CN104188587A - Non-manual paper towel dispenser and dispensing system - Google Patents
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The invention relates to a dispensing unit comprising an outer front wall, two outer side walls and a housing. The housing is used for holding folded paper towel stacking layers of accordion-type paper or non-woven material with the continuous length, the stacking layers include folding layers, the outer front wall comprises an inlet guiding to the stacking layers, a dispensing port of the paper towel and a supplying mechanism, and the supplying mechanism comprises a component used for controlling the paper towel dispensing, a drive unit and a paper towel braking device. A consumable unit comprises the stacking layers of the folding layer, a connecting device is arranged among the folding layers, and the folding layers can be inserted into the housing of the dispensing unit through the inlet and can be arranged to the bottom of the stacking layers. The paper towel can be dispensed from the upper portion of the stacking layers through the supplying mechanism, and the paper towel is in an initial mode at the dispensing port through the supplying mechanism.
Description
The application is to be dividing an application of December 29, application number in 2004 are 200480044597.4, denomination of invention is " hands-free paper towel dispenser and distribution system " application for a patent for invention the applying date.
Technical field
The present invention relates to a kind of hands-free paper towel dispenser and a kind of hands-free paper towel distribution system.
Background technology
The well known dawn on market for the automatic contactless distributor of cotton paper or non-woven material paper handkerchief or hands.Hands is by electronic control, and they store and advance paper handkerchief, and its different types of control device, sensor and power supply can be buied on market, and they are often by battery-operated.Without contact distributor, i.e. hands-free, user can obtain the paper handkerchief by the automatic feed of electronic divider.Distributor like this is usually used in public lavatory, for distributing paper handkerchief to user.The most frequently used powered, hands-free dispenser type is a kind of roll dispenser, and it has different types of sensor, for starting the mechanism that advances paper handkerchief, so that lower a piece of paper is sent to user.Some example of different electronic hands-free roll napkin dispensers is disclosed in US 4,666, and 099, US 4,796,825, US 4,826,262, US 5,452, and 832, US 5,772,291, US 6,412, and 655, in WO 99/59457 and WO00/63100.There is wide range for the various sensors of distributor, for example infrared ray sensor, radio frequency interrupt sensors, capacitance sensor, motion or photodetector, mechanical detector, photocell or proximity detector etc.
The normal internal power source of using in distributor, such as battery.Cylinder is conventionally very heavy, and has friction and resistance when launching paper, when cylinder accelerates, has the energy requirement very high to battery especially.Therefore need high-intensity paper, to bear the whole heavy roll of startup, rotate required power.The paper that intensity is high has the shortcoming that paper pliability is low conventionally.Battery life is conventionally very short due to heavy cylinder, and this cylinder needs a lot of energy rotate and accelerate.In addition,, due to the larger volume of heavy paper handkerchief cylinder, for the hands of cylinder paper handkerchief, in the district of washing one's hands, need sizable space.
Expectation, electronic hands-free distributor has good design, and it is huge and there is to requirement in space, and by user, is used part can easily adapt to space at it.Particularly, in the public place such as washroom, having less distributor is of great use.In addition, the cost of distributor and maintenance should be maintained at low-level.Lower battery cost will be also favourable.And for waiter, the process of again loading should be as far as possible simple and easy.These are all the problems that in prior art, hands often runs into.Observe the desired characteristic of paper handkerchief, when you need to have high-intensity paper, this paper also tends to more coarse and not too soft.For the user, if can use more soft paper, be preferred, this some difficulty of possibility, because existing electronic hands-free napkin dispenser carrys out work with hard paper winding drum on market.
According to the solution that reduces the problems referred to above and shortcoming that an object of the present invention is to provide of current claim.Another object is to provide a kind of electronic hands-free distributor, this distributor needs space still less, have good flat design, this design is more cheap and more easily use, keep in repair and again load, and the desirable characteristics of paper handkerchief can more freely be selected.
Summary of the invention
According to one embodiment of present invention, these objects are to realize by a kind of hands-free paper towel dispenser with allocation units, these allocation units comprise an outer antetheca, two lateral walls and a housing, this housing is for keeping the cotton paper of accordion shape or the folding napkin web of the non-woven material heap layer (pile) of a continuous length, and this heap layer comprises the cotton paper of accordion shape or the folding napkin web lamination (bundles) of non-woven material of continuous length.This heap layer comprises the jockey between lamination, and this outer antetheca comprises the inlet port that leads to this paper handkerchief web heap layer, the folding napkin web lamination of the accordion shape that this is continuous is inserted in described housing via this inlet port, and is added to the bottom of this heap layer.These allocation units also comprise feed mechanism, and this feed mechanism comprises that this feed mechanism navigates to initial modes by paper handkerchief web at distribution openings place for controlling from the brake apparatus of parts, driver element and the paper handkerchief web of this paper handkerchief heap layer top distribution paper handkerchief web.When paper handkerchief is assigned with by this distribution openings, this paper handkerchief expands into flat condition in assigning process.By following description and practice of the present invention, for a person skilled in the art, other object of the present invention and advantage will become clearly.
For controlling the parts of paper handkerchief web distribution, comprise a microprocessor.For controlling the parts of paper handkerchief web distribution, also can comprise a sensing unit, this sensing unit detects last several the paper handkerchiefs of paper handkerchief web.This driver element preferably includes battery, motor and head roll.
