EP0994667B1 - Distributeur d'essuie-mains - Google Patents

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EP0994667B1
EP0994667B1 EP99924956A EP99924956A EP0994667B1 EP 0994667 B1 EP0994667 B1 EP 0994667B1 EP 99924956 A EP99924956 A EP 99924956A EP 99924956 A EP99924956 A EP 99924956A EP 0994667 B1 EP0994667 B1 EP 0994667B1
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towel dispenser
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Michael STÜTZEL
Andreas Heub-Schneider
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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
    • A47K10/32—Dispensers for paper towels or toilet-paper
    • A47K10/34—Dispensers for paper towels or toilet-paper dispensing from a web, e.g. with mechanical dispensing means
    • A47K10/36—Dispensers for paper towels or toilet-paper dispensing from a web, e.g. with mechanical dispensing means with mechanical dispensing, roll switching or cutting devices
    • 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
    • A47K10/32—Dispensers for paper towels or toilet-paper
    • A47K10/34—Dispensers for paper towels or toilet-paper dispensing from a web, e.g. with mechanical dispensing means
    • A47K10/36—Dispensers for paper towels or toilet-paper dispensing from a web, e.g. with mechanical dispensing means with mechanical dispensing, roll switching or cutting devices
    • A47K10/3606—The cutting devices being motor driven
    • A47K10/3612—The cutting devices being motor driven with drive and pinch rollers
    • 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
    • A47K10/32—Dispensers for paper towels or toilet-paper
    • A47K10/34—Dispensers for paper towels or toilet-paper dispensing from a web, e.g. with mechanical dispensing means
    • A47K10/36—Dispensers for paper towels or toilet-paper dispensing from a web, e.g. with mechanical dispensing means with mechanical dispensing, roll switching or cutting devices
    • A47K10/3606—The cutting devices being motor driven
    • A47K10/3625—The cutting devices being motor driven with electronic control means
    • 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
    • A47K10/32—Dispensers for paper towels or toilet-paper
    • A47K10/34—Dispensers for paper towels or toilet-paper dispensing from a web, e.g. with mechanical dispensing means
    • A47K10/36—Dispensers for paper towels or toilet-paper dispensing from a web, e.g. with mechanical dispensing means with mechanical dispensing, roll switching or cutting devices
    • A47K2010/3668—Detection of the presence of a user
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10T—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
    • Y10T225/00—Severing by tearing or breaking
    • Y10T225/20—Severing by manually forcing against fixed edge
    • Y10T225/205—With feed-out of predetermined length from work supply
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10T—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
    • Y10T225/00—Severing by tearing or breaking
    • Y10T225/30—Breaking or tearing apparatus
    • Y10T225/393—Web restrainer

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  • the invention relates to a towel dispenser, in particular paper towel dispenser, comprising a housing in which a receptacle like roll for the towel or several towels and a dispenser for this or these available are, wherein an electric motor of the output device via an activatable from the housing exterior Sensor can be actuated.
  • Towel and in particular paper towel dispensers are known, their dispensing device reacts to a light-sensitive sensor.
  • the Sensor reacts to light changes, e.g. B. caused by people walking by with the known dispensing devices
  • the sensor must be on a side Housing wall can be arranged so that defined lighting conditions are guaranteed are.
  • This has the disadvantage that operators only take a long time Look for the sensor on the side.
  • Such dispenser devices are also often arranged too close to the side walls so that the amount of light is not sufficient to trigger a safe switching process.
  • a paper towel dispenser can be found in US 4,406,421, from the housing exterior a lever is accessible via the rack running inside the housing Comb the pinion and pinion so that a portion of the paper towel passes through a dispensing opening is accessible.
  • WO 97/29671 describes an electrically actuated paper towel dispenser, which can be actuated by means of a photo sensor.
  • the present invention is based on the problem of a dispenser device to further develop the type mentioned at the outset such that their operation is simplified and reliability is increased.
  • the sensor is a capacitive sensor with a first flat and a second flat electrode, which are arranged inside the housing and run along at least one housing wall that is permeable to an electrical field.
  • the first and second electrodes run in one plane or in two planes which run parallel or approximately parallel to a housing wall, in particular to the housing front wall.
  • the electrodes should have planar deviations that differ from one another, in particular in a ratio of 1: 5 to 1:20, in particular 1:10.
  • B. 8 cm 2 and the other electrode have an area of 0.8 cm 2 .
