Method for manufacturing disposable worn article

Abstract

A method for manufacturing a disposable worn article of the present invention includes: a first step of applying an adhesive on at least one of a first web and a second web; a second step of sandwiching an elastic member between the first and second webs and combining the first and second webs and the elastic member together, thereby producing a combined web; and a third step of melting a portion of at least one of the first and second webs and a portion of the elastic member, thereby reducing a shrinking force of the elastic member in the melted portion.

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         20 . A disposable worn article, comprising:
 a combined web having a shape that can be subdivided lengthwise into a crotch section between a front waist section and a back waist section, the combined web including a plurality of elastic members extending in a widthwise direction, the elastic members being provided between a first web and a second web, and the combined web including at least one widthwise-extending elastic member extending in either the front waist section or the back waist section, the elastic member being secured to at least one of the first and second webs on which an adhesive has been continuously applied, and the elastic member is cut so as to be discontinuous in a widthwise center area.