These allocation units also comprise start sensor, this sensor sensing user's existence, and excite feed mechanism, this feed mechanism will automatically start to non-manual position the distribution of paper handkerchief web.This start sensor preferably has the working range apart from the about 30cm in its position.This start sensor is usually located at the position of extremely close this distribution openings.When user's hand approaches this distribution openings, paper handkerchief web will be automatically in non-manual position, thereby in order to using.The length of the paper handkerchief web in non-manual position is preferentially from about 15 to about 50cm.Also the button that can press by a user or analog make feed mechanism feed paper handkerchief forward.
Then, user can capture distributed paper handkerchief web, and by directly tearing or easily take off paper handkerchief from continuous paper handkerchief web by means of tearing blade from web.Alternatively, these allocation units comprise and can bore a hole or precut cutter unit to web, so that user takes off paper handkerchief from paper handkerchief web.Bore a hole or precut and can be incorporated into paper handkerchief web by being arranged in the cutter of feed mechanism.According to another embodiment, this cutter for generation of perforation line also can be positioned at other any appropriate part of feed mechanism certainly, such as close brake apparatus or near distribution openings.If web does not have any perforation, cutting or precut unit, tear blade and be preferably located near distribution openings place.
According to one embodiment of present invention, the width of the allocation units sidewall using is preferably not more than 10cm, and the folding napkin of accordion shape preferably has the face width that is not more than 10cm.Face width refers to the distance between the two continuous folded pieces parallel with paper handkerchief web feed direction.Because face width is not more than 10cm, be preferably not more than 9cm, thereby can realize the flat design of hands.Thereby requisite space still less, and hands can keep very near the wall that distributor is installed.
According to one embodiment of present invention, by brake apparatus, the initial modes of paper handkerchief web is remained on to distribution openings place.It is constant that feed mechanism can make the position of the paper handkerchief web at distribution openings place remain in initial modes in filling process again.This is advantageous particularly, because it is fed to the leading edge of the folding napkin web of the accordion shape of continuous length in brake apparatus and via distribution openings and sends without waiter.
Initial modes is the position after user takes off a piece of paper towel and before the automatic feed of new paper handkerchief quilt.Term " initial modes " refers to that paper handkerchief web is positioned close to distribution openings place, but mainly due to hygienic reason, at least the major part of paper handkerchief is still subject to the protection of distributor.Thereby paper handkerchief web had been protected as much as possible before using.
According to another embodiment of the present invention, for controlling from this paper handkerchief heap layer top, distribute parts for paper handkerchief web not allow last several the paper handkerchiefs of this paper handkerchief web to be assigned with, thus the position of maintenance paper handkerchief web in distribution openings in initial modes.Start sensor can not excite feed mechanism, thereby last several the paper handkerchiefs of paper handkerchief web do not allow to be assigned with, and the position of initial modes is kept.One for realizing the preferred embodiment of this object is: for controlling the parts of paper handkerchief web distribution, comprise sensing unit, this sensing unit comprises that at least one is positioned at the sensor of this paper handkerchief web heap layer one side or the multi-lateral.Described sensing unit detects last several the paper handkerchiefs of paper handkerchief web, and when sensing unit detects without paper, start sensor can not excite feed mechanism.Sensing unit makes as long as sensing unit detects paper handkerchief web, for controlling parts that paper handkerchief web distributes in mode of operation.This point has a lot of advantages, one of them be due to without by paper handkerchief web guiding through feed mechanism, head roll etc., thereby distributor be easy to safeguard, be especially easy to again load.Waiter to do all just add more paper handkerchief and be laminated on this paper handkerchief heap layer, and the jockey of being careful maintenance lamination top is correctly attached to the bottom of this paper handkerchief heap layer, thereby this distributor can distribute the folding napkin web of the accordion shape of continuous length, and possesses it by all advantages that have.
According to an embodiment, sensing unit transmission can be used for measuring from this paper handkerchief web piles a layer signal for the interruption of the continuous paper handkerchief web that is delivered to feed mechanism.Sensing unit is arranged in enough large distance apart from feed mechanism, so that remaining last several paper handkerchief webs can easily be connected to jockey, this jockey is arranged in next lamination paper handkerchief web of housing to be inserted into.
The sensor using and/or the effect of detector can be selected, can be machinery, can utilize any function, comprise that capacity, infrared ray, radio frequency, motion, proximity or optical pickocff or detector, photocell etc. can be used and take into account.The sensor using and detector can be commercially available well-known type on any market.
According to one embodiment of present invention, also has an additional indicator, such as indicator lamp, when the interruption of the paper handkerchief web of the continuous length transmitting from this paper handkerchief web Dui Cengxiang feed mechanism being detected, when sensing unit sends the empty signal of distributor, this indicator will be excited, and paper handkerchief web remains in initial modes.This indicator can be positioned at and outside distributor, be easy to see part.