  • the electrodes are at a distance from one another, the same or less than the narrower electrode, which can also be called a strip is in its breadth.
  • the electrodes themselves should be at rest, so if there is only air as a dielectric outside the housing, one Have a capacitance of approximately 1 pF ⁇ 0.25 pF.
  • the dielectric then changes due to an approaching hand, the capacity change becomes a Signal triggered, which in turn actuates the towel dispenser.
  • the the Capacitor forming and in one plane or possibly two parallel planes, electrodes that are offset with respect to one another produce a quasi-directed field such that the capacity is influenced when there is a change in the dielectric distance up to about 30 mm to the surface of the towel dispenser housing through z.
  • That of those running in one level Electrode-formed capacitor can be opened as a plate capacitor be designated.
  • the capacitive sensor creates an electrical field in its environment, which is caused by Approach of a human hand is changed. The change is evaluated and triggers a pulse to actuate the dispenser.
  • the dispenser device can therefore be independent of room-related lighting conditions or other Environmental influences are used.
  • the senor is arranged on the front of the housing directly behind a front of the housing. The disposition of the sensor makes it easy to operate the dispenser guaranteed.
  • a separate housing side is also possible, provided that it is outside the housing spreads an effective and influenceable field.
  • the front of the case has at least a visualization for guidance has a sensor area and / or a removal opening. It is provided that the visualization on the front of the case as at least two in horizontal Formations extending in the direction is formed. Preferably, the Deformations formed as semicircular, relief-like grooves. It is also suggested that the indentations the front of the case in proportion to the golden Divide the cut.
  • the sensitivity can of the capacitive sensor can be set.
  • the sensor have a first preferably flat electrode and has a counter electrode, both directly behind a front surface the front are arranged to create an electrical field outside the case to create.
  • this is equipped with a battery-operated drive device.
  • a button is arranged on the inside of the housing, via which the output device can be controlled when the housing is open. Furthermore, a A timer is provided via which the triggering time of the output device can be set.
  • An integrated dead time element is also provided for determining a time after which the dispenser can be actuated again.
  • the circuit arrangement has overcurrent protection on.
  • one of the Provided on the front of the housing, spring-loaded lever which is a rack for driving the output device.
  • the rack follows one Section of a circle, the center of which is the axis of rotation of the lever.
  • the dispenser For dispensing paper towels in the form of paper rolls but also in the form of It is provided that the dispenser consists of a pulling roller and a single sheet this opposed pressure roller exists, the rack with a the shaft of the traction roller arranged cooperates.
  • the gear trained with a sleeve freewheel is provided.
  • a motor with a assigned gear provided in the arranged on the shaft of the pull roller Gear engages.
  • the motor is driven by the sensor-driven control unit driven.
  • a separation device is provided, wherein the separating device is arranged on the inside of the housing and is not accessible from the outside is.
  • the embodiment according to the invention differs from the prior art Technology, because in known devices, the separation device is on the front of the Housing arranged, whereby when reaching for paper towels or when detaching injuries are possible.
  • the housing has a number of advantages over the prior art Technology known housings.
  • an upper side of the housing is about 8 ° from the horizontal is inclined towards the viewer, so that the depositing of rolling objects such as Cigarettes is excluded.
  • the housing as a whole is preferably made of plastic.
  • Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a sensor-operated electrical Dispensing device 10 in the form of a paper towel dispenser with an integrated paper roll shown.
  • the dispenser device 10 has a housing 12, which consists of a hood-shaped cover 14 and a rear wall which can be fastened to a mounting wall (not shown) 16 exists.
  • the cover 14 is pivotally attached to the rear wall 16.
  • the hood-shaped cover 14 comprises an upper side 18, a front side 20, one Bottom 22 and side surfaces 24, 26. Overall, the surface of the hood-shaped Cover 14 closed, smooth and shiny, the individual pages 18, 20, 22 are at different angles to each other, so that a characteristic, dynamic appearance results.
  • the upper side 18 is slightly at an angle of preferably approximately 8 ° The viewer is inclined so that cigarettes can be put down or left to rest similar rolling objects is prevented.
  • a transition area 28 or intermediate field is provided, which for Mounting wall is inclined. so the optical alignment of the hood-shaped Cover 14 on a removal opening arranged in the lower region of the front side 20 30 is directed towards paper removal.
  • the housing 12 shown in FIG. 1 is a housing for a electrically operated dispenser with sensor activation.
