EP0532808A1 - Roll - Google Patents
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- EP0532808A1 EP0532808A1 EP91310611A EP91310611A EP0532808A1 EP 0532808 A1 EP0532808 A1 EP 0532808A1 EP 91310611 A EP91310611 A EP 91310611A EP 91310611 A EP91310611 A EP 91310611A EP 0532808 A1 EP0532808 A1 EP 0532808A1
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- roll
- towel
- foamed article
- sheet material
- peripheral surface
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
- B65H—HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
- B65H27/00—Special constructions, e.g. surface features, of feed or guide rollers for webs
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
- A47K—SANITARY EQUIPMENT NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; TOILET ACCESSORIES
- A47K10/00—Body-drying implements; Toilet paper; Holders therefor
- A47K10/16—Paper towels; Toilet paper; Holders therefor
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
- A47K—SANITARY EQUIPMENT NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; TOILET ACCESSORIES
- A47K10/00—Body-drying implements; Toilet paper; Holders therefor
- A47K10/24—Towel dispensers, e.g. for piled-up or folded textile towels; Toilet-paper dispensers; Dispensers for piled-up or folded textile towels provided or not with devices for taking-up soiled towels as far as not mechanically driven
- A47K10/28—Towel dispensers, e.g. for piled-up or folded textile towels; Toilet-paper dispensers; Dispensers for piled-up or folded textile towels provided or not with devices for taking-up soiled towels as far as not mechanically driven dispensing a clean part and taking-up a soiled part, e.g. using rolls; with dispensers for soap or other detergents; with disinfecting or heating devices
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
- B65H—HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
- B65H2404/00—Parts for transporting or guiding the handled material
- B65H2404/10—Rollers
- B65H2404/18—Rollers composed of several layers
- B65H2404/181—Rollers composed of several layers with cavities or projections at least at one layer
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
- B65H—HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
- B65H2404/00—Parts for transporting or guiding the handled material
- B65H2404/10—Rollers
- B65H2404/18—Rollers composed of several layers
- B65H2404/182—Rollers composed of several layers with emery paper like coating (gripping, anti-slip)
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
- B65H—HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
- B65H2404/00—Parts for transporting or guiding the handled material
- B65H2404/10—Rollers
- B65H2404/18—Rollers composed of several layers
- B65H2404/185—Rollers composed of several layers easy deformable
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
- B65H—HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
- B65H2404/00—Parts for transporting or guiding the handled material
- B65H2404/50—Surface of the elements in contact with the forwarded or guided material
- B65H2404/52—Surface of the elements in contact with the forwarded or guided material other geometrical properties
- B65H2404/521—Reliefs
Definitions
- This invention relates to a roll provided with an anti-slip means on the outer periphery thereof.
- a towel dispenser has a roll A of an unused towel.
- the unused portion a is drawn out from the roll A and taken up to a take-up roll 1 after forming a loop a'.
- an upper driving roll 2 is rotated.
- a lower driving roll 4 is driven by the upper roll 2 through a transmission means 3 comprising a sprocket and a chain.
- the take-up roll 1 rotates since it has its bottom peripheral surface in contact with the top peripheral surface of the lower driving roll 4 by gravity.
- the lower driving roll 4 is in contact with the peripheral surface of the used portion a'' taken up to the take-up roll 1.
- the take-up roll 1 is rotated through the towel portion a''.
- the upper driving roll 2 is provided on its outer periphery with an anti-slip means to catch the unused portion a of the towel. Thus, when the unused portion a is drawn out, the upper driving roll 2 is rotated. Its rotation is transmitted to the lower driving roll 4 through the transmission means 3 to the take-up roll 1. Since the take-up roll 1 is also provided on its outer periphery with an anti-slip means similar to that of the upper driving roll 2, the take-up roll 1 is rotated through the used portion a''.
- the anti-slip means provided on the take-up roll 1 and the upper driving roll 2 is in the form of a web of sand paper 5 wound helically and secured to the rolls with an adhesive as shown in Fig. 6.
- the towel fiber tends to get caught on the abrasive grains of the sand paper at the pointed protruding ends thereof. If the towel is pulled hard, its fiber may tear. This shortens the life of the towel.
- Another problem is that the abrasive grains wear with use. If worn excessively, the upper driving roll and the take-up shaft may slip with respect to the towel.
- this invention provides a roll comprising a roll body and groups of short fibers in the form of rigid monofilaments planted in the outer peripheral surface of the roll body.