When inlet port is opened, automatically feed mechanism is by disconnecting or blocking and in non-operating mode.This can utilize sensor or a switch that is positioned at inlet port place to realize.Alternatively, when sensing unit detects the interruption of paper handkerchief web of continuous length, the signal that stops any paper handkerchief of feed forward web will be received by feed mechanism.According to another embodiment, when inlet port is unlocked while then closing again, sensing unit can be reset.Therefore when sensing unit is reset, feed mechanism also will be reset, so that be unlocked while then closing when inlet port, and feed mechanism also will be reset.Thereby when inlet port is unlocked, paper handkerchief web can not be by feed forward.
An alternative embodiment of the invention discloses the use of barrier paper (release paper), and this barrier paper manifests the jockey between lamination, and described jockey comprises glue or binding agent or pressure-sensitive tape.This lamination can be wrapped up by the protection sheet around this lamination.Barrier paper can be identical with protection sheet, or be a part for protection sheet.Barrier paper and presumable protection sheet also can be two kinds of independently paper.The main purpose of barrier paper is protection jockey and adhesive property thereof, however it thereby also can be used for protecting lamination to exempt from dust or for keeping lamination in untouched not moving shape.One of the preferred embodiments of the present invention comprise the jockey with gummed or adhesive area, and this region is subject to the protection of barrier paper, and this barrier paper can be a part for normal stack packing.
According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, feed arrangement of mechanism becomes and this paper handkerchief web heap layer vertical alignment.This will mean that this hands does not extend to outside lateral wall, also can not extend to outside the cotton paper of accordion shape of this continuous length or the face width of the folding napkin web of non-woven material heap layer, and this is favourable for keeping flat design.
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Fig. 1 is the profile of hands-free paper towel dispenser, and its distribution openings is positioned on the cotton paper of accordion shape or the folding napkin web of non-woven material heap layer of this continuous length;
Fig. 2 is the profile of hands-free paper towel dispenser, and its distribution openings is positioned under the cotton paper of accordion shape or the folding napkin web of non-woven material heap layer of this continuous length;
Fig. 3 is the side view of hands-free paper towel dispenser, and its inlet port is opened, and distribution openings is positioned on the cotton paper of accordion shape or the folding napkin web of non-woven material heap layer of this continuous length;
Fig. 4 shows the skeleton diagram of driver element, also shows a more view for detail;
Fig. 5 shows an embodiment of brake apparatus;
Fig. 6 and Fig. 7 show some embodiment of cutting or punching machine.
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Term " hands " refers to that this distributor is the automatic contactless distributor of electronics.Normally a kind of electronic divider of contactless distributor, it is stayed a part for paper handkerchief web near distribution openings place or stays outside distributor, in order to user, uses.The paper handkerchief such as the automatic contactless distributor of hands with certain automatic feed, namely, without contact distributor, user can make paper handkerchief feed forward from electric motor driven hands-free paper towel dispenser.Paper handkerchief can be according to different modes automatic feed.Then user can catch paper handkerchief, and pulls out or tear to the paper of determined number.
Term " non-manual position " is by feed Bing You feed mechanism forward, automatically to be divided timing when paper handkerchief web, and this paper handkerchief web thereby stretch out by distribution openings is pulled out, tears or cut in order to user.User is without reaching paper, because paper in non-manual position, is in order to using thus.According to one embodiment of present invention, the outside in close distribution openings region can be transparent, so that the paper handkerchief web in originate mode is easy to be seen by user.This will impel user hand near distribution openings, this will be detected by start sensor, this is automatically assigned to non-manual position by startup paper handkerchief web again.Other solution is that a part for paper handkerchief web to be allocated is stretched out slightly, so that user's hand is directed to distribution openings.Another method is in distributor outside, to provide about user hand to be placed on where to obtain the information of paper handkerchief.
According to one embodiment of present invention, paper handkerchief web can or be torn action by any cutting and is divided into independent cotton paper or the paper handkerchief of non-woven material, and this process can be further strengthened in the perforation in paper handkerchief web.Within can being arranged in distributor such as the cutting part of cutter.Also tearing of paper handkerchief web can be carried out in inner skeleton by a rotary cutter.Paper handkerchief web is torn into the operation of independent paper handkerchief and also can completely or partially by user, be carried out by hand.In a preferred embodiment of the invention, near distribution openings place, there iing one to tear blade.
The distribution of paper handkerchief web is carried out from the top of heap layer, thereby this hands is called as top feed.Distribution openings can be arranged on this paper handkerchief web heap layer or under this paper handkerchief web heap layer, yet this distribution will still be called as top feed, and this is because paper handkerchief web is distributed from the top of this heap layer.Some advantages of top feed system are: this paper handkerchief web heap layer has the paper handkerchief web of continuous length, and distribute simple and easyly, and it needs the least possible energy from power subsystem.
One of advantage of top feed hands is to be easy to paper handkerchief web to be fed to allocation model, and is easy to distribute paper handkerchief web, and this is because unique weight to be lifted is the weight on continuous paper handkerchief web top.Top feed hands, such as the distributor required for protection according to the present invention, has the capacity for the folding napkin web of the cotton paper of very long continuous length or the accordion shape of non-woven material.According to one of embodiment of the present invention, distributor even can be arranged on floor, and reaches the height of any desired, thereby comprises very large storage capacity, and this even will further reduce maintenance, such as reducing the process of again loading.Thereby in order to guarantee a large amount of paper in distributor required for protection, if there is people to wish so to do, the height of distributor can make progress from floor always, until a height of being convenient to tear or cut paper.Due to good flat design, washing one's hands, district will not need large quantity space.Distributor is not only endowed noticeable and fine outward appearance, and the selection of placement location is also very flexible.In addition, owing to being easy to distribute, battery will be more durable, thereby for the maintenance of this hands battery, also can less take care of.
