EA031056B1 - Dispenser comprising a product loading and unloading mechanism - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a dispenser designed for use of products made of paper such as paper towels, toilet papers and the like and comprising a mechanism enabling the product to be easily loaded thereinto and unloaded therefrom. The dispenser developed within the scope of the present invention comprises the following: a cover (5), a dispenser main body (7), a dispenser inner receptacle (6) for placing a product (1), at least one leg (3) positioned on both, right (R) and left (L) sides thereof to facilitate placement of the product (1) made of paper into the dispenser, and leg protectors (2) housing the legs (3). With the use of dispenser according to the present invention, the product (1) can be easily placed into the dispenser and a core tube (4) remaining after the product (1) is finished can be easily removed from the dispenser. The operation of flexing the holder legs (3) positioned in the dispenser with one hand is not required during the placement of the product (1) and removal of the core tube (4) wound with the product (1) from the dispenser when the product (1) is finished.

Description

The invention relates to a dispenser intended for use in it of products made of paper, such as paper towels, toilet paper and the like, and containing a mechanism that allows for the unhindered loading and unloading of the product into it.

The level of technology

Products made of paper are used in residential premises, places of employment of people and in many public places, toilets and areas where there are wet surfaces. Products made of paper are provided for use by placing them in a dispenser.

Products made of paper are mainly offered to consumers wound around a tubular core. The quality of the product is ensured by its placement in the dispenser in the form of rolls. In order to place the product in the dispenser, it is necessary to bend the retaining tabs, made on both sides of the dispenser, to the sides in opposite directions in a horizontal plane (to the outer part of the dispenser) so that the product can pass. In this mechanism, in which two retaining elements are made with the possibility of displacement, the retaining legs enter the cylinder in the center of rotation of the product. Elements in the form of retaining tabs, which prevent the product from falling out, have a smooth cylindrical shape. When using these dispensers, the product is held with one hand and one of the retaining tabs must be bent with the other hand while placing the product in the dispenser. The product cannot be placed ergonomically in the dispenser with one hand.

The dispensers used today also contain systems for loading the product, and these systems are equipped with two legs, mounted on one side and configured to shift to the other side. The element in the form of a displaceable tab has a cylindrical cross section, when viewed from above, and a cross section in the shape of a right triangle, when viewed from the side. The triangle-shaped cross section bends during placement of the product roll, but, despite the fact that in this case the product can be easily loaded, this does not eliminate the difficulty that occurs when the roll is removed when the product is used up. When using this system, the product is held with one hand and is placed in the dispenser due to bending of the foot configured for displacement with the other hand.

When using a dispenser made in accordance with the present invention, the problems mentioned are eliminated, the product made of paper can be easily and ergonomically placed in the dispenser, and the tubular core remaining in the dispenser can be removed from the dispenser unhindered when the product is consumed .

Purpose of the invention

The purpose of the present invention is to provide a dispenser that allows for the smooth operation of product placement during use of paper products, such as paper towels, toilet paper, and the like, and for removing the tubular core that remains after the product is used up.

Description of graphic materials

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the system when it is filled and its lid is in the open position.

FIG. 2 is a side view in cross section of the system when it is not filled.

FIG. 3 is a side view in cross section of the system with the product.

FIG. 4 is a front cross-sectional view of the system with the product.

FIG. 5 is a top cross-sectional view of the system when the product is inserted.

FIG. 6 is a top view in cross section of the system with the product.

FIG. 7 is a front, side and top view of the legs and protective elements for the legs.

FIG. 8 is a detailed view of the legs and protective elements for the legs.

FIG. 9 - the image of the geometric design of the surface of the foot with the planes XZ and YZ.

List of reference positions

- product;

- protective element for the foot;

- foot;

- tubular core;

- cover;

- the internal container of the dispenser;

- the main part of the dispenser;

- a quadrangular, angular design, made on the surface of the foot in the YZ plane in the vertical direction;

- floor plane;

A - an arrow indicating the direction of movement of the legs in the horizontal plane;

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R - the right side of the dispenser, when viewed from the front;

L - the left side of the dispenser, when viewed from the front.