- a roll comprising a roll body and a layered foamed article having independent air bubbles and provided with a skin, said foamed article being mounted on the outer peripheral surface of said roll body with said skin removed to expose recesses of said air bubbles.
- the rolls according to this invention are used for the upper driving roll and the lower driving roll of a towel dispenser.
- the roll provided with short fibers can prevent the roll from slipping with respect to the towel since its short fibers engage the surface of the towel.
- the foamed article is pressed and resiliently deformed by the towel and slightly compressed, so that the towel is pressed tightly against the foamed article by impact resilience and is caught on the open edges of the exposed recesses.
- the roll is prevented from slipping on the towel.
- the short fibers planted on the outer peripheral surface of the roll body serve to prevent the roll from slipping with respect to the towel. They never tear the fiber of the towel.
- a foamed article having independent air bubbles is provided on the outer peripheral surface of the roll body with its recesses exposed by removing its skin.
- a towel drawn onto the foamed article is pressed against the foamed article and caught on the open edges of the recesses. This prevents slips between the roll and the towel.
- short fibers 23 in the form of more or less rigid monofilaments are planted in groups on the outer peripheral surface of a roll body 22.
- the short fibers 23 may be planted directly on the surface of the roll body 22 by electrostatic flocking. Otherwise, a substrate 24 tufted with the short fibers 23 may be secured to the peripheral surface of the roll body 22 with an adhesive.
- the short fibers may be planted over the entire outer peripheral surface of the roll body 22 as shown or may be planted in a plurality of parallel rows so that such rows extend perpendicular to the edges of the shaft.
- the short fibers 23 are in the form of monofilaments made of a synthetic resin such as a synthetic fiber including nylon, polyester and polypropylene. Their diameter and length are determined so that they can catch the surface of towel in the towel dispenser (shown in Fig. 5) and prevent the rolls 21 of the upper driving roll and the lower driving roll in the towel dispenser from slipping. If they are made of nylon, their diameter should be about 100 - 500 microns and their length about 1 - 1.5 mm.
- a layered foamed article 26 having independent air bubbles is mounted on the outer peripheral surface of the roll body 22.
- the foamed article 26 has a skin 27 adapted to be removed to expose recesses 28 of the bubbles.
- the foamed article 26 having independent air bubbles is made e.g. of an ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer or an ethylene-propylene rubber polyurethane.
- the skin 27 is removed e.g. by polishing.
- each of the disclosed embodiments comprises a roll for transporting or taking-up sheet material said roll having means defining an outer surface for contacting the sheet material, said outer surface being cylindrical so as to be non-abrasive to the sheet material and said outer surface being discontinuous to provide a plurality of contacts between the sheet material and the outer surface to render the outer surface anti-slip with respect to the sheet material.
Abstract
A roll (21) for a towel dispenser has a roll body (22) and short fibers in the form of rigid monofilaments planted on the outer peripheral surface of the roll body. Such a roll (21) may also be provided on the outer periphery thereof with a layered foamed article (26) having independent air bubbles in recesses (28) and provided with a skin (27). The foamed article (26) is mounted on the outer peripheral surface of the roll (21) with the skin (27) removed to expose recesses (28) of the air bubbles.
Description
- This invention relates to a roll provided with an anti-slip means on the outer periphery thereof.
- As shown in Fig. 5, a towel dispenser has a roll A of an unused towel. The unused portion a is drawn out from the roll A and taken up to a take-
up roll 1 after forming a loop a'. - In taking up a used portion a'' of the towel to the take-
up roll 1, by drawing out the portion a from the roll A through the loop a', anupper driving roll 2 is rotated. Alower driving roll 4 is driven by theupper roll 2 through a transmission means 3 comprising a sprocket and a chain. Thus, the take-up roll 1 rotates since it has its bottom peripheral surface in contact with the top peripheral surface of thelower driving roll 4 by gravity. - In this state, the
lower driving roll 4 is in contact with the peripheral surface of the used portion a'' taken up to the take-up roll 1. Thus, when thelower driving roll 4 rotates, the take-up roll 1 is rotated through the towel portion a''. - The
upper driving roll 2 is provided on its outer periphery with an anti-slip means to catch the unused portion a of the towel. Thus, when the unused portion a is drawn out, theupper driving roll 2 is rotated. Its rotation is transmitted to thelower driving roll 4 through the transmission means 3 to the take-up roll 1. Since the take-up roll 1 is also provided on its outer periphery with an anti-slip means similar to that of theupper driving roll 2, the take-up roll 1 is rotated through the used portion a''. - The anti-slip means provided on the take-
up roll 1 and theupper driving roll 2 is in the form of a web ofsand paper 5 wound helically and secured to the rolls with an adhesive as shown in Fig. 6. - In this arrangement, the towel fiber tends to get caught on the abrasive grains of the sand paper at the pointed protruding ends thereof. If the towel is pulled hard, its fiber may tear. This shortens the life of the towel.