According to one embodiment of present invention, hands-free paper towel distribution system comprises a consumable unit and allocation units.Consumable unit comprises the cotton paper of accordion shape or the folding napkin web of the non-woven material web heap layer of continuous length, this paper handkerchief web heap layer comprises the cotton paper of accordion shape or the folding napkin web lamination of non-woven material web of continuous length, and between lamination, has jockey.Allocation units comprise outer antetheca, two lateral walls, for keeping the housing of described heap layer, the brake apparatus of distribution openings, feed mechanism, driver element and the paper handkerchief web of paper handkerchief web, described outer antetheca comprises inlet port, and described feed mechanism comprises for controlling from this paper handkerchief heap layer top and distributes parts for paper handkerchief web.Within consumable unit is positioned at allocation units, and be inserted in housing by inlet port, described housing, for when the cotton paper of accordion shape of continuous length or the folding napkin web lamination of non-woven material web are added to bottom this heap layer, is keeping this consumable unit.Consumable unit is also connected to allocation units from the top of this heap layer via brake apparatus by paper handkerchief web, and sends by distribution openings, and feed mechanism navigates to the initial modes in distribution openings by paper handkerchief web simultaneously.The running stores that include cotton paper or non-woven material web paper handkerchief are used, and distribute by hands-free paper towel distribution system.
According to one embodiment of present invention, brake apparatus comprises a pair of feed cylinder, and this cylinder is fixed they can not be drawn back.Paper handkerchief web all can be used through the cylinder of single straight roll gap (nip) part and the so-called S shape cylinder that paper handkerchief web is carried out S shape feed part by cylinder.Yet these cylinders also have mechanical stop device that can release, thereby these feed cylinders can be drawn back.This can be of great use for maintenance or cleaning purpose.Yet, when sensing unit sends the empty signal of distributor, these feed cylinders on both direction forward and backward all in latched position.According to another embodiment, if while forcing forward the speed of feed to distribute the speed allowing faster than paper handkerchief web is automatic, these feed cylinders also can be locked.If user attempts when forcing to pull out paper handkerchief quickly than paper handkerchief dispensing rate, this has reduced the risk that paper handkerchief web ruptures in distributor.
In the filling process again of distributor, preferably, under non-operation mode, feed mechanism disconnects or is blocked, and the driving function in feed mechanism can not be worked.One of several different methods that realizes this object is to make a detector and be connected for controlling the circuit of the parts of paper handkerchief web distribution, and microprocessor will not ordered this head roll of Motor Drive.
Can when distributor is sky, carry out the filling again of distributor, yet preferably, before distributor becomes sky, again load.According to one embodiment of present invention, below the first sensing unit, have the second sensing unit, this heap layer is measured and detected to this second sensing unit in reduced levels, and by so to the warning system transmitted signal such as lamp.This second sensing unit is positioned at the one side or the multi-lateral of the paper handkerchief web heap layer of the sensing unit below of measuring last paper handkerchief web.This second sensing unit can be a motion detector, this motion detector in paper handkerchief web, from this paper handkerchief web heap layer, take off and thereby at the volley time, by induction and send signal; This with when paper handkerchief is still in the folding napkin web heap layer of the accordion shape in this continuous length, when paper handkerchief web is not moved, form contrast.This second sensing unit also can be positioned at the bottom of folding napkin web heap layer of the accordion shape of this continuous length, and measures the weight of this paper handkerchief heap layer, thereby when only there being a small amount of lamination to remain in this heap layer, while causing less weight, sends signal.Alternatively, as shown in Figure 3, the sensor 22 being positioned on sidewall can be used for Measurement sensibility signal, and when the height of this paper handkerchief web heap layer reduces, this sensor will just measure the existence of paper handkerchief web occasionally, and then can indicate is lower level herein.Warning system is preferably arranged in the outside that is easy to detection.It can be a low level indicator lamp 23, and this lamp can for example glimmer when low-level, and has stable light when distributor is sky.Yet, have and a large amount of may select availablely, and those skilled in the art can adopt.
Fig. 1,2 and 3 shows the hands-free paper towel dispenser according to an embodiment of the invention with allocation units 1.These allocation units 1 have outer antetheca 2, two lateral walls 3 and housings 4.The front portion of allocation units comprises antetheca 2, sidewall 3 and presumable allocation units top and bottom.After housing 4 is positioned at the outer antetheca 2 within distributor, and for keeping the cotton paper of accordion shape or the folding napkin web of the non-woven material heap layer 5 of continuous length, this paper handkerchief web comprises the cotton paper of accordion shape or the folding napkin web lamination 6 of non-woven material of continuous length.This lamination 6 comprises the jockey 7 between lamination 6.Jockey 7 comprises glue or binding agent or pressure-sensitive tape.Release paper protects also manifests jockey 7, and also can be used as the lamination packing of each lamination 6.