Description of the invention

The present invention relates to a dispenser intended for use in it of articles made of paper, such as paper towels, toilet paper and the like, and containing a mechanism allowing for the unimpeded loading and unloading of articles into it.

The dispenser made in accordance with the present invention comprises the following: a cover (5), a main part (7) of the dispenser, an internal container (6) of the dispenser for placing the product (1), at least one tab (3) made on its both, right (R) and left (L), lateral sides to facilitate the placement of the product (1), made of paper, in the dispenser and protective elements (2) for the tabs, containing the tabs (3). The applied article (1) is wound around the tubular core (4). Parts in the form of protective elements (2) for the legs allow the legs (3) to bend / move only in the lateral direction, do not allow movement of the legs (3) in the vertical direction, and act as a receiving element for the legs (3). The legs (3) have a parabolic surface along the x and z axes in order to allow the product (1) to be easily placed in the dispenser and removed from it (Fig. 9). The shape of the surface of the legs (3) allows the product (1) to slide freely along the legs (3) and move it. The product (1), during its displacement, applies a pushing force to the tabs (3) and allows the tabs (3) to move in a horizontal plane in the direction of the arrow (A) shown in FIG. 5, and openings in the lateral direction. Looking at the tabs (3) from the XZ plane shown in FIG. 9, the surfaces of the legs (3) are parabolic in shape. Thanks to this parabolic structure, the product (1) can freely enter and move in the dispenser when it moves forward or backward along the x axis, and allows the legs (3) to bend in the horizontal plane in the direction (A) and open in the lateral direction beyond the expense of the pushing force applied by the article (1) to the surface of the tabs (3) during its passage (FIG. 5). Due to this parabolic design of the surface of the foot (3), the product (1) is easily placed in the dispenser and the tubular core (4), which remains after the product (1) has been used up, is easily removed from the dispenser. If you look at the tabs (3) in the YZ plane, shown in FIG. 9, a quadrangular design (8) is made on the surface of the foot (3). This construction (8) is shown in detail in FIG. 7 and 9, while it prevents the movement of the legs (3) when there is a force along the y axis in the vertical direction. The fall of the product (1) is prevented due to this angular and quadrangular structure (8), made on the surface of the foot (3) in the vertical direction (y-axis), i.e., made to be perpendicular to the floor plane. This design (8) enters the tubular core (4) of the product, fixes the product (1) due to its angular shape, and prevents the product (1) from moving in the vertical direction. As shown in FIG. 9, the tabs (3) and the parts in the form of protective elements (2) are located in the dispenser in such a way that the angled structure (8) in the middle part is made along the y axis or in the vertical direction.

When placing the product (1) in the dispenser, there is no need to manually bend any of the legs (3). Product (1), as shown in FIG. 9 and 2, they are pushed along the x axis and placed in the place intended for it by displacement along the parabolic surfaces of the legs (3) inside the dispenser. During placement of the product (1) in the dispenser, the tabs (3) under pressure exerted on the surface of the tabs (3) move in the direction of the applied force (direction (A)), as shown in FIG. 5, i.e., they allow the article (1) to pass due to bending in the direction of the lateral sides in the horizontal plane, in other words, in the lateral direction. During placement of the article (1) in the dispenser, the surfaces of the tabs (3) are pushed to the side in the lateral direction due to the pressure exerted on them, and the legs (3) move to the lateral sides in the lateral direction, as shown in FIG. 5. Pads (3), when their central axis is aligned with the central axis of the product (1), enter the tubular core (4), which is made in the center of the product (1) and around which the product is wound, and fix the product (1) due to his cuddling. The article (1) does not move in the vertical direction and is fixed due to the structure having the corners (8), which is made on the surface of the tab (3) in the vertical direction, and the input of the said structure (8) into the tubular core (4).