  • the removal opening 30 and for the localization of a sensor field 31 are two in the horizontal Formations 32, 34 extending in the direction into the front 20 of the cover 14 formed. These are semicircular, relief-like grooves. This divide the dispenser housing 12 in the ratio of the golden ratio, so that gives a balanced appearance.
  • the grooves semicircular in cross section as the formations 32, 34 have a radius which is selected such that a perfect cleaning of the housing surface is guaranteed.
  • the informative Characteristics of the formations 32, 34 like grooves also increase the component rigidity especially the front 20.
  • Viewing windows 38 are located in both side walls 24, 26 of the hood-shaped cover 14 arranged, which is indicated by an indicated arrow shape to control the in the housing 12 allow existing unused amount of towels.
  • the viewing windows are off made of transparent plastic and divided into two (eroding structure / without structure), with a control mark based on the contour of the towel supply and the paper roll is.
  • the rear wall 16 is completely covered by the hood-shaped cover 14, so that this is not visible when installed.
  • a peripheral edge (not shown) on the back of the dispenser ensures a distance of approx. 2.5 mm to the mounting wall, so that splash water, condensation, etc. run off unhindered and cannot penetrate into the dispenser 10.
  • the dispenser device 10 according to the invention in that it has a capacitive sensor 38, which in the exemplary embodiment is arranged directly behind the front side 20 is.
  • the capacitive sensor 38 has a flat electrode 40 and one Counter electrode 42, which are arranged behind a sensor field 31, which by the horizontally extending grooves 32 and 34 is particularly highlighted on the front.
  • the electrodes 40, 42 extend at least in regions parallel or approximately parallel to the sensor field 31.
  • the sensor field 31 can cover the entire width of the housing include.
  • the sensor field can also be in the area of the abutting front and side surfaces 20, 26 of the housing 10 extend as in the region of an edge of the housing 10.
  • the capacitive sensor 38 has an evaluation circuit arranged on a circuit board 44 connected, which is described in more detail in Fig. 3.
  • a holder 46 which has a roller 48 to hold a towel roll, especially paper roll (not shown).
  • an output device 50 provided to Output of a portion of the roll from the removal opening 30.
  • the output device 50 comprises a pull roller 54 arranged on a shaft 52, a pressure roller 58 is also arranged opposite on a shaft 56. In a gap 60 formed between the tension roller 54 and the pressure roller 58 becomes a transporting paper strip (not shown) introduced when driving the Pull roller 54 is conveyed through the removal opening 30 to the outside.
  • a cutting edge 62 is provided, which in the here illustrated embodiment as a Z-shaped angle profile made of sheet metal with a Tooth patterning is formed. They are preferably on a longitudinal edge of the cutting edge attached teeth with different lengths.
  • the transported paper strip is along an arcuate guide surface 34 guided in the direction of the removal opening 30.
  • the transmission takes place of a torque by means of a motor 66, which via the control electronics 44 is controllable.
  • the motor 66 On the output side, the motor 66 has a gearwheel 68, which has a Another gear 70 with a gear arranged on the shaft 52 of the pull roller 54 72 cooperates.
  • an energy supply 74 is provided, which is both battery-operated and can be mains powered.
  • the motor controller 76 has a power supply unit 78 with a transformer 80 and a first supply unit 82 for supplying energy to the Sensor 38 and a second supply unit 84 for supplying energy to the motor 66th
  • the capacitive sensor 38 consists of the first flat electrode 40 and the counter electrode 42 for generating an electric field.
  • the sensor 38 is with a electronic control unit 88, which in turn is connected to a motor control circuit 90, which receives its energy from the second supply unit 84 receives.
  • the electronic control unit 88 is also connected to a trimmer 92, which is used to set a drive time of the motor 66, which is directly the Paper length determined. Furthermore, a button 94 is provided, which is manual Activation of the motor 66 enables the cover 14 when changing the paper is open. Overall, the motor 66 is only activated when the motor is closed Cover 14 possible. The closed position of the housing or the hood-shaped Cover 14 is detected via a switch 96.
  • the motor controller 90 directly controls the motor 66, which drives the gears 68, 70 having gear 98, which controls the output device 50. How it works the motor control 76 it should be noted that by approaching a hand that electric field formed between electrodes 40 and 42, in particular the dielectric constant of the dielectric otherwise formed by air is changed, and that the change is detected by the electronic control unit 88 and becomes one Control signal is processed. According to the one set by the trimmer 92 Driving time, the motor 66 is driven for a certain period of time, so that a Paper strips of predetermined length is dispensed.