This heap layer 5 is kept by housing 4, and this housing 4 comprises that base plate and at least one are positioned at the heap layer 5 vertical wall of cardinal principle below.Be positioned at the rear wall (for example seen in fig. 1) that the heap layer 5 vertical wall of this cardinal principle below can be distributor, also can be the interior rear wall in distributor, example as seen from Figure 2.Housing 4 is level, but also can tilt forward or backward, so that heap layer 5 will lean against on front support or rear support part when needed.Outer antetheca 2 comprises an inlet port 8, and the heap layer 5 of paper handkerchief web lamination 6 can be approached by this inlet port 8, and the folding napkin web lamination 6 of the accordion shape of continuous length is inserted in housing 4 by this inlet port 8.Lamination 6 is added to the bottom of heap layer 5, and waiter mentions by hand this heap layer and adds this heap layer to, and is connected to nethermost lamination in heap layer 5 by means of jockey 7.If there is barrier paper,, before one or more laminations are added to the bottom of heap layer 5, from lamination, take off this barrier paper and/or protection sheet.Fig. 3 shows while observing from the side, has according to an embodiment of the invention the hands-free paper towel dispenser of allocation units 1, and this figure also clearly shows inlet port 8.
Paper handkerchief web is distributed with planar in form via distribution openings 9, and feed mechanism 10 comprises the brake apparatus 12 of parts 11, driver element 16 and paper handkerchief web for controlling distribution.Distribution is from the top of heap layer 5, and paper handkerchief web is connected to allocation units.Web is extended to brake apparatus 12 from the top of heap layer 5, and sends via distribution openings 9.Fig. 1 and Fig. 2 show two different embodiment of the present invention, and wherein both are top feed, yet distribution openings 9 is positioned at the top of distributor 1 with feed mechanism 10 in Fig. 1, and in Fig. 2, are positioned at the bottom of distributor 1.A part for feed mechanism 10, for example, also can be positioned on the heap layer 5 of web for controlling the parts 11 of web distribution, although distribution openings 9 is positioned under web heap layer 5.
Brake apparatus 12 is so disposed, and makes it not allow paper handkerchief web to draw back in course of normal operation.Brake apparatus also navigates to paper handkerchief web distribution openings 9 initial modes 13.Tear blade or cutting part and be positioned at the position that extremely approaches distribution openings.After the web having fed out is partly torn or cuts, a part for web can preferably be left from distribution openings 9 little by little outstanding.Alternatively, within paper handkerchief web in initial modes 13 can be positioned at distributor and allocation units 1 completely, in these cases, preferably make some part on distribution openings 9 a bit transparent, thereby at least a portion of paper handkerchief web can be seen from distributor outside.If any part of paper handkerchief web all can not see from distributor outside, distribute the mode that the position of paper handkerchief web can certainly other any appropriate to indicate, these modes comprise word, mark, figure etc.
For controlling the parts 11 of paper handkerchief web distribution, comprise sensing unit 14, this sensing unit 14 comprises that again at least one is positioned at the sensor of these paper handkerchief web heap layer 5 one side or the multi-laterals.For controlling the parts 11 of paper handkerchief web distribution, also comprise a microprocessor.This microprocessor receives signals; Then this signal is assigned with and is delivered to other unit in feed mechanism 10.This sensing unit 14 detects the last paper handkerchief of paper handkerchief web.Sensing unit 14 detections and measurement are piled layer 5 by this paper handkerchief web and are arrived the interruption of the continuous paper handkerchief web of feed mechanism 10.Sensing unit 14 can transmit the signal that detects this interruption.
In Fig. 1,2 and 3, can see the start sensor 15 near distribution openings place.Start sensor 15 induction users' existence also will excite feed mechanism 10, and this will start the distribution of paper handkerchief web to non-manual position automatically.This non-manual position will make paper handkerchief web be positioned at outside distributor, and paper handkerchief web is stretched out from distribution openings 9 simultaneously, in order to user, pull out, tears or cut off this web.Due to reality and cause health, even if paper handkerchief web is pre-cut within distributor, the sub-fraction of paper handkerchief is still connected in paper handkerchief web.Paper handkerchief face width is less than the width of sidewall 3.Preferably, the width of sidewall 3 is not more than 10cm, yet yes can freely select for this.
When needed, distributor 1 can be in non-operating mode.If paper handkerchief web is positioned on sensing unit 14, such as being about to when paper handkerchief web to use up or when the end free of paper handkerchief web is suspended on sensing unit 14, distributor 1 will enter non-operating mode.Sensing unit 14 can not obtain any signal about there being paper to exist, thereby even if start sensor 15 is excited by user, feed mechanism 10 is feed paper handkerchief web forward.Brake apparatus 12 also will pin paper handkerchief web, so that paper handkerchief web can not be pulled rearward.If the inlet port 8 on antetheca 2 is opened, function will be identical, and feed mechanism is prevented from.A part for sensing unit 14 is positioned on antetheca, or also can have a switch at inlet port 8 places, and this switch is transmitted to cut-out the signal of microprocessor.
