts projecting to a first face side and second projection parts projecting to a second face side are alternately spread toward two directions including first and second directions in a face through a wall part. The wall part forms a ring structure, and the fiber density of the first projection part (r1) is lower than the fiber density of the second projection part (r2).COPYRIGHT: (C)2012,JPO&INPIT【課題】液体の引き込み性が良く、柔らかなクッション性を有し押圧したときの戻りが良く、特に排泄物の捕集性に優れた、表面シート等として好適に利用することができる不織布を提供する。【手段】第1面側に突出する第1突出部と第2面側に突出する第2突出部とが面内の第1方向と第2方向との2つの方向に向け壁部を介して複数交互に広がり連続した不織布であって、前記壁部は環状構造を形成しており、前記第1突出部の繊維密度(r1)は第2突出部の繊維密度(r2)よりも低い不織布。【選択図】図1