  • All components of the control circuit 76 are designed using SMD technology.
  • the complete circuit including the electrodes 40, 42 is also on a circuit board arranged. It should be mentioned as particularly advantageous that the printed circuit board 44, the electrodes 40 and 42 inside the housing 12 and therefore not from the outside are visible and not accessible.
  • the control circuit 76 can also be arranged with the electrodes 40, 42 in a separate housing, whereby a additional protection and, in the event of a fault, easy maintenance given is; in the event of an electronic circuit malfunction, the housing only has to be removed and be replaced by a new, functional unit.
  • Dead time element In order to specify a trigger lock for repeated activation, there is an integrated one Dead time element provided, the dead time also adjustable by means of a trimmer is. An overcurrent protection circuit is also provided so that when the motor is blocked for example due to a paper jam or due to clogging the electronics against you high current is secured.
  • the electrodes 40, 42 are approximately rectangular and have area ratios of preferably 1:10.
  • one of the electrodes - in the exemplary embodiment the electrode 40 - can have an area of 8 cm 2 and the other electrode 42 can have an area of 0.8 cm 2 .
  • the capacitor formed by the electrodes 40, 42 should then - if the dielectric z. B. is not influenced by one hand, that is, in the idle state, have a capacitance of approximately 1 pF ⁇ 0.25 pF. Then there is a change in the dielectric by z. B. Approach of a hand to the housing 12 and in particular the sensor surface 31, a change in capacitance is caused due to the change in the dielectric, which provides a switching process for dispensing a portion of the towel pulled off a roll, such as in particular paper towel.
  • the electrode 40 rectangular and the electrode 42 is strip-shaped, the electrodes 40, 42 have a distance 41 which is smaller than the electrode 42 in its width. Becomes a surface of a unit 1 from the electrodes 40, 42 including the distance 41 stretched, about 80% fall from the latter onto the strip-shaped electrode 40 Distance 41 about 5% and on the strip-shaped electrode 42 about 15%. hereby the desired is directed to the exterior of the housing 12 extending electric field generated.
  • the electrodes 40, 42 By forming the electrodes 40, 42, in particular their different ones Sizes and their arrangement in a plane that is parallel to a housing wall, runs in particular to the front housing wall 20 or the sensor surface 31 generated electric field extending to the housing exterior, which to the extent necessary influences the triggering of a control command if z.
  • a hand in the range up to 30 mm from the wall 20 or the surface 31st moved away without directly touching the wall 20 or Sensor surface 31 is required.
  • FIG. 4 is a sectional view of a mechanically actuated dispenser device 100 shown. It should be noted here that the shape of the housing 12 essentially corresponds to the shape of the electrically operated dispenser 10. In particular, the same output device 50 used, which already described with reference to FIG. 2 has been.
  • a lever is used for the mechanical actuation of the dispensing device 50 102 provided, which is rotatably supported in the interior of the housing 12 by an axis 104 is.
  • a handle 106 is provided on the outside of the housing, which engages with the lever arm 102 is connected and for actuating the lever 102 substantially parallel to one Surface 108 of the front 20 of the housing 12 is movable.
  • a slot-like, essentially vertically extending opening 110 is formed for vertical movement of the lever arm 12 is in the front 20 a slot-like, essentially vertically extending opening 110 is formed.
  • the arcuate rack 114 cooperates with the gear 72 arranged on the shaft 52 and at Actuation of the lever 102 exerts a torque on the pull roller 54.
  • the withdrawal the lever 102 in its starting position is via a spring 116, for example is designed as a torsion spring and is arranged coaxially to the axis.
  • the gear 72 is designed with a sleeve freewheel, so that when moving upwards the lever or the curved rack 14 from the sleeve freewheel no Torque is transmitted to the pull roller 54.
  • the teachings according to the invention make them user-friendly and insensitive to faults Towel dispenser provided. Thanks to a high level of maintenance friendliness and the use of less wear-resistant elements reduced service costs. Is also a by the inventive training Convert from a mechanical to an electrically driven paper dispenser and vice versa easily possible.
  • the housing 12 is preferably made of an impact-resistant, corrosion-resistant Made of plastic, the stability of which is increased by edges and beads.