If distributor 1 in the another kind of situation that mode of operation has not been is, when feed mechanism 10 is in non-manual position feed paper handkerchief web, so that paper handkerchief web is with the length of being scheduled to from distribution openings 9 feed time.Risk is that present start sensor 15 can obtain another and continues the signal of the more paper handkerchiefs of feed forward.For fear of this problem, for controlling the parts 11 of distribution, can be configured to need certain time interval, 3-5 second for example, the feed cycle will be in non-operating mode before being affected forward at another for start sensor 15 therebetween.Certainly there is the different choice that how to be configured in a large number non-operating mode about distributor 1.
Fig. 4 shows two schematic diagrames of driver element 16He feed mechanism 10, and this feed mechanism 10 comprises parts 11, brake apparatus 12 and the driver element 16 for controlling distribution.According to one embodiment of present invention, driver element comprises battery 17, motor 18 and the head roll 19,20 and 21 as power supply.Battery 17 can be arranged within distributor Anywhere certainly, is even arranged in outside distributor or allocation units 1 and also can be used as a kind of selection.According to the embodiment shown in Fig. 1 and Fig. 2, driver element 16 is arranged in the top of distributor or the bottom of distributor.Comprise microprocessor for the parts 11 of controlling distribution from sensing unit 14 and also receive signals from start sensor 15, this represents with arrow in Fig. 4.
When distributor 1 exists paper handkerchief web in mode of operation hypothesis at sensing unit 14 places, when user excites start sensor 15, microprocessor starts the required signal of feed mechanism 10 by obtaining.Then, the motor 18 that is driving head roll 19,20 and 21 is the paper of feed scheduled volume forward.Suitable engine type is for example stepper motor, but certainly also has multiple other selection.Treat that the paper handkerchief length of feed is preferably so selected forward, so that each feed guarantees that by being enough to user wipes the hand of doing them in enough modes.According to the absorbability of paper handkerchief, especially owing to may have delay between double feed, paper handkerchief length can be preferably from about 15cm to approximately changing between 50cm.Thereby if user receives a certain amount of paper, so that user can not feel that he needs again directly to excite feed mechanism, will be more favourable.
For a person skilled in the art, clearly in this hands-free paper towel dispenser, can use any brake apparatus.One of object of brake apparatus is to prevent that paper handkerchief web is pulled rearward out feed mechanism, for example, when distributor is loaded new paper handkerchief web lamination again.Fig. 5 shows one embodiment of the present of invention, and it has the example of Yi Ge mechanical braking mechanism 12, and paper handkerchief web is forced on the cylinder 19 of rubber covering.According to the embodiments of the invention shown in Fig. 5, can there is a bar 24, this bar 24 is locked to paper handkerchief on blanket cylinder 19 when paper handkerchief pulls back.When paper handkerchief is by feed mechanism 10 during towards the direction feed of distribution openings, web tension force lifts bar 24 gently, and then paper handkerchief is released from locking state.Certainly, for example electric power, electromagnetism, interference brake apparatus also can be suitable for using, or also can use other mechanical locking device, such as the groove at cylinder end or the feather in analog, etc.
Fig. 6 and Fig. 7 show two kinds of possible different cutter sweeps according to an embodiment of the invention.In Fig. 6, cutting or perforation function are incorporated in cylinder 23, and this cylinder 23, not only as head roll, serves as back-up roller more.This cylinder 23 is worked near the second head roll 21.Head roll 20 and 21 is arranged with S shape layout.If because the cause of paper handkerchief allocated length needs cylinder 23 to rotate slowlyer than head roll 20 and 21, this layout is favourable.Alternatively, cutting or perforation function can be incorporated in head roll 20 alternatively, and this will make back-up roller 23 optional.If cutting or perforation are incorporated in head roll 20, the size of head roll need to be selected according to required allocated length.In Fig. 7, cutting is to be torn distributed paper handkerchief and complete by tearing blade near one by user.The present invention is never confined to these cutter sweeps, and those skilled in the art will freely select any available cutter sweep of the present invention that is applicable to.
The present invention also comprises any obvious suitable method or ins and outs that contain hands-free paper towel dispenser required for protection and paper handkerchief distribution system.The present invention also can be other embodiment that is different from shown embodiment, and can implement in every way.
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1. a hands-free paper towel dispenser, is characterized in that: allocation units (1) comprise outer antetheca (2); Two lateral walls (3); Housing (4), described housing (4) is for keeping the cotton paper of accordion shape or the folding napkin web of the non-woven material heap layer (5) of continuous length, described heap layer (5) comprises lamination (6), described lamination (6) comprises the jockey (7) between lamination (6), described outer antetheca (2) comprises the inlet port (8) that leads to described paper handkerchief web heap layer (5), by described inlet port (8), the folding napkin web lamination (6) of described continuous accordion shape can be inserted in described housing (4), and is added to the bottom of described heap layer (5); The distribution openings of paper handkerchief web (9); feed mechanism (10), described feed mechanism (10) be arranged to make described paper handkerchief web in distribution openings (9) in initial modes (13), described feed mechanism (10) comprises the microprocessor (11) that distributes paper handkerchief web from the top of described heap layer (5) for controlling, driver element (16) and brake apparatus (12), described driver element (16) and described brake apparatus (12) are arranged in the downstream of described heap layer (5), described brake apparatus (12) is configured to prevent that paper handkerchief web from back extracting out from feed mechanism, and wherein said microprocessor is controlled driver element and brake apparatus.