After the product (1) placed in the dispenser is used up, the tubular core (4) is pulled out of the dispenser in the direction opposite to the loading direction, in other words, it is pulled out of the dispenser, and the tabs (3) open in the lateral direction due to the pushing force under pressure exerted on the surface of the legs (3). After removal of the tubular core (4) located between the legs (3), the legs (3) again return to their original closed position (as in Fig. 6).

When using a dispenser according to the present invention, the product (1) can be freely placed in the dispenser, and the tubular core (4) remaining after using the product (1) can be easily removed from the dispenser. During the placement of the product (1) and the removal of the tubular core (4), on which the product is wound (1),

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Claims (5)

CLAIM 1. A distributing device intended for using articles (1) made of paper and wound around a tubular core (4), and containing a main part (7) of the dispensing device, a cover (5) attached to the main part (7) of the dispensing the device, and the internal container (6) of the dispenser for placing the product (1), formed by the internal surfaces of the walls of the main part (7) of the dispenser, characterized in that it further comprises the following: legs (3), made at least one on each of both, right (R) and left (L), sides, and parts in the form of protective elements (2) for the legs, acting as a receiving element for the legs (3) while each foot (3) is made as one element consisting of an elongated part and a part with a parabolic shape, each foot (3) is attached to the part as a protective element (2) for the foot by the end of the elongated part in such a way that the foot (3) is made with the possibility of displacement in the lateral direction (in the direction (A)) under pressure and pushing force acting on a part with a parabolic shape surface during placement of the product (1) in the dispenser and during removal of the tubular core (4) of the product from the dispenser after the product (1) has been consumed, and when viewed from the XZ plane, the part with the surface of a parabolic shape has a parabolic shape, and the upper and lower surfaces of the part with a surface of a parabolic shape are flat and parallel to the floor plane, and when viewed from the YZ plane, the part with ited parabolic shape has a quadrangular structure (8) arranged perpendicularly to the plane of the floor. 2. The dispensing device according to claim 1, characterized in that the tabs (3) and parts in the form of protective elements (2) for the tabs are located inside the dispenser so that a quadrangular structure having corners (8), made in the middle part of the surfaces of the tabs ( 3), is located on the y-axis or in the vertical direction, perpendicular to the floor plane. - 3 031056 FIG. one FIG. 2 FIG. 3 FIG. four 3. The dispensing device according to claim 1, characterized in that the quadrangular angular structure (8), made on the surface of the foot (3) in the vertical direction, is positioned so that it enters the tubular core (4) of the product when the product is placed in the dispenser and fixes the article (1) by preventing the article (1) from displacing the angular shape in the vertical direction. - 4 031056 FIG. five η AND FIG. 6 L · FIG. 7 4. The method of placing the product (1) in the dispensing device according to claim 1 and removing the tubular core (4) remaining after using the product (1) out of the specified dispenser, comprising the steps of displacing the product (1) inside the dispenser in the x-axis direction by sliding along the tabs (3), while the tabs (3) are bent in a horizontal plane and are displaced in the lateral direction to the lateral sides in the direction (A) under the pressure exerted by the article (1); inserting the tabs (3), when the central axis of the product (1) is aligned with the central axis of the tabs (3), into the tubular core (4) and the entrance has angles of a quadrangular structure (8) made in the middle part of the surface of the tab (3) in the vertical direction , into the tubular core (4), thereby preventing the product (1) from moving in the vertical direction and fixing the product (1); pulling the tubular core (4) remaining in the dispenser from the dispenser in a direction opposite to the loading direction after the product (1) has been used up; bending the legs (3) in a horizontal plane and opening / displacing them to the lateral sides in the lateral direction while pulling the tubular core (4) out of the dispenser; removal of the tubular core (4) located between the legs (3); and returning the legs (3) to their original position. - 5 031056 FIG. eight