摘要：
A consumer scrubbing wipe article including a nonwoven substrate and a texture layer. The nonwoven substrate has a dry basis weight of less than about 300 g/m<2>, and thus promotes easy, comfortable handling by a user. The texture layer is a non-crosslinked, abrasive resin-based material that is printed onto at least one surface of the nonwoven substrate. In this regard, the texture layer covers less than an entirety of the substrate surface and extends at least 50 microns outwardly beyond the substrate surface to which it is printed. This characteristic ensures that the scrubbing wipe article has a distinct scrubbyness attribute.
权利要求：
What is claimed is:
1. A consumer scrubbing wipe article comprising: a nonwoven substrate having a dry basis weight of less than about 300 g/m.sup.2; and a non-crosslinked, abrasive resin-based texture layer printed onto at least one surface of the substrate such that the texture layer extends at least 50 microns outwardly beyond the substrate surface upon coalescing, wherein the texture layer covers less than an entirety of the substrate surface.
2. The article of claim 1, wherein the nonwoven substrate has a dry basis weight of greater than about 30 .mu.m.sup.2.
3. The article of claim 1, wherein the nonwoven substrate is characterized by a drapability value of less than 250.
4. The article of claim 1, wherein the nonwoven substrate is characterized by the absence of a wood pulp fiber.
5. The article of claim 1, wherein the nonwoven substrate is characterized by the absence of a thermal bonding component.
6. The article of claim 1, wherein the texture layer extends at least 100 microns outwardly beyond the substrate surface.
7. The article of claim 6, wherein the texture layer extends at least 400 microns outwardly beyond the substrate surface.
8. The article of claim 1, wherein the texture layer includes a resin characterized as independently imparting a scrubbiness attribute to the article upon coalescing.
9. The article of claim 8, wherein the resin is a polyacrylate.
10. The article of claim 8, wherein the resin is a modified polyacrylate.
11. The article of claim 8, wherein the resin is a polyurethane.
12. The article of claim 8, wherein the resin is a polyvinyl acetate.
13. The article of claim 8, wherein the resin is a copolyamide.
14. The article of claim 8, wherein the resin is a copolyester.
15. The article of claim 8, wherein the resin is a phenolic.
16. The article of claim 8, wherein the resin is non-ionic.
17. The article of claim 8, wherein the texture layer further includes a particulate component.
18. The article of claim 17, wherein the particulate component is selected from the group consisting of a filler and a mineral.
19. The article of claim 17, wherein the particulate component is inorganic.
20. The article of claim 17, wherein after coalescing, the particulate component comprises less than 70% by weight of the texture layer.
21. The article of claim 20, wherein after coalescing, the particulate component comprises less than 30% by weight of the texture layer.
22. The article of claim 1, wherein the texture layer includes a plurality of randomly distributed texturings.
23. The article of claim 1, wherein the texture layer defines a pattern.
24. The article of claim 23, wherein the pattern includes a plurality of discrete segments.
25. The article of claim 24, wherein the discrete segments include a series of unconnected lines.
26. The article of claim 1, wherein the texture layer enhances a scrubbiness value of the nonwoven substrate by at least 0.1 grams.
28. The article of claim 1, wherein the texture layer is non-ionic.
29. The article of claim 1, wherein the texture layer is anionic.
30. The article of claim 1, wherein the texture layer is cationic.
31. The article of claim 1, farther comprising: a chemical solution absorbed into the nonwoven substrate.
32. The article of claim 31, wherein the chemical solution is cationic.
33. The article of claim 31, wherein the chemical solution is anionic.
34. The article of claim 31, wherein the chemical solution is neutral.
35. A method of manufacturing a consumer scrubbing wipe article, the method comprising: providing a nonwoven substrate having a dry basis weight of less than about 300 g/m.sup.2, the nonwoven substrate defining first and second opposing surfaces; providing an abrasive resin-based matrix; printing the matrix onto the first surface of the nonwoven substrate, the printed matrix covering less than an entirety of the first surface; and causing the printed matrix to coalesce to create a texture layer that provides a scrubbyness attribute, the texture layer being created without crosslinking of the matrix resin; wherein the texture layer extends at least 50 microns outwardly beyond the first surface upon coalescing.
36. The method of claim 35, wherein the coalesced texture layer extends at least 100 microns outwardly beyond the first surface.
37. The method of claim 36, wherein the coalesced texture layer extends at least 400 microns outwardly beyond the first surface.
38. The method of claim 35, wherein the method of manufacture is characterized by the absence of a curing step subsequent to coalescing of the printed matrix.
39. The method of claim 35, wherein providing an abrasive resin-based matrix includes forming the matrix to include a resin adapted to adhere to and extend outwardly beyond the first layer upon coalescing independent of other matrix components.
40. The method of claim 39, wherein forming an abrasive resin-based matrix includes: determining a desired abrasiveness of the texture layer following coalescing; and selecting a resin component for the matrix based upon the desired abrasiveness.
41. The method of claim 40, wherein forming an abrasive resin-based matrix further includes: determining an amount of the selected resin included in the matrix based upon the desired abrasiveness.
42. The method of claim 39, wherein forming the matrix further includes combining a particulate component with the resin, the particulate component comprising less than 30% by weight of the resulting matrix.
43. The method of claim 35, wherein the substrate is dry immediately prior to the step of printing.
44. The method of claim 35, wherein the substrate is wet immediately prior to the step of printing.
45. The method of claim 44, wherein the step of providing a nonwoven substrate includes entangling substrate fibers with a high-pressure water spray, and further wherein the steps of providing a nonwoven substrate and printing the matrix onto the nonwoven substrate are performed in-line.
46. The method of claim 35, wherein printing the matrix onto the nonwoven substrate includes: screen-printing the matrix onto the nonwoven substrate.
47. The method of claim 35, wherein printing the matrix onto the nonwoven substrate includes: gravure printing the matrix onto the nonwoven substrate.
48. The method of claim 35, wherein printing the matrix onto the nonwoven substrate includes: flexographic printing the matrix onto the nonwoven substrate.
49. The method of claim 35, wherein the matrix is pattern-printed onto the nonwoven substrate.
50. The method of claim 49, wherein the pattern includes a plurality of repeated, discrete lines.
51. The method of claim 35, wherein the matrix is printed onto the nonwoven substrate to define randomly distributed texturings.
52. The method of claim 35, further comprising: absorbing a chemical solution into the nonwoven substrate.