2. a hands-free paper towel dispenser, is characterized in that: allocation units (1) comprise outer antetheca (2); Two lateral walls (3); Housing (4), described housing (4) is for keeping the cotton paper of accordion shape or the folding napkin web of the non-woven material heap layer (5) of continuous length, described heap layer (5) comprises lamination (6), described lamination (6) comprises the jockey (7) between lamination (6), described outer antetheca (2) comprises the inlet port (8) that leads to described paper handkerchief web heap layer (5), by described inlet port (8), the folding napkin web lamination (6) of described continuous accordion shape can be inserted in described housing (4), and is added to the bottom of described heap layer (5); The distribution openings of paper handkerchief web (9); Feed mechanism (10), described feed mechanism (10) comprises the brake apparatus (12) that distributes parts (11), driver element (16) and the paper handkerchief web of paper handkerchief web from the top of described heap layer (5) for controlling, described feed mechanism (10) be arranged to make paper handkerchief web in distribution openings (9) in initial modes (13), wherein said distribution openings (9) is arranged in the below of described paper handkerchief web heap layer.
3. hands-free paper towel dispenser according to claim 1, it is characterized in that start sensor (15) is arranged to respond to user's existence, and exciting described feed mechanism (10), described feed mechanism (10) will automatically start to non-manual position the distribution of paper handkerchief web.
4. according to the hands-free paper towel dispenser described in claim 1-3, it is characterized in that the width of described sidewall (3) is not more than 10cm.
5. according to the hands-free paper towel dispenser described in claim 1-4, it is characterized in that described feed mechanism (10) can make the position (13) of the paper handkerchief web that distribution openings (9) locates in initial modes (13), remain unchanged in filling process again.
6. according to the hands-free paper towel dispenser described in claim 1-5, it is characterized in that described feed mechanism (10) is arranged to move when described inlet port (8) is opened under non-operating mode.
7. according to the hands-free paper towel dispenser described in claim 1-6, described in it is characterized in that, for controlling from the top of described heap layer (5), distribute the parts (11) of paper handkerchief web not allow last several the paper handkerchiefs of described paper handkerchief web to be assigned with.
8. hands-free paper towel dispenser according to claim 7, described in it is characterized in that, for controlling the parts (11) of paper handkerchief web distribution, comprise sensing unit (14), described sensing unit (14) comprises that at least one is positioned at the sensor of the one side or the multi-lateral of described paper handkerchief web heap layer (5), described sensing unit (14) is arranged to as long as described sensing unit (14) detects paper handkerchief web, just allow described for the parts (11) of controlling distribution in mode of operation.
9. hands-free paper towel dispenser according to claim 8, it is characterized in that described sensing unit (14) is arranged to transmission of signal, described signal can be used for measuring the interruption that is delivered to the continuous paper handkerchief web of described feed mechanism (10) from described paper handkerchief web heap layer (5).
10. the hands-free paper towel dispenser described according to Claim 8-9, it is characterized in that indicator, such as indicator lamp, be arranged to when the interruption that measures the paper handkerchief web of the continuous length transmitting from described paper handkerchief web heap layer (5) to described feed mechanism (10), described sensing unit (14) sends distributor while being empty signal, and described indicator is excited.
11. according to the hands-free paper towel dispenser described in any one of the claims, it is characterized in that there is the second sensing unit (22) in described the first sensing unit (14) below, described the second sensing unit (22) is arranged to measure and described paper handkerchief web heap layer (5) is detected in reduced levels, and thereby to the warning system transmitted signal such as lamp.
12. according to the hands-free paper towel dispenser described in any one of the claims, it is characterized in that described jockey (7) comprises glue or binding agent or pressure-sensitive tape.
13. according to the hands-free paper towel dispenser described in any one of the claims, it is characterized in that described feed mechanism (10) is in the position with described paper handkerchief web heap layer vertical alignment.
14. according to the hands-free paper towel dispenser described in any one of the claims, it is characterized in that described start sensor (15) has the working range that is not more than about 30cm.
15. according to the hands-free paper towel dispenser described in any one of the claims, and the length that it is characterized in that the described paper handkerchief web in non-manual position is about 15 to about 50cm.
16. 1 kinds of hands-free paper towel distribution systems, is characterized in that
-consumable unit, described consumable unit comprises the cotton paper of accordion shape or the folding napkin web of the non-woven material web heap layer (5) of continuous length, and described heap layer (5) comprises lamination (6) and the jockey (7) between lamination (6);
-allocation units (1), described allocation units (1) comprising: outer antetheca (2) and two lateral walls (3), be used for keeping the housing (4) of described heap layer (5), described outer antetheca (2) comprises inlet port (8), the distribution openings of paper handkerchief web (9), feed mechanism (10), described feed mechanism (10) comprises the brake apparatus (12) that distributes microprocessor (11), driver element (16) and the paper handkerchief web of paper handkerchief web from the top of described heap layer (5) for controlling;
Within-consumable unit is positioned at described allocation units (1), and be inserted in housing (4) by described inlet port (8), when described housing (4) is added to the bottom of described heap layer (5) for the cotton paper of the accordion shape at continuous length or the folding napkin web lamination (6) of non-woven material web, keeping described consumable unit, described consumable unit is also connected to described allocation units from the top of described heap layer (5) via described brake apparatus (12) by described paper handkerchief web, and send by described distribution openings (9), simultaneously described feed mechanism (10) make described paper handkerchief web in described distribution openings (9) in initial modes (13), described brake apparatus is configured to prevent that paper handkerchief web from back extracting out from feed mechanism (10), and wherein said microprocessor is controlled described driver element and described brake apparatus.