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  1. Distributeur d'essuie-mains (10, 100), en particulier distributeur d'essuie-mains en papier, comprenant un boítier (12) contenant un récepteur tel qu'un rouleau pour un ou plusieurs essuie-mains ainsi qu'un dispositif de sortie (50) pour délivrer ce ou ces essuie-mains, entraíné par un moteur électrique (66) commandé par un détecteur (38) qui peut être activé de l'extérieur du boítier,
    caractérisé en ce que
    le détecteur (38) est un détecteur capacitif comprenant une première et une seconde électrode plates (40, 42) montées dans le boítier le long d'au moins une paroi de boítier (20) perméable à un champ électrique.
  2. Distributeur d'essuie-mains selon la revendication 1,
    caractérisé en ce que
    la première et la seconde électrode (40, 42) sont chacune dans un plan, de préférence un plan commun, parallèle ou à peu près parallèle à une paroi du boítier, en particulier la paroi frontale du boítier (20).
  3. Distributeur d'essuie-mains selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 ou 2,
    caractérisé en ce que
    les électrodes (40, 42) présentent des étendues plates dont les surfaces sont dans le rapport de 1:5 à 1:20 environ, en particulier 1:10, et les électrodes présentent entre elles un espacement (41) qui, de préférence est égal ou inférieur à la largeur de l'électrode (42) la plus étroite, en forme de bande.
  4. Distributeur d'essuie-mains selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes,
    caractérisé en ce que
    les électrodes (40, 42) sont disposées derrière la paroi du boítier correspondante en étant au moins par endroits, parallèles ou à peu prés parallèles à une surface de détecteur (31) existant dans la paroi du boítier et qui peut être influencée par la zone de cette surface, en particulier jusqu'à une distance a < 30 mm, par un champ électrique circulant entre les électrodes.
  5. Distributeur d'essuie-mains selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes
    caractérisé en ce que
    le détecteur (28) est monté directement derrière la paroi ou la surface frontale (20) du boítier (12).
  6. Distributeur d'essuie-mains selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes
    caractérisé en ce que
    la face frontale (20) du boítier présente au moins une signalisation visuelle (32, 34) visant à conduire à la surface du détecteur (31) et/ou à une ouverture de saisie (30).
  7. Distributeur d'essuie-mains selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes
    caractérisé en ce que
    la signalisation visuelle sur la face frontale (20) du boítier (12) est constituée par au moins deux empreintes en creux (32, 34) en direction horizontale, en particulier sous la forme de rainures à section semi-circulaire, ces empreintes en creux divisant de préférence la face frontale selon le rapport de la section d'or.
  8. Distributeur d'essuie-mains selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes
    caractérisé en ce que
    le distributeur (10) est entraíné par une batterie.
  9. Distributeur d'essuie-mains selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes
    caractérisé en ce que
    le distributeur (10) présente vers l'intérieur du boítier un palpeur (94) par lequel, quand le boítier est ouvert, on peut commander le dispositif de sortie (50).
  10. Distributeur sous forme de distributeur d'essuie-mains en papier, comportant, issu de l'intérieur du boítier, un dispositif de séparation dans la zone du dispositif de sortie (50),
    caractérisé en ce que
    le dispositif de séparation (62) n'est pas accessible de l'extérieur du boítier et il comprend un profilé en forme de Z parallèle à l'axe de rotation du rouleau de papier et dont le bord longitudinal servant à déchirer le papier porte des dents de différentes longueurs.
  11. Distributeur d'essuie-mains selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes
    caractérisé en ce que
    la face supérieure (18) du couvercle (14) en forme de capot est en pente d'environ 8° sur l'horizontale, en direction de l'observateur.
  12. Distributeur d'essuie-mains selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes
    caractérisé en ce que
    les parois latérales (24, 26) présentent des fenêtres de vision (38) pour observer le matériau à distribuer.
  13. Distributeur d'essuie-mains selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes
    caractérisé en ce que
    les parties du boítier sont en matière plastique, et le couvercle (14) en forme de capot est fixé sur la paroi arrière (16) en pouvant basculer et il peut être bloqué par une serrure de verrouillage.
  14. Distributeur d'essuie-mains selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes
    caractérisé en ce que
    le détecteur capacitif (38) peut être réglé en ce qui concerne sa sensibilité, le dispositif de sortie (50) peut être réglé en ce qui concerne son temps de commande et le distributeur (10) comporte un organe de temps mort pour définir ce temps.
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