- Another problem is that the abrasive grains wear with use. If worn excessively, the upper driving roll and the take-up shaft may slip with respect to the towel.
- It is an object of this invention to provide a roll which does not damage the towel and which is free of slip with respect to the towel.
- In order to solve the above problems, this invention provides a roll comprising a roll body and groups of short fibers in the form of rigid monofilaments planted in the outer peripheral surface of the roll body.
- Further, there is provided a roll comprising a roll body and a layered foamed article having independent air bubbles and provided with a skin, said foamed article being mounted on the outer peripheral surface of said roll body with said skin removed to expose recesses of said air bubbles.
- For example, the rolls according to this invention are used for the upper driving roll and the lower driving roll of a towel dispenser.
- The roll provided with short fibers can prevent the roll from slipping with respect to the towel since its short fibers engage the surface of the towel.
- In case of the roll having independent bubbles in the foamed article with the recesses exposed, the foamed article is pressed and resiliently deformed by the towel and slightly compressed, so that the towel is pressed tightly against the foamed article by impact resilience and is caught on the open edges of the exposed recesses. Thus, the roll is prevented from slipping on the towel.
- According to the present invention, the short fibers planted on the outer peripheral surface of the roll body serve to prevent the roll from slipping with respect to the towel. They never tear the fiber of the towel.
- A foamed article having independent air bubbles is provided on the outer peripheral surface of the roll body with its recesses exposed by removing its skin. A towel drawn onto the foamed article is pressed against the foamed article and caught on the open edges of the recesses. This prevents slips between the roll and the towel.
- Other features and objects of the present invention will become apparent from the following description taken with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which:
- Fig. 1 is a perspective view of the first embodiment of the roll according to this invention;
- Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional front view of a portion of the same;
- Fig. 3 is a partially cutaway front view of the second embodiment of the roll;
- Fig. 4 is a vertical sectional front view showing the state before the skin is removed.;
- Fig. 5 is a vertical sectional side view of a towel dispenser; and
- Fig. 6 is a front view of a prior art article.
- As shown in Figs. 1 and 2,
short fibers 23 in the form of more or less rigid monofilaments are planted in groups on the outer peripheral surface of aroll body 22. Theshort fibers 23 may be planted directly on the surface of theroll body 22 by electrostatic flocking. Otherwise, asubstrate 24 tufted with theshort fibers 23 may be secured to the peripheral surface of theroll body 22 with an adhesive. - The short fibers may be planted over the entire outer peripheral surface of the
roll body 22 as shown or may be planted in a plurality of parallel rows so that such rows extend perpendicular to the edges of the shaft. - The
short fibers 23 are in the form of monofilaments made of a synthetic resin such as a synthetic fiber including nylon, polyester and polypropylene. Their diameter and length are determined so that they can catch the surface of towel in the towel dispenser (shown in Fig. 5) and prevent therolls 21 of the upper driving roll and the lower driving roll in the towel dispenser from slipping. If they are made of nylon, their diameter should be about 100 - 500 microns and their length about 1 - 1.5 mm. - As shown in Figs. 3 and 4, a layered
foamed article 26 having independent air bubbles is mounted on the outer peripheral surface of theroll body 22. - The
foamed article 26 has askin 27 adapted to be removed to exposerecesses 28 of the bubbles. - The
foamed article 26 having independent air bubbles is made e.g. of an ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer or an ethylene-propylene rubber polyurethane. Theskin 27 is removed e.g. by polishing. - In this arrangement, by pulling out a towel in the towel dispenser (shown in Fig. 5), the towel is pressed against the peripheral surfaces of the upper driving roll and the lower driving roll in the towel dispenser. Thus, the
foamed article 26 on each roll is resiliently deformed and slightly compressed, so that the towel is pressed tightly against the foamed article by impact resilience and is caught on the open edges of the exposedrecesses 28. Thus, theroll 21 is prevented from slipping against the towel. - From the foregoing it will be appreciated that each of the disclosed embodiments comprises a roll for transporting or taking-up sheet material said roll having means defining an outer surface for contacting the sheet material, said outer surface being cylindrical so as to be non-abrasive to the sheet material and said outer surface being discontinuous to provide a plurality of contacts between the sheet material and the outer surface to render the outer surface anti-slip with respect to the sheet material.