17. 1 kinds of hands-free paper towel distribution systems, is characterized in that
-consumable unit, described consumable unit comprises the cotton paper of accordion shape or the folding napkin web of the non-woven material web heap layer (5) of continuous length, and described heap layer (5) comprises lamination (6) and the jockey (7) between lamination (6);
-allocation units (1), described allocation units (1) comprising: outer antetheca (2) and two lateral walls (3), be used for keeping the housing (4) of described heap layer (5), described outer antetheca (2) comprises inlet port (8), the distribution openings of paper handkerchief web (9), feed mechanism (10), described feed mechanism (10) comprises the brake apparatus (12) that distributes parts (11), driver element (16) and the paper handkerchief web of paper handkerchief web from the top of described heap layer (5) for controlling;
Within-consumable unit is positioned at described allocation units (1), and be inserted in housing (4) by described inlet port (8), when described housing (4) is added to the bottom of described heap layer (5) for the cotton paper of the accordion shape at continuous length or the folding napkin web lamination (6) of non-woven material web, keeping described consumable unit, described consumable unit is also connected to described allocation units from the top of described heap layer (5) via described brake apparatus (12) by described paper handkerchief web, and send by described distribution openings (9), simultaneously described feed mechanism (10) make described paper handkerchief web in described distribution openings (9) in initial modes (13), wherein said distribution openings (9) is arranged in the below of described paper handkerchief web heap layer (5).
18. according to the hands-free paper towel distribution system described in claim 16 or 17, it is characterized in that start sensor (15) is arranged to respond to user's existence, and exciting described feed mechanism (10), described feed mechanism (10) will automatically start to non-manual position the distribution of paper handkerchief web.
19. according to the hands-free paper towel distribution system described in claim 16-18, it is characterized in that the width of described sidewall (3) is not more than 10cm, and the folding napkin of described accordion shape has the face width (16) that is not more than 10cm.
20. according to the hands-free paper towel distribution system described in claim 16-19, it is characterized in that described feed mechanism (10) is arranged to make the position of the paper handkerchief web that described distribution openings (9) locates in filling process again, to remain in initial modes (13) constant.
21. according to the hands-free paper towel distribution system described in claim 16-20, it is characterized in that described feed mechanism (10) is arranged to move under non-operating mode when described inlet port (8) is opened.
22. according to the hands-free paper towel distribution system described in claim 16-21, described in it is characterized in that, for controlling from the top of described heap layer (5), distributes the parts (11) of paper handkerchief web not allow last several the paper handkerchiefs of described paper handkerchief web to be assigned with.
23. according to the hands-free paper towel distribution system of claim 22, described in it is characterized in that, for controlling the parts (11) of paper handkerchief web distribution, comprise sensing unit, described sensing unit comprises that at least one is positioned at the sensor (14) of the one side or the multi-lateral of described paper handkerchief web heap layer (5), described sensing unit (14) makes as long as described sensing unit (14) detects paper handkerchief web, allows described in running order for controlling the parts (11) of distribution.
24. hands-free paper towel distribution systems according to claim 23, is characterized in that described sensing unit (14) is arranged to transmit and can be used for measuring the signal of any interruption that is delivered to the continuous paper handkerchief web of described feed mechanism (10) from described paper handkerchief web heap layer (5).
25. according to the hands-free paper towel distribution system described in claim 23-24, it is characterized in that indicator, such as indicator lamp, be arranged to when the interruption that measures the paper handkerchief web of the continuous length transmitting to described feed mechanism (10) from the heap layer (5) of described paper handkerchief web, described sensing unit (14) sends distributor while being empty signal, and described indicator is excited.
26. according to the hands-free paper towel distribution system described in claim 16-25, it is characterized in that there is the second sensing unit (22) in described the first sensing unit (14) below, described the second sensing unit (22) is arranged to measure and described paper handkerchief web heap layer is detected in low-level, and thereby to the warning system transmitted signal such as indicator lamp.
27. according to the hands-free paper towel distribution system described in claim 16-26, it is characterized in that the jockey (7) between described lamination (6) comprises glue or binding agent or pressure-sensitive tape.
28. according to the hands-free paper towel distribution system described in claim 16-27, it is characterized in that described feed mechanism (10) is in the position with described paper handkerchief web heap layer (5) vertical alignment.
29. according to the hands-free paper towel distribution system described in claim 16-28, it is characterized in that described start sensor (15) has the opereating specification that is not more than 30cm.
30. according to the hands-free paper towel distribution system described in claim 16-29, it is characterized in that the length of the described paper handkerchief web in non-manual position is preferably about 15 to about 50cm.
31. comprise the use of running stores of the paper handkerchief of cotton paper or non-woven material web, and described running stores are by distributing according to the hands-free paper towel distribution system described in claim 16-30.
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