Claims (3)
- A roll for transporting or taking-up sheet material said roll having means defining an outer surface for contacting the sheet material, said outer surface being cylindrical so as to be non-abrasive to the sheet material and said outer surface being discontinuous to provide a plurality of contacts between the sheet material and the outer surface to render the outer surface anti-slip with respect to the sheet material.
- A roll for a towel dispenser comprising a roll body and short fibers in the form of rigid monofilaments planted on the outer peripheral surface of said roll body.
- A roll for a towel dispenser comprising a roll body and a layered foamed article having independent air bubbles in recesses and provided with a skin, said foamed article being mounted on the outer peripheral surface of said roll body with said skin removed to expose recesses of said bubbles.
Applications Claiming Priority (2)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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JP3239780A JPH0579508A (en) | 1991-09-19 | 1991-09-19 | Roll |
JP239780/91 | 1991-09-19 |
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EP0532808A1 true EP0532808A1 (en) | 1993-03-24 |
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EP91310611A Withdrawn EP0532808A1 (en) | 1991-09-19 | 1991-11-18 | Roll |
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Citations (9)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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GB732768A (en) * | 1953-12-21 | 1955-06-29 | Geoffrey Knox | Improved apparatus for dispensing sheet material from a continuous web |
GB1138447A (en) * | 1966-07-11 | 1969-01-01 | Strattwell Developments Ltd | Improved apparatus for dispensing towelling |
DE2007604A1 (en) * | 1969-02-27 | 1970-09-10 | Aschbacher, Paul, Bozen (Italien) | Dispenser for sheets of a certain size separated from a strip |
US3864778A (en) * | 1972-08-18 | 1975-02-11 | Frank E Vopat | Chalk eraser made from closed cell foam plastic |
EP0119687A1 (en) * | 1983-02-19 | 1984-09-26 | Glynwed Engineering Limited | Towel dispensing apparatus |
US4707408A (en) * | 1985-03-08 | 1987-11-17 | Bridgestone Corporation | Roll for use in business machine |
EP0269424A1 (en) * | 1986-11-26 | 1988-06-01 | David Kennedy (Engineers) Holdings Limited | Continuous towel cabinets for paper towel |
EP0286571A2 (en) * | 1987-04-06 | 1988-10-12 | UNITED TECHNOLOGIES AUTOMOTIVE, Inc. | Improved sound absorption in foam core panels and their method of manufacture |
US4988087A (en) * | 1989-07-03 | 1991-01-29 | Xerox Corporation | Sheet Stacker |
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JPS5153433Y2 (en) * | 1972-04-25 | 1976-12-21 | ||
JPS5581138A (en) * | 1978-12-14 | 1980-06-18 | Fujitsu Ltd | Manufacturing of feed roller |
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- 1991-09-19 JP JP3239780A patent/JPH0579508A/en active Pending
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Patent Citations (9)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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GB732768A (en) * | 1953-12-21 | 1955-06-29 | Geoffrey Knox | Improved apparatus for dispensing sheet material from a continuous web |
GB1138447A (en) * | 1966-07-11 | 1969-01-01 | Strattwell Developments Ltd | Improved apparatus for dispensing towelling |
DE2007604A1 (en) * | 1969-02-27 | 1970-09-10 | Aschbacher, Paul, Bozen (Italien) | Dispenser for sheets of a certain size separated from a strip |
US3864778A (en) * | 1972-08-18 | 1975-02-11 | Frank E Vopat | Chalk eraser made from closed cell foam plastic |
EP0119687A1 (en) * | 1983-02-19 | 1984-09-26 | Glynwed Engineering Limited | Towel dispensing apparatus |
US4707408A (en) * | 1985-03-08 | 1987-11-17 | Bridgestone Corporation | Roll for use in business machine |
EP0269424A1 (en) * | 1986-11-26 | 1988-06-01 | David Kennedy (Engineers) Holdings Limited | Continuous towel cabinets for paper towel |
EP0286571A2 (en) * | 1987-04-06 | 1988-10-12 | UNITED TECHNOLOGIES AUTOMOTIVE, Inc. | Improved sound absorption in foam core panels and their method of manufacture |
US4988087A (en) * | 1989-07-03 | 1991-01-29 | Xerox Corporation | Sheet Stacker |
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